Recent reviews by Doom64hunter

As of the episode 3 release, I'm really impressed with Supplice so far. It has definitely managed to elevate itself from being a "Doom clone" since the demo.

Gameplay is very well designed, every weapon feels like it has a purpose, and a best use-case against specific enemies, and I frequently switch between them to mix things up -- none of them feel underutilized. The enemy design is varied, and all of them are instantly recognizable, very good work in this regard as well. The levels are usually large and sprawling, containing hundreds of enemies -- so despite each episode "only" having 5 maps and 1 secret level, each one is about as long as an episode you'd find in other retro FPS.

The music is great too, my favorite tunes have to be E1M2 and E1M5, I could listen to these for hours. You have a range of more melodic tracks, but also some atmospheric ones that make certain levels feel more suspenseful. The texture and sprite artist is the same as for Ion Fury, and his work is superb as always.

I also love the way the story is told through the terminals. It meshes perfectly with the fast-paced gameplay and it actually has me very invested in the characters, the setting and what will happen next -- something I can't say about similar lore documents in other recent games in the "boomer shooter" category.

Really looking forward to the next 3 episodes!

Very clearly unfinished and extremely draining to play (and even watch!), especially towards the latter half of the game.

The story doesn't make much sense either and the writing is on-par with "The Room", though not nearly as unintentionally funny. For a game that tries to be like Half Life, that's not a great quality.

There are plenty of much better games out there. Spend your time and money elsewhere.

Game starts out okay, but gradually becomes more tedious until not even the bugs can keep it interesting anymore.

There's also plenty of very obvious issues that I don't really understand how they weren't caught before release, like gold getting stuck on the ceiling, or coop sessions crashing after 1 hour of gameplay.

Hedon is among the leagues of Unreal and Half Life, because unlike your average Quake clone, it creates its own intricate world, with different cultures, various races and factions, and has a plot that directly influences and guides the level progression. Unlike many other throwback shooters, in Hedon, you actually feel like you are on an adventure, visiting many of the locations you learn about in writing earlier on in the game, and finding out what happened to the inhabitants of the world. This, combined with a diverse set of locales and settings, makes it a gripping experience from start to finish.

Absolutely recommended for anyone who wants more from an FPS than pure focus on gameplay.

One of the classics, amongst games such as Doom and Duke 3D.

Definitely worth a try if you liked those. Beware though, it's really hard.
There's also ways to play this on a source port, if Dosbox doesn't work for you.