Crusader No Remorse?

[LunchBox]

I am getting good vibes

[Ruiner_Dispatcher]

Hello LunchBox (tasty name, we have to say),
Regarding good vibes - we have a feeling that soon we will be able to share very exciting news about RUINER.
Keep your mind sharp and stay tuned!
RUINERS

[Dr. Rockso M.D.]

Old post, but searched for 'Crusader' and had to reply.

I picked up RUINER for this exact reason: If it only gets me closer to the badass corporate-techno-dystopia world of Crusader, I'm happy.

Wonder if there will be a spiritual successor to the Crusader series. Some part of me wishes this was it, as it gives the same kind of vibes. That same part was hoping that Steam Workshop support would be a part of this game, and that people might make a Crusader mod for it (being that, I do not expect the devs to try to remake or emulate the classic Crusaders, but I sure as hell would buy it if they were to make one :)

Theres just something about the mechanics (hackable/controllable mechs & security-cams, badass weapons like the 'Crystallizer/Liquefier/Broiler & remote-controlled spider mines, keycards for special/secret access areas, etc) and general tactical-action that I've never seen done as well since the 90's.

(Just picked this up, so I will have to actually play before I can really comment on this game, but it is at the top of my to-play priority list!)

[Spectrum Legacy]

Recently I had Crusader No Remorse vibes from Brigador, despite it's a game about mechs, tanks and hovercraft in this cool 80s-90s rendition of how the future would look like. The mayhem is totally there, just like it was in the Crusader games. It's more of a sandbox though with tons of lore thought. No fmv cutscenes.

Gog version is one thing, but man, I wish I still had my big box of Crusader. It was very thick box, almost twice the width of other big box releases of that time.

Will play Ruiner once I'm done with another game, but hopefully later this week too - hopefully just after it gets the update (or so I read somewhere it shoudl be soon).

[Dr. Rockso M.D.]

Originally posted by Spectrum Legacy:

Recently I had Crusader No Remorse vibes from Brigador, despite it's a game about mechs, tanks and hovercraft in this cool 80s-90s rendition of how the future would look like. The mayhem is totally there, just like it was in the Crusader games. It's more of a sandbox though with tons of lore thought. No fmv cutscenes.

Gog version is one thing, but man, I wish I still had my big box of Crusader. It was very thick box, almost twice the width of other big box releases of that time.

Will play Ruiner once I'm done with another game, but hopefully later this week too - hopefully just after it gets the update (or so I read somewhere it shoudl be soon).

Funny you mention Brigador - it is the first game I've seen in a while that I felt really captured the style and gritty dystopian future and feel of Crusader (maybe moreso that 80/90's concept of such, as you mention). I havn't had the time to play it, but I'll have to set aside some time soon. (Mechs, destruction, explosions and gore!)

There's a more recent game by the name of Synthetic, which some reviewers dubbed as a sort of spiritual successor to Crusader (maybe more superficially, as being a 3rd person shooter with guns in a more modernized dystopian future with an evil corporation, etc). Seems like they could make it really fun, but currently looks rather static and not very fluid - the way the character is animated and moves is just awkward (Crusader's movement was way more fluid, though it was locked to tile-based-movement, the animations gave the character weight and presence). Synthetic would need more varied, futuristic and gorey weapons, just to start coming close to a Crusader. The gameplay itself is also seems rather static and monotonous (shoot, hide behind objects, shoot again, run away, repeat).

Havn't even had the time to play RUINER either... :|

Try looking on eBay for boxed copies of No Remorse / No Regret, if you're really interested - if you're lucky, you can find mint condition / still shrink-wrapped for $30 a pop (scalpers will ask for $70-100+).