RAGE

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  1. SaulTarvitz
    Oct 8, 2011
    0
    ID failed his project on PC.
    They blame drivers that caused such problems as run-time reloading textures, crashes. But i think they should blame themselves.
    few words about the game. boring and I've seen already this features in another games. I don't even realise WHY it is 21+ GB?
  2. Ceridith
    Oct 8, 2011
    0
    This game is a huge let down. It's an obvious console port, and an extremely poorly done one at that. If you can manage to get past the severe and widespread technical issues that plague this game for a huge portion of PC users, it's nothing more than a short, linear, plain shooter than lacks the substance of FPS games from the past five years. Do yourself a favor and save your money, thisThis game is a huge let down. It's an obvious console port, and an extremely poorly done one at that. If you can manage to get past the severe and widespread technical issues that plague this game for a huge portion of PC users, it's nothing more than a short, linear, plain shooter than lacks the substance of FPS games from the past five years. Do yourself a favor and save your money, this game is just a tech demo for Id's new console engine.… Expand
  3. kilo7echo
    Oct 8, 2011
    0
    Terrible Game such a waste of money so sorry i bought this horrible textures terrible graphics texture popping, developers blaming 3rd party drivers instead of themselves. Very linear not open world at all invisible walls no stray paths never would buy id again
  4. chris999
    Oct 5, 2011
    5
    First off - if you, like me, are running Windows 7 and your video card is ATI, you are very likely having serious graphical issues with this game. At first, I couldn't even run the game which I pre-ordered from Steam (never again!). But ATI has released a specific set of drivers for these Rage issues and ... they WORK ! I no longer seem to have any noticeable graphical issues - theFirst off - if you, like me, are running Windows 7 and your video card is ATI, you are very likely having serious graphical issues with this game. At first, I couldn't even run the game which I pre-ordered from Steam (never again!). But ATI has released a specific set of drivers for these Rage issues and ... they WORK ! I no longer seem to have any noticeable graphical issues - the pop-ins, shearing, etc., are gone. Here is a link to the ATI Rage page at AMD:

    http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/GPU121AMDCatRagePerfDriver.aspx

    For those of you who are not running Windows 7 with an ATI card, maybe check to see if nVidia has a fix out for this.

    I agree 100% with all those saying this game should not have been released with all these issues - it makes Bethesda and Id look bad and makes me lose confidence and trust. I know now after this that I will NEVER pre-order a PC game again. I will wait until the game is released so I can gauge what the issues are. When it comes to PC games, or maybe even consoles games, patience is indeed a virtue. Don't give in to the pre-order hype andbait ... and don't trust the offical"Critics". Look at the difference here at Metacritic between the Critics score and the User score - Wow! Now about the game itself .... for those of you expecting a Fallout experience, this ths game is NOT Fallout - it doesn't have the great atmosphere and feeling fallout 3 and New Vegas have. It's also quite linear - you can't really explore as much as you can in Fallout. You have to stick to the set pathways. Want to get off the path and climb up that rock face a bit - forget it! But still there are things I like about it. The scenery is interesting and the graphics are clear and detailed, but not revolutionary, once the issues are mostly gone. Graphics are just a bit above those of Fallout. And unlike Fallout, you get to drive a vehicle. The AI Mobs are interesting and pretty tough. The game is always feeding you quests, big and small. This game is like a mix between Fallout, borderlands and Doom, and it can be intense at times. The game has a little circular minimap like the GTA minimap. I wish there was a way to get a larger, more detailed map, like in Fallout. When you have to go somewhere, they trace a path for you on the minimap like in GTA so you know where to go..

    To be honest, if I'd have known beforehand what this game was really like, I sure as heck wouldn't have pre-ordered it and would have waited until the price dropped to about $29 or something like that. I pray to God that Behtesda does not drop the ball with Skyrim. I had a lot of issues with Old World Blues DLC that never seemed to get fixed and now the Rage issues - what's wrong Bethesda, are you maybe too overworked and don't have time for testing??? At least I've learned a lesson - I will not pre-order Skyrim - I WILL wait to see the reviews. If the game is too buggy on PC, I'll get it on PS3 instead. I WILL learn to be patient and not be so impulsive in future - saving me money and frustration. Thought I had learned that lesson after my experiences with Civ 5 lol - Gee but I'm so tired of companies releasing betas and treating us customers like guinea pigs - wish they all had the same attitutde Blizzard has - you release a game when it really IS ready. Don't companies test their bloody games anymore? Don't they care about quality control or how we consumers perceive their companies and products? Guess not.

    Anyhow, after considering the games graphical issues, and then the fix from ATI, and then after considering how the game makes me feel and its potential, I give it a 5 ... which I am willing to increase or lower at sometime in the future.    … Expand
  5. Zarunil
    Oct 7, 2011
    0
    Another shameful console port from a major developer, unworthy of PC release. Stay clear of this one. Blurry textures from the 90s, no graphics options to speak of, Press ENTER to start, consolified user interface, and so fort. All the major red flags are here, this is a game for consoles and not for PC.
  6. metacriticFAN
    Mar 4, 2012
    10
    RAGE (Steam PC) Released 2011 Oct (Id / Bethesda) Played 2012 Feb
    Genre: Action and Adventure with racing minigames,
    Overall Score 9.5, Controls 10, Graphics 9, Story 10, Audio 10, DRM Steam only - thank goodness there is no GamesForWindowsLive on this title. I really enjoyed this game; slick and fast first person action, this game pulls you along with story and missions to keep you    RAGE (Steam PC) Released 2011 Oct (Id / Bethesda) Played 2012 Feb
    Genre: Action and Adventure with racing minigames,
    Overall Score 9.5,
    Controls 10,
    Graphics 9,
    Story 10,
    Audio 10,
    DRM Steam only - thank goodness there is no GamesForWindowsLive on this title.

    I really enjoyed this game; slick and fast first person action, this game pulls you along with story and missions to keep you hooked. [Story] A meteor has hit the earth and killed off the humans. You are a survivor thanks to having been dormant in a protected Ark. You emerge from the Ark to find a modern day wild west with The Authority trying to dominate, colonies of survivors, bandits, mutants, cool looking clothes and tattoos ! Comparisons to Borderlands will be inevitable but they are different games - both great. Commerce and construction of in-game items is straight forward, essential and fun - do not miss out - build as many robots as you can and use them when you are outnumbered in the game. This game hits the FPS sweet spot, after 45 hours of game play I really wish there had been more side missions. I am hoping for DLC : )

    [Challenges] There is a main story has missions and in each colony there are side missions to accomplish; racing missions to upgrade your car, commando missions to clean out infested mutant tunnels, item missions to build or acquire special items, snipping missions to defend transactions. On normal difficulty I was able to accomplish 90% of the missions the first time through without a reload - I am OK with that; if you are an FPS dog then turn it up a notch! In FPS sections, the game space and environment is big enough with lots of room for flanking, covering, sniping, run and gun; all the usual elements that we have come to love in FPS. Weapons are awesome - especially the Revolver - quite apropos - construct all items and try them all out. Also, the AI is quite good so get your caffeine; I especially enjoyed the AI behaviour depending on damaged limb and physics of the moment - hilarious ! The end story is weak and kind on makes you feel like Halo2 - suddenly it is over....The physics and the control of the fully upgraded dune buggy in one of the bumpier maps made one minigame race very very very hard, it took me 30 races to take first place, compared to 1-4 for all others!

    [Audience and Skill level] All skills levels will like this Game Smoothie - a juicy blend of Quake4, Borderlands and Fallout 3 in a beautifully painted landscape tall glass ! Run down to the Steam diner and pick it up now !

    [MyPC] i7-2600K 3.4GHz / ASUS Z68 ProGen3 / 8Gig RAM / Radeon 6870 / 1920x1200 / W7 PRO SP1 [Controls] I played with a keyboard and trackball. Keys are easy to remap and show up in the on-screen instructions. Sweet. Controls are tight Tight TIGHT; switching weapons quickly and using the perfect combination as you run and gun is always great fun. This was FPS heaven.
    [Graphics] The game world is simply beautiful, but you will need to use a custom configuration file to make this game playable; find it on the Steam Forum by FusedCore {thanks guy}, it will take you ONLY 10 mins. It amazes me that Id released a game crippled by poor video configurations - but this is a solved issue now. The game never hiccuped after the custom config file: I used the Hi-End config. [Sound] I always play with headphones; voice acting is professional, 3D sound is great, SFX bang on, the music is surprisingly serious and ominous - next time lighten up guys ; )


    [Replay+AlternativeModes] This game has a bunch of co-op only levels {Legend} and multiplayer; I should probably check these out.

    [Children] Adults only, no if ands or buts.

    [MyFavoriteGames] [PC Win7] Rage[PC XP] DeuxExHumanRevolution & TheMissingLink, DeadSpace 1&2, Fallout3, FalloutNewVegas, HalfLife 1&2, Bordelands, BatmanArkumAsylum, AssassinsCreed 1, Magicka, RedFaction, Portal 1&2, FromDust, MrRobot, Sam&MaxSeasons1&2, CulpaInnata, TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland, DreamfallTheLongestJourney, Syberia1&2, CrayonPhysicsDeluxe, DefenseGridTheAwakening, PlantsVsZombies, Prototype, Bioshock1&2, UnrealTournament3, Quake4, [360] AfroSamurai, BrutalLegends [XBOX] HALO, KOTOR1&2, Crackdown, ArmedAndDangerous, AggressiveInline, BeyondGoodAndEvil, DeadOrAlive1&2&3 ExtremeBeachVolleyball, Psychonauts [AppleG4] DeusExMachina, ReturnToZork, Suspended, UnrealTournament, TombRaiderSeries, Suspended [MyUnhappyGames] WorldOfWarcraft {boring} [Born] 1964    … Expand
  7. beavermatic
    Oct 13, 2011
    10
    game is phenomenal... defientely oozes with content, gameplay, modes, graphics. Do everything the game has to offer and it will last you 20+ hours easily. Some of the best vehicles, enemies, AI, and weapons/invetory system i've ever seen.

    MP vehicle challenges are a blast, and coop is very challenging.

