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So I just finished playing Rage; this is my third time doing so. It looks quite good at 2560x1440 with 4xAA, rock solid 60FPS:
What I liked
And no joke, here's the original Doom running on a pregnancy test kit:
- This is Borderlands + Doom 3 + Fallout 3.
- Semi-open world has the same exploration and immersion benefits of open-world without feeling overwhelmed or bogged down by useless filler content.
- The guns feel really solid to use. Even the starting pistol can still be devastating end-game.
- Level design of internal zones is very good. A nice mix of caves, buildings, factories, and sewers.
- The graphics are really nice to look at despite their technical limitations (see below). A side-effect is texture surfaces have a very grainy and unclear look to them, which actually fits into the context of a grimy post-apocalyptic world.
- Unlike many games with currency, the economy doesn’t eventually collapse into uselessness. It’s still worthwhile buying things end-game, especially armor piercing bullets and vehicle repair kits.
- Crafting mechanics are really simple and just require the right ingredients, and can be done during combat. No grindy work benches, safe spaces or technicians required like some other games.
- Mega-texturing is one of the worst failures ever in 3D gaming. Even with my NVMe drive I still get texture pop-in for half a second, though it’s hugely reduced compared to HDDs, and even SATA SSDs. It’s no surprise they completely got rid of that garbage in IDTech 7.
- All lighting is pre-baked so there’s no dynamic lighting.
- Frequent random sound drop-outs with no solution that I could find.
And no joke, here's the original Doom running on a pregnancy test kit: