Ion Fury: Aftershock - 2019's Best Expansion Pack

[@ultgamercw6759]

Gman I love you're stuff but I gotta disagree with you on this game feeling dated. Ion Fury wasn't made to be a movement shooter with dashes and slides and this dlc was never going to change that. Ion Fury wants to be an old school build engine game but pushed to it's technical limit by a team of creators who know how to get every last drop of power out of it. Stuff like Turbo Overkill or Ultra Kill is trying to be a modern take on the genera. Ion fury is a homage to the classics.

[@HPalternetive]

True, not every shooter needs to be an ultra kill, its good that it isnt. Ion fury is build to the core and thats the only thing that matters

[@TheMC1102]

Not only has Ion Fury: Aftershock finally come out, but we also got a 1.0 release date for WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, an update for CULTIC and a new trailer for Core Decay. It seems like 3D Realms are finally getting their shit together.

[@EliteBaal]

+ dates for Kingpin Reloaded and Graven Full Release

[@elimalinsky7069]

The 3D Realms showcase had something like 80 game trailers crammed into 4 hours. A bit overwhelming and there was a lot of shovelware shown, but also many games that looked promising.

[@bigbrassballs]

Wow I can't believe we're actually getting a full on release date for WRATH. I was damn near convinced that game was dead

[@adammartin5809]

Phantom Fury demo too.

[@blazerashbringer2001]

thank for the comment did not knew that

[@VoskahMarkhov]

Excited for this. Nothing quite like build engine games.

[@iris_ofthestorm4260]

It’s an EDuke game

[@elijahjarman2837]

​@@iris_ofthestorm4260it's still a build engine game

[@pistool1]

Dad is spoling us once again.

[@EximiusDux]

​@@iris_ofthestorm4260Eduke is the build engine but programmed to run on modern hardware and with a bunch of upgrades and bug fixes.

[@stefan0453]

​@@pistool1we came full sircle

[@mangleman25]

Not every retro shooter needs to implement a ton of fancy movement mechanics to be interesting, calling it dated for not implementing stuff like that when neither the base game nor the overarching genre it's in really hold that connotation is disagreeable, at best.

[@StrikerTheHedgefox]

This. Ion Fury wasn't meant to be that kind of game.

[@alessandrodeangelis9029]

Yes. It seems that gman wanted another Doom eternal, turbo overkill or ultrakill. I'm more into this kind of shooter, more "simple". I tried games like ultrakill and that was just not for me.

[@MrJakeTucker]

Indeed. I don't know if age comes into it and/or the less is more thing. I was 30 when Quake 2 was released. These days I sometimes have to lower the difficulty levels as my reflexes are not what they were. Saying that, I've completed Cultic numerous times on all difficulties. I think it's the best of all these, to use a term I don't like, boomer shooters. Hey! I'm an old GenX! I have played some of the FPS with platforming/parkour. I completed TurboO. I tried Sprawl but couldn't get into it. I'm off to play Marrow (new Blood mod).

[@mangleman25]

@@alessandrodeangelis9029 He's said this about numerous games, too, not just Ion Fury. I remember him saying Serious Sam feels dated, and then bringing up movement shooters as a reason why. I can't begin to describe how much I really would lose interest in the retro/arena shooter scene if it just devolved into them all being Doom Eternal clones or movement shooters.

[@gast128]

For me Doom Eternal took a wrong direction with the ammo diet and weapon swapping. I stick to old shooters.

[@LeFaucheur]

I'm not sure it's fair criticizing it for not being very innovative when it's just an expansion. If it was that different to Ion Fury, it would be a new game, not an expansion

[@groundhardskinny]

wrong, plenty of expansion packs throughout the years innovate on the gameplay loop while still keeping it fresh. this literally felt like it could be part of the base game, the point of expansion packs is usually they are supposed to feel unique to the base game. it is 100% fair to criticize an expansion pack for just copying the base game’s homework, especially when they hardly gave us new weapons.

