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[jos]

I recently discovered a game called Prodeus. It's currently in development, should go into Early Access in the autumn of 2019 while the full release should be in 2020. It's being developed by just two people who previously worked on games like 2016th iteration of Doom, the new Wolfenstein, BioShock: Infinite, Singularity, Payday 2 and some Call of Duty games. The project is also on Kickstarter with at the moment nine more days to go.

The way I'd describe this game is as a bloody gore throwback to the 90s. It's a fast-paced first-person shooter with many enemies coming towards you, a lot of blood and gore, coloured key-cards to collect to open doors, a lot of blood and gore, tons of secrets to find and enemies who'll turn everything into a bloody gore mess when you shoot them. Did I mention the game is full of blood and gore? Blood will even stay on the map, instead of just disappear like in other games. Of course, if you're a pussy you can turn down the amount of blood and gore. The whole game is just very customisable. You can adjust the amount of blood and gore, adjust the graphics to use 216p and sprites to make it really look like a game from the 90s or choose to play in 1080p+ with 3D models, you can customise the HUD and there's a level editor included.

I think this game looks absolutely amazing and according to the FAQ on Kickstarter the game will be available on Mac:
"Linux and Mac support?
Yes! For Early Access, we are targeting Windows, Mac and Linux."

Official website:
http://www.prodeusgame.com

Project on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstar...prodeus/prodeus

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ProdeusGame

[macdude22]

This looks pretty good. I am a sucker for 90s style FPS games. I loved STRAFE. Unfortunately I have been burned by kickstarter's promising Mac before.

Looking at you Bard's Tale IV.

[Thain Esh Kelch]

Looks like Quake 2 with upgraded graphics.

Edit:

macdude22, on 14 April 2019 - 11:26 PM, said:

I loved STRAFE.

Man, that game looks bad!

[Cougar]

macdude22, on 14 April 2019 - 11:26 PM, said:

This looks pretty good. I am a sucker for 90s style FPS games. I loved STRAFE. Unfortunately I have been burned by kickstarter's promising Mac before.

Looking at you Bard's Tale IV.

What do you mean? It’s coming alongside the director’s cut in June, which I’m waiting for anyway, playing in Windows.

[macdude22]

Cougar, on 15 April 2019 - 04:11 AM, said:

What do you mean? It's coming alongside the director's cut in June, which I'm waiting for anyway, playing in Windows.

I didn't kickstart Bard's Tale IV to have to wait 2 years for the Mac release. Until it's in my hands (as promised in the kickstarter) it's vaporware as far as I'm concerned. Cosmic Star Heroine is another one that the Mac release has never materialized.

Thain Esh Kelch, on 15 April 2019 - 01:24 AM, said:

Looks like Quake 2 with upgraded graphics.

Edit:

Man, that game looks bad!

I should preface that I loved STRAFE at the 90% off price I got it at GOG for. Game is called STRAFE, can confirm I strafed a lot. Game met expectations.

[Cougar]

Heh. Well, after backing Wasteland 2, I backed Bard’s Tale IV full well I’d only be playing after the game is fully patched.

And it’s made easier by the fact that we got Bard’s Tale I-III remasters for free. I do hope those come to the Mac as they’re perfect laptop games. They said they’d start working on ports after III was released, but I haven’t heard anything.

[Janichsan]

Cougar, on 15 April 2019 - 08:57 AM, said:

And it's made easier by the fact that we got Bard's Tale I-III remasters for free. I do hope those come to the Mac as they're perfect laptop games. They said they'd start working on ports after III was released, but I haven't heard anything.

Last official statement from April 1:

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As we have messaged since last summer, we're looking into it now that all three games are out. A determination hasn't been made yet. Once there is, we will let folks know.

I doubt it will still happen.

By the way, DUSK is apparently a really excellent 90s style fps. Also has a Mac version.

[Matt Diamond]

macdude22, on 15 April 2019 - 08:12 AM, said:

Game is called STRAFE, can confirm I strafed a lot. Game met expectations.

