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RAGE is creatively and mechanically bankrupt, but it sure is pretty

RAGE does a few things right. The game runs on the id Tech 5 engine, and it's absolutely beautiful. PC copies of the game haven't been unlocked yet—Ars will have coverage later—but on the 360 the game is an absolute stunner. The engine handles internal and wide open areas with ease, with a solid frame rate and only a little texture pop-in after Ars installed the game on the 360's hard drive. The racing sections and minigames are fun.

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PCRockStar5018d ago (Edited 5018d ago )

I'm really enjoying it. Good stuff Id!
Poor review. Missed out on many factors related to the game.

StanLatMarveldotCom5018d ago

I almost let many of these negative reviews keep me from picking up this game but Gametrailers has one of the best reviews of this game. It's spot on.

guitarded775018d ago (Edited 5018d ago )

I got it in the mail today and it's been good so far... the only issues I've seen are texture pop in and some load time (not too bad), after a 7+ gb install I expected it to be a bit faster, but nothing game breaking. I think GT, Gamespot and IGN have all been fair to the game... I thought it was funny that GT's gripes (voice acting/script) were Gamespot's praises. Just goes to show reviews are subjective, I just pay attention to the performance aspects of the reviews.

JaredH5018d ago

The game kind of reminds me of Jak 3 on ps2. The racing, upgrades and desert setting all remind me of it and I'm not completely sure why. I am liking the game though.

nveenio5017d ago

I like that the game is so pretty, and I love the hit reactions on the enemies. The AI is fair, but not perfect, and I'm a little puzzled that there are absolutely NO environmental physics in the game. It is all very static, and that tends to pull me out. The environments don't seem very alive, either. When I was being driven to the first settlement, I kept thinking, "Oh, look...everyone is just standing there, waiting for me to come over and push the action button." It just doesn't suck me into the world.

However, the way this game looks is how Fallout 3 SHOULD HAVE looked...

da_2pacalypse5017d ago

I'm loving this game. Not only is it probably the best graphics I've seen on this generation consoles, but the gameplay is also very fun, along with the fact that there is tons of side quests. I wish there was story co op though. nevertheless, this is a poor review

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Gamer-Z5017d ago (Edited 5017d ago )

@StanLatMarveldotCom

Yeah I like Gametrailer's reviews, i find their reviews to be reasonable and not as biased as some of the other guys.

Christopher5017d ago (Edited 5017d ago )

I just want to reply to one item from the article.

*** The Authority seems to be bad, and no one has really explained why, but that's fine; you seem perfectly content to just slaughter whoever your new friends tell you deserves death.***

I just started the game and had my first talk with Phallinx Hagar. And what does he say (approximately)? "Your that Ark feller? Haven't seen much of other Ark survivors since the Authority came around and started killing them all."

Color me f'n surprised, but when there's a group of people specifically killing other Ark survivors, you sure as heck can bet I don't give a rats arse what they think and I'll kill them whenever I get the chance.

And this is barely 5 minutes into the game. I'm told straight from the get-go that, hey, these people like killing you type of people. Sounds like enough motive.

Perhaps they don't build upon it enough for the author, but if I can get that much in only 5 minutes...

Neoninja5018d ago

I like many feel that everyone is entitled to their opinion, but darn dude! I agree that its not so much of a story, and it is more linear than what I expected, but other than that I think its a pretty good game. The review also didn't mention key things like gunplay, animation, enemy ai, etc. By no means a skip in my opinion, but you know that old saying.

Godmars2905018d ago (Edited 5018d ago )

What you bring up leans towards the "it sure is pretty" part of his opinion.

One thing I'd like to know, as someone who's never been a Rage fan, is are there only human enemies? No animals?

@Neoninja:
You mean the *HUMAN* shaped mutants? The ones in the trailer that are a few stories tall?

Just saying, as much of an issue has been made of textures, just looking at trailers I can see that Borderlands and Fallout have more monster verity.

Neoninja5018d ago (Edited 5018d ago )

As far as I'm aware the closet thing to animal enemies would be mutants. They come in a few different variations.

@Godmars290:
Its more than just human shaped mutants. I don't want to give too much away do to spoilers, but all the mutants were humans at one point I believe.

Borderlands and Fallout definitely have more variety!

STK0265018d ago

Borderlands having more variety in enemies? There were like 10 enemy types in Borderlands, maybe less, all they did is change their colour, their size and added some prefix or suffix to the name to make you realize it's not the same enemy you fought 5 hours earlier in the game.

And, while I respect your opinion, I'd much rather have humanoid enemies rather than having yet another game ruined by non human enemies (Psi-Ops The Mindgate Conspiracy immediately comes to mind).

Thecraft19895018d ago

Sometimes I wonder if some of these reviewers bother playing for more than a few hours.

HowarthsNJ5018d ago

It seems this reviewer played it to the end on 360 and then will play through the PC version.

