God damn is this game fun, the new free update remaster thing brings this game to the next level with the visuals and the killer soundtrack from Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and all the expansions being offered for free aaaand amazing optimization on modern hardware with all the options you'd possibly need included.
The fact the game is still only 10$ on steam and a lot less when grabbing it from key selling websites makes this a steal.
Now lets talk about the game because in a lot of ways this is the last classic to come out of the original ID team and its a fantastic send-off for that glory era of the company. This game is 25 and yet hasn't aged a day gameplay wise imo, the movement and combat are really fast, in some ways even faster than in Doom.
I wouldn't say this game is better than Doom but it does fix the one singular issue that I have with it and it's that whenever you aren't shooting its just walking around looking for stupid keycards while trying not to fall asleep, now its...well the same thing but with the improved movement and the higher speed, the time it takes to find that damn keycard is much shorter and when simply walking around is this fun (especially with bunny hopping) you tend to not mind it as much.
The game feels unique even now with its dark fantasy aesthetic and I think the fact that each episode was made by a different person gives each episode a different feel and makes the level design feel distinct between each other. I like the emphasis on having tougher enemies with the trade-off being that there's a lot less than in their previous games.
Idk what much else to say because this is one of those games that speaks for itself, ugh only complaints are that sadly there weren't many bosses (only 2) and the last one is like...c'mon how the fuck was I supposed to figure that one out without a google search?
But even then the boss fight didn't last that long once I figured it out.
All in all, quake rocks, if u haven't played it then now it's the perfect time to jump in and see what this game is all about.
The fact the game is still only 10$ on steam and a lot less when grabbing it from key selling websites makes this a steal.
Now lets talk about the game because in a lot of ways this is the last classic to come out of the original ID team and its a fantastic send-off for that glory era of the company. This game is 25 and yet hasn't aged a day gameplay wise imo, the movement and combat are really fast, in some ways even faster than in Doom.
I wouldn't say this game is better than Doom but it does fix the one singular issue that I have with it and it's that whenever you aren't shooting its just walking around looking for stupid keycards while trying not to fall asleep, now its...well the same thing but with the improved movement and the higher speed, the time it takes to find that damn keycard is much shorter and when simply walking around is this fun (especially with bunny hopping) you tend to not mind it as much.
The game feels unique even now with its dark fantasy aesthetic and I think the fact that each episode was made by a different person gives each episode a different feel and makes the level design feel distinct between each other. I like the emphasis on having tougher enemies with the trade-off being that there's a lot less than in their previous games.
Idk what much else to say because this is one of those games that speaks for itself, ugh only complaints are that sadly there weren't many bosses (only 2) and the last one is like...c'mon how the fuck was I supposed to figure that one out without a google search?
But even then the boss fight didn't last that long once I figured it out.
All in all, quake rocks, if u haven't played it then now it's the perfect time to jump in and see what this game is all about.