WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

It's a great game, but unfortunately the encounters get old after a while. There's not much surprises; either they're already there wandering the map where you'd expect, or they teleport in when you cross a trigger. The story's also really generic and you see the twist coming a mile away. But, again, great game. I'd still recommend it. Fun guns, fun bosses, fun to explore, and it doesn't go on for too long.

I haven’t finished the game yet, but I plan to. The gameplay is good and the design is great, but I have to say the soundtrack is unbearably bad. It’s sad, slow, gloomy, and terribly monotonous. The gameplay can be really fast and fun, but the music drains the energy out of it and makes everything feel boring. I recommend turning off the soundtrack and playing some music from DOOM 1, DOOM 2, DOOM (2016), Quake 2, or Dusk on YouTube instead.

Been enjoying my time with it! Will likely write a more in depth review layer down the line, but in summation: too many secrets that aren't rewarding, slugs need double reserve capacity, charging enemies do way too much damage relative to the rest of the enemy roster in hub 1, and superman-punching yourself with a stabby-stab through levels is a super fun movement mechanic.

Wrath is a game that turned out more complicated than it first appears. It's a Quake 1 reskin, running in the DarkPlaces source port. It hasn't been modified much. So what you get here is very close to Quake 1 in terms of gameplay, physics, collision and so on. But with the introduction out of the way, let's get on to the positives. Firstly, the game has a great art direction. The environments are large, detailed, and quite atmospheric. They have a dark fantasy appeal to them. The game runs very smoothly, as to be expected. The soundtrack is very quiet, dark ambient in style much like the original Quake, so it serves it's purpose but is completely forgettable. The guns feel alright and the redesigns look pretty cool. There are 2 melee weapons which are probably the best additions to the Quake-formula here. The rest of the guns are just reskins with some added alt-fires which do help them be a little more versatile. Now, that's where the positives mostly end. I'd say the gameplay is OK, but not great. The first thing I noticed was just how large and empty the maps were. I played on Medium difficulty because there are only 3 options to choose from, and i figured starting on the…

A really neat and cool game, it's not a super new and innovative concept, it's not a perfect masterpiece, but it does most things very right. Fun weapons, worthy enemies and maps to explore freely. Every now and then you can get a bit lost, but never in a way that will block you, just check again instead of running blind like a moron. You have items too, and plenty, save points included. You always have tools at your disposal, there is always and option, it starts easy but gets hard, but at that point you'll be loaded with enough guns and items.

Change the level entry and checkpoint system. ASAP. Its so bad