[The Battlelord]

NightFright, on 22 August 2019 - 12:51 AM, said:

In which world are we f'ing living these days, for crying out loud.

A world where liberty is an illusion, you can do everything and everything is wrong, you can say everything and everything is wrong, all based on convenience, because some people think that they are smart.

Go to annoy a gorilla, a lion, a bear, a rhinoceros etc... and look what happens next, there is no way that such "smart" people won't be smashed, because is just natural , no way that a "paladin of justice" can say to an animal "this is wrong, you can't do it" yea... go a little bit closer

[Sledgehammer]

NightFright, on 22 August 2019 - 12:51 AM, said:

The game gets review-bombed on Steam for THIS?

The reason is 3DR and their terrible PR, the apology itself, though this is also partly a reason too, but not sprite itself, the reason why this and that text is getting altered/removed.

People do that mainly out of principles that 3DR got scared of a bunch of RE guys and doesn't care about their consumers. Just read the reviews and you get the general idea. Some of them even say that this has nothing to do with the game, just with one company that is 3DR.

Some people of course pretend like all this shitstorm was caused just by this sprite alone (missing that unreachable text leftover), but they're immediately getting corrected on Steam forums, even though those people don't listen and continue to pretend.

A guy from Steam forums did pretty good summary on the situation with a lot of info: https://arcticukitsu.com/Blog/?p=5600

[Phredreeke]

Except everything they're accused of is lumped into one, and 3DR is basically saying "you did this" - the out of bounds text is bad, the rest not so much once seen in context.

[Fox]

NightFright, on 22 August 2019 - 12:06 AM, said:

Is there a comprehensive list of all the stuff that was changed in the "SJWgate" patch on Steam? I would like to preserve the game in its current "humor state" of v1.0 once more useful updates are deployed. At least game castration has not reached the 3DR release. Yet.

We reserve the right to name it "IonGate".

[Malgon]

Just finished the game, with 99% Kills, and 63% Secrets at just under 26 hours. I think even if I 'rushed' through the game, it'd still take me 13 hours, which is pretty long for a shooter like this. Definitely a game with a lot of meat on its bones and solid replay value.

[AlektorophobiA]

The 3D Realms name is cursed at this point, nothing good has come out of it for almost two decades (Ion Fury being the obvious exception), Voidpoint should go independent if they make another game.

[Zaxx]

AlektorophobiA, on 22 August 2019 - 06:39 AM, said:

The 3D Realms name is cursed at this point, nothing good has come out of it for almost two decades (Ion Fury being the obvious exception), Voidpoint should go independent if they make another game.

Nah, 3DR will just become Apogee again, Ion Fury will get a new title (again), VoidPoint will rebrand itself to WeMustFuckingHideAtThisPoint and it's gonna be great. Get ready for Blüd, the spiritual successor to Blood!

[MusicallyInspired]

Twist: it won't have any blood in it because that's too offensive.

In other news I've been so busy lately I haven't had a chance to try the full game yet beyond a taste of the first level. Can't wait to experience it, though.

I did notice that the first level was called Illuminaughty in some screenshots I've seen, but on mine it has a completely different name. Why was that changed? Just curious.

[Zaxx]

MusicallyInspired, on 22 August 2019 - 07:42 AM, said:

I did notice that the first level was called Illuminaughty in some screenshots I've seen, but on mine it has a completely different name. Why was that changed? Just curious.

Guess the map's name didn't make much sense since Illuminaughty is just the name of the bar you start at = a minor portion.

[Sledgehammer]

Zaxx, on 22 August 2019 - 07:38 AM, said:

Nah, 3DR will just become Apogee again, Ion Fury will get a new title (again), VoidPoint will rebrand itself to WeMustFuckingHideAtThisPoint and it's gonna be great. Get ready for Blüd, the spiritual successor to Blood!

On the same level of Wrath being the spiritual successor to Quake (that roughly translates into "we don't know what the fuck we're doing anymore").

Also, good one.

[Newken]

It seems that Parting Procedure is bugged. RIP my 100% run.

[Putrid Pete]

After 30 hours of playtime according to GOG, I've finished the game twice now.

I will divide this review in four sections, to make it more organized: what I liked, what I didn't like, what could improve and what I'd like to see. I'll keep it as short and as informative as I can.

What I liked

• Art design: Ion Fury looks fantastic. The atmosphere is unique, yet familiar. It has, for the most part, that urban feel that screams of a 90's of the future. Walking through the scenery is an experience on itself that really adds onto the gameplay. It has a lot of backgrounds to offer but the focus on the city side of things reigns supreme and I think it was a good choice. It allowed the devs a more frequent use of lights, spectacular backdrops and buildings. There's quite a lot of vertical exploration to be had here and it makes me happy.
  
