Overload

Amazing renewal of Descent. Nails that chunky, satisfying, robot-pulverizing loop they first pioneered. As a Descent fan, well done. On the other side of the ledger: In terms of the campaign level design, I wish they had pushed the format further than following the original so closely. My favorite moments were some of the more complex room and cave designs, where constant maneuver of different kinds and tactical weapon choice played a role. The level design sticks too much to claustrophobic situations, which are fun, but get repetitive with peak-and-shoot alternated with ambush/rush situations figuring largely. Having said that, the organic caves and ice caverns with the new lighting are lovely and eerie. Lots of potential for more interesting situations. Let us get lost, become disoriented, push it to the limit.

I do not play a ton of 6DOF games but I loved the campaign on Hotshot. got lost quite a bit but there is a map to reference where you are, and getting lost is part of the fun. audio logs and mission briefings contribute positively to the atmosphere, as does the dense soundtrack. sad to see the devs of this one went under, I hope they're able to get together and make another campaign. challenge mode seems to have a lot to do with its own leveling system, and NG+ might have new stuff.

If you enjoyed Descent, you'll enjoy this!

awesome, descent but better

Classic Descent with modern graphics. Worth $20. Game runs pretty smooth. Had a few stutters in action heavy parts of the last couple of levels. I'm running on solid hardware, so I was a little surprised by that, but it wasn't too bad. Overall the game could have been better, but I wasn't disappointed with what it was and enjoyed it. Play it for the combat and nostalgia, not the story.

I tried to play Descent on GoG using flight sticks and I couldn't figure out how to configure them in DOSBox, so I gave up and refunded it. Flight sticks works flawlessly in this game though. Even VR works perfectly fine using the Quest 3. The game supports analog movement for all axes (forward/backwards, up/down/left/right, yaw/pitch, roll), so if you have more than two analog sticks, you'll be able to fully control 6DOF movement. The game feels distinctly dated with its mission-based structure, art direction, game design elements (hidden walls, collectables). But if you haven't played a game like Descent using flight sticks and VR before, then I'm sure this game is perfectly fine.