Check out a gallery of screenshots down below: Not only is this a brilliant first-person shooter that echoes the classics of yesteryear whilst also maintaining its own sense of identity, but it also just so happens to be a brilliant port that makes no sacrifices in order to perform perfectly on the console.īelieve me, shooting fans… you won’t want to miss out on this. And believe me, DUSK on the Nintendo Switch is absolutely glorious. "Welcome to Forever Classic Games, I'm Alex McCumbers.In a gaming generation that has seen old school-style titles surge in popularity and success, it’s only fitting that the 90s-style first-person shooters have their moment of glory too. The Forever Classic brand name has always been at the back of his mind, tying it to projects here and there, but this website will be able to collect all of those efforts into a single place as Forever Classic Games LLC. He grew up in rural West Virginia, surrounded by Appalachian music and culture.įorever Classic was the branding that was invented during a faithful summer where he became absolutely fascinated by the world of Let's Play videos and video essays on YouTube. His work has also been physically published in both volumes of the SNES Omnibus where he contributed essays on several games. Several guest pieces have been uploaded on other sites. Sites that have published his work include Giga Geek Magazine, Marooners' Rock, Twin Galaxies, and Popular Mechanics. He got into games journalism to keep his writing skills and habits in check as he has always wanted to create a novel or write a game's narrative. Twitter: has been steadily shaping his writing, networking, and production skills for over a decade.
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Because of games like DUSK, we’ve gotten officially sanctioned expansions to 90s PC classics, enhanced ports with features like ray-tracing, a slew of brilliant content creators, enthusiast magazine E1M1, and a seemingly endless list of games that I’m excited to play. I missed out on the golden age of PC shooters so this movement is something that I thoroughly enjoy exploring.
DUSK helped to spark a whole movement of Boomer Shooters, a genre swollen with excellent games crafted by scrappy, talented developers and small teams. If we ever get a DUSK 2, I expect it to be one of the most celebrated indie releases in the FPS genre. DUSK is timeless, spitting in the face of pop culture patterns and embracing dark, often campy tropes to make a memorable tour of violence, deep voices, monstrous cults, and ancient power. Today’s world is all about finding something cool, experiencing it as fast as possible, making a social post, and then scrounging for the next trending thing. Although, it feels weird to expect as much since it appears that an immense amount of work went into this version. With a successful release of DUSK on Switch, one would hope that New Blood can now successfully port other games in their library. It’s a fascinating dive into how it works and why it looks so good. Industry experts at Digital Foundry highlighted the impressive porting work in a video. The only thing really missing is the PC game’s multiplayer mode, which is a cool distraction but not really important for the core experience. This Switch port features a ton of options including gyro aiming. Fast, frenetic action at a blistering pace. Rather than just get it working and releasing it though, New Blood went above and beyond expectation, creating a version of DUSK that expertly captures what made the PC game so good. Asking for a Switch port is still popular and many indie games often look to the Switch for their first console ports. Praise aside, let me once again try to write something substantial about DUSK.įor years, comments and feedback on social media always brought up a Switch port for DUSK to the point that it was constantly mocked by New Blood Interactive, the game’s publishers. The game is stellar and I cannot recommend it enough for shooter enthusiasts or those fascinated by retro-inspired design. This is the type of port that puts others to shame. Now, that experience is on Switch and it performs exceptionally well. It’s one of my favorite games ever and I find myself playing all the way through every now and again. For anyone new to this game, DUSK is a game built on the bones of QUAKE and other classic FPS games but surpasses being derivative through brilliant level design and pacing. This review has the potential to be one of the shortest I have ever written because I have been obsessed with DUSK (and by extension everything to come out of New Blood Interactive) ever since the first episode was released on PC.
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