RAGE

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  1. Sinforoso
    Oct 14, 2011
    7
    I just finished this game. I found it very fun, like the driving and shooting a lot. Enemies movements and situations when you have to shoot many of them comming fast from averywhere, climbing walls and jumping were extremely fun. The main problem for me that the game was TOO SHORT. Only 2 towns and less than 15 hours of gameplay. The worst part is that it ended with no advice, then a longI just finished this game. I found it very fun, like the driving and shooting a lot. Enemies movements and situations when you have to shoot many of them comming fast from averywhere, climbing walls and jumping were extremely fun. The main problem for me that the game was TOO SHORT. Only 2 towns and less than 15 hours of gameplay. The worst part is that it ended with no advice, then a long credits list and I cannot find a way to go back to continue my game (at leas to complete some achivements or something!) It ends when it ends and you have to start over if you want to continue playing....… Expand
  2. 123456
    Oct 10, 2011
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game could have been a lot better. The combat parts are enjoyable with some beautifully crafted mission areas. I just finished my first play through on hard and I feel the game is slightly let down though by the strength of the shotgun in the tight corridor areas, which number about 90% of the total mission spaces. You are pretty much golden once you get it. Graphically, as others have said there is an issue when you turn around and the textures are redrawn in detail about half a second too late. The textures themselves are poor when close up, but as you exit the games first room the vista is quite amazing. The brown-ness of the landscape does get a bit boring, as does the first few hours of the game without much story at all other than helping out some guys by being a one man army. The story in general is really bad quality, none of the cast have any appeal or character and there really is no final boss fight to speak of which is just a massive anticlimax, and reeks of a rush job considering some of the early boss fights. All the jobs actually have a decline button, the purpose of which, considering the alternative to doing the quest is doing nothing at all, would seem to be completely superfluous.

    The racing side is enjoyable, the cars handle well and the combat/guns are OK, pretty much targeting on their own. The one down side is some later stages of the rally pick-up-point battles where you race towards spawning lights. The lights spawn in a cycle which really makes no sense and rewards (if you are in front) the people behind you, making it often better, although less fun, to just camp one set of points whilst the other three cars collect the remaining lights.

    The combination of action/shooting and driving reminded me a lot of GTA 4. Rage really could have done with little things like cut scenes when introducing jobs, rather than taking inspiration from World of Warcraft. Running into the mayorâ    … Expand
  3. AJTilley
    Oct 19, 2011
    7
    This is not a game of the year title as many of us hoped it could be, but for a corridor shooter it isn't half bad, the 'levels' of the game are separated by the driving element; which may be simple but works well to break up the normal repetitive nature of these games. The 'enter room kill enemies routine' of every other corridor shooter gets tired quick but the racing and collectibleThis is not a game of the year title as many of us hoped it could be, but for a corridor shooter it isn't half bad, the 'levels' of the game are separated by the driving element; which may be simple but works well to break up the normal repetitive nature of these games. The 'enter room kill enemies routine' of every other corridor shooter gets tired quick but the racing and collectible elements of RAGE give it just enough to make it playable. Give this game 2 hours a day and it will be completed in a week, the short play times should ensure the experience would have remained fresh and enjoyable to the end, even if that end is a bit of a non-event.… Expand
  4. MrKeats
    Oct 4, 2011
    6
    This is one of the funniest Meta reviews yet. Simply love how everyone talks about the id guys like they were dating and they broke your heart. First off, running a cheapo gaming rig with a 560ti. I have no issues with screen tearing unless I alt tab or shift focus off the monitor which is running the game full screen. Frame rates are near flawless. On the negative side, the textures areThis is one of the funniest Meta reviews yet. Simply love how everyone talks about the id guys like they were dating and they broke your heart. First off, running a cheapo gaming rig with a 560ti. I have no issues with screen tearing unless I alt tab or shift focus off the monitor which is running the game full screen. Frame rates are near flawless. On the negative side, the textures are not high resolution, and as far as the texture pop in, it certainly is noticeable. Here's the issue I take up with all the haters here. It's laughable to have people complain about lack of story and how that is somehow a major flaw in comparison to other id titles. Doom obviously had a fantastic story with multiple plot lines waiting for resolution until the final moments...oh wait...they stuck you in a level with a bunch of baddies and guns and you had to find a way through till the glorious bloody end. id's forte is level design and software design. Rage is a great example of both. Having played both Space Marine and Deus Ex in the previous weeks, I can say with firm confidence that Rage far outshines them in pure FPS fun. It's the first game where I actually find myself shooting certain enemies in the leg/arm to momentarily open them up for a headshot. The level design is top notch. Both you and your enemies have numerous opportunities for cover and tactical choices. They use grenades effectively in a majority of cases. If they feel they have the advantage, they will press forward to a more aggressive position. When you start taking out members of a squad, they adjust to a more defensive position. Here's where I break from the pack. Rage does something that very few games have done in the past year or so. Dating back to Mass Effect and other Bioware titles (pre-3D), so many games have attempted to provide gamers with the illusion of choice, thereby mimicking free will. Rage does not rely choice at all excluding weapons, ammunition, and crafting. And to be honest, I'm thankful for it. I was getting tired of having to shoulder the weight of all the potential ramifications of my actions a la Deus Ex, Dragon Age, Mass Effect. Aaaand here's where I rejoin the pack. Rage would be great as a tech presentation for level design and FPS physics mechanics. The driving is pointless. The cities are pointless. Running around and gathering quests is pointless. They could remove all of the fluff and have a stellar game where you simply hop from one level to the next. All the additions are actually detracting from the core values of the game, and simply leading to a timesink in between fantastic shoot-em-up gameplay. Lower the price by $20, scrap the extraneous bologna and focus on the strengths.… Expand
  5. exiter123
    Oct 18, 2011
    7
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  6. Eddie07
    Oct 22, 2011
    7
    Rage is a fantastic shooter with an addictive racing component thrown in. Yes the textures, at times, look blurry in certain spots however the animation and character models are outstanding and at times the environments are detailed and full of vibrancy. This is an excellent action game and should be seen as such. If you are after an RPG or an action RPG such as Fallout or Borderlands thenRage is a fantastic shooter with an addictive racing component thrown in. Yes the textures, at times, look blurry in certain spots however the animation and character models are outstanding and at times the environments are detailed and full of vibrancy. This is an excellent action game and should be seen as such. If you are after an RPG or an action RPG such as Fallout or Borderlands then this game will definitely disappoint. Rage won't redefine any genres and is not the most in-depth game out there but it's still worth a look...… Expand
  7. mynameisbone
    Oct 23, 2011
    7
    Story are bit shallow but this game is fun to play. Maybe it's nothing original in terms of game play but it's a nice mix between shooting and driving. Shooting mechanics and driving are awesome. Graphic are pleasing but not made to impress much.
  8. silktree
    Oct 9, 2011
    6
    Once the problems with tearing and textures are sorted out, Rage looks stunning to a degree I've not experienced in games before. Sure, some of the textures are that sharp but on the whole I didn't find them distracting. They're largely sharp where it matters. The environments are rich, with, for the most part, little repeat of objects making everything look fresh at each corner turn. TheOnce the problems with tearing and textures are sorted out, Rage looks stunning to a degree I've not experienced in games before. Sure, some of the textures are that sharp but on the whole I didn't find them distracting. They're largely sharp where it matters. The environments are rich, with, for the most part, little repeat of objects making everything look fresh at each corner turn. The NPCs move well and die with satisfying drama and good animations. The shooting is solid and works well, with generally interesting environments, mixtures of cover and run and gun, and a nice heft and feel to the weapons. The problems, though, are many. The driving parts are weak, and while more fun that I expected, I wasn't expecting much. The 'RPG' elements are nothing of the sort. There is no variable character development , aside from choosing the armour at the start of the game. The plot is weak. At the end I was left with the feeling the last 2 or 3 missions were rushed to get the game out of the door. The last level and ending itself are most unsatisfying and a real let down. As a demo for a game engine it works well. I really hope Fallout 4, for instance, can make use of this engine to better effect. But as a stand along game by the end I was hurrying through to get it over with and, while the ride was fun for the most part the lack of depth, unmemorable characters and plotting and laziness on the part of id for the last 1/3 of the game make it little more than an average AAA title.… Expand
  9. JayE
    Oct 29, 2014
    7
    A little disappointed with this game.

