Quake 4

Quake 4 I enjoyed quite a bit and I hope ID make another story based Quake game in the future, the game is set on the Strogg homeworld same as Quake 2. The story is very solid and there are some twists in it later down the line which I won't spoil. The combat is pretty good very similar to Doom 3 which is to be expected as it was built on the same game engine, nice choice of weapons. There is a bug which a few other folks have mention as well concerning modern PC's and OS's, where even if you set the graphics to high/ultra the textures look really low resolution but there is a fix to this in the forums and in the other reviews as well.

The graphics looked a bit odd, but this is a REALLY great game!

Full disclosure: I didn't like Quake II. The gunplay didn't hook me like the first one, and the dull enemy and level design only lessened my interest. Quake IV is a direct sequel to that game. So, is it better or worse?...well, I feel about the same way about this one. I actually took the time to beat this one, which is more than I can say for Quake II, so I guess that's saying something. Also, I am basing this review on the Steam version. In terms of aesthetics, Id Tech 4 has aged reasonably well for an engine from that era (assuming you changed the .cfg file for the HD textures). They really amped up the body horror for the Strogg, which in all honesty I didn't care for. I tend to be pretty squeamish about this sort of thing. In terms of level design, it hasn't improved much. Everything still looks and feels the same. Gunplay is much slower than other Quake games, at least until about halfway through when THAT event happens. If you've played it, you know the one I mean, and even after that it feels a little slow. As for the feel, everything feels pretty good for the most part. The big problem here is that it often doesn't feel quite Quake-y enough for me. Once you aren't on foot though, the vehicle and turret sections take way too long, and aren't any good. So that's a problem. In conclusion, if you liked Quake II, you will probably like Quake IV. As for me, it's just not my thing.

It was going great after looking up a graphics fix. But it always crashes at the MCC landing site after boarding. I've looked up fixes on the internet but nothing works. Even using the console to load the next level. Sure would like to finish it.

Legendary impact.