[@ItsBofu]

​@@groundhardskinnySo, the addition of a drivable bike, a remixed campaign, new enemies, new weapons, new powerups, and a new inventory system would've been noticed had they been part of the base game from the start?

[@css1323]

@@groundhardskinnyok 😐👍

[@Netsuko]

The BUILD! Engine just has this very distinct, crisp feeling to it. It has insane details, incredible sprites and modular sectors that can change. It just feels so good. It is the absolute best 2.5D engine that has ever been made.

[@thomasvleminckx]

The explosions are also incredibly satisfying.

[@SpaceTalon]

I for one am happy to see a game that is less spaztic about dashing and needles weapons swapping.

[@uria3679]

This is the price of innovation

[@Jokoko2828]

Pretty sure the only rooty tooty movement shooty game that forces you to switch is Doom Eternal, in Ultrakill you can just coin meme blast your way through everything.

[@rorysimpson8716]

I kinda feel like we've gone too far in the other direction. Movement mechanics are one thing, but the whole weapon swapping 3 times to kill a single mob isn't fun or engaging to me.

[@uria3679]

Try not to sound like a IGN reviewer

[@rorysimpson8716]

@@uria3679 ok, so you don't have an argument, you're just feeling salty? Try not to sound like a butthurt fanboy.

[@pnastysavage5510]

Why I strongly disliked doom eternal.

[@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

Different strokes for different folks. There's now better variety, which is a good thing. Personally if all I had still were games where you can circle strafe and click heads, I would want the long sleep. There's still plenty of faithful old school shooters to pick from.

[@thejollydude1907]

exactly, like, I understand how that could be fun for the mf's with ADHD + low attention span, but it's not fun for the casuals just simply trying to enjoy the game.

[@mitrikgaduk347]

I think you actually nailed an issue with the genre currently: It's getting complicated. Hey, if you want more complex games, that's cool, but sometimes you want something a bit more "down to earth". Honestly I've played a lot of movement shooters and eventually got tired due to how much more effort was required out of me, so I played them less and less. It's why I still go back to older shooters or games that don't focus as much on heavy movement mechanics. There's a time and place for everything and when everything is the same, you've got less choices.

[@winj3r]

More Ion Fury in never a bad thing.

[@ct592]

Im surprised you're not disappointed this DLC didnt add regenerating health and a 2 weapon limit

[@RenegadePandaZ]

I, for one, welcome the exclusion of 'movement shooter' mechanics. I don't need a twitchy hyper precision shooter, I'm old and my reflexes just do not. I kinda hate how the boomer shooter genre went from 'let's make a 90's game' to 'let's make a 90's game but add a million mechanics from modern games.' Seems like the retro indie scene is losing it's character. If you want to make a modern game that's fine, but when you start trying to appeal to nostalgia at the same time, it's a very thin line to walk and I feel like most games fail.

[@naran00]

i’m glad Voidpoint stuck with the same/similar formula with Aftershock as Ion Fury. i got into Ion Fury BECAUSE there was hardly any modern spin on the game. the newer “boomer shooter” formula would’ve ruined Aftershock imo. I’m so tired of seeing the same walking on walls, dashing, arena style fps and calling them part of the “retro fps renaissance”. sometimes people want just a true 90s dated type of game (with a fresh coat of paint as a bonus).

[@Gabbagool86]

Amen the movement shooter aspect would add limitations to the build engine level design which is what i love about these games.

[@andreasc.2182]

I am quite happy that voidpoint did not "evolve" ion fury more into one of these movment/dash shooters. Those often pretend to be retro shooters but they only have the look of one but offer a totally different gameplay experience requiring totally different reaction abilities from the players that may not everyone be able to provide. It´s more like they fill some kind of sub-genre like a missing link between the classic shooters up to the modern fast paced ones but hell, let classic shooters be classic shooters, there was already enough failvolution the last 20 years i did not like. I already hated turbo overkill as they deeper i got into it the more it felt like sonic the hedgehog with guns......and stopped playing it as the experience felt alien to me.

