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Seriously loving this revival of retro-looking first-person shooters coming out lately, with Prodeus being another that's now on Kickstarter and it does look very impressive.

The interesting thing about this one, is that I did ask on Steam back in November last year about Linux support and they said it would be for Windows. Seems they changed their mind on this, with their Kickstarter which states they are "Targeting PC platforms". Curious about their wording, I sent them a message and they replied to say this:

PC platforms includes Linux and Mac!

Surprising really to see a developer not use "PC" to simply mean Windows, it's not something we see very often. I did suggest they make it more clear but they haven't done so yet.

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The campaign has until April 24th to get $52,500 and they've already got over $14,000 backed so it's looking like they should quite easily get funded. Not surprising, I think it looks fantastic. They said the campaign funding is to help bring in additional developers like artists, designers, animators, and engineers to expand the content for release.

As for the release, it's expected to enter Early Access this "fall" (which should include Linux support going by what they said) and the full release next year.

Head over to the Kickstarter here and wishlist on the Steam page.

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ElectricPrism Mar 26, 2019
I love this style, it's immersive as it differentiates and defines a world that engages the player. And that's a fundamental core trait of a good game in my book -- immersion.

I would definitely buy more of these style games.
Liam Dawe Mar 26, 2019
Quoting: GuestLooks ugly, totally misses the point of pixel art.
To each their own, I love the style to it. There's no one single point to any art style, saying so would be quite an elitist attitude IMO.
Ehvis Mar 26, 2019
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Apart from the pixelation filter, it looks more like Doom 2016 than something retro. A bit odd. But the Kickstarter page suggests you can turn off the pixelation and just have it 1080p.
Beamboom Mar 26, 2019
Sorry to be "that" guy, but please: How many litres of blood are in those things? Are they simply water balloons?
g000h Mar 26, 2019
For a retro-style game, I think it looks very good indeed. They hint that the game is very customisable in their developer chat section, and I'd probably dial-down the amount of blood if I was playing.
Nezchan Mar 26, 2019
Honestly, even though they say "retro" a lot, It doesn't look like anything earlier than Half-Life 2. So not all that retro, especially if you turn off the artificial pixelation.

Not seeing a lot in the video that sets it too far apart from the other shooters coming out though, so I guess they have to sell it on something.
PublicNuisance Mar 26, 2019
I'm loving how much customization they allow from the HUD to the FOV, etc. They've got my pledge.
Purple Library Guy Mar 26, 2019
Quoting: BeamboomSorry to be "that" guy, but please: How many litres of blood are in those things? Are they simply water balloons?
I was thinking there was so dang much gore that at times you couldn't see past it. I suspect when the guy talked about customizing the visual experience it was code for "Yes, there's a less gore option."
DaiKaiser93 Mar 26, 2019
Hope it comes on GoG, look awesome.
Liam Dawe Mar 26, 2019
I shall continue to disagree there, I think the mash of styles they have here in their art, lighting and so on has a huge amount of character and expression to it. I welcome it, I can't wait to play it.

I hope more developers experiment with very different style together, as long as they work like this does and to me it really does.
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