This NEW FPS is trying to bring back the glory days of Blacklight: Retribution?

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[@DARKthenoble]

I somewhat disagree on your comment about limiting pulse for everyone. However, how blacklight retribution balanced it, before someone bought out the IP and fucked it all up. Armor, and equipment was the game was balanced. You could make a character that was super tanky and slow. This meant if someone used that pulse ability and focused on that guy they'd find themselves tied up per say and someone could just easily run around in finish them. You can opt for the lightest armor and equipment, and be a speedy boy, but only be allowed to use the pulse ability for a few seconds, before the tiny battery died. The game kinda reminded me of what I thought a team fortress 3 should look like.

[@MechSniper]

I feel like Blacklight did it best because you weren't able to shoot while using your visor. Definitely made it take a lot of decision making for when you should and shouldn't use it. I miss Blacklight Retribution so much and hope there's any chance of another in the future.

[@Goodgu3963]

BLR was such an awesome game. There really isn't anything like it today. The HRV mechanics along with the renting were awesome, but the maps and gunplay were both really good as well. I really miss it too.

[@Lenariet]

I didn't play BR that long, but I actually best remember calling in those cool mech suits. I'm a little surprised nobody is mentioning them. Were they hated by more established players?

[@Goodgu3963]

@@Lenariet They weren't hated, but they were always a bit clunky and not super useful. A lot of people mostly ignored them.

[@xLeandroIX]

@@Lenariet the seem strong,but someone with the flamethrower basically was able to instant kill the pilot and steal the suit

[@wollfary]

Dude, Blacklight kicked so much ass.

[@Greg__K]

I miss Blacklight so much. The pulses were pretty quick in that game, you could hold it, but you were vulnerable while doing so. Most people set it to 'hold' to scan, so it would effectively just blip where everyone was real quick when hitting the button. That game had so many cool things going on.

[@Greg__K]

@HeyThatsAlex658 Where? It's not on Steam anymore. So it's probably not an officially supported thing I'm guessing? Plus, the "Parity" patch totally ruined the game for me. Pretty sure that's what killed the game for most people too.

[@suchu_021]

​@@Greg__Kit's available in playstation.

[@TheTrueAdept]

@@Greg__K given how bad the balancing was pre-parity, yeah, Parity was better, and I say this as a long-time player of the game.

[@d4t6ix]

​@@TheTrueAdeptI've played the game since beta. Parity update on PC is what sent the game to an early grave. Everyone i know hated it.

[@TheTrueAdept]

@@d4t6ix they're the sort of people who don't understand things like game development and hate any sort of change. Personally, I say that parity wasn't what caused it to an early grave; it was HSL's inexperience as an indie dev that put the final nail in the coffin.

[@akmakeabeat]

I clicked as soon as I read the title. BLR was such a blast man. The game was an adrenaline rush with that HRV mechanic. One thing to point out is that here player can shoot while in scan which I think would be better to be restricted while scanning just like BLR did. So that we as a player have to make quick decision to scan and lower our guard or not in situations. All the best to the devs. I'll be looking forward to this one.

[@bobagonoosh8483]

This was pretty fun to play. I really appreciate Fry and the Devs letting me join in. They were really awesome when it came to chatting and feedback. I said this immediately after playing: "I do see this having a passionate player base, but if they want to break out outside of that, I would like to hear more about what they plan to do differently. What innovations to game modes can they come up with? It also doesn't seem like they are taking into account the pulse with their map designs. That map we played on felt like it could be played in any other game. They really need to be thinking about the pulse when it comes to map design." Most of this was brought up to them, but they did not provide very specific answers iirc.

[@RedBeardMortis]

Dude I had an absolute blast playing with y'all! Thank you for letting me be a part of this playtest. These guys are definitely doing things right and I can expect nothing but huge things from this title

[@budrothefox3666]

Dude i went down a rabbit hole tonight remembering blacklight retribution. It was one of the first games i got really into when i first switched from being a console gamer to pc. What an incredible game that was ahead of its time a bit and super fun. I think a game heavily influenced by Blacklight could do very well in our current strange gaming environment. People are craving good clean fun. The vibe, feel, mechanics and gunplay were just super interesting and solid. The hrv being available to everyone made hardcore camping less viable which kept the combat dynamic

[@IsaardP]

I really miss BLR, that was one hell of a fun shooter and the wallhack visor mechanic made things so interesting. I even won $1000 in one of their in-game contests, great times!