    I was hoping for something similar to fallout with large explorable areas. But it turned out to be quite a linear FPS style game. It is quite similar to borderlands, but even borderlands has wide open areas and a lot more freedom of travel. Rage has no wide open areas, not very explorable at all. Way too linear for my liking. Not a bad game,    A little disappointed with this game.

    I was hoping for something similar to fallout with large explorable areas. But it turned out to be quite a linear FPS style game.

    It is quite similar to borderlands, but even borderlands has wide open areas and a lot more freedom of travel. Rage has no wide open areas, not very explorable at all. Way too linear for my liking.

    Not a bad game, technically brilliant, well made, I enjoyed it initially but it is missing character, substance, storyline.
    I stopped playing it a quarter way through simply because I got bored..

    73/100    … Expand
  10. Old_Timer
    Sep 26, 2012
    7
    I'm just now getting around to playing RAGE on PC, and I gather it's a good thing I waited for both patches. I'm running on an old outdated Phenom II 3.4GHz quad-core, Nvidia GTX 460, resolution @ 1680x1050 and it's been smooth for the most part (using "smart" V-sync). My score will be higher than many simply because I didn't have to endure all the problems it had at launch. I didn'tI'm just now getting around to playing RAGE on PC, and I gather it's a good thing I waited for both patches. I'm running on an old outdated Phenom II 3.4GHz quad-core, Nvidia GTX 460, resolution @ 1680x1050 and it's been smooth for the most part (using "smart" V-sync). My score will be higher than many simply because I didn't have to endure all the problems it had at launch. I didn't expect some magnum opus regarding story considering this is iD, so I'm not that let down there. You'd think that after Doom 3 it would also be unrealistic to expect decent textures, but after the much touted "mega-texturing" feature, I was hoping not to see Playstation 2-like, 8-bit color stuff at the very least. For every (just) decent texture, there are dozens that look just plain horrible. Like some other developers of late, they seem to have forgone texture artists in favor of shader code. I suppose this is yet another result of the recession/depression we are still having to endure, thanks to the current administration. Rage is mindless fun, like all other iD shooters, and truly is quite a bit more fleshed out than any game they've made to date. However, I can't see many developers lining up to license this engine, as it doesn't bring anything new to the table that I can tell. This is problematic for iD, who has always depended more on engine licensing than sales of in-house developed titles.… Expand
  11. up4fu
    Dec 24, 2011
    6
    Okay here's the deal. So far the game SEEMS as if it can be fun but for God's SAKE why would you not let the PC users tweak the graphic settings more?! I really want to like this game.. and I know if I can get it run smooth I will but these bugs are still terrible and its almost 2012!! The game has been out for MONTHS. GIVE THE POWER BACK TO THE PLAYER AND LET US DECIDE WHAT IS BESTOkay here's the deal. So far the game SEEMS as if it can be fun but for God's SAKE why would you not let the PC users tweak the graphic settings more?! I really want to like this game.. and I know if I can get it run smooth I will but these bugs are still terrible and its almost 2012!! The game has been out for MONTHS. GIVE THE POWER BACK TO THE PLAYER AND LET US DECIDE WHAT IS BEST instead of FORCING the game to run how YOU want it to. I have manually changed settings by enabling the command console and have fixed some issues but for some reason my Vsync will not turn OFF. No matter what setting i have it on the game forces a frame rate of 60 fps which is fine... except when it dips below and snaps back to 60 abruptly causing a serious lag effect. PC users like tweaking a lot of settings to make the game run custom to the player but no one wants to have to forcefully override settings to do it. Give us the options back!! As for the story, I haven't really been captured yet though the ambiance and the scenery seems nice. I am however disappointed that this game imitates a free world yet more or less restricts your path to a rather narrow walkway at times. It's essentially a false sense of open world/ free roam. I got the game on sale for 14.99 on steam this Christmas holiday so I'm not steaming but had I payed full price i would be. I will give the game a 6 in hopes that all problems are patched. the -4 is for total disrespect to PC gamers by ripping away our ability to change advanced settings and Mod cvars… Expand
  12. AnEwOkSeXsLaVe
    Aug 7, 2012
    6
    THIS GAME TICKLES YOUR ASS WITH MANY FEATHERS.... I just played and beat the game on Ultra Violence (Hard). It took me 18 hours total and I did most of the side missions. (I'm pretty experienced at these though, so I got through fast). I'm going to go through the GOOD briefly, then the BAD. GOOD: Been a player since the original DOOM series... I play all the Id and Raven games...THIS GAME TICKLES YOUR ASS WITH MANY FEATHERS.... I just played and beat the game on Ultra Violence (Hard). It took me 18 hours total and I did most of the side missions. (I'm pretty experienced at these though, so I got through fast). I'm going to go through the GOOD briefly, then the BAD. GOOD: Been a player since the original DOOM series... I play all the Id and Raven games... they are awesome developers and they never cease to break new ground. The beauty of the game and the feel of it is unmatched, it REALLY makes you feel like you are immersed in this world and in the story. They always set these games up that way... making you a nameless/faceless charachter so that you FEEL there, personally. As the professional critics said: they spread their ideas too far and wide; although the racing, weapons, variety of mini-games, crafting and quests are all very fun... they are abrupt and don't really fit in anywhere in the story. The story builds and keeps you in suspense but it falls off of a post-apocolyptic cliff and into a void. You are playing through and having good fun, you are waiting for plot twists or huge climaxes in the story, such as a town being attacked or something more happening with the charachters... but nothing happens. lol It's a 3-town/phase game and then you get the final mission... which was very fast and with NO BOSS. It ends so abruptly your head spins and you're eyes are as big as frisbees staring at the screen... waiting for something else ot happen, but nothing does. lol Then you're in a love-hate tragedy. I believe the focus of this game was NOT story (which was a massive mistake) but it was simply playing with all the new features and various aspects... it was a game of mini-games with a fast and dry campaign. MUCH MORE could've been done wiht the story here and you wish there was. Despite this being a novel of random blank pages... ALL other aspects are awesome and as usual Id manages to make a very fun game once again. (I know Doom 3 had me dissapointed in the same way though, being that the final level and CyberDemon boss was really a lame setup and too easy... this might be becoming a trend with them). The beasties and baddies and all the different bandits are awesome though, all unique to fight (although they all share the same voice in each tribe). The combat racing was pretty good. The weapon variety was fun; you can uniquely tailor your fighting style because there's so much you can do with killing-instruments and crafting. The world does look really amazing and nothing is cookie-cutter cut and past, all areas are unique which must've been A LOT of hard work. No hallways that all look the same or similar-anything, everything is art in the instances and levels. The aesthetics are always awesome. I also have the LOWEST requirements to run this game and it really run superb with my outdated **** Still looked great too with the minimal graphics card. (Other people complained and I don't know why... it ran just fine for me, the textures smoothing out quickly I didn't mind a bit).

    Enemies are challenging to fight. It does get to be WAVES on some levels at times... but it's also a first person shooter that's challenging you, (so there's to be a lot of enemies at some points) and all combat instances are different, not just "waves". (Depends usually who or what you're fighting). The game is thrilling as well; no matter how used to these you are or how brave you are you still manage to jump quite a bit. The main boss in the Dead City will make surprise the **** out of you! They've always done an awesome job with this aspect as well... making great sci-fi horror games. Despite all these things they did well... most people are pissed off simply because the story is short and dry and the suspense that builds in you from the game ends up being for nothing. People love stories. Knights Of The Old Republic, released a decade ago, was a legendary game, primarily because of it's story, it was just fun and fantastic; you don't need a lot of flash and features if you have a great plot.

