RAGE

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  1. apokalipto
    Aug 8, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  2. Taken_Hades
    May 19, 2023
    4
    -3/10 story
    -5/10 gameplay
    -5/10 environments
    -4/10 characters
    -5/10 music
  3. Dco326
    Mar 15, 2023
    8
    Zabavan mi je bio gemplej iako nije najbolji na svetu ili sta god prica je mehhhhhhhhhh pocinje top zavrsava se mehhhhhhhhhh u globalu jako veliki potencijal koji nije iskoriscen.
  4. Nick7000
    Mar 9, 2023
    6
    Очень слабенький и посредственный вариант Borderlands.Уж извините, не зашло.
  5. FulSector
    Feb 17, 2023
    0
    In the 4th mission the game leads you on a golden breadcrumb trail right into auto-death by missle turrets without a single word of warning that the game is about to insta-jib you. The unavoidable death resets you to a checkpoint 15 minutes ago. This game was not play-tested. Amateur volunteers would easily make a better game than this. The game is as linear as a corridor and isIn the 4th mission the game leads you on a golden breadcrumb trail right into auto-death by missle turrets without a single word of warning that the game is about to insta-jib you. The unavoidable death resets you to a checkpoint 15 minutes ago. This game was not play-tested. Amateur volunteers would easily make a better game than this. The game is as linear as a corridor and is intentionally designed to lead you into certain death just as a matter of course, by following the crumb trail this game is designed around and not giving one single word of advance warning before you drive headlong into missles. Unimaginably stupid people made this game.… Expand
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. The_D4RknesS
    Aug 16, 2022
    0
    this game has a cool violence and a more or less physics, it's not fun because it has many parts that you just keep talking to other people and just like FALLOUT apart from the broken graphics and the garbage history
  9. 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
  10. Rodnni
    May 26, 2022
    10
    Нормальная игра, не знаю к чему придрались. Не идеально, но очень хорошо
  11. 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
  12. 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)
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Gorbunov2004
    Aug 6, 2021
    4
    Сюжет полная фигня ходить и убивать всех не интересно, есть пара видов оружия для пост-апокалипсиса. 2 вида транспорта, стрельба еле еле тянет на среднее!
  16. kndr
    May 23, 2021
    3
    Characters are boring. You don't attach to any of them.

    Missions are repetitive. It is always the same and not fun to do. Go to building, kill enemies there and get some stuff. It feels like busywork. There are many invisible walls blocking you. Roads feel like corridor and too narrow. Weapons and weapon sounds are bland. It is not fun to use most of them. Except that saw blade or    Characters are boring. You don't attach to any of them.

    Missions are repetitive. It is always the same and not fun to do. Go to building, kill enemies there and get some stuff. It feels like busywork.

    There are many invisible walls blocking you. Roads feel like corridor and too narrow.

    Weapons and weapon sounds are bland. It is not fun to use most of them. Except that saw blade or whatever it is called.

    World looks good from outside but it is empty inside and there is not much interactivity.

    Vehicle handling is weird.

    Bland and unenjoyable.    … Expand
  17. 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.
  18. jelikey
    Apr 23, 2021
    8
    Quite dissapointed for lots of reasons. 1)mind numbing missions, that provide zero motivation and proper reasoning. I honestly cannot believe that who ever wrote this is a person that even enjoys playing games. I would be embarassed to put my name to this paper thin plot, and i'm sure other real gamers will agree with me.I wish they had just left out the "story" completely.2)half the timeQuite dissapointed for lots of reasons. 1)mind numbing missions, that provide zero motivation and proper reasoning. I honestly cannot believe that who ever wrote this is a person that even enjoys playing games. I would be embarassed to put my name to this paper thin plot, and i'm sure other real gamers will agree with me.I wish they had just left out the "story" completely.2)half the time textures are too muddy. 3)There is absolutely no physics effects and no destructable enviroments at all.e.g.A vase on a table is stuck to the table like a cast iron statue, and that is unacceptable. If this is the consequence of this new engine then its not worth it just to have pretty looking textures for some of the game. 4)I have the worst screen tearing i have ever seen in my life (i have a very decent nvidia based rig and have not been able to get rid of it even with all the suggested fixes and patch). On the plus side i havent had any crashes or the texture pop-in others are having and it stays a nice 60 fps.Also the character models are nice, the textures at a distance can look look fantastic, the combat is fairly satisfying, and the driving is kinda Mario Kartish.The post release update (that also includes the missing graphics options) has made stuff worse for me and taken some of the crispiness out of the good looking textures.With all the technical issues its had at release, its really not what we should be accepting from a modern AAA title. Looking at the game as a whole package, its really below average in most respects apart from graphics, and not worth paying full price for, definately reccomend waiting for price drop.… Expand
  19. 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.
  20. KrauserFear
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    s this game special for me? let me think........OH!! HELL YEAHH!!
    I am the die-hard fan of fallout 3 and I maybe the perfect guy to review this game THIS GAME IS SO COOL AND AMAZING SO DAMN COOL I AM LOVING WITH IT THIS GAME IS HOT
  21. GAMEOF2134
    Sep 23, 2020
    10
    RAGE ASLINDA İYİ BİR OYUN OLMA POTANSİYELİ VAR AMA HİKAYESİ ÜSTÜNDE DURABİRMİS YAPIMCI
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    2
    Абсолютно невзрачный и пустой открытый мир. В нем совершенно нечего делать.
  25. FifthWheel
    Apr 14, 2020
    3
    Rage is one of the few truly bad titles put out by id Software. It was John Carmack's last hurrah as a game "designer" (no sleight against him, his games pushed the industry forward, but not this one) and it's more of a hackneyed tech demo with a boring story and awfully handling vehicles shoehorned into a dull brown/gray sci-fi environment that is totally uninviting. They basically tookRage is one of the few truly bad titles put out by id Software. It was John Carmack's last hurrah as a game "designer" (no sleight against him, his games pushed the industry forward, but not this one) and it's more of a hackneyed tech demo with a boring story and awfully handling vehicles shoehorned into a dull brown/gray sci-fi environment that is totally uninviting. They basically took the worst parts of games like Unreal Tournament 2004 and Borderlands and stuck it in here and made a game out of it. Recently they released Rage 2, I don't know how they justified this when the original game was so appallingly bad in both sales and reception, but that game's terrible too.… Expand
  26. Ramiro1992
    Mar 30, 2020
    4
    I would give this a 5 but it keeps giving me **** and repetitive missions! The game quality is mediocre and it was probably made with the xbox 360 hardware in mind. I hate how the game crashes for no reason at all. The weapons are great but the enemies are somewhat repetitive. The level design is top notch and I like the simplicity and the semi linear missions. Doom meets Borderlands & MadI would give this a 5 but it keeps giving me **** and repetitive missions! The game quality is mediocre and it was probably made with the xbox 360 hardware in mind. I hate how the game crashes for no reason at all. The weapons are great but the enemies are somewhat repetitive. The level design is top notch and I like the simplicity and the semi linear missions. Doom meets Borderlands & Mad Max. Most of the time, the combat is a broken mess, Buttons won't always react when you press them, and the whole combat mechanics are just awful. The enemies take way too much bullets to die and they have near perfect aim, they will rarely miss. The difficulty is insane but in a bad way, in an artificial way, which feels very boring. No health bar, so the health probably regenerates by itself. The pc port is a complete joke, it feels untested, and there are many invisible walls that will prevent you for exploring the world. The combat shotgun feels very weak as well as the pistol. The enemies voice acting is atrocious, enemies won't shut the **** up while in combat, and gets boring and repetitive very quickly. The quests are mediocre at best. Just go to a place, get something and come back, there are not even different paths or different results, just point A to point B, which on paper is not bad but here is poorly implemented. While the game has some good things, the majority of things are pretty bad, one of the worst ID games ever made
    Try to get the x360 version
    Overall: 4,4 (not recommended, maybe rent it if you like FPS)    … Expand
  27. GoodMorningAss
    Jan 29, 2020
    2
    The game of 2011, which is discussed here. Not enough strength to go through to the end .
  28. Genek13
    Nov 19, 2019
    8
    Of course game is not a masterpiece, not a third wall breaking but still very decent.
    Post apocalyptic setting is very atmospheric and sometimes breathtaking.
    Worth to try !!
  29. blutank24
    Nov 18, 2019
    9
    A perfect mixture of Borderlands and Metro 2033, I love this game! I wish it had gone on forever.. There are a few glitches here and there but you get a great wasteland environment with various guns, shops, cars, wasteland rally races, side quests.. FPS and RPG fans alike should love this game, well worth a play-through! I just wish it was a bit longer.
  30. Hayter
    Nov 10, 2019
    9
    Невероятно низкая оценка для подобной игры, как по мне, она отличная и идеально оптимизированная.
  31. 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
  32. rostov778
    Oct 13, 2019
    8
    I don't get the negativity towards this game. It's a thoroughly enjoyable game. Not a game-of-the-year contender for sure. Far from it. But it executes storytelling, combat and world design well enough.
  33. SilverOrlov
    Sep 26, 2019
    9
    Despite the fact that many people did not like this game, I still give it a good rating, as I received my own satisfaction from it. I also did not like some things in this game, but the general atmosphere and the picture of the post-apocalypse, some cartoonish appearance, the general story and the battle with the boss in ruins - I liked it. This game is not a masterpiece, but deserves moreDespite the fact that many people did not like this game, I still give it a good rating, as I received my own satisfaction from it. I also did not like some things in this game, but the general atmosphere and the picture of the post-apocalypse, some cartoonish appearance, the general story and the battle with the boss in ruins - I liked it. This game is not a masterpiece, but deserves more than some popular marketing products accepted by the masses. This game has its own zest of entourage.… Expand
  34. Avalord
    Jun 20, 2019
    5
    Game has not really a story. Play Borderlands instead. Borderlands or Borderlands 2.
  35. Darkin20
    Jun 3, 2019
    8
    Rage 2 simply takes the successful doom formula of forcing you to run at your enemies instead of becoming a cover shooter and dials it up a few notches. You drive around (not the best controls but still good) and then unleash any sort of hell you want on a location. All the power ups strongly encourage this sort of game play. Just don't expect some intricate plot or heart breaking story.Rage 2 simply takes the successful doom formula of forcing you to run at your enemies instead of becoming a cover shooter and dials it up a few notches. You drive around (not the best controls but still good) and then unleash any sort of hell you want on a location. All the power ups strongly encourage this sort of game play. Just don't expect some intricate plot or heart breaking story. This is not that sort of game.… Expand
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. LifeHistory
    Jun 16, 2018
    2
    A very buggy game which is almost unplayable. Too many FPS drops and shutters makes the fast action shooting gameplay unbearable to play. After so many years they have not fixed it yet too shame.
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. ZombieTech
    Jun 26, 2017
    8
    Took me awhile to get around to playing this... as you can tell from the release date compared against the date of the review.

