Quake III reviews..

Post by **Duhard** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:42 am

You know, I was surfing some gaming websites today and I found a link of some ratings q3 got when it was released in 1999..

IGN 9.3 / 10 Dec 10, 1999

GamePro 3 / 5 Dec 15, 1999

Computer & Video Games UK 9 / 10 Aug 15, 2001

Game Zone 7.1 / 10 Jan 20, 2000

Gaming Age A- Jan 4, 2000

Game Revolution C+ Dec 29, 1999

Avault 3.5 / 5 Dec 22, 1999

Eurogamer 9 / 10 Dec 16, 1999

...as you can see, the reviews range from 60 to 93% and it even got a C+ from game revolution...lol.

So I guess it all depends on who's the noob reviewing it and as we can see, a rating of 70% for a quake game is nothing new.

hmmm...q4 could be the greatest game ever, kids..and you heard it here first :icon14:

Post by **dzjepp** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:49 am

As Doomer put it, Q3 needs years of gaming to appreciate it accordingly. Other games don't give you that. They are about instant gratification. 4+ years of Q3 and I still find new ways of playing it.

Post by **Duhard** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:57 am

Here are some quotes by another clueless moron who reviwed q3..

"The levels have obviously been designed with gameplay in mind - most of them are great fun to play in. However, the game seems to focus on levels that are great for only six to ten players"

Another 64+ player spamfest tard-o-meter addict??

"Unfortunately, capture the flag seems almost like an afterthought. There are only four CTF levels included in the game, and all of them seem suited to smaller teams."

Sounds like q4's review all over again..back to the future?

"But the real problem with the audio is the announcer, who says things like "five minutes remaining" or "impressive" when applicable. Id obviously tried to duplicate the sound and style of the announcer's menacing voice from the Mortal Kombat games."

rofl...nerd alert??

"All things considered, it isn't a stretch to call Quake III Arena an outstanding game. But whether it's superior to its rival Unreal Tournament is less certain."

..yeah right and I'll be delivering gifts with Rudolph on December 25th...stoopid reviewers.

Post by **dzjepp** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:00 am

Unreal is the gayest game ever made... where's that Cliffy cam when you need it!

Post by **Duhard** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:05 am

dzjepp wrote:Unreal is the gayest game ever made... where's that Cliffy cam when you need it!

Post by **dzjepp** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:10 am

lol I think he called the q3w people faggots once...

Post by **Hannibal** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:14 am

Duhard wrote:

"But the real problem with the audio is the announcer, who says things like "five minutes remaining" or "impressive" when applicable. Id obviously tried to duplicate the sound and style of the announcer's menacing voice from the Mortal Kombat games."

lol. I remember having a pak3 that fucked with the announcer voice to say shit like "Homofest ends in 5 minutes", "You lost the lead nipple dick". Can't remember what it was called but it was good for a laugh.

Post by **Duhard** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:15 am

dzjepp wrote:lol I think he called the q3w people faggots once...

yeah I remember that one..can't find it anywhere though

Post by **saturn** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:04 am

oh yeah, q3 got some underwhelming reviews back then, whil it was the best game EVER.

You've opened my eyes Duhard *kiss*

Post by **brisk** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:16 am

I was going to post the exact same thing Duhard. Q3 was slated by a lot of mags simply because it was an action FPS that was pretty much MP only. Not only that, the original Q3 DM experience wasn't at the level it is today, thanks to new maps and mods like OSP etc...

The one thing Q3 did impress with was the graphics, as it was a mini-revolution back then. We've already had D3 so we know all too well what the engine is capable of.

The only reviewer I truly trust is myself.

Post by **Psyche911** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:05 pm

Good points, Duhard.
I didn't even remember how well

ranked in "reviews."

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:04 pm

dzjepp wrote:As Doomer put it, Q3 needs years of gaming to appreciate it accordingly. Other games don't give you that. They are about instant gratification. 4+ years of Q3 and I still find new ways of playing it.

My first multiplayer game, and pretty much my first FPS was q3

Post by **PHILAMONSTER** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:30 pm

sorry,spacebar..is..broken..

but..i..remember..q3..getting..a..weak..review..in..pcgamer..or..pcworld...or..
something..stating..the..AI..was..too..hard..rofl

Post by **bork[e]** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 4:37 am

bwahahahah

Post by **spookmineer** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:35 pm

You better buy a new keyboard before playing Q4

Post by **pjw** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:18 am

Hannibal wrote:
Duhard wrote: lol. I remember having a pak3 that fucked with the announcer voice to say shit like "Homofest ends in 5 minutes", "You lost the lead nipple dick". Can't remember what it was called but it was good for a laugh.

hahahahaha, that's awesome.

I've never heard of that before. If you track it down, post the link.

Post by **chris** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:02 am

q4 will need a good few months before we know if it will take off, but i dont think it has much choice. Whats everyone else going to play online? I think its more than likely going to take off BIG, especially since MP is based on the q3 MP style.

BRING IT ON.