History VideoGame / SlayersXTerminalAftermathVenganceOfTheSlayer

* GameMod: According to a hidden message from Adam Chase, ''Slayers X'' was developed as a mod for ''Kataklysm'', the ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw'' equivalent of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. The secret levels' BGM reinforce this, with each song being titled as if it's just a raw file rip from ''Kataklysm''[='s=] MIDI soundtrack (much like how many amateur ''Doom'' modders leave in the default music instead of replacing it).

* CreatorBreakdown: [[invoked]] As much of the game is a self-aggrandizing story by Zane, it becomes fairly clear some of it is working out his own baggage and how his life went, such as missing his mother (who is heavily implied to have passed away at this point) and dislike of his stepfather.

* HostilityOnTheSet: [[invoked]] Adam Chase vents his feelings about helping Zane in a secret area, revealing he never even wanted to work on ''Slayers X'' in the first place, but that Zane called in a favor that Adam hoped he forgot, only continuing to help out of pity for Zane trying to escape his manager job and provide for his son. Steffanie is also played by Zane's ex-girlfriend, also called in for a favor, who obviously doesn't want to be there and [[BadBadActing doesn't even try to act]].

* ExplodingBarrels: Red barrels often are scattered throughout the levels. Those barrels explode when shot at.

''Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer'' is a FirstPersonShooter developed by Big Z Studios[[note]]Actually Tendershoot, the same developers of ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw''[[/note]] and published by No More Robots, released in 2023.

That's only the surface level of the game however, and the true meat of the story is metatextual. ''Slayers X'' is the {{defictionalized}} magnum opus of the person behind Big Z Studios, Zane Lofton, resident edgelord of ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw''. 20 years after the events of that game's story, he uses a winning lottery ticket, a guilt-tripped programmer friend from high school, and an obsolete game engine from his childhood to make his dream game a reality. Through this premise, the game playfully jabs at the classic FPS genre, amateur {{game mod}}ders, and edgy teenager culture.

* WritingAroundTrademarks: InUniverse. Steffanie works at a fast food place called "Sloppo's", which is a clear stand-in for Boppo's, an in-universe food company from ''Hypnospace Oulaw''.

** Various decorations reference media from Zane's youth, such as "Professor Pizza" boxes based on Professor Helper and a poster of "Taurus X: 2089" in his room.

* AffectionateParody: Of crude '90s FPS games such as ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'', ''VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997'' and ''VideoGame/RedneckRampage''. It has the same edgy, crude humor as those games, but rather than using it to make Duke Nukem and Lo Wang seem like the carefree R-rated action movie heroes they are, it's played to make Zane seem all the more immature and puerile. But the parodic elements aside, given the number of actual classic FPS tropes {{played straight}}, (such as the StandardFPSGuns, the perennial SewerLevel, the unnecessary background object interactivity, and the [[StylisticSuck bad 3D model intro cutscene]] that parodies ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'''s cutscenes,) it's hard to view this as anything but made by someone who understands the genre.

* NewWeaponTargetRange: Level 5 gives Zane the Hackblood Talismen, the {{BFG}} whose use is limited by how much Hackblood Zane has. The level also gives him a fast, automatic Hackblood recharge, giving the player a good opportunity to see how destructive the Talismen is.

* PainfullySlowProjectile: Noticably absent from this otherwise classic-style FPS is the "low health hitscan" enemy archetype. Every enemy either shoots slow, dodgeable projectiles, attacks with melee, or both.

* SuspiciouslyCrackedWall: Shooting cracked walls reveals secrets.

* GameMod: According to a hidden message from Adam Chase, ''Slayers X'' was developed as a mod for ''Kataklysm'', the ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw'' equivalent of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. The secret levels soundtracks that reinforce this, titled as if they're just raw file rips of ''Kataklysm'''s midi soundtrack.

* TakeThat: In-universe one regarding [[{{Phonymon}} SquisherZ]]. A secret is hidden behind a wall with "[=SquisherZ=] Sucks!" written on it, and in said secret you can shoot an Ickygoo, its Pikachu equivalent.

* GlowingEyes: Zane's eyes glow green.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Bomb-throwing Psykos can be be dealt with by shooting their bombs right as they've tossed them out, doing heavy damage if not outright killing them.

* LavaPit: Lava is found here-there. For an example, in X slayer base, Psyko restroom is filled with lava.

* StylisticSuck: The graphics have a very intentional crude style to them; many textures are just photo sourced with little to no attempt to have a cohesive style (a-la classic Build engine amateur modding) whenever they aren't intentionally replicating early [=3D=] CGI. The rest of the aesthetic is generally approached with the intent of a edgy teen with tons of ideas as to what's "cool" with no sense of subtlety, with elements like the Nu-Metal soundtrack and the love of ToiletHumor pointing towards it.