    Game is actually pretty good, despite what some other reviews I recall reading had said. Got this on a Steam sale a LONG time ago and it'd been installed and sitting for quite some time. Finally fired it up and it's pretty fun. Although it would be nice to be    Took me awhile to get around to playing this... as you can tell from the release date compared against the date of the review.

    Game is actually pretty good, despite what some other reviews I recall reading had said. Got this on a Steam sale a LONG time ago and it'd been installed and sitting for quite some time. Finally fired it up and it's pretty fun. Although it would be nice to be able to either toggle third-person on foot, or at least pan our camera around us... otherwise, outside of some stat boosts, the different "outfits" seem kind of silly, lol.

    Gameplay is pretty fun though, sometimes grindy, but still overall pretty fun to play, would indeed recommend this title! :D    … Expand
  46. MXMXVRGMS
    Mar 30, 2017
    8
    User score is not fair, this is the kind of game that won't disappoint you. If you like fps this is perfect, and it has some incursions in TPS, but they are awesome. Entertainment guaranteed.
  47. sherbz
    Dec 6, 2016
    6
    Hmmmm! Not overly keen on this title. So lets call out the Elephant in the room - the glitches! Not cool!

    Anyway, on to the game. Its okaaaaay. Better than average. Managed to hold my attention for the duration, with some appreciably entertaining parts to it. Some daft AI, some very linear levels, and by the end I found it a bit of a chore. Its a bit like a well done version of    Hmmmm! Not overly keen on this title. So lets call out the Elephant in the room - the glitches! Not cool!

    Anyway, on to the game. Its okaaaaay. Better than average. Managed to hold my attention for the duration, with some appreciably entertaining parts to it. Some daft AI, some very linear levels, and by the end I found it a bit of a chore. Its a bit like a well done version of those corridor shooters we all USED to know and love. I'm not saying go totally the other way (like Far Cry), but this format just seems a bit tired.    … Expand
  48. Halt
    Sep 14, 2016
    0
    The worst FPS from id which I ever seen before. All in game are bad, especially shooter gameplay, where I don't feel my weapon, I didn't see any difference between pistol and assaul rifle, only numbers of bullets and damage.
  49. slomofojoe
    Jul 24, 2016
    6
    Ok... it's pretty ok. First impressions, wow. Graphics are pretty stellar despite the pop in and some textures that arent fleshed out. Gun play is solid and fun with a decent arsenal of some pretty cool weapons. My favorite are the the wing-dings (boomerangs with razor sharp blades perfect for beheading). The vehicle combat and racing feels awkward at first, buy ends up being fun reminsentOk... it's pretty ok. First impressions, wow. Graphics are pretty stellar despite the pop in and some textures that arent fleshed out. Gun play is solid and fun with a decent arsenal of some pretty cool weapons. My favorite are the the wing-dings (boomerangs with razor sharp blades perfect for beheading). The vehicle combat and racing feels awkward at first, buy ends up being fun reminsent of my Twisted Metal days.

    However, if you play through the entire game, nothing is fleshed out. The RPG elements are pretty shallow and consists of crafting about 16 different items, and finding said items in the world. Thats it. Weapon customization is also lacking with just a few mods which cant be removed. Enemy AI is great, but not varied. Youll be fighting the same enemies over and over just dressed and armed differently. Maybe 5 main types?

    The "open world" is really just a series of intersecting roads which cannot be strayed from, connecting towns and levels. And the levels are very much a corridor shooter.

    However, the worst offense is the story. The premise is fine, but the lack of lore, character development, meaningful dialogue really hurts this game. It has such a rich environment that serves little purpose other than a place to shoot stuff. In this regard, id should have stuck with what theyre best at and just delivered a hardcore action fps dropping the open world "rpg" part. They could then have focused on more weapons (although there is enough), enemy variety, level design, and BOSS BATTLES! Bc basically youre just driving the same toads over and over to the next level. Its not open ended.

