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Turbo Overkill lives up to the hype (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/games@lemmygrad.ml

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Turbo Overkill is a fantastic boomer shooter. The gameplay is really flawless from chainsaw legs to mid-air dropkicks, the pacing is very satisfying. Every level escalates chaos with vehicle mayhem, bounty hunts, and zero-g grappling. The game mechanics are constantly evolving and never monotony never creeps in. Then there's the synthwave soundtrack that really keeps the adrenaline going.

While other retro games like Selaco nail nostalgia, Turbo Overkill is a complete package. It's got a lot of polish and superior variety. Highly recommend checking it out if you like shooters.

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[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I find modern shooters often tend to be really boring for the most part. In my opinion, health regen mechanic that Halo introduced did a lot of damage. Before it got introduced, you had to find health items to get health back, and that meant you had to fight your way to them. This encouraged dynamic gameplay where you're always moving and fighting. The regen mechanic favors a slower pace where you do a bit of shooting, then hide behind something to regen. It led to mechanics like the famous knee high walls, and level design centred around taking pot shots at enemies. Turbo Overkill feels refreshing cause it's just pure adrenaline the way shooters were meant to be.