That's only the surface level of the game however, and the true meat of the story is metatextual. ''Slayers X'' is the {{defictionalized}} magnum opus of the person behind Big Z Studios, Zane Lofton, resident edgelord of ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw''. 20 years after the events of that game's story, he uses a winning lottery ticket and a guilt-tripped programmer friend from high school to make his dream game a reality. Through this premise, the game playfully jabs at the classic FPS genre, amateur {{game mod}}ders, and edgy teenager culture.

* AlternateUniverse: The game is still grounded in the universe of ''Hypnospace Outlaw'', so divergences like a trennis court and the acronym "BWL" are included. Also included is set dressing that implies similar divergences to Trennis happened to other games such as Billiards now having two simultaneous players.

** The demo version of the game steals the poop texture from ''VideoGame/{{Gloomwood}}'', but properly credits that game's authors anyway.

* YourMom: Zane likes to make fun of victim's mothers (and other relatives) after killing them.

''Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer'' is a FirstPersonShooter developed by Big Z Studios and published by No More Robots, released in 2023.

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: There are four goofily-named difficulty levels, from easiest to hardest: "Not a real gamer", "Normal gamer", "Im awesome", and "Inzane".

''Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer'' is a FirstPersonShooter published by No More Robots, and released in 2023.

That's only the surface level of the game, though. The true meat of the story is metatextual -- ''Slayers X'' is the {{defictionalized}} magnum opus of Zane Lofton, resident edgelord of ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw'', who 20 years after the events of that game's story uses a winning lottery ticket and a guilt-tripped programmer friend from high school to make his dream game a reality. Through this premise, the game playfully jabs at the classic FPS genre, amateur {{game mod}}ders, and edgy teenager culture.

* CallBack:
** Various decorations reference media from Zane's youth as seen in ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw'', such as "Professor Pizza" boxes based on Professor Helper and a poster of "Taurus X: 2089" in his room.
** The embarrassing photo of Zane at the end of the hidden hallway in the Boise Potato Festival has "BWL" repeatedly superimposed on it, referencing ''Hypospace Outlaw''[='s=] equivalent of "LOL," "Bursting With Laughter."

-->''Son? What did he mean by son? I will never know...''

* RealPlaceBackground: This game's setting is loosely modeled on ''Hypnospace Outlaw'''s version of Boise, Idaho. One of the locations is a Dollar$aver, Zane's place of work, and another is the Boise Potato Festival, referring to the real-world Idaho Spud Day.

* WhatTheHellPlayer: In the tutorial and the start of the sewer level, if the player makes Zane break the stuff in his own house (other than glass for Glass Blaster ammo), he'll ask why he's doing that and moan about how he spent his paychecks on that stuff.

* ExpressiveHealthBar: Keeping in step with the game's heavy ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' influences, Zane's face acts as a health indicator. The more damage the player takes, the more injured the face looks.

* BrainMonster: Flying jeztas consist of mostly exposed brains.

* HerCodeNameWasMarySue: Old habits die hard, as Zane Lofton's habit of making incredibly deific self-insert fics continues here. The game follows the same story as his webcomic from ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw'', depicting an in-universe fictionalization of Zane as TheChosenOne who fights the Psyko Sindikate alongside the members of his favorite NuMetal band. The BigBad, a sleazy retail manager dating Zane's mom, appears to be Zane's attempt to work out his frustrations with both his mother's dating habits and the SoulSuckingRetailJob he has in the modern day.

* MonsterCloset: A few of them appear in the game. For an example, in Psyko's base, a hallway opens up to reveal enclosed room full of monsters.

* MookMaker: Jezta spawn tents and jezta big sickos spawn jeztas periodically.

* OneWingedAngel: The final boss takes up a superpowered form when his health gets low enough.

* HerCodeNameWasMarySue: Old habits die hard, as Zane Lofton's habit of making incredibly deific self-insert fics continues here. The game follows the same story as his webcomic from ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw'', depicting an in-universe fictionalization of Zane as TheChosenOne who fights the Psyko Sindikate alongside the members of his favorite NuMetal band.

* InheritedIlliteracyTitle: The word "Vengeance" in the title is deliberately spelled like so.

* FreudianExcuse: PlayedForLaughs -- the reason that Zane hates [[{{Phonymon}} SquisherZ]] is because he used to collect the trading cards, until some bully at the local laundromat stole his entire collection and the police refused to help.