[@raythepony]

Totally agree with this statement. I said this in another comment, but I believe simplicity is the spice of life sometimes. Boomer and movement shooters can coexist.

[@uria3679]

I hope this motivates people to make more art of Ion Fury

[@darthcinema4262]

Aside from the sexy stuff

[@darthcinema4262]

@@lucascoval828 This is the internet after all. You can find a few pics of sexy fan art of Shelly

[@Gatorade69]

​@@lucascoval828Rule 34, man.

[@HereticHydra]

I had no idea that Shelly was thicc the entire time with a big ass until I saw the Adtershock title screen. I always thought of her as a 90s style stick-thin chick with bolt ons.

[@MentalParadox]

@@darthcinema4262 There's hardly any, stop lying

[@Seph491]

I’ve been waiting on this forever. So glad to hear it’s finally coming out.

[@user-qf2co7yl3d]

Thanks for the review. I got to say though sometimes I want just an old school shooter. Games like Ultrakill and Turbo Overkill you have to be ON-POINT with your movement to beat those games. I always play the hardest difficulties from the start and I still enjoy games where I am not having to put 200% concentration on dodging and countering 1000 projectiles coming at me while pressing 10 dodge/equipment buttons every 2 seconds.

[@StrikerTheHedgefox]

BTW GMan, the baton one-shots the MechSects (the spiders). Has a funny animation too. Also, The hard cut to the credits was a bug. There's supposed to be an end cinematic. It'll be fixed on release day. (Barring any unexpected circumstances)

[@raptorshinryu]

I just beat it and it cut straight to the credits for me too.

[@uros.u.novakovic]

I was very surprised when he said that they are the most annoying enemies in FPS games ever. They are so easy to deal with...

[@groundhardskinny]

@@uros.u.novakovicthey are annoying because i don’t wanna be crouching down to zap spiders every 4 minutes. this has nothing to do with their difficulty

[@ninetyZeven]

Bring me a basic no frills retro shooter any day! 👍👍

[@marcellosilva9286]

I haven't played much Ultrakill and haven't touched Turbo Overkill or any of those movement-intensive shooters, but I replayed Ion Fury last year and had so much fun that honestly, I think a good Build Engine game is all I really need right now. Not everything has to be super-complex movement that demands you to connect your brain directly to the PC so you can control it better and with faster reaction times. Also, Ion Fury's soundtrack is fucking amazing and I can't wait to hear more of Jarkko Rotstén's tracker masterpieces. After playing Deus Ex and Unreal, I've gotten really into that style of music and can't get enough of it.

[@Rolandeld1999]

I'd recommend giving turbo overkill a try. Im a boomer and i could keep up with it. It's fast paced, responsive but forgiving

[@AndersHaalandverby]

Turbo overkill is amazing

[@FCV0511]

This game actually being on the original engine gives it such a cool look without giving it motion-sickness inducing movement like some of the other recent boomer shooters have. The environments and the references in here are stellar too. Happy to see Tech Noir get a shot out!

[@matteste]

You might wanna check out Ashes 2063 as well then. It is a Fallout style game made in the Doom engine. And it is free as it started out as a total conversion mod before becoming its own standalone game.

[@Bluehawk2008]

I never noticed before, but the collar under Shelly's neck in the portrait in the bottom-left actually changes depending on what type of armour you have.

[@evilalex87]

more of the same is all i want , this looks awesome

[@navyhusky2020]

Ion Fury was a blast to play through. Looking forward to this and PF

[@eetdarichmarx7423]

You should play the new demo before dropping your money. It’s super rough.

[@aweirdwombat]

Yeah seriously. Try the demo. I was super hyped for it and the demo killed my interest. I don't know how they'll save it; it disappointed me that much.

