Project Warlock - retro inspired FPS, but expanded with character progression and upgrades

[LESS T_T]

A timed exclusive release on GOG in October 18th: https://af.gog.com/game/project_warlock?as=1649904300

Guys. The wait is almost over.

https://af.gog.com/game/project_warlock?as=1649904300

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVzuhnS5rk

I realise that we’ve been keeping quiet for these past few months but we were working hard on getting the game up to the level we always aspired to. And hoping that the end result will be as impactful for you guys as those classical fpp shooters were for me when my dad introduced me to the genre.

We decided to break the silence with a barrage of information and assets: a new Project Warlock artwork, a new trailer and a date announcement – hopefully all of these will make the next 7 days until the game’s release more bearable for you.

One thing to stress here is – we decided to Partner with GOG.com to deliver the first brand new title that is a GOG.com exclusive. What this means is that you will not be able to buy this game anywhere else apart from GOG.com for the time being. The period of exclusivity is something I am not able to discuss yet, but will update this information as soon as it’s available.

The reason for the exclusivity is twofold. First – GOG.com originated as a supplier of old school games. Games whose influences Project Warlock wears proudly on it’s sleeve. And we just know that with our game we’re in good company there. DRM free company I should probably add.

Secondly – we’re in the middle of what’s being referred to as indiepocalipse. The largest independent games sales drop in recent years across the board. The software torrent from game developers – indie and big named ones alike – is unstoppable and makes it very difficult for new titles with limited resources to stand out. Along wth Project Warlock’s publisher we decided that a GOG timed exclusive will be directed at fans of this experience that are GOG.com customers, and can use the leverage from GOG.com’s pr & marketing muscle to make Project Warlock heard.

We’re launching Project Warlock next Thursday. My hands are shaking as I type this but the wait is almost over. I hope the end result is something you guys will enjoy.

 

[Merlkir]

Well, let's hope GoG paid them a ton of money for the exclusive.

 

[Ivan]

Hmm,

Wonder if Cyberpunk will be a timed exclusive. I guess we'll find out when they eventually roll Thronebreaker onto other storefronts.

 

[DeepOcean]

Why this looks worse than Doom 1? Is there a law that I don't know that force devs to choose retarded art styles?

 

[Ivan]

 

[Crane]

I'm allowing myself to have high expectations of this. I'm ready to be disappointed. The codex has jaded me.

 

[PrettyDeadman]

this might be not so bad...

 

[Haba]

Why this looks worse than Doom 1? Is there a law that I don't know that force devs to choose retarded art styles?

Yes, it is called the law of money.

Wouldn't it be great fun to play yet another game with "pretty" graphics and four weapons and six enemy types?

No?

If you have essentially one man making the game, he has made some smart choices. He has visually distinct style that allows him to create assets with low cost so he can focus on having more variety in the game.

And actually making the game fun to play, hopefully.

 

[soulburner]

Well, I hope for a few things here:

a) playable demo
b) no 'arena kind of gameplay with swarms of enemies and a door allowing to go further opening only at the moment everything is dead' type of gameplay. Give me roaming enemies, which walk around a path and which can be surprised with a shotgun blast in the back... or avoided.
c) performance. The art style suggests it could use low resources, but we all know things like Unity can kill a moderately powerful PC. I hope this can run on my toaster laptop (Thinkpad X230)

Additionally, I hope the sequel ( ) can have more complex maps, not just 90 degrees walls - I know it's a design choice right now, but it's too simplistic for my taste, IMO. Add more doomness/quakeness to the design.

 

[Ivan]

reminds me of the Reid brothers.

 

[lightbane]

The guy looks like the part at least, instead of being an asshole with a punchable face.

 

[Sacibengala]

Will there be a demo available? I can't risk to buy this and it simply not work.

 

[Astral Rag]

 

[Baron Dupek]

Like Chasm - The Rift it's vertically limited. Would go for highest difficulty but... I don't mind dying over and over but starting without your new fancy toys and abilities? Dunno.

 

[rohand]

Meh, another one claiming to be retro and sticking to Zero Tolerance style level design instead of Blood, Doom or Duke inspired.

Hopefully Ion Maiden will scratch that itch.

 

[Sacibengala]

Bought it. Game is cool.

 

[DraQ]

It looks like someone demaking a Doom engine game using Catacomb Abyss one, then ran the result through a source port but with original assets.

tl;dr:
My eyes, they bleed!

Edit:
Ok, it looks kind of serviceable in motion (largely to lighting), but why go with textures and sprites this rudimentary if none but the most primitive 90's games (pre Doom, basically) used any like that?

Like Chasm - The Rift it's vertically limited. Would go for highest difficulty but... I don't mind dying over and over but starting without your new fancy toys and abilities? Dunno.

At least Chasm looked fucking sweet and allowed dismembering monsters (lack of z-axis was its biggest flaw).

This here?

Hipstards, hipstards never change.

 

[aweigh]

Terrible art style. Looks less fun than playing a Doom wad. Pass.

 

[aweigh]

Also, can it really be called character progression if what's happening is that stuff you used to be able to do "for free" previously, now you have to sink points into to "unlock"?

This also applies to all "modern" RPGs with needless skill trees.

In previous game Fighter could use all weapons except for unique design restrictions, in later game he can barely swing his sword unless you pump tons of points into sword category, and he still won't be able to use any other weapons. Dumbfucks actually think this is "innovation".

LOL morons.

:makesyouthink:

 

[Kruno]

This game is a better Planescape Torment. MCA should be proud of his contribution of a single NPC monster to this game.

 

[sser]

Also, can it really be called character progression if what's happening is that stuff you used to be able to do "for free" previously, now you have to sink points into to "unlock"?

This also applies to all "modern" RPGs with needless skill trees.

In previous game Fighter could use all weapons except for unique design restrictions, in later game he can barely swing his sword unless you pump tons of points into sword category, and he still won't be able to use any other weapons. Dumbfucks actually think this is "innovation".

LOL morons.

:makesyouthink:

So far it seems more like what sort of bonus points do you want because the skills branch into perks which are not particularly character-defining. My current character has put more stuff into ranged weaponry, but is still capable of chopping down many enemies in melee for example. The game's alright and scratches a particular itch quite well; I have not gotten into the later levels yet, though.

 

[Sacibengala]

The game is actually pretty easy. They need to give us some more difficulty settings. I'm on the world 3 and not died yet.

 

[Astral Rag]

Simple Unity Engine game has performance issues, what a surprise.

 

[PorkBarrellGuy]

Bought it. Looks pretty fucking fun. Retro aesthetic is a little hamfisted but I don't fucking care.

 

[soulburner]

Played this on a friend's toaster similar to mine for a few minutes. Performance was slightly below playable, but my initial disbelief quickly turned into reluctant acceptance when I found out it's Unity engine.

Retro aesthetic going back to Wolfenstein 3D and early Amiga fps games... but with higher hardware requirements than Crysis, lol.