Project Absentia

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edit: I finished e2. This was so fun. I'm so glad the dev finished this and that I just randomly played the demo. What a fun little title. Also I dig the art style. DO THIS INSTEAD OF GENERATING A BUNCH OF AI SLOP This game is lovely. It has the most bouncy joyful movement in a boom shoot, it doesn't feel a thing like generic GZDoom. The emphasis on weapon swaps and alt fire is quite engaging. Unabashedly LGBT content, which I ♥♥♥♥ with (Capital G Gamers will hate it, but they don't shower and won't be able to hack the difficulty so who cares what they think). Even though they're a schlocky reference fest, I love the one liners. Though I would bump the cooldown, they're a little too common with the default. Audio is great, visual designs can be striking and the combat is real good. The enemies don't just run at you like doom monsters, they have most of the same movement as you do and mix up their attacks. The weapons are quite Blood-like, with weapons being incredibly powerful but also capable of killing you if you mess up. Id-arsenal, this is not. Flak cannon is a personal favorite. Definitely try the demo if you're interested, it's essentially the first like 4 levels. My only complaint is that I wish it had achievements. Good show.

Rise of the Triad if it was actually good, and gay, and animated like a 2000’s flash cartoon. Doesn’t reach greatness, but still overall a very solid shooter worth checking out.

I can see how the artstyle could be off-putting to some, but this game is very underrated! I've seen many worse boomer shooters that get more attention, meanwhile this one is a 10/10 in gunplay and movement and gets pretty much ignored. It doesn't even feel like its on the Doom engine. The voicelines and artstyle make it very cute and light-hearted, even though there's still ludicrous gore

fun

the best boomer shooter ive ever played. if you love sucking girldonk, you will love PA

Pros: - an involved story (what more of these retro style FPSs need) including voice acting. - a more unique weapon mechanic where you take the explosive slot from RoTT and do that for energy weapons, shotguns, rocket launchers, and BFG allowing for more similar weapons without cluttering your current loadout. I do hope to see more weapons added to each slot in the future. Also like RoTT, you have a tommy gun with an unlimited ammo pool which is a good backup weapon but doesn't break the game. - all of the guns have secondaries which I feel is a must have in order to compete in the throwback FPS market. - I feel more inclined to catagorize this game as a movement shooter as it gives you wide open arenas and some of the best feeling movement due to your character being able to jump super high and glide. - Some decent boss fights Cons: - I actually can't really think of any off the top of my head. Good job! Other Notes: - The game has a certain charm to it. With no disrespect to the creators, the art in the game isn't the most detailed or impressive, but all of the sprites still standout and the character design is unique. It reminds me almost of early 2000s internet art you could find on new grounds. It helps it to standout against the sea of "just another low poly shooter" with its art style and use of color. - The levels aren't always the most standoutish, but they don't always need to be seeing as you are moving so fast through them. But with the limitations of the engine, they managed to make decent looking areas and some cool set pieces. - Phoenix is hot (now it is up to you to decide if I mean that literally or figuratively) - Gianni Matragranno spotted Summary: It's a pretty decent movement shooter with cool mechanics allowing it to stand out.

this game is awesome. not sure why I haven't heard more people talk about it really. the movement feels great(character has wings so you can sort of fly when you jump) , love the art style and level design. the protag has one liners that can be funny and doesn't get annoying. all the weapons are nice, they don't reinvent the wheel or anything just all pack a punch & have nice alt fires. the gore is great too. it's a nice contrast to the cartoony art style

フレンドからギフトで受け取った。 空飛んで ぴゅんぴゅん銃を撃つのが楽しいシューター。銃はインパクトがあるし、Flashゲームを遊んでた頃を思い出す独特の手描きの絵柄も個人的に刺さる。 これだけでおすすめする理由があると言える。 とはいえ、全体的に要らない要素が多い印象。３つの種類のアーマー、持ち運べる以上の銃、そして微妙なストーリー・・・ そういう要素を削って、シンプルにデザインすればより良いゲームになったかも・・・ 「完璧とは、付け加えるものが何もないことではなく、取り除くものが何もないということである。」 - アントワーヌ・ド・サン＝テグジュペリ (ProtonのおかげでLinux環境で快適に動作しました)

