I intentionally don't give this game a low score, because I'm unable to rate games such as this objectively. It's just not my type of game. It's a classic old-school FPS, the likes of DOOM, Quake, Unreal and their numerous clones. It's fast-paced, it has this incessant deathmatch feel, its levels are simplistic and illogical and maze-like at the same time, enemies are numerous, ammo plentiful and the plot only serves as an excuse for level designers. These are all good and renowned staples of old shooters, but gameplay-wise it has NOTHING to do with the whole lineage of thoughtful, carefully designed, plot-heavy, exploration-encouraging FPS that arguably began with Half-Life and was picked up by companies such as Monolith and Irrational Games. That is, just to warn those people who, like me, don't really enjoy and old-school FPS experience: this game is NOT a "Half-Life with magic", not at all. If you're looking for a proper plot-driven FPS, I suggest you don't buy Requiem.