    Many game makers for a long time at this point, have been neglecting what's really important and what made games great in the past in a race to outdo each other with "features". A great game is like a timeless hit-song, most of them are simple, they just know how to strike you. All-in-all I hope they create something like the originals again and can produce a plot that keeps you enthralled as well as a reasonably fun game. No one cares about a bunch of different towns, scenes and charachters that essentially do nothing and are like plantlife.    … Expand
  13. timmytimster
    Aug 21, 2012
    7
    I bought this on the Summer sale, and what I was expecting was a fairly standard post-apocalyptic shooter with excellent gunplay. That's exactly what I got and it was pretty fun. I will say though, that the story is extremely weak, and that you really never visit any new areas, you are constantly going back to old areas and back-tracking which is pretty aggravating to say the least. ThereI bought this on the Summer sale, and what I was expecting was a fairly standard post-apocalyptic shooter with excellent gunplay. That's exactly what I got and it was pretty fun. I will say though, that the story is extremely weak, and that you really never visit any new areas, you are constantly going back to old areas and back-tracking which is pretty aggravating to say the least. There are also a few mini-games like racing and cards and other small games, where I feel development time could've been used for other more useful purposes. I will say though that I did enjoy the game, and will recommend if it's on a sale, but don't pick it up for full price.… Expand
  14. PsY1_OcB001
    Aug 25, 2012
    7
    rage est un gros défouloir où il est moyennement possible de jouer à sa manière. Si vous souhaitez tout dégommer c'est du tout cuit !!! Son côté répétitif me fais baisser la note.
  15. Gamecritic0111
    Sep 22, 2012
    7
    Come on guys whats with the bad reviews. Although, they game has a tendency to crash quite often, which caused me a lot of frustration. The ending is weak, and unsurprising. The opponent ai is almost of behavior of a regular human. To run this game you need to set graphics low, as it has a chance of crashing. So overall a seven.
  16. Jacer200
    Nov 17, 2012
    7
    The game play and ambiance of the game is pretty good. The character models are great but the textures are terrible for high end gaming rigs. The voice over and sound fx are outstanding and sound great with a decent sound card. For high end machines just google rageconfig.cfg to get the best quality out of this game. The game is only about 10hrs long.
  17. Nerves82
    Nov 29, 2013
    6
    I bought this game on sale for $5 and because of that I was very pleased. This title is a collaboration between Id and Bethesda and both influences show within the look and feel of the game. The movement and controls are quite good, combat is very fluid and the player is never left feeling out of control of the game avatar. The game looks very good as well, ever on my slightly outdatedI bought this game on sale for $5 and because of that I was very pleased. This title is a collaboration between Id and Bethesda and both influences show within the look and feel of the game. The movement and controls are quite good, combat is very fluid and the player is never left feeling out of control of the game avatar. The game looks very good as well, ever on my slightly outdated system.

    Vehicle combat and driving is very different then player control. It is clunky and the steering is either on or off. You are either turning or you are not. That makes the frequent racing and combat a chore rather than a joy.

    In this game you are able to upgrade and customize your weapons and vehicles........kind of at least. You are teased with a few tweaks for items that make you think that this game will have an RPG element to it but in reality the little that you are able to customize make almost no difference in gameplay or weapon efficiency. I spent much time racing and doing side quests to earn the "racing certs" or cash to upgrade my things, only to ultimately be very disappointed.

    Another problem I had with the game is the need to supply finite ammunition for your vehicles. When you make your way out into the larger (I use that word lightly) world, you find yourself in combat with other vehicles. You are able to shoot them and kill them, repair your damage or put up a shield or deploy an automated gun, all which sounds fun until you realize that everything you have is very limited which sucks because the baddies........are infinite in places. So you will discover that the solution, is to just speed by and get to where you are going as fast as you can, almost completely nulling a large portion of the game.

    Yet another few issues to mention, the UI is obviously made for a console (you can only scroll through 4 weapons at a time even though you can select any weapon with the appropriate number key. You can only have 4 special items equipped at a time even though you can carry hundreds of each one. Using special ammo requires using the mouse to select it from a diamond shaped, 4 quadrant menu that is brought up by holding a key and selecting it with the ENTIRELY WAY TO SENSITIVE mouse.

    In conclusion, this is a game worth playing IF you are able to get it for an affordable price. As a dollar value I would say this game is worth $15-$20.    … Expand
  18. Willhelm
    Dec 18, 2012
    5
    Okay, Ignoring the ending (which was a complete let down) Pretty good game. I played it on the PC and got very few errors and glitches. Solid gameplay (on hardest setting) fun mini games, great fps in most regards. The only reason why I'd not recommend it is because of the ending. Big build up, tension peaks, and you shoot stuff and it ends. no boss or anything. I mean: pshaw. other thanOkay, Ignoring the ending (which was a complete let down) Pretty good game. I played it on the PC and got very few errors and glitches. Solid gameplay (on hardest setting) fun mini games, great fps in most regards. The only reason why I'd not recommend it is because of the ending. Big build up, tension peaks, and you shoot stuff and it ends. no boss or anything. I mean: pshaw. other than that good game.… Expand
  19. parpabico
    Aug 31, 2013
    5
    I liked the game's technological make-up (that is, looking very nice with the custom config and all while not even utilizing my average PC's processing capabilities to the full extent), but gameplay wise this is a shallow experience and I felt unengaged by the story whatsoever during my 3-4 hours spent playing the game.
  20. Grimah
    Aug 1, 2014
    5
    The early parts of the game were great. Progress was well paced with enemies and weapons slowly becoming more powerful to compliment one another.

    But about half way through the game that all stops. No more fun boss fights. No more interesting level design. It's like they just give up. It even ends rather abruptly. I saved my ammo for a final fight that never came and was "treated" to a    The early parts of the game were great. Progress was well paced with enemies and weapons slowly becoming more powerful to compliment one another.

    But about half way through the game that all stops. No more fun boss fights. No more interesting level design. It's like they just give up. It even ends rather abruptly. I saved my ammo for a final fight that never came and was "treated" to a short, unsatisfying 20 second clip of the results of my underwhelming final level.

    Graphically this game is gorgeous, it's hard to fault now that it's been patched and smoothed out, but if you're expecting satisfaction, then i hope you enjoy tech demo's, because that's all this really is.    … Expand
  21. Thanatos909
    May 7, 2021
    5
    ПРОХОДНЯК.
    Средненький тривиальный шутанчик.
    Баги с графикой.
    Русской локализации нет.
    Благо всё это фиксится патчем и русификатором.
    К концу игры стало скучно, пришлось дропнуть.
  22. xboy1024
    Jan 29, 2023
    7
    Not bad, but not as good as I expected. The story is ok, but it's finished too suddenly, it could have been longer and explained better. As an example, for me it was very annoying at the start, that nobody explained or told anything about what happened with the world while the protagonist was in the ark.
  23. MustisTheCat
    Nov 18, 2013
    6
    Wasted, huge potential. Let me start off with the techincal side of Rage. After all this time this game still has big graphical problems. The textures are not loaded in half the time. Sometimes you just feel like you were playing Minecraft. =============GRAPHICS are overall mediocra, very uneven. The actor models are sharp, living and convincing while the world textures are very similarWasted, huge potential. Let me start off with the techincal side of Rage. After all this time this game still has big graphical problems. The textures are not loaded in half the time. Sometimes you just feel like you were playing Minecraft. =============GRAPHICS are overall mediocra, very uneven. The actor models are sharp, living and convincing while the world textures are very similar to Half Life 2 quality. This game was meant to be a revolution whereas ended up as regresing the genre in few aspects. The objects in locations are simple bitmaps so you feel like you`re in a movie studio or a theater. In summary, graphics never let the player get immersed and forget that he`s just playing a game.=================GAMEPLAY is also painfully mediocre. The player has an inventory of guns and some objects. He can craft some items that really do not make a difference and just stay in the inv. most of the time. There is no progression system, the guns upgrade system is limited to 2 most basic upgrades. You cannot loot fallen enemies from their armament and armor. The guns are fun and interesting while the melee combat is drab and unresponsive. At one point you stop and think there is really no point to keep playing. The quickuse feature does only so much to complicate combat instead of smoothing it out. There is no automatic leaning out of cover, you can`t turn the crosshair off. Besides shooting there`s really no more you can do. Even the relatively clever AI doesn`t manage to change the routine here. Maybe the car races deserve to get a mention but they get boring fast it is obvious that this is unfinished. ================STORY, generally would have been a hit if they got more time to build it. The schematic part goes like this you enter a town, buy some supplies and go do a main quest. Then you renturn, get paid, buckle up with resources and go back to the same 2-3 locations to do the same which is shooting people/mutants. It is really too bad, because some of the locations show great creative work that make you go "uh, oh!", then 3 minutes later you are hiding behind a couch in a room that is a jpg in 80%. There is no interactivity with objects. Rage actually started getting interesting at the very last level that showed both some graphical prowess and very satisfying gunplay. And then SNAP! it ended with a 40sec cutscene.
    =========VERDICT overall this game shows some signs of a very ambitious project that ended up being a very generic basic and schematical FPS that fooled lots of people into buying based on false marketing campaign.    … Expand
  24. wootini
    Jul 26, 2013
    7
    Good graphics, but really lame pieced together setting. And why can you only run for like two seconds before your character starts panting and slows down?
  25. birdman3
    Jun 24, 2018
    6
    Playing this game so many years after release, I can honestly say that it hasn't aged well. While the core gameplay remains the same, there's a fierce level of unpolish that you wouldn't hope to find in a modern shooter. The environmental collision is bad- you feel quite restrained, even when outdoors. Your character feels agile while on the ground, but there's no jumping to speak of, soPlaying this game so many years after release, I can honestly say that it hasn't aged well. While the core gameplay remains the same, there's a fierce level of unpolish that you wouldn't hope to find in a modern shooter. The environmental collision is bad- you feel quite restrained, even when outdoors. Your character feels agile while on the ground, but there's no jumping to speak of, so don't think about ever hurtling over cover.

