That said, the game still bears the marks of the studio's ill-fated efforts to take its biggest money-makers in a 'more realistic direction', to quote Kevin Cloud in his appearance on the documentary ' Doom Resurrected' by Noclip.
Now, to be fair, Quake 4 was not the sole product of id Software, who enlisted the aid of Raven Software to help in production. Quake 4 might've impressed on release, but time has been less than kind to this unfortunate corridor-shooter. Now, with the unfortunate benefit of hindsight, it's accurate to say their hopes were misplaced.
The mixed reception of Doom 3 the previous year had left fans in a bit of a sulk, and they were eager for something to take their minds off the failings of the attempted reboot.
Back in 2005, crowds cheered wildly at QuakeCon in response to id Software's unveiling of the fourth installment in the Quake franchise, a series that arguably helped birth the modern 3-D first-person shooter.