[@nolin335]

Whats pf

[@Evilshtt353]

@@nolin335 Phantom Fury. Also, I rather enjoyed the demo.

[@uria3679]

@@eetdarichmarx7423I’m sure it will change and get better

[@ShootingStar1313]

Fun is fun, whether it's 2018 or 1998. And the Build engine will still be fun for many years to come. 🎂

[@aghastinagharta]

Retro FPS titles took a wrong turn after Doom Eternal. Stuff like Dusk, Amid Evil and Ion Fury were a faithful recreation of that late 90s period, without mixing new and old in a too much intrusive way. You may like fast-paced stuff like Ultrakill, but I know I prefer to stick to the more "classic" boomer shooter revival.

[@matternicuss]

Ion Fury doesn’t feel like it’s from 2019; it feels like it’s from 1996, which is exactly what it’s aiming for. Honestly I’m not sure why you were expecting it to be more modernized. It’s whole shtick is being old school, which is what makes it awesome. Good review otherwise. I personally think Aftershock improves on the base game, having better enemy variety, more consistently interesting environments, and doesn’t overstay its welcome.

[@LuststrolchSGE]

I am actually very happy that this game is NOT influenced by Doom Eternal. I think it will take the fps genre quite some time to get over the damage Doom Eternal has caused to it. I don't want fancy platforming in my retro shooter. I also don't want to have to switch my weapons constantly because my character can't carry anymore than five bullets of any type.

[@itsrainingcats9968]

Name one game like that other than Doom Eternal released in the last 2 years tho?

[@LuststrolchSGE]

@@itsrainingcats9968 sorry but I don't understand your question.

[@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

Lol damage? That's a bit dramatic imo. We have more variety now.

[@keyboard_g]

So issues with a lack of new mechanics, other than the new mechanics they did add…. in an expansion pack. Its a good buy then.

[@kmvoss]

I don't know... the critique "this game that styles itself from a 1996 retro shooter is dated because it's 2023 not 2019" probably won't be something the target demographic will regard much. Still, I do get missing certain mechanics. A grappling hook would be nice :)

[@evil_cupcake2386]

This expansion may not be next evolution of the genre, but i's so good to just return to the roots sometimes :) Totally gonna play this

[@G00berella]

I'm actually glad it's more "old school" without the twitch shooting, arena bullet hell. I'm not a caffenated teenager anymore.

[@AbysswalkerASMR]

That aunt May part had me rolling, just genius 😄

[@flippedoutkyrii]

That Hoverbike sequence was definitely worked on by the crew who made the EDuke32 Duke Nukem Forever 2013 mod. If not just inspired directly by it lol

[@dragoneye6229]

I couldn't care less for modern shooter mechanics. To me FEAR is and will always be the sweet spot for FPS combat. AI that tries to actually beat the player, melee moves that give you some movement but don't take over, particle effects from bullets flying everywhere, multiple avenues of approach for "arenas" instead of Dooms big open arenas, etc. The only thing you could possibly add to that is a smaller but more identified set of weapons with clear strengths and weaknesses instead of following the formula of 1-6 starting with the handgun you stop using after the first map.

[@StrikerTheHedgefox]

You'd probably like Trepang2 then. Its gameplay is very inspired by FEAR. Also, the game's soundtrack was made by a friend of mine (bXmMusic).

[@modernmobster]

Finally. We havent really had any updates about this expansion in like 2 years, and now theyre just shadow-dropping it out of nowhere.

[@thereviewsbrothers3854]

Nice. I love these new retro style shooters. Bought the base game on pc and ps4 and I don’t regret it at all. Definitely picking this up.

[@enderhx]

I'm glad to have more Ion Fury. I dont want more games to be like Doom Eternal or Ultrakill. Not every shooter needs to be focused on movement or innovation. I'm estatic it's fun 🥳

[@WillemDafoeismyuncle]

“Say, thats a nice bike.” Fucking love that reference

[@JerkingtheGerk]

I’ve been looking forward to this and the Black Labyrinth expansion for years. Can’t wait to play this tomorrow.

