Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor’s Choice Edition
I have like 3000 hours on this game.
14 years later I’m still playing it with my friends, and “online friends” from the UT community, and other people I don’t know of course.
There are still people on the servers (not as much as there was years ago of course, but still, the community is undying and newcomers are frequent).
For serious gaming I especially recommend Team Arena Master mod, or iCTF, which are the best mods according to me.
Beginners may have a bad time when joinning some servers though, many people are already experienced. But as the gameplay is very simple to understand (and at the same time incredibly rich) you can quickly become a good competitor :)
– Real player with 752.6 hrs in game
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Sit down, son. You just stumbled upon the page of the best shooter ever made. Pay some respect.
Before the days of shooters that holds your hand and aim for you, that regenerate your health and show you what to do like a baby, there was this. Unreal Tournament 2004 - the most brutal, adrenalin-fueled shooter since Quake 3 Arena, a game so fast-paced its guaranteed you’ll burn your eyes from not blinking for so long. They say we only use 20% of our brains - well, if you play this game on the hardest difficulty, you’ll be using 100% i assure you. Holy hell son, this game uses so much of your brain it pretty much even cures autism. This game is filled with so much testosterone you have to shave your beard every forty minutes of gametime.
– Real player with 262.8 hrs in game
Swarmlake
This is a very frustrating game. Within 20 minutes of buying the game, I had achieved a high score of over 2,300, and I had learned a couple of techniques which allow me to survive the chaos for quite some time. But after achieving the 2,300 score, it feels like the game isn’t giving me correct scores any more. I’m surviving for even longer now than I did before. I’m finding more of the red/pink explosive bombs which clear nearby enemies. I regularly double back and circle around at ground level to pick up all the green shards to increase my score. And yet after a game lasting a few minutes, the game claims I have only scored “234” or “512”. Absolutely nowhere near the scores I was getting earlier.
– Real player with 39.4 hrs in game
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UPDATE: 12/30/2018 THE JUMPENING
Shotgun blast?! Pfffft what shotgun blast?! If you were using that ol' thing for anything other than jumping I pity you. Seems Dom realized that and now there’s a jump button and the shotgun blast has been removed completely. You no longer have to aim at the ground or the pink bubbles to jump off them and your shots no longer richochet off the ground. This is much better, game seems to be much faster as far as the swarms spawn rate and it feels you get rewarded for riskier tactics. You could get pretty far in the past by just strafing diagonally and mainintaining as much vertical velocity as possible. Now the Triangle pyramid enemies that fly in straight lines spawn in these massive vertical towers so that tactic doesn’t seem to work too well any more.
– Real player with 12.5 hrs in game
6 Seasons and a Game
it’s actually nuts how well put together this is for a free volunteer made game. If you are a fan of Community there is no way you arent going to enjoy this just for the references alone but on top of that theyve made a fun fps paintball game! Love the “Visit Greendale” that lets us explore without being sent to the darkest timeline!
I give it 5 Meow Meow Beans
– Real player with 14.1 hrs in game
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It is a really fun FPS game where you can play with friends, or without if you don’t have any like me.
It is great for fans of Community, because you can experience Greendale and the exciting paintball games in a very fun and interactive way.
It is fun and easy to play but still has it’s skill and I would definetly recomend it. You can try it out quickly, because it is relatively light and it’s free.
– Real player with 12.7 hrs in game
Hyper Dash
My favorite VR game period. If you wanted to scratch a fast pace halo/Quake/Unreal type first person 5v5 shooter itch than this is it. Smooth, fast, and skill really shines. Very active player base from 1 year of an open testing period. Mature competitive league already with streamers and casters covering matches. This is the benchmark of FPS VR Shooter E-sports. Monthly updates and additions with developers who have a good relationship with their users via discord. Highly recommended and is the game I keep coming back to.
– Real player with 567.9 hrs in game
This game definately needs more attention from the VR communuity.
A very smooth experience. The guns feel great and the combat is pretty fun.
The Cons.
Feels like a daycare. There are alot of little children that play and it can be frankly annoying.
Hit Detection/ Lag Compensation - This will absolutely make or brake this game. This game is very fast paced many weapons can instantly kill and most of the time the game seems to favor some players over others when it comes to hit detection espically when it comes to dashing out of a firefight, makes it tougher as well because if you die right after letting loose a rocket, or a killing blow the game will just out right ignore it. Weirdly Hyper Dash has some of the lowest pings for servers and the way the game handles damage it feels like it heavily rewards players with higher ping rates.
– Real player with 72.8 hrs in game
CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
CROSSBOW is fun, but it has some serious flaws when it comes to the late-game. Fun casually, but grinding the game competitively to climb the leaderboard gets boring quickly.
I made a knee-jerk review about this game after having played it for 2.5 hours where I dissected the problems with the game and didn’t recommend it. I scrapped that review, and having played it longer, reaching a score of ~1350, I can say that there is a good game underneath the problems I see. I have certainly gotten my share of enjoyment out of the amount of money I spent on the game, and I think the devs are open minded enough to update their game.
– Real player with 35.1 hrs in game
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The Short of it: A challenging arena FPS that reminds me of Devil Daggers, but ups the interaction factor based on the variety of ways to use your weapon (shotgun blast, full-auto stream, explosive AOE). I had fun =)
Reminds me of: If you liked Devil Daggers, Doom, or Hexen, there’s a good chance you’ll like CROSSBOW: Bloodnight.
