Persons are doing so many cool issues in Doom modding lately, it takes lots to face out. First noticed by Alpha Beta Gamer (opens in new tab), Captain Wayne – Trip Desperation (opens in new tab) does so with aplomb, boasting a grungy “good folks doing dumb man,” Duke Nukem-y humorousness and the colourful, nautical enjoyable of Spongebob Squarepants—simply with like, swears and stuff.
The presentation and graphics actually is the place Captain Wayne knocks it out of the park—character sprites have an ideal ’90s animation look in an identical vein to Pizza Tower (opens in new tab), and the entire thing’s awash on this groovy, Tequila Dawn coloration palette. Critically, I like the environments each right here within the free demo and hinted at in screenshots of later ranges on Steam, it is like “Florida retirement village nautical-themed steakhouse” crossed with “’80s lounge glam.”
Low cost nautical gags abound, with a few of my favorites together with a girls’s restroom labeled “No Man’s Head,” and omnipresent adverts for “Melville Whale Oil.” The soundtrack’s largely a really becoming heavy steel joint that propels the motion alongside, however I used to be actually tickled by the proggy organ strains developer Ciaran Video games threw in—extra of that, please. The entire thing’s simply acquired this very cheeky, madcap sensibility, and it extends to the gameplay as properly.
Your weapons are traditional boomer shooter staples however all of them really feel nice (I imply, it is constructed on Doom) and have a enjoyable Captain Wayne twist. Most of them are introduced as totally different “modes” for the nice skipper’s robotic arm, with the lone exception being a completely classico massive ass pirate cannon as your rocket launcher. My favourite is definitely the standard melee although, right here augmented with a sick instagib cost up perform just like the broadsword in Nightfall (opens in new tab). An instakill windup melee energy assault is probably probably the most slept-on issues you possibly can simply chuck in a shooter to make it immediately extra enjoyable, and it by no means acquired previous winding one as much as go all “Pow! Proper within the kisser.”
The demo’s lone degree does an incredible job balancing twisty, switchback degree design with “this looks like an actual place,” and there have been some actual standout encounters. My favourite is a traditional boomer shooter area swarm set in and round a lodge pool, full with enemies taking pot pictures at you from the water as you zoom round poolside. Captain Wayne is enjoyable as hell, and I am now eagerly awaiting the total recreation. For now, you possibly can wishlist it on Steam (opens in new tab)and take a look at its free demo for your self over on itch.io (opens in new tab)
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