    Anyway, if fallout is too much for you, or too RPG like and not enough firsf person boom boom. This might be just your game.    … Expand
  50. Captain_Chaos
    Jun 22, 2016
    8
    (Review from February of 2012, when Steam reviews were limited in length) RAGE is a damn good FPS. However, it is not without flaws. And coming from any other developer, those flaws would have been expected, maybe even acceptable. But from the fathers of FPS gaming, Id Software, RAGE felt rather underwhelming in the end. There was enough distinctive elements (the ability to carry every(Review from February of 2012, when Steam reviews were limited in length) RAGE is a damn good FPS. However, it is not without flaws. And coming from any other developer, those flaws would have been expected, maybe even acceptable. But from the fathers of FPS gaming, Id Software, RAGE felt rather underwhelming in the end. There was enough distinctive elements (the ability to carry every weapon, for instance) that was undeniably an Id Software game, yet it is stained by present-day conventions. The relatively drab color scheme doesn't bother me, Id has always been known for such and in the old days, that wasn't an issue. I'm not even bothered by the glaring graphical problems. The issue is, RAGE tried to be two things it shouldn't have been, and I don't have enough room in this box to go in-depth as to why. One, it tried to be a console game. Console games have too many limitations. Two, it tried to be "Borderlands with plot." Borderlands doesn't have a have a lot of plot because it's about fun, cooperative gameplay. At least the cars and guns were fun.… Expand
  51. Shadow1
    May 22, 2016
    8
    This is very good game . This game similar to Mad Max because In this game there are missions on Cars and this game Action and Shooter . This game has got good graphics and I played this game on Max Difficult (Nightmare) . Vehicle in this game this is ATV . Enemes in this game are people similar to Zombies . And I think about Rage even better than Mad Max .
  52. 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.
  53. ursynhu
    Apr 10, 2016
    10
    Este jogo é incrível! Eu recebi e ainda não posso parar de jogar. Os gráficos são tão detalhadas para um game e é desafiador, mas divertido e terá que jogar por horas! A história é complexa e profundamente pensado. O melhor jogo que eu já joguei de forma
  54. Darius_84
    Mar 10, 2016
    0
    This game sucks. Period.
    First of all the graphic looks like a 15 years old game, even if the game was released in 2011. Secondary the controls are crappy it makes yoo so hard to move and, most important, aim to your target.
    Last, but not in the list: it's bugghy as hell, I tried every fix of the game and I couldn't manage to pass over ~15 minutes of playing before this crappy game    This game sucks. Period.
    First of all the graphic looks like a 15 years old game, even if the game was released in 2011. Secondary the controls are crappy it makes yoo so hard to move and, most important, aim to your target.
    Last, but not in the list: it's bugghy as hell, I tried every fix of the game and I couldn't manage to pass over ~15 minutes of playing before this crappy game crashed.
    Stay away from this ****    … Expand
  55. 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
  56. Jodle
    Dec 1, 2015
    6
    Game is OK but ending is terrible. Grafics are ok bad ending was bad.
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  57. Krypto_Dogg
    Nov 13, 2015
    9
    Rather than write a review for Fallout 4, I thought I'd stop back and give a short review to Rage instead since it has reminded me alot of Rage in my experiences with it so far. The main differences being that Fallout 4 is more of a stat based shooter than just aim here and shoot there--but make no mistake, Fallout 4 is a shooter. Made me wish it had as good as controls as Rage does.

    I    Rather than write a review for Fallout 4, I thought I'd stop back and give a short review to Rage instead since it has reminded me alot of Rage in my experiences with it so far. The main differences being that Fallout 4 is more of a stat based shooter than just aim here and shoot there--but make no mistake, Fallout 4 is a shooter. Made me wish it had as good as controls as Rage does.

    I think Rage could have done with some better marketing and hiring lore guys to make up stories for the world based on the artists who went out of their way with details like sculptures and graffiti. This is a really long shooter, maybe 30-40 hours. I would have labeled it an adventure shooter rather than pushing it to be a shooter with rpg elements. It's better than a game like Borderlands, much better. I'd almost say it was like Zelda or Metroid aside from the fact that some of the things you acquire aren't necessarily require while some are. Yes, Metroid mixed with lore like Mass Effect would have been the perfect mix for this game.

    Here's hoping Rage gets a sequel as good as the first...or better taking real criticism to heart.    … Expand
  58. epicfester
    Oct 24, 2015
    10
    No doubt the finest corridor FPS ever created. Replay value is tremendous.

    Open world? No, but it doesnt matter! The mechanics, gameplay, jump scares, speed at which hoards of muties attack... perfect. Same ID game engine in Wolfenstein New Order / Old Blood but those games are way to slow with way. too. many. cut-scenes. Too many breaks in the action and to simply sit and watch an in    No doubt the finest corridor FPS ever created. Replay value is tremendous.

    Open world? No, but it doesnt matter! The mechanics, gameplay, jump scares, speed at which hoards of muties attack... perfect. Same ID game engine in Wolfenstein New Order / Old Blood but those games are way to slow with way. too. many. cut-scenes. Too many breaks in the action and to simply sit and watch an in game movie blows. Hey game devs: That is lame! In fact gaming today is just way too passive, but his 5 yr old gem called RAGE is All Killer - No Filler!    … Expand
  59. 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.
  60. EggManStudio
    Jun 28, 2015
    8
    Those who played Doom and Quake way back when will remember the fun that was blasting enemies into oblivion with an assortment of weapons, ranging from mundane to downright crazy. Perhaps this is the reason why Rage wears the name "iD Software" so proudly, stating on the box art as being from the creators of Doom and Quake - and indeed, the game offers a very similar experience, with someThose who played Doom and Quake way back when will remember the fun that was blasting enemies into oblivion with an assortment of weapons, ranging from mundane to downright crazy. Perhaps this is the reason why Rage wears the name "iD Software" so proudly, stating on the box art as being from the creators of Doom and Quake - and indeed, the game offers a very similar experience, with some modern twists, and the result is, at the very least, enjoyable.

    The main story of Rage revolves around the player character, a survivor of an experiment by the U.S. government known as the Eden Project, designed to repopulate the Earth after a cataclysmic event which destroyed most of civilisation, awakening 106 years after being put in stasis, and being unwittingly dragged into a fight between the warring Authority, who are attempting to sieze control of the remaining settlements of Earth, and the Resistance, whose name should probably speak for themselves. This plot might be a bit bland, but Rage's fun lies not in its plot, but in its gameplay. The game certainly spares no expense with regards to action during its missions, which usually see you shooting large numbers of enemies with a large variety of weapons, which can be strategically used in tandem with each other. It's for this reason that, as stated before, I compare Rage favourably with games such as Doom and Quake, though equally favourable comparisons can also be made to Borderlands for its setting and Mad Max for the driving.

    The game's certainly not grounded in the past, however - there are various features which drag the classic shooter into the age of modern gaming, such as a lives system of sorts implemented through a "defibrilator" mini-game, an open-world setting and and a vehicle mechanic, with the player unlocking better vehicles as they progress in the game. The driving in this game feels surprisingly fluid - It feels really satisfying to empty your Boost gauge whilst speeding through the game's deserted wastelands. The game also incorporates a vehicular combat system, though the weapons for this mode are not quite as diverse as thse for the main game, being limited to a mostly-ineffective Minigun, rockets, and a pulse weapon later on in the game.

    Aside from the large variety of weapons available to the player in the game, each weapon also has various ammunition types, for instance an assault rifle has a standard round and a more powerful round, a shotgun has standard buckshot, an explosive "pop-rocket" round and a pulse round, and the game's Pistol has not only bulllets of increasing damage, but also Killbursts - the best description for which I can give comes from in-game: "Bullets within bullets within bullets, and they all fire at once." This gives the game slightly more diversity, making things a little more interesting by allowing players to switch between different ammo types on the fly to cater for different situations - Should I blast my way through with my ordinary Shotgun cartridges or do I blow them to pieces with my Pop Rockets?