[h1] 8/10 那是一只鸟？是飞机 ？不，是天使Absentia！ 拿起火箭筒，跳跃，化身轰炸机将敌人炸成碎片[/h1] [hr][/hr] [h2] 关卡设计：中规中矩 [/h2] 关卡设计本身中规中矩，虽是原汁原味的复古射击体验但深度不足，部分关卡简陋，第一章过于依赖分岔路双按钮设计，第二章前期关卡优秀可后期也逐步乏力，肉眼可见的开发组赶工。但关卡内空间大，场景足，指引佳，全程没有迷路问题，大空间完美契合了游戏本身的高空式战斗，没有搞厕所限制玩家发挥，关卡内场景宏大，城堡，游乐场等关卡很有记忆点。关卡内有很多彩蛋以及部分互动要素，比如自动贩卖机，老虎机等，第一次摇到666的时候没想到真的给了一大堆金币。 总结：关卡并不是本作的优势，设计过于保守且套路化，总体中规中矩还能玩，但场景佳且有部分令人会心一笑的小亮点，最重要的是其完美适配了本作的战斗系统。 [hr][/hr] [h2] 战斗系统：强力推荐 [/h2] 如果说毁灭战士永恒用肉钩让玩家化身战斗机，那么本作就是用跳跃滑翔让玩家化身轰炸机，强大的垂直性能令玩家一直保持着空中优势，再加上射速极快伤害不俗的火箭筒，瞬间就将成群的敌人炸得粉碎，游玩体验非常有趣。在弹幕雨中跳wasd舞，思考每一次落点，如何利用冲刺躲避近身怪，这些都让本作的战斗系统持有深度。游戏武器库丰富，可惜同一种类的枪玩家只能带一把，也算是一种战斗博弈了，关卡内资源很多，很快可以捡到同种类的另一把武器，武器设计的都很不错，比如两种火箭筒一个是高伤+榴弹+多备弹，另一个是追踪+群伤，喷子种类也有三把可以应对不同情况的武器，总体优秀，但有部分武器定位冲突了，只是副开火有区别，且第二章只有两把新武器，多少令人不爽，感觉作者是江郎才尽了。 总结：战斗系统优秀有深度，武器系统多样，有部分缺点。 [hr][/hr] [h2]敌人设计：小有亮点 [/h2] 敌人总体分为两大类，一种是地上射你的一种是飞起来干你的，地面敌人战斗起来其实体验差别不大，印象最深的是装甲兵和大嘴花，前者受到火箭筒攻击会持盾防反子弹，初见我直接把自己炸死了，后者会召唤小兵还有同款的永恒巨脑魔机制，把榴弹射进嘴里其会受到高额伤害，算是个小亮点了，对玩家最具威胁的还是飞行敌人，强大的进攻欲望，混战中玩家躲避弹幕的同时还要留心这些敌人，让战斗无时无刻充满挑战。 BOSS战设计优秀，场面也很宏大，部分是有特殊机制的boss，部分是高机动性能和玩家打的有来有回的boss，部分boss战前会利用环境渲染氛围，全程没有大号小怪（点名dusk）或者设计很无趣的boss，游玩体验在复古射击内算是很不错了。 总结：敌人设计有亮点，但战斗体验差不多，boss战优秀 [hr][/hr] [h2]其余评测点[/h2] [list] [*]音乐：还行 [*]美术：还行 [*]创新性：还行 [/list] [h2]遗憾 [/h2] 我在23年ea时期就开始体验这款游戏了，很期待正式版，但是坏消息频出，作者身体问题导致原本的三章变成了两章，在游玩第二章的时候很明显就能看到关卡编排的混乱，我在寻找秘密穿墙的时候也可以看到地图中的废弃区域，显然前八关是第二章原本的风格，第三章才是异世界，中期boss本应是作为第二章的最终boss的，甚至第二章的名字就叫与复仇博弈，然而复仇者第八关就被干掉了，进度太快导致剧情失去张力，原本第三章的异世界也被压缩到了四关的内容，且两关还是纯boss关卡，赶工明显，令人失望，当然作者身体问题能坚持出完也很不错了，只是有很多遗憾，这款游戏本应做的更好。