Why I am excited: I love
old school shooters which is quite evident from my article on Doom and Mothergunship is looking to be in the same veins with the added gimmick of crafting guns along with bullet hell elements and huge bosses.
Not exact matches
In February, 200 - year -
old gun maker Remington filed for bankruptcy, beset by reduced sales and ongoing lawsuits linked to the Sandy Hook Elementary
School Massacre, during
which shooter Adam Lanza used one of the company's weapons.
The enemy AI wasn't up to much, something
which seems to be true of most
shooters these days, but the core combat was seriously nice and unashamedly
old -
school in its feel.
Such a spark imbues the entire experience with a peculiar sense of character seldom seen in games — let alone mecha titles or
shooters in general — one that cheekily accentuates its Japanophilic charm with the wanton gore and destruction emblematic of
old -
school, arcade - style
shooters like Doom and Quake,
which in turn fuels the pilot / robot bond already made conspicuous by Shogo's first - person perspective.
Packaged under its rather silly title is a fine tuned
old -
school twitch
shooter, the likes of
which conjures up images of Doom, Unreal Tournament, and their kin.
The
old -
school arcade
shooter is back and better than ever with the Reloaded Edition,
which is available now on Xbox One, PS4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Defeat the boss (
which is a relatively easy endeavor in this game compared to other
old -
school style arcade
shooters) and you complete the level.
There's also a lack of Insomniac's signature detail in the environments,
which traditionally elevates the
old school shooter sensibilities of this series into something greater.
As far as the resurgence of
old -
school shooter properties go, you'll only find one that's better these days (
which is lower down the page).
summary: NecroVisioN: Lost Company is the prequel to the
old -
school horror First - Person
Shooter which covers the events that happened before the NecroVisioN story began.
The New Order moves at a speedy pace,
which is the perfect fit for a modern - day
shooter with
old school mechanics.