Agony - non Unity horror FPS

[Egosphere]

Seriously, it looks piss poor.

 

[Life of the Party]

 

[Shackleton]

If this is an FPS I'm wondering what the 'S' stands for as it's certainly not 'shooter'. Not seen any 'slashing' either, although I have seen plenty of 'strolling'.

Agony, a first-person stroller.

Looks like they were inspired by closing Oblivion Gates and thought taking the enemies out would make it more interesting. Seriously, show us some damn combat if you want us to think about buying your game. I've watched all the videos in this thread and I haven't seen any combat at all. It's possible I may have clicked through it while fast-forwarding, but I don't think so. Spells? Weapons? Fast/ slow pace? Melee? Ranged? It's like they purposely don't want to show it which is probably not a good sign.

 

[DeepOcean]

This will be an edgy walking simulator, nothing more. The art is crappy too.

 

[Big Wrangle]

Well that looks fucking boring, was hoping it would be edgy enough to loop into funny territory. Maybe it will later but those 10 minutes are the epitome of mediocre.

 

[theSavant]

Tbh the very first 2-3 game demos/trailers got me excited, but since then it got worse. With all these "magical" things (pink particles, purple effects, shimmering hot spots, etc.) it suddenly looks more like Skyrim than Hell. The magic kills the magic of the game. Not gonna play it... instead watching an LP.

 

[Blaine]

This is a fantasy thing pretty much so clearly it has to have off-the-wall Day-Glow neon smears and sparkles, I mean just wow what do you expect my dude?

 

[Lyric Suite]

Haha, i expected the walking simulator part, didn't expect them to fuck up their own visual design.

 

[Big Wrangle]

High quality dialogue that makes Shakespeare shudder.

 

[Life of the Party]

Here's some more Agony. In more ways than one.

 

[Lyric Suite]

The thumbnails on the first two was all the agony i could take. Did not click.

 

[kalganoat]

Yeah looks like people were right. walking simulator with gore and genitals.

 

[Big Wrangle]

How do you kill someone who's already dead and in Hell anyway? Where do they go to to, Michigan?

 

[Big Wrangle]

Well, look at this: https://www.trueachievements.com/n32772/agony-achievement-list-revealed
According to the achievements list the game only has about 4 levels.

 

[ortucis]

When your level design in a linear game is so bad, you have to include a spell to show breadcrumbs for the player..

The new gameplay trailer is the worst gameplay trailer I've ever seen in the last few months. Level designed by some idiot, then enhanced by throwing camera blur, post processing and shit load of particle effects which clash with everything else in the level.

At least they are good at making bullshots.

 

[Big Wrangle]

These are the reviews so far.

"A masterfully rendered interpetation of Hell, Agony is an artistic accomplishement rivaling the likes of David Lynch. The wonderfully Shakespearean narrative combined with an exploration-driven gameplay makes this game on par with masterpieces like the Legacy of Kain series and Coldsteel the Hedgeheg."

"With its bold and nuanced approach to personal suffering and the temptation of lust, Agony is the kind of game that proves the medium as an artform. A bold artistic achievement, much like Lesiure Suit Larry"

"Demons, ass, titties, gore, it's just what any REAL gamer wants. However, Agony is smarter than that; by being so blunt about the surface value, the game manages to sink deep into heavy themes heavily reminiscent of Planescape: Torment."

"Very rarely did a game with so much brutality leave me with a smile on my face. Despite its gruesomeness, there is a beauty to the game's execution and symbolism. One could say Agony is a dark fairy tale, albeit with much, much more depth... wait that's Darkwood."

 

[Lyric Suite]

High quality dialogue that makes Shakespeare shudder.

Wonderful Shakespearean narrative right here lmao.

 

[Life of the Party]

I think Hell is simply not a good setting for horror games. The reason why Layers of Fear or Soma or whatever work is because those settings are not supposed to be scary, while being scary is literally the only thing Hell is even supposed to be.

They should've just made another Painkiller.

 

[ortucis]

"Demons, ass, titties, gore, it's just what any REAL gamer wants. However, Agony is smarter than that; by being so blunt about the surface value, the game manages to sink deep into heavy themes heavily reminiscent of Planescape: Torment."

Yeah, this is why most of this game's promo relies on demon titties. Giant Turd twats trying to throw in "Planescape" to show how they "know" gaming, is just hilarious. I bet these people think Gone Home was 10/10 storytelling masterpiece.

If a game can't get a gameplay trailer right, chances of it getting a whole game right by "sinking into heavy themes", are none.

 

[Lyric Suite]

I think Hell is simply not a good setting for horror games.

Nah, it can be done. You just need developers that aren't shit at their job.

 

[Life of the Party]

Perhaps if you tried to reinvent Hell. Maybe. Possibly.

Ever played this?

 

[ortucis]

Perhaps if you tried to reinvent Hell. Maybe. Possibly.

Ever played this?

Layers of Fear looks good, but that's pretty much it. That game is actually a good example of how to use visual effects properly and tie in the levels together without breaking the theme.

Other than that, the game is nothing but same shit gameplay you see in every indie "horror" title. Moving walls, doors which open only when you trigger a specific thing in a sequence, pointless puzzles (cause horror = puzzles herpderp) and majority of it means nothing. It isn't even a good psychological horror game.

Maybe it's a hell for the player who's stuck playing it and has to pretend to be excited for his YouTube channel.

 

[Life of the Party]

I know it's not about Hell, just thought LS might be interested.

By the way, those reviews in Big Wrangle's post are not real.

 

[ortucis]

I know it's not about Hell, just thought LS might be interested.

By the way, those reviews in Big Wrangle's post are not real.

They are real enough. I can guarantee we'll see these reviews on Steam soon.

 

[Big Wrangle]

I dropped some big hints in that shitpost's text anyway, but I wouldn't be shocked if it becomes accidental satire. Not that I have the intelligence for such things.