Why I Couldn't Care Less About RAGE

Gaming Irresponsibly writer, Franco discusses why he isn't buying in to the hype of RAGE. At least he isn't yet.

[fluffydelusions]

Yeah because ID didn't define FPS or anything /s Article is total rubbish.

[agentxk]

He explains that id will be the reason he actually checks the game out.

[fluffydelusions]

His reasoning is pretty lame imo.

[I_find_it_funny]

incoming...

Why I Couldn't Care Less About Someone Who Couldn't Care Less About RAGE

edit/ gamingirresponsibly is on my list of Top 10 wortless N4G submitter websites and I will submit an article about it

[agentxk]

look forward to reading it!

[wicko]

What a baby, always someone bitching and moaning that game X isn't completely unique.

He also forgets that Rage was in development before both of those games, and was actually shown before Borderlands ever was. I also don't recall anyone going on about how fresh and innovative it was. Even in id's video series they've released, they've said you know what to expect from us, we make shooters.

[FriedGoat]

I personally hope it will be great, i've been playing ID games all my life and upgrading accordingly for new releases. One thing that worries me about this is it doesn't seem at all original. Borderlands rings a bell.

[ReservoirDog316]

I kinda think it looks like bland. No trailer has wowed me yet. Probably cause I don't let graphics sell a game for me.

Maybe it's the best* game* ever* but none of the previews have caught my eye yet.

Maybe it's better that I don't buy into the hype and when I finally play it, I'm absolutely floored?

But all I know is that the graphics and engine stuff that they brag about so much just bores me to tears. I just don't care about 60fps and unique textures. It's like a watching a movie only for the detailed props.

Either way, I'm sure it'll be good but it's at the bottom of the list of the 147,000 games coming out this year.

[BulletToothtony]

i'm not saying that it's will be a bad game but when most of the praises come from the developer it's kinda hard to believe the hype or what he's saying.

Even companies with great records have messed up once in a while.

I hope for carmack's sake that his mentality has evolved cause it's been a long time since quake.

[MaxXAttaxX]

...It doesn't seem very interesting to me.
It's a post-apocalyptic FPS.

How is the story/characters?

[nveenio]

Can you please show me some video where Rage is focusing on AI? Everything I've seen shows terrible AI and absolutely no physics engine. Graphics aside, Rage is one of the least promising games I've seen in a long time (besides Deus Ex: HR).

[Cerberus29]

I know I'm gonna get a TON of disagrees, but I actually feel the same way about RAGE. The graphics engine looks incredible but the gameplay just looks meh, and the whole post apocalyptic thing has been done more than enough already.

[paintsville]

Wow. This dude is lame. ID/Carmack are/is legends of the gaming world. This game will be the biggest thing sine Doom.

[nveenio]

Yup. And I love that I got disagrees, but no one cares to actually show me something. If I missed something, I'd like to see it. I don't want to miss out on an awesome game just because I'm misinformed.

[dangert12]

i think this game is being overly hyped
are well back to socom/wkc

[stu888]

what does that make the hype for BF3 then?

[Godmars290]

The same thing if not more so because its a 3rd installment. And there are already enough FPS on the market.

[Solid_Snake-]

i cant believe you just called rage over hyped then went back to socom lol.

talk about irony.

least rage will turn out to be a good game.

if anything id say it hasnt had enough hype.

[dangert12]

socom is a good game just stop comparing it to older games and see it as its own

[ryhanon]

Meh. It looks like it's shaping up to be a good game, no way to know for sure until we play it though.

That said, I'm not buying into the hype either, if only because I think id is one of the most overrated developers ever. Sure, they were the big dogs back in the day with Wolfenstein 3D, Doom (most overrated game *ever*), and Quake, but what have they done that's mattered in the last 15 years? Next to nothing, that's what.

