So, I completed RAGE today. I fought my way through Capital Prime, pressed the final switch of the Data Transmission Terminal on the Nexus Core, activated the satellite in orbit and all the arks around the globe immerged from the earth.
But no wait! Where is the final Boss fight and my fatty reward and who was general Cross?!
Also I was expecting a much larger last level and a more fierce resistance from the Authority troops considering this was their capital.
This was very underwhelming, quite a disappointment and a very short game considering how long this game had been in development, but its pretty obvious they left it open for a RAGE 2.
At least the world lay-out was semi non-linear and levels re-visitable, but still multiple paths in each levels would have been highly appreciated like in Hexen, Heretic, Quake 1 & 2, Doom, etc...
Also the Wolfenstein 3D, Doom & Quake & Developers Graffiti Easter Eggs were cool touches and that huge Mutant Boss in the Dead City was so cool! It reminded me of the 1st Zombie Boss in House of the Dead 4 arcade game.
Also the authority prison stage was cool & reminded me of the Half Life 2 for some reason..
http://uk.ign.com/wikis/rage/Easter_Eggs?_cmpid=ign40
Wow well... let’s hope Doom 4 will be better.
RAGE PC ending disappointment **Spoilers**
RAGE PC ending disappointment **Spoilers**
Last edited by ST Dragon on Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:32 am, edited 1 time in total.
Saint Dragon - AMIGA - Jaleco 1989
"In the first battle against the Guardian's weapons, created with Vasteel Technology, humanity suffered a crushing defeat."
Thunder Force V
"In the first battle against the Guardian's weapons, created with Vasteel Technology, humanity suffered a crushing defeat."
Thunder Force V
Re: RAGE PC ending disappointment **Spoilers**
My feelings exactly. Rage was pretty good, until it abruptly ended without even giving you an option to go back (eg to complete previously unfinished sidequests). I expected to be at the 2/3 mark; instead it just suddenly ended in a relatively anticlimactic way and that was it. Had it gone on another 5 hours I would rate it a solid 8 out of 10 despite its shortcomings (mainly the map), but the way it is it's merely a 6/10 in my opinon. Overall a wasted opportunity. It could have been so much better with a little more effort; mainly it lacked one more major location (=another city).
Re: RAGE PC ending disappointment **Spoilers**
Well this is exactly why its not worth paying for these games.
Saint Dragon - AMIGA - Jaleco 1989
"In the first battle against the Guardian's weapons, created with Vasteel Technology, humanity suffered a crushing defeat."
Thunder Force V
"In the first battle against the Guardian's weapons, created with Vasteel Technology, humanity suffered a crushing defeat."
Thunder Force V
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brokenhalo
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Re: RAGE PC ending disappointment **Spoilers**
i was pretty let down by the whole game. the pacing is atrocious (everything happens too fast. no event has a chance to breathe, nothing really carries any weight), the character development is practically nonexistent, the story is hardly explained and then it's suddenly over. other than looking spectacular the game really didn't have much going for it. 3/10
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mortified_penguin
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Re: RAGE PC ending disappointment **Spoilers**
I can't give a game with voice acting, animations, gunplay and overall aesthetics that good a 3/10. Pacing was a mess, sure but I was actually surprised how good it actually was after everyone was done bitching and the dust settled. To be fair I did get it for $15 over the holidays, had I payed full price things might have been different...
Re: RAGE PC ending disappointment **Spoilers**
I'll grab it when it's 90% off on Steam. The last Steam game I bought at full price as Portal 2 and, well, heh. It's okay, live and learn.
Re: RAGE PC ending disappointment **Spoilers**
I absolutely loved what I had a chance to play of Rage (stupid US 360 red ringed)brokenhalo wrote:i was pretty let down by the whole game. the pacing is atrocious (everything happens too fast. no event has a chance to breathe, nothing really carries any weight), the character development is practically nonexistent, the story is hardly explained and then it's suddenly over. other than looking spectacular the game really didn't have much going for it. 3/10
I loved the environment, the voice acting, the level design. I even enjoyed the traveling and I absolutely hate driving in games. Behind all of that, the core gameplay drew me in. I absolutely loved the FPS aspect of the game. It didn't feel retarded (Fallout) or too easy or anything. It really brought into the world of Rage.
However, the whole time I kept thinking to myself Doom 4 is going to be so sick!