Completed Cultic.
I didn’t expect to have sniper mechanics in a boomer shooter. You can hear them cock their rifle before they fire.
Flamethrower is extremely useful in the second episode. It has a fantastic ammo to damage ration, and surprising range.
I could do with a third episode, really. Finished the game in about 5 hours, and didn’t get tired of the mechanics yet, which happens rarely. But then, it’s a neat an nicely wrapped story, told mostly through the journals of a private investigator that infiltrates the cult and a researcher that works with them.
The second and final boss is a “wall boss”. But it’s 3D, and nicely animated, so no complaints:
Tag: Cultic
I wrote about the game quite extensively when I tried the demo, of all things (I never play demos). The full game has somewhat easier jumps, but other than that, it’s very close to my impression from the demo. It’s a faithful homage to Blood, with heavy emphasis on dynamite.
At first there’s the mechanic from Doom 3 where you need to hold a lighter in one hand in dark areas, and so can only operate one-handed weapons. But after a few levels you get a proper flashlight.
I didn’t expect the first boss to be a German tank.
Not after cultists, skeletons and demons I’ve been fighting. But then, the arsenal is also heavily WW2 themed, with FG42 and Sten, despite the game taking place in ’60ies. Maybe that’s just Return to Castle Wolfenstein influence.
There is a clear Blood inspiration: bleak visual style, waking in a grave, cultists, dynamite and lighter. But then there are some more modern mechanics: reloading and upgrading weapons, physics (at one point you can throw an oil barrel down the hill killing some of the cultists) and even sliding.
I was surprised how long and varied the first level is. There’s some kind of police station, than a camp site, then mines and a den of chainsaw wielding maniac, all within a single level.
Shooting aspects work just right. Enemies aren’t too tough, and they have a bit of a fire delay, but if you aren’t careful, they will kill you without remorse.
