Quake 4 rocks. It really does. Best FPS I’ve played since Half-Life (and I haven’t played HL2 yet). The graphics are wonderful, there’s an actual story, there are other marines you can interact with, the bosses are in places you don’t always expect and it works under Linux which keeps mrBen happy.
Doom 3 sucked. It really did. It was a big advert for the engine. And other than looking pretty it sucked. Oh look, the lights are dimming / have gone out. Time to break out the big guns as there’s a monster ahead. And there are hours of this stuff. Which sucks.
GuildWars. Oh yes. one of the best games I’ve ever played. One of those online only, massively-multiplayer jobs. Buy the game and no additional monthly fees. You can currently pick up the first game in the series for £10-15. There are currently three: GuildWars, GuildWars Factions, GuildWars Nightfall. They are all standalone. Ruth and I both play it. It is excellent. And apparently it works comfortably under Linux (through the wonders of Transgaming).
Also, while I’m in the mood to share, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War is the bog’s dollocks. You can pick the up on the cheap at the moment and a collectors box with the main game, the expansion (Winter Assault) and Dark Crusade (which doesn’t require the original game) is doing the rounds.
It should be noted that I’m not getting paid for this big advert…
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