• Re: FREE GAME: Marathon Infinity

    From Ant@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Sat Aug 24 20:15:42 2024
    Uh, that's not a strategy game. ;P


    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Arriving a bit earlier than expected, here's the final game of the
    Classic Marathon trilogy: "Marathon Infinity" https://store.steampowered.com/app/2398520/Classic_Marathon_Infinity/

    All the usual caveats apply; it's a boomer-shooter made in the
    boomer-shooter era, so expect nonsensical level design, a lack of quality-of-life features we now take for granted, and annoying
    key-card quests. It's gameplay is slower paced than its contemporaries
    too, so don't go into it expecting "Doom". And, yes, you can play this
    game for free without a Steam account if you download the Aleph One*
    version. It's just more convenient on Steam.

    That said, this -and all the Classic Marathon games- mostly exist for
    diehard fans and people who have a historical interest in the series
    (either to see what Bungie was doing before Halo, or to see what FPS
    games were like in the mid to late 90s). Personally, even I don't find
    it much fun to actually play.

    That won't stop me from clicking the 'add to library' button, of
    course. The Number must grow!






    * Aleph One Marathon Open Source Project
    https://alephone.lhowon.org/


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