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Bring 2016’s ‘DOOM’ Back to 1995 With The ‘Doom 4 Vanilla’ Mod For ‘Doom 2’
DOOM 2 celebrates the big 25 this month, and like the original, it’s received plenty of mods. With DOOM Eternal being released in the not-too-distant future, the question arises: What would DOOM 2016 look like if it came out twenty-three years ago?
The answer: Doom 4 Vanilla. A ‘demake’ mod for Doom 2, Doom 4 Vanilla takes everything it can from DOOM, and brings it back to 1995. That translates into new monsters, guns, music, art and levels.
While the main brains behind the mod is modder “Noiser”, Doom 4 Vanilla uses sprites, textures and audio from over twenty other contributors. All you need to get in on the fun with this mod (which you can download from Doomworld) is a commercial copy of Doom 2.
Just in time for Steam Next Fest, Studio Laaya has pushed a new update for their upcoming psychological thriller, Foghorns Drown. In addition to some subtle graphical improvements, the new demo features more mechanics, more characters, and a longer story. You can also grab the demo on itch.io.
Foghorns Drown casts you as a ferryman, bringing passengers across a foggy lake to a town drenched in mystery and folklore. The old ferryman has disappeared, and a murder has been committed. Coincidentally, you recently experienced a dream where you wandered through the pines, and came upon the body of someone who was murdered. Who is the killer? Why did the old ferryman disappear? Solve the mystery, before it’s too late.
First and foremost, you must tend to your job. You’ll use physics-based interactions to open doors, drag objects, and operate the crank of the ferry to pull it along a rusty old chain. The foghorns have little patience, the ferry must move.
Along the way, the story progresses through environmental clues, dialogue with the townsfolk, and surreal visions. As you progress, the psychological toll begins to escalate as truth begins to blur, and the strange old tales begin to reveal themselves to you. Something in the water demands its toll.
Originally aiming for a June 30 release, the team has decided to push Foghorns Drown to July.