Разработчик: Anarchy Interactive
Описание
Gameplay:
6DOF gameplay, setting the player free from the floor and allowing full translation and rotation on all 6 axes.
A focus on balanced multiplayer competition with stable and well tested netcode.
Single player where you stalk and be stalked by killer machines.
The action is intense, the skill level is high, and the rewards are lifetime friends and enemies. Join the ranks of the toughest pilots in the world, enjoy the company of veterans who can and will show you the ropes, and be proud of your status as part of the elite 6DOF community.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 500 series and up
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Additional Notes: 64 Bit OS required
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Mac
- OS: Leopard
- Processor: i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 500 series and up
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Additional Notes: 64 Bit OS required
Linux
- OS: Any
- Processor: i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 500 series and up
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Additional Notes: 64 Bit OS required
Отзывы пользователей
I purchased GEOCORE back in 2017 and really enjoyed how much like DESCENT is was. I was sitting here in 2023 and said to myself, "I haven't played GEOCORE since 2017? I guess it's time to play it!"
The game is STILL in Early Access and hasn't been updated since ...2021. There was a single player campaign that looked like the promo video, but that is now gone, as in basic linux support unless you play off your OS drive and used compatibility mode....which makes it NOT Linux compatible in my opinion. No reason to try it on my Winwoes drive as I'm sure it's the same.
The single player mission I tried playing was..... a joke. I was on top of a proceduraly generated....surface... of something that reminded me of the surface of the Death Star. A voice tells me that there's a generator that's out in section "C-4" and to go check it out... but I have no way to figure where that is ...or if it's even part of the game and I can actually find and investigate. While the surface of this... Small Moon that is really a space station... resembles the Death Star, my ship is no longer a fast, sleek killing machine, but rather..... welll... I think I made someone mad and they gave me the slowest thing they could find sitting around! Again., no map... no boost and slower than some peoples ability to accept that TRUMP LOST.
This is not the game I played at all 6 years ago and it looks like there's no continuing development happening. Elon will probably sell Twit'r before this is finished, so save yourself a few bucks and just skip it.
To say I'm disappointed and wish I could get a refund is an understatement, but then I've been disappointed by others before, and this is no exception, but at least I can save you, oh wonderous reader, a few bucks you could use to get some STARBUCKS or a burger or some other game that is worth your hard earned cash.
And if you're a fan of the Twit or the Traitor... there's a generator over in section C-4 that's out. Go check it out....
The game seems to function as intended. But, as of this review, the early access quality really shows. Booting into single player has very little direction for new players, while the mechanics are true to classic Descent and the graphics are passable for an indie title, there is a lot to be desired I find.
This is not helped by the multiplayer oriented loop, which requires an active playerbase.
Fun to fly around.
Navigation is difficult but it makes the game unique.
I wish this game is finished.
I love this type of game and have high hopes for this one. I play Elite Dangerous mostly because I played the old version of this game on ps1. The game needs to be spread by word of mouth so the pvp can take off. Its cheap to buy and delivers. I wish so badly that the creator of this wins the powerball and starts the next big space sim that combines Star Citizen and Elite Dangerous. This is the guy I would trust with it.
If you're a Descent fan and find this game for under US$ 5.00, give it a try. This was ONE GUY'S labor-of-love homage to the Descent legacy, made while players were being strung along for years, by the "Descent:Underground" and "Descent (2019)" vaporware projects (thankfully, we eventually at least got "Overload"). Lacking the support of a whole production studio, this game lacks Overload's polish and drama, and some technical glitches remain. But taken on its own merits, and taken for what it is rather than what "Descent:Underground" promised, it is a worthy companion to the legacy.
Initially supposed to support VR: VR support gone faster than you could say "fail". Subsequently abandoned in its entirety.
I really want to advocate for this title, but unfortunately, it seems that the developer has moved on to other endeavors (no updates since 2018.)
As of right now, it generates random levels in single-player which you just sort of... go through until you die? I haven't found an end to one yet, and likely won't.
The weapons you're given seem fine, but the aiming feels sluggish even after increasing the mouse sensitivity.
If you're looking for a 6DOF game to play, there are better offerings on Steam:
- ZeroGrave
- Overload
- Retrovirus
- Forsaken Remastered
This game has been on early access for quite some time but from what I understand, this is all done from a one-man development? so far it looks great. the Player ship moves just about perfect from the original Descent games. I will say though, the enemies need to be more noticeable, like those smaller ones for instance. Maybe later on, some variety of maps that don't use the same textures but hey, what do I know?
