i'm not really that big on shooters in general, and when i tried doom i just did not glom with it all that much. so, i was gifted quake fairly recently, and gave it a shot because i got it for free. and MAN i had a great time with this. i played the steam remake, and everything about it felt super slick. i love the mix of sci-fi and medieval aesthetics, and the enemy designs are super grody and awesome. the spawns scared the shit out of me every single time i came across one, and i love them for that. also a big fan of shamblers, cool electric guys :] i loved all the weapons there were to choose from, lots of really fun tools to play around with. my favorite by far was the grenade launcher, bouncing shots to hit enemies out of reach was one of my favorite aspects of the combat. i think what made quake click for me more than doom was it's larger focus on movement, as opposed to doom's focus on combat. the jump, of course, was a pretty big addition, and you can tell the folks over at id software were ready to stretch their legs with the new physics engine, like with the aforementioned grenade launcher. ive only checked out the main quake campaign, but i've noticed the other options in the menu like scourge of armageddon, and i'm pretty excited to check those out. overall, quake holds up crazy well, and i can't recommend it enough