Posted on: January 6, 2025

Janos_Vitez

Games: 193 Reviews: 5

Boring, worst of the Quakes

Fails on almost every level. Quake II was an oldschool, testosterone-fueled fps. This one works more like a CoD-game, which is pretty disappointing. The fake "complexity" of modern games: throws old methods out of the window (no keys, cards etc.), and yet, it opens you previously closed doors when it wants you to be there. Exploration is non-existent - openable doors are marked with green, red ones are closed for now. You aren't enticed to look for secret areas - only a few situations where the makers remembered the roots, and added some rewards for being perceptive. Remember Q2's OST? Simple, heart-pumping, brutal, like the game. Here, music barely exists. For the first few hours I was bored and pissed that they fumbled a great opportunity to continue a legendary franchise, and diluted the original mood and basics of Q2. The graphics seemed the only redeeming quality of the game. And however, it looks great, the creatures lack any originality. In Q2 every monster had a character and they were instantly recognizable. Here - mostly because of the darkness of the game - I needed hours to tell them apart somehow. Halfway through I felt that the direction changed a bit, the game became a bit enjoyable. I liked how they raised the stakes in the lore's bio-horror, more focus on it would have made the game more memorable. Because other than this the game seeps blandness from every pore of it. Comparing to Q2 again: in Q2 almost every weapon felt big, as if it would shred through anything. Here the weapons almost always feel lacking, maybe grenade launcher, RL and dark matter gun are the exceptions. (It is a crime, what they've done to the railgun... not just slow, but looks boring and weak.) All in all the game isn't horribly bad, just... boring and castrated the original Q2-feel. If you have good memories about Q2, don't buy this game. If you need some mediocre shooting, go ahead. If you are really interested about Q4, just go watch a review, time better spent.

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Posted on: January 1, 2025

Ey_Steve

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Games: 25 Reviews: 2

Better than Quake 2

It's alright. I enjoy it a good amount, however, I feel like a lot of it is very stock and standard. Space marines, banter, alien threat. The story is a pile of cliches in a trench coat that failed to interest me at all. I can see why the previous Quake games barely had a story. It doesn't enhance the game at all. You play Quake to shoot stuff and fortunately Raven delivered. Good weapons, good sound effects and feedback, varied enemies that require different tactics to kill, and weapons upgrade to get better throughout the game. The vehicle sections are decent to kinda bad, the boss fights are decent, I wish I didn't have squad mates in cramped hallways so they block me from moving so I get hit, the music was nothing standout, and the atmosphere was tense but not really scary. I'd recommend it.

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Posted on: May 29, 2025

BlazertZ_

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Games: 48 Reviews: 19

I liked it quite a bit.

It is a very interesting game, both for the setting and for its story and gameplay, very varied and fun, very good moments and very satisfied for having completed it.

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Posted on: August 1, 2019

xvertigox

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Games: 1051 Reviews: 20

Must-have for FPS fans

Chances are if you're an FPS fan you've played Quake 4. If, for some reason, you haven't then you definitely should. There are a few issues like the movement speed being a bit too slow but those are minor in the context of it being Quake Strogg universe game. The multiplayer is also fantastic but you won't find anyone playing which is a shame.

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Posted on: September 15, 2023

TheCoracle

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 6

Some assembly required...

When Quake 4 released, I never had the chance to play it. Being a big fan of the previous entries, I was excited to get this one started and see why many seem consider Quake 4 to be the lowest point in the series. I'll say, for the most part, it's aged fairly - though, some technical issues that require a little bit of fiddling in the games files certainly holds it back for those who just want to run the game right after the download. It's definitely a game of the era; but, it's hard to call that a negative, since it's almost exactly what you'd expect a shooter from 2005 to play like. You kind of know what you're getting into, mechanically. The story starts right after Quake 2, with some opening dialogue mentioning a "lone marine" going behind enemy lines and defeating the commander of the Strogg army. Though, other than that small token, the story is mostly standalone and doesn't rely too much on knowledge of its predecessor. Much of the plot revolves around the player's squad making their way to the core of the enemy's army. The enemy being Strogg, who are alien bio-mechanical Frankenstein's monsters of sorts, destroying the core means punching a hole in the army wide enough to shut them down. At the half-way mark of the game, there's a twist that only mildly affects the overall gameplay and is, frankly, something I wish they would have expanded on further - if not, fullsend, turn the game and story on its head. But, alas, other than a cool sequence on rails, it's not much more than a boost in health and speed gameplay-wise. Completing the game in about 7 hours, it is rather short by today's standards. And it does feel a bit rushed toward its endgame, yet still verging on overstaying its welcome with some padding of bullet-sponge enemies and a lackluster end boss battle. Overall, I'd recommend it, even if it's your first time playing. It's not a mindblowing experience, but one you can find some joy in and admire some of the tech from the day.

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