[@coconutcarl28]

same dude, i think it was called the 30 days of fight if i remember?

[@mattroush7364]

Blacklist Retribution was one of my most favorite shooters of all time back in its hey-day. Such a unique approach to the genre and the aesthetic it had is unmatched by any F2P game. Glad to see something is trying to bring its spirit back.

[@SirBlackout_]

I’m really fucking with the aesthetic of this game. It looks like it’s gonna be a fun arcade shooter with a lot of potential for something competitive. Fire vid, Fry 🔥

[@megakillowning]

Blacklight did the wallhack better, also the weapon and armor customization in blacklight is really unique.

[@bergerheim8392]

The Pulse ability could be interesting if it's well balance. In Blacklight Retribution, you have to chose. You were not able to shoot when the HRV was on. In Assault Sector, it's feel that you can shoot while using the Pulse or the pulse effect is on. That's a turn off if you can shoot while using the pulse.

[@SpydersByte]

yup, its completely ignoring the one thing that balanced the power and removing the tactical use angle entirely

[@DeeperLiveFR]

Like campers were the biggest problems in FPS games that it needed a wallhack fps game. If you are running well and get that good rythm you shred campers easier than other players with just simple grenades, grenades launcher, rocket launcher or just a good and faster aim so ... If i had to choose between a game that let wallhack be a thing with ugly led body visuals i see trough walls and a more immersive environnement like Tarkov, Squad, or even CoD, the choose is made

[@tylerblinn7634]

I miss Blacklight man! What a great game. It was ahead of its time, it would have blown up in 2023!

[@Katzenwolf13]

So Blacklight retribution had this pulse and they featured two methods of stealth; Invisibility that rendered you impossible to see, but you're spotted by pulses. And then pulse immunity which was an active that lasted a short time to hide you from pulses, but you were still visible. Wonder if they'll include these functions in some way... And hardsuits

[@ZeGermanFox]

Reminds me a bit of Blacklight Retribution’s wallhack mechanic. Definitely seems like an interesting game but they need to work on the fluidity of the animations as well as general overall polish. They also need to lean more into the experimental near-future aesthetic. Think of the way the Army’s new augmented reality ENVG-B goggles look

[@akaxstretch]

I love that games like Xdefiant and this one are sticking to a lot of the basics that made FPS games so much fun in the 2010s. Solid arcade shooters with newer mechanics. Nothing flashy, crazy, or over the top.

[@m3rl1on]

wow reminds me of blacklight retribution, you can also see people through walls in that game.

[@spookencookies5779]

Damn, I missed that game 😢

[@ArcticWolfOfficial]

I used to fucking LOVE Blacklight as a kid. I hope they really do the game justice.

[@phanteh]

I absolutely loved Blacklight. I haven't seriously played an FPS since that died a death. I found the wallhack mechanic led to some incredible games of cat and mouse, loved the weight / speed balance that even extended to the weapons... I wish these guys the best of luck, and hope they embrace BLR and move further away from COD.

[@TheSoulBlade]

It looks like the rifle's reload animations are backwards. With a partial mag reload the animation looks like he is hitting the bolt release button and an empty mag reload he doesnt. If you have a round in the chamber (partial mag reload) you wouldnt have to hit the bolt release as the bolt is already forward. When the chamber is empty (empty mag reload) then the bolt locks back, meaning it either needs a bolt release or the charging handle pulled and released. Just a small thing i noticed as a gun guy. But it looks solid. Stoked to see more.

[@rabidkitten01]

This actually looks really promising. I enjoy their concept art too. I love the attitude of these devs too. Big respect. You're making waves Fry.

[@Slimjim2147]

The wall hack scan is an interesting mechanic and I understand why it's been implemented, and I'm willing to give a game with such a mechanic a shot. But I will say based on the footage I think it's a bit overkill as is. Imo it seems to last way too long, I'm ok with the idea but the duration seems wack. The enemies are highlighted like 5 seconds or more and that's just way too long, if it was like a 1 second flash to show location I think it'd be better

[@JTMConceptions]

An interesting gameplay idea they could utilize, when creating a "class" you have the option to choose between the pulse and an anti-pulse. They may need to extend the pulse time to make it work, but it would be a class option where instead of being able to pulse for enemies, if you hear an enemy within a close proximity use their pulse, an anti-pulser can activate theirs to immediately unpulse either themselves, or themselves and teammates within a small radius.

