10 reviews liked by ryan
Half-Life: Rally
2005
has better psychics than gran turismo 4
Amid Evil
2019
'boomer shooter' is a fittingly low self-esteem term for whatever washed up impersonator garbage the kids are playing, overseen by a fratbro with a forehead dent and his harem of diaper fetishists. i'm too busy playing 'intelligentsia shooters' instead, you shouldn't settle for less in life either
Thief Gold
1999
Weirdly, one of my favorite levels makes people irrationally angry and overload on their urine meters, as if real life catacombs are easily traversable and devoid of occupants (they're not).
HDoom
2018
"I can't talk about those holes." - John Romero, 8:42pm, December 16 2018 from Galway, Ireland, Twitter for iPhone
Dusk
2018
quake if they ran it through a 2012 gmod horror map and removed the oomph out of everything
Cultic
2022
is this really inspired by blood, because it feels like it plagiarizes its aesthetics and not much more. blood has a very fresh and unique arsenal: flare gun, vodoo doll, spray can that works as flamethrower, tesla cannon... cultic has an arsenal of bullet weapons: pistol, rifle, shotgun, rifle again... and it lacks just as much in enemy variety. cultists in this game are easy fodder and again come off as a low quality imitation of blood's iconic enemies; the pistol ones may shoot you from afar if you initiate but it's still quite different. other than that there's a few bulkier sponges acting as bosses or minibosses and not much more. level design interchanges between corridors and open field areas, but excels at neither.
also it looks like shit, worse than the games that influenced it. not because pixel graphics but because it's just a superficial attempt to copy their overall look, unlike the old games themselves where people were trying to make it look as good as possible against the hardware limitations.
melee plays like shit too, there's no fun in throwing hatches with how little damage they do. throwing dynamite is again just another reminder i wish i were playing the game that does it better. and what the fuck do you need a dash for lol
just play dusk if you want something actually inspired that also has its own vision
also it looks like shit, worse than the games that influenced it. not because pixel graphics but because it's just a superficial attempt to copy their overall look, unlike the old games themselves where people were trying to make it look as good as possible against the hardware limitations.
melee plays like shit too, there's no fun in throwing hatches with how little damage they do. throwing dynamite is again just another reminder i wish i were playing the game that does it better. and what the fuck do you need a dash for lol
just play dusk if you want something actually inspired that also has its own vision
They Hunger
1999
FUNC_VEHICLE IS A RIGHT NOT A PRIVELEDGE
Dread Templar
2021
A work completely devoid of creativity or thoughtful game design. Thoroughly derivative, wholesale dollar store variant Indie Retro FPS Inspired By Doom and Quake, purposely and pointless. Soundtrack of Andrew Hulshult rejects. DEEPLY despised this, on principal. Ruined my Halloween. A retro FPS with a bad shotgun. Stinky.
Darth Maul Katana go ragdoll go weightless aaaa
Darth Maul Katana go ragdoll go weightless aaaa
Counter-Strike 1.6
2000
1.6: has vehicles
every other counterstrike: does not have vehicles
let my mans drive
every other counterstrike: does not have vehicles
let my mans drive
Ridge Racer Type 4
1998
controls feel smooth like butter, soundtrack and presentation are incredible, this game makes me feel incredible. loved it.