One of the Only Games to Perfectly Capture What Being a PC Gamer in the 90's Was Like
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Wizordum gameplay with Splat! Let's Play Wizordum and check out a game where you'll blast cast and smash enemies across a goblin slaying campaign of revenge.
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Thank you for covering Wizordum; we really enjoyed the video. Not only because of all your kind words for the game but because you really understood what we wanted to achieve with the game and enjoyed that. And yes, you guessed right, it's early access, and we're planning to do so much more before we hit v1.0. Including extended modding support like you suggested. Meanwhile, we are gathering all the feedback and improving the game based on it.
This genre of game is probably my absolute least favorite but I found this video to be entertaining enough to watch it through and it's very apparent how much love has gone into developing this game.
Well done. I hope that this gets all the success it deserves.
Não é muito a minha praia, mas parece extremamente bem feito, bonito e, para o público certo, bem divertido. Continuem com este excelente trabalho, desejo boa sorte na jornada! Muito tri o game, cpx.
I see catacombs 3d
Dik nose
Good luck with the production guys ! It seems already pretty cool, hope it'll find its audience ! I sure will keep on eye on it.
Cheers !
I love this game. I miss only one huge thing from it. A coop campaign and/or duel arena split screen way to play it.
This is also one of those titles that give you a demo. Really appreciate when indie games do that. The experience of buying something to immediately refund it when it doesn't hit the spot is not fun for anyone, so I'm glad we're seeing a lot of people embracing Demos again
honestly demos would stop most piracy...the rest is stopped by actually decent pricing.
ah, i think you mean A SHAREWARE
@@davemichael798 It's only shareware if you torrent the demo.
It's also becoming a good indicator of the overall quality of the game. As in if the dev isn't afraid to have a demo the game is probably decent.
yeah, like in the old days
This looks like my early adolescence. I went outside once: imagine my surprise when I discovered a world that wasn't pixelated and blocky, where you weren't supposed to bludgeon everyone who wasn't you and nick all their stuff... .
They bludgeoned you instead!
@@ThalanoxThere was this school level and I remember these big jock guys that always bludgeoned me. Then there were these NPCs called "girls" that just ignored me. All for the best, I found. Those girls could lower your reputation.
Pastel Hexen looks pretty nice, glad you covered this one.
Unfortunately I’m not old enough to have gotten to experience games with certain graphics/gameplay style at their inception, but I love to find games, which is particularly more common among Indie titles, that eliminates the admittedly self-imposed barriers to entry of such experiences.
I appreciate this channel much more now given my previous statement :)
If you like this game, check these out:
Warhammer 40k: Boltgun, Prodeus, Project Warlock, and Ultrakill.
@@knightofvirtue613 I’ll check each of them out next time I’m looking for something new to play. Thanks
Being a PC gamer in the 90s was waiting hours to install a game off the disk, then trying to figure out why it won't run and not being able to go online to look it up.
Ahh the good old days when you never even heard about the most popular game of the year because it didn't make an impact on your lil community.
@@eriviscale2 except we'd all go to the rental store to rent games so what you said in your comment didn't exist in reality. Anything we missed would be found on the shelves of video rental stores in our area. On top of that, when we'd go to buy a game in person even more games would be there for us to check out. Not a ton got past us.
@@charlespancamo9771 Not all of us had big fancy rental game stores. Some of us just had a local enthusiast shop with like a few shelves. The fuck man? Like not everybody is as privileged as you, don't discount other people's experiences so easily.
@@eriviscale2 LOL how many games do you think there were back then? wasn't a ton dude. I can tell this was before your time, stop it with your sjw bullshit. The vast majority of 90's kids had access to a local video rental place or as you said some sort of enthusiast shop but beyond that as far as purchasing went how many kids didn't have access to a fkn walmart, eb (you prob dont even know what that is), target, k-mart, boscovs, macys, sears, WHATEVER. At the very least if they couldn't afford to buy the games they'd know what was out if they cared. Now stop your sanctimonious bs lies about time you weren't even a part of or meaningful part of.