[@jriveagle]

Maybe play the old build, to get ideas to add to expectation's or change some expectations possibly? 1 year out a lot has to have changed already imo. So not sure. Looks extremely solid and polished already. Looking forward to playing.

[@EdenFPS]

Looks good, I'm looking forward to trying this.

[@ThatLoudLad]

I honestly had low expectations, but this genuinely seems like a fun little game that anybody can play. Definitely wish listing this for sure!

[@uzifer001]

Love that there are new games like COD and Battlefield. Competition is always good and keeps the genre fresh.

[@MiddywolfR]

The first thing that came to mind with the detection system was Ghost Recon Future Soldier. I guess they probably wouldn't do the class system did where only one class had access to the pulse as one of their abilities/gadgets. Will definitely keep an eye on this game to drop but for now its back to FS for a bit now that its on my mind.

[@gethackboy725]

Dope af, now I'm wishing I had PC

[@badger297]

I'm honestly a huge fan of seeing people who actually LOVE video games & and love to play them developing games. That's my biggest gripe with these big devs & companies. As a person who loves games, I can tell when there isn't love put into a game. I'm all for this, even if I don't like the game (haven't watched the video yet so idk), I still support this. Bring back people who love games, making games

[@IrrelevantPlease]

Blacklight retribution is the only fps i spent any real time in. Loved the bolt action headshot only servers, but the rest of the game was awesome too. Really liked that games take on near-future aesthetic.

[@somavekony5436]

great video! also the game reminds me a little of Ironsight.

[@saunshilu]

what i could see is showing off a 1 year old build could be a way for them to have a little test to see if tester were able to make out issues and problems that were already fixed

[@AboutThatTime420]

I'm excited for these guys. Can't wait to see some updates on this game in the future. Would love to see a more recent glimpse!

[@Messothelioma]

the first blacklight was amazing, blacklight retribution had an issue when they introduced p2w ammo

[@Jeffrey_zeta]

i never was an fps guy UNTIL black light retribution! I NEED THIS

[@nat040496]

Oh man I miss Blacklight: Retribution. Such a great F2P shooter that i put so much time into years and years ago. Anything somewhat similar is gonna get a try from me.

[@mikemyers5207]

I would say instead of having it to where you can see the person immediately have a camping timer. So as soon as that timer is up you can be seen by your opponents.

[@dr14ertley]

They need to talk to BSG about that tick rate! Tarkov could use that for sure!!!

[@PHANTOM1294]

Love that dynamic of we'll sponsor a video but dont pull any punches..it shows the confidence nd its perfect for future consumers to get a good understanding of what they're about

[@zer0nix]

I had an idea like this but I never developed it. My idea was simply to add some rechargable abilities like wallhacks, superjump, superspeed, etc that all share a common resource pool for more chaos and less downtime. It seems a lot of upcoming indies have the same idea. We'll see which ones survive!

[@iHaveNoLife226]

I think the game seems great, there is a few things I was thinking about tho: - since the hud is a tech visor, to combat the difficulty in seeing enemies, maybe outline the enemy in red when you are looking at them. Or a way to mark them - the game seems like it might get a little repetitive after a while so finding a way to keep each round fresh would be cool. - a good level system to grind for would be awesome. The xp could go towards get levels on guns or attachments. Grinding in games like this is key ( I think)

[@T33K4Y]

game needs to be called *FRAG PULSE* honestly.

[@PlungerMettaur]

I was just thinking a couple of days ago about how I miss Blacklight absolutely going to keep an eye on this

[@iaminside1]

I use to play the hell out of Blacklight: Retrobution. The attack and defend with a time is exactly the game Dirty Bomb's ranked mode. 1 team attacked and 1 team defended. Then they would switch sides and their completion/times are compared. The faster time wins.

[@ShadowDreamer100]

Meat grinder sounds more like Battlefield’s Rush mode but stacked for attackers to give the time to complete the competitive piece of the mode, rather than trying to beat it.

[@SasNolan]

In Blacklight: Retribution, the ingame wallhack was a Toggle feature. While it is ON - you can not use weapons, so its more for a quick peek and then turn off to shoot.

[@forasago]

Everybody used Hold. Didn't you get the memo??

[@lazilazi]

Blacklight Retribution is the best game I've played. I invested so much money and in the end the game was just Down! Played so many times in clanwars with RedMercse,ImDrawn,DaBestUsername and many other good players. It was always fun, played for hours without getting bored! I miss the time so much :(.... your xxchriskylexx from Team AP3X.

