That's because it is, but not because of any connections I know of. There's even basic stealth elements to the game that allow you to choose how you play to a limited degree.
The gist of the story is that you get stuck in a town where a strange plague has broken out, is being controlled by mysterious theocrats and their violent acolytes, and the powers that be are also involved. What you do, how you do it, and who you kill is persistent across the world and story. All of them are connected to a decent overarching story. The gameplay involves speaking to NPCs (with pretty good voice acting), doing tasks to win favors that affect your progress and which levels/missions you end up playing, and even which ending you get.
Think of it like the Doom campaign maps, but each of them supersized, and all connected so you can go back and forth between them like a singular world, and only quick momentary loading between them akin to Half-Life. Strife is FPS with some RPG elements, with huge interconnected maps that are a marvel for the time. In fact, if you've played both games you might agree that they both have different 'DNA' and are a different experience. This, in my opinion, was a progression of note for such games. Although System Shock released 2 years prior, Strife was less complex, had simplified gameplay and superior controls. Strife is probably the most advanced game on the Doom engine, and can be considered a forgotten precursor to so many games that came much much later. Needless to say, Strife was easily overshadowed. The year actually began with Duke Nukem 3D, and later also featured releases such as C&C Red Alert, Crash Bandicoot, Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, to name a few. The hype train of Id Software's next title was at full speed, launching in summer. Made on the Doom engine, it was released in 1996, easily the year of Quake. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games ListĪn often overlooked game, Strife is an FPS-RPG, possibly one of the first of its kind. Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit. Join our Discord Join our Steam Group Follow us on Twitter Posting Rules Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases. A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game.
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