ABOUT
Blade of Agony is a story-driven FPS. The project is inspired by WWII shooters from the 90's and early 2000's, like Wolfenstein 3D, Medal of Honor, and Call of Duty, but with faster-paced gameplay in the spirit of Doom! The game can be played standalone using the GZDoom engine as a base.
STORY
It's 1942, and the war approaches its peak. The U.S. has joined the Allied forces, and the Soviets are pushing back the front in the east. The tides of war are turning, and Hitler's victory seems more and more beyond his grasp. But the Nazis, refusing to capitulate, have grown obsessed with human experiments and occult artifacts, in which they see a potential escape from their final Doom. The Allied leaders reject this possibility as nonsense; nonetheless, some still fear what the Führer might be up to. The situation is nebulous, however, and little is certain.
You are Cpt. William "B.J." Blazkowicz, an Allied spy, a fearless risk-taker, and the greatest soldier to ever take up arms in World War II. Your role has changed, though; you've retired from active duty, and now you spearhead operations as a systems analyst. You thought it would be the right choice--leading and motivating instead of doing the dirty work--but lately you've grown restless. At least until a few days ago, when you received an encrypted message from your old friend and comrade Cpt. Douglas Blake, calling you back to duty...
FEATURES
Blade of Agony is much more than just a pastiche of the classic shooters that inspired it; the project will offer a unique experience. It also has many features not often seen in source port projects--Blade of Agony truly pushes GZDoom to its limits.
- 30 playable and unique levels in 3 different chapters (plus secret maps)
- Orchestra-quality game music
- Voice acting and ambient soundscapes
- A combination of low-poly models and hi-resolution sprite assets to create the perfect retro feeling
- Devastating armaments from the battlefields of WWII
- Interactive NPCs that support the twisted plot's progress and help you understand the game
- Improved enemy AI for more dynamic and challenging fights
- Beautiful special effects (weather, elements, explosions, etc.)
- Modern post-processing shaders (motion & effect blur, noise, flares, etc.)
- Much, much more!
WHAT OTHERS SAY
"This is basically one of the best DOOM mods I've come across." - John Romero
DISCLAIMER & IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE DEVELOPERS
Blade of Agony is a fictional scenario based on the alternative narratives of the Wolfenstein game series by id software and Bethesda and the corresponding canon. It does not represent accurate history, our political stance or thinking of the development team. We reject any form of racial hatred, discrimination, (Neo-)Nazism, anti-Semitism or glorification of the Second World War.
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Since the release of v3.1 of "Blade of Agony" we have received numerous messages, comments and emails. Besides positive messages and words of support, we have also received a lot of opposition and disappointment.
"You have given up", "You have given in to the shitstorm", "You have lost my respect".
After more than 6 years of working on a project of the heart, these words of course hurt and disappoint us very much and after we had answered some of the comments on ModDB and by email, we now feel that an official statement is necessary to gain understanding and shed light on the matter.
The changes and mitigations we have implemented for version 3.1 do not stem from cowardice we have shown towards some users of the Doom community. Blade of Agony is a creative, free and artistic interpretation within the Wolfenstein universe. And as long as we are unpaid developers working on such a project in our spare time, it must be ensured that we realise our vision as we see fit. This is exactly the motto we have been working by for the last 6 years, releasing the last 3 chapters. So why the adjustments to v3.0 now?
As some of you know, the team around "Blade of Agony" consists of a colourful bunch from all over the world, including Israel and Germany. Wolfenstein 3D and swastikas have long been banned and punished in Germany in the field of entertainment. Since 2018, these laws have been toned down, but games of this kind are still under the strictest observation by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (FOftPotC).
Although we as developers strictly condemn any form of discrimination, racial hostility, anti-Semitism and glorification of the Second World War, there were concerns on the part of various German gaming sites and news sources about whether we had not crossed a line with some content (including the depiction of a concentration camp, the explicit mention of affected population groups or the World Exhibition in Paris with historical anti-Semitic content). From that point on, it was clear to us that we would have to reconsider the content in order to weigh up possible personal damage (for example a punishment from the FOftPotC if they deem the game unacceptable) from all the developers of the project concerned.
The Second World War was the most horrific conflict in our history, and we as a development team do not want to ignore, censor or even deny these atrocities. However, we have asked ourselves what position we are in as entertainers. Wolfenstein is and always has been a fictional scenario, so we have no duty to educate the people who play our game. We want to tell an exciting story. So our yardstick in toning down the game was "What content is necessary to achieve that and what content can we do without?"
Blade of Agony has been released in several versions before and as we changed, removed and added content from version 1.0 to 2.0 based on experience gained and advice received, this is an organic process that has now also taken place between 3.0 and 3.1.
While we can understand some of the disappointment, we hope players will understand why some changes had to be made and why we can no longer officially support v3.0, and ask that you do not share public links on our ModDB page. Of course, we have no influence on what happens in the private area.
We hope that you continue to have as much fun with Blade of Agony as we had during its development and we still wish you a good time.