It's just one opinion, but I found it useful.

I'll read another one to hear about the good things.

Bolts5018d ago

I will LOL when the PC reviews come out. The game is buggy to point of unplayable for some people. Thankfully the issue seems to be mostly driver related with a few optimization needed here and there.

ezcex5018d ago

So this game is like a graphical borderlands.

ZugZug II5018d ago

why does everyone say this?

It's not even remotely close to borderlands, besides the post apocalyptic setting.

Ch1d0r15018d ago

Don't compare this garbage to borderlands. All that hype for this game and it turned out to be another pathetic shooter.

Eiffel5017d ago

@Ch1d0r1 I think it's fair to set it higher than Borderlands, that game was boring as a singleplayer and repetitive as a shooter, and the quests? MY god, felt like Gearbox didn't even care.

I'll be avoiding the sequel like the plague. One of my most regrettable purchases this gen.

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Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale Discounts – 4th-10th Aug 2020

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Rage's Open World Was Intimate & Memorable, Not Another Huge, Empty Sandbox

Rage from id Software and Bethesda Softworks was largely overlooked, yet its handcrafted FPS open world and memorable characters transcend genre convention.

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Fist4achin2048d ago

I enjoyed the first game. I plan to play the sequel soon!

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Here are Star Wars The Force Unleashed, Crysis 2, RAGE & Resident Evil 2 Remake with Ray Tracing

YouTube’s members ‘Digital Dreams’ and ‘Jose cangrejo’ have shared some videos, showcasing Pascal Gilcher’s Reshade mod – which adds Ray Tracing/Path Tracing effects – in some really old games such as Star Wars The Force Unleashed, Crysis 2, RAGE and Resident Evil 6.

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traumadisaster2200d ago

I'm still learning how to look for the differences. At first I was focusing on shadows for some reason but I don't think that changes much, is it reflections that change?

rashada072200d ago (Edited 2200d ago )

It is supposed to be simulating how light actually works- so yes if light is reflecting off a surface accurately it should show reflection or an effect that matches what you are looking at in the environment. Next time you play a game look at a puddle of water there may be just a "baked" in texture that if you aren't paying attention seems like it is reflecting but it isn't. I would say though if the light is reflecting more accurately I would think that would give more accurate shadows as well.
I am still not 100% sold on it- it looks okay but I can't get over the hardware price jump for better reflections..

Taz X142200d ago

While games won't look immensely better, it opens up more possibilities overall. Understandably, the price jump is huge. But, that can be said for being at the forefront for any new technology. I'm currently using a 2080ti and while I've played a few games that enable it, the gpu also plays everything else incredibly well so it's not like you're buying this tech for ONLY that option. Enthusiasts will pay top dollar to check out the newest things, but this will eventually become an everyday consumer and by then they'll have optimized and become a lot cheaper.

warriorcase2199d ago

Ray/path tracing can be used how the developer wants it to be. Tracing can be used to calculate shadows/lighting, reflection and even audio, where audio waves are calculated on the bounce off material types to simulate enviroment and echos accuratly.

Should also keep in mind that this ray/path tracing system is different and less accurate option from Nvidias RTX branded type. McFly's is a reshade that layers over the top of the game and therefor the quality will vary drastically. For example you can see nice reflection in the Star Wars demo here but it then introduces colour clipping with the light saber. On a video of GTA 5 for example it was incorrectly projecting a reflection of a red car onto the road which caused a very faint red glow on the ground around the car.

If you want to see a good example of a game developed with ray tracing reflection and lighting in mind then you could look up the youtube video of "Control - Exclusive E3 RTX GAMEPLAY Trailer".

DigitallyAfflicted2200d ago

It supposed to add more realistic light Not actually more light effects and explosions

traumadisaster2200d ago

I hate to say it but I’m fine with fake lights, shadows, reflections. I just kind of like the effect, it’s also great it saves resources for other things.

I’ve been checking out some original Xbox games on x360/x1x and the engine has fake light streaming in through a stained glass window, and I love it even though I know it’s not real time lighting. Heck it even shifts as I move about.

I’ve about convinced my self rt and hdr just doesn’t work for me. Before hdr I would even complain damn why are the headlights killing me they are so bright.

I notice most frame rate, then jaggies, then resolution; with the last two interchangeable depending.

Other day watched an enthusiast rave over 4k and the poor guy was in 1080p. I played the same game the night before and thought wow this is clean, I wonder if it’s 4k, but knew differently and I thought wow even resolution is not always important. The next day he apologized and was surprised he could be fooled.

RaidenBlack2199d ago

EA should have released the Crysis Trilogy Remaster for this gen.

FGHFGHFGH2195d ago

How come the lightsabers don't give off any light? Even in the EA star wars game the guy uses it to light up a dark cave. I guess if it is using frostbite it will support rtx cards.