It’s time to get serious! My recent review of Battlefield 1942 really had me itching for some more first-person action. So after combing through my backlog I came across the perfect title; Serious Sam – The First Encounter. This is a game that’s been sitting in my Steam library since 2013. I think it’s beyond time for me to blow...
This is a review that I’ve been wanting to write for a long time. I started this website nine years ago and over the course of that time I’ve discussed a lot of games. It’s no secret that RPGs are one of my biggest gaming passions. This may surprise many of you, but I love first person shooters just as...
Years ago when I reviewed a number of PC games from the late 90’s and early 2000’s, there was one game on the list that I desperately wanted to talk about, Daikatana. There was just one problem, when I sat down to play the game, I ran into all sorts of incompatibilities and technical issues. When playing older games, these...
This is a review I’ve been wanting to write for quite some time. Years ago, when I played through my initial round of late-90’s PC games, I reviewed a number of classic FPS titles. One of the games I was really excited to talk about, but couldn’t manage to review at the time, was SiN. SiN is a game that...
Deviating from my Final Fantasy playthrough for a moment, I wanted to share my review of the newest Wolfenstein title: The Old Blood. This game is a direct prequel to The New Order; using the same engine and overall game elements. But it focuses on the events leading up to the beginning of the New Order. For older fans of...
Right on the heels of my Unreal Tournament review, comes my thoughts on its main competitor; Quake III Arena. Both of these titles are similar in terms of gameplay and they were released only days apart. So how does Quake hold up? Let’s see. First, let’s talk about what Quake III is not. It is not a direct sequel to...
Continuing my dig thru the archives brings me to the ever popular Unreal Tournament. This game is not a direct sequel to the original Unreal, instead it is designed solely around the concept of a multiplayer arena. The nasty multiplayer code from the original game was fixed and enhanced with an in-game server browser allowing players to find live ongoing games at any time. This game also takes...
The Christmas cyclone has finally settled, so I’m going to take a moment to post another review. This time, for the often forgotten game, Heretic II. I actually played through this game earlier in the month, but I wanted to wait until a day when I had some extra time to properly put my thoughts down before posting the review....
This is a review I’ve been looking forward to. Since I started going through my PC collection, I’ve been eagerly waiting to discuss Unreal. Well, I’ve finally reached that point on my “to play” list, so I’ve dusted off my copy of this fantastic game. Unreal is an interesting beast. It came out during the height of Quake’s reign...
***NOTE: Many of the technical parts of this review have since been made obsolete with the release of the Quake II 2023 remaster update.*** Next up in the Oldschool File is another FPS classic: Quake II. After Quake took the Internet by storm, id Software was quick to develop a proper sequel. Quake II takes most of what was popular...