The Quake Era is dead. Almost.

Why doesn't it drop dead already?! Why does it still feel statisfying to complete it?! I'll tell you why!

It's. Fun.

FUN?! FUN?! Yeah! Quake, Quake 2, Duke Nukem 3D and Half Life (2), all fall into this catagory.

Heres how Quake Era games work:

HOLY SHIT?! WTF? Oh a gun! AH SHIT! Bang! Eat that! Right, run! MURDERISE!! Next level. Repeat. End boss.

Or the more gameplay wise:

Run. Ammo. Shoot. Run. Ammo. Shoot. Next level. Repeat. End boss.

You see? No dramatic stories, no puffs running around in green armour. You get ammo, you blow shit up.

The only modern games to get this were; Half Life 2 and PainKiller. (Shurikens. Lightning. LOL ZERO PUNCTUATION!)
Half Life 2 plays exactly to its older brother. Just with added gravity.
Pain Killer is probably the last of this sort of thing. If you see a weapon, you pick it up automatically. You see ammo, its instantly added when picked up. No dramatics. Just pure fun.

Now adays, we've got Master Chiefs and Stupidly Over Powered Graphically Soldiers. In THE DOG SHITE BROWN. Yes. Why is it always brown?

When Duke Nukem Forever arrives, you can declare Quake era dead.

Hopefully.

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