Chasm: The Rift Released [Oct 10, 2022, 6:19 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Chasm: The Rift is now available on
Steam
and GOG.com*, offering a boomer shooter
that's appropriate to today's anniversary of DOOM II. This can be seen in
the previously released
Official
Announcement Trailer. Chasm comes by its retro gameplay honestly, as it's a
remake of a game first released in 1997 by Ukrainian developer Action Forms.
Word is: "This fully reconstructed remaster delivers enhanced graphics with full
4K and widescreen support, improved sound design, and controller support to the
classic 1997 title, as well as the original Chasm: The Rift version powered by
DOSBox included as a bonus." Here's more:
In Chasm: The Rift, players take on the role of a soldier in a special commando unit who defends planet Earth from “Timestrikers”, monstrous mutants invading Earth throughout history, and also destroy time channels to finally rid Earth of their threat. One against the horde, players will rely solely on their reflexes and the many weapons at their disposal to find their way through labyrinthine levels populated by fearsome creatures.*Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.
Along with a heart-pounding adventure through the Corridors of Time and the satisfaction of ripping limbs from hideous monsters with the iconic BladeGun, and an innovative weather system, old-school FPS fans (or boomer shooter lovers) are now able to enjoy this late 90’s FPS classic with the comfort of modern PCs via Steam and GOG, now with full 4K support, improved sound design, achievements, and localised into twelve languages.
PC Gamer gave this a 56%.
HIGHS: Nice looking polygonal monsters; some impressive graphic effects.
LOWS: Bad mouse control; levels are throwback to Doom; no Internet support.
BOTTOM LINE: With better games on the market, you're better off staying away from this one.
"Unfortunately, Chasm is not Quake. The technology underlying Chasm is more analogous to Doom or Duke Nukem 3D than Quake, and it suffers greatly because of this fact. The level designs are completely flat; they don’t contain any of the multi-level areas we’ve come to expect from the current generation of 3D shooters. Worse, Chasm’s engine doesn’t handle perspective well; when you look up or down, the proportions of objects tend to become stretched. And you can only turn your head 45 degrees in any direction, which puts unrealistic restrictions on your view."
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GameSpot gave it a 61%
"In the long run, Chasm is another cookie-cutter 3D shooter, but it might be of value to 486 users or other gamers with a few bucks to spend before Quake II comes out. Most gamers will feel Chasm is a case of been there, done that - but if you've been lagging behind on the hardware upgrade front, this might be a worthwhile chance to play something that feels more like what you're missing."
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Computer Gaming World gave it 50%
This comment was edited on Oct 10, 2022, 21:00.
HIGHS: Nice looking polygonal monsters; some impressive graphic effects.
LOWS: Bad mouse control; levels are throwback to Doom; no Internet support.
BOTTOM LINE: With better games on the market, you're better off staying away from this one.
"Unfortunately, Chasm is not Quake. The technology underlying Chasm is more analogous to Doom or Duke Nukem 3D than Quake, and it suffers greatly because of this fact. The level designs are completely flat; they don’t contain any of the multi-level areas we’ve come to expect from the current generation of 3D shooters. Worse, Chasm’s engine doesn’t handle perspective well; when you look up or down, the proportions of objects tend to become stretched. And you can only turn your head 45 degrees in any direction, which puts unrealistic restrictions on your view."
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GameSpot gave it a 61%
"In the long run, Chasm is another cookie-cutter 3D shooter, but it might be of value to 486 users or other gamers with a few bucks to spend before Quake II comes out. Most gamers will feel Chasm is a case of been there, done that - but if you've been lagging behind on the hardware upgrade front, this might be a worthwhile chance to play something that feels more like what you're missing."
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Computer Gaming World gave it 50%
This comment was edited on Oct 10, 2022, 21:00.
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