Archive for August 7th, 2008

This is old-school gaming, a boys’ pursuit, geared to fast reflexes and a strident disregard for ninny concerns like narrative and atmosphere.

QuakeCon 2008 coverage

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The only surprising moment is when the player takes control of an abominable snowman who has trundled down from the Himalayas to mercilessly pummel some Chinese soldiers. After that, fighting a three-headed dragon is kind of anticlimactic.

Thumbs down.

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