UT2004 is amazing

Unreal Tournament games series, probably only 90's kids will know about them. I always feel so sorry for UT franchise for being so little mentioned nowadays while some games like FIFA keeps producing the same shit and people are still buying them. Along with Quake, they both can be considered as the granddaddies of all FPS games. 

Recently my friend just gave me UT2004. I played it and now I can't pull myself out of this game. UT2004 is hands down amazing, mic drops and end of story! I played UT99 and UT2003 before, I can safely say that UT2004 tops them both. It is the combination of UT99 and UT2003, and more new maps, more new weapons. Some classical maps that I like alot in UT99 but omitted from UT2003 such as FaceClassic, Morpheus3, Deck17 and Hyperblast2 are back in UT2004. The sniper rifle is back too. 

Nostalgia is certainly strong with UT2004, but it also brings some new fun stuff to the table, notably the new gameplay Onslaught and vehicles. Personal favorites : Goliath and Leviathan, they are absolutely a treat to manoeuvre. Shooting down some vehicles or buildings with either of them is the most satisfying feeling ever. 

I first knew about UT through my high school tuition teacher. My teacher and my tuition friends and I used to play LAN UT games after the tuition, good old times. I was born in a below average Malaysian family, I had never had a personal computer until I was 14. Games I had played before UT were all in 8 bit. Playing Unreal for the first time, with such high quality graphic was an eye-opener. Soon I became an UT fan. I was never a gamer and I knew very little about gaming. But UT is the only game I know in depth. 

I haven't played UT3 yet. Seeing some UT3 gameplay videos, it is not bad but I think the graphic detail in UT3 is too much for the eye, thus a bit tiring to look at. UT2004's graphic is just right. I feel like UT2003 is the black sheep of the family. If we forget about UT2003, UT99 + UT2004 + UT3 would form a solid trilogy. Just like Nolan's Batman trilogy, UT2004 is the Dark Knight, the best among all three.