Jello
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Satyr000 said:
I do like Raven and they have made some great games. But, to me Quake 4 was mediocre and didn't look or feel like Quake 2. I didn't want Quake 2 with a new engine. All I wanted is a continuation of the Quake 2 story. In many ways the art in Quake 4 was a departure from Quake 2. The Strogg were uninspired compared to their Quake 2 counterparts.
I think I fixed it. I only played the Quake 4 demo, but to me it seemed like a vain attempt to make a modern generic shooter with the Strogg thrown in and pointless teammates. I never much cared for Quake 2 though, I really disliked the futuristic cyborg turn they took with it. Yes Doom has futuristic military bases, and cyborg enemies such as the Cyberdemon and the Spider Mastermind, but they were demons instead of guys with laser pistols and armor welded to them. It's not a bad game, and I do find it fun enough, but it never held my interest as much as Quake or Doom.
Still, your post is rather confusing. You're saying Quake 4 didn't look or feel like Quake 2, but then you say you didn't just want Quake 2 with a new engine. That seems to imply that you're upset that Quake 4 wasn't like Quake 2, but you wanted it to be like Quake 2, but you didn't want it to be like Quake 2. And you wanted a continuation of the Quake 2 story line, but the art style was different than Quake 2, which you didn't like, but you wanted a change, but thought the Quake 4 enemies were uninspired. Sounds to me like you didn't know what the hell you wanted from Quake 4. You wanted Quake 4 to be different, but you wanted it to be the same, but you didn't want it to be the same, but you didn't want it to be different. Am I on the ball on this one?
As for the new Wolfenstein, I'll get it. It looks fun enough, and I love killing Nazis in a creepy, supernatural environment. Return to Castle Wolfenstein was a great game in my opinion, but I'm rather hesitant about the new superpowers. It sounds like they're adding in a new soul cube, ala Resurrection of Evil, and honestly the soul cube in that game seems like one of the most contrived and pointless items I've ever seen. Make the ordinary combat fun and fluid and you won't have to add gimmicks like slow motion or alternate world to make it enjoyable. Give me a flame thrower and some creepy nazi super mutants and I'll be happy.
I do hope Raven develops a fourth Soldier of Fortune at some point though. SOF 2 is still one of my favorite games, when coupled with the SOF weapons mod. SOF 3 has to be one of the most generic shooters I've ever played, it's a shame that they let the series get destroyed with that abomination.
Last edited by Jello on 05-31-09 at 07:07
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