    The weapons in the game are interesting enough, especially with the various types of ammo. The only problem is that the enemies aren't terribly interesting - a lot of the later enemies become veritable bullet sponges that soak up a cartridge or more of ammunition from your guns, making them feel less than useful.

    The story is not great and slowly paced. It reminds me a lot of Borderlands in a lot of ways. You spend about 15% of the game in your first little outpost, doing quests for John Goodman, when you then move to a larger town where you spend about 65% of the game, doing very similar quests - unfortunately, about half of your quests involve you visiting the same areas you already cleared out in order to perform a secondary objective. It's hardly interesting. Then you spend the last 20% of the game in a final town, where you don't really interact with anyone and the game comes to an underwhelming close.

    So, all in all, solid shooting mechanics with boring plots and boring enemies. I'm sure this was great when it was first released, but I can imagine that a game like Doom 4 has surpassed it in every imaginable way.    … Expand
  26. Toffenuff
    Jun 9, 2013
    6
    I actually enjoyed this game, although it is far, very far, from being an excellent one. At best, it's a fun shooter with nice graphics and decent gameplay. At worst, it is a rigid (I'm admittedly biased towards more open-world games now) game that fails to live up to all its great potential with shallow characters and a plot you don't really get truly invested in. The PC port of thisI actually enjoyed this game, although it is far, very far, from being an excellent one. At best, it's a fun shooter with nice graphics and decent gameplay. At worst, it is a rigid (I'm admittedly biased towards more open-world games now) game that fails to live up to all its great potential with shallow characters and a plot you don't really get truly invested in. The PC port of this console-first game is very shoddy and buggy, particularly in the display/graphics texturing side. (unlike some others, I did not have framerate issues)… Expand
  27. stinkybum
    Jan 1, 2013
    5
    This game runs awful on my computer. AMD Phenum II QuadCore 3.4Ghz 8GB DDR3 200GB SATA III SSD RAID Stripe NVidia 550ti 2way SLi. Winodws 8. I bought this game for 5 bucks, it's not really worth the amount of data to download it. The way this games engine works is similar to how a flathead V8 from a 58 Packard accelerates. Or similar to a FORD PINTO towing a trailer full of gymThis game runs awful on my computer. AMD Phenum II QuadCore 3.4Ghz 8GB DDR3 200GB SATA III SSD RAID Stripe NVidia 550ti 2way SLi. Winodws 8. I bought this game for 5 bucks, it's not really worth the amount of data to download it. The way this games engine works is similar to how a flathead V8 from a 58 Packard accelerates. Or similar to a FORD PINTO towing a trailer full of gym equipment uphill on a cold day. That said, the game ran better on 3.4Ghz on 4 cores, rather than 4.2Ghz on 2 cores. I suspect the more cores, the better the game will run. It loads textures very slowly, it took almost 2 minutes for the game to load all the textures while playing, during that time you can barely move and get to stare at a slide show.

    Aside from the horrid game engine, it looks like a counterfeit version of Borderlands. The story is a bit more exciting however.

    This is the worst game performance on my computer... ever. I might go out and buy an 8 core CPU just to see if it runs better.

    I would post more info on the game if I could play the bloody thing without all this lag and terrible graphics rendering. Sorry my computer sucks, it is old, almost a year old.    … Expand
  28. doomgamer
    Nov 11, 2013
    6
    I don't know how this game can get an 80/100 average score from critics.
    nothing about the game is unique and everything is mediocre at best. Plays alot like Borderlands but much worse in all other aspects. Hit detection is plain terrible and some features aren't planned out right. The uppercut move (right click) from the fists weapon for example, does no s*** to the enemies. I'm    I don't know how this game can get an 80/100 average score from critics.
    nothing about the game is unique and everything is mediocre at best. Plays alot like Borderlands but much worse in all other aspects. Hit detection is plain terrible and some features aren't planned out right. The uppercut move (right click) from the fists weapon for example, does no s*** to the enemies. I'm surprised as to how some critics like IGN can call it the most beautiful or "visually stunning game" in a long time when there's so much texture popping everywhere and the environment is much more empty than Fallout despite its linearity.

    Maybe if it weren't made by id software it wouldnt be getting that high of a score    … Expand
  29. valsaven
    Nov 30, 2013
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An ambiguous impression. Some praised, but most called Rage the most failed project of id Software. Having passed starting location I quickly became involved in the simple plot, the new world and overall visual style (the same Borderlands, made ​​in a similar design made me retching due to monotony of colors and locations). However, after a few missions I felt lack of drive. Permanent inspection of all corners, collecting beer bottles and garbage is very tiring. Eventually I was tired and launched Cheat Engine, hacked money and the game immediately transformed from action with the need to inspect each enemy and every corner in search of ammunition in a cheerful and dynamic shooting range.
    The ending is ruined. Of a short movie, we learn that the arks began to open around the world threatening the Government (or its remnants?) complete annihilation. We never saw General Cross, in the Underdark as were government soldiers, and have remained, and all resistance vanished somewhere. I certainly understand what a free game after the main story, but you can somehow mark our contribution to the world?
    Overall, I liked the game. I think, not least thanks to the hacking of money. Honestly walkthrough, saving each bullet, don't see sense, but to plunge into this madness of fire and explosions and finish for a couple of nights quite well. Then game doesn't have time to get bored you.    … Expand
  30. nitai007
    Apr 21, 2013
    7
    the game is overall really good. its just to bad that the game is so buggy and has some much technical issues. texture popping happens a lot. the texture popping is really bad and really takes you out of the experience. aside of the bugs, this game is really good. though the story is kinda boring, the gameplay is really awesome. the sound design in this game is really impressive, and thethe game is overall really good. its just to bad that the game is so buggy and has some much technical issues. texture popping happens a lot. the texture popping is really bad and really takes you out of the experience. aside of the bugs, this game is really good. though the story is kinda boring, the gameplay is really awesome. the sound design in this game is really impressive, and the guns feel great. the enemy AI is outstanding, doing a really good job of giving you a challenge.
    its to bad that the thechnical are so big, and that the story is lame for the most part, but exept these ussues this game is great.    … Expand
  31. sft
    Jun 3, 2013
    7
    Just a bit miffed, I’d say

