Marcus Estrada writes: "Here's something that we don't actually see funded a whole lot via Kickstarter - First person shooters. For whatever reason this incredibly popular genre hasn't yet taken hold on crowdfunding sites. Perhaps STRAFE will be the one to usher them into the fold. This FPS isn't attempting to compete with Call of Duty but instead is looking to transport players back to the 90s. Featuring pixelated 3D levels, low poly enemies, lots of hallways, and secret areas it looks like it would fit right in with the gaming landscape of 1996. Oh, and there's also that trailer which is certainly something."
Gamepressure: "Let them call you a boomer or whatever, but playing these old-school shooters made today is as fun as it would be 30 years ago."
Entering this world as a Kickstarter campaign over five years ago and fully releasing in 2017, Pixel Titans' hectic, roguelike first-person shooter, STRAFE, is finally reaching the end of its life with one last major content update, dubbed Gold Edition.
Didn't knew they kept supporting the game. I wonder if the game is much more positively recieved now since at launch it got mixed reactions.
BacklogCritic: "Strafe strives for old school difficulty and scores a little too well. Level design is not varied enough to endure the countless run-throughs required to proceed. Tight corridors, coupled with unfair monster spawns make your deaths feel cheap. The core gunplay is just not meaty enough to carry the game."
I really wanted to like Strafe, because I love old school FPS games. Sadly the controls felt absolutely awful; either way too sluggish, or way too sensitive, despite the ability to adjust sensitivity. Tried very hard to adjust the options to make it better, but I was never able to make it playable. For a much better experience, try Immortal Redneck (out for both the PS4 and XBox One), it controls great and is an excellent Serious Sam style of FPS.
