An FPS set in Egypt with roguelike mechanics? God-like powers? The kind of dark humour that could crack a smile on even the stoniest of face? Sign us up! Yes, the tongue-in-cheek action of Immortal Redneck has finally been officially confirmed for a Switch port, with a still too vague 'Q1 2018' slated in for a release date (so that's anytime between April and June).
It's proved a hit with both critics and players alike on Steam, thanks mostly to how well developer Chema has distilled down its heady mix of roguelike exploration and Serious Sam-esque FPS physics into a recipe that screams 'just one more go'. It's also not one of the most graphically demanding shooters out there, making it an ideal fit for Switch around Easter and beyond.
Immortal Redneck has certainly caught our attention, but what do you make its genre mashup? One for the digital collection or are you hoping for another more traditional FPS on Switch?
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Not really my cuppa tbh
Almost wrote it off because of the title, but it sounds really fun. I'll keep my eye on this one.
Looks so fun, roguelikes are one of my favourite genres.
Pretty hyped.
Looks fun but I have serious rogue-like fatigue these days.
looks like that last game on the Wii U. It was a fun game but the framerate was iffy at best. This may or may not be the same outcome.
Gives me old Hexen vibes.
Consider it looked into.
Looks interesting
Not digging the title, but that actually looks really fun. Rougelikes are wonderful on the Switch with its "pick up and play" simplicity.
What is a rogue like game?
crap like this makes me glad im an old school gamer.
I don't like roguelikes. But this looks cool
Italian developer taking after a certain Croatian one, nice. Good luck with your redneck rampage.
@SimplyCinnamon53 in my definition, a game with lots of monsters with lots of stuff attacking you at once. You have to be careful at dodging and attacking....
Game is an absolute blast. Day 1 for a portable version. Very excited to have this on the go. Hopefully we get Ziggurat too.
I've said this before, but when the switch was announced, my first thought was that this or tower of guns was the title the system needed to resonate with hardcore gamers.
An infinitely replayable randomized shooter is the perfect single-player on the go shooter.
Now though, we have DOOM and Wolfenstein on the way - games whose AAA quality is sort of like comparing Diablo to Binding of Isaac. They are different, but the the bigger title will definitely sell more. The Switch has hardcore single-player shooters. I hope the market is still there.
@PhilKenSebben I never heard of this game, but I really enjoyed Ziggurat which looks like the same type of game (Hexen-like Rogue-like?) I'm not a fan of the name, but maybe I'll give this a shot.
@Ttimer5 Ok thanks
Looks like a cross between Exhumed(powerslave) & Heretic, gonna get me some Redneck
@Ttimer5
Randomly generated levels, usually different each time you play it, also when you die you normally go back to the start, permanent death if you like @SimplyCinnamon53
Wow, I need a Serious Sam-like game on my switch. I might just have to pick this up.
Does this include the Twitch integration like the Steam version has? Wouldn’t mind double dipping if it does. This game’s a lot of fun, I need to play more of it though.
Chat can be really cruel if you have the Twitch integration turned on, but it also makes things a lot more interesting.
@lookmanohands I feel this a little better than Ziggurat. Hope you enjoy it
"with a still too vague 'Q1 2018' slated in for a release date (so that's anytime between April and June)."
Perhaps you should check those Q's... wouldn't Q1 mean a release between January and March?
This was one of those rare Steam finds even Jim Sterling had an unironic blast with, so I'm definitely interested. Bring it on!
I think that's the end.
The Switch could use a few more shooters and this looks kind of neat. I might give it a shot.
"with a still too vague 'Q1 2018' slated in for a release date (so that's anytime between April and June).
making it an ideal fit for Switch around Easter and beyond."
I assumed Q1 must have been a typo and was meant to say Q2 after that 2nd sentence but nope it actually is Q1. So it's really coming anytime between now and the end of March and definitely before Easter then.
I mostly hate the FPS genre, but this looks interesting. Will have to see how the humor works out. Keeping an eye on it for sure.
So a guy who dresses like my uncle when he has a cold, versus a pantheon of Egyptian Gods...I AM CONFUSED???
@SimplyCinnamon53 “Roguelike is a subgenre of role-playing video games, characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated game levels, turn-based gameplay, tile-based graphics, and permanent death of the player-character.” -Wikipedia
Permanent death? Hard pass for me. Too bad.
Immortal Redneck?0_o
Does this mean we get to play as Jeff Foxworthy?
@audiobrainiac Yeah doesn’t sound like my kind of game. Thanks for the info
Sign me up!!! Big fan of the Serious Sam games!!
I've been keeping an eye on this. Makes me think of Duke Nukem 3D!
Good times.
I'll check back once I've beaten Enter the Gungeon.
As long as they actually provide an option to use just a single stick with motion controls, I'll consider it.
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