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	Message: : Hi. I've been lurking here for years, and for some reason I have never posted : anything, which is very unlike me since I am a real Forum dweller and a : Marathon fan. : Ok, enough about that! : The reason why I'm posting is that I finally downloaded Eternal X and I've : been playing it for 2-3 hours every night for one and a half week now (on : Kindergarden dificulty)and I can't decide wether I like the game/scenario : or not. : The plot and the storytelling in Eternal X are top notch! -I even think that : it surpasses the original Marathon triliogy on this point. What I'm : reffering to here is the Terminal texts - the maker/makers of Eternal X : have captured the flavor and style from the previous games and refined it, : and on top of that there are tons of new stuff for us to dig into. : Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant! : I also like the mixed array of M:I/M2 units and M1 units (I personally prefer : the M1 look of Hunters and Troopers). : I also appriciate the fun details and the elaborate ways the map makers have : created radar screens, machines etc. just by using polygons and vivid : light effects. : What I don't like with Eternal X is the textures. I don't like them at all : (except certain selections from the Pfhor texture set). The reason I : dislike the textures is because they feel very artificial, sterile and : monotone in a bad way; the textures don't look real (they look : computer-generated), nor do they got any soul or feeling (because they : look computer-generated). They are just too clean, bleak and pattern-like : for my taste. The textures definitely ruin the Eternal X experience for : me. It feels like I'm running around shooting Pfhor inside of Photoshop. : NOTE: I do like the new Landscapes though. : Another thing I don't like about Eternal X is how repetative the gameplay is. : It feels like I'm mowing my way through labyrinths hitting random switches : that have no relation to each other. ...Or maybe the textures are the : problem here as well since there seem to be only two switch types/designs : (one switch, and one chip drive) per texture set. The texture sets from : the original Marathon games had a wide array of switches, which made the : levels feel more alive. : My last complaint is the weapons in Eternal X. The ammount of ammo you wade : through in the game is just crazy. I know that I've been playing the game : on the Kindergarden difficulty, but still! 49 Pfhor Staffs, 49 Rifle : clips, 49 grenade mags etc. is just insane and makes the game feel even : more unrealistic and video game-like than it all ready is (thanks to the : textures). : Another thing about the weapon arsenal is the choice of weapons. I like the : fusion pistols, the fusion cannon, the Trooper rifle etc. But the graphics : of the Pfhor Staff is absolutely horrible. The Enforcer Flame Rifle feels : very redundant when you all ready got three other automatic weapons to : play with (like the Fusion cannon, the Trooper rifle and the Copland-Beta : (Enforcer machinegun)). I miss the good old flamethrower - a short/medium : range weapon like that would've been cool as well as it would've made the : arsenal more variated and versatile. : Despite all the criticism and complaints, I still find Eternal X a good : game/mod, simply because the sheer size of the scenario, the amazing plot : and the superb storytelling.
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