You assume ‘90s shooters, you assume Doom, Half-Life, and Quake. Nevertheless it wasn’t all tremendous shotguns and crowbars – we had spells and sorcery again within the boomer shooter period, too. Alongside id Software program’s 1993 monolith and Valve’s scientific opus, Heretic and Hexen have slipped into relative obscurity. However their spirit lives on because of a supremely quick, devoutly enjoyable Steam FPS recreation that has nearly good critiques from gamers, and simply dropped a large new episode proper out of nowhere.
Printed by Apogee, the legendary PC label that, in its earlier incarnation, shepherded Duke Nukem, Wolfenstein, and Max Payne to launch, Wizordum is just like the reincarnation of Heretic and Hexen, albeit with a brighter aesthetic, quicker tempo, and modernized FPS recreation mechanics. As a fierce mage, trying to trace down the supply of a world-eating chaotic magic, you wield spells, weapons, power-ups, and traditional boomer-shooter-style circle strafing to beat enemies, remedy puzzles, and beat ranges in file time.
Initially launched in November, Wizordum has to date earned a ‘very optimistic’ score on Steam, the place an enormous 94% of participant critiques are favorable. Now, the shooter has all of the sudden dropped its second monumental chapter.
Wizordum episode two introduces a wholly new location (and with it numerous new ranges), an extra “godlike” weapon within the type of the lightning-launching Storm Gauntlets, large mountable rats that you need to use to destroy your foes, alternate hearth modes, and new power-ups.
There’s additionally the brand new Sorcerer’s Store the place you’ll be able to change battlefield loot for extra talents and expertise, including a roguelike recreation twist to Wizordum’s fast-paced FPS play.
Whereas episode two is out there proper this second, Wizordum episode three will arrive this winter, introducing but extra places, new enemies, and new weapons. If you wish to attempt the shooter for your self, together with its newest chapter, it’s accessible on Steam for $14.99 / £12.79. Simply head proper right here.
In any other case, get pleasure from a visit down videogame reminiscence lane with the very best previous video games, or possibly attempt a number of the finest fantasy video games, if you wish to wreak extra havoc with magic and conjury.
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