Longtime listeners of the old podcast might remember that Metroid Prime is my number one game of all time. While it isn’t a title I’ve had a lot of occasion to talk about publicly, Prime was actually what made me start to approach videogames as something more than toys, and it ultimately led to me finding GameCritics.
HIGH It’s somewhat nice to see Zool back in his original form…
LOW …which reminds me it wasn’t that great to start with.
WTF The bleeding banana will haunt my dreams for years to come.
HIGH Classic shmup gameplay…
LOW …including the classic repetition.
WTF The fanservice gets kind of weird.
HIGH Winning a match after numerous high-speed volleys.
LOW The severe lack of meaningful health boosts between battles.
WTF The final boss unleashing an attack that became its own demise.
HIGH Building and eating ghosts trains.
LOW Controls feel off.
WTF The bosses are disappointing.
When you think of id Software, a few names come to mind — Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake chief among them. However, when you think of Quake specifically, you’re probably not thinking of the original. Instead, you’re probably thinking of Quake II or Quake III: Arena, both of which released to much larger fanfare and moved away from the original’s premise and setting.
If you’re in or around the Seattle/Tacoma area this weekend, you might want to check out the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show.
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