    There’s a great game in here somewhere, struggling to get out. Unfortunately it never quite succeeds. RAGE was hyped up enormously prior to its launch and I was one of those gamers who looked forward to getting around to playing it. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the game but I was always aware that it could have been so much better. The story is standard    Just a bit miffed, I’d say

    There’s a great game in here somewhere, struggling to get out. Unfortunately it never quite succeeds. RAGE was hyped up enormously prior to its launch and I was one of those gamers who looked forward to getting around to playing it. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the game but I was always aware that it could have been so much better. The story is standard post-apocalyptic fare and, more notably, the script lacks humour. The gameplay and combat, while good at times, are never outstanding. It tries to create the illusion of open-world play but in fact it’s pretty much a corridor shooter with defined routes and little opportunity to explore. The graphics are also deceptive: the landscapes look good from a distance but close-up the textures are disappointing. It should be noted, however, that the background music is quite impressive. There are echoes of both Borderlands and Fallout 3 here, but RAGE is a subpar game when compared to either. It’s a shame that the people who brought us the excellent Doom series failed, on this occasion, to match their earlier success. I’ve no doubt, however, that they will regain their form in the future.    … Expand
  32. Slaye_114
    Aug 23, 2013
    5
    Pretty meh. Come on iD, you can do better than this... seriously, this is a terrible console port of an average game. I expected much more. Also crappy textures.
  33. AiredaleMan
    Jun 6, 2014
    7
    The good: the graphics are brilliant, though a decent video card is required (mine is a GTX 560), many missions are quite brilliant, driving is enjoyable, animations are magnificent, the enemies respond vibrantly to your shots and their movement patterns make them interesting to fight, as well as their brilliant AI.

    The bad: missions are more linear than the ones in CoD, the story    The good: the graphics are brilliant, though a decent video card is required (mine is a GTX 560), many missions are quite brilliant, driving is enjoyable, animations are magnificent, the enemies respond vibrantly to your shots and their movement patterns make them interesting to fight, as well as their brilliant AI.

    The bad: missions are more linear than the ones in CoD, the story characters and ending are tremendously disappointing, they're all as interesting as a wet carrot on a stick, quite horrible, all the RPG elements are executed poorly, they only get in the way of the game's core gameplay and are a massive time sink and some enemies are a bit bullet spongy. Also there's horrible mouse acceleration.    … Expand
  34. Osmium
    Jul 29, 2013
    7
    A surprinsingly enjoyable shooter. Rage comes with satisfying gunplay, a very well designed game world. Great atmosphere due to (among other things) great graphics and sound, interesting characters, and a story that despite its lengthy parts was able to keep me entertained throughout the game. Technical issues like reloading or disappearing textures or character models, the boring re-useA surprinsingly enjoyable shooter. Rage comes with satisfying gunplay, a very well designed game world. Great atmosphere due to (among other things) great graphics and sound, interesting characters, and a story that despite its lengthy parts was able to keep me entertained throughout the game. Technical issues like reloading or disappearing textures or character models, the boring re-use of the same areas over and over again, and lack of variation of surroundings or enemies keep me from giving this a higher score though. I think it's still recommendable for shooter lovers though.… Expand
  35. rcruk
    Aug 15, 2013
    7
    Superb game! Good graphics, beautiful character design: a dry, desolate future world that lives and breathes. Controls for all parts of the game are fairly intuitive. Combat is fairly fluid. Driving is natural feeling.

    I spent £4 for the main game and scorchers DLC, best value money I have spent on a game in a long time. No technical issues and a few hours in I have become captivated.    Superb game! Good graphics, beautiful character design: a dry, desolate future world that lives and breathes. Controls for all parts of the game are fairly intuitive. Combat is fairly fluid. Driving is natural feeling.

    I spent £4 for the main game and scorchers DLC, best value money I have spent on a game in a long time. No technical issues and a few hours in I have become captivated. Don't listen to the trolls...

    My criticisms are the invisible walls on rooftops restricting exploration of some interesting areas, not a huge problem, and the limited size of the game world, also the limited replay ability, though I feel that's pretty standard with visual rpg type games.

    (I play on an imac with i5 processor, 12GM RAM, 2GB gfx card, windows 7, fulls settings, had no technical problems whatsoever so far fingers crossed)

    I hope they continue to expand the game with new DLC, it deserves it    … Expand
  36. Sjalka
    Aug 26, 2014
    7
    This game is kind of a mixed bag. It is a nice first person experience but kind of a jack of all traits - but master of none. It is not the fast paced, mindless action shooter that a game like Quake 2 is. It is not a semi action adventure ( or whatever it is called ) like Borderlands with character progression and looting.

    It is not an adventure or so - it is a mix of all - and whatever    This game is kind of a mixed bag. It is a nice first person experience but kind of a jack of all traits - but master of none. It is not the fast paced, mindless action shooter that a game like Quake 2 is. It is not a semi action adventure ( or whatever it is called ) like Borderlands with character progression and looting.

    It is not an adventure or so - it is a mix of all - and whatever genre you like - you ll experience shortcomings.

    The open world is an illusion, the levels are claustrophobic at times. It feels like a chain of arenas, connected by narrow tunnels. The enemy AI is surprisingly poor - and can only really benefit from restricting the player to those very small arenas, because if the player was allowed to use the enviroment like it is possible in games like Fallout 3 or Borderlands 2 ... even the big bosses would fail misrably.

    the AI ( at least so far ) does not allow any other playstyle but to charge into the battle, guns blazing. ( crouching and using a silenced weapon to kill enemies one by one does not work, because the AI kind of cheats to find you - and then rushes you anyway.

    the wasteland driving sections are ... well... alright, but become kind of a chore. - but they are not worse than other driving sections in other open world games ( actually, the only game i can compare it to is borderlands - and compared to that - it is actually very good )

    the graphics are also a mixed bag. - as far as i remember, the game uses a somewhat innovative technique ( megatextures? - cannot really remember ) - meaning that we are not graced too much with repeating UV textures especially in the overworld - and the world does look very good indeed. - at least in terms of a desolate desert wasteland - it is probably the most beautiful depiction in any 3d game i have seen so far. - amazing skybox and very good sand and stone texture. The building textures are not as good though - and the detail ( mesh ) of the world is also a bit low resolute.

    what annoyed me the very most are the invisible walls. - i simply HATE it when my character cannot seem to jump over a knee-high boulder, a fence or walk through a bush of tall grass?!

    maybe i am spoiled by real open world games - but i noticed it very much in that game.

    UI and gameplay is alright, not brilliant, but ok

    resumé:

    the game tries hard to please as many players as possible by being something it is not, an open world, action adventure rpg. - it is not even a true action shooter. - it is fun though - and i would compare it to borderlands 1 in terms of "good ideas and execution"
    it does suffer from technical problems ( tearing, texture pop ins etc. ) - but all in all it is worth a budget price.    … Expand
  37. Avalord
    Jun 20, 2019
    5
    Game has not really a story. Play Borderlands instead. Borderlands or Borderlands 2.
  38. szogyenyi
    Jan 5, 2015
    7
    RAGE is not something like Doom or Wolfenstein which we will remember after 20 years, but it's definitely not a bad game. The post apocalyptic theme is good, but not as good as Fallout or Borderlands. This game doesn't give you much freedom, more than that it's very linear. You don't have any motivation through the game, the ending is horrible, but after all the whole game is working. YouRAGE is not something like Doom or Wolfenstein which we will remember after 20 years, but it's definitely not a bad game. The post apocalyptic theme is good, but not as good as Fallout or Borderlands. This game doesn't give you much freedom, more than that it's very linear. You don't have any motivation through the game, the ending is horrible, but after all the whole game is working. You can carry a lot of weapons with yourself with a lot of ammunation which remind me to the old ID games. The AI is aggressive, challenging and it's keep up the interest through the 10-12 hour campaign, which is very, VERY SHORT! I have to admit the PC port is horrible. The high poly textures are need time to load which **** frustrating and the IdTech 5 engine just outdated. It worth 5 euros during a sale, but i don't have the motivation to replay it in the next few years. Not a bad game, but not as good as it could be.… Expand
  39. Tomle1202
    May 10, 2016
    7
    Rage, most of the time, is fortunately enjoyable and graphically beautiful. However, the game, besides being too much of a console port, lacks so many elements to become something more meaningful than just simply fun.
  40. RinShibuya
    Dec 23, 2015
    7
    Quick review for RAGE:

    The Good: -id Tech 5 looks really good on some occasions (look very nice and photo realistic) -Solid gameplay as a FPS -Lots of exploration to do and secrets to find The Bad:: -Textures on some objects are blurry and look like it came from a 2000 game. -Rather short game overall (can finish it in 6-7 hours at most if focus only on main storyline), (doing    Quick review for RAGE:

    The Good:
    -id Tech 5 looks really good on some occasions (look very nice and photo realistic)
    -Solid gameplay as a FPS
    -Lots of exploration to do and secrets to find

    The Bad::
    -Textures on some objects are blurry and look like it came from a 2000 game.
    -Rather short game overall (can finish it in 6-7 hours at most if focus only on main storyline), (doing side quests grant you extra ~3 hours at most) = total 11-12 hours.
    -Racing is extremely easy
    -Enemy vehicles(bandit cars, Authority cars, etc) spawn very fast - annoying to deal with them
    -No final boss battle (no big final showdown or anything similar)
    -No interesting characters in the game

    If you're a hardcore FPS/action fan, then RAGE is a worthy pickup. Others should stay put or might picking it up when its $5 on Steam.    … Expand
  41. Jeek
    Mar 5, 2015
    6
    I would say Rage is decent game. Lack of story was quite disappointing and made me think "that's it?" when last cutscene came to end campaign. Combat was just going forward and shooting everyone, but good amount of different guns and other combat items made it pretty fun. Also racing was very fun and my absolute favorite was rocket rally.

    Lack of story bothered me the most in this game,    I would say Rage is decent game. Lack of story was quite disappointing and made me think "that's it?" when last cutscene came to end campaign. Combat was just going forward and shooting everyone, but good amount of different guns and other combat items made it pretty fun. Also racing was very fun and my absolute favorite was rocket rally.

    Lack of story bothered me the most in this game, but still Rage is good time for 10h.    … Expand
  42. macro_zorki
    Sep 6, 2015
    6
    I like the smooth game play, and the nice textures and character designs. The car driving is nice done and makes fun. The gunfights are funny and quite entertaining. It feels like a mixture of Fallout 3 and Doom 3. The game is somewhat short. Its a solid fun for some hours, but don't expect to get involved with this game.
  43. Yabs
    Mar 9, 2019
    7
    I'd recommend one to buy Rage for less than $5.00. The game itself plays fliudly, the visuals and atmosphere are excellent for a 2011 game. Oddly the textures are a muddy mess when one closely examines them, however, as your playing the game it looks wonderful. The environment, however, in considering exploration is poorly lacking. Rage has such a great world that begs the player toI'd recommend one to buy Rage for less than $5.00. The game itself plays fliudly, the visuals and atmosphere are excellent for a 2011 game. Oddly the textures are a muddy mess when one closely examines them, however, as your playing the game it looks wonderful. The environment, however, in considering exploration is poorly lacking. Rage has such a great world that begs the player to explore it and yet limits the player to shallow halls and narrow corridors. One cannot simply jump over a knee high rock to explore anything.

    The gun fights and combat 'feel' is awesome, I'd argue it is some of the most satisfying combat out there. The weapons are diverse and great fun to play around with particularly when considering the different ammo types. Sadly, the best ammo types and guns are not accessible until too late in the game.. the BFG, for example, the player gets in the last 5 minutes of the game. WTF.. what an awesome ammo / gun and I got to use it ONCE?? They rushed the end, and there is no end boss. The is no end really, this speaks of id getting tired of the development and said to themselves "f**K it just release as is".

    The wasteland looks awesome, but there is nothing to do in it aside from the crappy racing and poorly impletmented car fights. The vehicles drive well, however, the racing and car battles are a complete yawn and are pointless. Just skip this part of the game entirely.

    Overall, great FPS on a budget.    … Expand
  44. AbeMC
    Sep 26, 2017
    6
    This review is of the single-player campaign.
    Rage is what we would get if Fallout 3 and Quake got together and had a kid, with Borderlands as the mid-wife. Excellent shooting mechanics, decent story and fantastic level design set in a debris-filled post-apocalyptic wasteland littered with bandits. What seems an “open world,” though, is really a set of corridors connecting the various    This review is of the single-player campaign.
    Rage is what we would get if Fallout 3 and Quake got together and had a kid, with Borderlands as the mid-wife. Excellent shooting mechanics, decent story and fantastic level design set in a debris-filled post-apocalyptic wasteland littered with bandits. What seems an “open world,” though, is really a set of corridors connecting the various hubs, enemies are endless reused, and pointless crafting slows the otherwise swift, deft gameplay. Recommended at a discount of 50% off (for the game + DLC) or more.
    Total size on my hard-drve: 23.8 GB

    ++ Level design. The Dead City, the Distillery, Jackal Canyon… Simply great all round.

    + Excellent characters. They’re never explored in depth, but everyone is unique, with few re-used voice actors.
    + Great selection of weapons. A variety of specialty ammo was a nice touch.
    + Good driving mechanics.
    + Great atmosphere. Walk into a bar in Wellsprings and there are people chatting, a jukebox is playing in the corner, yellowish light filters through the dirty windows, and a dusty haze hangs in the air.
    + Excellent soundtrack.
    + Excellent voice-acting.
    + Excellent facial animations and body language (especially for its age). Not normally something I’d notice, but I played Rage right after playing Mass Effect Andromeda. What a breath of fresh air Rage proved to be.
    + Well-optimized on PC. Plays at a silky-smooth 60fps on my Radeon RX 470.

    +/- Story works, but is hardly special. Our hero was locked in cryostasis when a threat to Earth materialized. The threat happened, we wake and enter the “new” world. We join a Resistance movement, fight bandits and Authority. Fairly standard stuff. Sequel-bait ending right as things are getting interesting. Rage is six years old. At the time of writing, there is no sequel in sight.
    +/- Fun mini-games, but there aren’t enough of them, and they’re repeated in each city hub with no variation.
    +/- The textures. Up close, they’re awful, some of the worst I’ve seen. Stand a back a bit, and they look amazing. Forcing 8k textures via a config file helps, but doesn’t solve the issue. Landscapes and vistas look impressive, but wall switches don’t.
    +/- Racing seems shoe-horned into Rage. It’s a welcome change of pace, but it seems like it would be a waste of resources in a post-apocalyptical wasteland.
    +/- No day / night cycle while you’re out in the wasteland.
    +/- Almost all the women are hawt. It took an asteroid slamming into earth to turn almost every woman you meet into a model. But hey, I’m not complaining. Though it does feel a bit weird to rescue this one (hot) woman from bandits (who had tied her up in a very suggestive position); she then takes up residence in your trophy room as... one of your trophies?! Wtf.

    - Frame-rate is capped at 60. Unlocking it will require a mod (called “id5 Tweaker.”)
    - Level paths might be well-designed, but too often they feel tight and narrow.
    - There’s no point to crafting except to pad the gameplay. Why not stumble across grenades? You do a few times, but more often you’ll be looking for the four components needed to craft grenades.
    - There are a few bosses, but no final boss – surprising in an Id game.
    - Enemy AI is extremely predictable. Soldiers tend to stick behind cover; mutants will charge your position relentlessly. Once you know who you’re facing, combat rarely surprises.
    - Aside from your initial dune buggy, no customization options for your vehicles.
    - Not many enemies. Mutants, Authority, and bandits. That’s it.
    - Not a true open world. Hubs connected by corridors that you will traverse repeatedly, fighting the same re-spawning bandits over and over. Most buildings require a loading screen.
    - Fetch-quest missions. Most of the side-content is fetch-quest filler that frequently involves...
    - Re-used levels. Expect to play some levels twice. The second time is sometimes in reverse of the first time.
    - Awful mouse acceleration. There is a Mouse Sensitivity slider in the options that helps (there is partial controller support).
    - Alt-tabbing out of the game disables v-sync. After you alt-tab back into Rage, you’ll have to visit the options menu to turn it back on.