    There are some criticisms to be made - as I've said before, the story is quite bland and some of the open-world segments feel a bit forced, particularly the colonies which serve as a break-point of sorts between missions. Also, in spite of all the ammo types available, money is not easy enough to come by in the game world to actually be able to take advantage of all of them at once, requiring players to specialise at some point. Also quite annoying is the fact that there is no HUD when inside the game's aforementioned colonies, making it difficult to work out where it is you're meant to be going when some missions require you to visit a particular area within the colonies, necessitating wandering around aimlessly for a while trying to work out where the hell it is you're supposed to go. Perhaps one could also argue that some of the modernisations made to the game just seem arbitrary, from the plot to basic things like iron sights, which in some situations just aren't necessary.

    All in all, the enjoyability of Rage depends on what you want from it. If you're looking for a deep story experience, then this is probably not the game for you. If, however, you enjoyed games the likes of Doom, Painkiller, Serious Sam and Duke Nukem 3D and are looking for a similar experience updated for a modern age, then Rage will be happy to provide you with a generous helping of over-the-top, rip-roaring action that will surely sustain one's appetite for death and destruction.    … Expand
  61. tronchaviones
    Mar 14, 2015
    1
    id Software has lost all the talent. Now they cannot implement properly any driving dynamics, cannot process a headshot and cannot understand why nobody buys their **** software.

    RAGE is just a bad copy of Fallout, rushed to market without any polish.

    Boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring and repetitive.
  62. 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
  63. Tengrom
    Mar 1, 2015
    8
    That games is just stunning. Amazing graphics, Great AI , opponents are doing amazing tricks and tactics to avoid your bullets . for each group of enemies you need to use different tactics. For example for mutants for me it was better to use fists and Wingstick :D . Weapons have different ammo which gives a really wide and varied tactical possibilities. For example Striker Crossbow has aThat games is just stunning. Amazing graphics, Great AI , opponents are doing amazing tricks and tactics to avoid your bullets . for each group of enemies you need to use different tactics. For example for mutants for me it was better to use fists and Wingstick :D . Weapons have different ammo which gives a really wide and varied tactical possibilities. For example Striker Crossbow has a steel-triped bolts ,electro bolts , mind control bolts, dynamite bolts :D . Graphics is so grade that very often I just stoped to admire the landscape. Minus is a lack of big bosses . There is only one and few smallest guys . The games is quite easy do I recommended to take something higher then normal level of difficulty… Expand
  64. bohemond1944
    Feb 1, 2015
    10
    Awesome game, like a Doom meet Mad Max feel. The weapons are punchy, the graphics are great (I see all the attacks on the pop-in, but find it amusing since there's actually less of that in RAGE than in Wolfenstein the New World Order which got rave user reviews. The world is amazingly well done, fantastic voice acting, great post-apocalyptic backdrop really sells the game world. They evenAwesome game, like a Doom meet Mad Max feel. The weapons are punchy, the graphics are great (I see all the attacks on the pop-in, but find it amusing since there's actually less of that in RAGE than in Wolfenstein the New World Order which got rave user reviews. The world is amazingly well done, fantastic voice acting, great post-apocalyptic backdrop really sells the game world. They even have John Goodman! I'm not much of a car game guy, which is not the biggest part of the game, but I still found myself enjoying it with all the upgrades. For a shooter there is so much to do here it's amazing; gambling, racing, shooting, optional side missions, upgrading your gear; it's apparent John Carmack and id put a lot of love into this game. I found this game much more fun than borderlands, but I'm an old school shooter so maybe that's why; plus RAGE's graphics are much better than Borderlands'. Yeah, it's not Crysis 3, but hey pretty good still. If you are an old school shooter or a fan of the Mad Max movies, then play this game: IT IS A FREAKING BLAST. Concerning performance issues listed here; I have had no issues on the following systems:
    i7 960 with GTX 660 3GB at 1600x900
    i7 960 with GTX 780 at 1920x1080 and 2560x1440
    i7 4770K with R9 290X and R9 290X Crossfire at 2560x1440
    i7 5930K with GTX 780TI and GTX 780TI SLI at 1920x1080 and 3840x2160 with max AA.
    My average FPS at 4K with 780TI SLI was 49 FPS, considering that high a resolution with max AA, not bad at all.
    BLUF: If you didn't like the old school shooters then this isn't for you; if you did then it is.    … Expand
  65. Kovasz
    Jan 31, 2015
    3
    It's just like Borderlands, but with a buggy engine, which draws up the scenery in front of your eyes no matter how good your rig is. Very irritating. Other than that, the graphics would look good (nothing special, though, but at least I had a solid FPS). Some more cons include: xbox controller buttons shown everywhere, even if you play using keyboard+mouse and you don't even have aIt's just like Borderlands, but with a buggy engine, which draws up the scenery in front of your eyes no matter how good your rig is. Very irritating. Other than that, the graphics would look good (nothing special, though, but at least I had a solid FPS). Some more cons include: xbox controller buttons shown everywhere, even if you play using keyboard+mouse and you don't even have a controller, no healthbar, a basic story set-up which looks interesting at first, but than you just got some random missions (maybe there is some story later, but I've given up after the first few missions).

    SUM: It's just a random consol-port fps set up in a mad max-like world.    … Expand
  66. 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
  67. eelegendo
    Dec 28, 2014
    1
    It was a console port, but it looked good and I enjoyed up to the point where a racing game was forced on me. A racing game I hate by default (I've bargained for an fps...) and even it that field it is a joke. Stupid controls that are not working, dumb physics and again: it is forced on you. If you put sh.t in your game, please let me skip it. Like in LA Noire.
    I left the game at the 1st    It was a console port, but it looked good and I enjoyed up to the point where a racing game was forced on me. A racing game I hate by default (I've bargained for an fps...) and even it that field it is a joke. Stupid controls that are not working, dumb physics and again: it is forced on you. If you put sh.t in your game, please let me skip it. Like in LA Noire.
    I left the game at the 1st race I could not win after 3-4 tries. That made me hate the whole thing. If I die in an fps, I do it over and over again, but not with racing (that is uncontrollable).
    If you sell a game for the pc, please port it to the pc. I would not call this a port, it's a console game that uses keyboard.    … Expand
  68. ShawnD
    Dec 27, 2014
    5
    I really want to give this game a 10 for the fighting mechanics, but it has too many flaws.
    -Why are there so many invisible walls? It looks like a big open area but it moves like I'm in Doom 3 or something.
    -The driving is just stupid. It's like the game is asking me to pay a time and effort toll to play the damn game. -Why do the character animations look so weird? Everybody acts like    I really want to give this game a 10 for the fighting mechanics, but it has too many flaws.
    -Why are there so many invisible walls? It looks like a big open area but it moves like I'm in Doom 3 or something.
    -The driving is just stupid. It's like the game is asking me to pay a time and effort toll to play the damn game.
    -Why do the character animations look so weird? Everybody acts like they're in a Disney cartoon. Tons of facial expressions and hand talking. Normal people don't act like that. If I ask for help at Home Depot or Walmart, the employee doesn't make weird gestures and faces while talking.
    -It feels very much like a low quality console game where someone had a list of things to include in the game. Driving, we need that. Our game also needs a store, and players should be forced to use the store because ammo isn't overly abundant. And it needs a questing system. And it needs a crafting system. It almost looks like the game started as Doom 3 then someone hastily tried to make it more like Fallout.
    -The controls are rather odd. You use the F# keys to set your optional item and hit Q to use the item. That's fine and all, but why is a grenade considered one of the items? Shouldn't the grenade be the G key so I can throw wing stings with the Q key? Of course not. You're forced to set the item to grenade then hit Q to throw a grenade. Strangely, buttons F and G are used for previous weapon and next weapon instead of a more logical wing sting and grenade.
    -It feels like the game gets in the way of playing the game. I'm forced to talk to characters I don't care about, help people I don't care about, drive to places I don't care about. Exploring seems to be discouraged. It's the exact opposite of Fallout.
    -I've only played this for 4 hours, but it feels like I've only shot at things for 20 minutes. The rest of the time is driving and talking. The game simply lacks fun.
    -Why are the game's opening movies not skippable? The game loads twice as fast if you remove the .bik files from the game's video folder.
    -Why does v-sync turn off if I alt tab out of the game?    … Expand
  69. GamerK1
    Dec 16, 2014
    9
    Great old fashioned FPS, an interesting selection of weapons - robot-car-bombs for instance, this is a game to be played on hard level, if you're someone who plays games on the easy setting then don't bother you'll get bored. This game can be frustratingly hard but that's somehow what makes it so satisfying when you beat the enemies. Graphically this game is a mixed bag, mostly it'sGreat old fashioned FPS, an interesting selection of weapons - robot-car-bombs for instance, this is a game to be played on hard level, if you're someone who plays games on the easy setting then don't bother you'll get bored. This game can be frustratingly hard but that's somehow what makes it so satisfying when you beat the enemies. Graphically this game is a mixed bag, mostly it's awesome but there are a couple of spots that look a bit too nineties. No 'bad-port' issues, I don't recall any buggyness. Grab it cheap if you like shooting tough enemies.… Expand
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. MethosTR
    Aug 19, 2014
    8
    The technical showcase of the IdTech 5 engine, and a solid FPS game in its own right.

