Wolfenstein, however a Metroidvania. That’s a fairly concise and powerful promote for upcoming indie recreation Wolfhound. Introduced throughout this 12 months’s Summer season Recreation Fest, it’s a side-scrolling, pixelated shooter that appears powerful as nails. Set in a clandestine Nazi base hidden on an island within the Bermuda triangle, you’ll combat Nazis and their abominable creations on this sci-fi Metroidvania.
We don’t have a launch date or a demo for Wolfhound simply but, however the trailer for the upcoming Metroidvania recreation reveals lots of the mechanics on provide, and I can’t wait to get fingers on with it in some unspecified time in the future. You play as captain Chuck “Wolfhound” Rossetti, “a wise-cracking, one-man military who by no means leaves a pal behind.” After his plan is shot down, he wields a number of WW2-era weapons just like the MP40, in addition to some neat devices equivalent to a jetpack, railgun, and gravity boots to combat by way of the Nazis and their twisted monsters. You’ll be able to even improve them to pack an additional punch.
With a mixture of rolls, dashes, and jumps, this Metroidvania seems to be as a lot a platformer as it’s a shooter. Ranges may be seen the place Rossetti has to deftly climb up shifting pulley methods, run away from an enormous drill, and clamber round disappearing ledges. All this whereas additionally killing Nazis and monsters, that apparently get much more “grotesque and harmful” the deeper he probes into the island. It seems to be troublesome however rewarding.
The island upon which Wolfhound takes place is gorgeously rendered with gorgeous pixel artwork. In case you favor the vibe of CRT displays, that impact can also be an possibility you possibly can swap to. You’ll get to discover ten interconnected ranges, which you’ll presumably unlock extra of as you get higher gear and skills.
With no demo or launch date set, you possibly can nonetheless get your fill of nice indie video games whilst you wait. You can even dive into some Wolfenstein-esque FPS video games to whet your urge for food.
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