While everyone else around them has been pushing the medium forward with interesting gameplay mechanics, systems and story-lines, id has done nothing but try to remain on the cutting edge of technology. And they've arguably fallen behind on that, with developers like Crytek, Dice, Epic, Naughty Dog, and others all taking the lead in various ways in that regard.

What exactly does id do that's worthwhile?

Everyone is hyping this game up... why, exactly? Because it's the first time id has ventured outside of their lame corridor shooters to make a game that features open environments and vehicles? Well it's about time they've started doing what other developers have been doing for nearly 20 years. Way to keep up with the industry, id.

[Ducky]

... Crytek's latest shooter was more or less a corridor-shooter. Only thing you can really credit Crysis2 with is visuals.

Dice is known for its MP and can be credited with doing destruction correctly in an Mp setting.

Epic has been... making corridor third-person shooters? I've never bothered playing a Gears game, so I wouldn't know. Though they have beatn iD in terms of engine-licensing.

NaughtyDog is leading the way in story and animation with Uncharted, but it still is a highly-scripted corridor-shooter.

That's not really a whole lot of advancement going on there. Especially when you look at FPS games. I was recently playing Quake2, and it was depressing how little things have changed... and in some cases have degenerated.
It appears that gameplay is progressively being sacrificed for cinematics.

Don't know why you picked a 15-year period for iD's achievements, as most of the quake games fall in that time period... and asside from being a great series, the quake engine also has a heavy influence on gaming today (Valve and CoD) as well as e-sports.

Doom3 was also quite big at the time because it was one of the first times a proper lighting/shading model was used.

As for why Rage is being hyped, I'm hyped because, irrespective of who's developing it, I love the art design and I've liked what the game previews have shown. Seems others have liked it too as it has received quite a few awards from various showing at E3.

[ryhanon]

My references to Crytek, Dice, Epic and Naughty Dog were all in terms of technology, not the differences of the experiences they produce. I felt I was pretty clear on that with the original comment, but here's the clarification for you.

I picked a 15 year period because in the last 15 years they've done bupkis. Most of the Quake games (all of them, actually) do fall in that period, you're right. But other than the first Quake, none of them have been particularly innovative or remarkable in any way.

You cite Doom 3 but the only thing you have to say about it is the lighting model. Again, more technology. I'm not saying id isn't any good at developing games with cutting edge technology, I'm saying that's literally *all* they are good at. Their games have been completely unremarkable in every way other than the technology they employ. They haven't even done anything outside of the realm of first person shooters in uhm... ever?

My point is, 20 years ago id were the big kahunas because they were pretty much the only technologically cutting-edge developers around. Or at least the only wildly successful ones. These days though, there are vastly more developers capable of producing games that are just as impressive technologically as id's, but that are far more impressive in other ways, be that in terms of mechanics or story-line or whatever.

I'm not boarding the hype train for this game because of that. Will it be technologically awesome? Yeah, probably. At least for 6 months until the next capable developer (of which there are *several*) comes along and out shines them.

The more important question should be, will the game be any good? It certainly looks decent, I'll give it that much. Provided the reviews aren't shockingly bad, I'll probably even pick it up at some point. But will there be anything about it, anything at all, that makes it stand out beyond visuals? I seriously doubt it. They've proven themselves incapable of making a compelling experience for the last 20 years and I don't expect this to be any different.

[NeoTribe]

Id started fps but they also havnt made a good fps since they started either. I hope its a good playthrough but im def not buying into the hype either. Seems like a fallout or borderlands without rpg elements. Lets hope for the best.

[hassi94]

I sorta agree with the article. It doesn't look like a bad game - but nothing seems to excite me. Various trailers and nothing has given me that hook that makes me say 'I want to buy that game'. Recently for unreleased games; I HAVE had that hook for Battlefield 3, Bioshock: Infinite, The Old Republic, Deus Ex: HR and Arkham City.