    The premise of the game is pretty well set up. You survived an apocalyptic asteroid impact and emerge from your cocoon into a world radically changed by this event. Now I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic fiction, so this review may come across as slightly biased. The storyline in and of itself is    The technical showcase of the IdTech 5 engine, and a solid FPS game in its own right.

    The premise of the game is pretty well set up. You survived an apocalyptic asteroid impact and emerge from your cocoon into a world radically changed by this event.

    Now I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic fiction, so this review may come across as slightly biased.

    The storyline in and of itself is fairly good, well written, with some memorable characters. But it's not by any means genre-defining.

    The graphics are the main draw of RAGE. Featuring IDTech 5, it introduces a new rendering concept called "Megatexturing", in which instead of a multitude of textures comprising a game world, the world of RAGE is rendered with one massive texture over everything in the environment. An ambitious method, for sure.

    However, this technique is still very new, so there are a lot of quirks in the game such as texture pop-in and a green tint in dark environments. Not to mention that in order for the game to be able to run decently on most consumer hardware, the textures had to be greatly compressed from their original state, and the effects do show sometimes.

    One effect from this compression might be the aforementioned green tint, but also the textures in general may look fairly muddy and blurry, especially on consoles and lower-end hardware on PC.

    As Megatextures use a new transcoding method to render objects, SLI and Crossfire are not supported. The game will not even recognize anything beyond one GPU. I'm fairly optimistic that ID Software will address this with future titles though (I can't comment on Wolfenstein: New Order, as I have yet to play it myself on my SLI computer).

    But I digress...

    The gameplay itself is very solid and quite fun. ID Software is a master of the FPS genre, so as expected, the gunplay is extremely well presented and gives a visceral experience as enemies realistically react to localized damage.

    The multiplayer, however, feels a tacked on. But I had a lot of fun with co-op.

    I bought the game while it was on sale on Newegg back in late 2011, and I enjoyed the experience quite a bit.    … Expand
  73. 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
  74. weazz1980
    Jul 28, 2014
    10
    The game is a solid 9 for me, but to balance the "0"-votings, i rate it a 10.

    Playing this game again at the moment and having a blast with it. Superb gunplay, intense atmosphere and well designed characters! The engine is realy impressive, you never see the same barrel or garbage twice, every location is unique. The buildings interiors are top notch, it feels so real! Sure, the engine    The game is a solid 9 for me, but to balance the "0"-votings, i rate it a 10.

    Playing this game again at the moment and having a blast with it. Superb gunplay, intense atmosphere and well designed characters! The engine is realy impressive, you never see the same barrel or garbage twice, every location is unique. The buildings interiors are top notch, it feels so real! Sure, the engine has it's downsides, so you will see some blurry textures here and there, but who cares? When you digging in the sewers and you can almost smell the **** and be immersed into the game!

    For me this game is a clearly underrated gem. Imagine Rage with the mechanics from a Fallout New Vegas, more items, hunger and thirst! This would be my dream-game :-)

    The story in Rage is ok for a shooter, but don't expect some heavy plot here. But that's not really important. The world is unique, beautiful, lots of places to explore, tune your guns and cars, speak with the natives, do quests, take on some races and enjoy some great hours of gameplay!    … Expand
  75. andyjadams
    Jun 17, 2014
    8
    I've got say that this is a hidden gem. It's been out for long enough now that the video issues are long since gone. It runs super smooth on my AMD system, which is great because it sure is a beautiful game

    I bought it a while back on sale on Steam. I had other games to play and forgot about it. Came across it last week and after reading the mixed reviews decided to give it a go.    I've got say that this is a hidden gem. It's been out for long enough now that the video issues are long since gone. It runs super smooth on my AMD system, which is great because it sure is a beautiful game

    I bought it a while back on sale on Steam. I had other games to play and forgot about it. Came across it last week and after reading the mixed reviews decided to give it a go. I'm totally glad I did.

    It's a great shooter and has a little of the open-world that I love. If I decide to follow the plot I can. If I want to do the side missions I can.

    But let's be honest it's no Borderlands. There are tons of limitation on where you can go. The missions are very linear with very few regions for exploration. Thankfully they are usually short so you don't get too stuck following the same track.

    There is tons of driving. I loved it, but felt like it was forced upon you too much. It can be a lot of fun shooting while driving, but there is a lot of it.

    Don't get me wrong this is a great game and will provide hours of shoot-em up fun. But it does lack that sense of finish after playing other games. Hence the 8.

    Grab it on sale if you can, it's a worthy addition to any game library. I've got a race to win now so I can get the parts I need.    … Expand
  76. RockyBeats
    Jun 14, 2014
    10
    This is my personal experience with the PC version of this game. Rage. Is. Awesome! Gun fights rock! Driving and blowing stuff up, Rocks! The NPC's are very well done. Everything is sooo beautiful. The game just looks fantastic.

    If you haven't you have to buy the add on RAGE: The Scorchers. Why? Two Reasons. #1 Sarah, #2 The nail gun (whoopidy doo right? nope it has a rail gun    This is my personal experience with the PC version of this game. Rage. Is. Awesome! Gun fights rock! Driving and blowing stuff up, Rocks! The NPC's are very well done. Everything is sooo beautiful. The game just looks fantastic.

    If you haven't you have to buy the add on RAGE: The Scorchers. Why? Two Reasons. #1 Sarah, #2 The nail gun (whoopidy doo right? nope it has a rail gun attachment that lets you see through walls and shoot through said walls and completely disintegrate most foes! Which ROCKS by the way!

    I had so much fun playing this game. I have enjoyed at least 4 different play throughs and would highly recommend this game to others.

