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Posted March 21, 2018
Be quick or be dead.

Ion Maiden is now available In Development, DRM-free on GOG.com.
Bombshell is back, more pissed, determined, and pixelated than ever. This time dispensing violence in first person, she goes on a righteous rampage against a mad cult leader and his cybernetic army. Gonzo FPS action, multi-path levels filled with secrets, guns, and guts, plus all the old-school goodness you've come to expect from a shooter spawned by the legendary Build engine which powered Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, and Shadow Warrior.

Note: This game is currently in development. See the FAQ to learn more about games in development, and check out the forums to find more information and to stay in touch with the community.

Reminder: Owners of Bombshell Digital Deluxe Edition have access to a prequel demo of Ion Maiden, containing several hours of gameplay.
Posted March 21, 2018
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Zoidberg: Am I the only one thinking this is kinda preposterous?
Yes.
Posted March 21, 2018
Oh, Shelly... even if you have been a bit lame the first time we met, after that demo I think I'm in love with you. Might be the first time I buy a game in development. Might. I still need serious consideration, after all it is not a complete product.
Posted March 21, 2018
Might have to get this even if it's in Dev.
Posted March 21, 2018
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Zoidberg: Am I the only one thinking this is kinda preposterous?
Don't know, don't care. After so many years, were every shooter tried to be Modern Military Shooters (2 - 4 Weapons limitation, cover-based and regenerated HP to encourage you to hide like a pussy every time you have a boo-boo...), The new Renaissance of 90s-retro shooters is very welcome!
Posted March 21, 2018
tsk a little more expensive than i was hoping for, 20 AUD would have been sweet instead of almost 25 AUD. i hope they release it on the Switch as well.
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Posted March 21, 2018
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Zoidberg: Am I the only one thinking this is kinda preposterous?
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MechanicalArm: Yes.
Spooky to imagine you are everyone else.
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Zoidberg: Am I the only one thinking this is kinda preposterous?
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adivel: Don't know, don't care. After so many years, were every shooter tried to be Modern Military Shooters (2 - 4 Weapons limitation, cover-based and regenerated HP to encourage you to hide like a pussy every time you have a boo-boo...), The new Renaissance of 90s-retro shooters is very welcome!
Yeah but... the build engine... now... 20€...
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Posted March 21, 2018
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Zoidberg: Am I the only one thinking this is kinda preposterous?
what is? early access?
Posted March 21, 2018
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Zoidberg: Am I the only one thinking this is kinda preposterous?
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adivel: Don't know, don't care. After so many years, were every shooter tried to be Modern Military Shooters (2 - 4 Weapons limitation, cover-based and regenerated HP to encourage you to hide like a pussy every time you have a boo-boo...), The new Renaissance of 90s-retro shooters is very welcome!
If you like 90's alike FPS, you shold try the argentinan game Hellbound, by Saibot studios... You can request a FREE closet beta key at their store.
Posted March 21, 2018
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Zoidberg: Yeah but... the build engine... now... 20€...
Well, at least it is a reworked build engine. I doubt there are other engines that can allow that kind of action without being preposterously expensive to make. Good luck with Unreal or Cry...
The base was already there, ok, that's a fact, but all the work of level, sprite, texture and combat design comes from hard work. I think 20 bucks is fair, I actually feared they would have charged much more.
Post edited March 21, 2018 by Enebias
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Zoidberg: Yeah but... the build engine... now... 20€...
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Enebias: Well, at least it is a reworked build engine. I doubt there are other engines that can allow that kind of action without being preposterously expensive to make.
The base was already there, ok, that's a fact, but all the work of level, sprite, texture and combat design comes from hard work. I think 20 bucks is fair, I actually feared they would have charged much more.
With the content of 20 years of modded d3d, who in their right mind would put 20 euros in that?

Sorry, I just don't get it. There's retro inspired games... and there's this.

I can't get behind that.
Posted March 21, 2018
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MechanicalArm: Yes.
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Zoidberg: Spooky to imagine you are everyone else.
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adivel: Don't know, don't care. After so many years, were every shooter tried to be Modern Military Shooters (2 - 4 Weapons limitation, cover-based and regenerated HP to encourage you to hide like a pussy every time you have a boo-boo...), The new Renaissance of 90s-retro shooters is very welcome!
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Zoidberg: Yeah but... the build engine... now... 20€...
i felt the same initially. but after messing in the demo it does look better than the old build games and they have apparently done some work to the engine. that said it needs more work yet, runs slower than it should. but, yeah, i still would have liked to see it 5 bucks (Australian) less than it is.
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Zoidberg: Spooky to imagine you are everyone else.

Yeah but... the build engine... now... 20€...
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tedeee: i felt the same initially. but after messing in the demo it does look better than the old build games and they have apparently done some work to the engine. that said it needs more work yet, runs slower than it should. but, yeah, i still would have liked to see it 5 bucks (Australian) less than it is.
It doesn't matter if their work is worth the price.

It's just... why? However I take it it makes absolutely no sense to develop such a game now.
Posted March 21, 2018
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adivel: Don't know, don't care. After so many years, were every shooter tried to be Modern Military Shooters (2 - 4 Weapons limitation, cover-based and regenerated HP to encourage you to hide like a pussy every time you have a boo-boo...), The new Renaissance of 90s-retro shooters is very welcome!
I don't like FPS, so I don't care one way or the other, but let me just ask you this; why exactly does a 2018 homage to 90s retro shooters need to have 90s graphics instead of 2018 ones?

My problem with this thing is that the devs seem to be trying to sell it along the lines of "It look like Duke Nukem 3D, therefore it must be as good", which is just complete bullshit.
Posted March 21, 2018
Also, let's be brutally honest... almost nobody buys games at full price any more. It's just the way it is, so it is normal to inflate prices a bit to discount them later; it's there that the true sales show up.
There are also companies *cough*Daedalic*cough*Telltale*cough*Paradox*cough* that have taken this concept a wee bit to the extreme.
Posted March 21, 2018
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Enebias: Well, at least it is a reworked build engine. I doubt there are other engines that can allow that kind of action without being preposterously expensive to make.
The base was already there, ok, that's a fact, but all the work of level, sprite, texture and combat design comes from hard work. I think 20 bucks is fair, I actually feared they would have charged much more.
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Zoidberg: With the content of 20 years of modded d3d, who in their right mind would put 20 euros in that?

Sorry, I just don't get it. There's retro inspired games... and there's this.

I can't get behind that.
just because it use the build engine, does not make it a mod.

If this is the logic, then all games using unreal engine should be cheaper, or frost byte engine and so on.

AFAIK Ultimate Doom in its time cost about $30, so in comparison this is much cheaper.
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