This game is so difficult to get into. The controls are clunky - you move and turn with the analogue sticks, you strafe with the bumpers, and you look up and down with the triggers. It takes a full 10 seconds to rotate 360 degrees, and the game has quite a learning curve.

If you can get through that though, you'll find an absolute masterpiece. A lot of what made From Software's later titles like Dark Souls so compelling are already here - the atmosphere, the interconnected level design, the seriously depressing quests. It's a slow and deliberate game and that works perfectly for it.

Honestly, this game is going in my all time favourites. Playing it inspired me to learn Godot and finally start making games of my own.

Genuinely one of the best Boomer Shooters out there. It doesn't look like much, but it has some of the best combat encounters I've experienced in a commercial shooter. It honestly feels like an escaped Doom wad running on Quake tech.

If you've played Doom Wads: Imagine a more refined version of Hell Revealed/Kama Sutra era slaughter mixed with the flow state and convenience of modern Erik Alm/Skillsaw inspired wads.

If you're not in the Doom Wad scene: Imagine Quake meets Serious Sam.

I'm usually not a fan of Wolfenstein style FPS titles with no height variation, so this was quite a pleasant surprise. I think fans of modern boomer shooters might not connect as much with this title as it shares a lot of DNA with Dungeon Crawlers like Wizardry or Might and Magic. As such it's a slower experience, more focused on exploration and atmosphere than all out carnage. It does what it sets out to quite nicely though, and the level design is honestly superb. The flat plane stuff is clearly just a homage thing because these levels are surprisingly vertical, with you often opening up spaces below or above you.

All in all a solid game with great art, and if you're into what its doing it's a no brainer.