Quake 4
Quake 4
Early reviews, well one anyway, appear to be negative, however someone over at quake3world as got the game and appears, in a little "omfgQ4RoXs" kind of way, seems to love it.
http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11824
http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11824
the main complaints from the reviews is that they expected a Unreal Tournmanet 2004-esque Arena sequel with alternate firing, bots and arenas/tournaments, but just got a Q2 game instead.
apparently, a sp game with 9 multiplayer maps IS NOT ENOUGH MAPS. Doom3 had 5, Q1 had 6, and Q2 had 8, and all those were an adequate amount, but 9, which is much more than the other games, IS NOT ENOUGH? WTF? And no one complained when HL2 had no multiplayer on it's release!
apparently, a sp game with 9 multiplayer maps IS NOT ENOUGH MAPS. Doom3 had 5, Q1 had 6, and Q2 had 8, and all those were an adequate amount, but 9, which is much more than the other games, IS NOT ENOUGH? WTF? And no one complained when HL2 had no multiplayer on it's release!
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This is why I don't read reviews. Well I do, sometimes when I feel like getting frustrated. Game Mags are only good for news.CheapAlert wrote:the main complaints from the reviews is that they expected a Unreal Tournmanet 2004-esque Arena sequel with alternate firing, bots and arenas/tournaments, but just got a Q2 game instead.
apparently, a sp game with 9 multiplayer maps IS NOT ENOUGH MAPS. Doom3 had 5, Q1 had 6, and Q2 had 8, and all those were an adequate amount, but 9, which is much more than the other games, IS NOT ENOUGH? WTF? And no one complained when HL2 had no multiplayer on it's release!
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Bought it... playing it now... played MP last night online.... not very good... perhaps mods would make it better... I am sure with the engine people could make some good mods (Last Man Standing for Doom3)
Anyways... its not bad... great single player... nice storyline... nice graphics... but if you wanted a MP game... you better not get it until the mods start flowing in... ATM there is absolutely no reason to play it online..... I still play Q3 and COD online over this.
Don't get me wrong, I like this game as a Single Player game... not as online....
Just my 2 cents.
-Timbobsteve
Anyways... its not bad... great single player... nice storyline... nice graphics... but if you wanted a MP game... you better not get it until the mods start flowing in... ATM there is absolutely no reason to play it online..... I still play Q3 and COD online over this.
Don't get me wrong, I like this game as a Single Player game... not as online....
Just my 2 cents.
-Timbobsteve
The main complaints of the reviews I read are that it is basically exactly like Quake 2. That not enough innovation and new material is in it.CheapAlert wrote:the main complaints from the reviews is that they expected a Unreal Tournmanet 2004-esque Arena sequel with alternate firing, bots and arenas/tournaments, but just got a Q2 game instead.
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Whaddaya expect with a concept like inept cyborgs in rusty space?FrikaC wrote:The main complaints of the reviews I read are that it is basically exactly like Quake 2. That not enough innovation and new material is in it.CheapAlert wrote:the main complaints from the reviews is that they expected a Unreal Tournmanet 2004-esque Arena sequel with alternate firing, bots and arenas/tournaments, but just got a Q2 game instead.
I don't plan on getting it, primarily due to it's discrimination against pre-win2000 operating systems (even though it could run on it), rather high overall system requirements, squad-based carp (Me likez0rs Serious Sam / One man vs. Army of Darkness style >=D), the fact that Q2 space marines have a rather ugly 'do, and no altfires for anything at all.
If I wanna play inept rusty cyborgs in space, I'll just break out me old copy, preferably with "The Reckoning" or "Castles of Stroggos III".
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Which is part of the reason I neither have nor intend to get Doom 3.SkinnedAlive wrote:No problem, they pretty much look the same as doom 3 marines in Q4 anyway.Dr. Shadowborg wrote:the fact that Q2 space marines have a rather ugly 'do, and no altfires for anything at all.
I'm probably far more likely to get something like Serious Sam 2, DNF, or Sin Chronicles.
apparently, a sp game with 9 multiplayer maps IS NOT ENOUGH MAPS. Doom3 had 5, Q1 had 6, and Q2 had 8, and all those were an adequate amount, but 9, which is much more than the other games, IS NOT ENOUGH? WTF? And no one complained when HL2 had no multiplayer on it's release!
... and let's not forget that q2 had no multiplayer maps on release either.
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I would mention that, but 3.14 was released soon after (containing cyborg and the 8 maps) and that's pretty much the standard retail version now.Electro wrote:apparently, a sp game with 9 multiplayer maps IS NOT ENOUGH MAPS. Doom3 had 5, Q1 had 6, and Q2 had 8, and all those were an adequate amount, but 9, which is much more than the other games, IS NOT ENOUGH? WTF? And no one complained when HL2 had no multiplayer on it's release!
... and let's not forget that q2 had no multiplayer maps on release either.
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