How does this compare to Descent Underground?

[ProfessorKaos64]

I have Descent Underground from, I think Kickstarter a while back. Is this the same trleam? How do they compare?

[♂TheBlasterMaster™✞]

DU is pure junk. Overload is pure Descent bliss.

[ProfessorKaos64]

Originally posted by TheMasterBlaster™:

DU is pure junk. Overload is pure Descent bliss.

Short and to the point :)

[ProfessorKaos64]

Do you know the history between the two?

[Valkyrie Celes]

They are both 6DoF games that are inspired by the original Descent(s). Overload was made by people from the original Descent Team, while Descent Underground is being made by a different group. The two teams have a different 'vision' of what their game should be, so they do feel/play differently. But they also share a lot of common elements.

If you already have DU, you can compare it to the Overload Demo/Teaser and see if you like it enough to get the full game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/450220/Overload_Playable_Teaser_30/

[♂TheBlasterMaster™✞]

Originally posted by ProfessorKaos64:

Do you know the history between the two?

Yes I do.

Overload carries on the exact tradition of Descent with the same developers. It is basically the same game updated to 2018 stardards. The ship control is amazing. The game is amazing.

DE is Descent in name only. The game is supposed to take Descent in a different direction. Development all but stopped. They delisted and found a new backer. There have been no updates for a long time. All they say is we will love it and they avoid offering any real information. There is no proof that SP exists. The ship control sucks.

[ProfessorKaos64]

Originally posted by Valkyrie Celes:

They are both 6DoF games that are inspired by the original Descent(s). Overload was made by people from the original Descent Team, while Descent Underground is being made by a different group. The two teams have a different 'vision' of what their game should be, so they do feel/play differently. But they also share a lot of common elements.

If you already have DU, you can compare it to the Overload Demo/Teaser and see if you like it enough to get the full game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/450220/Overload_Playable_Teaser_30/

Thanks!! I wish more devs did demos. Makes me miss those 90's magazines.

[2⊛2]

And update the demos also :) Now version 3.0. THX to devs !

[Jobode]

Originally posted by TheMasterBlaster™:

DU is pure junk. Overload is pure Descent bliss.

Oh dear...
so I'm just glad that the 6d0f genre is being revived and I'm happy that there is overload and that there will be another game in autumn

[Lu2]

this game makes exploration much more fun then in descent.

basicaly this game improved original concept a lot and make it even more fun.

you cant go wrong if you are fan of videogames

[Lu2]

strike vector dies cuz multiplayer only [ i was duscusted when i tried play game by stacked team full of veterans against noobs most rounds. typical people with small pepe and no balls refuse to balance matches ] . just like most indy ninche multiplayer only games

[Praxis]

I liked Strike Vector. It was great fun like quake 3 arena in 1999.
To the point, however, D:U is pretty good when you get into it. Is it Descent? Iunno. With a certain "not pyro" ship it feels more Descent than Overload does. In VR it's quite the difference. D:U feels better. That said...

Overload is definitely Descent through and through. All the 6DOF cave diving robot chompy goodness. I'm not a huge fan of the leveling system in Overload. I don't think it needs it. I'd prefer a nice polished Descent. Stop trying so hard to overly modernize something that was already great 20+ years ago. Just give us some upgrades and the quintessential afterburner drop.. let us trichord with our gauss rifles and smart bombs...

[mikus]

I bought a deluxe kickstarter for DU just because I was so happy for an attempt to remake a modern decent, but was sorely disapointed. I ran into lots of linux issues (same as overload so far), including my hotas simply not working, multi-monitor issues, and simply performance in play. I gave up pretty quick seeing they weren't the least interested in troubleshooting linux issues as I was probably 1 per 65535 customers not just using windoze.

Overload has been a mix of the same so far, graphics and input issues, though I haven't dug out my hotas again yet to try. Weird issues like my mouse buttons randomly stoping working and graphics freaking out have prevented me from getting past training and the first level. I'd love to get through more than 1-2 levels per sitting.

Quite annoying, I like this for the feel far better than D:U so far, but not sure how well unity really supports linux, as it's been the weak link consistently for many linux games, including D:U.