XPost: alt.slack, talk.bizarre
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:17:51 +0000, [email protected] (Ant) wrote:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486630/Intravenous/
My guess is -with a name like that- that the game's gotta be one of
three things:
a) a tongue-in-cheek workplace simulator where you take
on the role of a nurse giving people injections
b) something to do with vampires
c) a over-the-top gore fest
So, let's see what Steam says it actually is:
"Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore
gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in.
Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and
will keep you on the edge of your seat!
"You just entered the warehouse through the vent shaft
as you hear voices from outside. They know you’re here.
Someone must have tipped them off. You continue to stay
in the shadows. You shoot out lights, flip off circuit
breakers and lockpick doors. You are a silent assassin.
You distract the guards by throwing bottles or imitating
their wives voices. One by one you pick their lights out.
Fuck. You’ve been compromised. You shoot out the next
door lock and go in guns-blazing. In an adrenaline
filled shootout you eliminate your target and barely
manage to escape. Well done!"
What? No vampires at all? I mean, it is a shooter -with retro graphics
even- but it's not particularly gory.
From what I've seen so far, it's a turn based tactics game like Jagged Alliance. I'm happy to have it. I have almost no experience with this
kind of game, which means there is plenty to enjoy. I've spent some
time in Shadowrun Returns and that's it.
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