an utter joy from beginning to end.I do have some small gripes with the design for Tartarus early on, but it quickly gets better and better. But I feel like, most importantly, they absolutely nailed the social aspect of it, particularly when it comes to the SEES team, and with all of them being interesting in their own right, it's not hard to see how or why someone (like me) would get attached to the characters pretty easily, which I feel like really makes this game feel as good as it does. Oh, and the dungeon crawling in Tartarus? Genuinely addicting. I cannot express just how much fun I've had just grinding beyond necessity just because i loved going around Tartarus grinding. It really does tend to nail pretty much everything it goes for. I love these people man. They're my friends. oomfs for life.

Necessary play for anyone who likes Quake, containing multiple of my outright favorite maps I've had the pleasure to play with so many extra additions (new weapons, new enemies, new mechanics) with maps that are given so much attention and care to not only as beautiful as this game can manage but to also make expertly designed where you know where you are a lot of the time because areas are usually fairly distinct, as well as making the pace of combat as smooth as can be. I can't even begin to express just how in awe I am of this mod. Easily the best experience I've had playing an FPS and in turn in all of gaming. I love this.

Oh, and play Tears ofthe False God. Favorite map in this mod. Probably the best map I've ever played in a shooter.

Heavy recommendation: ad_tears, ad_dm5, ad_zendar, ad_swampy, ad_magna, ad_tfuma, ad_sepulcher

Solid and lovely game in the franchise that falters here and there but is overall lovely. Main aspect where this game stands outs are the characters in this game, all of which feel like they have their own unique charm that the series feels like the series only tapped into in this game, where all the characters feel inherently cartoony while also being able to take them seriously and most importantly imagine what kinda stuff they would do outside of the trials, which is a thing I don't think I felt about in previous games, barring some characters that were charming enough to leave an impression on me, like Will Powers, Adrian Andrews, Ron & Desirée. It feels like I distinctly remember characters like Wocky, Guy Eldoon, Daryan, Valant, Vera, there's just so many characters that stand out and are unique AND interesting in their on ways that I feel like is different than before. I dunno. I simply just love and enjoy a lot about this game and its characters. Pretty damn solid.