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It gets especially frustrating when things like this happen as it makes you think you missed something, so you travel all the areas you went through for a half-hour, only to watch how other people played it and find out it was a glitch. Several occasions like the next scripted event not triggering, doors not opening, and switches somehow that does nothing. I have encountered numerous glitches throughout the game that made me unable to progress. I also dislike how adjusted game speed always returns to default whenever you load your game.Īlthough the game's visual is nice, there is a serious lack of polish. I have no idea why they decided to implement the dodge function in this way. You do this by tapping WASD keys, which often accidentally triggers during the combat and gets killed. I have to say the dodging function is atrocious. You have to figure out when or what to use in each situation. This encourages the mastery of the player skills and movements. Each weapon is distinct from others, serving unique roles depending on situations. The majority of weapons are projectile-based with secondary functionality, both the player and enemies. What makes the combat depths is the weapons. It makes the combat feels like a bot match than a conventional shooter of its time, which does fit the general premise of the game that the player is meant to be a survivor in hostile environments, not a soldier. They will charge or retreat depending on their health and position. If the player shoots, they will evade, roll, and jump.
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Their unpredictable AI behaviors and movements are ahead of their time. Enemies are few, bullet sponges, and incredibly lethal. Some may be disappointed that it lacks the bombast and speed of Quake, Unreal 1's combat is deliberate and tactical. The combat is a different beast from id's shooters. There are countless switches and levers you activate, but in many cases, the game fails to tell the player what those levers did, which results in the player circling around the area for minutes. The game often poorly telegraphs the player what to do. Like how a small ship just comes from the sky randomly. Things the player has to do to progress just pure id style absurdity. Levels also lack the ingenuity of Half-Life and ask too much from the player as the areas can get too large and complicated at times without tightness and cohesiveness. Is their civilization on par with stone age? Medival? Or cyberpunk? All the above. Alien technology is either primitive or highly advanced depending on the levels. You barely learn about the conflict between the alien races on the planet. Although the game gives the player the translator to read about the world, it feels like an afterthought and rarely useful. As if the level designers created the levels without much thinking about the narrative or logic. Unlike Half-Life, the problem is how the world is often inconsistent and nonsensical. Psychedelic tracks are some of the greatest FPS music I have ever heard and separate Unreal 1 from other FPS that mostly used bombastic heavy metal tracks. The translator is basically System Shock's logs, which showcases worldbuilding. Several innovative modern game designs even precede Half-Life, like the seamless progression without interruptions, scripted events, and pushing crates. Lightings, wide environments, texture quality easily surpass Quake 2. I am aware of this game's reputation as a Crysis of the 90s, but the game's visual does still hold up. You are meant to absorb into the gorgeous open-ended environments.
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While it has moments of Quake-style fast-paced action, the general mood Unreal evokes is atmospheric and surprisingly calming. The best way to describe Unreal 1 would be Myst meets Quake.
#Return to na pali series
I have played the rest of the series before, but I have not played Unreal 1 until now.