HROT corner "New shooter game inspired by 90´s"
#1 Posted 23 February 2021 - 08:27 AM
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#2 Posted 23 February 2021 - 09:29 AM
Šneček, on 23 February 2021 - 08:27 AM, said:
IS VERY NICE.
Seriously though, I'm curious to try it.
CV did his video on the first episode.
#3 Posted 23 February 2021 - 09:30 AM
#4 Posted 23 February 2021 - 09:44 AM
#5 Posted 23 February 2021 - 02:43 PM
Still a new retro shooter is always welcome, if only to try it out.
#6 Posted 24 February 2021 - 05:13 AM
I think there's a special quality in HROT -- whether intended or not -- because it takes place in Prague and thereabouts, with all the centuries-lasting mysteries and urban legends and all that. From what I know, there's a very strong Czech fairy tale tradition with authors like Karel Čapek, who is probably known to most as the inventor of the word "robot", but also wrote children's fairy tales that have a very special air to them, a sense of magical realism of sorts, and an intent to convey a message to the children audience or set up a mood that would be beyond mere amusement. And of course there's the The Good Soldier Švejk's ironic attitude to everything, be it Nazi occupation or the Soviet period that was not exactly paved with roses either.
In short, the game combines recognisable landmarks with a general feeling of unreality and an art style modelled after early true 3D shooters, with a fleur of something that is not widely known or familiar outside the Czech Republic, to create an experience that stands out and is pretty consistent in what it delivers to the player. Bonus points for an interest in the history of Czechoslovakia from the wide audience that otherwise would not really dig that deep into it.
#8 Posted 24 February 2021 - 07:23 AM
MrFlibble, on 24 February 2021 - 05:13 AM, said:
From what I know, there's a very strong Czech fairy tale tradition with authors like Karel Čapek, who is probably known to most as the inventor of the word "robot",
Wasn't the word and concept of robot really consolidated on the Movie Metropolis by Fritz Lang?
#10 Posted 25 February 2021 - 12:57 AM
jkas789, on 24 February 2021 - 07:23 AM, said:
Asimov.
#11 Posted 25 February 2021 - 01:03 AM
MrFlibble, on 24 February 2021 - 05:13 AM, said:
As a Svankmajer Whore.
I see some similarities.
Is he influential in the local art scene,
He's more of a cult filmmaker in the U.S.
Only like AVGN and I probably have a complete filmset.
#12 Posted 25 February 2021 - 03:29 AM
As for Czechia and Prague especially, there's indeed a lot of nice, esoteric legends that would go well with FPS theme, especially the Golem (no idea if it's utilised in this game). For anyone that's into real retro stuff, I can advice the 1920 silent movie Golem (or actually Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam) directed by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese. If you're not turned down by the very archaic narrative (which might seem boring from today's perspective) and are just willing to indulge in the esoteric world of the story, it's well worth it. As with Golem's parallel to communism in the Eastern Block, I'd also like to recommend Polish 1979 movie Golem by Piotr Szulkin, which is a communist dystopian Sci-Fi. In fact most of Piotr Szulkin's movies are well worth the watch (despite their awkward titles most of the time), it's quite unique and niche dystopian Sci-Fi - although I have no idea about their availability on the Internet with proper English subtitles.
#14 Posted 25 February 2021 - 06:24 AM
jkas789, on 23 February 2021 - 02:43 PM, said:
Seb Luca, on 24 February 2021 - 10:54 AM, said:
#15 Posted 25 February 2021 - 06:40 AM
jkas789, on 25 February 2021 - 06:11 AM, said:
Absurdist humor.
#16 Posted 25 February 2021 - 06:45 AM
jkas789, on 25 February 2021 - 06:11 AM, said:
#17 Posted 26 February 2021 - 09:08 AM
jkas789, on 24 February 2021 - 07:23 AM, said:
Well, I did say "word", not concept. It's derived from the Slavic root which means '(hard) work' (and simply 'work' in modern Russian), and is cognate with German Arbeit (via a very regular metathetic process that made O and R change places). And that, in turn, is from the root that means 'slave', so originally the English word drudgery would be an adequate translation of *orbota.
Frankly I did not know about Fritz Lang's movie but apparently it came out in 1927 while Čapek's play R.U.R. which introduces the word (right in the title) in 1920. But from what I gather Čapek's "robots" are conceptually more like replicants from Blade Runner.
#18 Posted 12 August 2021 - 09:36 AM
#19 Posted 13 August 2021 - 03:43 AM
As for the game, I echo Aleks about the forced blocky and low resolution polygons. That was my problem with Dusk too (and Quake TBH). The achromatic black-brown-white palette is very well fitting to the socialist Eastern Europe though, that looks clever. I also love Prague. So I'm actually interested in this.
#21 Posted 16 August 2021 - 01:41 PM
http://www.youtube.c...0&v=_4ZOMtc0KPs
I remember those things being sold in electronics stores when I was a kid
The wolf is from this extremely popular cartoon series. I mean, it was really cool.
#22 Posted 10 October 2021 - 09:33 AM
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#23 Posted 10 October 2021 - 10:33 AM
Also there used to be those types of concrete pavement prefabs with holes in them, and grass grew through the holes.
#24 Posted 10 October 2021 - 10:56 PM
The Watchtower, on 13 August 2021 - 03:43 AM, said:
Burn! :-P
#25 Posted 30 June 2022 - 04:40 AM
Thrice Cursed, on 23 February 2021 - 09:30 AM, said:
Full episode 2 released. I haven't tried it yet, but judging from the new trailer, the motorcycle will probably get used and it will be ridden among cars in traffic, so it would no longer have to be in the game only as a "decoration". In addition, the player will be able to grab a mop and clear the ground of blood, perhaps of entrails.
#26 Posted 18 May 2023 - 10:07 AM
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#27 Posted 19 September 2023 - 06:53 AM
(Screenshot 18, 22)- the appearance of minibosses is really bizarre in this game, from living vaulting buck to the moving statue of the Grandmother from Božena Němcová's novel. In the pictures, there is a fight with the aggressive backhoe.
(Screenshot 26, 27)- flushable toilets and fecals inspired by Duke Nukem
(Screenshot 33)- there is a communist president Gottwald as a boss
(Screenshot 34, 35, 36)- at the end of each episode, the player is rewarded with fireworks show that ends after a while. Instead of the classic final story about how the episode ended, the author placed a recipe, probably from that era. So there are 3 recipes.
(Screenshot 48)- you can play with electric train in the "Roztyly" level. This level also well depicts the appearance of typical pannelack houses.
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#28 Posted 08 November 2023 - 04:02 AM
As for the low poly graphics, I feel it helps with the otherworldly atmosphere
I've seen some people accuse the dev of being a SJW due to the final boss being