[@sealboy1211]

You don’t know me, but I have come to spread the good news. Dark labyrinth, is really good. Great time to be amid evil and ion fury fans.

[@SuperJohnWho]

Black Labyrinth was really good I didn't know that Aftershock was going to be released today

[@RussianSevereWeatherVideos]

Ion Fury has the most listened to by me soundtrack of all the games that I've encountered. It's a masterpiece!

[@HereticHydra]

It's alright. It sounded too much like the original Deus Ex, but not as good.

[@RussianSevereWeatherVideos]

@@HereticHydra I've been listening to it on repeat soon a thousand times over. Helps me sleep and pass time when travelling actually :)

[@nameless5413]

to me the lack of dash, wallruning, grappling is a perk rather than detraction. sounds pretty interesting tho i sortof wish this was done in same vein as 90s datadiscs complete overhaul (ex.: Duke Carribean)

[@MisterPickle.]

That Washington 4 skins joke never gets old 😂

[@Lord_Deimos]

I'm very happy about this expansion and Phantom Fury but I'd KILL for a Blood game using the updated build engine.

[@-Zakhiel-]

Well, it already kinda exists. It's Blood : Death Wish. It's a mod with several new chapters and it's free. And it's maybe the best build engine game I've ever played.

[@Chozo_Ghost]

@@-Zakhiel- There was also a new Blood mod announced at RD2023: Marrow. You can play it using Fresh Supply or nBlood or Raze! Guess it's time for me to go from GDX to nBlood lmao

[@MidnightMedium]

Amen, brotherrrrrrrr

[@an2qzavok]

man, those driving sequences give me serious Ashes 2063 flashbacks.

[@ZombieJesus1987]

I feel like the base game was missing a weapon like the Homewrecker. I definitely plan on getting this DLC

[@blackthorn5709]

So glad this is finally coming out. Ion Fury remains my favourite of the legion of throwback FPS games and in my opinion (as someone who grew up playing these type of games in the ‘90s) is one of the few that actually gets it and feels like a real game of the time. Too many of these new attempts miss the point and shoehorn in a load of modern contrivances that destroy the feel (limited weapon loadouts, upgrades, Doom Eternal-isms and the dreaded “rogue-like elements”).

[@enderhx]

Agreed :)

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Great point! Very well said.

[@karolkowalski3842]

"Enemies blend with the background" so happy you said that.

[@thomasvleminckx]

"Dated" is such a funny term, especially in this context. When people use it, I just interpret it as "I don't like it" and nothing else. Chess is extremely "dated" and people still play it centuries later. I mean, dude, you're critiquing a genre whose sole reason for existing is replicating games from yesteryear. Yes, DUH it's going to feel "dated". THAT'S THE POINT. So you want fast movement, double jumping, dashing and grappling hooks. Okay, then go play a game that has those. This is a boomer shooter, not a zoomer shooter. Both have the right to exist.

[@Jim_Buck]

I'm happy with more of the same, I don't need sliding floor kicks or bouncing off the walls lol

[@raythepony]

In all honesty, I get the whole "indie shooters have evolved" thing, but I will always cherish boomer shooters more than movement shooters. Sometimes, the latter would do too much for its own good, whereas the former would stay simple most of the time. And I'm a firm believer that simplicity is also a spice of life.

[@Gabbagool86]

I like em both i want both to exist

[@raythepony]

@@Gabbagool86 I do too. I just hate the idea that boomer shooters are considered 'outdated' by some, because it doesn't have x or y.

[@copiumco805]

FINALLYY AFTERSHOCK COMES OUT. I HAVE WAITED YEARS.

[@Zack_Wester]

Going to say this as someone that have not played the old Doom or Duke games. Ion Fury feels like a game that will be easier to get into then let say Selaco where I need to do everything Ion Fury does but also dash and all that.

