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‘Doom’ Meets ‘Fallout’ in Total Conversion Mod ‘Fallout: Bakersfield’ [Trailer]
Mixing Doom and a remake of the original Fallout? That’s what developer Alexander “Red888guns” Berezin is doing with Fallout: Bakersfield, a non-commercial total conversion for Doom that just had a new trailer drop, showing off the 1997 classic from an up close and personal perspective. Originally revealed three years ago, Berezin has stressed that this project is not to generate financial profit of any kind for its creators, but if you’d like to send a tip their way, you can do so through Boosty.
Unlike its turned-based inspiration, Fallout: Bakersfield is instead an FPS campaign built in the GZDoom Engine. What’s more, Berezin has gone the extra mile to recreate that grungy look and feel of the original Fallout games, which sadly has been missing from the Bethesda-helmed entries since Fallout 3. The interface alone is a thing of beauty, feeling like it was ripped right from the first Fallout.
From the trailer, Fallout: Bakersfield takes place in the Necropolis area of the original Fallout, which means there are plenty of ghouls for you to gun down. In fact, the game appears to be a retelling of the series of events from the original game, which includes you facing off against the super mutant Harry, the leader of the super mutants in Necropolis.
Berezin states at the end of the trailer that the mod itself is around 60% complete, and while no release date has been announced for the mod, a “??/??/202?” date can be seen at the end.
Thanks to PCGamer for the heads up.
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Inspired by 80s Slashers, Short Horror Experience ‘Dead Stop – No Vacancy’ Launches August 13 [Trailer]
Fresh from their work on last year’s Beneath, developer Camel 101 has announced that their next title, a short, standalone first-person horror experience in Dead Stop – No Vacancy, will launch on Steam on August 13. Accompanying the announcement is the release date trailer, which thanks to the narration, is appropriately hammy.
Players in No Vacancy step into the shoes of Nancy, a hard-edged investigative reporter whose journey to the town of Crestfall takes an unexpected turn. Stranded without directions or a GPS signal, she arrives at the remote Paradise Motel just as daylight begins to disappear. What initially appears to be an inconvenient stop soon becomes an investigation into the motel’s dark history, and whatever may be hiding beneath it.
No Vacancy is the first entry in Dead Stop, a new anthology of short, standalone horror games inspired by classic horror stories and unsettling places. In this case, the game takes inspiration from 80s slasher films.
Rather than relying on cutscenes to tell its story, No Vacancy‘s has the player discover the story through the various objects you examine in the game. As such, you’ll also be dealing with various environmental puzzles built around the motel’s dark history. Completing the vibe is the game’s throwback graphics, which don’t quite have the typical PS1-era aesthetic, but it’s enough to give you that old-school feel.
Ahead of the game’s launch, you can also check out the demo via the Steam page.