Good point! Many games could do a better job of setting expectations by choosing a name that tells you what you'd be doing.

GUNS GUNS GUNS
THROW CONTROLLER AT WALL
GOOGLE "BIOSHOCK INFINITE ENDING EXPLAINED"
etc.

[henryfakesmile]

jos, on 14 April 2019 - 02:10 PM, said:

I recently discovered a game called Prodeus. It's currently in development, should go into Early Access in the autumn of 2019 while the full release should be in 2020. It's being developed by just two people who previously worked on games like 2016th iteration of Doom, the new Wolfenstein, BioShock: Infinite, Singularity, Payday 2 and some Call of Duty games. The project is also on Kickstarter with at the moment nine more days to go.

The way I'd describe this game is as a bloody gore throwback to the 90s. It's a fast-paced first-person shooter with many enemies coming towards you, a lot of blood and gore, coloured key-cards to collect to open doors, a lot of blood and gore, tons of secrets to find and enemies who'll turn everything into a bloody gore mess when you shoot them. Did I mention the game is full of blood and gore? Blood will even stay on the map, instead of just disappear like in other games. Of course, if you're a pussy you can turn down the amount of blood and gore. The whole game is just very customisable. You can adjust the amount of blood and gore, adjust the graphics to use 216p and sprites to make it really look like a game from the 90s or choose to play in 1080p+ with 3D models, you can customise the HUD and there's a level editor included.

I think this game looks absolutely amazing and according to the FAQ on Kickstarter the game will be available on Mac:
"Linux and Mac support?
Yes! For Early Access, we are targeting Windows, Mac and Linux."

Official website:
http://www.prodeusgame.com

Project on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstar...prodeus/prodeus

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ProdeusGame

Omg ��
Thanks for making this thread, otherwise I would have totally missed out
How come I have always been missing out from games like this on kickstarter ???
I wish I could have backed it !!UGGGUUGV I LOVE BACKING THINGS ON  Kickstarter with Apple Pay

[UmarOMC1]

They just released an updated gameplay video... this thing's at the top of my Wishlist, although I would not be surprised with a "…macOS version shortly thereafter [release] announcement…"

[Thain Esh Kelch]

I hope you can play it at something else than 480p. Looks good, will try it out if the game has a proper story.

[jos]

Prodeus on GOG:
https://www.gog.com/game/prodeus

[Homy]

Thain Esh Kelch, on 30 January 2020 - 03:56 AM, said:

I hope you can play it at something else than 480p. Looks good, will try it out if the game has a proper story.

I don't like the low-res solution either at all. It's disturbing for my eyes. It's a shame.

[UmarOMC1]

I haven't seen anything about Prodeus that would lead me to expect anything more than an id-level 'storyline.' That'd be gravy tho.

[Thain Esh Kelch]

UmarOMC1, on 05 February 2020 - 02:10 AM, said:

I haven't seen anything about Prodeus that would lead me to expect anything more than an id-level 'storyline.' That'd be gravy tho.

That must be cloud-gravy, because ID storylines are usually quite superficial at the level of non-non-existant, or clichéd to the extreme IMHO. "Go to end level, shoot bad guy" is usually the highest level of complexity an ID plot reaches.

[UmarOMC1]

Yep.

[UmarOMC1]

So they've recently announced that they're testing the macOS version this week…

[Atticus]

Not sure i can resist picking this one up from GoG or Steam. Looks like a blast (pun).

[UmarOMC1]

I was selected as a Beta tester for the Windows version which played fine on Linux (Steam's Proton is freaking magic!)—it was really damned good for an indie game. Unfortunately I picked up a few AAA titles during Steam's Winter Sale.


Prodeus Is Really Good (Early Access Review, not mine)

[jos]

I also saw that Early Access Review (technically, doesn't that just make it a Preview?) by my Sonny Jim GmanLives and another one by JarekTheGamingDragon. Judging by their videos Prodeus does indeed seem to deliver what it promised to do. I don't do Early Access, so I'll just wait for the full release. However, this really looks like a game that'll be a lot of fun.