• Level design: This was just a master class on level design without a doubt. Areas a re massive, but never disjointed; there's a good flow and rhythm to every section, and I think I never got lost for more than two minutes. How well interconnected a lot of the areas feel and just how logical the progression is shows that the devs really studied Build games of the past and have found a very smart way to overcome shortcomings of past level design without taking away the essence of such levels.
  
• Soundtrack: Outstanding. It was dynamic, energetic, felt right in place with the game's setting and was way more elaborate and complex than I expected to get with the game. It added a lot of depth to the feeling of each level and the music was perfectly in tune with what I was doing almost at all times.
  
• Secret hunting: While I'll admit it is perhaps a bit too cryptic and definitely hard as fuck to find certain secrets, I think that is not a bad thing. In fact, I would call it a great thing. Secrets should be hard to find. There was something satisfying about discovering things on your own, specially if you were in short supply of certain ammo or wanted a particular item, and exploration with a little bit of brain power rewarded you with what you wanted.
  
• Gameplay: And last but not least, gameplay. It's fluid. It feels good. Weapons are responsive, feel good to fire and I felt I had to cycle through my arsenal in order to better defeat foes like a good FPS should force a player to do. I loved how hectic the gunplay could get, and clearing out a room almost felt like you were in a movie.

What I didn't liked

• Too many Mechsects: These spider-like enemies were in overabundance in pretty much every level, and while dispatching them is fairly easy with the Loverboy or bowling bombs when in groups, they grew rather tiresome to deal with regardless. They are hard to see and can sneak up on you and do considerable damage, many times while you are busy on a firefight and didn't notice one or two of them.
  
• Enemy AI: This is by far the worse aspect of the game. It was disappointing to have a dramatic entrance of one of the game's larger and harder enemies completely ruined by them running into a wall and getting stuck. This happened to me often and in every level, with all the enemies. Sometimes you'd be fighting a group of enemies and leave the room, without being followed outside by them. Going back in the room would show all enemies stuck trying to get through the door.
  
• Inconsistent aim for the Ion Bow: Even playing without autoaim, I felt like the Ion Bow missed every other shot, despite the crosshair being placed perfectly in my intended target. It would shoot left of it, right of it, even up or down of it. It was rather frustrating and could even cost me a lot of health at times when I was trying to dispatch with it certain dangerous enemies.

What could improve

• Sound design: While the weapons sound beefy and feel right, other aspects of the sound work could be made better. Enemy voices sound muffled and sometimes I can't tell from which particular enemy are they coming from. Cultitst, Liberators and Greater Priests are extremely common enemies and while I can sometimes recognize different sounds they make, most of the time I can barely make out what they say and they just sound too similar that it's hard for me to tell them apart.
  
• Grenade launcher mode of the Disperser: I felt the grenades took too long to go off, but most importantly, they were a bit inconsistent; sometimes one was enough to explode on an enemy and dispatch of an entire group, others it would only dispatch the one enemy, despite being close together to other foes.
  
• Platforming: I'll admit I'm not a huge fan of platforming in FPS games, but putting that aside, I think the IF platforming needs some work. Shelley jumps too short unless I get her in some hard to pull of trick momentum that I can only get to work when the game feels like it. It just doesn't flow very well sometimes and I felt forced to save and reload a lot to make some simple jumps.
  
• Certain levels can drag a bit too long: this is particularly true of science bases and sewers. They can go on a bit too long for my taste and it doesn't help that they can feel rather familiar. I felt this a lot closer to the end of the game than at the start.

What I'd like to see:

• A rocket launcher type weapon: I felt this game sorely missed a weapon like that. While Shelly is well equipped with explosive devices to handle crowds at closer to medium range, I felt she was lacking a longer range explosive solution. A weapon like that has been a staple of Duke3D, Shadow Warrior and even Blood. I'd love to see it in Ion Fury.
  
• More creative enemies and bosses: I liked the enemy roster overall, but preferred the more outlandish enemy design and wish to see more of it. Things like Skinjob, Diopede, Brutalizer and the Wendigo is what I'm talking about in what regular enemies is concerned, and boss fights like
  Spoiler

  the final boss fight against Heskel and the Flying Vehicle thingamajig you fight at some point.
  
  
• Expansions: self-explanatory.
  
• More games:

Final thoughts:

Ion Fury is a success in terms of trying to recapture the old style of first person shooters. It is well designed, and a lot of thought and care was put into it. I am unfamiliar with the technical side of things, so sadly I can't comment on anything else but how it looks, plays, sounds and feels. In all those areas it excels, with very few hiccups in between. I can't say I like it more than Blood or Duke3D, but it certainly comes close. A great effort overall.

