« We lie in wait, biting our time for the right moment to strike the Psykos. while blasting original music by Seepage & Psyko Syndicate. »
« Seven weapons, blood and gore, twisted music by Seepage & Psyko Syndikate, and maps where you can blow up everything, » Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer (opens in new tab) promises with its YouTube trailer (opens in new tab). « Its awesome. started making it in 1998 in high school with my friend and now im 37, so i have life experience now. »
Say no more, I’m in. Slayers X is a retro-style FPS coming by way of Hypnospace Outlaw creator Tendershoot a prominent Hypnospace Outlaw (opens in new tab) character, 14-year-old Zane Lofton, now the 38-year-old manager of a « Dollar$aver » store. We first reported on Slayers X and Hypnospace’s upcoming spiritual successor, Dreamsettler (opens in new tab), last April, and the demo for this spin-off FPS dropped in June.
Hypnospace Outlaw is still an imminent play on the old back catalogue for me, so I’m happy to report that Slayers X still lands even if you’re coming in fresh. The lore on display is enticing rather than alienating.
Like Bubba Blue explaining the various preparations of shrimp, a true connoisseur knows that the phrase « retro shooter » belies infinitely cascading variations and subgenres, and drilling down I’d say Slayers X gives strong Build engine vibes.
