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Ion Fury (PC)

Excellent game. Might as well be Duke Nukem 3D 2. Has a final boss that puts the Icon of Sin to shame. It did drag on a bit however, and has the same flaws as DK3D in that the first 2 zones were probably the most exciting. After that its just sewers and tunnels and then it got a bit exciting again in the penultimate zone with a factory and plant but then the final part was just a mini-boss rush of sorts and the final boss while exciting was basically the Icon of Sin with disco fever. There also wasn't any varied enemy design and new ones kept being introduced every zone. Like a single new enemy. Per zone/chapter.

The secrets and easter eggs though are epic. You got Carmageddon, Resident Evil, Dangerous Dave, but probably what really got me was a reference to Silent Hill 4: The Room. Like I would've expected other games in that series to be referenced, but really, that game? Whatever, it's already redeemed in my eyes. It was so spoopy a reference that even though that level's music permeated the scene, the moment I stepped in there and heard the phone ring I just noped out of there. I just got them anxiety flashbacks from back in the day.

I am frankly enamored by the fact that this game is made on a 20 year old engine. It's just such a 90s game all around and brings back a ton of nostalgia from that era. On the difficulty scale, its definitely harder than Duke3d but easier than Blood. Its got influences from all around though. Looks to be an epic labor of love. I wish a level editor would be made for this. Custom Ion Fury levels would be heaven.

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