    The only faults in the game is I wish I could interact more with certain NPC's. I don't mean sexually.    … Expand
  77. NooblordFocker
    Jun 10, 2014
    4
    Before I start reviewing the game itself, I would like to say, that with the latest 1.3 patch the game runs fine on a R9 270. There are some minor frame rate drops here and there, some texture pop-ins, but overall the performance is passable, so at least id took the horrible release problems into account. Now, a friend of mine told me about "Rage" about a year ago, but I never reallyBefore I start reviewing the game itself, I would like to say, that with the latest 1.3 patch the game runs fine on a R9 270. There are some minor frame rate drops here and there, some texture pop-ins, but overall the performance is passable, so at least id took the horrible release problems into account. Now, a friend of mine told me about "Rage" about a year ago, but I never really looked into it until recently. I had just completed "Borderlands" and I was curious if there were other games, which attempted this interesting mixture of open world and FPS (besides the new "Fallout" games) and this game came to my attention. To my surprise, it was made by id, the company which started the FPS genre in the first place. Despite the mixed reviews, I decided to give the game a chance. Perhaps, I thought, it was the poor release that spoiled may gamers' experience. The first impression the game made on me was a good one, suspenseful opening cutscene, intriguing visual design, especially when it comes to NPCs, however the game's numerous flaws quickly become apparent and at a certain point you come to a disappointing conclusion- the game is simply not fun. It's like a big, shiny firecracker that turns out to be a dud. The first thing you are going to notice is that the game doesn't even make an attempt at a story, or any promising development and immediately turns into a string of uninspired kill x, fetch x, bring x to y quests, even less varied than in "Borderlands" .Now I'm not saying I expected a movie grade masterpiece here, but come on, what was the point of that suspenseful CG cutscene if it doesn't amount to anything but a bunch of fetch/kill quests. Regardless of much money they spent on that cutscene, it was better spent elsewhere. Characters look interesting, but are bland as vanilla ice cream. Just soulless husks that give you quests. You will probably remember their distinct features instead of their names (the guy with the green shades, the chick with the boomerang and so on) . Your main character,however, has the most uninspired look you could think. He really, really reminds me of another equally uninspired d*ck - James Vega from " Mass Effect 3" and that is someone who I really don't want to remember. Oh and hes is mute and has no free will, no surprise there. But it's a FPS, you won't be seeing much of him. Characters and plot are not crucial to a good FPS, however- the combat and game mechanics are the meat of the game. Well, the combat was a mixed bag for me. Since "Rage" was made by veterans of the FPS genre, I expected an oldschool, fast paced Shooter with greater freedom for exploration. Well tough luck, the game is a MODERN FPS through and through. It has it all - the regenerating health, reliance on cover. Now, at least the execution was okay, combat feels fluent, more fast-paced than most tactical first person shooters. Ammo types were a nice addition. The weapons were a huge disappointment for me - a sawed-off shotgun, a magnum revolver, an AK, this is the best they could come up with? One of the most important elements of any good FPS game is having access to an arsenal of badass guns, the more unique the weapons are, the more memorable the game is.Probably the only creatively designed weapon was the boomerang,which wasn't really a weapon, just secondary equipment. Another big issue was the difficulty. I don't consider myself a hardcore gamer, but nightmare,as i found out was the optimal difficulty for me. And i still refrained from using med-packs. Exploration is very minimal, I wouldn't even compare it to "Borderlands" (which had a lot of corridor sections), it's more like the you get in "Bioshock". The only difference is that the corridors are longer, so you're forced to use the game's vehicles, which, to be honest, were ok in terms of handling, but I felt they were just there for padding out the game. Speaking of that, the game is rather short, you' ll probably clock in at around 14 hours with most side activities done. There is almost no character progression. You can unlock schematics for the engineering system, which feels tacked-on and completely pointless. I hate the UI, I really do. Now this may seem like nitpicking, but it becomes progressively more and more annoying as you play the game. The design of the interface looks incredibly bland with a tint of putrid green as an added bonus, unnecessary mouse acceleration that can only be turned off by fiddling with .ini filie, horrible and very console-focused inventory/equip system, they basically did a CnP from "Borderlands", reversed the layout and added a new tab for junk items. Overall "Rage" wasn't really a bad game. It just feels very underdeveloped (despite the long development cycle) and unsure exactly what it wants to be. There is little replay value, due to the low difficulty and lack of character development/ equipment variety/ exploration.… Expand
  78. 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
  79. Cotroneo
    Apr 26, 2014
    1
    For PC, this game lives up to its name, as it brings unreal amounts of frustration and hatred towards the dev's at iD.

    I'm giving it a 1 because it's a fun game, but a only a 1 because it's a game that you can barely play (If you're able to play it at all). I've never, ever, EVER played a port so excruciatingly bad in my entire life The adventure begins at the menu as you struggle    For PC, this game lives up to its name, as it brings unreal amounts of frustration and hatred towards the dev's at iD.

    I'm giving it a 1 because it's a fun game, but a only a 1 because it's a game that you can barely play (If you're able to play it at all).

    I've never, ever, EVER played a port so excruciatingly bad in my entire life
    The adventure begins at the menu as you struggle to have your cursor move smoothly, as it likes stopping in place, more than it does moving.

    I truly believe that the dev's had one person test this game for 15 minutes, and left the buyers to continue testing the game, only for there to be no final, working version.    … Expand
  80. orctown-troll
    Mar 15, 2014
    8
    This game had a bad launch and was practically buried in bad reviews when it came out. This is unfortunate now, because Rage is actually a brilliant, though flawed game, that very nearly rises to the level of the two games it most closely emulates: Fallout 3 and Borderlands. In a comparison of the three games Rage comes in as the third place contender for post-apocalyptic fun. WHY? WellThis game had a bad launch and was practically buried in bad reviews when it came out. This is unfortunate now, because Rage is actually a brilliant, though flawed game, that very nearly rises to the level of the two games it most closely emulates: Fallout 3 and Borderlands. In a comparison of the three games Rage comes in as the third place contender for post-apocalyptic fun. WHY? Well three reasons really. (1) The explorable 'world' of Rage is too small. (2) The role playing elements of the game (leveling up, gaining skill increases and perks) don't exist. (3) The scenario and writing is too generic and lack-luster. This is slightly sad as the environmental art, level design and combat AI in this game are really great. Id Software got a lot of the elements right. However without exploration, an exciting plot or character building to motivate players the player base quickly declined and the game was forgotten. Id should have looked deeper at what motivates gamers to play games. A bigger world. A better story. More sense of forging your own identity with your character (aka role playing). Buy this game on sale and enjoy its overall excellence. For achievement hunters good luck getting four of a kind playing poker! The mini-games in Rage are TERRIBLY boring for poor suffering completionists.

    Orctowngrot    … Expand
  81. Aberzanzorax
    Mar 2, 2014
    8
    A solid game, with a fun open world style--though somewhat linear in this "openworlded-ness".

    Enjoyable dystopian feel, with a sense of character empowerment both by action and gear. A solid game, but not a "must play". I was sort of shocked by the high number of bad reviews. I wonder if it had issues when it was first released? It may be helpful to search reviews by date to    A solid game, with a fun open world style--though somewhat linear in this "openworlded-ness".

    Enjoyable dystopian feel, with a sense of character empowerment both by action and gear.

