Strife, the hybrid FPS/RPG from 1996, has been remade for modern resolutions and released on Steam.
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Strife - Veteran Edition Remake Released
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So very very strange.
We were talking about this game, here, a few months ago. I found a wiki page for the original game that talked about the source code for the game being lost. The general consensus, here, was that the game was alright back then. But not once did it come up, that I recall, that a remake was in the works.
I'm In. And wow the game is pretty cheap at $7.49
A quick visit to the steam forums shows that the developer is working on the paper goodies that came with the original game.
We were talking about this game, here, a few months ago. I found a wiki page for the original game that talked about the source code for the game being lost. The general consensus, here, was that the game was alright back then. But not once did it come up, that I recall, that a remake was in the works.
I'm In. And wow the game is pretty cheap at $7.49
A quick visit to the steam forums shows that the developer is working on the paper goodies that came with the original game.
Holy crap, seriously?
Now that's something you don't see very often anymore.
That's actually pretty awesome.
Holy crap, seriously?
Now that's something you don't see very often anymore.
here is the linky
http://steamcommunity.com/app/317040/discussions/0/626329186764579453/
I recall hearing a lot of good things about Strife, but I never played it for some reason. After watching some videos on YouTube, I'd say it looks like Doom but with NPCs, dialogue choices, etc. It also apparently has RPG mechanics and a branching storyline.
Iirc, Jaz is a big fan of this game.
Iirc, Jaz is a big fan of this game.
SpoonFULL
SasqWatch
Tried it ages ago. It has a semi-open world like Hexen, but with people to talk to and quests to complete. Two things stopped me from playing at that time:
1) it was pretty buggy (not much technical, but quest broken)
2) very linear in that you can not trigger certain events before speaking to npcs or completing tasks in a 'very' specific order. So completing quests involves figuring out which npcs to talk to and in which order to progress.
Well that was a while ago, and maybe they patched it after.
1) it was pretty buggy (not much technical, but quest broken)
2) very linear in that you can not trigger certain events before speaking to npcs or completing tasks in a 'very' specific order. So completing quests involves figuring out which npcs to talk to and in which order to progress.
Well that was a while ago, and maybe they patched it after.
Xian
Sentinel
I would have to echo SpoonFULL's comments. I thought it was a great idea to implement RPG elements in a FPS, but the execution was flawed. I never completed it, due in part to some some buggy quests, though I can't remember specifics after 20 years.
I am glad they are trying to recreate the maps and such. I still have my paper map filed away.
I am glad they are trying to recreate the maps and such. I still have my paper map filed away.
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I played this from an old copy I managed to track down and one of the Doom source ports. (I can't remember which one, probably ZDoom or SvStrife.) It was pretty fun; something about the old-school Doom gameplay really gets me, and the quests and interaction break it up nicely. I doubt it really needed a remastering; given Night Dive's history they probably just packages up the original game along with one of the source ports and called it done.
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Then please try it and tell us how it feels for somebody, who isn't biased by nostalgia; unfortunately I am not in this position…
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Perhaps, but I have hundreds of physical CDs. And if the price is right, I have no problem paying to get my games inventory in a digital - always updated - format.