When comparing Nexuiz (2012) vs Daikatana, the Slant community recommends Daikatana for most people. In the question“What are the best PC arena shooters?” Daikatana is ranked 20th while Nexuiz (2012) is ranked 29th. The most important reason people chose Daikatana is:
It is both challenging and versatile. The lore is simple, you're a time traveler and as such you will come across different sets of weapons from different eras. The story might be a little cringey at times (has a few tediously long cut scenes), but if you enjoyed Quake 2 then you will enjoy this for what it is as well.
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Pros
Pro Has a great single player campaign
It is both challenging and versatile. The lore is simple, you're a time traveler and as such you will come across different sets of weapons from different eras. The story might be a little cringey at times (has a few tediously long cut scenes), but if you enjoyed Quake 2 then you will enjoy this for what it is as well.
Cons
Con Original Nexuiz is better
It's free, it has more content, more players, better performance, better netcode, it's open source, cross-platform compatible, free-er modding/mapping capabilities, and the list goes on.
Con No playerbase
According to SteamDB data the game, since February 2016, hasn't reached even 20 concurrent players.
Con Companion AI is bugged
Sometimes they get stuck or lost, which will prevent you from leaving the level/area. This has been patched in the 1.3 update where you can disable companions altogether, although this needs to be manually updated.