    10/10. Great job id & bethesda!
  8. CLUTCH
    Oct 13, 2011
    0
    I was really looking forward to this game. My girlfriend pre-ordered it for me for my birthday. I think she is more disappointed about it being a broken mess than I am because it was her present to me.
    At present, the game is just taking up 21GB of space on my HD...Which brings me to a point about the graphics..For the size of the game, they really aren't very good. A lot of the texture    I was really looking forward to this game. My girlfriend pre-ordered it for me for my birthday. I think she is more disappointed about it being a broken mess than I am because it was her present to me.
    At present, the game is just taking up 21GB of space on my HD...Which brings me to a point about the graphics..For the size of the game, they really aren't very good. A lot of the texture resolutions are like something from the year 2000 and 'megatextures' were supposed to be 'the big thing' about this game. I reckon it will be the last iD game I will buy, considering how they have handled the PC launch. I can't rate the game for anything other than being broken...I'd love to, but I can't.    … Expand
  9. Marcio_Miranda
    Oct 15, 2011
    9
    Very good game. Shame it has so many bugs to attract such negative feedback. Luckily I hanven't any since launch, plus the game is running at 1080p at steady 60fps (vsync forced on driver) with all the extra cfg config. to keep textures always on max. Ppl compaining about blurry textures... yes they are... if you keep "hugging wals" or crawling on the ground with your face down... but whoVery good game. Shame it has so many bugs to attract such negative feedback. Luckily I hanven't any since launch, plus the game is running at 1080p at steady 60fps (vsync forced on driver) with all the extra cfg config. to keep textures always on max. Ppl compaining about blurry textures... yes they are... if you keep "hugging wals" or crawling on the ground with your face down... but who actualy play a game like that? By the normal distance you keep from textures as you normaly play, all you see is a razor sharp, very well texturixed game. Gameplay is the generic FPS slyle but is very good. AI is very predictable but that is the same with every game I ever played. I'm not commenting about the storyline on this since I didn't finished the game yet, but I'm liking it so far. But many ppl here are complaining that the they can't run the game and that every this and that are crap including the story... How can they know if the storyline is bad or not if they can't even run the game? After reading a lot of this nonsense reviews you start to wonder how many people came here to bash the game without even having bought it, played it or even seen someone else playing it.… Expand
  10. Scottface
    Oct 13, 2011
    9
    Ok, I will preface this review by stating that I've not played the PC version, but have played both console versions. I bought it originally for PS3, and the first thing I noticed when emerging from the Ark and looking around the world was that it was beautiful. Unquestionably, a gorgeous looking gameworld, but when I then turned left to exit the gangway, I noticed something InstantlyOk, I will preface this review by stating that I've not played the PC version, but have played both console versions. I bought it originally for PS3, and the first thing I noticed when emerging from the Ark and looking around the world was that it was beautiful. Unquestionably, a gorgeous looking gameworld, but when I then turned left to exit the gangway, I noticed something Instantly off-putting: The textures of many close-up walls and surfaces were dropping in about a half-second late, which just looked cheap. I played the game through the first mission and returned to the quest-giver (voiced, I beleive, by John Goodman) and noticed even more late texture dropping. After playing the first mission I could tell the game was something special, the physics, the feel of the gun, the enemy AI, all brilliant. But the texture issue was seriously souring my experience. So, I called up gamestation and asked them to put me a 360 copy aside. I went down, traded it in, came back and started afresh. Now the texture problem was barely noticeable. I only noticed it at all cos i was looking for it, but even then, its very rarely an issue. So I started playing through, and as some other reviews point out, the first hour or two are a little slow. This isn't such a bad thing though, since alot of it is tutorial and meant to break you in slowly, revealing some of the games mechanics ang light-RPG elements. When you do get into a scuffle though, the game comes alive with a vengeance. The weapons feel heavy and deadly and they sound and feel superb. You can tell this game was made by the godfathers of the FPS genre. When I got my hands on the 12 gauge shotgun a few missions in, I was in FPS heaven! The enemy AI is brilliantly unpredictable. Enemies will scale and vault scenery as they rush you, they'll retreat in fear as you waste their friends, they'll drop to the floor as bullets whizz over their heads, showing a real sense of self-preservation. They'll flank you from all sides given the opportunity and they never do the same thing twice. And it all looks brilliant. The graphics are easily the best of a game this size, rivalled only by the likes of Killzone 3 and Crysis 2, but in a very open-world environment. The facial animation of the NPCs, while not quite to the standards of LA Noire, are incredibly life-like and convincing. The character models look great, too, just like everything else in the gameworld. There's quite a lot of RPG style looting and purchasing of weapons and upgrades, making gadgets from schematics and such like. The vehicle sections, used for getting around the world between missions and for race events, are actually huge fun and work very well indeed. You can trick-out your vehicles with new turbos, tyres, spike-wheels and projectiles as well as a fresh coat of paint to add a little personality. Sadly, you can't sell your old vehicles when you get a new one, which is an oversight in my opinion. If you die, theres a defibilator which you can choose to shock you back to life via a cool QTE minigame, which will also shock and stun any enemies stood over you. I did find the side quests unimpressive though, revisiting old areas and battling similar enemies seemed rather uninspired. Besides that though, the game rocks. Hard. I find it shocking that anyone could award this game with anything less than a 9, as its looks and gameplay come together brilliantly. Those giving it 1s ands 0s on here seem to have been playing on PC from what I read, but I think they're still being a little harsh, as the gameplay itself is worthy of far more than that, even without the great-looks of the great-looking 360 version. Fallout/Borderlands fans should enjoy this game for the setting, and FPS fans will love the game for the SHOOTING! Almost everything in the game is handled really well. The story is functional, if not amazingly ingrossing, and the environments are all stunning. The gunplay is fiirst rate and the enemy AI devilishly clever. Ignore the naysayer reviewers, they're just trying to be controversial. It's by no means perfect but it is damned good. The minigames and sidequests, along with the story are the games weakest link, but they're not why you'll buy RAGE. You'll come to RAGE for the shooting and you won't leave disapointed.… Expand
  11. pixpaz
    Oct 14, 2011
    0
    6 hours of fixes and still broke - E8500, 8gb, 5870 2gb, win7 64, 256SSD

    I am sick of trying to get this game to run. I have wasted a day on it and that is enough.

    $90 Australian Dollars down the drain.
  12. Shevarash
    Oct 14, 2011
    0
    Piece of crap, graphics were **** at the beginning even with using the tips from forums, and with the last patch i can't play it without dying from epilepsy as the graphics are glowing and cubic.
    Never buy this.
  13. Adeav
    Oct 14, 2011
    0
    Rage of PC has been a complete joke. I purchased this game Oct 4th release launch and I have managed to get past the first door your able to walk through and thats it! It lags, freezes and texture pops to this day! (Oct 14th!!!) I have patched I have upgraded my drivers to the Rage performance drivers... I have a Core 2 Duo E8600, Radeon 6870, and 4GB Ram. Apparently my hardware combo isRage of PC has been a complete joke. I purchased this game Oct 4th release launch and I have managed to get past the first door your able to walk through and thats it! It lags, freezes and texture pops to this day! (Oct 14th!!!) I have patched I have upgraded my drivers to the Rage performance drivers... I have a Core 2 Duo E8600, Radeon 6870, and 4GB Ram. Apparently my hardware combo is the extact setup to NOT run on. At all costs do not buy this game. Its JUNK. Growing up I played id games and have great memories but now hate the company. Rage is junk, id is a poor company in my eyes now. I want my money back! Mehhh /rant off.… Expand
  14. ProjectFain
    Oct 15, 2011
    0
    Total waste of $60. This game looks and plays like a cheap knock off of Borderlands and Fallout. Graphics look great-as long as you're STANDING STILL. Draw times/distances are crap and the driving mechanics are lame to say the least. Not to mention the limited multiplayer options. I bought this game in hopes of doing the full campaign with my fiacee. Instead we're stuck with just playingTotal waste of $60. This game looks and plays like a cheap knock off of Borderlands and Fallout. Graphics look great-as long as you're STANDING STILL. Draw times/distances are crap and the driving mechanics are lame to say the least. Not to mention the limited multiplayer options. I bought this game in hopes of doing the full campaign with my fiacee. Instead we're stuck with just playing some BS side missions. Thanks Bethesda, I haven't felt this screwed since prom night.… Expand
  15. thefijiman
    Oct 15, 2011
    10
    Impressive game with impressive graphics ! The gameplay is fast and reactive ! The story is great and immersive ! There is some little bug with texture loading but it's all. I've two GTX460 OC with an Phenom II x6 1075T and 8Go Ram DDR3... and the game run between 40-60FPS at 1920*1080 with all graphics to the max and without SLI... For those said that's the game is unplayable, maybe youImpressive game with impressive graphics ! The gameplay is fast and reactive ! The story is great and immersive ! There is some little bug with texture loading but it's all. I've two GTX460 OC with an Phenom II x6 1075T and 8Go Ram DDR3... and the game run between 40-60FPS at 1920*1080 with all graphics to the max and without SLI... For those said that's the game is unplayable, maybe you need the last nVidia or ATI drivers (try beta)... I've give a 10 because of the the sad rewiews made by others.… Expand
  16. starsh3ro
    Nov 2, 2011
    3
    its an average game, i expected much more when i first played it. the character models and the animations look very good and detailed, also the environment in most cases.
    BUT,
    during the more and more boring missions the look of the game gets less amazing many things look numb and like they are missing some textures. the voice acting of the characters is good, the sounds of the guns okay.    its an average game, i expected much more when i first played it. the character models and the animations look very good and detailed, also the environment in most cases.
    BUT,
    during the more and more boring missions the look of the game gets less amazing
    many things look numb and like they are missing some textures.

    the voice acting of the characters is good, the sounds of the guns okay. the music matching to the moment but not award-worthy.

    while playing you feel like the programmers lost fun on their job after the first 30%
    its too short, too simple.

    in some situations it reminds me on borderlands, but borderlands is a game that i could play again, i dont feel like playing rage again after i once completed it.

    the multiplayer mode is not to mention, just plain dull racing.

