Admidst a flurry of announcements at today's QuakeCon, id software revealed their brand-new IP, Rage. Apparently the game is set to be a departure of sorts from their previous work, in that driving features heavily, and blowing stuff up is almost a secondary objective. With the lack of cybernetic, psuedo-religious ultra-violence, will Rage still captivate as DOOM and QUAKE have in the past? Whatever the end result, the tech -- id's brand-new id Tech 5 Engine -- behind this thing looks sexier than Jesus sodomizing a Large Hadron Collider.
Looks like id, smells like id, but I can't really taste id. Maybe their trying to break away from the doom initiation, and if they are, I wholeheartedly support them. This looks fucking awesome.
"By fusing the gritty racing styles of Motorstorm with the pinnacle gunplay of Doom, I have created a turd of a game from a company that is expected more from!"
Well they could have picked a better name then "Rage". Maybe their next title will be "Depression" or "Mean".
But yeah, most of the beginning was shown as a Mac preview awhile ago if I remember correctly. Looks awesome to me though. Kinda has a cyber-western feel. Plus its pretty =]
To be fair, I'm a little both. People also find me quirky, deviant, sincere and downright psychotic. My personality has made more splits than Kerri Strug.
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But gameplay wise id Software are the king, they make the most crisp, clean and responsive feeling FPS in the industry. They literally NEVER fail to deliver gameplay.
sound like it will last about a month and then something will come out and own it. just wait until i come out with my shit in about five years! i am seeing x core gaming! trust me it will be soo rad it will be the shiz.
Visuals are as good as to be expected, and I was one of the few people who enjoyed doom 3 (stoned, in the dark, with ambient electronica). I'm not in the least bit excited though, until I see some fun looking gameplay elements. Still, can't knock Carmack, he's a total legend.
So long as it comes to 360. With the ludicrous push to make PC games only run acceptably on PC purchased in the fucking future I doubt my current setup will be able to take it.
I think it's a little early to pass judgement, I am interested in the direction id is taking it though. The whole Doom thing was getting a little played out.
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8:38 PM on 08.03.2007
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I'll take two please.
The PPL are to shiny!
But yeah, most of the beginning was shown as a Mac preview awhile ago if I remember correctly. Looks awesome to me though. Kinda has a cyber-western feel. Plus its pretty =]
Nice visuals, hope it comes to 360 so I can actually play it.
Ummm no.
Now past that, did they just use the same model for that old guy Heavenly Sword uses for that king guy?
I love me some racing, and I love shooting things. Hmmmmm, I can see this as being something very, very awesome.
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thank god, it's starting to look really good! i love this new direction, and the vehicle racing looks awesome!
great work carmack!
But gameplay wise id Software are the king, they make the most crisp, clean and responsive feeling FPS in the industry. They literally NEVER fail to deliver gameplay.
A brown, sci-fi FPS, this time with driving.
Color me bored.
I was thinking Madmax as well. You think Tina Turner will do the theme song?