RAGE

A classic that holds up big time.

I originally found [b]RAGE[/b] while looking to scratch the same itch I loved in the [b]Mad Max[/b]-style desert buggy combat from [b]Jak 3 (2004)[/b], and it absolutely delivered. The driving and vehicular combat are satisfying, but what really surprised me was how strong everything else felt too - gunplay, side quests, exploration, minigames, and even the moment-to-moment combat encounters. Nothing here feels half-baked, and the game does a great job of giving you a little bit of everything without overwhelming you. It has all the proper fixins I was looking for. Optional race tracks to earn money? Got it. A bulletin board full of side quests? Got it. A combat arena for grinding cash? Got it. Completely optional bar minigames that have nothing to do with the story? Got it. The structure feels old-school in the best way, like a shooter that isn't afraid to let you wander off and engage with side content just because it's fun. The story itself is pretty barebones and clearly not the main attraction. There are only a handful of short cutscenes, and most of the narrative is delivered through gameplay. The loose premise is that you're a cyber-enhanced, cryogenically frozen survivor who joins a resistance movement and eventually takes the fight all the way to an alien stronghold. It stays fairly chill for most of the game, then escalates quickly toward the middle and the very end. I ended up playing through it four times while chasing achievements - collectible runs, higher difficulty clears, and optimization passes. Funny enough, [i]Ultra Nightmare[/i] ended up being easier than [i]Nightmare[/i] simply because I understood how to manage money and ammo so efficiently by that point. Unfortunately, [b]RAGE[/b] also commits two of the biggest sins for achievement hunters: permanently missable collectibles and online/co-op achievements.

Po 14 latach w końcu ukończyłem tę grę i muszę przyznać jedno: bardzo dawno żadna produkcja mnie tak nie zmęczyła. Fabuła jest przeciętna i traci znaczenie już po pierwszych godzinach. Postacie są nijakie, dialogi schematyczne, a główny bohater milczy przez całą grę, podczas gdy wszyscy dookoła powtarzają, że tylko on może wszystko uratować. Zakończenie wypada wręcz fatalnie — jedno z gorszych, jakie widziałem. Gameplay również nie zachwyca. Otwarty świat jest pusty i spokojnie można było z niego zrezygnować. Misje w większości opierają się na schemacie idź – znajdź – wróć, często w tych samych lokacjach, tylko w odwrotną stronę. Początkowo działa, ale przez większość gry po prostu męczy. Gunplay jest solidny (w końcu id Software), jednak brak różnorodności przeciwników sprawia, że przez całą grę używa się głównie kilku broni. Wrogów jest raptem 5–6 typów, a „bossowie” ciągle się powtarzają. Na plus wypada jazda pojazdami i wyścigi, choć poza obowiązkowymi misjami nie ma sensu ich grindować — ulepszenia niewiele wnoszą. Dobrze zestarzała się za to grafika dzięki lekkiemu cell shadingowi oraz sam klimat postapo, wyraźnie inspirowany Mad Maxem. Czy warto? Do 10 zł — tak. Powyżej tej kwoty lepiej kupić coś innego… albo kebsa.

Honestly it's pretty fun and holds up well for a 15(?) year old game. I'd describe it as "on-rails but with some driving sections and side quests", it does a great job of being fully contained and respecting the players time. One thing I loved was a lot of the side quests (e.g. races) load to their own area, instead of making the player walk out, get in the car, drive to the area, etc, it just spawns you straight in the car in the race. Also revisiting dungeons for some side quests was a nice touch. Shame they didn't import the card game into Rage 2. If you want some fast-paced combat with light crafting elements, especially in 10-20 minute blocks of playtime, plus a couple of fun side-games (racing, cards, other minigames) this is a great game for the price. I'm about 2/3rds of the way through as I write this (9 hours), figure it's 15 hours or so of fun. Goes without saying though - it's a 15 year old game, get it on sale. *edit*: Also - buy the scorchers DLC. For $2 it adds a few new dungeons to the game, plus early access to the assault rifle is handy.

I had a good time for 19 hours: Good and constant action in a post-apocalyptic linear 3D shooter, with talking.

the artistic vision of this game is still unmatched...feels like playing a comic book by Richard Corben.

2025 년에 하는데도 아주 재미있는 fps + rpg 심플함에서 나오는 원초적인 재미, ( 아직 중반정도까지 안했지만 지금까지는 아주 재밌습니다.) 복잡한것 없는가볍고 스피디한 전투, 귀찮지만은근이 재미가 붙여지는 레이싱( 솔직히 귀찮기는함) ,

Replaying it for the first time since that one playthrough i did way back when it was released, yeah i can definitely see the reason why i never really looked back on it fondly, its... its a mishmash of better games that did things better, this game throughout feels like id Software played and looked at other games and thought "lets put that in our game" and they did, badly. So, why the thumbs up? well, its worth a playthrough just to see how mediocre things can sometimes be, but it isnt a good game, especially for an id Software game. I just hate the way all enemies float around, overly animated dodging rolling etc, they do it so much it becomes predictable, just wait till they stop doing the stuff and then shoot them once with the pistol that you made the "mama's bullets" for, and then keep using that until you start making grenade launcher shots for the shotgun to turn it into a boltgun, and then you have your 2 weapons for the remainder of the games duration, which is about 7-8 hours, i ♥♥♥♥♥♥ around for a bit with racing, so i got 10 hours in my playthrough. Theres driving in the game, but it feels a bit stiff and because of that the overall racing and driving, feels tacked on in hindsight. My enjoyment score for this game is 50% At least its better than doom 2016. The graphics are not good either even for its time, considering that doom 3 still holds up a lot better. It just feels like the entire game was a techdemo for the "megatexture" tech. The level design is not good, it feels about as consoley as a console game can ever feel, invisible walls everywhere, no jumping required at all at any point. And the lighting is just so underwhelming, again doom 3 still holds up. Well, that was my second and last playthrough of the game, wait for huge sale if you even think about getting it.