ODIA (PC) | Review
With all of these shooters cropping up, it’s easy to miss out on titles that are trying to stand out by adding a peculiar twist or unique spin to their gameplay. ODIA, designed by Captain Bear Games, has taken a…
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Tag Archive: First Person Shooter
Hedon (PC) | Review
Hedon is a first-person shooter created by a one-man developer, known as Zan, within the GZDOOM (a modified and modernized version of the DOOM engine). Taking inspiration from the likes of Hexen, Thief and other classic titles of yesteryear –…
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ULTRAKILL (Demo) | Preview
I’ve played some fast-paced shooters in my years of gaming, but ULTRAKILL is on a whole new level. Taking inspiration from a slew of titles like Quake, DOOM 2016 and Devil May Cry, what we have here is a sugar…
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Bounty For Sharks (PC) | Review
Bounty For Sharks is a first-person shooter by Beep2Bleep. According to the author, it was created in roughly ten hours, and it certainly shows. There’s no real premise here. All you gotta do is fend off waves of killer sharks….
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Void Bastards | Mini Review
What is it? Void Bastards is a roguelite first-person shooter by Blue Manchu and published by Humble Bundle. In the future, important and dangerous jobs are solved by sending conscripted convicts deep into space. You play as a randomly-generated prisoner,…
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RICO (Switch) | Review
RICO is about as stripped down as a cop-themed co-op shooter can get. No need to fuss over annoying story details or deep shooting mechanics, as Ground Shatter’s procedurally-generated FPS quite literally sums up its own premise as “kick doors,…
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Star Wars: Battlefront II (Classic) – Mini Review
What is it? Battlefront II is the legendary sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront. It presents a then-unique take on the major battles of the series, giving you the chance to sharpen your shooting skills across every corner of the galaxy…
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Amid Evil | Review
Inspired by the RPG-themed first-person shooters of yesteryear (i.e. Heretic and Hexen), Amid Evil has finally made its way out of Early Access after over a year of gradual content updates. In it, an evil force has spread across the…
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Void Bastards | Review
The awkwardly-named Void Bastards is a cocktail mix of genres. Add a first-person shooter and stir in some roguelike elements, slip in a crafting mechanic, and top it off with an eye-catching name that looks like it was conjured up…
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Splitgate: Arena Warfare Review | No Pay 2 Play
In ‘No Pay 2 Play’, we review free video games (whether they’re riddled with microtransactions and season passes or not) and then answer the golden question: is it worth adding to your game library? Boring Stuff Developed and published by…
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DUSK Review
There was a time when every first-person shooter tried to be the next Halo or Call of Duty, favouring heavy plots and linear levels. Health would regenerate magically, and you could only carry two weapons at a time. In short,…
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Superhot – Mini Review!
What is it? Superhot is an interesting first person shooter game crossed with a puzzle game. Time only moves when you do, and with plenty of enemies to kill, you need to be aware of your surroundings at every turn…
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THE MONSTER CLOSET: ONR CLAN DESTINY SPOILER CAST
**SOUND ISSUES** Paco takes the big seat for our last show of 2016, hosting and editing a thoughtful meditation on the current state of Destiny with members of the Old ‘N’ Rubbish gaming clan. What’s good, what’s bad, what’s hoped…
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THE MONSTER CLOSET versus MODERATELY INFORMED
A topic-less ramble ensues when Jon from US podcast Moderately Informed joins Lee to talk about the glut of shooters in 2016. As a fair weather FPS fan, Lee tries to discover what appeals to Jon about the genre enough…
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