Why the name "Reloaded"

The Reloaded name is inspired by the PS1 top down shooter title named "Loaded".  A game that I remember from my childhood and enjoyed countless hours playing.

What is Reloaded?

Reloaded is a passion project which has been in the idea stage for a long time. It is a project that I am truly interested in building, something for me to enjoy creating during my spare time and use to improve my game developing skills from what I have learned during university.

Reloaded takes inspiration from a plethora of games, these incluide; Half-Life (1998), Devil Daggers, Loaded and Duke Nukem 3D along with many more. Loaded is a PS1 era video game, which I played when I was younger, I plan on keeping the same “Shoot 'em up” feeling but rather than top down shooter, I am focusing on a full first person perspective, this way I will be able to utilise audio as well as Devil Daggers does. Another massive source of inspiration is the reinvigoration of "Boomer Shooters" I believe modern FPS's lack the enjoyability and ridiculousness of the old Boomer Shooter franchises and want to add to the over-exaggerated shooter style that I miss from my childhood days.

I will be using Unreal Engine 5 to produce this game. It is not an engine I have a load of experience with, however that is the reason I chose it. I want to challenge myself and learn a new engine.

When will it be released?

This is a passion project. I have no real release date in mind. To simply put it. It will be ready, when its ready.

How can I keep updated?

I will be updating with progress on the Devlog right here on Itch.io! Please feel free to look through any devlogs that are updated and add comments on my progress. I'd love to hear feedback!