One word: Overload... buy it! I wish the developer here nothing but the best. But there is really no game here yet. If you are looking for Descent, I highly suggest Overload from the original developers of Descent. It's the real deal.
I bought this for me and a few friends on a whim, because why not? Could be fun for multiplayer...
It looks like arse, performs like arse, is buggy, is still unfinished, and generally isn't worth even the cost it asks. Go buy a copy of Descent or Overload instead, because those games are worth your time. Heck, buy NeonXSZ. That game was not my thing, but it's at least the solid game that this most definitely isn't.
Let me start by saying for the price this game is fun.. But game play and presentation shown in the video, are not present in this current version of the game.. Patrol you wonder around until a swarm or wave of the same type of robot come after you.. The multi play mode looks like a lot of fun if any one was in the loby ( I am not judging that) But the cool cockpit view and dark gritty ness of the entier game video demo is replace by Fog great controls ( feels like decent did) and a very genric cockpit view.
Now for all the good bits. This game has great potential !! For a 1 man team I am very happy with my purcase You did a good job.. Trying to understand single player game ( not this games intent but a nice addition and temporay disctracton) Where this game looks like it shines is the multi player death match.. I am excited to get a few friend playing that portion.
Improvement/Changes:
1. The demo videos need to be changed It does not reflect the current state of this game.
2. In the death match mode Add a bot mode that learns (that is old tech think original unreal betting the library for that can be found for little cost if any) and uses your own tatics on you.. I loved if this would happen.
3. Continue to have fun I will be playing this game with friends and discussing it as it updates. I can tell you have put time into this title. And you have a love of the 6D shooters.
Final Notes:
This is not what i was expecting ( The art shift got to me) But it has potential to be a fantastic game for mulit player. I look forward to getting some friends together and playing some old school death match in a descent like envionment. Thank you for the fun.
This is a still somewhat limited descent clone. It shows promise... ONCE you discover that the game is more that that opening where it seems it is an endless loop of random ships being thrown at you on a barren landscape. After a lot of initial frustration I finally got myself into the route. it gave me one hour or so of entertainment, so I think it was worthy the invested money (R$ 6?)...
Suggestion to the dev: 1) provide a compass;
2) provide some mapping, or better visual hints of where we are supposed to go and what must be done.
3) to travel that maze without proper maps (like descent) is very difficult, specially with random spawns (that is the case, right?) ... I understand maps are difficult... but what about breadcrumbs? (some markers we can simply shoot from the ship, they stick somewhere, and have them at the HUD, pointing where they are, for example)...
After playing for a bit, I can see something greater that can possibly come from this beginning. The graphics themselves aren't terrible, but overall the graphics need a bit of polishing (especially the copious amounts of dense fog that kills the vision beyond a logical point. Definitely need to add individual options for that PLEASE!!!), and the robots look too... what word can I use? Not boring, but maybe a bit unimaginative, and limited? (Not all robots need gun-arms. Tubbs punched the shit out of you in Descent 3, and in the first 2, you had swingarms. Maybe add Katana or Bore-like robot with speed for close combat?) Obviously the AI isn't set in stone, and the spawnpoints need to have a controlled algorithm so they stop spawning at a certain amount of bots, or this just becomes an arcade game about points instead of actual substance. I like the weapon graphics though. They seem a bit.. 2D maybe? Probably could benefit from enemies using a variant of the same thing that the Fury has. Different color/damage/strengths. The controls feel VERY descent-like, the keyboard ramping might want to be an option for giving remove/reduce so the ship moves with proper key presses and reaction time. The mouse seems a bit draggy as well, but not horribly. I don't know how many people are working on this project, but it deserves some attention, and maybe some help to move it along. I think with a bit of story and some help, this game could definitely attact a new generation of 6DoF pilots. It does have strong competition with Descent: Underground, and Overload, though, which are being worked on with groups of people from the Descent and of-the-like industry, and I'm sure a larger budget. If you want to grab a cool little blast em up game that you can share with your friends, its worth grabbing, especially on sale. Scoffing at a work of art, or a sculpture before its finished is ignorance. Keep working, and I'll keep watching. Good luck and Godspeed creator!
