Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is not a direct sequel to Quake, id decided to revert to an existing trademark when they were unable to agree on a new name that did not violate another company's trademark.
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Quake II on the N64 is a technical marvel, but sadly, a flawed one. While it delivers the fast-paced, visceral shooting of the original, the console's limitations are painfully apparent. Muddy textures, choppy framerate, and frustrating, imprecise aiming make it a challenging experience. Still, if you're a diehard Quake fan or absolutely crave some classic FPS action on your N64, it'll scratch that itch, though with some compromises.
While the moment-to-moment gameplay of Quake 2 is fun, the vast majority of your time is spent trudging through endless rusty-brown techno-hallways which blur together. The arsenal is good, the enemies are good, but the whole thing feels like a milkshake that you ordered one size larger than you wanted. Decently fun, an important historical game, but nowhere near anything that's a must-play.
Replaying the Quake II campaign via Yamagi has only made me appreciate the Remaster even more. There's so many small gameplay tweaks in the Remaster that sum to an overall smoother and more engaging experience. My biggest peeve with the original is how movement down slopes feels so incredibly shitty.
I'm surprised it also took me this long to start using the Power Shield. It trivializes the entire game. At least the remaster more strongly incentivizes burning cell ammo against enemy shields, but I'm not sure that's enough to fix the overarching issue of Quake II turning into a cakewalk at the press of a button. It's a real "just don't use it" piece of design that mars the title.
Play the Remaster instead.
I'm surprised it also took me this long to start using the Power Shield. It trivializes the entire game. At least the remaster more strongly incentivizes burning cell ammo against enemy shields, but I'm not sure that's enough to fix the overarching issue of Quake II turning into a cakewalk at the press of a button. It's a real "just don't use it" piece of design that mars the title.
Play the Remaster instead.
esse aqui eu droppei, muito pior que o 1
Game flow made me jump out of fear as it contains a lot more jump scares than horror games. Look closely every corner :D
Shooter duro de cojones para bien