    A solid game, but not a "must play". I was sort of shocked by the high number of bad reviews. I wonder if it had issues when it was first released? It may be helpful to search reviews by date to determine if the low reviews are clustered close to release date (I haven't done this myself, but it might be of use.)    … Expand
  82. Shuk
    Jan 21, 2014
    4
    I've actually had few graphical issues with this game, runs well on my system. I had a crash at startup for about a month until it cleared up for unknown reasons. Yet the real issue with this game, for me, is that it's very, very boring. I completely lost interest after just a couple hours.... and I'm not one to just leave a game unfinished. Although the shooty side of the game wasI've actually had few graphical issues with this game, runs well on my system. I had a crash at startup for about a month until it cleared up for unknown reasons. Yet the real issue with this game, for me, is that it's very, very boring. I completely lost interest after just a couple hours.... and I'm not one to just leave a game unfinished. Although the shooty side of the game was relatively satisfying, the missions were redundant. The story is immediately disengaging. The town and characters are like Borderlands 2 clones... I'm serious... it's remarkable how similar they are. Crafting is clunky and unenjoyable. Some missions send you to the same place several times to kill the same guys only for a different quest item. It's, actually, a lot like playing a more realistic looking Borderlands but without all things that made it fun....… Expand
  83. william-james88
    Jan 20, 2014
    4
    As a PC port, this game fails on a technical level due to ugly textures. It will make anyone sad to see how little the distributor cared for giving us a PC version as this really looks like a rushed job. What’s even sadder is that even if the graphics were on par with the console versions, the game would still fall flat. Regardless of what version you are playing, you will be given a veryAs a PC port, this game fails on a technical level due to ugly textures. It will make anyone sad to see how little the distributor cared for giving us a PC version as this really looks like a rushed job. What’s even sadder is that even if the graphics were on par with the console versions, the game would still fall flat. Regardless of what version you are playing, you will be given a very lackluster game which tried to be so much more than the sum of its parts, but falls flat. This is a mission based shooter where you are given a quest, and must ride your vehicle to the right base and shoot everyone in your way to complete it. You slowly upgrade your load out to be better at completing these quests. It is the same thing all the time though and because there is very little overarching story, you never feel compelled to do as you are told and carry out whatever you must do. It is not much of an open world either, so it’s not like you can ignore the quests you don’t like and play as you wish at your own rhythm. The fact that there is little freedom and yet asks that you travel from every mission back to a base kills any momentum and pacing the story may have. This would have worked much better as a linear corridor shooter (like Bulletstorm) or a truly open world shooter/RPG (like Borderlands) but instead we have something attempting to be a bit of both yet lacks the strengths of either. Imagine a less open Borderlands 2 with much less class, character and load out customization with no world map and devoid of humour or personality and you get Rage. And if you are playing on PC then add horrid texture pop in issues to that.
    I will give it one thing though, this is the best AI I ever faced this side of Binary Domain. I was very impressed with how aware the enemy AI was of my tactics and their reactions to my actions (like dodging or ducking when they see me aim or raise my weapon). I would have loved to face this AI in a better game.    … Expand
  84. Ashifkillz
    Jan 8, 2014
    8
    I've played this game countless amount of times, twice on my PS3 and many more times on my laptop, I liked the story line a lot, graphics were impressive, and it worked nicely on my very slow laptop, it has impressive features, but there are boring parts that can bring down the rating, but over all very good game, i understand there are a lot of bugs, and I mean A LOT. However, if you areI've played this game countless amount of times, twice on my PS3 and many more times on my laptop, I liked the story line a lot, graphics were impressive, and it worked nicely on my very slow laptop, it has impressive features, but there are boring parts that can bring down the rating, but over all very good game, i understand there are a lot of bugs, and I mean A LOT. However, if you are able to run it without a game breaking glitch like me then it should be a fun experience. Easy 8/10 recommend trying!… Expand
  85. Arphiax
    Jan 3, 2014
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm giving this game 1 point for living up to its name. By the time I was done I felt a bit of rage.
    Story/dialogue: Really weak. The mayor of "Subway Town" is supposed to be this big bad ass you have to impress to be able to stay around, then a couple missions later "The Authority" shows up and he is gone. No explanation, no resolution, he is just gone. I would assume he is dead, but the writers couldn't be bothered to actually write the story. Then the ending... wow such fail. Even though throughout the game you see the Arks as broken down and mostly full of dead people, the end of the game is when you make the rest of the Arks around the world surface. End scene. Really, look it up, it sucks. Even if we assume that the other Arks worked, why would they join the resistance against the stupid authority? Why does the game end without actually winning the war?
    Gameplay: Mostly boring. This is an area with so much missed potential. All of the different ammo types and little killing machines you can craft should have been awesome, but they just didn't work out. RC bombs always get shot before they reach their target, and the armor "effective" ammo is anything but. Also, why does it take precisely 2 perfectly aimed sniper headshots to kill a guy, when you clearly see a good liter of blood fly out of his head on the first one? Why does it take more than one point blank shotgun blast to the face to kill an un-armored human? This is what I call artificially inflating the difficulty and killing any possible fun. The lack of a map in towns is just ridiculous. I had a story mission to turn in to "Carlson" after taking a break from the game for a couple months, and with no map, no nav points, and no hints on where in town he would be I had to google it. Lame. Then later had to google where to find someone else. If the game wants me to literally make friends with the characters and remember their names, then they should at least have some personality or something.
    There is also a big chunk of racing mini games, but I was bored of them immediately and skipped it. Maybe that was the good part of the game.
    Graphics: Decent, as long as you don't turn your head. Textures pop in and out as you pan the view around. I don't play games for the graphics, but this was kind of annoying. I would rather just have lower res textures.

    Also, the comparisons to Borderlands should not be happening. This game is nothing like Borderlands. At all. If anything it was trying to be a Fallout clone, but it failed at that.    … Expand
  86. DJ_Kaas
    Dec 30, 2013
    4
    ID Software, For all we've been through, DooM, DooM 2, Doom 3... The graphics is beautiful and flourish, best performance I ever have seen compared with graphics. But the game is pretty easy And since it's the creators of doom, I had expected some more bosses, You have big guns, but you can actually complete the game with only pistol and the machine gun.
  87. diggy671
    Dec 21, 2013
    3
    The game doesn't adapt to the PC that it is running on. Even with low graphic settings it still had issues running on a computer that runs every other game perfectly fine. The game play is substandard. Bad physics, bad driving (even though the game is heavily based in driving), and the story line isn't grasping like other games of the genre.
  88. Whifflebat
    Dec 8, 2013
    10
    Don't listen to all the nay-sayers. Rage is a blast, and deserves at least a play through! Game honestly deserves an 8, but someone has to offset all the people griping about the ATI issue. The combat in Rage is top notch. Interactive enemies, grenades that function correctly, and an overall impressive atmosphere. For me, the only point where the game looses out is on a weak story line. OhDon't listen to all the nay-sayers. Rage is a blast, and deserves at least a play through! Game honestly deserves an 8, but someone has to offset all the people griping about the ATI issue. The combat in Rage is top notch. Interactive enemies, grenades that function correctly, and an overall impressive atmosphere. For me, the only point where the game looses out is on a weak story line. Oh well its a fun shooter with great combat.… Expand
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. s2me
    Nov 25, 2013
    8
    Playing on PC with Core2duo 2.8 and ATI HD4870. Good graphics with great performance. There is no any problems with textures or something like that. Only a few non-essential bugs. Nice experience for me. I like this game.
  92. pyxxel
    Nov 25, 2013
    9
    I tried this game in the recent Free Weekend on Steam. Other than some other posters who slate the game for it being free to try out, I think it's a great idea. You can test if it's what you expect and like, if it runs well on your rig, and then take it or leave it what the heck would be wrong with that??

    I figure the game must have had some problems at launch, and it really looks like    I tried this game in the recent Free Weekend on Steam. Other than some other posters who slate the game for it being free to try out, I think it's a great idea. You can test if it's what you expect and like, if it runs well on your rig, and then take it or leave it what the heck would be wrong with that??

    I figure the game must have had some problems at launch, and it really looks like some people are still in RAGE cuz they once paid €50 for this, it didn't work for them and thus they keep downvoting it forever. I guess they're hung up about their own issues you can safely ignore them. Saying it's mediocre and then giving it a score of 0 is just not honest and forthright. (If you don't know what that means, look it up, ragers!)

