Posted on: February 15, 2019
Snowman59
Verified ownerGames: 130 Reviews: 15
More a Doom 3 mod than a real Quake
Raven Software was a studio experienced with the FPS genre, so seeing them taking the Quake series was quite an expectation, but unfortunately they are not id Software. Direct sequel of Quake 2, the game tries to give a more "realistic" feeling with heavy inspirations from AlienS or Starship Troopers and why not ? Now you have to reload, cover, do without bonuses like the Quad Damage, Invisibility, Invincibility... The main problem comes from the level design : uninspired (it's just long corridors), it makes the gunfights a chore to play since you have sometimes to deal with large (and/ or heavily armed) enemies in tight areas where you can barely move whereas in the originals enemies size is adjusted to the areas so you have space to dodge (and that makes the fights exciting). They also kept the usual flaw of the series : playing on high difficulty is not interesting, enemies are hp sponge that take ages to die and your amor is just paper towel. So unless you're curious or just craving for a shooter, wait for a price drop. Otherwise stick with the ancestors, which are still masterclasses in level design.
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