News WRATH: Aeon of Ruin (New 3D Realms Game!)

[lashman]

guess the store page went up a bit early

You are Outlander. Once adrift upon the Ageless Sea, you now find yourself on the shores of a dying world. From the consuming darkness emerges a figure cloaked in white, the Shepherd of Wayward Souls, who burdens you with the task of hunting down the remaining Guardians of the Old World. You must journey into the vast gloom to explore ancient ruins, discover forgotten secrets and battle the horrors that lurk within.

Fueled by legendary Quake 1 technology, the veins of WRATH pump with the DNA of revered '90s shooters. WRATH embraces the timeless elements of classic titles such as DOOM, QUAKE, DUKE NUKEM 3D, BLOOD, UNREAL and HEXEN and carries them into the 21st century.

Equipped with an arsenal of 9 weapons of exceptional might and an inventory of 10 powerful artifacts, you must traverse ancient crypts, sunken ruins, corrupted temples and howling forests to bring death to your enemies. But do not underestimate your adversaries, for they are great in power and number. Your mind must be as sharp as your blade if you hope to survive the dangers ahead.

The world of WRATH is rich with engaging combat, diverse environments and captivating lore. Every element is deftly intertwined to create an authentic and enchanting experience as timeless as the games that inspired it.

• Explore a vast world shrouded in darkness, passionately crafted by the hands of expert Quake scene necromancers.

• Traverse 3 hubs and 15 enormous, interconnected levels crawling with hordes of enemies, lore and ancient secrets.

• Forge your path with an arsenal of 9 deadly weapons, each with multiple fire modes.

• Know your enemy. Many horrors lurk in the shadows, thirsting for your blood.

• Artifacts of great power lay hidden in the dark places of the world. Find them and dominate your enemies.

• Powered by the Legendary Quake 1 Tech, WRATH is an authentic, classic FPS in every way.

• Capped at 666 fps, WRATH will melt your soul and your Voodoo 2... But it's okay. Software Rendering is supported!

• Create your own worlds. WRATH is built from the ground up to be easily moddable. Make your own levels, weapons and characters. From day one, the very tools used to create WRATH will be available for all.

• Gib your friends in classic Multiplayer modes, powered by the renowned QuakeWorld netcode.
Dominate the world of WRATH with 3 other companions in 4 player co-op, LAN or online!

• Immerse yourself in a haunting soundscape born from the twisted minds of Andrew Hulshult (Quake Champions, Rise of the Triad, Dusk and Amid Evil) and Bjorn Jacobson (CyberPunk 2077, Hitman, EVE Online).

 

[prudis]

and trailer here

 

[FreakOrama]

Looks awesome! Looking forward to it =3

 

[lashman]

Looks awesome! Looking forward to it =3

yes ... yes, it does! same!

 

[Xagarath]

I really like the graphical style they're using here - very atmospheric for the engine.

 

[lashman]

I really like the graphical style they're using here - very atmospheric for the engine.

yeah, it looks really good ... especially when you consider the engine it's running on, lol

 

[Xagarath]

yeah, it looks really good ... especially when you consider the engine it's running on, lol

Absolutely! As much as I've liked the previews of Ion Maiden, this seems far more technically impressive.

 

[lashman]

Absolutely! As much as I've liked the previews of Ion Maiden, this seems far more technically impressive.

they're both technically impressive in their own way (when you consider what engines they're running on, lol)

 

[Alextended]

I don't understand why they use the old engines but, whatever works. DUSK is a Unity game but gets the look and feel down pretty damn well and I imagine its dev liked having more modern tools and workflows over going back in time for that stuff (unless these guys made new, easier to use level editors and stuff?). Still, whatever works to get some good ol FPS mayhem. This looks a bit too Quakey for my liking actually, still cool though, I'm totally getting it. Probably.

 

[Spamlynguist]

I'm really digging this resurgence of old-school shooters, as I've recently really gotten into them. This looks great!

 

[Schnitzelfee]

I personally just have no nostalgia for that kinda graphics or style of FPS game... but it sure looks cool for what it is and wish them the best...
how did 3D Realms stay afloat all this time

 

[RionaaM]

Consider me interested. I hope it has better variety than Quake 1; the environments in that game got old pretty fast, given that every level looked the same.

I personally just have no nostalgia for that kinda graphics or style of FPS game... but it sure looks cool for what it is and wish them the best...
how did 3D Realms stay afloat all this time

From what Kurt Russell told me yesterday, Interceptor (the ones who tried to remake Duke3D) bought 3D Realms after it went under.

 

[Stevey]

Yeah Interceptor bought the 3DRealms name and the rights to old games, Gearbox still owns Duke Nukem, hence the remake being canned, its not the same company as it was back in the day.

Game looks awesome

3D Realms is harnessing the power of the Quake engine for Wrath: Aeon of Ruin

Kill demons like its 1996 For the past few weeks, I’ve been obsessing a bit about the Resident Evil 2...

www.destructoid.com

 

[prudis]

 

[Stevey]

This is screwed up and shouldnt be that dark

 

[uraizen]

Can I get a physical copy with one of those gigantic PC boxes?

 

[prudis]

also seems like they are teasing Rise of the Triad 2

 

[Stevey]

Their ROTT remake was garbage

 

[TubaZef]

Nice. The style kinda reminds me of Hexen 2.

Is it the same team that made ROTT?