This is half the reason I got into IT, so I could troubleshoot my own gaming issues
Man I am in love with the aesthetics of this game. I already have it on my wishlist.
I love Denis Loubet too! First became aware of him from the work he did on Steve Jackson Games little box games, especially Car Wars.
Thank you for writing his name trying to spell it phonetically into google search got me no where.
Oh maaann Car Wars...would play that after school with my buds in middle school, circa 1986
Finally! I must be one of your ten viewers that love boom shoots (and frankly bounce right off anything survival crafty). Hope to see more Gloomwood, would've loved a Bolt gun vid
I like them too :) Splats did a Boltgun video a little while back so you can check that out.
I downloaded this demo a while ago and loved the hell out of it. This was exactly like playing a dos game on my 386.
I absolutely love the weapons I had at first too. Very nostaligic.
The giant rats, or Rodents of Extraordinary size....I enjoy having to preplan.
if you like boomer shooters though, get this, and then dont sleep on prodeus
Totally a cross between Ken's Labyrinth and Wolfenstein! :D
@@sinephase one thing that really bothered me about wolfenstein 3d is I had a german shepherd growing up that I absolutely cherished....Having to shoot german shepherds sucked...almost made me stop playing..but you know, you invest so much time into something so repetative you want to see it through
I'm gonna stick a tentacle out and say this is a clever port/fork of the actual wolfenstein3d source. Nice job!
Holy crap, it's Catacomb Abyss++! I played the hell out that title after conquering Wolfenstein 3D. Pure nostalgia here!
Well, the game started out as a one-day prototype simulating Catacomb Abyss. And for a long time, the project's codename was "Abysslike". So yeah, Catacomb Abyss is one of the inspirations next to Hexen, Heretic and others 🧙♂
@@EmberheartGames That is really cool. This looks pretty fun.
Man this has such a bloody great old school feel to it! Gonna have to play this mate.
Ive been deep diving into alot of Doom mods and wads, then went straight into Hands of Necromancy, so this game is right up my alley, thank you.
@@karry299 Nah it wasnt a bad game, a little too complex in the level design, but the sequel seems to be focusing more on a level based game and less the hub world/portal design with the first one. The "Schism" mod for Doom still cant be topped in terms of gameplay though.
The 90s nostalgia is strong with this one! Magical DOOM or Wolfenstein! Im in.
very nostalgic, love it. thanks for reviewing this.
I'm impressed by the 2.5D graphics and beautiful pixelwork!
Oh talk about nostalgia.
Our biology teacher had Wolfenstein on the PC in his office and would let a few of us play during our study hall or during class if we finished our classwork early. ❤👍
“DOOM, but with Spells!”
My literal first thought when I started the vid. Wow. Nice going, Splat!
Dude, you said “Wolfenstien”. OMG, totes played that at work back in the day. And now I am old…
that was hexen.
if you never played hexen and you like this type, steam and gog have it.
i played hexen before doom and quake.
still like it better than those 2.
hexen had secrets, it also had entire secret levels/areas. which were much tougher than the regular levels.
> Splatty "I can step down into the water!"
I don't think that's water, friend.
The moment you opened the secret in a secret, i was like: That's like Wolfenstein 3D. 🙂
1.Splattercat gaming posts a video,
2. I launch the Steam app to add one to the wishlist immediately.
It just works.
This game triggered some good childhood memories. I had a lot of fun back in the 90's playing Doom, Hexen, Heretic in their shareware versions, because I didn't knew they had more content. But i got original Witchaven 2 Blood Vengeance from my older sister as birthday present, it was awesome and quite hard as weapons would break during battles, sometimes leaving you barehanded. The box cover was amazing, made by Ken Kelly, an artits that had usually depicted fantasy theme scenes and music rock covers for Kiss, Manowar and a few others. Later i got my hands on a few artbooks that he made, i still have them!
This looks gorgeous. And I was never such a big shooter fan. But it really scratches that nostalgia itch
YOU DO HAVE THE AUDIENCE.
