![]() ![]() Indeed, Crusader follows the lead of Origin stable mate Wing Commander in presenting itself like a movie, except in place of Chris Roberts’ name we have that of Tony Zurovec, who later went on to join Roberts at Digital Anvil and worked on an interesting looking open-world action game called Loose Cannon, which sadly never saw the light of day.ĭuring the opening preamble, we are introduced to three red-suited stormtrooper types known as Silencers, whom we join mid-panic, having failed to assassinate some civilians that were mistaken for rebels. #Origin crusader no remorse series#It’s a choice that’s dated pretty well, with time now judging the rush to 3D fairly harshly: I sometimes picture a different timeline in which the graphical style of Broken Sword, Toonstruck, The Curse of Monkey Island et al begat a whole range of other decent looking point and click adventures in the late 90s and early 00s instead of what was actually released during that period.Īnyway, speaking of 90s trends that were possibly jettisoned too early, Crusader also uses FMV cut scenes to tell its story, with various real actors dressing up in slightly daft outfits and posing in front of green screens in the name of providing you with some context for bursting into a series of rooms and blowing everything up. ![]() In simple terms, by keeping to 2D, the resolution could go up. I guess that’s the answer: it was a period in which different approaches to getting around technological limitations needed to be actively considered and employed. On the one hand, a big-budget 2D action game in 1995 seems, post- Doom, slightly passé and surely destined for failure on the other, it also feels a bit too early for a fast-paced shooter featuring SVGA graphics throughout. Enemy guards make a pleasing number of references to ‘rebel scum’.Ĭrusader: No Remorse occupies a strange place in my perception of gaming history, because it seems to have been released both earlier and later than I imagined. ![]()
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