Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:46
Mattus' Guns reviewed as follows...
Katana - Shadow Warrior graphics, Hexen sounds, and an overall lack of fun. I don't like this one at all...
Ice Rifle - Kind of fun to use. The only thing that really bugs me is how the projectiles aren't offset so they actually look like they're coming from the gun instead of the player's mouth. I'd stick this under "Needs Improvement" - fix the projectile issues and you've got yourself a solid weapon.
Homing Missile Launcher - I've never understood the appeal of homing weapons - I barely even notice that it's homing, considering you have to aim directly at the monster for it to do any good (unless you have auto-aim turned on, at which point the homing is useless anyway). Take away the homing and the new graphics, and you pretty much have a clone of the Doom rocket launcher. In other words...I don't really like it.
Railgun - God, I am so sick of hearing the default ZDoom railgun sound. If you need more sounds, go download some mods for random first-person shooters (like Half-Life) and see what you can find. As for the weapon itself, it feels sluggish and uneven - perhaps it's the fact that the firing sound only plays once every two shots. Power is well-balanced, though - exactly the same damage-per-ammo as the plasma gun.
Plasma Propulsor - This one I'm rejecting pretty much on sight. It's just too damn powerful.
Summary:
Katana - rejected
Ice Rifle - Needs Improvement
Homing Rockets - rejected
Railgun - Needs Improvement
Plasma Propulsor - Rejected
I have now removed you from the Blacklist. You are free to submit more weapons.
Katana - Shadow Warrior graphics, Hexen sounds, and an overall lack of fun. I don't like this one at all...
Ice Rifle - Kind of fun to use. The only thing that really bugs me is how the projectiles aren't offset so they actually look like they're coming from the gun instead of the player's mouth. I'd stick this under "Needs Improvement" - fix the projectile issues and you've got yourself a solid weapon.
Homing Missile Launcher - I've never understood the appeal of homing weapons - I barely even notice that it's homing, considering you have to aim directly at the monster for it to do any good (unless you have auto-aim turned on, at which point the homing is useless anyway). Take away the homing and the new graphics, and you pretty much have a clone of the Doom rocket launcher. In other words...I don't really like it.
Railgun - God, I am so sick of hearing the default ZDoom railgun sound. If you need more sounds, go download some mods for random first-person shooters (like Half-Life) and see what you can find. As for the weapon itself, it feels sluggish and uneven - perhaps it's the fact that the firing sound only plays once every two shots. Power is well-balanced, though - exactly the same damage-per-ammo as the plasma gun.
Plasma Propulsor - This one I'm rejecting pretty much on sight. It's just too damn powerful.
Summary:
Katana - rejected
Ice Rifle - Needs Improvement
Homing Rockets - rejected
Railgun - Needs Improvement
Plasma Propulsor - Rejected
I have now removed you from the Blacklist. You are free to submit more weapons.