 

[prudis]

Is it the same team that made ROTT?

same company Interceptior renamed to Slipgate ... tehy basically became 3D Realms ... but seems like team that does this is heavily consisted of big quake modders

Wrath: Aeon Of Ruin bears a strong family resemblance to the original Quake, which makes sense considering it’s being produced by KillPixel, a crew of veteran Quake mappers and modders using the tools they’re familiar with.
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Wrath looks like a fast, bloody tunnel-crawl shooter in the vein of Quake, but with a few mod cons. For starters, it’s looking nicer, thanks in part to them tapping Daniel “Chillo” Wienerson, who has been remastering Quake’s original 3D models

Among Wrath’s crew are Jeremiah “KillPixel” Fox, Roman “Skacky” Barrilliot (who also produced a great level in my recent Thief fan-mission roundup), Marcus “muk” Hayes and Gavin “FifthElephant” Edgington who worked on the excellent Arcane Dimensions.

Wrath: Aeon of Ruin is a new retro FPS built on Quake’s bones

 

[Adnor]

This reminds me that I need to finish Dusk.

This looks fun, I like this revival of old style FPS.

 

[lashman]

 

[Krakn3dfx]

I don't have an AGP slot anymore, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

 

[lashman]

I don't have an AGP slot anymore, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

no one does, lol

 

[Krakn3dfx]

no one does, lol

I may actually have a PCI V32K in storage. I was collecting 3DFX stuff for awhile until collector prices started to balloon.

 

[lashman]

I may actually have a PCI V32K in storage. I was collecting 3DFX stuff for awhile until collector prices started to balloon.

daaaaayum ... nice!

 

[Kurt Russell]

I bought a Voodoo 1 as a kid (it wasn't a super card at that moment, but I didn't have a lot of cash, and I had a 2d card, so it was useful for a while). That thing was the largest video card I've ever owned.

 

[lashman]

I bought a Voodoo 1 as a kid (it wasn't a super card at that moment, but I didn't have a lot of cash, and I had a 2d card, so it was useful for a while). That thing was the largest video card I've ever owned.

it wasn't a video card it was an accelerator ... you still needed a video card to use it

 

[Kurt Russell]

it wasn't a video card it was an accelerator ... you still needed a video card to use it

True I had an S3 Vision 864 video card at that moment, I remember we called it the Tarantula (I think it had a tarantula on the box).

 

[lashman]

True I had an S3 Vision 864 video card at that moment, I remember we called it the Tarantula (I think it had a tarantula on the box).

lol, nice!

 

[TubaZef]

I'm curious if it would really run on a Voodoo 2

 

[lashman]

I'm curious if it would really run on a Voodoo 2

can't see why not ... i mean - it is the Quake 1 engine ...

 

[Dinjoralo]

I do like 3D Realms hiring people from the mapping scene for things like this and Ion Maiden. There's a lot of unrecognized talent there, especially with the people on Quaddicted.
The engine looks like it's getting some serious upgrades for this, likely an even more enhanced version of the Quakespasm sourceport that's become standard for Quake modding.
Centered weapons or riot.

 

[lashman]

Centered weapons or riot.

i'm sure there will be an option to turn that on ... has to be

 

[prudis]

 

[Delusi]

I'm really liking the trend of fast-paced old school shooters looking like they're from the 90s. I also especially like that this and Ion Maiden is going back and actually using the original engines (albeit in updated form, but still).

 

[Kurt Russell]

Give it to me!

Damnit 3DR, release it now!

 

[gabbo]

I'm really liking the trend of fast-paced old school shooters looking like they're from the 90s. I also especially like that this and Ion Maiden is going back and actually using the original engines (albeit in updated form, but still).

Same. It's fun to see just what new ideas and techniques can be squeezed into those old engines

 

[Kylac]

Same. It's fun to see just what new ideas and techniques can be squeezed into those old engines

You can do anything if you put your mind to it!

I love posting this trailer. That's Doom 2. Good old Idtech 1. I mean it's based on the 2005 source port GZdoom which has a ton of new features and is basically a whole new engine. But I like saying it's Doom 2 because it makes it more impressive. It's sort of like how Titanfall is based on the Source engine

Wrath is looking good. I know some of them worked on Quake: Arcane Dimensions and that is excellent so I have high hopes for this. (And Prodeus!)

 

[sprinkles]

I still have a fully functional Windows 95 PC in storage (Pentium 100 complete with a Riva 128 + Voodoo 1). I wonder if this game would run on that machine.

 

[lashman]

I still have a fully functional Windows 95 PC in storage (Pentium 100 complete with a Riva 128 + Voodoo 1). I wonder if this game would run on that machine.

well they DID announce 3dfx support ...

(no, really)

 

[gabbo]

well they DID announce 3dfx support ...

(no, really)

I often wonder if a machine with a decent amount of ram and engine-age appropriate video card would handle these throwback engine games.

 

[low-G]

I've been watching it, but that PAX footage really blew it out of the park for me. Exactly what I love. They have at least one Arcane Dimensions person, I think ad beats every single FPS released in the last... decade?

 

[prudis]

 

[Stevey]

Nice, this looks great.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Sure does. Can't wait to be terrible at it.

 

[prudis]

The wait is finally over!
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin - The highly anticipated First Person Shooter, developed by KillPixel and Quake Scene veterans, is finally available in Early Access TODAY!

 

[sk2k]

The road map looks thin to me.

 

[Alextended]

Looks great but maybe 5 levels too little for the full release? I'll see how big the first two are I guess.

Also the artifacts sound like just combat geared stuff, I was hoping for extra skills to open new areas a la Powerslave.

Oh well, it's still good we're getting such games even if they won't surpass the cream of the crop and absolute best ever games, it should be good fun.

 

[Stevey]

There's going to be more than 5 levels