Well, I finished Rage last night. I liked it overall.

Overall.

Id’s latest effort has been a tricky one for me to get a handle on. So many of its components are absolutely humming with perfection and tightness. Other parts felt like waxen imitations of better games. I can say that Rage is one of the few games I’m going to play through again. Unfortunately, it’s an uneven experience.

I’ll illustrate with a conversation I had with my sister.

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