One of the earliest FPS in a full 3D environment, so of course it's groundbreaking! Being able to run over bridges, walk above and under each other, look up and down... even just JUMPING was considered pretty new and exciting thing to do in the genre to some players, especially for someone coming straight from Doom. Other games helped intergrate some of these things earlier than Quake, but Quake brought it all together and actually put it in a fully-3D environment rather than trying to emulate one.

The story is fun, and seems to be filled with the classic terror and suspense that FPS are so great for. The gun variety is fun to play around with, and the environments of all the chapters are pretty unique compared to eachother, playing with water, bridges, portals, and all that to help contrast one another. The thing that really makes Quake standout, in my opinion, is its 8-player online multiplayer option. The closest thing I can personally compare it to from before its release is Doom's deathmatch, but Quake's 3D environments and four additional battlemates makes it close to impossible to return to Doom. Of course, in the modern day, I could just go on Fortnite and play a shooter online against 99 random people (and I do!), but in comparison to what was available at the time, Quake was monumental. Here I am almost 30 years later still having a blast with my friend (Hi Roxy!!) trying to shoot each others faces off and grab the lightning gun before the other can attack with it first.

Check out Quake for a good boomer-shooter and a fun piece of gaming history. If you can gather seven friends, you'll have a hell of a good time.

4/5