[joab777]

He is right. When a game or games r successful, they should never b duplicated or borrowed from or implemented into new ips. No game should ever try and build off of, refine, or perfect other games ideas. Every game must b entirely unique in every facet or its garbage. In this case, have fun, as visor games are like every other form of media, or anything consumer based, they are most times an attempt to improve on prior ideas. I'd love to see which games he does love, so I can explain the lineage of said games and how his argument is falwed. But, I imagine he is just trying to piss ppl off. Seems to b the rage lately.

[agentxk]

While I don't buy in to everything he says, I will say that I bought Borderlands thinking it was RAGE after seeing some previews of it at QuakeCon. I forgot the name and saw the game and thought it was it.

[solar]

Borderlands was overrated. RAGE, i can understand the hype because its id's first new IP in forever.

[JeffGUNZ]

Borderlands overrated?! That game is amazing. Sure, I think Rage will be outstanding, but Borderlands was such an addictive experience.

[vortis]

Does RAGE have 492,252,234 guns of every single type you could possibly imagine? I don't think so.

That alone made Borderlands pwn.

Man, I still can't forget my street-sweeping shotty that fired like a machine gun. That thing was beastly...all black too.

[theonlylolking]

Rage has worse graphics than MW2 so obviously no one should care about RAGE because graphics are EVERYTHING!!!!! 0_o

[iMaccaPro]

I would really love to hear you explain how RAGE's graphics are terrible? Because you obviously haven't a clue. I'd think about comparing the graphics between a linear game and an open world game next time. I seriously don't think this game is getting enough hype.

[FAGOL]

He was being sarcastic

[J5Feedback]

Was his sarcasm not evident?

[peowpeow]

Evidently not

[NanoSoldier]

RAGE>MW3 by a long shot

[Thecraft1989]

lol you idiot range is probably going to be one of best graphical multiplats this generation so your smoking crack.

iMaccaPro Its not openworld anymore thanks to the 360.

[Zynga]

It is not because of the 360. Its because of this.

http://gamrzz.com/news/carm...

So stop the BS with the 360's fault on its limitation and what. >_>

[Zynga]

Sorry double post.

[qwertyz]

@Thecraft1989

you ps3 fanboys are ignorant. the ps3 and 360 both have litle processing power and the same amount of ram(512mb) so what are you talking about ? the ram is the reason rage isn't open world do some research before talking smack. kilzone 3 is a 40gb game yet its linear as hell, uncharted 2 is 25gb yet is terribly linear as well yet crysis 1 is 6gb and its environments are bigger than that of all your stupid exclusives combined.. look at infamous 2 its a 6gb game and the environments are also small. ram, processing power and memory bandwidth dictate how good a game can look AND how large environments can be and consoles are lacking in ALL these areas even bulletstorm on pc looks better than ANYTHING on console lol a 2006 high end pc is more powerful than ps3 and 360 combined that just goes to show how crappy your consoles are.

about your crappy cell even a 2006 core 2 DUO(not even quad or extreme) would blow it out of the water you know there's more to a cpu than single precision compute power ? how about addressing the cells weaknesses such as
1) weak ppe( instruction decode rate can bottleneck the spes)
2) weak branch prediction(spus only use static branch prediction which is the most simplistic and crappy form the ppe hs a 3 way branch unit but its not enough to keep up with all the spus)
3) low amount of HIGH latency L2 cache(complete fail)
4) in order execution(which is highly inefficient compared to the out of order execution cpus from 2006 onward utilize)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
5) spus not being able to access RAM directly(they have to rely on the ppe which is already slow) which is another bottleneck

The cell has alot of weaknesses it can't even stand against a core 2 duo and you really think it can match current sandybridge cpus ? lol thats a good one. technology hasn't been asleep for the last 5 years. intel and amd are not stupid if the cell architecture was that powerful we'd be seeing something similar in our pcs today but are we ? NO. You want to know why steve jobs turned down the cell for intel cpus ? because he is a very brilliant man.

www.netlib.org/lapack/lawnspd f/lawn185.pdf

there is more to a cpu than just single precison computational power thats what alot of people fail to realize.

even mr tretton admits that all the above are weaknesses of the cell. look at his reply when I listed the flaws of the cell.

http://n4g.com/news/807666/...

