History VideoGame / Viscerafest

* EasterEgg: There are some hidden references to other games that usually get a quip from Caroline.

** It's most obvious in the form of Caroline's many one-liners, which are mostly directly lifted from ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}''.

* EasterEgg: [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/Doom2016 Samuel Hayden's]] corpse]] can be found in ''Disposable Danger''. The same level also has a hidden [[spoiler:decapitated VideoGame/DukeNukem head]].
--> '''Caroline:''' ''[[VideoGame/DukeNukemForever Bet you'd wish you had that]] PowerArmor [[Franchise/{{Halo}} right about now, huh?]]''

* HeartsAreHealth: Gibbed organic lifeforms (hostile and [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential non-hostile]]) drop hearts that provide Caroline's primary method of healing.

* BloodKnight: Caroline ''loves'' her job to the point that when Crommune offers to pay her off (which would let her buy that ring that's the motivation for her taking on the job in the first place) she turns him down because "she doesn't take handouts".

* HumanoidAbomination: Caroline is a little... ''off'', to put it frankly. While she ''can'' look like a normal human thanks to a hologram glamor, her eyes are a bit larger than normal and look more like cat's eyes than normal human's, her smile goes literally ear to ear, she can ''eat'' the dead to gain back health (and it's implied from the art that she's doing it with octopus tentacles that pop out of her mouth), and half her face has been stripped of skin, leaving only the muscle underneath. Thankfully, the artstyle keeps it more cartoony than horrifying. [[spoiler:The story implies that whatever she is, it's probably connected to whatever the USC is trying to contain]].

* SpannerInTheWorks: It seems like everything the Warhawks are trying to accomplish get completely sabotaged by Caroline. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, as the story progresses it becomes vague as to whether or not that would be the right thing to do, right up until [=C1M5=], where it veers straight into NiceJobBreakingItHero]]

%%* AdorableAbomination: Some of Caroline's art gives off this impression. ''Some.'' The rest... not so much.

%%* BondOneLiner: Caroline is another proud member of the talkative FirstPersonShooter protagonist club.

%%* ExplosiveBarrels: Wouldn't be a Nineties-inspired shooter without them.

%%* HappilyMarried: Well, Caroline's ''trying'', but proposal rings are expensive these days.

%%* InterspeciesRomance: Sure, calling Caroline human [[AmbiguouslyHuman might be a stretch]], but have you seen her fiancé?
%%* LudicrousGibs: The game isn't called ''Viscerafest'' for nothing. It also plays into [[HeartsAreHealth the primary way you regain health]].

* SpannerInTheWorks: It seems like everything the Warhawks are trying to accomplish get completely sabotaged by Caroline. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, as the story progresses it becomes vague as to whether or not that would be the right thing to do, right up until Chapter 5, where it veers straight into NiceJobBreakingItHero]]
* TechnicolorEyes: Caroline has heterochromatic eyes that are bright greenish-blue and red. [[spoiler:Act I ends with a being who has the exact same eyes showing up]].

%%* VideoGameDashing: One of Caroline's movement abilities, limited on a short cooldown.

%%* SlasherSmile: Caroline bears a ''huge'' one.

%%* GunsAkimbo: Caroline wields the Shredders this way.

** The Deus Mortis is a massive beast that's ludicrously strong but ammo is a lot more rare. As such it's best saved for the tougher foes.

* TwoFaced: Caroline is missing skin under her left eye. When not on the job she covers it up with a hologram.

* BloodKnight: Caroline ''loves'' her job to the point that when Crommune offers to pay her off she .

%%* BloodKnight: Caroline ''loves'' her job.

* FragileSpeedster: Caroline is incredibly agile even by Boomer Shooter protagonist standards thanks to her dash but is also incredibly fragile.

* TechnicolorEyes: Caroline has heterochromatic eyes that are bright greenish-blue and red. [[spoiler:Crommune is later found by a being who has the exact same eyes]].

