Topic: Really late to the party: Rune

[idolminds]

Quite a while back I bought this pack of games. Deus Ex, Myth 2, Oni, FAKK2, and Rune (maybe one more, I forget). Oddly, I played pretty much all of them EXCEPT Rune and for the life of me now I have no idea why. Tonight while looking through my discs I installed the Rune demo, and its really cool. Visuals seem to hold up well, nice controls...why didn't I play this before?

So why am I not installing the full game? Because my Rune disc got broken. I am a sad panda. All I have is the demo now until I can track down another copy. Damn. Beheading things is fun.

[Quemaqua]

Rune was a decent game, and also a grade A case of wasted potential.  There were some brilliant moments, and I did enjoy a fair portion of the game, but the combat was too repetitive and not nearly deep enough.  Still, it was a cool way to while away an afternoon when you just wanted to spend some time in a crazy viking paradise.  I'm pretty sure I still have my copy around here somewhere.

[gpw11]

I had this for a while from one of those double packs of old games they used to sell.  Had no idea what it was, but was actually pretty impressed.  I never finished it, and I'm fairly certain I eventually gave it away or threw it out, but I liked it a fair bit until I stopped playing for whatever reason.

[Pugnate]

Damn it doesn't seem so long ago that I watched Xessive play this. Time flies.

[Xessive]

Damn it doesn't seem so long ago that I watched Xessive play this. Time flies.

Man time really has flown by us! hehe

Vikings were awesome

[Cobra951]

I have this, and I did play it all the way through.  I remember liking it well.

[Xessive]

Hehe I remember eating lizards!

The game had a lot of funky things. The Hel levels are the most part I remember.

[Pugnate]

It was in the Unreal engine right? I think that's the first thing you told me.

[Xessive]

It was in the Unreal engine right? I think that's the first thing you told me.

Haha yeah Iw as so excited about the Unreal engine back then and it was nice to see a completely different game running on it. I still love the original Unreal engine. Every once in a while I'll install Unreal or even Rune just for the hell of it

Rune brought the joy of being a badass Viking back into games!

[Cobra951]

The Unreal engine was awesome for me.  I know early versions had problems on GeForce cards, but by the time I got into Unreal and later Rune, it had been fixed.  It was silky smooth on my GF2 MX.  Best looks for the time too.

[idolminds]

EPIC NECRO BUMP!

Rune Classic released on Steam.

The classic Viking third-person hack-and-slash melee action game is now available on Steam. This release, known as Rune Classic, contains the original Rune content, plus the multiplayer expansion pack Halls of Valhalla. Experience an exciting single player storyline where you thwart Loki and his minions from bringing Ragnarok to Midgard that will keep you entertained for hours. Eat meat and lizards, drink mead, as survival food. Call upon the power of the gods to enchant your weapon with Rune powers.


Key Features

    New enemies added
    Some levels have been redesigned for more enjoyable play
    Experience multiplayer in vicious, fun "up close and personal" melee action with swords, maces, hammers and axes (or your opponent's head or arm)
    Includes Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Arena and Headball
    Over 35 multiplayer and singleplayer levels
    All the music tracks from the game and the original audio CD will be available as part of this release in OGG format

[gpw11]

I'm actually really tempted to buy that and I don't know why.