Prodeus

8/10 - solid enjoyable indie sci-fi old school boomer shooter with over the top wet kool-aid fountains of gore, fast/smooth/frenetic action, punchy gunplay, 90s style forgettable story (didn't pay attention...just shoot demons), solid level design, and an excellent metal Mick Gordon-like soundtrack. Heavily inspired by Doom 2016, Doom 1+2, Quake 1, and Quake 2 while also sprinkling in a few Tron/Blade Runner-like environments. Big smile on my face wielding the Terminator 2 minigun for the first time, hearing the sound effects of a Quake 2-style railgun, and feeling impressed by the Quake 1-ish castle level. This is the type of game you play for an hour to decompress after work with a beer in hand. There's nothing life changing, thought provoking, or profound about Prodeus but it accomplishes exactly what you want out of a retro boomer shooter: dive in, shoot, turn brain off, and be transported back to the 90s. However, Prodeus lacks quick save/load which is inconvenient when going for 100% in a level (sometimes you will miss a secret/collectible and access gets blocked off), has an unconventional "continue-point" system instead of checkpoint system that doesn't penalize dying unless you care about leaderboard points, and mimics the Doom enemies too much (Imp, Cacodemon, shotgunners, Lost Souls, etc). "You can copy my homework but change the answers a bit so the teacher doesn't notice." For achievement hunters, this is about a 4/10 difficulty and will take 15-20 hours for 100% depending upon the difficulty you choose.

NICE

Brutal. So fun to blow up pixelated heads in this thing. The main character is quite cool-looking too. Love his face on the HUD. [url=https://youtu.be/Kbr-KzUwR4M?t=179]By the way, check out this godly track.[/url]