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[Elektro Demon]

I feel this game should have an official thread. What is it? It's an old school fps/throwback shooter that takes inspiration from modern doom.

ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultraviolent retro FPS combining the skill-based scoring from character action games with unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the 90's. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weapons and shower in their blood to regain your health.

Developer: Arsi Hakita Patala
Platform: Windows and Linux
Engine: Unity
Release date: "summer 2020"
Demo available https://hakita.itch.io/ultrakill-prelude

 

[meirl]

Can we please stop with this „inspired“ nonsense? It’s a straight COPY of the game. A fucking COPY.

It straight out COPIED doom and wasn’t just „inspired“ by it.

 

[Elektro Demon]

Can we please stop with this „inspired“ nonsense? It’s a straight COPY of the game. A fucking COPY.

It straight out COPIED doom and wasn’t just „inspired“ by it.

No it's not a copy. Man, you're such a negative nancy.
It doesn't even have glory kills. The movement is also much much faster then in doom. I suggest you download that demo. It's an amazing game. What's even more stunning is the fact that is made by just one guy.

 

[Skyr]

Fuck yea I am. Right up my alley.

Can we please stop with this „inspired“ nonsense? It’s a straight COPY of the game. A fucking COPY.

It straight out COPIED doom and wasn’t just „inspired“ by it.

I don't see it. Doom 2016 is far more restrcted in the movement department and slower paced. Visually it reminds me more of the original quake rather than doom.

 

[jufonuk]

Wonder if this comes to switch ?

 

[Elektro Demon]

Wonder if this comes to switch ?

So far it's only for the pc and linux.
But if it gets enough traction and turns out to be good, who knows, maybe it'll come to the switch.
I hope it comes out for all platforms.

 

[Spukc]

Can we please stop with this „inspired“ nonsense? It’s a straight COPY of the game. A fucking COPY.

It straight out COPIED doom and wasn’t just „inspired“ by it.

Calm your tits

At OP.

How DARE you?

 

[Romulus]

I see Quake more than Doom. The gameplay looks weak to me though and I usually like these sort of games.

 

[Elektro Demon]

I see Quake more than Doom. The gameplay looks weak to me though and I usually like these sort of games.

It's inovative. No ammo, fast paced movement, replenishing health through blood etc.
Try the demo, it's free.

 

[LazyParrot]

It straight out COPIED doom and wasn’t just „inspired“ by it.

This looks and plays nothing like Doom. At least play the game before you trash it. The demo is free, so there's no excuse.

 

[Elektro Demon]

I'm surprised by the poll results.
I thought more people would be into throwback shooters.

 

[LazyParrot]

I'm surprised by the poll results.
I thought more people would be into throwback shooters.

I don't think it's that surprising. PC gamers are a minority on this board, and PC gamers old enough to have played 90s shooters are an even smaller subset of that minority.

 

[Alexios]

I'm surprised by the poll results.
I thought more people would be into throwback shooters.

Plenty people like throwback shooters, just not necessarily all of them. Loved DUSK. Didn't like Amid Evil. Loved Ion Fury. Didn't love Wrath (yet). Like the look of Prodeus. Strafe was a let down. Maximum Action looks cool. Hedon is neat too. Etc. It's not like there's a shortage of them these days.

 

[Elektro Demon]

Calm your tits
At OP.
How DARE you?

What?

 

[Romulus]

I'm surprised by the poll results.
I thought more people would be into throwback shooters.

I love throwback shooters and I'll typically give any of them a chance. but the gameplay does nothing to motivate me to try it.

 

[drotahorror]

I love throwback shooters and I'll typically give any of them a chance. but the gameplay does nothing to motivate me to try it.

I wouldn't knock it before you try it. For me, it ranks right up there with DUSK, as one of my favorite throwback shooters. It's better than Ion Fury imo, and it's just a demo.

 

[Romulus]

I wouldn't knock it before you try it. For me, it ranks right up there with DUSK, as one of my favorite throwback shooters. It's better than Ion Fury imo, and it's just a demo.

I'm not knocking it all, I just need to be in the slightest motivated, and I'm not.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

This looks a little too much like that one other FPS that's on the way... what was it, Prodeus?

 

[diffusionx]

Quake is not an ugly game, yet these throwback boomer shooters insist on being ugly. Same issue as Dusk, which is a great game otherwise. Amid Evil looks fantastic btw, so it is possible.

 

[Birdo]

I like the visuals.

As the years go on, I find myself becoming more nostalgic for low-poly/res art style.

I hope it becomes as popular as pixel art with Indie games.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

I really dig these upcoming FPS games that remind me of the shooters from my youth. I’m gonna keep an eye on this, just like Gloomwood

Can we please stop with this „inspired“ nonsense? It’s a straight COPY of the game. A fucking COPY.

It straight out COPIED doom and wasn’t just „inspired“ by it.

this reply is inspired by you

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Quake is not an ugly game, yet these throwback boomer shooters insist on being ugly. Same issue as Dusk, which is a great game otherwise. Amid Evil looks fantastic btw, so it is possible.

fuckin “boomer shooter” is a thing now too?

jfc

 

[M1chl]

That ground slam is amazing, love animations like this : )

 

[Tesseract]

i played the demo a bunch, it's fun

some great games in the pipe, between this and get to the orange door

 

[sn0man]

I'm surprised by the poll results.
I thought more people would be into throwback shooters.

Plenty people like throwback shooters, just not necessarily all of them. Loved DUSK. Didn't like Amid Evil. Loved Ion Fury. Didn't love Wrath (yet). Like the look of Prodeus. Strafe was a let down. Maximum Action looks cool. Hedon is neat too. Etc. It's not like there's a shortage of them these days.

that’s the thing for me personally. I can still play UT2004 and Q3A. For a new one of these to succeed there needs to be one and it needs to take off such that instead of 5 of them there are 5 groups making map packs and mods.

Warsow, shootmania, reflex, quake live (sorta), xonotic, Toxikk, Quetoo, diabotical (maybe someday)...

if Epic and idsoftware released something called QvU (Quake v Unreal Tournament) simultaneously on Epic/Bethesda/Steam and focused all their effort on getting small studious to make something universal I think there’s a chance.

 

[-Troid-]

I'll be down if it comes to consoles.
Still waiting on Ion Fury......
Wonder what happend to that coming to Xbox/PS4

 

[Skyr]

Just played through the demo and had a huge blast. This is a 100% buy for me!

 

[Fuz]

The year of the retro shooters.