Chex Quest 3

One of the first games I ever played, and still one of the best. ....................................................................................

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Chex Quest is a series that although it does not seem like a big deal to me, it has innovated in something that today would have to be done in the world of advertising. Let's go back to the time of the 90s, where the famous Chex cereals were being sold. Well, the company decides to give a gift to those who buy the cereals. A GAME!!! Immediately sales skyrocket! My mother! Let's analyze the game, OK ?! It basically takes the same line as Doom, FPS with adrenaline gameplay that aged well and spectacular music, along with a level design that adapts well to playable mechanics and simple puzzles. I've already reviewed all the Doom-style games here on Metacritic, so if you read them, well, I'll repeat myself. This game, being a clone of Doom, commits all the same mistakes that dont make it aged well at all, such as being attacked by an enemy regardless of the vertical position of the character, auto-aiming, etc. Although as I said, the level design is good, it is not that much compared to Doom. As far as this game stands out (and what saves it) is in the artistic direction. The developers have really done a splendid job! Its so cartoony, colorful and a mix to bizarre and beautiful! And with only 3 games they have created a "quite iconic" character, in quotes of course. As with Doom, I recommend more than anything to play it in a source port like Zdoom, and also, I highly recommend Chex Quest 3, which includes not only the new installment, but the previous two. It's a somewhat overrated game because it only became famous for being like Doom, and hey! We will not deny that Doom is great so a game that shares its gameplay will be great too! But it does not innovate in anything, except in the graphics and in the way of advertising a product (I really wish that today they would give me a game for buying food), although these are external things to the video game. They are basically like Doom map packs. Good to hang out and that's it. Good game despite everything. It's not a big deal, but it gets to be decent. I highly recommend it if you are a Doom fan and you are curious about the story of the Chex cereal.