    wait until its on sale for 20â    … Expand
  17. ChrisSwede
    Nov 8, 2011
    9
    Somewhat short but entertaining with excellent graphics. Did not run into any issues with the game at all and there is not much to complain about except the spawning buggies and that the game is fairly short.
  18. JoseRocha
    Dec 26, 2011
    8
    Very fun game, fast and dynamic, the graphics are great too, i think that they have fixed the problems that the players were having in the release. The story is fine.
  19. spmxvc
    Oct 9, 2011
    1
    Is RAGE good? Well... it's good in the sense that the game runs okay on my state of the art PC with only minor hiccups. It's certainly not good when it comes to actual gameplay sadly. RAGE is your standard issue FPS game with slight RPG elements to it. And in RAGE, slight means practically non-existent. Your choices don't impact on anything, they're if anything just flavour choices andIs RAGE good? Well... it's good in the sense that the game runs okay on my state of the art PC with only minor hiccups. It's certainly not good when it comes to actual gameplay sadly. RAGE is your standard issue FPS game with slight RPG elements to it. And in RAGE, slight means practically non-existent. Your choices don't impact on anything, they're if anything just flavour choices and barely alter the game and its story in any way at all. It's not immersive, it's not compelling, it just has elements that force you to spend time doing menial things like racing, yes racing. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but the title of this game is RAGE not RACE. Admittedly the racing plays only a small part in the game, but on the keyboard and mouse the controls are just horrible so I'd rather not even compete at all, but I'm forced to on several occasions. The whole game suffers from a horrible case of Consolitis, and it shows in almost every possible way. After playing for several hours, it became blatantly apparent that I had to ramp up the difficulty setting. Not a lot changed, enemies still got gibbed after one headshot (which isn't hard because they almost certainly stand completely still). Fights almost always only happen in a frontal cone, allowing for barely any movement and just to run and gun. Five hours in and I've never had to turn more than 30 degrees left or right during a mission to shoot enemies. They made the game like this so that the console players wouldn't stress having to flick around left and right. The Z-axis almost doesn't exist either, there are hardly any variations in vertical combat so it means that everything is either directly in front of you or slightly to your left or right. The AI is, for lack of a better word, stupid. They sit behind cover, only to expose their entire upper torso and skull to be easily shot. Technically this game falls short on so many areas, the FoV feels wrong if you modify it at all. From my understanding 80 is the default, so I guess it gets a bit of praise for that considering most console shooters lock you under 65. I play most FPS games on 110, but RAGE... I can't take it above 90 without getting huge graphical issues. The textures load at the edge of screen extremely slowly when spinning around quickly, you can see them rendering as you flick left to right. Again, I'm forced to modify game files outside of the game in order to increase/tweak the graphical settings. Did you simply forget to put these options in the game, ID and Bethesda? Or could you not be bothered? Rage is another example of what gaming has become. We're accepting our games as they are, poor console ports with no features. The only reason I give this game a single point is the fact that ID and Bethesda opted to leave the Developer Console in the game.… Expand
  20. checkeredhat09
    Oct 6, 2011
    5
    Maybe it's because this game was so widely hyped, but I was super disappointed. Lots of the same problems as everyone else, but most notably TEXTURE DRAWS. Every time I turn around it's like the game forgot that it had just drawn that and had to redo it all. To me that just looks sloppy. No I do have to say that the graphics (when they were finally drawn) were great, and on par with a bigMaybe it's because this game was so widely hyped, but I was super disappointed. Lots of the same problems as everyone else, but most notably TEXTURE DRAWS. Every time I turn around it's like the game forgot that it had just drawn that and had to redo it all. To me that just looks sloppy. No I do have to say that the graphics (when they were finally drawn) were great, and on par with a big game. The characters were pretty good as well, each was unique and facial animations were awesome. Beyond that you have a linear storyline, limited gameplay styles, a SHORT campaign (10 hours with some sidequesting), needless to say there is nothing special about this game.… Expand
  21. CalUKGR
    Oct 7, 2011
    1
    A huge disappointment and a public embarrassment for John Carmack and id. RAGE is plagued with technical issues on my 'well-over-the required-specifications' rig, the texture work is appalling in places and overall this game - visually at least - emerges as a very poor example of what PC gaming has to offer in 2011.

    How could it all be so wrong? It's baffling that a game that has been in    A huge disappointment and a public embarrassment for John Carmack and id. RAGE is plagued with technical issues on my 'well-over-the required-specifications' rig, the texture work is appalling in places and overall this game - visually at least - emerges as a very poor example of what PC gaming has to offer in 2011.

    How could it all be so wrong? It's baffling that a game that has been in development under the aegis of one of PC gaming's most respected developers could be quite so awful to look at, remain quite so unoptimised for modern PC rigs. Forums are full of disappointed gamers spewing nerd-rage - and quite rightly so, in my opinion. We had a right to expect far, far better from id than what RAGE has actually delivered.

    The biggest disappointment of the year, without a doubt. Godspeed the patches.    … Expand
  22. 8ung
    Oct 9, 2011
    3
    First patch, update 1 is available, but it is useless and does not more than the community fixes already do. If you read the changelog, id software is whining about how the hardware variety and driver bug (!) do not allow their great engine and game to work properly. So they admit willingly shipping "banana software" to people, which will hopefully ripe over month and patches by them. IFirst patch, update 1 is available, but it is useless and does not more than the community fixes already do. If you read the changelog, id software is whining about how the hardware variety and driver bug (!) do not allow their great engine and game to work properly. So they admit willingly shipping "banana software" to people, which will hopefully ripe over month and patches by them. I mean what did the tester and QA do? Say: "There are many bugs, bad performance and graphic on basically any typical hardware configuration, but thats all the fault of hardware variety and driver bugs and not of the game or the engine, so it fine, lets ship it!"

    So no reason for a better User Score, yet.    … Expand
  23. yeahright1
    Oct 9, 2011
    0
    Pathetic PC implementation and disastrous launch. My PC is 10x's more powerful than XBOX, but it won't run this game, lol. Spent $50...3DVD set, but the install goes to Steam which downloads for a couple hours--nice. Then it doesn't run and you start jumping through hoops. Get the latest video driver and enjoy the circa-1995 movie intro with gaping ltierary holes (moronic andPathetic PC implementation and disastrous launch. My PC is 10x's more powerful than XBOX, but it won't run this game, lol. Spent $50...3DVD set, but the install goes to Steam which downloads for a couple hours--nice. Then it doesn't run and you start jumping through hoops. Get the latest video driver and enjoy the circa-1995 movie intro with gaping ltierary holes (moronic and cliched...ok the asteroid was cool). Then you get to John Goodman's voice as the first NPC you meet. Ok, fine...start your first mission...and even at the lowest setting, it stutters and locks up. From what I see--it's nowhere near as good as Fallout New Vegas (also from Bethesda) which runs incredibly well on my PC at high settings. They should've used the same engine (stubborn iD). Anyway, if you want enjoyable post-apocalyptic fun, go with Fallout. Will iD give me my money back (or Target) now that the product is registered??… Expand
  24. BULLBOYKENNELS
    Oct 6, 2011
    2
    For a game with so much hype it's lucky I gave it a 2 after all. I know many games come out now these days with bugs or issues but this one takes the cake & eat it too. Be it the game engine or drivers this must be one of the worst ever experiences with any game. To think I purchased it for PC cause I was expecting so much out of it just for it to play or should I say attempt to playFor a game with so much hype it's lucky I gave it a 2 after all. I know many games come out now these days with bugs or issues but this one takes the cake & eat it too. Be it the game engine or drivers this must be one of the worst ever experiences with any game. To think I purchased it for PC cause I was expecting so much out of it just for it to play or should I say attempt to play the game. Wish I would have knew better I would have gotten in on the consoles. Why pre-order when you can just wait till its in the bargain ben for next to nothing maybe then the headaches will be worth that price tag.

    Textures are horrid, screen tearing is unbelievable, but heck if you don't move the game actually looks good too bad you have to move around to play the game, if you can play it at all.

    As for specs I'm well off,.
    4GHz AMD 1100T
    2 XFX 6970
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
    8GB High Performance Ram

    Surely i should be able to run & play this game.    … Expand
  25. Loucetios
    Oct 8, 2011
    0
    The ending killed it for me. It was clearly supposed to be a 20-25 hour game but it got cut short.

    Incredibly anti-climactic. Invisible walls everywhere to the point that it's almost like they don't want you to explore what I thought was supposed to be an open world. The shooting is fantastic, so are the enemies. It's the one thing they did right in the game and did very very well.    The ending killed it for me. It was clearly supposed to be a 20-25 hour game but it got cut short.

    Incredibly anti-climactic.

    Invisible walls everywhere to the point that it's almost like they don't want you to explore what I thought was supposed to be an open world.

    The shooting is fantastic, so are the enemies. It's the one thing they did right in the game and did very very well.

    What can I say about the graphics.. it's an amazing engine with a terrible auto detect feature that we can't correct ourselves.

