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'Allo everyone. I'm beta testing again, this time its Quake Live.
If you haven't heard of Quake Live, it's going to be a new version of Quake 3: Arena played in browser, totally free with a persistent stats system and community. I've been playing the beta, and here is my current verdict:
It's awesome. It is just as frantic, wild and crazy as you remember it. It's almost the same game, although there are plenty of new maps to go crazy in and the lightning gun from the original Quake is a nice touch. It even has the same effect on water as it did back in the old days. In one map, I jumped to a high spot and when I saw 3 guys in a pool of water, I let a volt fly. It was pretty fun
The only thing that is missing here is the gore. There are still full body explosions... cept the gibs are multi-coloured confetti, kinda like the very first Duke Nukem game. It feels odd in contrast to the huge puff of blood and gibs that you were used to seeing in Q3A, especially when playing in Instagib mode. This doesn't really detract from the games fun though; and in some ways I can understand them toning it down a bit since a free browser game is obviously going to be easier accessed by younger audiences.
If you like pure old school Deathmatch, Quake Live is gonna give you a nice, quick fix of fast paced fun. If you played Q3A back in the old days, it'll probably bring back some memories. If you still play Q3A, you might still want to check it out for the plethora of new maps... and the lightning gun. The lightning gun rules.
If you haven't heard of Quake Live, it's going to be a new version of Quake 3: Arena played in browser, totally free with a persistent stats system and community. I've been playing the beta, and here is my current verdict:
It's awesome. It is just as frantic, wild and crazy as you remember it. It's almost the same game, although there are plenty of new maps to go crazy in and the lightning gun from the original Quake is a nice touch. It even has the same effect on water as it did back in the old days. In one map, I jumped to a high spot and when I saw 3 guys in a pool of water, I let a volt fly. It was pretty fun
The only thing that is missing here is the gore. There are still full body explosions... cept the gibs are multi-coloured confetti, kinda like the very first Duke Nukem game. It feels odd in contrast to the huge puff of blood and gibs that you were used to seeing in Q3A, especially when playing in Instagib mode. This doesn't really detract from the games fun though; and in some ways I can understand them toning it down a bit since a free browser game is obviously going to be easier accessed by younger audiences.
If you like pure old school Deathmatch, Quake Live is gonna give you a nice, quick fix of fast paced fun. If you played Q3A back in the old days, it'll probably bring back some memories. If you still play Q3A, you might still want to check it out for the plethora of new maps... and the lightning gun. The lightning gun rules.
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