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"Wolfenstien Really that Good?"

Any one think the hype around the new Wolfenstein game was just a result of a lack of good shooter titles from 2001?
Frankly I think so after playing Medal of Honour: Allied Assault and Jedi Knight II which were both better by far.

Any one think the hype around the new Wolfenstein game was just a result of a lack of good shooter titles from 2001?
Frankly I think so after playing Medal of Honour: Allied Assault and Jedi Knight II which were both better by far.

Yeah i was really dissaponted with it. Especially that crappy ending, i mean you spend 15 hours working on completing a game, only to find that the reward you get is some badly done cutscene witch probably only took someone 3 hours to do. What a bloody anti-climax.

I've only played the two demo's for RTCW, and I found that the multiplayer was the only decent thing in the game. The single player demo hasn't really given me a reason to go out and buy the game, but I'll probbably get it when it's out on budget, just for the multiplay.

Yea, multiplay is not that bad. The ending is, as is finding the secret treasure on every level for no reward whatsoever.

I bought RTCW on the strength of id's reputation alone without playing the demo and I must confess I was extremely disappointed and feel that it was vastly overrated, probably due to lack of really good FPS games at the time.

It doesn't compare to either Doom games or even the original Quake in terms of thrills. The level construction was formulaic and unexciting, the enemies briefly impressive but nothing like as terrifying as the (once) awesome Doom beasts. Yes, some of the graphic effects were neat but really that is all there was to it.

Multiplayer mode was average but it lacked either the purity of Quake III or sophistication of Counter-Strike.

Also after playing an FPS as stunning as Deus Ex it was always going to be hugely anticlimatic to return to the "shoot baddies, pull level, open door, advance" id software way of doing things. They're really going to have to dig deep with the raft of sequels - Doom III and Quake IV - planned next because RTCW was a big disappointment.

wolfentstein is very good...but very short it has good feel to it but something just isn't right

The Multiplayer is the best online game out there right now.

The single player game is good, but having played Medal of Honour, it's not brilliant

I think your right there Goatboy. It was overated but the multiplay stood out, ultimatly its multiplay that keeps a game going or mods (e.g. Half-life).
Much like forgein food, sure the novelty of something new is good but where are you when your ill?? Huh? I hope your reading this ID!