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Project Downfall’s stylish demo is like a Hotline Miami FPSIf looks could kill
If looks could kill
Nope, despite appearances,Project Downfallisn’t like Doom. This is an early access FPS that’s got a lot more in common withHotline Miamithan it does with id’s big, brash Doom Slayer. In its short demo, available now onSteam, I popped pills, blasted thugs, and wracked up stylish combos, all to some pounding synth beats. And I have to say, it felt really good.
Crimson Tide is a Cyberpunk-esque city where mega-corporations reign supreme and nasty things occur. You happen to be a middle class salary man in this neon-drenched place, but also one who’s quite handy at dispatching horrible criminals when night falls. And that’s where the demo kicks off. You step out of your apartment, go to work, and somehow end up showering a train carriage with the guts of a gangster on your way back home.
Project Downfall Realms Deep 2021 TrailerWatch on YouTube
Project Downfall Realms Deep 2021 Trailer
To tear these boxy thugs apart is actually quite difficult, though. Combat in Project Downfall is split into these high octane slices, where death comes fast if you get one trigger pull wrong. But failure isn’t all that punishing, as it just plops you back at your last checkpoint as if to say, “almost there, try again”. To succeed, you’ve got to learn from your swift exits and string together a devastating combo of dodges, swings, and blasts.
I really like that you can tinker with the game’s retro visuals in a number of ways. I opted for default scanlines look, but there’s a grid effect, as well as CRT if you want it to look a bit like you’re playing on an old telly. You can even just turn them all off for a clean style.
I’m keen to spend more time honing my skills in Project Downfall, which bodes well considering it’s only in early access. Seems like the devs MGP Studios and Solid9 Studio plan on adding lots of things in future, with environmental attacks and multiple endings on the cards. Gimme, gimme.
Project Downfall’s demo is available over onSteamright now if you want to give it a shot, or many shots, because as you’ll quickly find out, it’s rather moreish.
