Selaco

It's easy to get bogged down talking about how Selaco is unbelievably impressive for being a highly detailed and feature-rich tactical shooter built entirely on the classic DOOM engine, what an insane labor of love and utilization of technology beyond its reasonable limits it is, but frankly that's all besides the point, and the point is: the game kicks ass. The art design is fantastic, the sprites all look great, the weapons all feel phenomenal and the way they tear up the environment and enemies alike with tons of particle effects and blood splatter only adds to the satisfaction of using them, the level design is largely pretty intuitive and full of little side paths and secrets for dedicated explorers, and overall it's just a really fun experience that knows how to throw a lot of basic enemies at you in ways that continually keep you on your toes and without ever getting dull. Even being just the first half to a third of what I'm told will eventually be a full game, it feels like a complete experience right up until the end. If there is a flaw worth pointing out, it's that some of the weapons and a lot of the more tactical elements of gameplay feel a bit invalidated on higher difficulties; I played on the Captain setting, where enemies have a bit more health and do more damage, and while it never felt unfairly hard, I learned pretty quickly that the best strategy was being fairly aggressive with single-hit kill weapons like the magnum and shotgun, and the more damage-over-time weapons kind of fell by the wayside, as did any notion of trying to be cute by flanking enemies or doing cryo-grenade combos or whatever. That said, that's barely a complaint, and overall I had a grand old time playing Selaco. Check it out if you like shooters pretty much at all. It also has a Cookie Clicker-alike in it that I spent way too much time in. Whether that's a pro or a con, I leave as an exercise for the reader.

A perfect gift for any of your friends on HRT this festive

an enjoyable game, even in its early access state is has plenty of content.

Really awesome shooter, a definite must-buy if you're into oldschool fps games, even though it has a lot more modern/2010 era feel to it than pure doom. leveldesign is really great but a bit confusing at times if you want to backtrack, then the automap comes in handy!

Selaco is an amazing, super-fun FPS with a story that is REALLY captivating. One of the best part is that the game doesn't FORCE you to play all fast and up close to your enemy. You can choose to play tactically if you want. The game won't punish you for that. And it is VERY well made for a game made entirely in GZDoom. The sheer amount of detail in the environment is just awesome. Another thing is that the AI doesn't feel braindead. They actually feel like a properly trained opposing force! I also LOVE the art-direction. Sci-fi is alreayd good by its self. But the way Selaco handles it is just really awesome. Im surprised how well it runs even on my potato PC (They are a strong potato!). You just need to tweak some things around and you can average 40-50 FPS. Overall, Selaco is really well designed and I look forward to Chapter 2!

This game is amazing! Easily one of the Top 10 Shooters I've ever played! The environment, the sounds, the lighting, the weapons, the exploration. Everything in this game is top notch. Don't let the "Early Access" logo fool you, this is one of the most feature rich, polished, and enjoyable games I've seen in a long time. Don't even bother waiting for a sale, its that incredible.

Very much enjoyed the game. Reminded me of the old school shooters. Some heads up directional input would be great. I figure the map is a bit of a maze, but that is a feature.