Quake 4

Awesome first person shooter and death match is way kewl too.

It's ok. The single player is a pretty mediocre and slow-paced experience. The set pieces are much better than other quake games, but pretty much everything else suffers. However, it's pretty cheap and comes in a bundle with all the other quake games, so it's worth the short playtime. Would be interesting to see a remaster of this game.

This game is so underrated and overhated It's truly the black sheep of the franchise yet I still love it

Quake 4 is great Quake game, but it is certainly not without its flaws. Unlike prior Quake games, Quake 4 is clearly interested in delivering a narrative and having characters. It continues from the events of Quake II, but with a new protagonist. The story, though by no means the most profound, kept me interested throughout my entire playthrough. This game took me roughly 9.5 hours on Nightmare difficulty (or whatever Quake 4 calls it). There's a lot of content here, and unlike Quake II, there's a decent amount of environmental variety. For a game from 2005, the visuals hold up remarkably well. The new enemies are great, and I'm a fan of some of the redesigns. That all being said, Quake 4 has a handful of notable problems. First, this game is a bit janky to play on modern software. High graphic settings won't work unless you force them to in the config text file. Second, the movement feels dull. This is a Quake game. Movement is pretty important to the franchise. At first I thought there was some sprint feature I didn't know how to use because of how painfully slow the movement was. There are stat upgrades throughout the game that make you faster, but the movement never feels great. Ironically, Quake 4's multiplayer completely nails the movement. Third, the weapon balancing feels like a downgrade from all the other Quake games. Not only do weapons feel weaker, but all enemies are bullet sponges (especially on Nightmare). It's to the point where the boss fights don't even feel that different than some of the standard enemies. This all being said, the weapon sandbox offers good variety and will force you to use them. Overall, the gameplay loop may not be as strong as Quake II, but the narrative far exceeds it. The problems do not ruin Quake 4, and it's still a great, underrated game that I'd recommend.

overhated imo

I loved quake 4 on the xbox and it really holds on up pc, brilliant arena shooter