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Game entry

Quake III Arena

1999 · FPS · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Dreamcast · Electronic Arts

After 249 duels settled by the community, Quake III Arena stands no. 172 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,801 ELO points and 71% of wins. Of the 5 duels that pitted it against Half-Life, it has won 1 and lost 4. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 4 out of 116 (1999).

World rank

no. 172

ELO score

1,801

Wins

71%

Duels played

249

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About Quake III Arena

Welcome to the Arena, where high-ranking warriors are transformed into spineless mush. Abandoning every ounce of common sense and any trace of doubt, you lunge onto a stage of harrowing landscapes and veiled abysses. Your new environment rejects you with lava pits and atmospheric hazards as legions of foes surround you, testing the gut reaction that brought you here in the first place. Your new mantra: Fight or be finished.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,801 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Quake III Arena sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 169 Rise of the Tomb Raider 1,803
  2. 170 Super Mario Bros. 3 1,803
  3. 171 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 1,802
  4. 172 Quake III Arena 1,801
  5. 173 Vagrant Story 1,801
  6. 174 Quake II 1,800
  7. 175 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings 1,799

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The standing

Where Quake III Arena ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Quake III Arena stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 4 out of 116 (1999).

Where Quake III Arena ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 172 5,035
FPS 14 451
1990s 34 659
1999 4 116

The community

The debate

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  1. roob_joe

    Compared to Titanfall's momentum stuff this feels ancient but purer somehow (in a good way)

    Arcade_Maillard

    Tu jouais avec quelle config à l'époque, si tu t'en souviens encore un peu ?

    SilentKnight2001

    Mes duels avec des potes finissaient toujours pareil, moi dernier, sans exception.

    Peltier8

    Pur, oui. C'est bien ça qui reste après tout ce temps.

  2. rowe_trystan

    I go back and forth on this one because the movement is timeless but the modes feel thin now (still play it though)

    PixelSamurai

    Ce genre de retour montre bien que le classement récompense autant la mémoire musculaire des joueurs que le jeu en lui-même.

  3. GhostHunter10

    102e à 71% de victoires, ça mérite mieux que ce classement.

    FrameKid2

    Perder contra la familia forma parte del ritual creo, a mí también me pasaba igual sin excepción

  4. FrameSamurai2

    Face à des jeux comme Overwatch, la maniabilité brute et la latence quasi nulle font toujours la différence en duel.

  5. RogueNinja62

    On remet toujours ce jeu sur le podium par habitude, ça finit par tourner en rond ce genre de débat.

    SavePhoenix1998

    Le mien tournait avec trois potes qui gueulaient plus fort que le jeu lui-même, aucune idée pourquoi ce souvenir remonte.

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