Nostalgic, quick to complete and still holds up due to good racing physics and boost mechanics. The improved framerate makes it leagues better than the N64 or Dreamcast versions. I hope some updates come out to restore the free camera funtionality in the bar, junkyard and shop. Also alot of textures and sounds pop in and out. Its definitely not perfect, but its a great racer with a lot of character you can finish in a few hours. HD texture mods and shaders make this game look amazing. I Highly recommend those!
I love Quake I, I love retro fps games, I love dark fantasy, I love machine gun fang spitters and explosive cyst launchers. Then.. why don't I love Wrath? The short answer is: its in early access. Its a 'good' early access though, the game is mostly finished. There is plenty to like....Wrath manages to be like Quake and also be itself, adopting a necro-gothic world sprinkled with grotesque abominations. You play as a nameless outlander vagabonding your way through open zones with dark fantastic flair (graveyards, ruins, churches, swamps), putting hordes of aftermentioned gunfodder back in the ground as you go. Your weapons of choice chunky shotguns, explosive cyst throwers, a fang-machine gun plus others. A resource-based save system keeps you on your toes and makes you pick you respites wisely. I see people complaining about this, but I never found it to be good or bad... its just different. After finishing Quake Remasted, this feels like a natural progression in technology and art. However, as things get closer to full release, a few things stop me from putting it with the retro fps greats like Dusk, Ion Fury and Amid Evil. The only thing that set it back is its design... The choice to make large zones instead of levels comes with advantages and challenges, which have been partially met. Enemies lack announcing cries and attack wind ups, giving the player little chance before the damage comes. Almost every enemy is projectile based, sometimes multiple projectiles, and if it isn't, it will kill you almost instatly if it gets close. Levels have lots of ambushes, which always feels cheap, especially when can't quicksave. There are few other things, but this is a GOG review... lol, ain't no one gonna look at this. And if you are, thank you for reading this far. Wrath is pretty cool, I like and I want it succed, it just needs to iron out the kinks. My recommendation: save yourself any frustration of playing a rough game and wait until full release.
