Posted on: August 12, 2023

nelvus

Игр: 1195 Отзывов: 8

Still the best multiplayer FPS

The kid notices that Quake2 has been updated with improved visuals and a new expansion. The kid also notices that they have made the update free to current owners. The kid downs a few beers, to get in the mood for some Q2, downloads the game, and boots it up. The kid is greeted with the accessibility options, all turned on by default. He disables all of them. He also chuckles at the aim assist option for gamepads. After a quick look through the options, the kid jumps straight into multiplayer. He checks the lobby, and all servers are running "The Edge". 'Good', he thinks to himself. Time to party like a LAN party in '98. The kid spawns, and dashes for the railgun. Frags a few opponents with relative ease, until he meets an unceremonious demise. He hasn't gone completely rusty, he thinks to himself. Next, he has a blast with the rocket and grenade launchers, because nothing says 'Welcome home' like a rocket to the face. The kid is pleased that the fast pace, high skill mechanics have not been messed with. After that match, the kid start the original campaign on Nightmare. Completes the 1st map in a few minutes, while finding all secrets. Before continuing on to the next level, the kid looks over to the fallen corpses of his enemies; flies are using them as airports. 'Good', he thinks to himself. The single player has not been messed with.

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Posted on: August 11, 2023

emperorsfist

Владелец игры

Игр: 522 Отзывов: 12

Another Nightdive hit!

After Quake Enhanced, Nightdive studios nailed another cool remaster! Having a new episode AND porting Quake 2 64 is a wonderful bonus, kudos for handing it out for free to Quake 2 owners. I'd gladly pay for this, though, it's a wonderful remaster. I mean, the guns finally even have muzzle flashes!

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Posted on: November 24, 2023

Chzopotato

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Игр: 201 Отзывов: 1

With the new update!

It's got music, its got visuals, its got a compass. The helpful compass points the way so you won't get lost hopefully. That was in my opinion the biggest problem with this game, which might be why it took me 20 years to finally finish it. It's fun, challenging, and gets better the further in to it you get.

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Posted on: August 27, 2023

brandonchang

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Игр: 554 Отзывов: 1

A nice remaster with problems

Finally Quake 2 is remastered for modern PCs. I'm actually playing it on an M1 Mac using Crossover. It runs flawlessly. But the remaster does come with a few annoying problems that I think the dev need to address. First off most of the elevators are semi-broken in the game. They just don't trigger when you stand on it, and they immediately trigger as soon as you step off, if you don't run back to it fast enough, a fall damage is ensured (for elevators that go down). Than the player shadow. It's quite annoying cause you don't see your own body in old FPS games, so seeing a dynamic shadow of yourself is quite jarring. I tried turning off dynamic shadow in the menu. It had absolutely zero effect. Then comes the problem with the berserker enemy. It's always been the scariest enemy for me, now it even has a jump move which is impossible to predict and to dodge. I mean, why? The last problem comes with its CRT mode. While it's definitely a welcomed feature, there is no way to adjust the CRT'ed resolution. I'm playing it on the Studio display which has 5k resolution, and the pixels of the CRT mode are so big they are laughable. I know the 5k monitor is capable of much higher CRT resolution but there is no way to change it.

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Posted on: December 16, 2020

CharlieLima79

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Игр: 638 Отзывов: 149

Okay SP, but excellent for MP!

I played ‘Quake II’ when it first came out and loved it. It was one of the games that converted me from adventure games to first-person shooters. Although its predecessor, ‘Quake’, is generally held in higher esteem by many people, it never appealed to me since I’m not a fan of gothic horror. On the other hand, the sci-fi theme of ‘Quake II’ was just up my alley. There was no subtlety in ‘Quake II’, or many FPS of that era for that matter. Stealth? Silent kills? Regenerating health? No such things! Shadows were your enemy, not your friend. It was all about in-your-face action, blowing up your enemies with all the firepower you can unleash. All those shades of brown, gray and red/orange showed this game was gritty and meant business! Single player campaign story hardly mattered in ‘Quake II’ despite the developers intending to make a more story-driven game. It was simply going from A to B, and completing objectives, with no real drama to keep you engaged. No, ‘Quake II’ was all about the multiplayer matches. This game was the last game that I dedicated my time to playing multiplayer online. Some of my fondest memories of the late 1990s was playing ‘Quake II’ Deathmatch and CTF at LAN parties. In between, I’d log into a couple of trusted dedicated servers over the phone line to play with strangers. If the phone line was busy, I’d play with (third-party) bots, which were a real innovation back then. I still remember playing the game with no 3D accelerated graphics, which actually gave me an edge in multiplayer. Since my PC couldn’t render any lighting, I could see and kill all my enemies who were hiding in “shadows”. Good times. ‘Quake II: Quad Damage’ is a loaded package, containing all 3 official expansion packs, Eraser Bots, and the CD soundtrack. While it may seem simple by today’s standards, it’s really worth checking out this influential multiplayer FPS. For older players like me, it’s great game package to add to your online/digital game collection.

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