CULTIC: Chapter One

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23

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  1. Shenlor
    Aug 18, 2023
    7
    Excellent old-school-boomer-shooter videogame with a great theme, that setting has something really attractive.
  2. piglordofallham
    May 5, 2023
    7
    I'm tired of this trend. People are just making these super ugly versions of older games mixed with whatever they grew up on and slapping their names on it. I don't care if it was made by one guy- Prodeus, Hedon, and a billion other quote boomer shooters unquote, all play the same. They also totally miss the point. Gameplay may be smooth, but the enemies are still hit-scanners. TheI'm tired of this trend. People are just making these super ugly versions of older games mixed with whatever they grew up on and slapping their names on it. I don't care if it was made by one guy- Prodeus, Hedon, and a billion other quote boomer shooters unquote, all play the same. They also totally miss the point. Gameplay may be smooth, but the enemies are still hit-scanners. The enemies are still brainless and literally spawn in farther away from you we're playing Blood circa 1997. The game just isn't particularly fun when it comes to pixel hunting for headshots when the hit-scanner enemies, which they all basically are, can instantly zero-in on you as a target.

    Lets just get something straight, its not the gameplay that isn't solid in most respects. There is a lot here that is definitely progress in the genre, but its the visuals that cause me to slump over in frustration. Like when you actually play Cultic, you'll wonder why it looks so mangled. Its extremely difficult to make out just what is or isn't a thing to interact with in Cultic. I noticed that even in the first area some boxes are breakable, but then certain boxes aren't. Certain walls can be blown up, but then that texture looks remarkably like everything else you're looking at as well. Personally, I think it looks terrible. It doesn't look anything like Blood either, outside of some obvious references. Is this really where all these indie-first-person-shooters are going? Just derivative, story-less, gore-fests for all of us post-millennial morons that keep buying them?

    I don't get it. Doom 2016 and its sequel were literally the last two really great first-person shooters, and they haven't even really been topped by other developers yet. So why are we drudging up the corpses from the past? Don't people remember how boring Quake 2 was outside of multiplayer? I mean come on. This path only leads to more copy-cat behavior.    … Expand
  3. korku
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    An extraordinary game that takes me back to the early 2000s. I didn't think I would enjoy a game like this during this period. Pretty satisfying.

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. SECTOR.sk
    Nov 29, 2022
    80
    A great return to classic pixel FPS. Although graphically it may not suit everyone and it does not bring anything new, the gameplay and the atmosphere are definitely excellent.
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  2. LevelUp
    Nov 20, 2022
    85
    CULTIC is a love letter for boomer shooter fans that has the perfect mix between old and new, resulting in a product with the potential to rise above similar games. It's a worthy look back to the roots of the FPS genre, while also forging a path into a new genre.
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  3. Cubed3
    Nov 14, 2022
    80
    One of the finest retraux FPS games available, CULTIC pays homage to titles like Blood, and actually surpasses them. From running, jumping, sliding, and reloading, to chopping heads, firing and reloading weapons, and throwing explosive dynamite or flesh-burning Molotov cocktails at the feet of robed fanatics, everything feels awesome. The levels are large and decently non-linear, and the atmosphere, visuals, as well as the OST, are top notch. Solo-dev Jason Smith has every right to feel proud of this wonderful ode to the era it was inspired from.
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