So, obviously it's impossible to ignore that there are two major 6DOF shooters with bigger budgets also in development - the multiplayer oriented Descent: Underground and the singleplayer focused Overload, the latter made by lots of ex-Parallax people - i.e., the people who pioneered the genre.
Geocore's focus is somewhere in-between the competitors mentioned above, designed by a long-time competitive Descent fan it nails the feel of the movement of one of these games. It's primary focus does seem to be multiplayer, and goes for a bit more of the pure old school Descent feeling, avoiding Descent: Underground's different ship classes and progression mechanics. Everybody starts with the same stuff - at the moment you even start with every single weapon on-board from the get go, though I wouldn't be surprised if that changes down the line. The multiplayer really hasn't caught on as of the time of this writing though, and you're unlikely to find any other players unless it's during a developer hosted event. The times I've managed to find matches, it's been running well, though currently the weapon feedback leaves a lot to be desired. Projectiles kinda just vanish when they hit something, leaving very little indication of if you're doing any damage or not.
The game also has a singleplayer component called patrols, which is fairly basic though a decent diversion and a way to test out your settings, these missions mainly consist of narrow corridors punctuated with mini-boss arenas and color coded keys, not really offering any of the intricate and vast tunnel networks of the original Descent nor Overload.
The environments in general are pretty drab looking, mostly just consisting of metallic surfaces with occasional machinery, colored lightning and the odd rock surface every now and then. The visual sameness sometimes makes it hard to make out enemy robots from the backgrounds. I think a little visual variety could go a long way in making this game stick out a bit more, though I wouldn't expect it to ever quite get the polished look of D:U nor Overload considering their respective budgets.
There's a pretty good soundtrack in there too. Nothing particularly revolutionary, mostly going for the same kind of vaguely Front Line Assembly or Skinny Puppy sounding tunes that you'd find in the Descent series.
All in all, with the two big competitors in mind it's hard to recommend this, especially in this early access state, to anybody but the biggest fans of 6DOF shooters, but there is a pretty good foundation in here, however in need of more refinement, especially on the visual side in terms of environment variety and shading. I'm still giving it a thumbs up, but I'd recommend you check in on it's development over time before making up your mind.
Early development, only the bones are here, but they look like strong bones
Nice 6DOF game, classic gameplay, but not much meat on these bones yet. Buy if you want to support the development, but not much to do ingame yet.
Multiplayer (which is the plus for me) is temporarily off, I will add my impressions on it once is up again. So far, the game and controls are Ok, but there's not much content, and bot's AI could be improved. Graphics are ok, but far from AAA.
I really wanted to like Geocore, but I'm dissapointed that the current state of the game. I just can't recommend anyone who loves Descent to even pay even at a discount (like during the current sale). I do hope that it will get better, but for now I can't deal with the twitchy control on any input device.
- Hyper-sensitive bank and yaw axes on my joystick, adjustment options don't work.
- Impossible to control with a mouse, because added 'noise' in mouse response, kind of like descent does it but 10* worse.
- 2 massive bright bars in the bottom of the screen.
- 1 texture.
I just met a very dedicated and pretty cool game developer, psionik, and took a ride with him and 2 other Descent Rangers through his game Geocore, which is available on steam. The game is in alpha and about to go beta so for the small $10 fee I got it. After a quick but in-depth set-up I hopped into the Fury, complete with an arsenal of weapons that could rip a tank a new one and we toured the map. This overcharged pyro-style wonder has got the feel down. I mean it could fly like D1 with the right tri-chording feel, it has the after burners, weapons and feel of D2 & D3 too. To say the least, I was impressed. The other rangers were also impressed and I just wanted to give him a thumbs up and a recommendation and provide a video link of the match we just had. http://www.twitch.tv/tsunami_k/v/33285714 If you have questions you can find him in the mumble chatroom mumble.descentrangers.com on port 31393.
For an alpha game, this has really smooth gameplay. Although the single player levels are very copy-past, this will hopefully improve in moving to the final game. Gameplay with oculus DK2 is very smooth and enjoyable. Only wish the menu’s where in 3d as well. Controls and gameplay is very descent like.
Being early access it's hard to tell. But the groundwork is certainly there. This is one title Descent/Forsaken fans need to keep an eye on. I've only just started playing, and the price is certainly hard to beat at this point. Geocore has the nostalgia phasers set to kill for sure.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Anarchy Interactive |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 20.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 61% положительных (23) |