[@shaneedwardlee]

Just realised that the enemy that disappears and respawns behind you is based on the Iron Maiden Seventh Son album cover Eddie.

[@giantstickman8650]

I miss the days of expansion packs - they used to be meaningful chunks of additional content, whereas most DLC these days just feels like it was a few levels or items stripped from the base game. And it's for that reason I kind of disagree with the end critique of this video, that the genre has moved on and this game feels dated. It's Ion Fury, it's an expansion to that, it's not trying to be anything other than more of the same. I don't want it to try and ape what the current 'in' thing is when I already know what the original game was and what it was trying to recreate, and if I wanted something like those other movement shooters... I'd just go and play one. All I can say though is... roll on Phantom Fury! Can't wait for that.

[@botep5529]

The outro patron list is so god damn good

[@SpecShadow]

Imagine waiting for this for so long you almost lost hope. Then you see some projects getting cancelled (SIN remaster). Then they made RealmsDeep and said "oh yeah, that game? We''re going to release it like tomorrow or something. Have fun!" At least it took them less than Dusk HD (5 years). This gonna be JUICY with Build Games Randomizer mod!

[@Axisoflords]

Weird dig at Dusk there. It's an HD remaster being released for free to celebrate the 5th anniversary, just announced yesterday. It "took" 5 years, cause that's kinda how anniversaries work.

[@patrickrobinsob1464]

WHO says Sin Reloaded is canned? I haven’t heard that.

[@xansaibot3134]

Sin Remaster isn’t cancelled lol. Nightdive confirmed there were troubles in development recently, but game is now worked on much more than before

[@finkamain1621]

Just like how long it took for the Rise of the Triad port to come out so now we don't have to deal with a janky reverse-engineered engine or the DOS version

[@SynthLizard8]

I'm glad you changed your mind on the Ion Bow.

[@retroinspect]

The flying red guys exist just to shred your armor. But the Blood rules apply here, always toss explosives around blind corners.

[@Necrotron]

"Movement shooters introduced so much. You can use grapple hooks" Dude, we had those in Quake CTF 30 years ago. That's not a new thing at all

[@MADba111]

It's getting a DLC?! Ah hell yes! Loved the original game.

[@Gatorade69]

I really hate the word DLC. We should go back to calling them expansion packs, like Gman did for this review.

[@MADba111]

@@Gatorade69 I hate the word pack even more. Sounds like it has a bunch of random stuff packed in. Also reminds me of card packs, the original loot boxes. Rather prefer the word "addon" (me feel old and wise just by typing it, nobody's calling em that nowadays). Though, doesn't change the fact that this is a downloadable content, hence it's still a dlc.

[@matteste]

But speaking of games made in these older engines, maybe you would want to check out the game Ashes 2063. It started out as a total conversion mod for Doom, but was then later released as a standalone game for free. It is quite amazing what people manages to create in such an old engine with this one being more like Fallout than Doom.

[@matttiberius1900]

I've been waiting for this for ages.

[@trobriandstorm]

Just a day to release, cant wait

[@alewis514]

Eeeeh, I don't think that not being this new movement-shooter is a detriment. This game is good at being a Build engine game, with destructible and interactible envirionment and very complex exploration in those open-ended levels. These areas never tell you the whole story at the first glance, it later turns out that buildings weren't just decoration and were actually enterable and explorable envirionments. Now you see the main courtyard from behind 4th floor window and it's awesome. Sure they could have added double jump and a jetpack but they didn't had to. The game is good enough to stand on its own feet in its own genre, doesn't have to be 10th movement shooter in the last 12 months.

[@light819]

You know I was so sure that aftershock had quietly gotten so big it had become phantom fury and that aftershock was quietly canned. color me surprised

[@garden0fstone736]

If Duke nukem just did this after 3D it would’ve been a huge sequel

[@Ashadowtotheworld]

Honestly I'm glad that this doesn't add any of those trendy new mechanics.

