Unreal Tournament: Xan

Who doesn't love a classic underdog story? This episode is that and more! I was rooting for the robot, and even moreso as the episode went on! This story shines among the rest for it's amazing character driven writing, and for its ability to make you care about the protagonist. And the last scene? CHILLS! The writing was so good, I had to look up what game it was from to see if I could buy and play it! It centered around a game I've never heard of and that came out nearly before my time. This whole series is a great way to showcase and market I. P.s to people who aren't aware of their existence! I hope the writers and animators were paid handsomely because this episode was peak and their hard work did not go unnoticed!

Xan was the most dangerous opponent you could ever face in the original Unreal Tournament, the most reactive enemy and more or less the final obstacle to your title on top of the Liandri ladder.

Seeing a nod to the superstars of the tournaments like Malcolm is a nice touch, though it would have been nice if the Necris captain was some of the named Phayder assassins like Kragoth. Either way, this covered most of the major players, even the Skaarj, impressive.

Excellent work at bringing it to life with the entire backstory attached and making it so epic. This is less of a review and more of a nod to the creators for understanding the source material and doing it justice. This is a rare thing nowadays, well done.

Pretty much did a real good job with the amount of time allocated to the episode, they crammed in the essence of the game and added a VERY indulging story. Only downside was them needing to cram it all in limited minutes.

Regardless, story and protagonist is the last thing / person anyone would have expected (pleasant surprise) and as much as the UT fan base will love this, it's a great watch for people who have no idea about the game! :D

Looks to be facing worlds map , concept of map modification is sweet and a nod to the editor and endless maps we've had over the years :D

For someone who's been part of a UT clan and playing the franchise for over two decades, this was awesome and hope there's more someday, such a good story to build on!

Also as an FYI, the game lives on! Google UT4ever for the latest iteration! Also the others can be found on archive site and epic games website

JOIN US!

-ACE (DXB99)

Machine rebellion leads to sentient contestants onto an Unreal Tournament against a myriad of combatants.

Oh my, how unexpected.

Out of all episodes I've seen so far.. this is by far the most exciting and better written. Not only does it take such an old and beloved property and spins into something new and original (even giving an overhaul and modern look to popular maps), it delivers exciting actions scenes, beautiful visuals, and a great new character in "X4N"! You can't help but cheer for the little toaster after being given a really brief but excellent introduction.

I don't know about you, but I would like to see more.

I was there at UT99 and I built my first rig. Wit no help from the internet and I even burnt a CPU. After my first build and playing a few games, I got asked to join a clan. We were "iDA" and I was fightingmink.

Watching this UT: Xan episode brought back a lot of nostalgia. I missed a lot of classes and didn't turn in any projects. One thing was missing from games was animated backstory. It was nice seeing a reimagined series.

I hate Epic for taking down UT Alpha as a playable download. All the servers are down for the original games. Hopefully this short episode will spark renewed interest, and hopefully bring in "fresh meat."

Please make a full length series on UT.