    Rage turns out to be a mixed bag of good and not-so-good in nearly equal measure. It’s definitely possible to have some fun with it in a shoot-y sort of way, but it’s an “over fast, on to the next game” experience instead of wanting to immediately return to the world for another playthrough. I’d love to see a sequel – the world building is first-rate – but I hope we see more than a thin plot used as an excuse to shoot things in obviously re-used levels. There is real potential in the Rage franchise. As it stands, though, Rage is slightly above average - 6 /10.    … Expand
  45. dandalis
    Jul 23, 2017
    6
    I decided to play Rage only because i had nothing else to play and the game proved to be just that, a decent time killer. Only thing game relies on is gameplay, theres no traditional narrative, just people in game world giving you quests and only cutscenes you'll see are at the begging and end of the game, which by the way is very unsatisfying, you finish the last quest and game just endsI decided to play Rage only because i had nothing else to play and the game proved to be just that, a decent time killer. Only thing game relies on is gameplay, theres no traditional narrative, just people in game world giving you quests and only cutscenes you'll see are at the begging and end of the game, which by the way is very unsatisfying, you finish the last quest and game just ends without any ceremonies or celebration of saving mankind. Gunplay can be a mixed bag, theres some pretty cool weapons like nail gun which can have 2 other modifications, of which reebar shooter is probably my favorite gun in game, and theres guns like version of AK 47 which just doesnt feel fun play with. Enemies also are not the best to play against, mutants and other melee types who charge at you get really annoying even before mid game, only against gun wielding foes its fun to play and mess around.

    Also calling the game open world is a big mistake, it only consist of corridors which connecting one hub or quest are to another. While graphics look really dated for a late 2011 release and seem to belong more like in 2007, the pretty nice art style makes up for it giving world some character and atmosphere. Also gotta give credit for really well animated, voiced and designed characters, some really stand out.

    Performance wise game ran mostly well, only when you drive in your car game can have some annoying frame rate, issues, stutters and little freeze ups, when youre on foot in gunplay segments fps are solid only with some small freezes occuring rarely, nothing game breaking tho. The mega texture technology semt pretty stupid to me, even on texture cache higher setting if you pan the camera too fast you see texture streaming going, why such method was created is beyond me, it clearly made things worse than better compared to traditional methods.    … Expand
  46. alexfsmw
    Jul 30, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Up until the very end I really enjoyed this game a lot. The graphics and locations are fantastic and I really liked this respect of the game. Even though the story was shallow compared to other games, I took it as it was, just an action game with little talk. I don't always want to spend 150+ hours on a game and this is what I'm looking for sometimes, just running around shooting monsters and stuff, plus the story, even though shallow, complimented it and made it even better. Until the very end that is as this game has the worst ending I have ever encountered. I would have given it 9 stars but have to take out 2 for the ending. Overall, a very enjoyable experience.… Expand
  47. bearthor
    May 16, 2019
    5
    I'm not going to comment on the bugs and whatnot, since they will most likely be fixed in patches.

    It's fun to shoot stuff. It just feels great. The cities look great, but the open world is bland IMO. I get the feeling I have seen all this before in Farcry, Assassins creed etc. You just go from one hub to another doing mundane missions for random people. It has been done so many    I'm not going to comment on the bugs and whatnot, since they will most likely be fixed in patches.

    It's fun to shoot stuff. It just feels great.
    The cities look great, but the open world is bland IMO.

    I get the feeling I have seen all this before in Farcry, Assassins creed etc. You just go from one hub to another doing mundane missions for random people. It has been done so many times before it has gotten to the point where it is now BORING.