"I think you were missing my point while trying to school me on things I know about. "

the flaws of the cell are so numerous that he couldn't even deny it lol. 2006 pc>>>>>>ps3/ 360. PC FTW

the cell just like the 360s cpu is a piece of sh*t

[nightmarex121]

Well they also putting a lot of work with ai, their ai probably going to be the best every in any game.

[a08andan]

I think he is being sarcastic :P

[mttrackmaster38]

Well, apparently you weren't obvious enough with your saracasm.

[Congentleman]

You fail at sarcasm. No one ever even implied RAGE had bad graphics, or graphics worse than MW2. In fact, if anything, RAGE's graphics are OVERhyped, as people are saying these are some of the best graphics ever, when they're just... good. Not even great. Better than, like, MOST games. But not even in the top 15. The article has legitimate complaints, and you obviously read none of them. You're practically parodying yourself at this point- if I were to generalize, I would say that Rage's graphics are the reason a lot of people are hopping on board with it, although not the majority. The majority think that because it was being worked on before Fallout 3 and Borderlands, that it's still utterly original. To their credit, it is: however, that does not change the fact that those 2 games have already been released, and everyone else has a point in that we've already played through the notable points of Rage.

[Cal664]

Hopefully Rage isn't going to be a straight up rip off of Borderlands but it's starting to look that way. The article is an opinion piece at the end of the day and he makes valid points.

[Angels3785]

I'm not 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure RAGE has been in development even before borderlands. I remember hearing about this game even before borderlands was announced.

[NukaCola]

Everyone thought it was a car game like 4 years ago, but nothing solid. What it is today is a huge shock. I for one want it because it's like B-Lands/FO. This looks more shooter focused, and this sexy @ 60 frames in an open world adventure is awesome. Game is 3 discs on 360. How is that going to work?

[Thecraft1989]

NukaCola the game is not open world anymore !

[vickers500]

@Thecraft1989

Source?

[kamakaz3md]

its just not cell shaded... of course people are gonna respect it and say its not borderlands... the game engine is amazing and the graphics and AI are spectacular. Seems to me tho that the gameplay is bout the same as borderlands. I also find it funny its almost the same gameplay elements, FPS and driving. Im not to excited about it, cause ive already seen this kind of stuff with F3 and borderlands. Theres just regular people out there who get excited over anything.

[Inside_out]

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Interesting...Everything he said could be said about ANY game made. What was funny to me was how he picks all the different features and compares it to games that have them...what he forgot is this game has ALL those feature in ONE game...He was too busy hating to notice...O_o

At this point, a completely original game is impossible and while some games are more creative than others, I don't get what this guys problem is.

The vehicles will be feature in multi-player. They claim you won't see the same enemy types twice meaning each area will have it's own AI. They make a point of telling you it will run at 60 fps, but I guess that's somehow bad because you heard GT or Forza does the same thing...0_o...The graphics, to me are incredible and the more I look at them, the more CGI animated they appear...just incredible detail to everything. I didn't think much of it but when you sit and stare at it, so much work went into every little thing.

People like this will never be satisfied. Wait for the game and see if there isn't anything of value. The game hasn't even launched and you basically criticizing the trailers. :/

btw...not a fan of the bragging that willits and Johnny C do but the game looks great...I hope the console version hasn't been gimped.

[SweatyFlorida]

Rage was made for consoles so you can bet its gonna be to its maximum potential on them (give or take between PS3/360)

[wiggles]

I was thinking the same. Except for a few games, everyone has borrowed something from someone.

[Eiffel]

@SweatyFlorida

ID are PC developers so you're dead wrong on that statement. It's a PC title porting to the 360 and PS3.

