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On Tue, 13 May 2025 10:57:30 -0600, "rms"
<rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:

>>* Dark Sector (2008 3rd person FPS)
>
>   I just watched some of a playthrough video, and it doesn't look bad at 
>all to my eyes.  Its just old
>

Visually, it's not bad, but (and again, keep in mind that I'm
remembering my playthrough from fifteen years ago, so feel free to
take everything I say with a grain of salt) I recall that it suffered
from janky and sometimes unresponsive controls and tedious battles.
Your primary weapon was this throwing blade thing (sort of like Xena's
chakram) that wasn't the easiest to control, and I'm pretty sure that
any guns you picked up exploded ten or twenty seconds after you
grabbed them. 

It's the sort of thing that's hard to make out when watching somebody
play the game, but the unsatisfying controls just made for a much
poorer experience. That I remember anything positive about the game is
entirely due to the visuals and atmosphere.