[@cookiejarvis3856]

The thing that brought me to Blacklight was the insane gun custimization and exosuits. Hope they can bring that.

[@SECVTOR91]

I miss BLR. Glad to see something like that years later. Player BLR from it's client days.

[@sirrekk5081]

Not a crazy new idea, Blacklight Retribution did it long ago, super fun fast paced game. RIP

[@Vaikida]

The mecanics here don't look that interesting tbh, they don't feel fast or smooth like BLR was, it was so smooth and the moving and the gun mecanics were so fast and that was one of the best thing about it, also the maps were darker which put people in this cool dark vibe

[@TakedownBard]

Honestly the best move imo would have been to allow you to only show the build from a year ago and have you play that first but allow you to privately play the newest build and speak to that. You’d get the best of both worlds in a lot of ways

[@mandel4889]

Blacklight is still live on Playstation:)

[@Armordude91122Cute]

Reminds me of GITS First Assault and this game looks like it could fill that void.

[@detcader_]

Pulse wall hack should only reveal people who have not moved within a certain radius in the last few seconds (campers)

[@drricemice2046]

As someone who makes games getting 100% honest response is really the best way of know what to fix

[@kevin11humor]

I don't mind the idea and it could turn out great but i would have thought something like Hunt Showdowns wall thing where it's delayed and an approximation, because if you get teams of people rotating that ping it could turn into a bigger advantage. I mean yea the enemy has it but would randos have a chance in that situation?

[@leroydank8562]

I think that would be for any game if the player isn’t good the player isn’t good a game shouldnt make massive changes just to make players feel better about the situation. The game is no different from any other shooter get a good team and learn the mechanics. The pulse mechanic is probably at the speed it is to give a faster gameplay experience. Even a 1 second delay would give any one the option to camp for even a second and that’s what they don’t want

[@gucci1131]

Blacklight: Retribution was so fun back in the day

[@alejandrocarralero2826]

Mw2019 was my personal favorite cod because of how good the movement was and I really hope that a smaller developer tries to make a free to play game that captures that gameplay.

[@megamaggotmrh9085]

I think it's a cool concept. A lot of games with hero Characters have scan pulse Characters and you just randomly get pulsed and rarely ever have anything to counter it. Giving everyone the pulse ability is fair. But a battlepass system? Not a fan. Battlepass systems are designed around FOMO to encourage to only play that game and that game only, and for me I end up getting burnt out and drop most games with a battlepass because of that.

[@danialyousaf6456]

I had an idea like this a while ago. Glad to see it in a video game haha.

[@Carnyzzle]

Everyone having a wallhack was why I liked Blacklight Retribution, no one could get away with just staying in a single spot

[@maxhell4033]

1:28 How the door crushes the other player was great.

[@keldricharts]

I will never forget what HSL has done to the BLR IP. Discontinued the game after all that to keep the community and game alive. BLR was a game very dear to me and pretty much my main inspiration for anything I make. But this game, having a rough design and backbones of BLR, I might give this game a chance.

[@G.O.A.T._]

Only og BLR players didn’t play death match and instead they did glitches with the mech on convoy 😂❤ gotta miss the old days man

[@ArcangelGamingEntertainment]

Omg I have heard of blacklight retribution in so long. I used to love that game.

[@Nothingspeshalwaysfresh]

There’s a mod to play black light still to this day “BL Relive” To this day Blacklight is my most logged hours on steam. I’m all over this..

[@nickm8644]

I miss PC Blacklight so much 😢😢😢

[@AtlascityGG]

Bigfry scared that we forget his name is Dustin & he said "that's me" with a camera cut. I laughed 😂

[@TitusTouch]

In my opinion, they should decrease what is displayed on the pulse. Make it more of a skill gap by not allowing you to see the entire player, maybe just their head or a gadget on their body. that way you actually have to have attention to detail when you use the pulse.

[@SlamFM36]

I'm loving the art style. Definitely interested

[@-Delu]

I would really love to play this game once again, i've played it for the first time like 4-5 years ago and recently i started to miss it, i do not play many fps, i really hate most of themes but this one was different.. this one was unique, the only one i really enjoyed.. i'd love that this game will come back someday...