[@pirategirl1588]

0:02 This reminds me of the duke nukem 3d forever mod

[@diamondhamster4320]

Tripple G Man does not understand that there are very hard-core old retro FPS playing boomer demographic who hate all those "Advancements" and "Innovations" in the genre in the recent years. This expansion pack is right up their moldy and ancient alley.

[@Gabbagool86]

it sure is i like both kind of games but i don't want all fps to be movement based that sounds really boring.

[@Johnnyboy414]

Perfect for my boomer ass. I don't like the new movement shooters and honestly didn't even finish DOOM Eternal because I got so bored of it. Oh well

[@diamondhamster4320]

@@Johnnyboy414 Q.E.D.

[@Chozo_Ghost]

@@Johnnyboy414 Yeah, I played through Doom Eternal once, had fun with it, but never had the urge to play it again afterwards lol.

[@TheStonemeister]

Said innovations are also incredibly played out now. I'd be fine with never seeing a grappling hook in a fps again.

[@karlandersson8652]

Miss me with all that "movement shooter" bullshit. Aiming down sights an improvement? That's what the entire "boomer shooter" revival was railing against, modern COD-type shooters. If this game is less like modern games and more like 90's games, then that's better, not worse.

[@Pyke64]

Exactly, modern shooters are the dogs bollocks. COD, Battlefield, PUBG are the death of the genre.

[@madness1931]

You say it didn't take inspiration from Doom Eternal, like it's a bad thing. IMO, it's a GOOD thing. These games became popular again because of a drought. A drought caused because the FPS genre "moved on". As someone who loves this genre, but hates Doom Eternal, this not changing is a very good thing. Lastly it is an expansion pack. It'd be kinda weird if they just changed how the game played mechanically.

[@Upsideround]

I didn't even know this came out finally! Epic really needs to promote this shit!

[@rv2167]

I have been waiting for this for years

[@Ross_5979]

wow, they did an expansion after a few years since release! I will check this out for sure

[@wallyhackenslacker]

To be honest, playing a build engine game expecting it to be like a modern movement shooter feels like missing the point completely. Like playing a super mario world romhack while expecting it to feel like mario odyssey.

[@JohnDoe-vm5rb]

Glad to know it's good

[@Hrotriks]

Have you thought that perhaps many of us dont like movement shooters??? Ion Fury was awesome and more of that sounds great to me , no added Doom eternals bs into the mix.

[@LordShadowZ]

His biggest problem with the game is that it's too much like a retro shooter and not a parkour game with guns? Ion Fury was always a retro shooter so I don't know why he expected it to play like those games with ridiculous movement mechanics. I love retro shooters, so I see this expansion as a win.

[@GarrettGallows]

How many videos have you released this month!? Working hard and I love it 🎉

[@Gggmanlives]

Too many!

[@doclouis4236]

Well it sure took Forever for this to finally release. And look who just so happens to get a review copy for it the day before it launches😛

[@feplays007]

It's on my Steam wishlist, it's definitely a retro style that reminds me of the times of the N64 with Duke Nukem 3D.

[@Gatorade69]

While it wasn't the worst way to play Duke3D (The Genesis version is probably the worst) I feel sorry for anyone who had to play it on consoles.

[@feplays007]

@@Gatorade69 For me, the N64 version has charm, but there are better versions.

[@mrbri6463]

Honestly, not having any of the new modern stuff is refreshing to me. Sometime I just want a more pure boomer shooter experience instead of sweating everywhere on my keyboard trying to mad dash quick swapping and learning weapon combos like it’s a fighting game.

[@madson-web]

Not every game needs every mechanic

[@danzer9307]

I don't known what you were expecting, it's an expansion for a game that intentionally tries to copy 90s shooters as much as possible even down to using an old engine, being dated it's basically it's main selling point, it was never meant to be very innovative in the first place. You could say that doesn't hold up nowadays but i'll argue there's room for games of this kind as well, not everything has to be a movement shooter and having a variety of games with different playstyles is always a good thing, just like there's still vanilla doom wads despite all the crazy shit you can do with gzdoom.

