So let's cover our main points: Graphics - 100% original, I showed this to 3 of my friends, not one could guess this was running on a Doom engine. I wouldn't put this game far off from Ion Fury and that was made by an actual studio. This game was made by one guy, one guy, on a budget of virtually $0. Surprisingly gripping story line and well developed world? Check. Tracks made by the legendary Alexander Brandon? Check. An entire difficulty centered around using an entirely different arsenal of melee only weapons? Check. Assortment of weapons to decimate all resistance? Check. What does Hedon have? Tight controls and intense action? Check. I expect intense circlestrafing action, clever level design and uncompromising difficulty. When I hear about a game that it's an old school boomercore FPS, I don't expect much. This is a game, the entirety of which is made from scratch using a free-to-use engine. Not more so than Heretic or Hexen are paid Doom Mods. Not more so than Heretic or Hexen are paid Doom Alright boys and girls, let's start you off with a TL DR - This is not a 'Paid Doom mod'. I honestly find it downright inspirational and whenever I play it it makes me want to roll up my sleeves and get started working on a game! … ExpandĪlright boys and girls, let's start you off with a TL DR - This is not a 'Paid Doom mod'. Easily the best I have seen in *any* Doom full conversion. The music is nice, generally it is atmospheric guitar drone but it picks up periodically. The first level is exploration for a good portion of it, but the pace picks up pretty quickly. I say when it happens, because in between combat there is a lot of exploration. The enemy death animations are top notch. The melee weapon in particular is *superbly* satisfying to use. The weapons feel nice, and really feel like they pack a punch. When combat happens, it feels really good. That feeling has by and large completely vanished from the realm of FPS games, and the genre is worse off for it. The emphasis on exploration really makes this game stand out and brings me back to my younger years of really being curious about those secrets, and really exploring to try and find keys to open doors. I didn't know that was possible given the engine) the game captures the feeling of the orignial Unreal very well, albeit in a different setting. Although it was done in GZdoom (Mad props for making multi storied levels. They are all great games, but Hedon really takes the cake, and I would go so far as to say it is my favourite game of 2019 thus far. We have Dusk, Amid Evil, Ion Fury and the like. It is a great time to be At the moment, there is an old school FPS remaissance taking place.

At the moment, there is an old school FPS remaissance taking place.

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