This was the FPS I waited for. Fast, challenging and not taking itsellf too seriously. Unfortunately the action is severely hampered by all sorts of bugs and the mind boggling decision to put in a checkpoint system instead of letting me quicksave. I don't mind the game not looking pretty (in fact it's part of it's appeal to me) but I mind the fact that I have yet to find graphics settings that run multiplayer in an acceptable fashion on my more than capable PC. Speaking of multiplayer I knew that I was getting mindless fun and explosions instead of Quake 3 Arena's very deliberate approach to jumping and shooting. But something just doesn't feel right here. Movements often seem blurry and barely comprehensible making fights with the comparatively slow killing standard weaponry less than enjoyable. Should the game receive some major bug fixes I'd be inclined to give it four stars based on it's single player alone but like this I have a hard time recommending Rise of the Triad no matter how much I love the concept.