    This game definitely was not supposed to come out for another year.
    What happened to "when it's done"?    … Expand
  26. Oxymore
    Oct 9, 2011
    1
    Technically awesome (if you know how to tweak some config file) but that's all. Weapons are boring, driving is boring, mission are boring. The game is boring, and short.
  27. StonedMagician
    Oct 20, 2011
    9
    A graphical powerhouse, Rage is, so far, easily the most technically advanced video game thus far. The gameplay, both the shooting and the driving, is top notch. The enemy animation system makes surviving every encounter feel like a miracle. It's 15-20 hour length easily eclipses most shooters. The story, though a bit sparse, is competent, and never detracts from the game as a whole. TheA graphical powerhouse, Rage is, so far, easily the most technically advanced video game thus far. The gameplay, both the shooting and the driving, is top notch. The enemy animation system makes surviving every encounter feel like a miracle. It's 15-20 hour length easily eclipses most shooters. The story, though a bit sparse, is competent, and never detracts from the game as a whole. The coop is nicely integrated into the game's backstory, and is an absolute blast. Once you get the right drivers and enable the right options, this is a shooter of the highest order. Another triumph from id Software.… Expand
  28. ookami
    Oct 12, 2011
    3
    I don't know what game the critics were playing but it wasn't this one. I played the PC version and I won't comment on the bugginess factor that is already well documented. I tend to judge a game not just on how much I enjoy a play through, but on the dollar value. In my opinion $1 = 1 hour of play time. If I play more hours than I paid than I consider it a success, if I play less hours,I don't know what game the critics were playing but it wasn't this one. I played the PC version and I won't comment on the bugginess factor that is already well documented. I tend to judge a game not just on how much I enjoy a play through, but on the dollar value. In my opinion $1 = 1 hour of play time. If I play more hours than I paid than I consider it a success, if I play less hours, than it wasn't worth my money. This is one of those things. The game itself was mediocre fun, I didn't touch multiplayer just single player. The quests were pretty much the same thing different area and you always ended the level where you started so you could hop right into your vehicle and speed off. No memorable moments just a lot of running around with your favorite gun tried to avoid mutants. No real engaging characters/relationships... which is really an expectation these days. I did not enjoy the racing aspect of the game, and being left handed, I had issues mapping some keys which killed some of the joy... I do admit that I had to play the game sporadically because the texture popping gave me headaches. I finished the $60 game after 25 hours... you can do the math.… Expand
  29. KatOne
    Oct 11, 2011
    0
    Rage has to be the worst game of 2011, hands down. Possibly even the worst somewhat major game release in 5 years or more - and that's with the latest patch installed! The graphics, even when tweaked to their absolute highest, are completely horrid. Yes, the game has an interesting art direction. No, the game doesn't look like any of the trailers whatsoever. The textures are so incrediblyRage has to be the worst game of 2011, hands down. Possibly even the worst somewhat major game release in 5 years or more - and that's with the latest patch installed! The graphics, even when tweaked to their absolute highest, are completely horrid. Yes, the game has an interesting art direction. No, the game doesn't look like any of the trailers whatsoever. The textures are so incredibly blurry, and I mean incredibly blurry, that they look like they belong in literally half life 1. The textures also have great big seams everywhere, including on characters - so besides being able to see perfectly well how everything is made out of polygon edges, you can also see perfectly well how badly glued together the blurry textures are on everything, even the faces of characters. The gameplay is highly linear (like everything else), the AI is stupid, the inventory and the items are meaningless, the story is non-existent... this is not even a tech demo. The entire game, tweaked to the max with patches and all is still not enough to entice anybody anywhere to play beyond the first two missions. This game deserves a 0 because of the above.… Expand
  30. ufoot
    Oct 10, 2011
    0
    Didn't work when I purchased it. Did work after installing AMD drivers update. Now doesn't work anymore following automated update by Steam I guess. BTW, Internet access required to install the game, to play the game in solo mode, those who thought (like me...) they would play while on vacation or in the train can just forget the idea. I just wasted some nice bucks I could have spent onDidn't work when I purchased it. Did work after installing AMD drivers update. Now doesn't work anymore following automated update by Steam I guess. BTW, Internet access required to install the game, to play the game in solo mode, those who thought (like me...) they would play while on vacation or in the train can just forget the idea. I just wasted some nice bucks I could have spent on something else, the game is probably great, I know it looks nice (at least I was able to play an hour...) but globally, it's a piece of crap.… Expand
  31. directx11frank
    Oct 9, 2011
    9
    Perfect game for me, The really like shooter from id software. Graphic are really good, probably one of the best game this year. The sound is good too. I wait to see next game created with that engine.
  32. glom
    Oct 6, 2011
    0
    After Paying for the game and then not being able to get past the opening vid, i have tried all the fixes recommended and still cant even play the game, CTD as soon as opening vid ends if you try to change any setting you get a immediate CTD once you hit accept.
    When will Developers learn if it doesn't ship in a working condition people wont buy anything else from them ever.
  33. Mopreme
    Oct 6, 2011
    0
    Be warned before purchasing this for the PC. Very buggy, screen tearing, textures not loading, CTD, freezing, stuttering, ect.
    I pre ordered this game thinking that big names like iD and Bethesda would for sure release a working product, maybe a few bugs expected but not so many making the game unplayable. I have requested a refund. DO NOT BUY!!!
  34. MB_
    Oct 14, 2011
    0
    I'd love to review the PC version of this game but it's not been developed. Instead we get a version of the PS3 game with an emulator. That's what it feels like. With all the video glitches it feels like I'm playing an emulated console game. When it starts it immediately kicks you in the face with 'press enter to continue' what else am I going to do?! I clicked the link to play the gameI'd love to review the PC version of this game but it's not been developed. Instead we get a version of the PS3 game with an emulator. That's what it feels like. With all the video glitches it feels like I'm playing an emulated console game. When it starts it immediately kicks you in the face with 'press enter to continue' what else am I going to do?! I clicked the link to play the game duh. On release there were no video settings to change but they fixed that now. They haven't fixed the graphics but the menu has actual options now cool. Oh except that I can't bind my usual keys, I'm a weirdo who likes to use they Keypad. When you get down to it its another missions and killing game. Dull as ditch water, which is what it looks like, the over compressed brown textures literally look like ditch water. I'd rather go to a ditch and drown myself than play this game any more. I'll write off the £30 and get back to playing some good games Deus Ex and Dead Island for example. On a side note what's with the reviews, us humans are rating it crap, the paid reviewers are praising it to the heavens. Is the review copy different or are they being bribed? Something ain't right there.… Expand
  35. camoe
    Oct 13, 2011
    2
    Another company sold out to the console as for the game it is the most horrible looking game i have seen in a long time even with the patch you still have to wait for some textures to load.There is basically no story to the game what so ever do not waste your money on this linear low par shooter you will regret it and don't pay attention to these numpty professional reviewers they lie.
  36. majorwitty
    Oct 10, 2011
    1
    If you want to pay $59.99 for a 6 to 7 hour FPS with okay graphics when they work without glitches & barely acceptable storyline with zero replay value then buy Rage. If you want an a deep FPS / RPG in a post apocalyptic world that takes 20 to 40 hours & have excellent replay value go with Fallout 3. Id software is spending more time on consoles & mobile phones than pumping out genreIf you want to pay $59.99 for a 6 to 7 hour FPS with okay graphics when they work without glitches & barely acceptable storyline with zero replay value then buy Rage. If you want an a deep FPS / RPG in a post apocalyptic world that takes 20 to 40 hours & have excellent replay value go with Fallout 3. Id software is spending more time on consoles & mobile phones than pumping out genre changing or even a good fun game. If you must have this then I'd suggest waiting for $10 discount price in 6 to 12 months.… Expand
  37. Firecomb
    Oct 9, 2011
    3
    latest nvidia drivers don't help, screen tearing and now game freezes so bad i have to reboot to close application. Sad to say but Dark Souls is calling me Rage is a bust do not buy unless they decide to support PC again. My last ID PC purchase GG.
  38. petalpusher06
    Oct 7, 2011
    0
    All technical issues aside, this is a very bad game, poor and outdated level design, a fake sand box which is in fact more linear than any "scripted game". Mega-texture is a joke, it replaces most modern geometry by low resolution and terribly compressed hand drawn textures. Everything looks fake from the gamedesign itself to the way it looks. Carmack can't hide it no more, he is an has been.
  39. mir3k
    Oct 7, 2011
    0
    simply unplayable doesn't matter what kind of comp you have. the technical problems are destroying whole pleasure from the game. Until it will be patch it is not wort any money.
  40. alexThunder
    Oct 8, 2011
    0
    I just registered because I wanted to warn PC gamers. I'm using Win7 64 and the game freezes with every step I make for ~10 seconds, even the hardest fanboy couldn't play with that handicap. Also there are A LOT of texture pop-ups - if you turn, textures will take 2-3 seconds to fully load.

    I also tried it to run under Ubuntu 11.10 64 (Linux) with wine 1.3.29, which ran much better - the    I just registered because I wanted to warn PC gamers. I'm using Win7 64 and the game freezes with every step I make for ~10 seconds, even the hardest fanboy couldn't play with that handicap. Also there are A LOT of texture pop-ups - if you turn, textures will take 2-3 seconds to fully load.

    I also tried it to run under Ubuntu 11.10 64 (Linux) with wine 1.3.29, which ran much better - the textures loaded within less than 1 second (but they still pop-up), the freezes are gone, but now it crashes, wenn I enter the world and walk a few steps (after the first cutscene after exiting the ark is finished).

    For 2 days now I nearly searched the whole internet and noticed, that there are tons of gamers having the same issues like me, and even more people having a lot of other issues, which make the game absolutely unplayable. I tried every workaround I could find on both, Windows and Linux, but nothing helped :/

    I was a HUGE fan of id software and usually I'm ok with tinkering around for some games to work. But if there's absolutely no way of getting it to work fine, how can I give more than 0 points?

    I'm sorry for this, but the people responsible for these issues need to get a slap.    … Expand
  41. Joedeecee
    Oct 9, 2011
    0
    Et voila comme d' habitude on se fait entuber par ces developpeurs comme id software et compagnie...
    Il me font vomir de dégout, franchement a part ce faire leurs cheques sur notre dos hein?! Carmack tu trouves que le pc n'est pas une plateforme majeure? ne sors pas de jeux dessus! sob!
  42. Chapa9dj
    Oct 8, 2011
    0
    The game works well, all maxed out 60fps, etc, but the textures looks ugly as hell and its all buggy. This feels like an unfinished product. An insult to those of us who been waiting 5 years.
    ID Tech 5 is absolutely horrible, even Doom 3 looks better than this.

    Please stay away from this horrible abomination, don't make the same mistake i did. Save your $60 bucks and spend it in some other game.
  43. HighwayUK
    Oct 9, 2011
    4
    More bugs than a david attenborough nature documentary, utter stupid multiplayer modes (seriously they make a driving game the focus for multi on a FPS???) then make a 1gb patch a week after release that doesnt even fix most of the issues. The game looks like a piece of crap from 6 years ago even on a high end rig.
  44. shiny313
    Oct 29, 2011
    0
    do not buy this one.
    this is rage.

    rage makes just rage.

    dont even think to buy this one..

    anyway, u buy this one, u cant play.

    maybe? it`s better to u.

    because it`s just 3D flash game.
  45. Ursadorable
    Oct 9, 2011
    1
    Extremely buggy, even with latest tuned drivers. This game was so overhyped, yet turned out to be a borderlands clone, but less enjoyable. Half my time was spent trying to get the game to run. Sorry Id, I won't be wasting another gaming dollar on your consolized ports.
  46. danhaylan
    Oct 11, 2011
    10
    Great game. Although the negative comments aimed at the launch/compatibilites issues are fair enough, that is where the bad press should end for this game. It looks stunning and is great fun. I love the chopping and changing between driving and shooting - it keeps both fresh. Animations are great, environments are great. Graphically any sacrifices made (eg. dynamic lighting) are more thanGreat game. Although the negative comments aimed at the launch/compatibilites issues are fair enough, that is where the bad press should end for this game. It looks stunning and is great fun. I love the chopping and changing between driving and shooting - it keeps both fresh. Animations are great, environments are great. Graphically any sacrifices made (eg. dynamic lighting) are more than compensated by the variety of the world. For me, after ironing out early problems that were frustrating, like texture pop in and low res, the game is scary smooth and feels really well put together. The reviews are only half the story, as long as your machine runs it well, it is a 9/10. But I am giving it 10.… Expand
  47. qzip
    Oct 9, 2011
    1
    Well, this game is complete disappointment. Even if forget about unplayable bugs (I managed to launch Rage with acceptable graphics only after I edited .cfg file manually... it's probably acceptable for a alpha version of small program created by schoolboy but not for a $60 game) the story line is really dull and the game world small and boring, filled with invisible walls and lockedWell, this game is complete disappointment. Even if forget about unplayable bugs (I managed to launch Rage with acceptable graphics only after I edited .cfg file manually... it's probably acceptable for a alpha version of small program created by schoolboy but not for a $60 game) the story line is really dull and the game world small and boring, filled with invisible walls and locked doors. Also, Rage looks like a exact copy of Borderlands, but a really bad copy. Rage isn't worth it's current price, $15 is the maximum price for that junk. I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone.… Expand
  48. Rokossovski
    Oct 9, 2011
    0
    I pre-ordered Rage because I trusted ID Software and Bethesda and was looking forward to a great PC game. I checked my system requirements, OK, and downloaded the latest AMD drivers, OK. However instead of enjoying a great game, I'm tweaking and reading the internet and learn about the memory of textures, v-sync etc. But did I pay 50 euros for that? To me this is the moral bankruptcy of IDI pre-ordered Rage because I trusted ID Software and Bethesda and was looking forward to a great PC game. I checked my system requirements, OK, and downloaded the latest AMD drivers, OK. However instead of enjoying a great game, I'm tweaking and reading the internet and learn about the memory of textures, v-sync etc. But did I pay 50 euros for that? To me this is the moral bankruptcy of ID Software, don't they have QA department?… Expand
  49. VerbalEarthworm
    Oct 9, 2011
    0
    I opened this account just to give this a big fat juicy zero...
    it would have scored 3 based on content alone but it gets:
    -1 for making me update both the game and the drivers twice just to be able to play it, -1 for happily taking my money for an unfinished product and
    -1 for a pathetic port.
    = 0

    i really really have to stop pre-ordering games...
  50. DrIron
    Oct 9, 2011
    0
    First off, what did Rage get right? Well, graphically, it's pretty good. It's not -amazing-, there are better looking PC games. Welp, that's all for that section.

