Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition

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• ZZTGD

  Ken McKown · Oct 23, 2023

  7.0

  Rise of the Triad is back, and it makes me happy, but if you didn’t have nostalgia for the series, you might wonder what all the fuss is about. The game hasn’t aged as well as others from its era and sometimes it moves TOO frantically for its own good. Still, I love the era where even the most obscure title can somehow be resurrected, and I am glad it exists. I just don’t recommend diving in unless you have a soft spot for the quirky shooter from its original release.

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• TTheXboxHub

  Paul Renshaw · Oct 23, 2023

  7.0

  For the good though, there are things that are a little disappointing. Looking at the list of features on the Steam version of Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition, and we seem to have been a little short changed on the Xbox. We have no multiplayer modes, for instance, and no level editor to create our own content, which seems a shame. Not sure why we wouldn’t get these things, but it is a bit of a kick in the teeth.

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• PUPlayStation Universe

  John-Paul Jones · Sep 28, 2023

  7.0

  An unapologetically old-school shooter that has been brought kicking and screaming into 2023, courtesy of those remaster wizards over at Nightdive Studios, Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition is certainly one for experienced genre fans. This is in no small part thanks to its well-designed, FPS assault course style levels which will challenge even the most itchy of trigger fingers.

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• NNintendoLife

  Tom Massey · Sep 28, 2023

  7.0

  Rise of the Triad functions around its own, unique design parameters, where violence and abstraction reign supreme. Learn its maps, the versatility of its weaponry, and how to make best use of its playground elements, and there’s a game here with the capacity to enthrall.

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• HPHey Poor Player

  Jonathan Trussler · Sep 28, 2023

  7.0

  Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition is a lovingly made restoration of a cult favourite FPS title that significantly improves the source material. However, it can’t hide how fundamentally dated and limited the core design is. It just doesn’t stand the test of time like Doom or other classic 90’s shooters. Nonetheless, old-school FPS fans, and those looking for a shooter that doesn’t take itself too seriously, will be pleased and punch with this truly definitive version of Rise of the Triad.

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• XXboxEra

  Győző Baki · Sep 28, 2023

  7.0

  Ultimately, Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition is an excellent port to modern systems of a game that, however, has not aged as well as some other classics. A lot of interesting ideas clash with severely outdated level designs and game mechanics even compared to the original Doom released a whole year earlier, making it more of a Wolfenstein 3D follow-up with more verticality and variety than something modern and truly elaborate.

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