-->''"Let's start from the top. Name's Caroline, 27 Years old, Arms Enthusiast, Full time Mercenary, and Girlfriend to a wonderful man named Athens Fedder. Been hopin' to propose for awhile now, but unfortunately work's been a bit slow, meaning rings aren't exactly in my price range. Thankfully, some Warlock Twat named Crommune has acquired a rather hefty bounty on his head, and killing him was in the job description. Apparently he's good chums with a bunch of gits who run some kind of illegal science gig called the USC, and he was last seen heading to a base they cobbled together above the earth! So the plan's simple; break in, kill the target, collect my pay, and get home in three days, just in time for date night! So...'' '''Let's get this Bloodbath Started!"'''
--->'''''The Game's opening Cutscene'''''

'''Viscerafest''' is a {{Retreaux}} FirstPersonShooter released in early access in May of 2021, with it's second chapter releasing in 2022, Developed by Acid Man Games. The Plot is as simple as the intro quote suggests: In an undetermined point in the future, A very normal woman named Caroline needs some extra cash to buy a ring so she can propose to her boyfriend. An illegal science ring has set itself up over Earth, and it's been pulled together by an alien named Crommune and his Warhawk buddies. Between him and you is a gigantic space station packed to the brim with monsters and hostile aliens. Seems simple, right?

Well, it seems like Caroline has jumped into something a little more complicated than what she bargained for...Of course, that would force her to have to ''care'', which Crommune and his cronies may find is harder to get out of her than you might think.

Viscerafest is a lightning fast game based in small part on games like VideoGame/DukeNukem3D or VideoGame/{{Blood}} (and also [[VideoGame/DoomEternal one modern influence]]), where lots of things are interactable, the weapons are explosive and powerful, but ammo is limited and your opponent is just as deadly as you are. Caroline will have to run, shoot, bunnyhop, and punch her way through army after army of aliens. And maybe...just maybe...save the world...maybe?

!!Viscerafest contains examples of:

* AdorableAbomination: Some of Caroline's art gives off this impression. ''Some.'' The rest...not so much.

* BloodKnight: Caroline ''loves'' her job.
* BondOneLiner: Caroline is another proud member of the talkative FirstPersonShooter protagonist club.

* ExplosiveBarrels: Wouldn't be a Nineties-inspired shooter without them.
* FeatheredFiend: A common enemy is an anthromorphic, muscle-bound avian alien that serves as one of the game's melee mooks.

* [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Foreground Event]]: The title screen has a [[{{Cult}} Nomad]] on the left, looking at the audience while sporting the "[[MookHorrorShow ....you're seeing this shit?]]" kind of expression, which is itself a reference to [[https://doomwiki.org/w/images/8/85/Doom.jpg the cover art for the original Doom]].
* GunsAkimbo: Caroline wields the Shredders this way.
* HappilyMarried: Well, Caroline's ''trying'', but proposal rings are expensive these days.

* HumanoidAbomination: Caroline is a little....''off'', to put it frankly. While she ''can'' look like a normal human thanks to a hologram glamor, her eyes are a bit larger than normal and look more like cat's eyes than normal human's, her smile goes literally ear to ear, she can fucking ''eat'' the dead to gain back health (and it's implied from the art that she's doing it with octopus tentacles that pop out of her mouth), and half her face has been stripped of skin, leaving only the muscle underneath. Thankfully, the artstyle keeps it more cartoony than horrifying. [[spoiler:The story implies that whatever she is, it's probably connected to whatever the USC is trying to contain]].

* InterspeciesRomance: Sure, calling Caroline human [[AmbiguouslyHuman might be a stretch]], but have you seen her fiancée?
* LudicrousGibs: The game isn't called ''Viscerafest'' for nothing. It also plays into [[HeartsAreHealth the primary way you regain health]].

* SaveToken: Saving requires collecting and using consumable Save Beacons. The player can either use them on the spot - understandable consider [[SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity how these tend to be placed]] or save them for later if they're feeling extra ballsy.
* ShoutOut: It wouldn't be a Boomer Shooter without it! It's most obvious in the form of Caroline's many one-liners, which are mostly directly lifted from {{VideoGame/Blood}}.
** The Chapter 2 update adds death splash pages, which reference VideoGame/DarkSouls and Capstone Entertainment.
* SlasherSmile: Caroline bears a ''huge'' one.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Caroline can come across some unarmed Aliens that resemble [[Franchise/MassEffect Quarians]] who can't do much beyond pleading before Caroline might eviscerate them for extra health.
* VideoGameDashing: One of Caroline's movement abilities, limited on a short cooldown.

* TechnicolorEye: Caroline has heterochromatic eyes that are bright greenish-blue and red. [[spoiler:Crommune is later found by a being who has the exact same eyes]].

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* FirstPersonGhost: Despite the 2.5D aesthethics, (optionally) averted. You can get to see Caroline's pixelated legs when looking straight down.
* [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Foreground Event]]: The title screen has a [[{{Cult}} Nomad]] on the left, looking at the audience while sporting the "[[MookHorrorShow ....you're seeing this shit?]]" kind of expression.

