: Yes, the maps are conceptually simple - but then again, he's essentially
: given us CoD/MoHAA in Marathon...it's not like you're romping around a
: baroquely designed alien space station constructed hundreds of thousands
: of years ago by beings of unimaginable power, so do they have to be
: architecturally complex?
: And yes, I'd love to harp on about the bad English (which I can forgive,
: since it seems like he's Italian), the terminal text is quite
: entertaining. I'd love to serve in a military where things can go so
: wrong, so badly and yet wind up with you getting a promotion.
: The weapons are really something else, too. Not since Chris Komarnicki's
: Killing Time demo have I seen "realistic" weaponry in a Marathon
: scenario. Though, if this takes place after Rubicon, one wonders why we
: haven't seen weapons like the Zeus variants and the Mercury rifle in wider
: use (perhaps costs are still prohibitively high?).
: What really gets me about this scenario is that it feels so much like I'm in
: a 1980's-style action movie - lots of ridiculous, balls-out over the top
: action with plenty of humans getting popped full of lead, and a whole lot
: of machine gun fire. No aliens (aside from the recognizable Pfhor), no
: surreal otherworldly enemies...just you, an automatic rifle, and a whole
: bunch of other dudes with automatic rifles.
: I really suggest people check this out. RX's Tycho Plank this ain't but it's
: still a whole lot of fun.
: PS: I reallly have to hand it to Kyle on the music and sound effects...anyone
: who can use "Take Five" (along with what I thought was a song
: from Sublime without the words) deserves my kudos.
So, far, it's pretty good...solid gameplay, cool new weapons and enemies, realistic maps, and original storyline. Reminded me of Call of Duty/MoH, just in the Marathon univers-very good!
The Bad: Much of the game's combat takes place outside at extreme ranges, and the vast majority of the weaponry is too inaccurate...make the assault rifles more accurate please!
Put in oxygen rechargers/tanks for God's sake!!! The level "Market Garden" was impossible for me since my oxygen level was too low for me to complete the level.
There is also the bug on the second to last level that people have pointed out.
The music...the jazz/lounge music was totally inappropriate for an action game, IMO. I would think that orchestrated (i.e. Call of Duty, Gears of War, Ghost Recon, Freedom Fighters) or rock(Doom, Unreal Tournament series, Duke Nukem) music would fit better. :)
Spelling: there were a lot of spelling errors in the terminals.