    The game a broken mess of a 360 port to PC. The graphical settings are as follows: Anti-aliasing, resolution, brightness. I didn't miss an option. There's massive texture tearing issues, even on a high end PC that can run Crysis    First off, what did Rage get right? Well, graphically, it's pretty good. It's not -amazing-, there are better looking PC games. Welp, that's all for that section.

    The game a broken mess of a 360 port to PC. The graphical settings are as follows: Anti-aliasing, resolution, brightness. I didn't miss an option.
    There's massive texture tearing issues, even on a high end PC that can run Crysis 2 on ultra you're going to have framerate issues, it's got more bugs than Daikatana, texture caching is completely broken, the story is unoriginal as hell, the game is way more linear than id's been claiming...

    I'd advise against even getting it if it was free. It's near unplayable, and it'll hog around 20 gigs of space on your HDD. I think this might honestly be the worst big budget game I've seen in the last few years.    … Expand
  51. Nostalgium
    Oct 13, 2011
    10
    I think there is a bot spamming low scores in here. I mean check their accounts, the whole time it's only one review count on their profile, do not think this game is bad because of a spamming bot.
  52. joemama
    Oct 11, 2011
    4
    Pros: Decent NPC animations. Interesting mix of weapons/ammo. Good sound(except vehicles)
    Cons: Minimal, irrelevant story. Unoriginal setting/scenario. Extremely linear level design . Average graphics when rendered properly. Predictable gameplay. No fun factor.
    As a strict FPS it's standard fare. For me, the ending seemed to be a fitting match for my overall experience - uninspired.    Pros: Decent NPC animations. Interesting mix of weapons/ammo. Good sound(except vehicles)
    Cons: Minimal, irrelevant story. Unoriginal setting/scenario. Extremely linear level design . Average graphics when rendered properly. Predictable gameplay. No fun factor.
    As a strict FPS it's standard fare. For me, the ending seemed to be a fitting match for my overall experience - uninspired.
    Definitely seems catered to the console market.



    Once again disappointed by a release I was looking forward to(this and Brink).    … Expand
  53. Severin
    Oct 12, 2011
    10
    Let me start by prefacing this review with the following: 1) The overwhelming negative reviews on this game were on the day of the launch, which doesn't provide enough time to truly get immersed in any game. 2) Many people refer to issues they had with their graphics cards. Personally, I'm not foolish enough to believe that the PC market for games is nearly as standardized and bug-free asLet me start by prefacing this review with the following: 1) The overwhelming negative reviews on this game were on the day of the launch, which doesn't provide enough time to truly get immersed in any game. 2) Many people refer to issues they had with their graphics cards. Personally, I'm not foolish enough to believe that the PC market for games is nearly as standardized and bug-free as consoles because people have vast variances in their hardware and therefore, their drivers as well. People should understand that when a software developer (in this case id) comes out with an entirely new engine, there are bound to be issues at the launch.

    As for the game itself here's what was done right:
    1) The voice acting was top notch.
    2) The variety in environments and their unique nature is astounding (literally no two places look alike).
    3) Combat is visceral and engaging. You must employ cover at times and there is no one way to win a battle.
    4)The music in the game sets the tone beautifully with each area. Truly wish I could download it somewhere.
    5) The graphics, despite the complaining of others, are to put it lightly, stunning. Environments look extremely realistic. The outdoors comes to life in the wasteland. And all of this, without the most minor skip in processing. (I'm using an Nvidia GTS 360M w/ 1GB... That's right, I'm using a laptop and I have no issues, why others complained so hard is beyond me.)

    Things they could have improved on:
    1) Boss fights could have used a little more effort. Now don't get me wrong, they were great and all, but I can only think of two actual, true boss fights in the game (Definition of boss fight: a specialized fight between a unique enemy and the player).
    2) Vehicle driving was fine for the most part, but I have an issue with any game that makes me steer with button presses rather than the more fluid motions of a mouse.

    That being said, I believe the issues I had with the game are minor and didn't make the game more difficult or annoying to play, but simply that my preferences for games weren't maxed out in this title. Can't wait for downloadable content.    … Expand
  54. JamesSteal
    Oct 15, 2011
    0
    This game should serve as a reminder to all of those who foolishly pre-order or purchase games before viewing the reviews and ending up disappointed in the final product.
  55. JunglePredator
    Oct 15, 2011
    1
    I scored this at a 1 because I haven't played it but it doesn't look that interesting... point's moot however because at $60 USD... I can't AFFORD to play it. And so... here's your 1 for being "out of reach" of casual players.
  56. Nehaxak
    Oct 16, 2011
    1
    Wow, this game is so bad even metacritic are removing negative reviews now.
    Let me just state, once again, before metacritic remove this review again also, that this game contains NO multiplayer of any significance at all, nothing. There is a co-op and a "invite your friends" type of rubbish multiplayer along with a stupid racing multiplayer (why?!??) but there is no proper FPS    Wow, this game is so bad even metacritic are removing negative reviews now.
    Let me just state, once again, before metacritic remove this review again also, that this game contains NO multiplayer of any significance at all, nothing. There is a co-op and a "invite your friends" type of rubbish multiplayer along with a stupid racing multiplayer (why?!??) but there is no proper FPS multiplayer, the game is complete and utter rubbish. Don't waste your money on it, even if it's on sale, it's not worth anything.
    Complete let down from ID, one of the last remaining PC developers sell out to the childish consoles generation.    … Expand
  57. shepard86
    Oct 15, 2011
    0
    this game looks and feels like **** on PC. it's awful. and i don't even refer to the rampant graphics glitching and bugs. id has really forgotten their roots in pc gaming. Rage is just a ghost of a decent pc game. the texture detail is a joke, everything looks like a pile of mud.
    headshots don't kill people (!!!). the id 5 engine may be capable of much more, but Rage sure as hell is not a    this game looks and feels like **** on PC. it's awful. and i don't even refer to the rampant graphics glitching and bugs. id has really forgotten their roots in pc gaming. Rage is just a ghost of a decent pc game. the texture detail is a joke, everything looks like a pile of mud.
    headshots don't kill people (!!!). the id 5 engine may be capable of much more, but Rage sure as hell is not a valid showcase for that.
    i just hope for ids' sake that they deliver what Rage should have been on the PC, and soon. otherwise they're pretty much dead to me.

    please take my advice and do not buy the game until all issues have been fixed. trust me, you will be disappointed and it will ruin the game for you.    … Expand
  58. jgoemat
    Oct 16, 2011
    3
    Good graphics, except when textures are popping in which happens ALL the time. It's so jarring I think I'd rather just have lower resolution textures. Are they just going for good screen shots for ads? Having the game crash every other quest is really annoying. The weapons and ammo choices are fun and the combat is fairly satisfying. When making the game so much about driving, I wishGood graphics, except when textures are popping in which happens ALL the time. It's so jarring I think I'd rather just have lower resolution textures. Are they just going for good screen shots for ads? Having the game crash every other quest is really annoying. The weapons and ammo choices are fun and the combat is fairly satisfying. When making the game so much about driving, I wish they had made driving more fun.… Expand
  59. kegwielder
    Nov 18, 2011
    10
    Had to register and post here because I know a smear campaign when I see one. So many ratings of "0" from people one user review total on this site. So, this is my first review here too, because I feel pretty strongly about this game. I thoroughly enjoyed Rage. However, yes, the graphics were bugged on release. Carmac is quoted as saying that the wrong GPU drivers were available on releaseHad to register and post here because I know a smear campaign when I see one. So many ratings of "0" from people one user review total on this site. So, this is my first review here too, because I feel pretty strongly about this game. I thoroughly enjoyed Rage. However, yes, the graphics were bugged on release. Carmac is quoted as saying that the wrong GPU drivers were available on release day and the whole situation was a "custer****". Sucks to be at the blunt end of that bureaucracy. I fixed mine on release day with a few easy .cfg tweaks but I don't expect everyone to be so patient. On the other hand I had a friend who got it who has a more updated PC that had no issues whatsoever. Since then id has patched the game and AFAIK everything is peachy now.

    The game itself is amazing. Can't say how many "omfg this is incredible" moments I had throughout. This is really a work of interactive digital art. The design of the world is insanely cool. It's so fun. If I could say one bad thing about the game itself, the ending was depressing, mostly because the game was over and I wanted to play more. Took me about 14-15 hours and I think I did most of the side-missions. Time for Nightmare mode and co-op I guess!

    Pros: Animations and character detail (so cool to shoot someone and watch their frame react realistically). Pace of game is nicely split between car combat and FPS shooting. Crafting is cool, easy and fun (can't say that about any other game). Voice acting is really good. Overall art design is the best I have ever seen. Graphics are just insanely beautiful and lovingly crafted- this is one of the most unique and gorgeous worlds I've ever seen in a game.

    Cons: Ending was very disappointing, not just because it meant the game was over but because the final boss didn't feel like a final boss at all to me. There is something of a cliffhanger at the end though. I am eagerly awaiting the chance to gobble up any DLC they release.

    I loved Rage through and through and highly recommend giving it a shot. 10/10 for being a beautiful, fun, original, and developer-beloved work of art.    … Expand
  60. Moses89
    Nov 11, 2011
    2
    Stopped playing after about 2 hours couldn't take the graphic problems anymore of course that was on day of launch so maybe its better by now? but I doubt it. Sloppy production, should have had a beta of the multiplayer car racing just to test even thing out and make sure it ran smooth but that would be smart and smart is not good business
  61. Picklock
    Nov 25, 2011
    4
    The amount of hype and excitement generated for this game created a fail of epic proportions when the product was finally released. The PC version is garbage, riddled with bugs, terrible porting causing shockingly low FPS and streaming textures at every direction. After some patches that should have already been implemented on release, the game runs fairly well. Even this doesn't make upThe amount of hype and excitement generated for this game created a fail of epic proportions when the product was finally released. The PC version is garbage, riddled with bugs, terrible porting causing shockingly low FPS and streaming textures at every direction. After some patches that should have already been implemented on release, the game runs fairly well. Even this doesn't make up for Rage's shortcomings that are suppose to make the game/engine a technological marvel described by some. There is no dynamic lighting and barely any physics(this world feels so static I could get an electric shock and die while playing). Games using the Unreal 3 engine have more polished and interesting features than this game. The animations on the enemies are swell and all, but has anyone looked at the animations for the friendly NPCs that hand out quests? Did they forget to animate the entire lower section of the rig? It feels like those old 70s robots you find at Disneyland that just move around the upper part of their body and the rest is stationary to hold them in place. LOOKS REDICULOUS FOR SOMETHING THAT TOOK 7 YEARS TO DEVELOP. The art is awesome, and that is the only reason this game gets a 4 from me. The rest barely holds up to current AAA standards. If this game was sold for 39.99 brand new, I would have a lot more forgiveness, but being released for a full 60 dollar price tag brings shame to id. This game is nothing new and I bet there is no way in hell that this fantastically crappy megatexture technology id developed will be used by anyone in the near future, it has proven to be an utter waste of time unless all you want is pretty screenshots to put in your portfolio.… Expand
  62. vincesz
    Jan 26, 2012
    3
    Uninteresting, unoriginal, and boring are the only descriptions I can give this game. I pre-ordered it and bought into John Carmack's craze and was left holding a steaming turd. The gun mechanics are tight, but there's really nothing here to really keep you playing. The gameplay is mediocre: it has tight gunplay that only the id software can deliver perfectly, but everything else fallsUninteresting, unoriginal, and boring are the only descriptions I can give this game. I pre-ordered it and bought into John Carmack's craze and was left holding a steaming turd. The gun mechanics are tight, but there's really nothing here to really keep you playing. The gameplay is mediocre: it has tight gunplay that only the id software can deliver perfectly, but everything else falls flat. Waves of the same old tired baddies, and the mechanics are out of the 90s. Running around corners shooting people is nice and all for nostalgia, but a game in 2011 needs to be more than a game in 1999 with 2009-level graphics.… Expand
  63. Lambda462
    Oct 30, 2011
    10
    No, there is no excuse for the fact that it had an(extremely) buggy PC release, especially on ATI cards. And it's also no excuse that, at launch, there were nearly NO visual options. And that even when they release a patch it still doesn't work properly. But still...
    Even though it's not as good as earlier ID software games, it's still pretty darned good.
    I think that the gunplay is good    No, there is no excuse for the fact that it had an(extremely) buggy PC release, especially on ATI cards. And it's also no excuse that, at launch, there were nearly NO visual options. And that even when they release a patch it still doesn't work properly. But still...
    Even though it's not as good as earlier ID software games, it's still pretty darned good.
    I think that the gunplay is good and statisfying, that the AI fluid(Wich is enhanced by gorgeous animations), and that the racing is... fine.

