Quake 4 - Review

It's been a while since I did a review. I had a great thing going where I would review games for a website, dunno what happened there.

But anyway, Quake 4 was completed by yours truly yesterday and I must admit, it was pretty decent. The singlew player mode was quite lengthy but only occasionaly did I feel like it was more of the same. It was, in fact, quite varied and I was impressed. I played on hard and it posed a decent challenge, where some areas were more difficult than others while the boss fights/encounters were awesome. However, I found the final boss rather easy after only dying twice and I had no idea how to complete the ending and it took me a while to figure it out.

The voice acting in Quake 4 was superb and the cutscenes and scripted encounters were so awesome. Not long into the game you get 'Stroggified' and get to witness your body being torn apart. It even made me squirmish...

The graphics were pretty decent, especially indoors but the outside areas were ok, but the Doom 3 engine wasn't designed for outdoor areas, so it does suffer a little in blandness there.

I had a go at multiplayer, but with no bots and only 5 empty servers online, it sucked. I might also point out I was disappointed at the lack of the BFG. The Dark Matter gun was an adequate replacement, but just doesn't have the 'BOOM' of the BFG.

Overall, a 8/10

It's all dusty!!

So I decided to come back to my blog, don't know why, but oh well.

I've been playing a few games, Quake 4 and Terrania.

Quake 4 was so hard to get hold of. It's not sold on Steam for some reason, and you can't even order it anymore, but I found a copy at EB in Perth which i was stoked about. it's the only Quake game I haven't played so far. And it hasn't disappointed so far.

I mean, how would you feel going up against this guy?

Hey look! It's me again!

 

Yeah, I kinda disappeared for a while there. It was totally unintentional but I just got caught up in so many cool games recently that I simply lost my way. Curse you awesome games! When I wasn't at work (which I have been heavily attacking lately) I was either thrashing oversized baddies with equally oversized weapons on the lastest Ratchet & Clank game, "A Crack in Time," or getting lost in some pure epic Indie games on the laptop, though mostly Ratchet & Clank. Ever since we got our first Playstation 2 console which came with the original Ratchet & Clank, I have been a dedicated fan every since. I have played every game except the PSP exclusive "Secret Agent Clank" and the downloadable game, "Quest for Booty". When the new game got released on the PS3, I was estatic! It was glorious! It was so much more awesome!I honestly don't know how they manage to impress me more and more each time, but I know I'll never lose my fanboyism for Ratchet & Clank or the PS3.

Soooooo...

Also picking up a crapload of games on Steam, I have bathed myself in Indie goodness for well over two weeks now. I love pulling out the cheap Indie games, it makes my day. Now I just have to bring myself to review them all, which I have started, there area few in the Review section of the site. I really must get off my ass though, cause Red Dead Redemption is out and I am hunting it down as we speak. Goodness life is awesome sometimes...

Apologies for the lack up updates to the blog, simply put, IT'S KICKASS TIME!!!
The ever-kicking, Hotdog

Golden

I finally got back into mapping. I've started on a short 3 or 4 map Left 4 Dead 2 campaign. I'm really excited about this because it features a golf course. You start at a small yacht club at the back of the green and you make your way across the course, through thick vegetation and around the deadly sandtraps and lakes. Should be awesome.

I saw a recent news article about the levels of abuse people receive when playing games like WoW or Heroes of Newerth. I have played HoN and I have personally witnessed this atrocity. The level of abuse I received was astounding, despite the fact I was, in fact, a Noob on a Noob-Only server. And I thought Counter-Strike children were bad with their swearing and childish behaviour. These guys are pros who take their gaming a little too seriously. It's a shame that we can no longer find an enjoyable experience unless we delve deep into the dark reaches of the internet and find the long lost social servers. Yes, they do exist. I have read stories of such servers, with all their friendly faces, forced into the shadows to prevent all the annoying people from stumbling upon their golden glory.

The Boomer

I'm so happy! I spotted it on the Valve Store website and just had to have one. It took less than a week which I was extremely happy about. Standing 13" tall here is my new favorite thing in the world.

Boomer Bile

I bought myself a cute little Boomer plushie from the Valve store the other day. I stumbled apon a Facebook Steam news post about a new range of limited edition Left 4 Dead plushies. When I saw the boomer, I just fell in love. Haha. It has to be shipped from america, so I'll post a picture when it gets here in less than two weeks. I am so happy!!

Again, I can't be bothered mapping at the moment. I start work on Monday so I expect that will put me in the mood. I seem to enjoy mapping while I'm working, but when I'm on days off, then I' not interested.

Everything is ok

Much of my process remains unchanged. I am still trying to get back into a groove with my mapping, but time has not presented itself for me yet. I intend to start staying up late in order to try to get back into mapping, much to my fiancée's distress, considering I have to climb over her to actually get into bed. I'm continuing my efforts on GAMEployment, with new reviews and blog updates. I am actually quite proud of myself, doing all this work.

My last job also paid out my entitlements, bought myself a brand new PS3 and payed off all my debts. So now, I wait to start my job and must wrap my presents for my little sister's birthday. She turns 9 tomorrow.

Everything is ok…