I feel like this expansion was made without how Quake like, works, in mind. Its trying to be a much faster paced shooter than what Quake was and I kinda wish it had kept the pace of the original. Its not terrible but its just not what I liked about Quake’s main campaign. I also feel like the further in the expansion goes the worse the level design gets even if the actual aesthetic is much more in like with base game quake than Scourge of armagon was. I think over half of episode 2 is just “press 4 switches to unlock the final gate” which felt insanely repetitive. Also the final boss just, is borderline nonfunctional. Its just extremely boring except for the one time you get hit and lose like your entire healthbar; which you can then immediately refill. I just don’t think this was designed very well is what I’m trying to say. If a few things were changed it could have been something; but as is Dissolution of Eternity is just almost fine but leaning more towards just kinda bad.

4.5/10

There is so much I want to say and so much I could say about this game, but I’m not sure I have the words to describe properly just what this game meant to me on a grander scale so I’m just going to say this:

This game reminded me why I wanted to make games in the first place. There is no higher praise I can give anything than that.

10/10

Note: This review was made while the game was still in early access, if you're seeing this the game is either still in early access or I just haven't beaten the game if its fully released yet.

Stop Dead is a really fun game, most of the time. The second to second gameplay is really smooth and a ton of care was put into the standard level gameplay systems. I also greatly appreciate how each run is really quick so if you mess up and die a restart doesn't hit you quite as hard as it could in other games. Insanely good level design, weapon variety, enemy variety, I love most of the major aspects of this game's gameplay. I just wish the boss fights clicked with me better. Those are currently my biggest sticking point with the game and over half of my 4 1/2 hours i've put into this was just getting stuck on those bosses. I don't think they're designed poorly though, just kinda over tuned. Outside of having insta kill attacks, those genuinely annoy me but that's not something exclusive to this game. Outside of gameplay the game has a really strong artstyle, some good music, and a story that has kept me interesting in seeing where its going.

Overall I'd say definitely give Stop Dead a shot if you like quick movement shooters. Its a game I enjoy a fair amount but just have some issues with the bosses that I personally can't ignore; but who knows maybe you won't mind it as much if you give it a shot

7/10