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Caffeine Freak said:
How could it not be considered a sequel?

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Khorus said:
I'm of the opinion that Quake 2 and Unreal 1 are part of the same universe. There's marines, strogg and skarj in a triangle of faction warfare!

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DoomUK said:

By being a piss-poor excuse for a Quake game :p

Besides some vague reference at the start about the defeat of the Makron it barely had any resemblance to Quake 2; narratively, aesthetically, or, most crucially, in it's gameplay (small nuances mainly, but sufficient enough to make it feel very un-Quake). I suppose it wasn't any less enjoyable than many other First Person Shooters I've played over the past decade, but as a sequel to such a prestigious series it completely stank. In my opinion.

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DoomUK said:

By being a piss-poor excuse for a Quake game :p

Besides some vague reference at the start about the defeat of the Makron it barely had any resemblance to Quake 2; narratively, aesthetically, or, most crucially, in it's gameplay (small nuances mainly, but sufficient enough to make it feel very un-Quake). I suppose it wasn't any less enjoyable than many other First Person Shooters I've played over the past decade, but as a sequel to such a prestigious series it completely stank. In my opinion.

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Caffeine Freak said:
Ha ha, oh I see... "This game sucked, I didn't like it, it's not a true sequel!"

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chungy said:
They don't prohibit you from watching the movies you do like, so why make a fuss over it?

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Gez said:
Similarly, it's really not that hard to make a connection between Resident Evil and Warhammer 40000. You just need to ignore they are two completely different settings! Look at all the overwhelming commonalities between both: there's people battling monsters and other people. Clearly in continuity.

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Technician said:
But of course, if Hexen is your preference, you probably get down with that whole hub shit.

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Bucket said:
We're talking about merging travel brochures for The Bahamas and the Florida Keys.

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PRIMEVAL said:
I would like to see a war between Skaarj and Strogg. Both very barbaric races with very advanced technology.

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jute said:
I think the real problem with the discussed merger is that Q1's biggest commonality with later entries, its small set of techbase maps and associated enemies, is the weakest part of the game in terms of both aesthetics and gameplay. I'll take the weird exteriorless netherworld torture dungeons populated by eyeless five-legged beasts over sterile techbases populated by dogs, grunts, and enforcers any day - and I will be disappointed by any attempt to bastardize those inexplicable torture worlds.

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Bucket said:
American is not allowed to work on another game until he fixes Alice: Madness Returns.

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188DarkRevived said:
I must admit that I'm a fan of Unreal myself! What I'd love to see is the Nali forming an alliance with the Sidhe elves of Parthoris to defend themselves against both the Skaarj and the remnants of the Serpent Riders' empire. It would be a full-blown, inter-dimensional warfare at its finest!

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PRIMEVAL said:


That'd probably end up in a 3-way battle as the Skaarj do not ally themselves with anyone. Rather, they'd either destroy, conquer, or enslave any race they meet. Nali are enslaved, Krall are conquered and are now devote military servants, and they are in a minor war with the Mercenaries in hopes to destroy them. Interesting crossover, though!

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schwerpunk said:
Interesting analysis. I'd definitely still play that, though. :p

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PRIMEVAL said:
That'd probably end up in a 3-way battle as the Skaarj do not ally themselves with anyone. Rather, they'd either destroy, conquer, or enslave any race they meet. Nali are enslaved, Krall are conquered and are now devote military servants, and they are in a minor war with the Mercenaries in hopes to destroy them.

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