Wizordum is old school FPS magic

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Wizordum Steam Page: store.steampowered.com/app/17...
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Wizordum was developed by Emberheart Games and published by Apogee Entertainment. Is is available for PC through Steam early access.
Timecodes
00:00 Intro
00:47 What is Wizordum early access?
1:43 Wizordum presentation
5:03 Wizordum gameplay
7:20 Big levels, lots of secrets
8:39 Level editor
9:40 Conclusion
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@KIRKCOLLECTS 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for checking out this review of Wizordum! If you enjoyed it please be sure to like, comment and share, this is a big help for the algorithm. Also don't be shy about sharing any feedback for the game to help the devs out! What games are you currently playing or looking forward to? Be sure to let me know in the comments!

@SLRModShop 7 ай бұрын

The editor is outstanding. Devs gave us EVERYTHING they had. You can reproduce the entire levels 1 to 1 if you want to.

@Netsuko 7 ай бұрын

Holy shit this is the most Apogee feeling release for quite a while. I love how they stayed true to their roots. I can hear the classic midi music and sound effects of the games from the early 90s playing through my old soundcard on my 386 in my head just seeing their logo. The game gives a serious "What if we brought an SNES game into the 3D era?" vibe.

@KIRKCOLLECTS 7 ай бұрын

It's spot on nostalgia with just enough modern touches. I had a great time with it.

@FelisImpurrator 6 ай бұрын

Man. My one issue with Wizordum right now is that weapons don't feel... crunchy enough. The fire rings feel a bit anemic (enemies don't get enough hit feedback and overall they feel a bit weak/less cool than the ice staff), the mace is very stubby and not all that satisfying to hit things with, and overall the visual and sound design of weapons lacks a bit of oomph. I want some delicious bitcrushed CRUNCH when the mace hits an enemy, a BZZAP when it does that with magic, a meaty SIZZLE when the rings throw fireballs, a CRACKLE when the ice staff fires off its shards, you know? And a bit more visual flair and enemies visibly flinching from your arcane might (or just a big ol' klonk from the mace). Edit: Oddly, the mace whacking a body into gore a third into the video kind of sounds more impressive than actually hitting an enemy felt. The ice staff does sound pretty nice on second listen. The fire rings, not so much.

@ope314 7 ай бұрын

This studio did a great job with the HD versions of the classic Apogee platformers. Glad to see them expanding to their own original game with their love for DOS on full display.

@KIRKCOLLECTS 7 ай бұрын

I should check those out. I haven't played the original Duke Nukem since I was a kid, like literally in the single digits.

@terrytexas8257 6 ай бұрын

I can't say enough about Primoz at Emberheart Games. From the time he submitted the prototype of Crystal Caves HD to me through working on Vexlands and Wizordum both at the same time, is just amazing! He cranked out Secret Agent HD, in a whooping 4 months, while working on Monster Bash HD. Apogee has utilized Primoz' talents for other projects as well, that will be revealed when they are released. I will summarize Primoz's work with a final comment; Primoz is a one man id Software for retro gaming development! ~ Terry - Co-Founder Apogee Entertainment.

@KIRKCOLLECTS 6 ай бұрын

After playing through this first build I'm inclined to agree!

@Blessious 7 ай бұрын

I love all of the Wizard puns!

@Degonyte 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this game. So much charm. Can't wait for the next episodes.

@JarrydJunkin 7 ай бұрын

Reminds me of the dos game Hocus Pocus but FPS form. Played the demo and it was fun. Cant wait to play the EA

@KIRKCOLLECTS 7 ай бұрын

I've never heard of that but just looked it up. Judging by the screen shots I can totally see what you mean.

@jeffcotten1081 7 ай бұрын

@@KIRKCOLLECTS There's a very well made GZDOom mod that re-imagines Hocus Pocus as a FPS.

@blakecasimir 7 ай бұрын

@@jeffcotten1081 I can concur that the Hocus Pocus GZDoom mod is very good indeed.

@jeffcotten1081 7 ай бұрын

@@blakecasimir I actually prefer it over the original.

@Ashamedofmypast 7 ай бұрын

The (edit: either = editing) iis pretty slick. Whoever did it. Kudos

@weenfan909 6 ай бұрын

Looks amazing so far! Keeping an eye out for v1.0

@DhinCardoso 5 ай бұрын

Man! I'm happy to be alive together with such creative devs. Instant buy

@DhinCardoso 5 ай бұрын

Sure I would prefer being trapped in the end of 80's through the 90's until 2k3 and back again to 87 ♥

@SmogBot 5 ай бұрын

This game should be bundled with Hands of Necromancy one day

@Deadforge 6 ай бұрын

Looks like it has a lot of charm and character. I really like the visuals as well.

@iamvigant 7 ай бұрын

I do recommend you try the Demo! It was fun to hunt down all secrets. There's pushable walls, breakable walls and more... These early levels were pretty doable even on highest difficulty, no need to use items, I even chose melee over ranged sometimes just for fun. I bet it becomes more difficult in later levels! Will take a look at this game again next year :)

@KIRKCOLLECTS 7 ай бұрын

It does get pretty tricky in the later levels. I have a feeling episode 2 is going to turn up the heat even more. Thank you for the comment!

@williamchristopher9454 7 ай бұрын

Kirk stop giving me more fps games that I don’t have in my library yet! 😭

@KIRKCOLLECTS 7 ай бұрын

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm no 👹

@CatsOverdrive 6 ай бұрын

Visual aestethic reminiscent of Catacombs 3D, with general gameplay sensibilities of Rise of the Triad...it's so weird how this game feels catered specifically to my interests.

@nurogl-studio 6 ай бұрын

This is a very good game... very long levels.. first play through is tough as hell, but i did start on nightmare haha...!

@afd19850 6 ай бұрын

MOH reference 10/10

@Hyacsho 6 ай бұрын

DAMN MAN! Two videos this week! I really enjoyed this one too; I do need to dig deeper though.

@forsomereason3713 6 ай бұрын

Apogee!! 😍

@morkgin2459 7 ай бұрын

You still have Turok 3, Blood West and Kingpin Reloaded.

@KIRKCOLLECTS 7 ай бұрын

I cover what I can my friend.

@agbrenv 7 ай бұрын

Blood West is also out, hoping to see you covering it

@KIRKCOLLECTS 7 ай бұрын

I'm going to try!

@TheMC1102 7 ай бұрын

Will you review the 1.0 version of Blood West?

@KIRKCOLLECTS 7 ай бұрын

I'm going to try!

@Angelfox51 7 ай бұрын

I played the demo, it was an ok experience. I don't think I would compare it to Heretic. The level design is not as "complex" as Doom or Heretic. Wizordum feels really like Wolfenstein 3D, or more recently Project Warlock. I would keep the comparison with Heretic for maybe Hands of Necromancy. Regarding Wizordum, I agree something should be improved regarding the fighting, combos between spells as stated, or with the environement.