[trainsinrdr]

The only thing about this game that interests me is the graphics...

[iMaccaPro]

I understand RAGE may be a lot like Borderlands but that games gameplay was rather shoddy, that's my opinion, also yes this is in a post-apocalyptic wasteland and has cars but RAGE is more centred around racing to survive where as Borderlands wasn't and with the ability to upgrade your car they have added more choice to the cars unlike the option to just have a rocket or machine gun turret on the back. I'm really looking forward to this and as I said in an earlier comment it's not getting enough hype. Just a thought

[cooperdnizzle]

Dude yes we got it. You think the game doesn't have enough hype. Anybody in their right mind would know that all its getting is hype. I have never seen a cut scene from the game, and every time they have an interview its the same guy saying the same thing over and over and over and over. He has been doing this for the past four years. The game took way to long to develop, even they have came out and said so. I am still going to buy the game, but i think it would have been way more appealing if it would have came out like two years ago. Now the tech looks outdated, games are already doing way better tech now days. And truth be told, it looks like a game that should have came out two years ago!

Look at games like Bioshock Infinite, That right there is the future of gaming. First and forth most. Second games like uncharted 3, has way better tech then Rage. Mass effect 3 kills Rage. And you could kinda of call them the same type of game. Kinda open world with RPG elements but not totally RPG. And like a said mass effect 3 looks way better. And they have given more info on the game. Rage developers have been saying the same thing for years. Pathetic

[iMaccaPro]

First of all,Did I say I was only going to buy this game and no others ever again.. no! It is one of many games I am looking forward to in the next 12 months
Second of all, is there really a need to compare it to games like Mass Effect 3 and Uncharted 3... there isn't! I never said "it was going to be the best game ever made, people should play this and never bother with any other titles that are due for release" Calling someone pathetic because they don't have the same opinion as you is very immature. I suggest you grown before you play this game it being an 18 and all that jazz!

[jozzah]

So basically, you aren't excited about the game, couldn't care less about it but your going to buy it anyway....... right

[cooperdnizzle]

I have been waiting for this game for years now! I do have an interest in the game or i wouldn't be making any comments about it. Like i said i just feel that they took to long to make it. Which they have said them self. And i think it will be a good game. I just don't think it will be as cutting age tech as it would have been maybe two years ago. And they are games coming out now that have way better tech going on. That's all i was saying. I have been following the game ever since it was announced i have a lot of interest in the game. And i think it will rock.

[cooperdnizzle]

O yea learn to read, Because no where in my post did i say anything bad about the game itself. Said it would have been more appealing if it had came out a couple of years ago. No where in my post do i say anything bad. Just that i hear the same thing over and over about the game. And that they have been hyping it for years now. And that is the plan truth you can't disagree with that.

[jozzah]

To start off I dont know why you needed two separate posts. And I can disagree with whatever I like to be honest.

[cooperdnizzle]

I try to have a real discussion with you. You have nothing to speak of, other than i used to post and you can disagree with anything ya want. That is why gamers get a bad rap because of people like you. You can't even have a mature conversation. Here i was talking about a game, and you come in and take it as i so you have no interest in the came and just going to buy it because. I wish people on this site could grow up, and have interesting things to debate. lol

[Pedobear Rocks]

More importantly why should I care about some no name blogger's level of care?

[ambientFLIER]

More importantly, why should anyone care about what you care about, seeing as how you have pedobear as your avatar?

[firelogic]

You cared enough to read and comment on it. I'd say his job is done.

[Pedobear Rocks]

No...the goal is a click through...which he certainly didn't get.

@ambient...aww...you're a fan of the pedo? Tasted the honey already did you?

[ambientFLIER]

Nah, not a fan. Hopefully your profile will be banned soon.

[blizzard_cool]

Why does everyone approve opinion pieces on a news site?