[@logiclunacy606]

I cant speak for aftershock but what makes ion fury memorable is not that its a retro inspired fps but its level design was incredibly intricate and beuitiful. Other stuff like the destructability and enemy variety help too. Would say that in Ion fury circle strafing is only a good idea in open areas, closed areas unlike a lot of retro fps its better to peep around corners and pick things off.

[@UESCBattleDroid]

Not being a fan of Doom Eternal and other fast moving fps', I wont be bothered by the dlc being the same gameplay as the base game.

[@misterdude6694]

Three videos in a week? Jesus Christ, you are insane over there down under.

[@thevisionary5699]

I am so happy to see this return. How i have missed IF!

[@kvg198x6]

You should check out Ashes 2063 and its sequel Ashes Afterglow.

[@ThePatank]

9:05, that Animal House audio clip is why I love ya gman

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

I’m playing through vanilla Ion Fury currently for the first time. I LOVE these boomer shooters. I hope they keep making them. I don’t exactly know why but I enjoy them far more than bloated AAA modern FPS games. Weird because I have zero nostalgia attached to my enjoyment of the retro shooters

[@Miki-hk6vy]

the only base game problem to me was the lack of weapon variety like in Duke and Blood but they fixed it in Aftershock so now it's great

[@-Zakhiel-]

@@Miki-hk6vy I kinda agree about the "lack of variety" of the weapons but at the same time they were all very ballanced. The revolver was useful even in the end game.

[@Chozo_Ghost]

@@-Zakhiel- The Loverboy absolutely fucks; one of my new favorite video game sidearms of all time.

[@Miki-hk6vy]

@@-Zakhiel- agreed would rather have something used till the end then discarded in first minute

[@kommodore6691]

The gunplay and performance/response feel is way better and more satisfying and has been honed to perfection in these engines and the sprite work is beautiful. While new games chase trends and cut corners, motion blur and bloom to make you sick and eyes hurt and ruin visual clarity, have to be controller accessible and dumbed down for all platforms and designed by committee for shareholder profits lost the art and vision. Basically greed/capitalism eventually ruins everything as few companies dominate the market.

[@Gh3ttoAstronaut]

Man, one of my favourite games!

[@Mankey619]

The best FPS shooters, I’ve played since it came out 4yrs ago. Really going to play Aftershock now, and not to mention the future sequel that’s gonna come out, somewhere in the near future.

[@PKDionysus]

Ugh, that Patreon list credit song is still so sick!

[@newageBoundhippie]

I'm definitely hyped to have more Ion Fury to play...once Aftershock releases on Xbox that is. And I can't believe I'm only just NOW hearing about Phantom Fury...

[@actionvestadventure]

Oh shit, forgot i wishlisted this ages ago on Steam. Then your vid showed up in my feed just now... glad to see it's finally seeing the light of day. I have something to look forward to when i get home from work tomorrow. I have a soft spot for Build engine games having made maps (and an attempted TC) for Duke Nukem 3D. Ah... those were the days...

[@uros.u.novakovic]

Just finished the entire expansion with 100% kills and secrets and mega secrets too. Had an insane amount of fun with this! Aftershock was definitely worth the wait. Also, how did you finish this in 4 to 5 hours? I mean I guess it can be done if you literally ignore exploration and just rush for the ending of every level.

[@sohail4287]

To be honest I don't mind it playing slower than a lot of the new retro indie shooters. I don't want every shooter to have advanced movement mechanics

[@Angelfox51]

Thanks for the review. I made up my mind anyway and will purchase it. Yes it's "dated" but it is what it is, an expansion with a new story and some content but nothing too crazy. I'm glad we finally got it.