[NightFright]

Seconded regarding the lack of a rocket launcher. Explosives in this game are either thrown, bounce off surfaces or both. The secondary fire mode of the Disperser is even a weapon on its own (has its own weapon slot, if I am not mistaken). There's little else to criticize from my point of view, though. Still not finished, anyway. Just reached the secret level.

[Danukem]

NightFright, on 22 August 2019 - 08:26 AM, said:

Seconded regarding the lack of a rocket launcher. Explosives in this game are either thrown, bounce off surfaces or both. The secondary fire mode of the Disperser is even a weapon on its own (has its own weapon slot, if I am not mistaken). There's little else to criticize from my point of view, though. Still not finished, anyway. Just reached the secret level.

I like the weapons for the most part, but I think an opportunity was missed on weapon slot 7. Instead of another thrown explosive, it could have been something unique. I suspect they had an expansion planned with another weapon in the works, but it should have shipped with one. Not a huge deal, though.

[Master O]

Trooper Dan, on 22 August 2019 - 08:32 AM, said:

I like the weapons for the most part, but I think an opportunity was missed on weapon slot 7. Instead of another thrown explosive, it could have been something unique. I suspect they had an expansion planned with another weapon in the works, but it should have shipped with one. Not a huge deal, though.

Ion Fury 2: Assault on Iron Maiden Holdings

[NightFright]

Better title: The Demise of the SJW Hippocrits

[gemeaux333]

I have been thinking about another themed expansion :
Carribean's Shelly : Life is a bitch, and so am I

[LeoD]

CvN:
PC Commies vs. FreeSpeech Nazis - Take sides or die!

[SonicB00M]

Somebody could actually mod the grenade launcher so the grenades (or cluster pucks if you want to) wouldn't arc, fly faster and explode on impact. I don't think modifying this stuff is too hard and that would essentially give everyone a rocket launcher

[The Battlelord]

Two versions like some movies:

3DR 's censored edition, for those with fake sense of freedom.
Devs Uncut edition, for real fans/players/FPS lovers only.

Ion Fury 2? Only in a future when holograms can come out from the screens, and smash some moron's hands, before they do something stupid.

[Forge]

Ion Go Furnd-me. Paypal edition.

directly donate to the dev team without supporting 3dr, "accidentally" get a steam or gog key in your inbox.

[Phredreeke]

We haven't even seen the replacement sprite yet... though if someone feels imaginative maybe make a Ion Fury 64 mod replacing everything objectionable with "sanitised" versions.

[MusicallyInspired]

Hah! Ion Fury 64. I like that. Opening level would be a Shelly's Hardshell Tacos restaurant warehouse instead of the nightclub. That'd be a neat mod, actually. Reimagining the levels but keeping the layout. I love that stuff.

[Forge]

MusicallyInspired, on 22 August 2019 - 11:28 AM, said:

Hah! Ion Fury 64. I like that. Opening level would be a Shelly's Hardshell Tacos restaurant warehouse instead of the nightclub. That'd be a neat mod, actually. Reimagining the levels but keeping the layout. I love that stuff.

Instead of androids and robots shooting at you, there are little danish blonde soy-beings yelling apologies and platitudes at you

[DisgustedGrunt]

gemeaux333, on 22 August 2019 - 10:02 AM, said:

I have been thinking about another themed expansion :
Carribean's Shelly : Life is a bitch, and so am I

Duke out in Neo D.C.

[TerminX]

MusicallyInspired, on 22 August 2019 - 07:42 AM, said:

I did notice that the first level was called Illuminaughty in some screenshots I've seen, but on mine it has a completely different name. Why was that changed? Just curious.

Zaxx, on 22 August 2019 - 07:45 AM, said:

Guess the map's name didn't make much sense since Illuminaughty is just the name of the bar you start at = a minor portion.

The level names were added in at the last minute after the review copies went out. Most of the names were still temporary in the review version.

[Truck Stop Santa Claus]

how long you thing until we get Steam workshop and an in game user map list

[gemeaux333]

Lazy Dog, on 22 August 2019 - 12:05 PM, said:

Duke out in Neo D.C.

"Duke it out in Neo D.C."
but look like its already in Neo D;C.

But more seriously TerminX, how do you fell about an expansion on the theme "Sea, sex and sun" ?

[Master O]

I just hope no one decides to make "H Ion Fury"...

[gemeaux333]

Bombshell : "That's the worst man I have ever seen : he have no dick !"
Dylan : "Hey Duke (Nukem), Bombshell have hold transphobian words, that's unacceptable !"