    So, I checked it out for about 2 hours on my ageing PC (Radeon 4870, Phenom CPU, Win Vista). It ran really well, looked gorgeous, was engaging in combat and in dialogue. It entertained me plenty, I had lots of fun, no issues with graphics, controls, all worked perfectly. Worth the €5 on special offer? Not just worth it, it's a STEAL.

    Yes the gameplay is linear (bit like Borderlands), yes there are invisible walls, yes the weapon options are limited, so is the roleplaying element. But by golly, the combat is a freakin fun-filled splatterfest! This game is what it is, don't expect it to be anything else, and you'll have a blast. No you can't mess about with objects or customise your character like in Fallout 3, it doesn't have the Fallout 3 humour, it doesn't do many things, but what it does it does brilliantly.

    Don't come to this with false hopes, and you'll love it too. You won't be disappointed.    … Expand
  93. Rockoman100
    Nov 22, 2013
    10
    So it's Borderlands with less colors and more horror. I swear each mutant that attacks is an individual mini-jump scare. Really pretty exciting actually. There's also a ton of side-stuff to do if you're bored. There's racing and even a collectible-card metagame. Not to mention side-quests to keep you busy if you're bored. The story isn't anything special but it has a solid premise to keepSo it's Borderlands with less colors and more horror. I swear each mutant that attacks is an individual mini-jump scare. Really pretty exciting actually. There's also a ton of side-stuff to do if you're bored. There's racing and even a collectible-card metagame. Not to mention side-quests to keep you busy if you're bored. The story isn't anything special but it has a solid premise to keep the game rolling. Characters are pretty damn good, well acted, well designed, and well developed. Shooting is solid, looting is satisfying. There are some problems with texture pop-in due to the megatexture thing. Best version is on PC, the console versions are buggy as hell. PC version is still a little buggy but a lot better. Doesn't deserve a 10/10 but I wanted to counter the awful score users are giving it. It's much better than a 4.9/10, you guys are ridiculous. Solid 8/10, if not more.… Expand
  94. nyran125
    Nov 18, 2013
    1
    Sorry, forget the engine, forget the graphics for a minute, forget the texture issues ok? Its ok if you have the hardware after some patches.

    But lets get down to it, because i CANNOT believe ANYONE on this planet gave this game a score over 5. Have you not played it? did you finish it? Ok, its not that short if you are one of those people that like to get out the car look around and    Sorry, forget the engine, forget the graphics for a minute, forget the texture issues ok? Its ok if you have the hardware after some patches.

    But lets get down to it, because i CANNOT believe ANYONE on this planet gave this game a score over 5. Have you not played it? did you finish it? Ok, its not that short if you are one of those people that like to get out the car look around and stop and smell the roses kind of guy like i am. I love looking at the universe of everything and taking everything in in a game. A game like COD which is really short, will still take me a little longer because i read everything and kind of stop and smell the roses.

    The game starts your in an ark, you leave, go to nearest town attack some stuff, do a couple of missions check a sewer leave town, go to next town do a couple of missions do a few races fight the bad guys called Authority, open a satalite beacon thing, some things come out of the ground, that i guess have been in the earth for ages and its over. Ive gamed for a LONG long time, but i have to say what happened? Did they run out of money? it took 7 years to make this.

    But the biggest question is, how did the guys at gearbox make Borderlands in 3-4 years with MASSIVE amount of content, tons of towns, heaps to do and tons of characters, monsters, interesting stuff and RAGE took 7 years and ......

    Ok seriously, if you want this game, buy it for the IDSoftware deal on STEAM or something, RAGE will likely be included in the IDSoftware complete package at Xmas or something. But i warn you you will play it, get to the 2nd town and then get to the end and think, right the 3rd town(whatever it is, must be the last town and i'll get a finale.

    YOU WILL BE SHOCKED when you get to the end.

    IM saying this now, CALL OF DUTY the Modern warfare trilogy 1-3 was a MILLION times better than this game. Im serious. this has probably been really incoherant, because im still shocked at the ending of RAGE. People that say they werent surprised. DOOM had an ending ok? Even just the text at the end of Doom 1 or 2 was a better ending than this. Im serious.    … Expand
  95. 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
  96. 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
  97. jeezy318
    Oct 24, 2013
    9
    I got this game and the scourcher pack for like $19.99 on steam. It was super fun single player for me. I didnt and probably won't play mulit player. I did have any problems with bug or glitches. It ran perfect. I would have gave it a 10, but the ending left me hanging. dont know if they'll make a part 2 or not. Overall it was fun. Like mad max meets doom.
  98. ThE_MarD
    Oct 19, 2013
    10
    Heyyo, I'm rating this 10/10 purely becuase people gave it terrible reviews due to release bugs. Now that the game's fixed up? It's plenty fun. Screw them kids who went "RELEASE GAEMS MEOW!" and then went "WAHH GAEM'S BUGGY 1/10" :P
  99. WookieLove
    Oct 13, 2013
    3
    I hate to write a review for a game that I haven't finished, or at least logged serious time with. I especially hate to do so if I'm going to be writing a negative review I think a piece of media at least deserves to have been thoroughly scrutinized before unfavorable judgement is passed, but damn. Just damn, man. I am honestly not the type of gamer who stops playing a game andI hate to write a review for a game that I haven't finished, or at least logged serious time with. I especially hate to do so if I'm going to be writing a negative review I think a piece of media at least deserves to have been thoroughly scrutinized before unfavorable judgement is passed, but damn. Just damn, man. I am honestly not the type of gamer who stops playing a game and uninstalls it in dissatisfaction. I read lots of reviews on here that say "uninstalled it in x minutes" or whatever, and I normally discount those because I don't feel they gave the game a fair chance or are exaggerating from an emotional place rather than an analytical one for critical effect, but that's what happened here.

    Rage felt extremely out of date. Oh sure, the graphics were all right, and I don't require any real per-requisites from more "modern" games. I don't need a cover system or perks or a level system grafted onto my shooters. I don't need a huge Half-Life story or an amazing new gameplay concept. I just need a game that's entertaining on some level, that has some flow, that grabs me in some way. Rage just did not do that, and I have a feeling that if it had come out alongside Doom 20 years ago, I would have felt the same way. I can't think of anything about the game that's compelling. I wish I could elaborate more on that, but I'm not sure how to explain it.

    Everything this game does, some other game that's out or has been out for quite some time does much, much better. Some of those games are some of ID's own. Everything from the environments, to the enemies, to the gunplay, to the racing, to the story, to the exploration, is done better in almost any other FPS I've played.

    If I tried to recommend this game to anyone, despite the fact that it didn't grab me or fit my personal preferences, I don't know who I would recommend it to. Someone who's never played an FPS before, I guess? Even then I'd want their first experience to at least be a bit more endearing, but I guess they'd at least play it for more than hour or two.

    Sorry Rage, really wanted to like ya. I paid money for you, after all.    … Expand
  100. akarnokd
    Sep 29, 2013
    7
    Not bad. It's a great step from the dark Doom 3; now you can actually see the textures. The story is a bit dull. Travelling back and forth sometimes tedious. I love the weapon selection and the ammo types, but constructing items takes too much time, without apparent reason, as the game is paused; you can construct mid fight?! I hated the rally type races; apparently, the AI had way betterNot bad. It's a great step from the dark Doom 3; now you can actually see the textures. The story is a bit dull. Travelling back and forth sometimes tedious. I love the weapon selection and the ammo types, but constructing items takes too much time, without apparent reason, as the game is paused; you can construct mid fight?! I hated the rally type races; apparently, the AI had way better control over his cars than me. Sprinting time is too short and the money limit is annoying: anything over $9999 is lost, but of course, if you purchase something then, it decreases. The permanently missable cards are another problem, even though most areas can be visited twice.… Expand
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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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