Sauerbraten Summer Edition is an ego shooter that was created with the Open Source engine Cube 2. The game features single- and multiplayer game modes and looks incredible if you consider that this is an Open Source project and not a commercial one. The single player part of the game reminds me a little bit of games like Serious Sam and the original Quake games.
You start in an area and have to reach the end of the level to win or proceed to the next level. Enemies are appearing with several abilities and it is your task to get rid of them as fast as possible. Several weapons make your life easier, expect the usual assortment of weapons like Rocket Launchers, Miniguns and Shotguns.
The multiplayer part contains all the popular game modes such as deathmatch, base capturing, instagib and several others.
Sauerbraten Summer Edition is a nice game that is uncomplicated to play. Definitely worth a download. A roleplaying game using the same engine is in the making as well.
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And let’s not forget there’s also the Cube2 RPG for those that are done with this most excellent FPS.
Too straightforward/linear for me. I like some less tight and with more free room to go.
Man this game is awesome!
Here is a mini-review:
Gameplay:
The FPS part is okay, it isn’t great.
The editing engine is incredible, you can make something in 5 minutes that would take you 3 hours on another game or engine.
One of the online games is called coopedit, which lets multiple users edit one map at once. Depending on the users, I have seen an absolutely incredible great maps, and giant useless cubes in the sky.
But the masters/admins on the server usually kick the people who “Mapwreck” (Mess up other people’s things on a map.)
This mode alone offers weeks of constant fun.
Graphics:
The shaders and graphics in this game are mindblowing, with more shader features then Doom 3.
Materials look great, the lava rocks float and crack, the water reflects and refracts.
Source:
I have not seen an easier source to work with.
Not complicated at all, even though the game seems to be.
Roman shaRP i don’t get what you are talkin about. This game is as freeroaming as you want it to be. Straight forward? WTF. tell me what you mean by that