Thank you,
Daniel Gimmer
and the entire Blade of Agony development team
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Why don't you just release two versions of the game one for people that are offended and want the censorship and one that has the proper content in it ? Why do we have to be affected by other people who like to censorship historical facts that where in WWII ? History is history, i really don't get why people like to be lied about something that was WWII, it was something horrible and it happened, it's not like our grandparents are playing these games they should feel offended by it. And you shouldn't even play it in the first place if history bothers you ... censorship is not healthy. If some pixelated dots on screen offend you, you have bigger issues than a game.
i know i wish to have a uncensored version of blade of Agony
and it still make me mad i do not support video game censorship
Social justice warriors got there way and now Blade Of Agony
is censored i wish they realse a uncensored version of Blade
Of Agony just because people made death threats to have Blade
of Agony censored and they gave in and made excuses to support
censorship and to take out controversial content and they gave
in to censorship i have version 3.0 and they cant make me remove
Blade OF Agony 3.0 will not support censorship and as indie game developers we shold not give in to have are games censored
sorry four the rant but it is still drive me crazy about
video game censorship and Blade Agony shold have been uncensored and Alfonso John Romero whold have hand your
back but people made complaints to have Blade Of Agony
censored and i read about people makeing death threats
to Tormenttor667 and the team and it still make fearius
that pople made theats to harm Blade Of Agony Team
and if it was me i whold not back down to censorship
in video games and in the past Brutal Doom People did
not like Brutal Doom and made complaints to have Brutal
doom removed and i will no play a censored version of
blade of agony wolfenstein sorry for rambling incoherently
and i chold not stop thinkg about Blade Of Agony and the
controversial content shold have remained iam playing
blade of agony wolfenstein 3.0 and i am haveing fun and
make a uncesnored version and dont let people win vide
games art and we have creative freedom and as indie game developers we need to stand up to bullies and no to
censorship and just like Manhunt 1 and 2 people tired
get manhunt 2 cancelled rockstar almost did and censored
manhunt 2 an the pc version is uncensored and people
had the uncensored version banned in uk just like Blade
Of Agony dumb people had Blade Of Agony censored i whold
have told them no have the game censored and just realsed
Blade Of Agony Uncensored and no to compromises and hired
lawyers to have peole who made death threats arrested.
I totally agree with you: Censorship isn't healthy, you are right with what you say.
But let me tell you one thing - are we the ones responsible for teaching these people history?
You are morally responsible for telling the truth, else you are part of the censorship problem. What kind of answer is this " are we the ones responsible for teaching these people history? " why are you even trying to divert the issue with another question ? Your own site said this game is about historical events. Look you guys done a great job with the game, it's a great creation, and frankly people wouldn't have given a **** about it if they didn't liked the whole concept and moved to other games that respect the said concepts. Why is it so hard to have 2 versions to please everybody ? Even Wolfenstein has 2 different versions the censored German one and the official one. If they can do it so can you, it's not like you are adding content, you are just leaving content in and removing it on the offended ppl version. Stick to your original ideas, stop trying to please the people that don't even play the game to beging with. The hole point of a video game or a fantasy story is to enjoy it with all it's concepts, even the " offending " ones. Look i'm working on a game myself, and let me tell you this, no one and i mean no one can tell me to censor **** just because some randoms feel " offended ". Imagine having Game of Thrones censored just because some people found it offensive that Cersei was dragged naked in the middle of the city's crowd. People need to respect the original creator's vision or else they are invited to go watch or play something else they don't like. Censorship is a dissease ...
I'm offended by the fact that enemies forget about me as soon as i leave their field of view for a few seconds and i'm also offended by the mein leben difficulty where enemies shoot you as soon as the doors open by just and inch and i'm also offended by enemies seeing you from a ridiculous distance also in mein leben.
I want to enjoy the game at a higher difficulty, but instead you are offending me by giving nazis super human abilities. I know that some of the devs are german so a bit of bias is expected, but this is ridiculous especially since the difficulty below it doesn't offer much of a challenge.
And the french girl at the bar is a bit too much into Will, good job turning a soldier into a fan girl. Very sad seeing this from a good developer, but it seems like it's always one step forward and two steps back.
Thanks kindly for your feedback. We are currently still working on the 3.2 release, and we try to incorporate your suggestions.
If this is the level of quality your team is capable of then i want more of whatever you are selling.
Also, is there a way to turn off the screen and sound effect when i'm low on health and can you explain why the FOV doesn't affect my 360 degree turn? I'm having a hard time finding my preferred mouse sensitivity since changing FOV doesn't seem to change the distance i need to travel with my mouse to do a full circle and i never experienced something like this nor am i knowledgeable enough to understand it.
I'll get used to it, but i am interested as to why it is like that.
On of the best mods I've ever played. Even calling it a mod is kinda derogatory.
It's a normal game. Just build with tech deriving from other games, and inspired partially by them.
For fans of older shooters - it's one of few 'must play' that comes to my mind.
Thanks so much!
(Yeah I accidentally posted this comment as a guest, so here is my real comment)
Ever since I saw Gmanlives review this mod, I've always wanted to play it. A bit of a crappy situation you guys have been put in, having to censor parts of the mod and all. However, the reason you guys gave as to why is understandable (Unlike many big-game companies that say they want to make it for a "modern" audience). I can tell that you guys didn't do it because you wanted to "bend the knee," but because you guys really do care about this mod, and don't want to see it taken down because it's considered offensive. So long as I can still tell I'm in WW2 and it still feels somewhat grounded in history, I'm happy and will enjoy this mod :) Good luck to you guys and hopefully you continue the good work!
(BTW is there an install guide in the files?)
Thanks a lot for your comment, this really is appreciated. :) Regarding the install guide: Simply unzip an launch :)
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So what censorship was the game run through exactly?
Moddb.com