* HumanoidAbomination: Caroline is a little....''off'', to put it frankly. While she ''can'' look like a normal human thanks to a hologram glamor, her eyes are a bit larger than normal and look more like cat's eyes than normal human's, her smile goes literally ear to ear, she can fucking ''eat'' the dead to gain back health (and it's implied from the art that she's doing it with octupus tentacles that pop out of her mouth), and half her face has been stripped of skin, leaving only the muscle underneath. Thankfully, the artstyle keeps it more cartoony than horrifying.

* InterspeciesRomance: Sure, calling Caroline human [[AmbiguouslyHuman might be a stretch]], but have you seen her fiancee?

* QuickMelee: With the scarcity of the ammo, Caroline would end up relying on this quite a bit. Useful for gibbing enemies without wasting ammo, it's quite powerful and it has deceptively long range for a punch, being able to hit from a handful of feet away.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Whenver her usually blue left eye turns red, Caroline is absolutely not to be trifled with.

* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Athens is an alien who can't be more than 5 feet tall, since Caroline towers over him
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Caroline can come across some unarmed Aliens (that resemble [[Franchise/MassEffect Quarians]]) who can't do much beyond pleading before Caroline might eviscerate them for extra health.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[BloodKnight She's]] doing [[MookHorrorShow all of this]] all of this ''for love''.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Well, purple. [[spoiler:A flashback in ''Wayward Watchers'' reveals it wasn't always the case with Caroline.]]

* SaveToken: Saving requires collecting and using consumable Save Tokens. The player can either use them on the spot - understandable consider [[SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity how these tend to be placed]] or save them for later if they're feeling extra ballsy.

* SpannerInTheWorks: It seems like everything the Warhawks are trying to accomplish get completely sabotaged by Caroline. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, as the story progresses it becomes vague as to whether or not that would be the right thing to do.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Well, purple. [[spoiler:A flashback in ''Wayward Watchers'' reveals it wasn't always the case with Caroline.]]
* QuickMelee: With the scarcity of the ammo, Caroline would end up relying on this quite a bit. Useful for gibbing enemies without wasting ammo, it's quite powerful and it has deceptively long range for a punch, being able to hit from a handful of feet away.

* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Athens is an alien who can't be more than

Viscerafest is a lightning fast game based in small part on games like VideoGame/DukeNukem3D or Blood, where lots of things are interactable, the weapons are explosive and powerful, but ammo is limited and your opponent is just as deadly as you are. Caroline will have to run, shoot, bunnyhop, and punch her way through army after army of aliens. And maybe...just maybe...save the world...maybe?

!!Viscerafest contains examples of

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Well, purple.

'''Viscerafest''' is a {{Retreaux}} FirstPersonShooter released in early access in May of 2021, with it's second chapter releasing in 2022. The Plot is as simple as the intro quote suggests: In an undetermined point in the future, A very normal woman named Caroline needs some extra cash to buy a ring so she can propose to her boyfriend. An illegal science ring has set itself up over Earth, and it's been pulled together by an alien named Crommune and his Warhawk buddies. Between him and you is a gigantic space station packed to the brim with monsters and hostile aliens. Seems simple, right?

Viscerafest is a lightning fast game based in small part on games like Duke Nukem 3D or Blood, where lots of things are interactable, the weapons are explosive and powerful, but ammo is limited and your opponent is just as deadly as you are. Caroline will have to run, shoot, bunnyhop, and punch her way through army after army of aliens. And maybe...just maybe...save the world...maybe?

'''Viscerafest''' is a {{Retreaux}} FirstPersonShooter released in early access in May of 2021. The Plot is as simple as the intro quote suggests: In an undetermined point in the future, A very normal woman named Caroline needs some extra cash to buy a ring so she can propose to her boyfriend. An illegal science ring has set itself up over Earth, and it's been pulled together by an alien named Crommune and his Warhawk buddies. Between him and you is a gigantic space station packed to the brim with monsters and hostile aliens. Seems simple, right?

Viscerafest is a lightning fast game based in small part on games like Duke Nukem 3D or Blood, where lots of things are interactable, the weapons are explosive and powerful, but ammo is limited and your opponent is just as deadly as you are. Caroline will have to run, shoot, bunnyhop, and punch her way through army after army of

* AdorableAbomination: Some of Caroline's art gives off this impression. ''Some.''

* ShoutOut: It wouldn't be a Boomer Shooter without some
* SpannerInTheWorks: It seems like everything the Warhawks are trying to accomplish get completely sabotaged by Caroline. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, that might not be the right thing.]]