curl-6 on 30 October 2023
It’s commitment to immersion and attention to detail were second to none, and still remain impressive more than two decades later. From steam and rain running down your visor, to the heat haze rising from your arm cannon after heavy firing, it grounds you in its world to the point where you can practically feel the wind of Tallon IV.
It brings its series and its genre into 3D with every bit as much genius as Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time did the previous decade, if not more, and it remains not just the best game of 2002, but one of the best video games ever made.
