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Article #285848Re: Just bought Q4, abyone wanna buy it!?
From: McGrandpa
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 03:08
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 03:08
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"Mr Bean" <mrbean@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:435d8808$0$8604$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > And I seriously think, what a waste of money. > > My first impression, ID lost it totally. > > Played one level on single player and three levels on line. > > Dm17!!! What a crap!!!! No comparison to original. > > If that is progress, than I thank you for this kind of progress. > > RL is some flame spitter, shot gun sounds and acts like crap. MG almost > useless. > > Movement is weird. After while is slightly better, but played previously > every Doom and every Quake, that one is worse ever. > > Dark, clumsy, hight contrast which can't be adjusted in multiplayer mode. > > When I went back to Q3A on line, what a relieve! > > Speed, movement, dynamics, graphics, all of it is just so much better than > in Q4. > > Q4 looks like old Doom on 486-DX4-100 and game play seems to be similar. > > No adrenaline rush, no excitement. > > HL2 or CS is much better visually IMHO but because a lack of fell I still > prefer Q3A. The same with UT. Q3A rules. > > Actually Quake World had the best fell IMHO. > > I'll try Q4 few times but... I can't see any chances that I will like it! > > I'm spoiled with Q3A and other great games by ID. > > I was unable play Doom3 because of dark levels and a need of constant use > of of flash. > > I've finished on first level, while I still enjoy playing Unreal original, > Quake 2 as well. > > Nah!!! > > ID days of glory are over!!! > > Q4 is crap - ID has lost it totally. > > Meet couple guys on Q3A and they totally agree with me. Q4 sux. > > Even old map on multiplayer from Q2 sux. > > I have expected nicer graphics, smoother movement than Q3A. > Sounds like you need a better computer. McG.
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