[DeeZee]

There's nothing wrong with opinion pieces, there's good ones and bad ones. Besides, they're approved because N4G isn't just for news. If it was only news you wouldn't see reviews, they aren't news, just one person's opinion of a game.

[blizzard_cool]

I know what you're trying to say and I agree with you but I really don't think that such simple minded things like this should be approved.

[DeeZee]

Sorry, but these kinds of articles are pointless. I'm not buying this game, Modern Warfare 3, or Battlefield. Should I write a post for my site titled "Why I'm Ignoring Every FPS This Year”. Sure, it'll get hits, but it'll also lose me some respect. Nothing against the author or website, that’s just my opinion.

[BABY-JEDI]

Some people are just born negative. Why not look at the positives here which are really many IMO ; )

[Voxelman]

"Tired Story: It’s another post-apocalyptic world. Oh Joy! Another one? Well gee, I just can’t wait to get started on something that I’ve already experienced in Fallout and countless other games!"

Lol he doesn't even know the difference between a Setting and a Story.

And as long as Rage does all the different aspects well I don't see why it has to be totally innovative in every way to be a great game. Even tho Rage was in development long before Fallout 3 or Borderlands.

Also driving in Borderlands was shit

[kamakaz3md]

when i see rage, i see what should have been borderlands... This will be the first time i see such an amazing game, and say RENTAL. Why you ask... because Ive been there, done that. Ive played fallout 3, NV and Borderlands... You play them, you enjoy them, you beat them, you sell them... not a keeper, so I wont waste the 60 bucks. If i could only pick 1 or 2 games this year. Id have to say Deus Ex 3, B3 or R3... hard decisions, but RAGE is not 1 of them games that I have to just go out and get this year, thank god.

[Oschino1907]

Its much more then any of the games you named, their will be a bunch of seperate co-op story missions and an online multiplayer for vehicle racing/battles. But having said that dont see why you would buy and sell a FO game after a single playthrough, no way to experiance everything in a single playthrough (and I take around 50hrs a playthrough), I still have both those FO games and plan to replay again just to try it from a totally different stand point whether it be changing my fighting style or how good/bad/neutral I am, especially in New Vegas, many ways to beat the game and more then 1 ending... Not to mention all the DLC...

As with borderlands, played it, liked it, but didnt keep me hooked enough to get all the DLC, just too reptitive at times and not enough customization outside of weapons. I preordered Rage in May, no question bout this game, its a day 1 buy!

Oh and if you had half a brain and you only like doing a single playthrough why dont you wait a year to get FO games so you can get it much cheaper and with all the DLC included?

[kamakaz3md]

i actually have sold n re bought F3 and FNV a few times... games like that eventually sit on the shelf. Theres over 2,000 video games out there, even if you owned everyone you wouldnt play everyone

[NobleRed]

Most people don't care about this game because the multiplayer is limited for only 6 people.

After I heard that the mp only supports 6 people I've lost my interest.

But that's only my opinion.

[BlmThug]

Why I Couldn't Car Less About This Article

[firelogic]

You should at least care enough to spellcheck if you're going to post, which in effect shows that you do actually care.

[Kee]

Looks okay, but I'll give it a miss. I'll have my fill of single player fps experiences this year with resistance 3. If the multiplayer is any good, I probably still wouldn't get it because none of my friends would get it so I'd have no one to play it with. So that's my reason.

[midgard227]

honestly what kills rage for me is all the desert crappy enviorments. so bland looking, reminds me of borderlands.

in anygame i hate the desert so yeah dumb reason but its my reason lol

besides game doesnt look that special, so sick of FPS's already

[jdktech2010]

This game looks really cool but it's gonna get lost in the deluge of titles coming out this fall.

BF3, SWTOR, MW3 (keep your jokes to a minimum), Gears 3, etc....all have a place before RAGE. I plan on picking it up next year after I've gone through the backlog of games but there's just not enough time for it right now

[dkgshiz]

I hope this game is really lengthy. I don't want some cheap 12-20 hour experience for a game that I've been hearing about for 5+ years.

