I did not know it was a beta, because it was announced as a demo. I do know that in the past, they have normally left out the glam from demo downloads in the past. So it is not unprecidented. But it would have been nice to get an optional download with higher textures.

But in all, it was a great demo in regards to the gameplay. Too back I just suck horribly. Guess I am rusty.

That being said, I actually didn’t like UT3. It felt like Quake 3 on speed, and I’ve never been a fan of the twitch shooter, preferring games that are a bit more tactical. It seems like UT3 gives new meaning to “twitch gaming” because I felt like I needed to be on meth to follow this game.

I really hope they add some alternative announcers for the full game, because this announcer sucks even more than the one in UT2003. They should amp up the taunts too, because now they just sound silly and – extremely – annoying.

Aside from those points it’s looking to be by far the best game released this year (or in the past several years for that matter). Awesome gameplay that might even surpass the original game. Heck, the fact that both casual and competitive players are loving it speaks volumes in and of itself. This game looks set to do exactly that which UT2003/UT2004/Quake 4 failed to do.