    The gameplay is standard FPS/RPG stuff. You take quests in hub areas, then drive to the quest, shoot enemies in the quest area, and then head back to the hub. Really, don't see this as some big RPG-thing as Fallout or Borderlands: Rage is about fun. And fun is the thing I had.
    The only BIG issue I had gameplay&story wise(Besides the fact that the story is kind of lackluster), is the terrible ending. There is no boss whatsoever, you'll just be fighting enemies one second, and be watching the ending cutscene in the other.

    There isn't much to say: You may like it, you may not. Long-time ID fans might be a bit dissapointed, but still, the gameplay is quite solid, and I had a blast.
    I'd buy it on a sale or when it drops to 20-30 euros/dollars, because due to the technical errors, it may not be worth your 50/60 dollars.    … Expand
  64. whitespider999
    Feb 17, 2012
    3
    Souless. While in broad strokes the game looks quite pleasing, rage feels like an upscaled mobile phone game. Sometimes making a game simple works, however it only works if you make it original or emotional or inventive. Rage does none of these things. No character has any personality although their asthetics suggest otherwise, the gunplay feels scripted, the enemy ai feels more like anSouless. While in broad strokes the game looks quite pleasing, rage feels like an upscaled mobile phone game. Sometimes making a game simple works, however it only works if you make it original or emotional or inventive. Rage does none of these things. No character has any personality although their asthetics suggest otherwise, the gunplay feels scripted, the enemy ai feels more like an animation routine than ai - The loot is a joke on us. There is no adventure in a world that yells, explore me! And even if you came in simply wanting a plain jane fps of the old days, it still fails to hold up. Shadow warrior, blood, quake 2, you name it, these older first person shooters are more 'involved' than this game. In fact, even duke nukem forever has more to it. The game also runs horribly on pc, uses 90% of 6 cpu's running at 5ghz (making the system requirements... let's see.. 5ghz is about twice that of xbox, so... 10 to 12 times more demanding) and still running into consistent microstutter. Significantly worse than duke nukem forever. And i REALLY hated that game.… Expand
  65. Gabbo
    Oct 16, 2011
    2
    good stuff, the graphics at a distance, racing is fun, enemies fun to fight, great story premise.
    Bad, lack of giving a damn for pc players, anticlimactic endings to every confrontation especially the ending, ill executed story line, and things seem to end way before they should.
    No graphics settings, except brightness. Many graphics problems due to this, I tried using the help forums but    good stuff, the graphics at a distance, racing is fun, enemies fun to fight, great story premise.
    Bad, lack of giving a damn for pc players, anticlimactic endings to every confrontation especially the ending, ill executed story line, and things seem to end way before they should.
    No graphics settings, except brightness. Many graphics problems due to this, I tried using the help forums but it made my save game un-usable so i just tried unsuccessfully to ignore the awful texture popping. This game seems big for awhile until you realize its all empty space except for the, say 3-5extra locations you can explore. tho the game seems to think its much bigger, it tells you to explore and find things, all you find are enemies and ammunition, so its a moot search. Worst ending to a game ive seen in a long time, incredibly un-satisfying, there isnt even a boss or challenging situation it just ENDS with a few waves of identical mild enemies. many of the quests you do seem pointless, especially in the last area. you complete some preliminary quests, which led me to believe there would be alot more, but then they just stop and you are told to go fight the final battle for reasons not clearly defined.    … Expand
  66. VergilAF
    Nov 11, 2011
    2
    Banal banal banal. A game that promised very well, had to be a cross between Doom and Fallout. Instead he found a game where our sole purpose is: accept the mission, carrying out missions, returns, accept the mission, carrying out missions, go back. Boring, repetitive and massive graphics problems. Bad game!
  67. theHommer
    Oct 17, 2011
    3
    If not for all the buggy graphics on PC this would have been a good game. Game is fun to play for me, but it lags the replay value. No really multiplayer is another big downfall to the game for me.
  68. thebuilder
    Oct 17, 2011
    2
    For something that has been done over and over since the 90s, it shouldn't be this hard to get it right.
    At least it shouldn't be this easy to get it so brutally wrong!
    Overall... Rage is the sad result of the modern game industry. Rushed, unpolished, overblown, unoriginal, and released with no responsibility or respect. Weapon control is terrible, it mostly feels like shooting BB ' at    For something that has been done over and over since the 90s, it shouldn't be this hard to get it right.
    At least it shouldn't be this easy to get it so brutally wrong!

    Overall... Rage is the sad result of the modern game industry. Rushed, unpolished, overblown, unoriginal, and released with no responsibility or respect. Weapon control is terrible, it mostly feels like shooting BB ' at the enemy... The environments are visually stunning, but the extreme level of linearity prevents you from wondering away from "invisible-wall" protected path, overall ruining what "could have been" an exciting experience.
    I cant say much about the story, its pretty insignificant. Limited/no character interaction in the story, no build ups, no smell of a plot twist in the air.. No smell of any plot at all tbh.
    Let it be known for the record that I have yet to finish the entire game, but at this point, im not sure that I want to...

    Conclusion:

    I would wait for Borderlands 2... I hardly think it will fail as bad.
    Don't buy Rage unless you are prepared to be patching, fixing and tweaking away all evening, only to be rewarded with a facepalm.
    I wouldn't say it's as bad as buying a bag of crap, but at least with the bag you don't have to get crap all over your hands.

    Builder out.    … Expand
  69. Okipoki
    Oct 22, 2011
    0
    $50 for a bunch of pure bugs. If it don't crash after the intro, you get a "desktop second chance" at the main screen. And when it run (after 1 or 2 hours), it's slow, buggy and unplayable.
    One thing i'm sure about this game: it's name is the best choice. That totally describe how i feel today !!
  70. Pierre
    Oct 29, 2011
    3
    Game for console. Game is made for short periods of light entertainment. Perfect for children under 12. For me it is like a variant of Super Mario Kart. I bought the game based on ID reputation, game trailers and reviews. It was a mistake.
  71. gent
    Oct 31, 2011
    9
    Over-hyped and under-delivered in the beginning but fun to play, for the most part. Most of the reviewers here haven't played past the first levels and/or haven't done the update. The driving in this game is great. The texture issue is still a problem for me occasionally, but looking past it, it is a really pretty game, with interesting characters and fun physics for off-road racing. TheOver-hyped and under-delivered in the beginning but fun to play, for the most part. Most of the reviewers here haven't played past the first levels and/or haven't done the update. The driving in this game is great. The texture issue is still a problem for me occasionally, but looking past it, it is a really pretty game, with interesting characters and fun physics for off-road racing. The shooter aspect keeps throwing new and interesting weapons and scenarios. Some of the side missions are replays of previous main missions with different changes (like going through backwards with differently placed enemies), and that would normally be tedious, but the graphics are so good that I want to see it again. Each area has it's own design and distinct look: from the desert to the abandoned city to the new tech city. The only thing I dislike about this game is the mutants. The motion and AI is just too good for these guys, so good I'd say it's the hardest part of the game. Get the graphics update and play with it. You'll see that it really is the prettiest little shooter. It's not a summer blockbuster, but it has its own charm.… Expand
  72. nb109
    Nov 6, 2011
    9
    If you liked Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Borderlands, you'll enjoy this game. I cannot understand where all of these negative, whiny reviews are coming from. I've not experienced a single bug, the graphics are awesome on my GeForce 260, and the game play is great. The enemies move so much better than in any other FPS I've played. Rage is to FPS enemies what Dawn of the Dead was to zombies.If you liked Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Borderlands, you'll enjoy this game. I cannot understand where all of these negative, whiny reviews are coming from. I've not experienced a single bug, the graphics are awesome on my GeForce 260, and the game play is great. The enemies move so much better than in any other FPS I've played. Rage is to FPS enemies what Dawn of the Dead was to zombies. As critical as I am about game play, story lines, game mechanics, character models, etc, this game holds up on all fronts.

    Note: Most of the ridiculously low reviews seem to be targeting Carmack specifically, as if these silly people are taking this game review personally. There is NO WAY this game deserves a 1 or 0 rating. Freaking Organ Trail doesn't deserve a 0 rating. I encourage you to ignore these ignorant people. Their idiotic reviews should be removed from this site.    … Expand
  73. ShavedApe
    Nov 10, 2011
    3
    Graphically it doesnt look bad considering the system specs required and at first the game seemed like it had potential but then it just went downhill fast I quickly realized it was going to be the same thing over and over again. Drive to point from point A to point B kill a few bad guys in cars along the way cars, once at point B kill a few bad guys pick a up a few bits as part of yourGraphically it doesnt look bad considering the system specs required and at first the game seemed like it had potential but then it just went downhill fast I quickly realized it was going to be the same thing over and over again. Drive to point from point A to point B kill a few bad guys in cars along the way cars, once at point B kill a few bad guys pick a up a few bits as part of your quest then return to A killing a few more bad guys along the way in cars.

    The ability to upgrade cars or whatever yeah thats all well and good but the game holds no come back and play element to it I played 12 hours in total according to steam and some of that was to play the terrible multiplayer element.

