The Halloween season is thick in the air now as the Virtua Ghosties Halloween SPOOOOOOOOOOOKIES!!! continues. Let's take a look at an instant classic that will make you want to fall asleep with a shotgun close at hand!
Very few games can perfectly emulate the game style of the late 90's and early 2000's. Dusk does this seemingly without even trying. With the leather headed badguys wanting to kill you for their ritual cultist sacrifice. You survive the sacrifice and quickly gain the upperhand with some sickles cleaving into them. Soon, you gain an entire arsenal, much like Doom's, and you go to town on some chainsaw leatherheads and scarecrows that come to life out of nowhere and attack you with a double barrel shotgun.
This title is far darker in scope than its peers, and it should be noted that this is a very good title to play around the season. DUSK brings about a darkness that has not been seen since Quake or Blood. It's much more recent, but this title brings about the soul of the original 3D shooters. The monsters are actually quite creepy, especially the Wendigo. The only way you can see them is if you shoot them or they take damage. Besides that, you need to see their bloody footprints or hear their breathing. The darkness in the tunnels and the skulking enemies all around you can bring about some feelings of terror. There's even a tornado of blood! DUSK should be on your list this Halloween, far and away one of the best retro style FPS games.
Dusk gives you hordes of enemies while also giving you small puzzles to figure out in order to find secrets that may lead to stronger weapons. The rivet gun is the strongest weapon, which really doesn't count it for a BFG type weapon, but it does some very hard damage that can take care of some of the stronger enemies.
Cowgirls are some of the worst enemies in the entire game. They take several explosions to finally kill them, and their exploding mortar shells do almost just as much damage to you. Then there are the zombie alligators, yes, I said zombie alligators. There are so many weapons that go better with so many of the different types of enemies you face throughout the game. On top of this, you're searching for their most powerful being, Jakob, who is the one you must kill in order to get him off of your back.
This game has so many fascinating game mechanics throughout its entire runtime. There are entire levels that rotate along with a strange square mechanism. It changes the entire outlook and playstyle of the game because now you have a completely different set of obstacles to overcome. It has some awesome Endless Mode levels and it's just fun to play.
It's one of those games where you can wander around entire levels in order to find all of the secrets. The story is also interesting enough to keep you occupied throughout the duration. It's not a lot of story and it doesn't get in the way of the gameplay at all. There's still a ton of running and gunning as you attempt to survive through waves and waves of cultists and dark creatures. Play it and see how it stands up to the likes of the First Person Shooting legends that came before it. Just remember to quaff some water.
