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I've been postponing this moment, because one of my rules is not to snatch screenshots from the web, so I have to replay games in order to take them myself. And frankly, with this particular piece of software my desire to do that was below zero (specially after the objectionable first part; read its article to know what you're up against). But years ago I took a vow to sacrifice myself for mankind, so here goes nothing.
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The conclusion of a very productive year, I really like how short and simple it ended up being. I couldn't believe I had managed to keep the page count a single digit! And without outlandish science-fiction or action-hero plots.
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In the world of video games, having a good product isn't a guarantee of success. Sometimes it's like lottery. You may offer an interesting concept mixed with a good story and backed up by a decent technical aspect, but if it doesn't click with the audience, years later you'll read "it was critically acclaimed, but it ended up underperforming commercially, though it gained a cult following" in your Wikipedia article. Yeah, as if a bunch of die-hard nerd fans were gonna help you pay the bills.
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More a Half-Life map pack than a mod, it could easily go unnoticed were it not for the fact that it was made by Maverick Developments, a team led by author Phil Daniels that also gifted us Redemption (which this one is a prequel of) and Wanted!. They even struck a deal with Valve to develop a few projects, so clearly the guys had some talent.
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You could say I'm a big fan of first-person shooters. It's easily the genre I've devoted more time to, though I dislike being told so as I take pride in having tried all types of games without reservations (even sports, and I'd rather attend church than play FIFA). I completed the entire id Software lineage (Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Heretic, Hexen, Quake, etc) on the highest difficulty. I never tried Rise of the Triad though, so I was naturally curious about this experiment that was once meant to be released as Wolfenstein 3D II: Rise of the Triad before having to reinvent itself. And it's sad to say it didn't meet my expectations.