[n to the b]

there are definitely rpg elements so that should at least add some replayability even if a playthrough can be completed in 12-20 hrs.

[_LarZen_]

So far Rage dont look like anything we have not seen x times before...the gfx do however look realy nice and cant wait to fire it up on my new computer.

But other then that so far I personaly think the game is just floating on the id wave....

[MWH]

what kind of nonsense opinion is this? let the game come out first.

[bobrea]

Why the hell do people think they need to write articles about how they DON'T want something or AREN'T excited for something? Honestly, what's the point?

[kramun]

It's quite weird really. Imagine if all game journalists just talked about all the stuff they don't care about. It would be so dull and depressing.

[bobrea]

It's because these people think that writing anything counts as being a game journalist. Shit like this belongs on a personal blog, not a game news website. Although, you can barely call n4g a news website anymore.

[vickers500]

To spread their apathy to others. As they say, misery loves company, and the author of the article is all alone.

[mixelon]

Well.. ONE good thing.. At least they wrote "Couldn't care less" instead of "Could care less" which is irksome and wrong.

I'm really interested in Rage personally.

[aGameDeveloper]

Actually, according to the article, the writer COULD care less... If the game were not made by id and didn't have interesting technology, he WOULD have cared less. As it stands right now, he at least cares a little.

[mixelon]

But the saying itself is "couldn't care less" and what he was meaning to evoke in the (somewhat trollish) title was that he "couldn't care less" ..

I doubt he was trying to say "why i still care a bit about Rage" in the title, as that wouldn't make much sense.

Its possible that even if he does care a bit that he couldn't care less anyway depending on how you're measuring his level of caring. lol.

[Jocosta]

What a waste of time, maybe I should put up a site about upcoming movies I am not going to go see, and why. This is borderline retarded.

[vickers500]

Shut up! Quit giving them ideas for new articles!

[Human Analog]

It shouldn't be about if the game is original or not. Is should be about if you like to go the places the game will bring you. To that I say I can't wait. Fallout, and Borderlands were both great places to disappear for a few hours a day.

[Cal664]

I love the double standards here. As soon as you get called a troll in the comments section then it's fine to retaliate but flame an article and you're just 'voicing an opinion' if you don't have an educated arguement to make then don't make one at all you just end up looking stupid.

I still stand by my comment from earlier that this game has potential but it currently looks like a blatant rip of Borderlands. Haters gonna hate.

[maxmill]

it really looks like a generic shooter

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Here we go again. Another article targeting a game that has potential to be big. These article consistently sway the weak minded every chance they get.

Coming up next. Why I couldn't care for Bf3, MW3 (already here I am sure), Batman, Skyrim, and mass effect 3 articles.

Last I remember, Rage was in development for a very long time. It fallout 3 and boderlands were all close in development.

[byeGollum]

Why is it so hard to appreciate the work devs do without being so negative weeks before release? I dunno about the others but spare me the politics. Have fun on Rage when it releases, and STFU :)

[Hayabusa 117]

Because the develoepers over hype it, same thing they're doing with Rage. I can understand why they need to hype, it's marketing, and marketing=sales and the developers need to at least break even. But don't make claims about your game if you can't back it up. Bioshock is a good example: brilliant game, but did absolutly NOTHING they claimed it was going to do (enemies with a persistant eco-system...pfft, yeah right).

[allyc4t]

Add http://gamingirresponsibly.... to the list of sites I'm never going to again.

[wutangkillabees]

I don't believe in anything, im just here for the violence

[AO1JMM]

I printed out his article and used it to wipe my %$#.

Opinions are like assholes...everyone has one.

[xtremegamerage]

Please don't be like fallout 3, that game was trash.