Do you sir - we are HERE FOR IT BABY. Great vid.
I can't help but wince at the term 'boomer shooter' and the unintentional reminder of my age at almost 37. Nevertheless, I have a deep appreciation for games that pay homage to the glorious era of PC gaming. Keep up with the good work Splat
Guns go boom
You boomer
No boomer in existence is 37 years old.
Your parents were barely boomers.
Boomer shooter doesn’t apply
Went on a full Doom nostalgia trip so boom 💥 fits I-II-III +
I'm 37 as of a few days ago. I'm a boomer too, this game is made for Boomers like us.
I'm kidding, I'm part of the Powder gangers. This game, however, looks like the shiny'st version of Might and Magic 4, or whatever Wold of Xeen was, 3 and 4, or 4 and 5?
It's the colors, and shapes, it looks great, or Wolfenstein 3d with an outside world to play in.
It tickles all my buttons. But I'm a bit tired of early access ; so I'll wait for a full release, or at least a more complete build.
Thanks for the discovery !
ps : I guess we're kinda the same age Splatty, because I have exactly the same anecdot about Heretic, Hexen, and RIOT, spending hours upon hours trying to figure out what to do to advance, and find all the secrets ! These souvenirs are gold to my heart
IDK that any 90's FPS game had as much loot collecting as Wizordum here but I get the general sentient. Awesome 90'x pixel graphics and FPS magic spell slinging awesomeness! :D
This is beautiful.... reminds me back in the days of pocky & Rocky, Secret of mana. Cheers for highlighting this one.
Very Pathways in Darkness or Wolfenstein in appearance. It has a particularly strong Heretic/Hexen vibe. What really appeals to me about these sorts of games is they run so well on things like the SteamDeck. Short sessions you can get into quickly, accomplish something significant, and jump back out of to...return to Real Life(tm) with minimal disruptions all around.
My favorite streamer covering one of my favorite upcoming indie games (with a solid demo). What an excellent combo!
Ok, this is interesting. It looks nice as it should and doesn't try to look awful for the sake of try harding into 90's pixelated aesthetics.
What modern boomer shooter tries to look awful? Most of the modern boomer shooters have gorgeous pixelated graphics.
@@theunhappygamer1744 Majority of them? They don't try to make the game look pretty with the "limitations" of the era, they degrade the quality instead by using ugly textures with fake low color palettes. Early-mid 90s' shooters were pretty by the standards of the era.
@@actualwafflesenjoyer You didn't comprehend what I wrote. They can be very good looking, but as a general rule, games that try into 90s' aesthetic make them deliberately ugly instead of doing an homage to the era.
@@theunhappygamer1744 You mean like HROT or DUSK? Obviously this is very subjective but I agree with the original comment. There is two ways to do pixelated graphics and a lot of games miss the mark and just look ugly for no reason. And then you see a gem like this game and wonder why other games can't do this level of polishing their visuals.
I agree, Devs can make it look good, unlike loop hero. Back in the days, like you said, there was limitations what you could do. First 8-bit, then 16-bit. Imho 32-bit looks the best, but 16-bit isn't far behind.
This one has been good, and it does feel like the 90s! Looking forward to more.
I too have beaten all the Wolfenstein 3D and Doom episodes. I also have played the old Wolfenstein games on my Commodore 64! Good stuff!
Heretic and both Hexens had a similar inventory system for items, pick them up and activate them later. Doom and Quake have the pick them up and get them immediately you mentioned in teh video.
I dig your channel Cat, so if you want to cover more FPS games like this, please do!
Wow, this is MUCH better than the games you usually cover. Keep it up!!!
'Includes level editor' I'M SOLD +1 because of this video
Nice to see a throwback game that's also trying to actually be good instead of just a throwback
Btw dude, John Carmack and Adrian Carmack are *not* related. They used to announce that before the press conference at QuakeCon.
