Hands of Necromancy

I found this game because I loved PowerSlave and was looking for something similar. Specifically, a nice FPS Metroidvania with a pinch of backtracking, and this seems to be exactly it. Ultimately I ended up disappointed. I don't think it would be fair call this a bad game, but the entire time I was playing I couldn't stop thinking "PowerSlave did this much better". I think PowerSlave beats this game in pretty much every category - the shooting is more satisfying, the graphics are nicer, the enemies are cooler, the audio and music are better, the levels are better structured and the whole experience is much more polished and intuitive. If you like this game I recommend PowerSlave instead (the remake), it's like the same game but 2-3 points higher on a 10 scale.

Pretty fun boomer shooter, interesting mechanics with transforming yourserlf to beat different obstacles. Wished it was a bit less obtuse in where to go but ya can figure out just exploring every corner of the world

The gzdoom engine is really amazing and you can do so much with it! I am impressed by this piece of work that has a satisfying play style and grandiose maps with alot of challenging enemies.

A cool Hexen-like FPS. The weapons are, indeed, a bit flaccid, but the levels are well-constructed and varied. Worth checking out.

В игре есть свои плюсы +++

TL;DR Good, although i've seen and played better, including free gzdoom mods. Hands of Necromancy is a standalone GZdoom game, which means all engine quirks and behaviors of the GZDoom are here as well. General: + Audio is really decent, i especially liked the music tracks. Some SFX though seem to be not quite fitting, but over time i got used to it + The textures/graphics are generally well done and complementing each other + The difficulty is fair (i played on the highest difficulty level) - There are some bugs, some quite obvious (overlapping text on final boss, where "entering area" and "objective" messages are stack on top of each other. - Item counters are bugged, since not all items you expect to be counting for them do count, and red healing potions do count. - The objectives screen. It is completely useless, and contains untrue information. It would be best to either remove it entirely, or rework it to be more useable. Maps: + Maps are well laid out, and play pretty good. They are of decent size, and don't feel too tiresome. + Most of the secret areas in the maps are fair and can be found when actively looked for. I have seen no secrets that you need to know earlier that they are present. Weapons: + Weapons for the most part, feel unique, and have their own niches... - ... however, in most cases their secondary (or primary even) attack is not really useful. + The idea for the morphs you can become is great, although they do break the balance quite a bit - since their "ammo" recharges on its own, and its sometimes better than your normal weapons. Enemies: + All enemies do feel different, and fill their niche. + Caster enemies need to channel to cast their spells, which is a nice touch - Gargoyle Lord has an extremely frustrating ability, of completely freezing the player in place. While technically its not a bug, it does not have a counterplay. I would either just do a slow, or create a field that freezes the player (This way you can avoid it) - The ice golems have their health bar placed way too high Items: + There are all expected items, plus the monster reviving one. - There are too many items on the bar - especially the spirit gem (self-revive). I'd put it as a seperate place in the UI, and not into the inventory bar I probably missed some points, but overall, i liked it. Did i play better GZDoom engine games? Most definitely, including free. However, i still had fun with this game, and will look into the second part in the future.

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