    If you like far cry, assassins creed and these other open world hub games, then you will like this.
    If you want a rich, story driven game that you will remember, this is not it.    … Expand
  48. Mobile
    May 17, 2018
    6
    ENG-RU
    Empty world, corridor repetitive locations, the same rotten tasks, no charismatic characters, humor, activities that could captivate, the race does not count, who will play them if they did not give us a pump car. In General, you can run the game for 6 hours, ending the movie for 10 seconds, with a reserve on the sequel and all.
    Rage - can be described with this phrase from the    ENG-RU
    Empty world, corridor repetitive locations, the same rotten tasks, no charismatic characters, humor, activities that could captivate, the race does not count, who will play them if they did not give us a pump car. In General, you can run the game for 6 hours, ending the movie for 10 seconds, with a reserve on the sequel and all.
    Rage - can be described with this phrase from the very beginning of the game: Go and kill these bandits, it's simple.
    P. S. the Most important thing that you need to know playing in the Rage is that any weapon should have to buy better cartridges, otherwise it will be a long, dull shooting heads, cartridges for 10-20, and the machine so even the worst of it.
    Пустой мир, коридорные повторяющиеся локации, такие же тухлые задания, нет харизматичных персонажей, юмора, занятий которые могли бы увлечь, гонки не в счет, кто будет в них играть, если бы они не давали нам прокачать тачку. В целом игру пробежать можно часов за 6, концовка ролик на 10 секунд, с заделом на сиквел и все.
    Rage - можно описать данной фразой из самого начало игры: Иди и убей этих бандитов, все просто.
    P.S.Самое важное что нужно знать играя в Rage - это что на любое оружие нужно ОБЯЗАТЕЛЬНО купить улучшенные патроны, иначе это будет долгое-унылое стрельба по головам, патронов по 10-20, а автомат так вообще худшее из всего.    … Expand
  49. CapedBat
    May 16, 2019
    7
    Decided to give this game a play after pre-ordering RAGE 2. Short story but enjoyable, plenty of collectibles and achievements. It's worth it, especially on sale. If you enjoy achievement hunting, this is for you. Any Mad Max fans will enjoy this as well. Also, it has some similarities with Borderlands, mostly in setting and characters. I think this game lacks in story and gun varietyDecided to give this game a play after pre-ordering RAGE 2. Short story but enjoyable, plenty of collectibles and achievements. It's worth it, especially on sale. If you enjoy achievement hunting, this is for you. Any Mad Max fans will enjoy this as well. Also, it has some similarities with Borderlands, mostly in setting and characters. I think this game lacks in story and gun variety most. The ending is disappointing, but that's kind of a meme and isn't so bad if you know that going into it. The little nods to id's past games are obvious from the very beginning, so if you're a fan of DOOM, you'll enjoy that. This game has something for both racing and FPS fans alike. The graphics are TERRIBLE though by modern standards, there is a guide out there though on how to raise the texture quality in the files, so that helps immensely.… Expand
  50. Sicario0031
    Oct 31, 2019
    5
    El juego en si desperdicia todo su potencial desde el primer minuto; es prácticamente una buena idea, una buena idea mal ejecutada.
    Empezando con su opinión popular, la cual según muchos foros lo ponen como una mezcla de fallot y Mad max, pero a la hora de jugarlo se sentía que en el juego si tenia a ambos dentro de si pero solo las peores cosas, es su totalidad intento poner el humor de    El juego en si desperdicia todo su potencial desde el primer minuto; es prácticamente una buena idea, una buena idea mal ejecutada.
    Empezando con su opinión popular, la cual según muchos foros lo ponen como una mezcla de fallot y Mad max, pero a la hora de jugarlo se sentía que en el juego si tenia a ambos dentro de si pero solo las peores cosas, es su totalidad intento poner el humor de fallout pero sin la esencia de una américa post apocalíptica siendo una burla del estilo de vida americano, el juego es chiste mal contado y sin el carisma del protagonista de madmax, dejándonos un personaje protagonista carente de sentido por el cual no se siente empatía alguna nos deja con que la mayoría del tiempo el juego se siente vacío y seco sin argumento de emprender una aventura    … Expand
  51. ashwathama199
    Aug 23, 2021
    7
    Don't get me wrong, this game is serviceable. Its just that its interesting car races do not cover up for the clunky combat system and mediocre story with an abrupt and **** ending that this game offers. It could do a lot with the amount of weapons ,the range of different kinds of ammunition and gadgets it got, but the developers were too lazy. A lot of missed opportunities and higherDon't get me wrong, this game is serviceable. Its just that its interesting car races do not cover up for the clunky combat system and mediocre story with an abrupt and **** ending that this game offers. It could do a lot with the amount of weapons ,the range of different kinds of ammunition and gadgets it got, but the developers were too lazy. A lot of missed opportunities and higher difficulty systems only make the enemies shooting bags, and give them an extra cringe ability to blindfire with 100% accuracy. Can't deny side missions were good, but repetitive. Can't believe the legendary id made this game in 2011 , which seems more outdated than the regular shooters of 2005. You can play it for time pass.… Expand
  52. KarolP
    Aug 26, 2020
    7
    Shooter with big role of vehicles, based in post-apocalyptic world which reminds Mad Max. Campaign for one player is rather short, there are few side activities - nothing special, nothing really exciting. Game tries to be a sandbox, but generally protagonist move from one (usually quite big) limited area to another. Shooting itself is quite nice, but not remarkable.
    There are no    Shooter with big role of vehicles, based in post-apocalyptic world which reminds Mad Max. Campaign for one player is rather short, there are few side activities - nothing special, nothing really exciting. Game tries to be a sandbox, but generally protagonist move from one (usually quite big) limited area to another. Shooting itself is quite nice, but not remarkable.
    There are no components, which could make this game brilliant in any part of the gameplay. It is solid with satisfying moments, nevertheless nothing more.    … Expand
  53. Relkad
    Feb 24, 2021
    6
    The game is pretty straight-forward. The amount of action is plentiful. It is engaging and hard.
    It has beautiful level design and interiors, combat and voice acting.
    The thing is, you shouldn't expect a great story or look for the origin of the character, it is an id software game after all.
  54. Wrathzo
    Mar 22, 2022
    5
    Rage is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. Rage is set in a post-apocalyptic near future, following the impact of the asteroid 99942 Apophis on Earth. Players take control of Nicholas Raine, a soldier put into hibernation in an underground shelter who emerges into the wasteland a century later, and finds himself a wanted man byRage is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. Rage is set in a post-apocalyptic near future, following the impact of the asteroid 99942 Apophis on Earth. Players take control of Nicholas Raine, a soldier put into hibernation in an underground shelter who emerges into the wasteland a century later, and finds himself a wanted man by an oppressive organization known as The Authority.… Expand
  55. Dex9
    Jun 30, 2020
    6
    Если в кратце игра проходняк
    Плюсы:
    1)в плане шутера неплоха,если бы она еще была по динамичнее было бы вообще хорошо 2)Сам процесс отстрела врагов сильно доставляет 3)много оружия и гаджетов для обстрела врагов Минусы: 1)Неинтересный сюжет 2)однотипные задания по типу иди найди, поди убей. 3)частое или даже постоянная зачистка одних и тех же локаций. 4)Отсутсвие нормальных    Если в кратце игра проходняк
    Плюсы:
    1)в плане шутера неплоха,если бы она еще была по динамичнее было бы вообще хорошо
    2)Сам процесс отстрела врагов сильно доставляет
    3)много оружия и гаджетов для обстрела врагов
    Минусы:
    1)Неинтересный сюжет
    2)однотипные задания по типу иди найди, поди убей.
    3)частое или даже постоянная зачистка одних и тех же локаций.
    4)Отсутсвие нормальных автосейвов. Сохранение происходит только при переходе на новую локацию, так что чаще жмите F5
    5) Автоприцеливание при стрельбе на машине ( например захотели вы отстрелить шины у машин а нельзя потому что прицеливание происходит в одно и тоже место) но это по моему мнению, вы можете с этим не согласиться.    … Expand
  56. BenzoSt
    Jul 12, 2022
    5
    Let’s start with the good: This game had very impressive graphics and animation, and the driving and gunplay were well executed. But the game was too easy and repetitive. Although the environment was stylish, the story was unfortunately bland, with a horrendously anti-climactic and unfulfilling ending. And to make it even worse, there was no and still is no mod support, a veritable kick inLet’s start with the good: This game had very impressive graphics and animation, and the driving and gunplay were well executed. But the game was too easy and repetitive. Although the environment was stylish, the story was unfortunately bland, with a horrendously anti-climactic and unfulfilling ending. And to make it even worse, there was no and still is no mod support, a veritable kick in the dick because up until then ID Software had been very supportive of modding their games.… Expand
  57. Juli01223
    Sep 27, 2021
    7
    I started rage with low expectations, maybe that was good because it surprised me positively. It's still a weak game, I don't understand where I wanted to go because it doesn't have such a wide range of weapons, a good world to explore, and it doesn't have a big main narrative focus either. And compared to Borderlands 2 for example, it is much inferior. (8.00)
  58. Asp_klg40
    Aug 10, 2021
    7
    The game touches with shooter mechanics - there are a lot of weapons, it's fun to shoot, mutants and bandits are dying in batches. But otherwise, RAGE is a strong middle peasant: we take a task in the city, buy ammunition and drive an arcade car through the "corridor" wasteland to the desired locations. Shooter locations are as narrow and corridor as wasteland,
    all around invisible walls    The game touches with shooter mechanics - there are a lot of weapons, it's fun to shoot, mutants and bandits are dying in batches. But otherwise, RAGE is a strong middle peasant: we take a task in the city, buy ammunition and drive an arcade car through the "corridor" wasteland to the desired locations. Shooter locations are as narrow and corridor as wasteland,
    all around invisible walls and at first it is wildly annoying. The game has crafting and some rare gadgets, but they are of little use. Between missions, you can play arcade races to upgrade your car or play cards in a bar for money or play other mini-games. It is better not to touch most of the additional tasks at all,
    since in them you have to replay the already passed locations again. I can only recommend the game to big fans of shooters like me. It is best to buy at a discount and run on high difficulty on the plot, for 8 hours, without being distracted by additional boring little things.    … Expand
  59. Nick7000
    Mar 9, 2023
    6
    Очень слабенький и посредственный вариант Borderlands.Уж извините, не зашло.
  60. dmitriy_savenok
    Dec 17, 2022
    7
    BORDERLANDS с "RTX".
    Добротная солянка пост-апокалиптического мира Безумного Макса (кино), геймплея Borderlands (покатушки), вниманием к деталям Metro и атмосферы Follaut. Со всех этих проектов она взяла понемногу и шедевром не является, но красивые локации, приятный геймплей смогут погрузить вас в этот мир.
    Проект средний, но в нём достаточно фишек, что бы порадовать любителей жанра..    BORDERLANDS с "RTX".
    Добротная солянка пост-апокалиптического мира Безумного Макса (кино), геймплея Borderlands (покатушки), вниманием к деталям Metro и атмосферы Follaut. Со всех этих проектов она взяла понемногу и шедевром не является, но красивые локации, приятный геймплей смогут погрузить вас в этот мир.
    Проект средний, но в нём достаточно фишек, что бы порадовать любителей жанра..
    7/10    … Expand
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#56 Best PC Game of 2011
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#11 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#12 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 32
  3. Negative: 1 out of 32
  1. PC Games (Russia)
    Nov 23, 2011
    80
    A pretty, fast and aggressive shooter, striving in vain to be something more. [December 2011, p.62]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Nov 15, 2011
    80
    Far from perfect Rage somehow is has fun post-apocalyptic action where the principles are set –fortunately – bit different than in other games of FPS genre. [Nov 2011]
  3. CD-Action
    Nov 9, 2011
    75
    It seems id Software is still living in its golden days and failed to notice that times have changed since Doom and Quake. Rage is just a decent, linear, old school shooter combined awkwardly with an arcade racing game. The world is only 'kinda openish' and the story must have been written by the coders while they were compiling the alpha version. The game looks great though – if you're lucky enough to have the it run smoothly and without technical issues that haunt the PC version. [November 2011, p.46]
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