forsanxl
Singapore
 
 
My reviews are mostly based on my enjoyment of the game, not necessarily the quality of it. I also put instructions on said reviews, if a particular game has technical issues out of the box.

Favorite Gaming Platforms: Android, PC
Favorite Game Genres: FPS, Platformer, Racing
Favorite Movie/TV Formats: American Cartoon, Japanese Anime
Favorite Movie/TV Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Isekai, Romance, Superhero

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PC Specs:
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6-Core Processor
Graphics Card - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
RAM - 32 GB
OS - Microsoft Windows 10, 64-bit
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Favorite Game
48
Hours played
Favorite Game
Review Showcase
32 Hours played
Rating
8/10

Intro
This game was originally not going to be called Quake 2. Which speaks volumes, seeing as it's very different to its gothic predecessor. It also feels worse to play if you went from Quake 1 straight to this. But this is still a fun old-school FPS, even if it's not quite as good as its gothic predecessor.

Positives
+ Mod support.
+ Great soundtrack.
+ Good level design.
+ Great replay value.
+ Great weapon variety.
+ Weapons have good impact.
+ Inventory system. Pickups like Invincibility and Quad Damage can be used whenever you want.
+ Includes several expansion packs. Such as The Reckoning, Ground Zero and Call of the Machine.

Negatives
- Movement is clunkier than the original Quake.
- There are a lot more hit-scanners than the original Quake. Which downplays the skill factor in comparison.

Quake review
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/profiles/76561198096811507/recommended/2310/
Quake 3 Arena review
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/profiles/76561198096811507/recommended/2200/
Quake 4 review
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/profiles/76561198096811507/recommended/2210/
Review Showcase
3.3 Hours played
Rating
8/10

Intro
Pretty much all you see in the screenshots is what you're getting, 3 levels of third-person shooting and using abilities. I genuinely don't know the future of this game, but if this were turned into a 5 hour long game priced at $20, I can absolutely see myself buying it. Because the gameplay loop feels really polished as is and the art direction is great. It makes me wish there were more anime-looking third-person shooters. But as is, if you want to give it a try, go ahead and do that. It's free after all.

Positives
+ Free.
+ Great soundtrack.
+ Great replay value.
+ All abilities given are useful.
+ Weapons have great impact.
+ Great aesthetics and graphics.

Negatives
- Bare-bones settings.
- Less than a half hour long.
- Final boss has a cheap instant kill attack just before it dies if you aren't fast enough.

No V-sync Fix: Enable it in NVIDIA Control Panel.
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Francisè von Spitroast 26 Feb, 2023 @ 3:37am 
@mossfan1 no, but I saw it as a mockery of me explaining my opinion.
@forsanxl totally agree. Shame many people on Steam aren't capable of civil discussion.
forsanxl 25 Feb, 2023 @ 5:26pm 
@Mary's Seasonal Greetings

I don't know what else I could add to the Halo discussion, but yeah. If we were to flame each other over a video game, then what's the point of a discussion in the first place, right? Criticism and difference of opinion is welcome on my reviews, so long as it's civil.
raw maw 25 Feb, 2023 @ 2:36am 
It's funny that you're banned lolz + "lmfao" ain't hostile
Francisè von Spitroast 25 Feb, 2023 @ 2:23am 
Regardless, your feelings about the games are totally valid. If it doesn't click with you, it doesn't click with you, and there's nothing wrong with that, and likely nothing will change that (although I would recommend watching people play on Legendary as it might help you understand how to approach combat scenarios a bit better and how enemies and weapons are designed to interact). The only real problem I had was that it seemed like you were being dismissive of those who enjoy it, but you've cleared that up, "I don't mean to flame those who enjoy Halo and think it's one of the best shooters of all time, they by all means can continue to do so,"

I appreciate you taking my comment the way it was intended. Tone is difficult to interpret over the internet and so it's easy for people to get overly defensive about things, which you haven't done :)
Francisè von Spitroast 25 Feb, 2023 @ 2:23am 
@forsanxl It's interesting you say "confusing". I think that nails it. I got that impression while reading your reviews: a misunderstanding of the way the game's mechanics interact and combine to make it unique and innovative. Again, I'm not trying to come off like a prick, but even the complaints that it's lacking certain game mechanics such as sprinting and zooming for all weapons telsl me that you simply don't understand the gameplay as they would all negatively impact it and would be counter-intuitive to what it's trying to do. It doesn't fall quite under either umbrella - the modern military shooter or the classic, and so you find it difficult to grasp. I'm not belittling you or insulting you. For a new player, I can totally understand why the gameplay would be confusing, but I am a bit surprised that after playing through the series that you didn't get the hang of it and realise what it's trying to do.
Francisè von Spitroast 25 Feb, 2023 @ 2:22am 
@mossfan1, not sure why civil discussion is funny to you. Maybe you're not mature enough to understand this, but some of us are capable of having differing opinions about things without it being hostile.