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Re: Marathon Infinity
Posted By: Mark LevinDate: 11/25/01 2:49 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Marathon Infinity (Mazilurik)

: The levels in Infinity are probably better than those in the earlier games;
: some such as By Committee stand out in my mind as being particularly good,
: and I really like the title of "A Converted Church in Venice,
: Italy". And, of course, the Infinity netmaps are some of the best of
: any FPS (and definitely the best of any sprite-based shooter), only
: rivaled by those of Double Aught's "Coriolis Loop" map pack.

I think this is due to MI being aimed at FPS experts (experienced players of M1 and M2). In M1 and M2, the developers always had to keep the total newbie in mind, and make sure that all the monsters were relatively easy, the levels simple to figure out, and so on. In MI, the audience already has the basic skills down and is looking for a challenge, so DA was free to create levels that were much more interesting and ignore the fact that they were also much more difficult, and was also free to play with the game world in ways that would be additionally difficult or just plain confusing/annoying for a newbie (like the way the plot is so dependent on M2 (and aside from all the ways it's confusing even to us experts :P), or changing who your enemies are every few levels).

: Pretty much the only visible problems with Infinity, and these are really
: just subjective complaints, are that the wall textures lack some of the
: character of the M2 textures, notably in the Sewage and Water collections;
: the Infinity ones seem more realistic, and are probably better for most
: uses, but the M2 ones seemed to give the environments a more alien feel.

Just please don't say you liked the M2 Pfhor textures :P

I have messed around with my copies of the games enough that I could now play through M2 using the MI textures or vice versa. They do look really, really different, and I personally prefer the MI look but continue to use the M2 textures in M2 for accuracy and nostalgia.

: Also (and this is probably the biggest gripe about Infinity), the game is
: not nearly as accessible as the first two games;

As above, I don't think MI was supposed to be accessible. It even started life as just a level pack to be included with Forge and Anvil (because, according to the scrapbook, the editors alone would be "boring").

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Marathon Infinity's StoryTynskel 11/25/01 1:14 p.m.
     Re: Marathon Infinity's StorySNoblitt 11/25/01 1:58 p.m.
           Re: Marathon Infinity's StoryMazilurik 11/25/01 5:06 p.m.
                 Re: Marathon Infinity's StoryCharlesS 11/26/01 7:43 p.m.
                       Re: Marathon Infinity's StoryMazilurik 11/27/01 3:40 a.m.
     Re: Marathon InfinityMazilurik 11/25/01 2:03 p.m.
           Re: Marathon InfinityMark Levin 11/25/01 2:49 p.m.
                 Re: Marathon InfinityRahmeve 11/25/01 9:47 p.m.
                       Re: Marathon Infinity[Tycho?] 11/26/01 11:30 a.m.
                             Re: Marathon InfinityJed Reinert 11/26/01 12:38 p.m.
                                   Re: Marathon InfinitySteve Levinson 11/29/01 2:16 p.m.
                                         Re: Marathon InfinityBen Potter 11/29/01 5:00 p.m.
                 Re: Marathon InfinityTru7h 11/26/01 8:33 a.m.
                       Re: Marathon InfinityDorfie 11/28/01 11:14 a.m.
                             Re: Marathon InfinityTru7h 11/28/01 4:51 p.m.
     Marathon: Lest we forget the unsung heroesErnie TMBM 11/28/01 12:36 p.m.
           Re: Marathon: Lest we forget the unsung heroes (spMark Levin 11/28/01 1:35 p.m.
                 Re: Marathon: Lest we forget the unsung heroes (spTru7h 11/28/01 4:54 p.m.
           Re: Marathon: Lest we forget the unsung heroesMazilurik 11/28/01 2:30 p.m.
                 Response to: 'Unung Heroes' posts -ErnieErnie TMBM 11/29/01 4:31 a.m.
                       Rubicon spoilers if anyone cares about that *NM*Andrew Nagy 11/29/01 8:03 a.m.
           Re: Marathon: Lest we forget the unsung heroesmrodar 11/29/01 2:34 p.m.
           Re: Marathon: Lest we forget the unsung heroesSteve Levinson 11/29/01 3:08 p.m.
                 Re: Marathon: Lest we forget the unsung heroesMark Levin 11/29/01 3:53 p.m.
                       What About the 3rdparty story Parallels?Ernie TMBM 11/29/01 6:20 p.m.
                             Re: What About the 3rdparty story Parallels?Steve Levinson 11/29/01 7:16 p.m.
                                   Re: What About the 3rdparty story Parallels?Ernie TMBM0 12/2/01 7:25 a.m.



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