    From a PC aspect they have now fixed most of the issues pc players had with patches but sadly patches dont fix a bad game.    … Expand
  74. Fuby
    Nov 9, 2011
    9
    Runs great, looks great and puts a smile on my face. I tried the Fallout series and sorry to say they seemed a bit "slow" and clunky for me. This is what I expected of the FO Series. You have a way to move around a bit better in this one and although a bit over the top, the badguys seem to work out well in this. Come On..they are the makers of DoOM!.. I enjoyed finding the secret rooms andRuns great, looks great and puts a smile on my face. I tried the Fallout series and sorry to say they seemed a bit "slow" and clunky for me. This is what I expected of the FO Series. You have a way to move around a bit better in this one and although a bit over the top, the badguys seem to work out well in this. Come On..they are the makers of DoOM!.. I enjoyed finding the secret rooms and replay is a plus. They could have had a 10/10 just by adding a 16 player deathmatch to this roaming the whole map! ofcourse 64 player would be even better..:) Nice job ID..look forward to more patches and dlc for this one.. enjoyed it.… Expand
  75. Zane85
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    Seriously hurt by the focus on XBOX 360 development, this game lacks the graphics par it should have been. And the story, plot of the game is terrible.

    But most of all it is full of bugs and they try to pass it off as been the fault of video card drivers, when they have been working with top people from AMD, yet huge amounts of issues are happening on AMD video cards still and on nVidia    Seriously hurt by the focus on XBOX 360 development, this game lacks the graphics par it should have been. And the story, plot of the game is terrible.

    But most of all it is full of bugs and they try to pass it off as been the fault of video card drivers, when they have been working with top people from AMD, yet huge amounts of issues are happening on AMD video cards still and on nVidia cards too. The Q&A is clearly not there along with the game, it was a design experiment not fully thought out, a mess mash of "the darkness" and "rage". Terrible, and not worth any ones time.    … Expand
  76. Vio
    Nov 20, 2011
    6
    I was really looking forward to this game, only to have my hopes shattered. Graphics wise this game suffers from texture popping issues even with the latest drivers/patches on a extremely high end system (nvidia), more over due to the amount of textures that megatexture allows ID ended up with a 150 gigabyte high rez texture which they then had to compress down to 20GB to try make the gameI was really looking forward to this game, only to have my hopes shattered. Graphics wise this game suffers from texture popping issues even with the latest drivers/patches on a extremely high end system (nvidia), more over due to the amount of textures that megatexture allows ID ended up with a 150 gigabyte high rez texture which they then had to compress down to 20GB to try make the game smaller to ship. This caused extremely low resolution textures in some places and in others caused compression artifacts. The game itself offers nothing in terms of dynamic lighting, all the lighting is static, baked into the textures themselves. Have a look at QuakeCon 2007's demonstration of what there characters were going to look like vs. what they delivered in the latest game play vids and you will see a significant reduction in quality. Whats good about the Graphics? Excellent animations and a couple of wow moments when mega texture actually does pay of in terms of terrain detail. Overall though I'm disapointed, in many ways doom 3 and quake 4's graphics were better in some places, and those are 5-6 year old games. Gameplay is arcade shooter style with some racing elements, combined with crafting. Crafting in this game was not really necasary, but it is ok. Enemies were a little annoying as they seem to be so armored all the guns seem weak. I.e. the best 'machine gun' type weapon in the game which has a BFG round as it's alternate fire takes 50 bullets - 50! - to put down a normal humanoid soldier. Other than that the movement and shotgun is very satisfying. Sound in the game was good with the music being really cool in fights. Get it on a half price special if you're gonna get it.… Expand
  77. TTeddos
    Nov 21, 2011
    10
    super jeux qui nous change des séries cod ou battlefield je le recomande fortement pour l'aventure.
    certes il y a peut d'arme, mais sa reste jouissif.
  78. Patrick032986
    Dec 2, 2011
    10
    I love this game best ever played all I can say :). I would not change anything about this game it also a lot to it and so much to do and the graphics are well detailed and the gameplay is outstanding.
  79. Os174
    Dec 24, 2011
    10
    I am several hours into the game and I am having a blast. Yes, it's linear but so was Quake I and Quake II and those were great games. It is not Call of Duty linear where you simply need to run to a checkpoint in order to stop infinite respawn of bad guys. I do not experience any technical issues, with AMD Radeon HD5770 and 12.1 Catalyst drivers. Gameplay wise it is very similar to myI am several hours into the game and I am having a blast. Yes, it's linear but so was Quake I and Quake II and those were great games. It is not Call of Duty linear where you simply need to run to a checkpoint in order to stop infinite respawn of bad guys. I do not experience any technical issues, with AMD Radeon HD5770 and 12.1 Catalyst drivers. Gameplay wise it is very similar to my favorite Borderlands. Shooting wise it's perfect, just like you would expect from the creators of Quake. I believe the game is not fairly treated by a lot of gamers who simply expected it to be something else.… Expand
  80. diogenesxxx
    Jan 10, 2012
    1
    Vehicle handling extremely poor, cannot finish even simplest required races, This makes the game virtually unplayable from Wellspring episode forward. Cannot recommend this game to anyone. Not to mention the Borderlands clone appearance. At least in Borderlands the mouse interface allows the vehicles to be drivable....
  81. Ophion
    Jan 27, 2012
    1
    Reviewer scores reek of payola -- just look at opinions from actual players of the game. I too made an account just to lambast this steaming pile. Graphics were pretty good for me, at least nothing to complain about. But the lack of story, the blatant plagiarism (basically the worst of Fallout 3 and Borderlands), the stunning anti-climax that was the end of the game... For yourReviewer scores reek of payola -- just look at opinions from actual players of the game. I too made an account just to lambast this steaming pile. Graphics were pretty good for me, at least nothing to complain about. But the lack of story, the blatant plagiarism (basically the worst of Fallout 3 and Borderlands), the stunning anti-climax that was the end of the game... For your hub-and-spoke mission system, there are *TWO* hubs, really closer to 1.5. Despite the vague whiff of an open world, the missions and story are entirely linear. The characters are caricatures. The driving is passable, but busywork (along with the occasional fetch quest). There are no choices, nor roleplaying. Quake was more fun, lived up to its potential and recognized its strengths. Rage is a buggy mess with nothing to recommend it.

    1 point instead of 0 for not being Duke Nukem Forever.    … Expand
  82. getorky
    May 22, 2012
    10
    Rage is one of the best first person shooters in existence. Awesome graphics and fluid, responsive gunplay set it above all other games of this genre. Rage really is one of the finest games ever made.
  83. Binxalot
    Jan 15, 2012
    4
    The game should really be called "look but don't touch". RAGE is trying to do too many things and none of them well really, except for the graphics which are amazing, but the world you play in is dead, and not because of the story dead in that all of the maps are completely static, all of the objects are stuck to the floor, no physics or objects being scattered after an explosion orThe game should really be called "look but don't touch". RAGE is trying to do too many things and none of them well really, except for the graphics which are amazing, but the world you play in is dead, and not because of the story dead in that all of the maps are completely static, all of the objects are stuck to the floor, no physics or objects being scattered after an explosion or anything to move around, you can't even jump ontop of objects below your waist. The entire world is off limits so to speak. You can basically move and look at things like a simulation but there's no real reason to explore, you may find a few hidden items like playing cards for the mini game or pieces used to build stuff but they're randomly placed and it's just not fun and that goes in to the map designs as well:

    The maps are basically linear and you just go around shooting everythign until you loop back around to the end. There's very little variety in terms of enemy AI and placement, with the exception of the mutants but you can easily just walk over the invisible triggers in an area to make them jump out then run back in to a doorway to murder them all in a nice row, very not fun and annoying really.

    The rest of the enemies are not fun either, they take way too many bullets to kill and the mutant characters don't even leave any loot to find, they just absorb bullets and return nothing which forces you to do other things that aren't fun like racing and playing card games or delivering mail to make extra money so you can trudge through the next mission fighting the same types of things in the same way.

    To put rage in perspective HL2 came out in 2004 and offered the same type of post appo. world and did it right, the world while dead was completely alive, you broke things to open boxes, you solved puzzles to get around a map, enemies were varied and fun and the game has characters and story you give a **** about. As for the weapons, they're underpowered, all of them minus wing blade are worthless. the shotgun maybe not but it's only good close range and sometimes it doesn't kill the same two enemies with the same shot. Not sure whats the problem. Nothing is really that amazing you can change your ammo types but who cares, and you can hold up to 4 guns.

    The game has some RPG elements which translates to wasting your time back tracking and pressing the activate key twice to listen to an NPC babble on until you get to the mission accept screen. It's tedious, especially when dealing with vendors, each time you need to listen to the idiot vendor tell you he buys and sells items, then you need to wait for him to finish talking before you can buy said items every single time you visit a vendor. It's absolutely retarded. The game really isn't all that inspiring, I'm about 1/4 of the way through the game and I could give a flying **** whether or not I ever beat this, I may just watch the endnig on youtube and call it a day. I kinda owe it to my wife to finish this turd because she bought it for me for christmas. Oh well, nice try ID but this could have been a linear shooter and it would have been much better.    … Expand
  84. Carnifex
    Dec 2, 2011
    8
    Rage was possibly one of the worst game launchs in recent memory. Driver issues, lack of PC graphic options, and bugs. While it's pretty common in most game launches to see any or all of these problems, with Rage it seemed to be the perfect storm. Combined with horrible open GL driver support from ATI, Rage really never got off the starting line. >< IF you toughed it out there was a prettyRage was possibly one of the worst game launchs in recent memory. Driver issues, lack of PC graphic options, and bugs. While it's pretty common in most game launches to see any or all of these problems, with Rage it seemed to be the perfect storm. Combined with horrible open GL driver support from ATI, Rage really never got off the starting line. >< IF you toughed it out there was a pretty good FPS hiding under all the chaos. >< Rage doesn't do anything new but rather incorporates alot of ideas that id had done well in previous games. Level design is excellent albeit a tad too linear with return visits to certain levels via side-quests. The enemies you face have better AI and are more diverse then the "Hey, let's re-skin the same mindless human model 20 times"--military shooter(s). The driving sections and racing are very arcade-ish, decent but can become repetitive also. Rage offers tons of customization, be it your car, or weapons, or items, you're given many creative ways to reign down death. Graphically the game is gorgeous, gripes about low-res textures aside, Rage is one of the best looking games around. Multiplayer is a car combat Twisted Metal style affair, which to be honest I only tried once, and didn't much care for. >< Rage wasn't the second coming of FPS that many had hoped but it's no way near as bad as some would like you to believe either. I'd recommend Rage to anyone with a decent PC now that the price has dropped.… Expand
  85. Jimbobbrown
    Jan 20, 2012
    2
    Have to say i've quite a tolerance for Id games (even liked Quake4) but i have to rate this one as bad. Got it bargain basement price to see what the new engine could do, its technically impressive. Didn't have any major issues running (odd crash and the textures load a little slow). Cant fault the art department. What lets it down is awful game play decisions by the developers - fromHave to say i've quite a tolerance for Id games (even liked Quake4) but i have to rate this one as bad. Got it bargain basement price to see what the new engine could do, its technically impressive. Didn't have any major issues running (odd crash and the textures load a little slow). Cant fault the art department. What lets it down is awful game play decisions by the developers - from story to shooting its all pretty uninteresting, story, boring missions in rail-like settings with poor A.I., enemies look and sound exactly the same - can't even loot guns - u have to wait till your given them? wtf? Guns on bodies just vaporize? I find it hard to believe that at some point nobody developing this game didn't say "hang on this is a little rough for a 2011 game". Very little RPG elements that I could tell, having put about two hours in, i've no desire to play any more (odd for an Id game). I was expecting a open - sandbox style game, its far from it. Don't buy. Ogle a few videos and kudos to the art team but avoid the game - there is nothing new, interesting or even well executed.… Expand
  86. Raddra
    Jan 15, 2012
    1
    I give it a 1 for some fairly decent looking landscapes, but that's all this game has going for it.