[HeroPsychoDreamer]

It's innovative if you haven't played the other games mentioned :p

[MARKUS_MAX1MUS]

So a game needs to be innovative to interest you? you need a swift kick to the neck. Cant it just be a good game? and done to death? maybe it has been but it hasnt been done right that often which is kinda what im hoping it is done right.

But from the gameplay ive seen there is more interesting alternatives this winter.

[L6RD7BLU3]

seems a little like Boaderlands to me, I'll still play it though. But what I want is "DOOM 4"

[pumpactionpimp]

Sometimes I wonder if this site should change its name to, Shun the non believer.

So he has an opinion, he likes the engine but he doesn't believe the games original. Its easy to see his point.

Just because ID practically invented the fps genre, doesn't mean every game they make is a homerun. They make impressive engines... they don't always make impressive games.

[Sc0pe92]

will flop just like duke nukem lol

[ThePUNisher]

Well, at least they got the phrase "couldn't care less" right, whenever I see somebody say they "could care less" I RAGE.

[Hozi89]

And here's why I couldn't care less about this article.

Because your opinion in this matter is total rubbish. Because your reasoning is amateur and because, we just because you've wasted my time!

[lochdoun]

Gee, ANOTHER post-apocalyptic fps... how original.

[modesign]

battlefield 3- gee, ANOTHER generic modern war FPS, to avoid political correctness, were always at war with chinese or russian paramilitary forces. how original.

MW3- another America gets invaded and America has to be the world police FPS, how original.

halo 4- Gee, Another halo titles, how original.

Gears 3- Gee Another Gears game on a generic engine, how original

[Lord_Sloth]

Yet another BS FPS title to stack onto the pile.

[modesign]

keep giving this no name blogger hits,

[RumJunkie]

At least he used 'couldn't' instead of 'could' care less in the title.

[CommonCent]

The way I see it, Rage is basically a tech demo for the new ID tech engine. I can see it being properly used in Doom 4.

[palaeomerus]

Why would anybody consider what games they have no interest in "news" to be shared with others? Lame.

[Wh15ky]

Well, at least the title says "couldn't", I frickin' hate the expression - could care less.

[Darkfiber]

"It's been done to death because there are 2 games that are kind of similar. Now Modern Warfare 27634 looks amazing, can't wait for that one!"

[Hayabusa 117]

lol, he never said he's looking forward to MW3 :p

I don't think anyone really has the right to say Rage is anymore original than any modern warfare based game. Post-apocayptic/western and modern warfare have both been done to death.

[Voxelman]

name 5 Post-Apocayptic FPSs from the last 6 years I bet you can't, I on the other hand can name a lot more of modern FPS games.

COD 4, MW 2/3, Medal of Honour, Homefront, ARMA 2, Battlefield: BC 1/2, Rainbow Six: Vegas 1/2, Call of Juarez: The Cartel etc and there are plenty more and that's not even counting games like Crysis 1/2, Killzone 2/3, Haze etc that are basically the same but slightly more sci-fi.

Post-Apocalypse is no where near as saturated as modern FPS, and RAGE is looks to be an interesting mix of Fallout and Borderlands with RPG, car mechanics, open environment and better shooting and frankly there are not that many games that mix those elements and so far most haven't done so that well, with poor shooting in Fallout. And then there is the poor driving and lack of actual content (repetitive enemies and short campaign) in Borderlands. Rage looks to be a game that could get the formula right.

sorry about the rant

[Hayabusa 117]

I agree with the article. The game is being over hyped and from what I've seen it looks pretty bog standard. Time well tell. I know ID invented FPS, they're legends, yadayadayada, but if anything that only adds more to the hype.

[Zaiyan]

Ermmm, yeah... lame reasons

[DOOMZ]

RAGE will be amazing, that is all...

[FunkMcnasty]

This guy is a total tool, imo. Why do these gamer-babies always complain that every new game that comes out isn't "new" and "innovative"? Who cares.. IS IT FUN!?!?

[koehler83]

Not caring about RAGE is fine.

Why should we care about your opinion?