Okay, WHAT??? You know, I was willing to believe that there was a fighting soul within Epic, but I guess that's just not meant to be.

So, here's what I gather: Epic is making Unreal Tournament 3 a free-to-play game and patching it up for newer systems... okay, but... how does that justify delisting all the earlier Unreal games? Without providing any amends like making the games freeware, or better yet, releasing them under the GPL, this is nothing short of unbridled evil. But what confuses me the most is that it's still available for purchase on GOG. Does Epic intend to create some kind of deliberate inconsistency? Are they wanting to move all of their games to their own store? Or is there some more threatening plot in the air to erase their own history? It's hard to say, which is discomforting.

It's heartbreaking to see that Epic, once a passionate band of developers who wanted to show what PC gaming could be as the runners-up to the id Software commandos, is increasingly consumed by a poisonous online daycare center and a higher company that facilitates social credit. Unreal was mind-blowing, and still is. Beyond the graphical testosterone this game sold itself on back then, it had some underlying thing that I am certain would appeal to everyone, even those who do not hold the FPS genre in high regard. People need this.

However this ends up playing out, the delisting of Unreal from Steam paints a dark image for its future. If only Unreal Tournament 3, the least popular incarnation of UT as far as I'm aware, is being revitalized, something just tells me they want nothing to do with the series anymore, apart from the engine which I do not believe could have taken off without it.

If anything new comes up, let me know.

The best FPS ever, hands down. It's filled to the brim with captivating visuals that hold up very well to this day, and an absolutely grappling soundtrack comprised of tracker modules written by Alexander Brandon and others. Ranging from deep ambience to unconventionally melodic synthesis, this soundtrack is on an equal power level to that of G-Darius. If Unreal had Quake's flexible bunnyhopping in place, it would've been perfection; the vast variety of weapons available here and the gigantic, detailed maps would suit it well. I hope that one day Epic will return to its roots and create something as incredible as this again. Never forget Epic Megagames.

Okay, [b]WHAT???[/b] You know, I was willing to believe that there was a fighting soul within Epic, but I guess that's just not meant to be. So, here's what I gather: Epic is making Unreal Tournament 3 a free-to-play game and patching it up for newer systems... okay, but... how does that justify delisting all the earlier Unreal games? Without providing any amends like making the games freeware, or better yet, releasing them under the GPL, this is nothing short of unbridled evil. But what confuses me the most is that it's still available for purchase on GOG. Does Epic intend to create some kind of deliberate inconsistency? Are they wanting to move all of their games to their own store? Or is there some more threatening plot in the air to erase their own history? It's hard to say, which is discomforting. It's heartbreaking to see that Epic, once a passionate band of developers who wanted to show what PC gaming could be as the runners-up to the id Software commandos, is increasingly consumed by a poisonous online daycare center and a higher company that facilitates social credit. Unreal was mind-blowing, and still is. Beyond the graphical testosterone this game sold itself on back then, it had some underlying thing that I am certain would appeal to everyone, even those who do not hold the FPS genre in high regard. People [i]need[/i] this. However this ends up playing out, the delisting of Unreal from Steam paints a dark image for its future. If only Unreal Tournament 3, the least popular incarnation of UT as far as I'm aware, is being revitalized, something just tells me they want nothing to do with the series anymore, apart from the engine which I do not believe could have taken off without it. If anything new comes up, let me know. [h1]Original Review[/h1] The best FPS ever, hands down. It's filled to the brim with captivating visuals that hold up very well to this day, and an absolutely grappling soundtrack comprised of tracker modules written by Alexander Brandon and others. Ranging from deep ambience to unconventionally melodic synthesis, this soundtrack is on an equal power level to that of G-Darius. If Unreal had Quake's flexible bunnyhopping in place, it would've been perfection; the vast variety of weapons available here and the gigantic, detailed maps would suit it well. I hope that one day Epic will return to its roots and create something as incredible as this again. Never forget Epic Megagames.