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1. チャノさん (japananon@mitra.anon-kenkai.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 00:15:09 JST チャノさん

   Finally finished "Beyond Citadel". Jesus what a weird game.

   Definitely much more bizarre and melancholy than its predecessor, it also adds a lot mechanically to augment what made the first one good. I think Doekuramori deserves the praise they've been getting, the core essence of Boomer Shooters is encapsulated well, with more than enough of a unique spin to avoid being too same-y with its inspirations.

   That said, the final stretch of the game is absolute torture. There's no shortage of supplies, ammo, health shit throughout 70-80% of the game, but at the end they suddenly go bone dry and you have to crawl through level after level, including boss fights, scraping by with the last of your ammunition. For the second-to-last boss fight, I ended up chipping away his health with 8 throwing knives that I kept throwing, dashing it to pick up, retreating, and throwing again for something like 30 fucking minutes. For the very last boss fight I was running in circles to let my health slowly regenerate, then stopping to line up shots with the last handful of bullets in my starter pistol and a combat rifle that was so degraded that nearly 1 out of every 3 shots jammed the weapon.

   Still, once you actually beat it, it feels great. But holy fuck the game loves to hand your hand almost all the way there, then suddenly stop and kick you in the balls for good measure.

   • チャノさん (japananon@mitra.anon-kenkai.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 00:21:18 JST チャノさん

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     • iced quinnsmas :blobcatsanta:

     @icedquinn The creator is apparently very upset at the accusation of being a guro fetishist. In his/her own words (not sure), "I wanted to create a game like doom, and what is doom? Ultra violence, of course!"

     But then you have anime girls getting their heads split open and guts spilling out, and its just... very not the same way doom made me feel.

   • iced quinnsmas :blobcatsanta: (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 00:21:20 JST iced quinnsmas :blobcatsanta:

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     @japananon i think i have that open in a forgotten youtube tab. supposed to be doom but the authors an h-game dev or something :blobcatgoogly:
   • チャノさん (japananon@mitra.anon-kenkai.com)'s status on Sunday, 02-Mar-2025 13:29:08 JST チャノさん

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     • DarkMahesvara
     • iced quinnsmas :blobcatsanta:

     @DarkMahesvara @icedquinn It definitely sets a tone. It was actually really disturbing to having mortally wounded enemies breathing painfully on the ground as they bled out... to the point where expending ammo to finish them off felt reasonable. It made me feel something, so that's a win for the creator.

   • DarkMahesvara (darkmahesvara@varishangout.net)'s status on Sunday, 02-Mar-2025 13:29:09 JST DarkMahesvara

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     • iced quinnsmas :blobcatsanta:
     @japananon @icedquinn i don't really get the guro accusation. i would describe the gore as grotesque but still tasteful or at least its never portrayed as sexy or desirable. i think it adds to the world being fucked up.
   • チャノさん (japananon@mitra.anon-kenkai.com)'s status on Sunday, 02-Mar-2025 18:15:47 JST チャノさん

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     • DarkMahesvara
     • iced quinnsmas :blobcatsanta:

     @DarkMahesvara @icedquinn Personally, I preferred the cold efficiency of a single pistol bullet between the eyes. I think it was the only use the starter pistol really had, until the later levels had me getting desperate.

   • DarkMahesvara (darkmahesvara@varishangout.net)'s status on Sunday, 02-Mar-2025 18:15:48 JST DarkMahesvara

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     • iced quinnsmas :blobcatsanta:
     @japananon @icedquinn i don't know what it says about me that i always hunted wounded enemies down and kicked them to mush until they didn't breath anymore :watching: