Doesn't matter if it's realistic to expect more maps, the fact is the older game had more maps to play on. "Hundreds" and "7" are both hyperbole, but UT2004 probably did have 100 more maps available to play than UT3 did. Many were 2003 and 99 maps, but that doesn't matter. If UT3 hadn't gone so far off the deep end in terms of art style, they could have redone some of the textures and branded them "classic" maps (to make up for any complaints about inferior appearance) and called it a day.
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Why was Unreal Tournament III a failure?
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Doesn't matter if it's realistic to expect more maps, the fact is the older game had more maps to play on. "Hundreds" and "7" are both hyperbole, but UT2004 probably did have 100 more maps available to play than UT3 did. Many were 2003 and 99 maps, but that doesn't matter. If UT3 hadn't gone so far off the deep end in terms of art style, they could have redone some of the textures and branded them "classic" maps (to make up for any complaints about inferior appearance) and called it a day.
Ya you could straight up put maps on a USB stick and play them. Was pretty neat. My friend had this lego map he got from the Internet.
FrontalMonk
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My biggest problem with UT3 was discussed earlier in the thread but even if everyone said it a thousand times it still bears repeating. The graphics in the game were too goddamn busy. I couldn't differentiate between a temple and another player because they both had so much grittiness to their textures. Things didn't all look the same per se, but the art style they went for made it really difficult in a twitch shooter to tell what's what. I closed UT3 and opened UT2k4 immediately after and could see the difference, like night and day.
Teknopathetic
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"Doesn't matter if it's realistic to expect more maps, the fact is the older game had more maps to play on. "Hundreds" and "7" are both hyperbole, but UT2004 probably did have 100 more maps available to play than UT3 did. Many were 2003 and 99 maps, but that doesn't matter. If UT3 hadn't gone so far off the deep end in terms of art style, they could have redone some of the textures and branded them "classic" maps (to make up for any complaints about inferior appearance) and called it a day."
Re-releasing a bunch of maps in a half-assed fashion to bump up a number on the back of the box is really all it takes to appease you?
Re-releasing a bunch of maps in a half-assed fashion to bump up a number on the back of the box is really all it takes to appease you?
XANDER CAGE
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I mostly remember being put off by how visually busy it was. It was a showpiece for Unreal 3 on PC, initially, but it just sort of looked like (even more) overdesigned Gears.
I think a good deal of the loyal 2k4 players felt too alienated by the gears of war crap they busted out with U3.
far from being better than U2k4. i remember getting burned at the stake at the IGN forums for saying that HAlo 2 seemed meh and nothing special when compared to U2k4. still stick to that opinion.
far from being better than U2k4. i remember getting burned at the stake at the IGN forums for saying that HAlo 2 seemed meh and nothing special when compared to U2k4. still stick to that opinion.
Halo fans were happy to finally be able to play their mediocre console shooter online, should have just let them enjoy their fun.
Hazelhurst
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I guess I'm one of the few who enjoyed UT3. I only played the Warfare mode though. I loved the hover board and the various vehicles.
Nocturno999
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Bad timing releasing it at the time MW and Halo 3 were released.
Bad word of mouth, many PC gamers whined that the game got consolized too.
Bad word of mouth, many PC gamers whined that the game got consolized too.
SolidSnakeUS
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Here, for those that want UT2K4 ECE for $10. DRM free via GOG.com.
http://www.gog.com/game/unreal_tournament_2004_ece
Just saying, I own the physical game, but I'd love to own a digital copy.
http://www.gog.com/game/unreal_tournament_2004_ece
Just saying, I own the physical game, but I'd love to own a digital copy.
soxinthebox
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I just remember the game running poorly on my PC at the time and it not being popular at LANs as a result.
Sseklebeast
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Hoverboards.
ThatsMytrunks
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I think this is it. The game wasn't focused on being a game, it was focused on being visually impressive. It was "Hey, here's a framework, finish it for us with mods".
Downloading UT2K4 on Steam right now.
Certainly CoD isn't as technical as Counter Strike, but you can't tell me that they're really all that dissimilar. CoD is way more like Counter Strike than Unreal Tournament.
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