Old school for a minute: How bad is Quake4, really?

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#1 jake63
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I just snagged it for $5...before I saw the 6.6 on GS. Is it that bad?
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#2 jmartinez1983
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Naw, for 5 bucks you have yourself a pretty solid game. I honestly never really noticed the framerate issues (which I think were a big part of the bad score) while I played. The multiplayer would be pretty decent if it were populated and more than 4v4, but who cares about its multiplayer anymore?

And really, 6.6 isn't all that bad of a score, it really just means the game is slightly above average and fails to stand out in any significant way.

You'll enjoy it if you like FPS games.

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#3 grayoldwolf
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It's pretty bad, but for $5 I wouldn't complain.

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#4 jake63
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Good. I tried the demo and was midly impressed, so I'll see what the full game has in store. Thanks for the feedback.

I have a habit of relating game scores to test grades: a 6.6 is like getting a 66% on a test, so I aim for the 7.5-10 range, usually.

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#5 jmartinez1983
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Good. I tried the demo and was midly impressed, so I'll see what the full game has in store. Thanks for the feedback.

I have a habit of relating game scores to test grades: a 6.6 is like getting a 66% on a test, so I aim for the 7.5-10 range, usually.

jake63

Oh yeah, of course I wouln't make a habit of buying games rated below 7.5 haha. But hey, unlike most test scores, game ratings are just opinions in number form. They mean almost nothing out of context and little more in context.

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#6 dizzykim
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For a twitch FPS, the framerate issueis pretty bad. However, I haven't played it recently so I don't know if any patches fixed the problem. The single player is pretty good and the multiplayer is nice if you can still find people online playing it.
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#7 JFannn
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The single-player is pretty fun and even if you get only 5 hours of fun out of it, thats $1 an hour for entertainment. Not bad!
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#8 teebeenz
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Q4 has a slow start and that put alot of people off, but after that its a good game, plenty to blow up, tons of action and its pretty long. While its not upto the level of an id game its good.
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#9 mrvanx
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For $5......................its a winner. :o)
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#10 zakaweb
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I thought is fun. I couldn't stop playing it. It was a bit old school (corridor shooter) but it was a blast.
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#11 Skull338
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I have it for PC and i enjoyed it :D
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#12 DonMega187
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ITs a great game the frame rate issue arent that bad. 5 bucks its totally worth it even 20
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#13 zombiejonny
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i enjoyed quake 4 alot, i got it when the 360 first launched. For $5 thats a steal.
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#14 PapaSmurf831
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Well I wasnt disappiontedwhenIboughtitfor60buckssoyoudefinitelydidntwasteanymoney
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#15 solo4321
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Good. I tried the demo and was midly impressed, so I'll see what the full game has in store. Thanks for the feedback.

I have a habit of relating game scores to test grades: a 6.6 is like getting a 66% on a test, so I aim for the 7.5-10 range, usually.

jake63
lol thats exactly what i do, but i try to aim for 80%-100% 8-10