This was amazing. I remember having LAN parties first with UT99 then with Counter-strike and UT2K4.
Those LANs were peak gaming for me.
You know you’re old when games you still play quite regularly turn up in retro reviews! The community master server is still pretty well populated, as are UT '99 servers. These games are still the pinnacle of their genre. No micro transactions, no DRM, no pay to win. Just you, your shock rifle, and as much amphetamine as your nerve endings will take. As the reviewer says, the level design and game mechanics are legendary at this point, and players of any ability can quickly get into a flow state that modern games can only dream of. These are fine wines in a world of cheap lager. New gamers should drink deep from the pc games of the 2000’s.
How noob-friendly are those servers? Haven’t played since it’s era, but I’d be interested in booting it up again. I’d imagine I’d just get constantly wrecked by dudes who have been playing consistently for 20 years.
They’re not hostile to new players, but there are a lot of veterans. UT2k4 is probably going to be easier than ut99 where the pace is a lot faster.
I played UT99 a few months and yeah I had no chance against the regulars. The only match I got a good position turns out I was playing mostly against bots and hadn’t realized it
Oh god… I never bothered to consider Unreal Tournament 2004 was 20 years old. I still consider it the “newer” unreal tournament compared to the OG and 2003…
UT99 is still one of my favorite games of all time. I would love to see a remaster
