Gravelord

Gravelord is a boomer shooter drawing on the legacy of such series as Doom, Quake and Duke Nukem. The production was developed by Fatbot Games - an independent Slovak development studio, which previously delivered two items under the Vaporum banner.

Story

The main protagonist of Gravelord is Queedo, a gravedigger, who is "dumb as a shoe" and has an appearance worthy of Frankenstein (which makes him "strong as a fiddle"), but comments on the world around him in a way that Duke Nukem himself would be proud of. The protagonist's goal is to avenge his father's death, in which he will be aided by his shovel and a wide array of more conventional weapons.

The story is conveyed through cinematic interludes and comic book pages waiting to be collected.

Gameplay

In Gravelord, the action is viewed from a first-person perspective (FPP). The adventure leads us through locations maintained in a style evoking associations with gothic horror. While wandering through them, we mainly deal with eliminating hordes of opponents, as well as discovering secrets and passages to other areas.

Arsenal and upgrades

We dispose of the massacres standing in our way, making use of an extensive arsenal including a rocket pistol, shotgun, gatling gun and rocket launcher, among others. In addition, there is a shovel at Queedo's disposal; interestingly, it improves exploration, as the protagonist can throw it and teleport to hit locations.

As we progress?we develop the gravedigger by collecting tarot cards, expanding the range of his combat capabilities. In addition, as we progress?we upgrade the arsenal, unlocking an alternative, more powerful firing mode for each weapon.

Level editor

Complementing all this is the level editor, in which we can create our own maps and missions. It has been enriched with a number of useful features, led by automatic texture overlay or geometry customization.

Graphics

The visuals of Gravelord were created in cel-shading technique and maintained in a style inspired by turn-of-the-century FPSs.