[@Kolbjorn24]

Man I used to play black light back on Xbox arcade, soooo good

[@OnlyJT03]

i miss tf out blacklight retribution. if they made a new one i guarantee it would be one of the most popular games out with some proper adverrtising

[@bassmeo3937]

Pulse is good in theory but while everyone can do it, not everyone can do it at the same time which is a problem because the person using the pulse is always going to have an edge over the person not doing it. And if there is no indicator that someone used a pulse there is absolutely no counter play to it unless you are lucky enough to do it at the same time. The only way to counteract that is that they should make the pulse globally and you can set it off at certain points on the map by doing something and everyone gets revealed (or make it so other people know someone that used the pulse is near them)

[@ryanbolson23]

I’m afraid hackers will take over and say “it’s just the game pulse that’s how I know where everyone is”

[@swagyolo413]

I loved making myself the lightest I could be and sprinting around with an SMG in Blacklight, I’d go like 25-3ish per game

[@mediamass1404]

I think in the real world something like the retribution visor might work if the enemy team was mapped like a heat map,, a fading signature based on mapping of the environment and overlay of virtual space

[@drakeparker2994]

Blacklight fuck'n rocked! This looks fun as hell, look'n forward to play

[@ChefGunz]

this is looking good 👍🏾 i miss playing some BLR game was fun Great video Fry ✊🏾

[@badger297]

That s&d mode you described sounded fucking lit

[@bizcut]

BL:R was my jam...such a slick and satisfying game.

[@dylanpaul7371]

They need to bring back Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online. There was only an early access beta test and that was it for the game, it never actually came out. I was there and it was amazing. iykyk

[@Lenariet]

It wasn't bad per-se, but basically a CS:GO clone with GitS:SAC skins, which is fairly odd to have for an IP that's known for story and immersion and stuff. I wouldn't mind a remaster or remake of that one SAC PS2 game, I thought it was pretty cool. But I guess it's a kind of niche IP, so both single- and multiplayer games for it are rare. I mean First Assault failed for a reason.

[@rudyskrew]

OMG, this almost made me cry, i am so glad this is coming out.. finally this is the closest we have gotten to blacklight, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@branzeegaming6458]

Nei Tokyo ghost extraction mode, whoever had the ghost could see the entire enemy position, and they had to comm it to their team while trying to extract the ghost

[@astropolski]

I wouldn't be surprised if they gave you a year old build so they could use that as an excuse for any issues you had and just say "well its a year old, that's something we have fixed now"... right right. Regardless, looks alright, props to them for their honesty and that.

[@terranaxiomuk]

In BLR i had a stealthy setup where i was invisible on HRV, and had some sort of jammer thing. I was basically invisible and stealthy as fk. Proper good times.

[@randomtvninja]

Honestly miss blacklight, that was one of my favorite FPSs when it came out. Beta tested it and everything.

[@karenmfrench5802]

if they were to bring it to console like what happened with Blacklight then I'm 100% willing to buy it the second it's available for purchase

[@AnonOmis1000]

They're gonna have to have some good, interesting game modes for me to be interested. That being said, I wish them the best, as they seem genuine. I like their plan that this game is to get their foot in the door.

[@ws3457]

This is the kind of FPS PVP I can get into. Not camping? Love it!

[@fixteam4969]

Should be only points on the minimap. Cuz 3d spotting will lead in alot prefare spam and the guy whos wallhack is on cooldown usually gonna die

[@ejmuerterisefromthedead8924]

i miss blacklight retribution, ONE THE BEST FPS ARENA SHOOTER game ever but its really sad that the franchise went down the hill sadly T_T

[@KrabNomad]

Character has magwell grip on the m4 looking rifle. Holds gun by handguard. Besides that tho. Doesn’t look like a bad game. Might try it out.

[@d_ruggs]

I could see why its a year old. they could have added a lot of stuff that has kind of broken the game, or just is really janky still, but they probably got to this point a year ago and worked hard to get a playable verticle slice, compiled it, and sat on it till they got closer to completion. I would think that if they are releasing this now than it means they are close to showing something better. I bet that the graphics in this version though aren't much different than final. It will probably just have more features and content, with small lighting tweaks

[@englishdragon4198]

At the end of your intro fry, you looked like a child who’d been to go crazy with the candy 😂 Love the content you make, stay awesome!

[@americanriot8689]

This game actually looks really cool!

[@nat040496]

It would definitely be a mistake to limit the Pulse ability to one per game. That sounds awful. Maybe in comp, but that kind of restriction doesn't make sense for casual and the whole point of the ability is that everyone has it and it's there to prevent camping.