[necroslut]

This game looks really awesome, it's one of very few titles I'm looking forward to.

[Hank]

Sanek, on 14 July 2017 - 04:46 PM, said:

Did you expected a negative answer

Yes! Got one thus far.

[HulkNukem]

MusicallyInspired, on 14 July 2017 - 04:27 PM, said:

I'd love to see a remade E1L1. Like how Perfect Dark redid Facility from Goldeneye.

I'd like both HH and Red Light District; but this time, it's a male strip club.

[Micky C]

HulkNukem, on 14 July 2017 - 05:45 PM, said:

I'd like both HH and Red Light District; but this time, it's a male strip club.

So what, the target audience is teenage girls now?

Brings a whole new perspective to the "shake it" line.

[Dzierzan]

I must say that I never expected to see another commercial build engine game. After looking at all pictures released so far and reading basic information, I have to say that it's gonna be another epic old style FPS game. I think I played most of Doom clones and seeing another such game is like finding happiness in a fridge... which is beer

But I have a question, since it's a prequel to Bombshell game, is it necessary to know current Bombshell's plot? I haven't played the game and I read Bombshell had mixed or negative reception. Is it really that bad?

[Loke]

Dzierzan, on 15 July 2017 - 05:03 AM, said:

I haven't played the game and I read Bombshell had mixed or negative reception. Is it really that bad?

I haven't played it either but the subsequent patches seems to have fixed a lot of the issues with the game.

[Micky C]

Dzierzan, on 15 July 2017 - 05:03 AM, said:

But I have a question, since it's a prequel to Bombshell game, is it necessary to know current Bombshell's plot? I haven't played the game and I read Bombshell had mixed or negative reception. Is it really that bad?

By the very definition of a prequel, you do not need to know anything about the original Bombshell game. Besides, it's a Build-era FPS; is plot really that important?

If it's not clear already, the devs are doing quite a bit to distance this game from the first Bombshell, going so far as to not have "Bombshell" in the title. It's safe to say this game is aimed at a fresh audience.

To answer your second question:
Bombshell had a bit of hype associated with it before release due to a perception (perhaps misconception is a better word?) that arose of how Bombshell was "Diablo, but with guns". I.e, a fully-fledged RPG game with huge, randomly generated levels. When it turned out to be a relatively short, linear game with only some light upgrading in place, it created a lot of negative rep. Apparently the game was also very buggy on release which certainly didn't help, neither the fact that it's in a fairly niche genre. I haven't played the game much, I'm just going off what I read.

[Dzierzan]

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To answer your second question:
Bombshell had a bit of hype associated with it before release due to a perception (perhaps misconception is a better word?) that arose of how Bombshell was "Diablo, but with guns". I.e, a fully-fledged RPG game with huge, randomly generated levels. When it turned out to be a relatively short, linear game with only some light upgrading in place, it created a lot of negative rep. Apparently the game was also very buggy on release which certainly didn't help, neither the fact that it's in a fairly niche genre. I haven't played the game much, I'm just going off what I read.

So classic false hype train? Something like No man's sky? Anyways, yes, the plot is not the main thing we cared about in old school FPS games, I meant more like knowing weapons or enemies from Bombshell.

I understand the different name, it's good to cut Bombshell roots to meet a wider audience. It reminds me an old game The Neverhood (point 'n click adventure game), the sellings were very poor so the developers made a sequel which had totally different name (Skullmonkeys) and was a different type of game (a platformer). The irony is that The Neverhood after many years was praised for its original world and how it was made (claymation).

I wish good luck to Voidpoint developers and their game .

[HulkNukem]

Bombshell had some hype because it was hot off the heels of a lawsuit Gearbox filed against 3DR for making a (never officially revealed) Duke Nukem top down shooter. The Bombshell game rose out of the ashes, and unfortunately had a fast rework and reveal trailer that looked slapped together last minute, and I don't think the game ever recovered after that.
The re-reveal a year later looked faaaar better and polished, but the general opinion was still fixated on the initial reveal, which is a shame, as the game isn't bad at all.
I think any negative attention Ion Maiden could receive will be quickly diminished by seeing it in motion. People might be unwilling at first to take a try, but hopefully the game is good enough to prove everyone wrong!

[TerminX]

Dzierzan, on 15 July 2017 - 05:03 AM, said:

But I have a question, since it's a prequel to Bombshell game, is it necessary to know current Bombshell's plot? I haven't played the game and I read Bombshell had mixed or negative reception. Is it really that bad?

Nope, there's not really anything you need to know. Just bring your trigger finger!

[Jimmy]

PsychoGoatee, on 14 July 2017 - 12:30 PM, said:

Jimmy is fighting the great tard-war of 2017, it'll be in the internet history books!

If anyone bets on Duke and they're a TARD, that just means "Totally Awesome Rad Dude"!

This war has been going on for years, BloodGDX and IceColdDuke's SW port just called in reinforcements.

[Hendricks266]

Jimmy, on 15 July 2017 - 07:45 PM, said:

This war has been going on for years, BloodGDX and IceColdDuke's SW port just called in reinforcements.

Then I am prepared to "fight back" with EDuke32 goodness, Ion Maiden at the top.

[Sanek]

Would you make a separate sub-forum for Ion Maden after game's release? I think it will be very nice, considering our interest in this game.

[DavoX]

Sanek, on 26 July 2017 - 05:49 AM, said:

Would you make a separate sub-forum for Ion Maden after game's release? I think it will be very nice, considering our interest in this game.

I don't get the Rolleyes emoji Sanek.

[Forge]

DavoX, on 26 July 2017 - 01:51 PM, said:

I don't get the Rolleyes emoji Sanek.

He's graduated from young teen emo to late teen/early 20-something edgy

[Mike Norvak]

No subforum yet. I sit here.

[OpenMaw]

Ion Maiden is such a badass title.

[Zaxx]

I'm so excited for this game, release a trailer already!

[Mike Norvak]

Zaxx, on 01 August 2017 - 08:27 AM, said:

I'm so excited for this game, release a trailer already!

+1

[xMobilemux]

Zaxx, on 01 August 2017 - 08:27 AM, said:

I'm so excited for this game, release a trailer already!

Forget about that, how about the big unasked question?

Will Shelly's voice actress grind her teeth!?

[Mr. Tibbs]

Is Voidpoint holding back on releasing media for a big reveal? I miss screenshot Saturday.

[Hendricks266]

Yes.

[Sanek]

What the price tag on Ion Maiden will be?

[Micky C]

Considering all the effort you guys put towards getting DNHTTK on mobile platforms, will Ion Maiden be coming to iOS?

Although now that I think about it, I'm not sure how the pricing would work. Games on iOS tend to be relatively cheap, however I assume that the hypothetical port would be of the full PC game. Having two vastly different prices for the same game would be odd. Perhaps such a port would be released several months after other platforms, both to not distract development from the core game, but also to help justify a lower and therefore more appealing mobile price?

[PsychoGoatee]

Just jumping back in this one, since we ended up talking about it a bit in the Bombshell topic lately. Cool to hear this may have an animated Doom style HUD pic and whatnot.

[Mr. Tibbs]

From Voidpoint's twitter:

[KaijuTurtle]

Shareware release this holiday season..?

[Tekedon]

Will the game allow you to make your own maps?

[Hendricks266]

The full version, yes.

[Sanek]

KaijuTurtle, on 26 September 2017 - 06:36 PM, said:

Shareware release this holiday season..?

Lets hope for a trailer/gameplay video.