Wizordum kinda reminds me of Ultima Underworld and Magic Carpet by way of Wolfenstein 3D with the true 3D world of Quake. Thanks for the high quality find!
retro games and indie games are ironically refreshing. Especially these chill colorful indie games.
2:45 dead game is perfectly acceptable if it's out of early access and wasn't meant to be "gaming as a service" and updated forever.
Once upon a time, EVERY game was a "dead game" upon release
"Haven't seen that since the Wolfenstein days..." I pretty much yelled Wolfenstein when that wall opened!
Glad you covered this. I gotta go try it now.
I was immediately reminded of Catacomb Abyss, the daddy of Wolfenstein and Heretic... although I definitely see the influences from those two and some of the "experimental" stuff from titles of the era that never caught on.
How do you do, fellow old person?
@@Glopdemon I'm so old, I played the progenitor of Catacomb Abyss that came out on Softdisk. It was amazing and one of the best games I played on the Apple IIC.
not so much heretic.
heretic wasn't about looting, it was closer to gauntlet in pure mob slaughter.
this is more like the sequel, hexen, which had fewer enemies and more puzzles.
what i remember most about heretic was the final guy, which i could only kill by running around and around and around the map taking occasional potshots.
then the expansion/added chapters, where you get to the end and have to fight 11 or 12 giant minotaurs- which were end bosses on every other level- all at once.
...
maybe i'll replay that one at some point.
@@dracos24 " I'm so old, I played the progenitor of Catacomb Abyss that came out on Softdisk"
i'm so old, i played the progenitor of tat, which was throwing rocks at squirrels outside.
@@vforwombat9915 I remember Catacomb Abyss had some really elaborate secret areas like Wolfenstein (secrets in secrets) like in this game.
Thanks for covering this one mate!
Can't wait for this to release !
It's really cool listening to you explain all the inner working of the gaming industry, like today I learned who Dennis Loubet is.
Catacomb Abyss with a graphic update and a built in level editor? Hell yeah, sign me up
A very fun looking game! Thank you for reviewing this one!
This is one of those games that are so oldschool, they'd probably give you all of episode 1 as freeware back in the 90's. Been describing to friends as Wizardstein 3-D
Great it has an editor , thats where loads of fun is.
Thank you for playing all the games
Came for the nostalgic delve into 90s gaming left with another great artist to check out, thanks Splat for introducing me to Denis Loubet 👍
this is right up my alley, buying and playing this now!
looks surprisingly great. am going to wishlist it.
Such a fun demo! Hope to see this fleshed out a bit
Everyone doesn't watch every Splat video?! For shame... I don't care for rogue-like or souls-like games but I watch all the Splat!
i watch splatt videos for games i might wanna get, and splatt videos for games i know i don't wanna get so i can see gameplay of a game i'm never gonna play.
Love your content dude!
Looks super cool, dunno if i myself have enough patience for those nowadays
Dang, I can't believe I forgot to try and break walls when I played this. This is one of the very few times I had already played a game Splatt covered, but I still learned something, lol. I enjoyed this game and I don't really like FPS games, but it may have been some nostalgia that made me like it.
" I can't believe I forgot to try and break walls when I played this"
just don't try to break the 4th wall.
Hey, glad you're enjoying the game!! Secrets can be accessed by breaking/pushing walls, using secret triggers, or shooting at hidden switches. 🧙♂
this is also a homage to dungeon crawlers like Black Crypt or Eye of the Beholder. This is why mechanics like lootable bodies, chest and tables, traps and puzzles, are so smoothly intertwined into wolfenstein mechanics. Looks like perfect dungeon crawler - woflenstein clone crossover
I recently picked up and have been playing through Catacomb 3-D for the first time in 30ish years. Wizordum looks like such a love letter to the Catacomb series -- it only took a minute-and-a-half into this video for me to add this game to my wishlist and download the demo. Looking forward to checking it out after work today.
