Nightmare is a dystopian FPS where you take control of a Machinangel to incinerate hordes of synthetic demons. Leverage the power of time control, nuclear fission and demonic seals to ascend to digital heaven.
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FANS OF GLORIOUS JANK, COME ONE, COME ALL, TO THE SCENECORE ARENA SHOOTER TO END THEM ALL: Nightmare.
this game is held together with duct tape and elmer's glue in the same sense that a good fromsoft or super mario 64 are. nightmare is on its knees, begging you to pry it open and exploit every single one of its mechanics. the most defining of these is the "time freeze". unlike other shooters with time manipulation, this ability does not slow down time. it instead operates like the stasis from breath of the wild, allowing the player to spam bullets which will all hit the enemies at the same time upon deactivating the ability. combine this with the stacking knockback from every weapon and enemy death and you've got a recipe for madness. there's only one arena and a handful of enemy types and weapons. the game is giving you just enough resources to finagle a high score out of this brutal dopamine machine. who knew all you needed to balance an unfair video game was to make every aspect of it broken?
this game is stunning. the arena itself is cool and flashy, the ui is just cluttered enough to make my brain happy (i hate simple uis), and the color palette is as readable as it is dripping with scene girl swag. it feels like home. the soundtrack consists of low-quality rips of pre-existing music, which are muffled rather than mp3 compressed. this saves my ears from being obliterated by compressed high end. the selection of songs ranges from nightcored pop music to slipknot. that should tell you all you need to know; this game is chronically 2000s (as all good things are). slayers x for girls
as a final note, the character on the main menu never appears in-game. she is adorable and i love her
this game is held together with duct tape and elmer's glue in the same sense that a good fromsoft or super mario 64 are. nightmare is on its knees, begging you to pry it open and exploit every single one of its mechanics. the most defining of these is the "time freeze". unlike other shooters with time manipulation, this ability does not slow down time. it instead operates like the stasis from breath of the wild, allowing the player to spam bullets which will all hit the enemies at the same time upon deactivating the ability. combine this with the stacking knockback from every weapon and enemy death and you've got a recipe for madness. there's only one arena and a handful of enemy types and weapons. the game is giving you just enough resources to finagle a high score out of this brutal dopamine machine. who knew all you needed to balance an unfair video game was to make every aspect of it broken?
this game is stunning. the arena itself is cool and flashy, the ui is just cluttered enough to make my brain happy (i hate simple uis), and the color palette is as readable as it is dripping with scene girl swag. it feels like home. the soundtrack consists of low-quality rips of pre-existing music, which are muffled rather than mp3 compressed. this saves my ears from being obliterated by compressed high end. the selection of songs ranges from nightcored pop music to slipknot. that should tell you all you need to know; this game is chronically 2000s (as all good things are). slayers x for girls
as a final note, the character on the main menu never appears in-game. she is adorable and i love her