Abandon All Hope

Content - Quake2 - Quake2 Levels - Quake2 Single Player

Author: James Parkman | Rating: 6.75| Download: abandon.zip

Here is a level dating back to 1998 and how times have changed. There isn’t much to see here as far as architecture and unfortunately not much for gameplay either. I’m sure when it was released it would have scored higher but the bar has been raised and Abandon All Hope falls from the glory.

The level is a typical Strogg base level with the find the key then destroy the commander plot. It gives mention of finding your squad at the beginning but when you do find them their dead, oops, I should have warned of the spoiler! Anyway, so your left alone to destroy the easily decimated Strogg. At no point in this level did I feel any urgency or excitement. Even the end boss was easily dispatched due to the fact he was too big to come up the stairs and into the hallway.

The design is stable though. Simple to navigate but too linear. Maybe I’ve been to spoiled by the more current levels that are available.

My advice is to try it if you like nostalgia but if you’re looking for excitement there are plenty of others to choose from.

- DorKwolf