Soldier of Fortune: Platinum Edition

Another reason for why Activision should sell off Raven Software to a different publisher and stop their enslavement to Call of Duty. This game was made in the Quake II Engine and that should be enough to tell you that this game will be epic. Here's something you should do right off of the bat: put Texture Filtering to None. That will make the game even more retro looking and pixelated. It also makes the graphics less crappy (especially the weapon models) because texture filtering looks like crap in the older id Tech Engines. There's a community patch for the game but it introduces a couple issues such as sound effects not working properly in the latter levels and random crashes upon reloading. The guns have actual audible power behind them aside from the sniper rifle and 9mm handgun. The gibbing feels like Quake 1's but more advanced by having individual body parts being severed from the cadaver rather than just the entire body being gibbed all at once. You will not be playing this for the story, however you will be playing this for the action and gibbing. This IS a game you WILL be adding to your GOG librar, I promise you won't regret it!

Ever watch a 90s or early 2000s action flic and think "I'd love to play the game version of this". Look no further. The story is bonkers ridiculous fun with a badass set of protagonists. The weapons are devastating, sometimes the button-hunting got me running in circules but that is just how it was back then. Overall, a damn good time.

R.I.P, Raven. I know you're not dead but you may as well be.

Graphics are severely dated. There are a lot of bugs - got stuck multiple times especially on doors. Good thing there are cheats to save the day. Enemy balance is terible and last boss is no brainer.

I love that GOG makes old games work! I loved this game when it came out and its amazing now. Blow off limbs or heads with the shotgun. What else do you want from an FPS?