Odd detail, but i love the deliberatly appealing colors. Boomer shooters didnt seem to do it much, so recreations don't either when its such an easy way to boost pleasure
Yeah, the palette immediately reminded me of some of those og Apogee games. Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, Hocus Pocus. There's something else on the tip of my tongue but I just can't place it. Maybe a little ultima underworld? Been a while...
The power up inventory is about as old as Heretic for shooters. It might even be older.
Thank you for showing me this beautiful gem!
This looks like Lands of Lore 3... Except you don't have to imagine half of what you're looking at.
as a long time viewer , and boomer shooter fan, I'll do all i can to support this video!,
"as a long time viewer "
and first time caller.....
Hey a non dark grim survival with crafting game! What an exciting day!
I'd definitely watch you stream this on Twitch.
Very cool game, thank you for uploading this video.
Great coverage! Would definitely be down for more boomer shooters with unique twists like this.
Feels like Project Warlock with brighter colors.
This looks so cool!
This is definitely going to be a keeper. Extremely nostalgic, love it.
whats that wasp pfp from?
@@sokoleti6756 Can't remember because I've had it for many many many years.
man i love seeing ou play this kind of games, remember i binge watched all of yur videos on that fps dungeoncrawler (i forgot the name)
I hope it has a small micro pixel dot on the wall to open the secret door. Looking at you Eye of the Beholder-1991.
That is the best map screen ever!
I've been playing a ton of Vagrus lately on your rec splat, shit is awesome thanks for that one :)
Very nice. I was a Hexen addict back in the day
glad you did cover it :)
Good stuff, thanks for sharing.
I love the phrase "arcane catharsis". :) You rock.
"I don't have the audience for it". Well, if that counts, I'm here.
3D Gauntlet... Always wanted to see that ❤
This looks so good
Absolutely love this!
Wow. I remember I used to trade floppy discs back and forth with friends in middle school which had custom Wolfenstein levels we created. Def gonna have to try this one out.
As a boomer shooter enjoyer (there's dozens of us!) This is the review that got me to buy Wizordum.
I bought it last night, thought I'd give it a quick try, and came back for air 4 hours later. This morning I beat the first episode and have been playing through the user created levels. I used to be really into Wolfenstein 3D modding, and the game feels like an incredibly juiced up Wolf3D.
So, this video may not do huge numbers, but you successfully sold me on what's turned out to be my favorite FPS of 2023. Thanks!
I'm 38. I have fond memories of heretic and Wolfenstein
Dude, the chalices makes me remember Hocus Pocus for what ever reason. Looked like the same sprite haha
"If you try to interact with fire it hurts you"
Wise words
Absolutely delightful nostalgia!
Looks awesome!
I really love this video definetly will be picking this up. Loved Hexan and Dark forces a ton would love to go back and play them, then Boltgun from last year was also solid.
I like the graphics and it's made so it doesn't look like a maze
When someone says a game is dead, my brain translates this to "This person doesn't respect or like the game". Taking it literally would be to assume that the person commenting actually knows the level of enjoyment every person around the world has, which is just insane. If anything these type of comments usually come from a lack of perspective, but they want you to think its the opposite, bc misery loves company i guess.
Looks like Barony and Wolfenstein3D had a child and I'm here for it!
This looks pretty cool, just like from my childhood. I'm 40, here's proof. I played Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Hexen, and Rise of the Triad when they were new games. I also played a game called Pegasus on a 5 1/4 floppy in my even older, and very first PC that my father brought home from the government office he worked at because they upgraded and sent computers home with the staff to do work at home sometimes. And so i got to play Pegasus, and a Paint Program that had an illuminati Pyramid with the eye in the middle as the splash screen when launching it. There were other games, like Frogger, and a snake games.
"Yer a Wizord, Harry"
Wow, why do I want to play this? I don't know I just do. It's got that draw which usually means it's a good buy. I had the same feeling with Folk Hero when you screened it and that game is a gem.
Feels like Heretic/Hexen but colorful. Pretty neat
This reminded me of the trauma that HEX gives you when you discover that shields can reflect the frost spell, and basicali you oneshot yourself