– Real player with 8.9 hrs in game
Quake Live™
If I can still have fun and be happy while absolutely sucking at a game then you know it’s good.
– Real player with 10.8 hrs in game
Rating: 10/10
This game is an absolute masterpiece, it will forever be S-Tier to me. It’s a competitive game solely based on who has better aim, cutting out the middle man like most games. Though old, the graphics and maps are very stunning and iconic. This game is not for everyone because it’s hard to master the different weapons, a lot of the players are top tier, and the game sadly isn’t very popular anymore, so consider all when buying.
– Real player with 9.3 hrs in game
Lemnis Gate
After playing this game on release, I said this about the title:
“Unique time travel elements make Lemnis Gate the most intriguing competitive shooter. The struggle to outmaneuver your opponent with mindful planning and skillful execution is exhilarating.”
Now that the game has been out for almost two months, I still agree with this statement. However, there are still some issues with the game. I’ll list some positives and negatives, ordered by how important/impactful I find them. Keep in mind that I have only played and am only interested in 1v1 turn-based. Some of my points probably apply to other modes as well, but in my mind, Lemnis Gate = Competitive 1v1 turn-based.
– Real player with 138.6 hrs in game
Lemnis gate has amazing potential. I know some players have experienced game breaking bugs. But thats not my experience, it can be buggy, the server does crash every so often. But I believe the devs can fix this later.
Now the gameplay, holy shit, its so good. This is the freshest game I’ve ever played, the concept hasn’t been done before and I love it. It feels like a game of chess with all the interaction and counter play. There is a pretty steep learning curve, more so then most FPS games. But once you get the basic idea of how the characters work, it all clicks together with how many options you have. Learning the ins and outs can be a little painful, but that feeling when you pull a massive 200 IQ play and completely blindside the enemy is worth every bad play you make along the way. its $20, great to play with friends. Give it a go, you wont regret it.
– Real player with 21.3 hrs in game
Reflex Arena
So today, I hear my discord chat beeping and my friend going WTF? You’re a mod? (Of REFLEX Discord Server) I instantly assumed something had gone wrong on their end. Turns out that I was set as blue name (Moderator) as some sort of ironic april fools joke. I was set up as a moderator with the idea what it would be so far fetched for me to be one that it would be hilarious for them to see my reaction. The community in there is disgustingly toxic as verified by the developers, but they put up with it as it seems to be all they have. I got banned for pointing out all the horrible and toxic players/chatters and that their joke is disgusting and then told them to all go fuck themselves. They set me up as a joke and banned me for getting upset about it.
– Real player with 2143.7 hrs in game
I’m just being honest when I say the average player will have a hard time getting into this game. The weapons are the classic Quake weapons (rockets, railgun, lightning gun etc), the game is designed and balanced primarily for the 1v1 duel mode and has an advanced movement system.
Absolutely worth the purchase if:
You love high skill cap games
You don’t mind starting off losing A TONNE
You have time to practice
You enjoy getting better
You have friends who are also grabbing it
Not worth if:
– Real player with 1904.0 hrs in game
Monument
Maybe my judgement is affected by playing too many terrible raycast engine maker games lately, but I don’t think this game deserves all the flack it’s getting in the reviews section here. Yes, it has problems, but for the price (especially on sale) it’s a decent classic Quake-wannabe FPS shooter.
The Good:
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classic Quake-style gameplay (though not nearly as good as Quake itself obviously)
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no ammo cap for any of the guns, unless it’s 999 or something which I’ve never reached
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no weapon reloading, though some guns have recoil that gets worse the longer you hold down the fire button which is fine
– Real player with 11.8 hrs in game
=== [ 👪 Audience: ] ===
🟥 Everyone
🟥 Kids
🟥 Teens
🟩 Adults
🟥 Mature
=== [ 👀 Graphics: ] ===
🟥 What Is This?
🟥 Bad
🟥 Acceptable
🟩 Good
🟥 Great
🟥 Stylistic
🟥 Beautiful
=== [ SOUND/MUSIC ] ===
🟥 Bad
🟥 Nothing Special
🟥 Good
🟥 Great
🟩 Beautiful
=== [ 🌏 Story] ===
🟩 This Game Has No Story
🟥 Nothing Special
🟥 It´s Alright
🟥 Well Written
🟥 Epic Story
=== [ 💎 Price ] ===
🟥 Free
🟥 Underpriced
🟩 Perfect Price
🟥 Could Be Cheaper
🟥 Overpriced
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– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
Agtnan: Monster Shutdown Sequence
Non-stop sci-fi survival action!
When some robots get old, they refuse to shut down, and have to be run through the Monster Shutdown Sequence. As one such robot, avoid or kill the monsters across a range of unique maps using explosives, warp tubes, moving floors, portals and more to survive.
FEATURES
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SURVIVE - Each of the maps features unique themes and mechanics, from spinning gears, moving platforms, and laser fences.
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FIGHT BACK - You’re not powerless - each map comes with spawn points for explosive boxes you can pick up to take the fight to the enemy.
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IMPROVE - Creds fall from beaten enemies and will let you improve your circuitry, giving you new and improved abilities. Run faster and longer, take more damage, and even unlock new explosive types..
FUTURE CONTENT
- MORE ARENAS - We’ll also be adding more new arenas to play, starting with Pyramid Patterns in February 2020. Why? Because there are always new ways to fry a robot’s circuits.