    I should have listened to the reviews.. believed the poor ratings, but I decided to get this game anyway when I had a strong nostalgia for something wasteland-ish and having already played all the other games out there. It was terrible.. that big red rating up there? that is accurate. In    I give it a 1 for some fairly decent looking landscapes, but that's all this game has going for it.

    I should have listened to the reviews.. believed the poor ratings, but I decided to get this game anyway when I had a strong nostalgia for something wasteland-ish and having already played all the other games out there.

    It was terrible.. that big red rating up there? that is accurate. In fact its worse.. that 4.4 has been padded by fanboys and what I believe to be company employee's rating 10.

    Textures take time to load when you turn around. The plot is so insanely contrived its abysmal. The starting sequence is 'get out of pod, get attacked by previously invisible enemies, guy pulls you on a car after psychically knowing you were there and drives you home, doesn't offer you a drink or a rest.. puts a gun in your hand and says 'go kill' its insane and I think 10 year olds could write a more believable start to this game. After getting cut-scened to progress the plot (I despise cuts-cene defeats with the passion of a thousand suns) I just gave up.. its poorly wrote, buggy, has a counter intuitive UI and leaves you utterly frustrated at every turn.    … Expand
  87. Horus
    Oct 18, 2011
    0
    This game is ****
    **** graphics, **** sounds (when you actually hear something), **** scenario, and **** shooting (like firing with nerf guns, no punch, all soft).
    DONT EVER THINK BUYING THIS
  88. sydan
    Oct 28, 2011
    8
    I think a lot of users are being very harsh towards this game. I am half way through the story (as far as I can tell) and I've found it fairly gripping and enjoyable. It's not heavy though, it doesn't require much thought and in comparison is no where near as epic as Portal 2, but much better than Brink.

    The game play is very solid. The mechanics of the game are reliable and consistent.    I think a lot of users are being very harsh towards this game. I am half way through the story (as far as I can tell) and I've found it fairly gripping and enjoyable. It's not heavy though, it doesn't require much thought and in comparison is no where near as epic as Portal 2, but much better than Brink.

    The game play is very solid. The mechanics of the game are reliable and consistent. The weapons all feel nice and powerful even, however the enemies do just seem to take more and more hits to kill as you move on, as opposed to using more clever attacks. There's a certain fear factor but it's over-ridden when you realise that playing on easy will make you virtually invincible, the other combat that I didn't really like was how mostly it ended up being bit of an ammo drain. The maps are very nice for combat but you can't run over them enough. If you've played Mirror's Edge, Brink or Half-life 2 then you will be disappointed by the lack of physics or the ability to run over cover easily. Jumping is practically useless in Rage but crouching is not. Rage rewards you well for clever combat and stealth attacks which in the end makes it feel a lot more fun. The combination of FPS, RPG and racer does not feel rushed. They flow together very nicely and although it's easy to see where each takes it's dominance (Racing is for improving you car: For travel. RPG is for improving your fighting chance: For survival. FPS is the actual meat of the game) this is actually a nice feature. It allows you to get all sorts of varied experiences. The term 'open world' does not (however) apply to Rage. It is in no way an 'open world' game. If you've played games like Oblivion/Fallout you will be fair disappointed by the limited area you can access. Most of each map is not accessible. I would compare Rage to Bioshock mixed with Half-life 2 as a best next of kin for game play. Mostly linear, with some RPG elements, some mutants, some badass weapons. Graphics is very good. There are some blurry textures but if you compare this to a game released last year then you will see it's a big jump up anyway. It's extremely well optimised; my PC wasn't meant to be able to run it but it still does at +60fps! The best part visually is that each area is extremely detailed and does vary quite a lot. Overall it's highly enjoyable but don't expect it to blow you away. The thing is... most games don't these days, my favourite game is still Portal 2 because it's Story was the best I've ever played... it's going to be hard to compete after that.    … Expand
  89. SrMoure
    Nov 7, 2011
    4
    It is just Borderlnad clone. Graphics are really good. But IMO Borderland was a great game and this one fails. Unfortunately, this game is linear and boring.
  90. ChoO-T
    Nov 10, 2011
    2
    An horrible PC port, buggy, boring and too easy. I'v waited for chanlenge and fun... theyre never come. And seriously, what the **** with the texel ratio ?
  91. ChopStiR
    Nov 24, 2011
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I ran the game on my old Geforce 8800 in hi-res/high detail. I had a Graphic bug on the first day which was most annoying if I got hit by a bullet. But on the second day a patch installed fixing my problem. Ran the game with no problem since. The engineering was cool, but the need for items like the RC car was short lived. Would have made a better game if they were still needed further in the game to get to other areas, Zelda is a good reference for this. Side Quests like Zelda would have also been good in this game. Although you could do some exploring, the game was very linear. I felt the ending was rushed and came to soon, I was hoping for a third Wasteland (The City) were I would run into the Authority more. Hopefully this will come with the Blue Station Expansion. The biggest issue I had with the game was after the credits you didnt get to escape back into the wasteland. I want to play the card game again with all the cards I collected. Plus I became very addicted to Tombstone.… Expand
  92. dreams81
    Nov 29, 2011
    5
    Terrible don't waste your time. This game should cost 10 dollars and no more. No story No goal nothing expect beautiful graphics. Carmack and his team have lost there touch. It seems developers just try to rush there products to meet share holders demands. This is terrible game to release the end is the worst one I have seen in ages.

    Pathetic attempt at entertainment.
  93. BradleyBondage
    Dec 23, 2011
    0
    stupidly buggy it feels like a straight up port, the game is barely playable as theres a severe graphics problem I get when i play this game causing all sorts of textures from guns and other stupid things to replace the environment they really need to patch this game! from what i have played it feels really linear and i do feel cheated out of my £30
  94. JudgeHolden
    Dec 28, 2011
    9
    I was enraged with this game at the beginning: buggy graphics, linear plot and gameplay, repetitive levels. But more I played, more I enjoyed it. RAGE has an atmosphere that was always an essential part of id software's games: mesmerizing, captivating.
  95. Mouse
    Jan 4, 2012
    7
    If you think Borderland's story was dry, 1-dimensional, and left a bad taste in your brain, but you still want the RPG, post-apocalyptic experience, this is it. Rage (now bugless!) mixes a feel of seriousness to go augment the great atmosphere with hilariously larger-then-life characters that make the game colorfully varried. The guns shoot, and you've got a lot of them, so unless you'reIf you think Borderland's story was dry, 1-dimensional, and left a bad taste in your brain, but you still want the RPG, post-apocalyptic experience, this is it. Rage (now bugless!) mixes a feel of seriousness to go augment the great atmosphere with hilariously larger-then-life characters that make the game colorfully varried. The guns shoot, and you've got a lot of them, so unless you're in too much love with the two-weapon-realism, this half-life-esque armory you'll be carrying should satisfy any end-of-the-world-survivor. Facial maps of characters is top-quality, and the scenery through which you'll be trudging on missions is pure scenery gorn--the attention to detail by id Software to the decimated city you visit is mind-blowing, and a true reminder of Life After People. On the downside, when it does seem to be sandbox, it's not. And when it's not sandboxish, it's linear as the original The Houe of the Dead. But with the only sandbox game pulling off freedom and atmosphere being STALKER, a little guidance is welcomed for an absorbing experience, and even needed when you're going through areas with so much eye candy the makers of 2012 would be jealous. But above all, it's really fun when you equip rockets to your vehicle and go on rallies.… Expand
  96. XCRage
    Jan 6, 2012
    5
    I bought this game weeks after it came out and I didn't have any of the issues other people had. Actually, the game is quite pretty. The texture fill in, or pop in, or whatever people want to call it sucks, but it didn't really bug me. However, the crap quality of the textures when you get close to things is worse. But for me, the real problem was: This game got boring fast. Really boring.I bought this game weeks after it came out and I didn't have any of the issues other people had. Actually, the game is quite pretty. The texture fill in, or pop in, or whatever people want to call it sucks, but it didn't really bug me. However, the crap quality of the textures when you get close to things is worse. But for me, the real problem was: This game got boring fast. Really boring. Really fast. I got half way and just started trying desperately to finish it. It's a major rail shooter. You visit every place pretty much twice. I don't know what to say other than buy it on sale. It's worth seeing the amazing visuals - unfortunately, Borderlands will stand head and shoulders above this game, simply because it came first, and was more interesting, story wise.… Expand
  97. mcdonis
    Jan 12, 2012
    2
    Just finished the game tonight on PC. Rage has some good qualties that help it, it has a good combat system and interesting guns. It also at times look good (at a distance) and can be fun expecially in the first couple of hours. However Rage is only a AAA game for the first 20 minutes very shortly after that its all downhill. The story is about as non-existent as I have ever seen inJust finished the game tonight on PC. Rage has some good qualties that help it, it has a good combat system and interesting guns. It also at times look good (at a distance) and can be fun expecially in the first couple of hours. However Rage is only a AAA game for the first 20 minutes very shortly after that its all downhill. The story is about as non-existent as I have ever seen in a game billed as an open world RPG. There are arcade shooters out there that spent more time working on dialog and story than Rage. Textures at short rage are terrible (I was using NVIDIA not ATI) so much so that is unforgiveable in a "AAA" title. Gameplay is extremly lame for a something billed as an RPG, there are no real choices you make in the game. Every map is a one way path with no choices or even abilities to get lost, ever! The ending is the lamest I have ever seen from a major developer. No boss, no story, not even a real challenge. Just a few enemies that wouldnt be out of place in any of the other maps. Kill them and then poof game over.… Expand
  98. Pier11
    Jan 13, 2012
    5
    This game is very good when you start to play it but it's repetitive end it's all ways the same walk and kill ID software have failed when they done that game.
  99. Moononu
    Mar 2, 2012
    0
    Appalling experience, huge disappointment. 2 evenings of trying to get the game working on my laptop. Downloading drivers, game crashing and now I have GL error and can't even start it. Be warned - you will despise yourself if you buy this - the game couldn't have been properly tested as it is just about unplayable on pc.
  100. ChoicestGames
    Mar 3, 2012
    5
    A buggy, boring, disappointing mess of a game. id Software are really going downhill. The only rage I feel is for buying this game in the first place!
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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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