Nightdive/id/Machine Games have outdone themselves with this remaster. It's everything Quake 2 fans could've hoped for and more.
Two big disclaimers I wish I would've known before I bought this: *NO NATIVE CONTROLLER SUPPORT THROUGH GOG, YOU WILL NEED TO USE JOY2KEY OR SOME OTHER SIMILAR APPLICATION TO CONVERT CONTROLLER TO KEYBOARD INPUTS*\ This fact is dissappointing but it actually does play super well on keyboard, still it is disappointing. **IF YOU HAVE A 144 HZ MONITOR OR HIGHER LIKE ME YOU NEED TO SET IT TO 60HZ OR 120 HZ FOR THIS GAME TO INPUT PROPERLY** Full disclosure have not played on ton of the game yet but from what I have so far it's well worth it's price. Such a cool premise, great advanced movement techniques, fun gameplay loop and stellar soundtrack (think a combo of Chillhop and 8 bit influences). This review is purely to help potential buyers avoid serious frustration Only found out after lots of frustration as to why my inputs felt off and got a hail mary with a random reddit thread on google search. The game responsiveness is tied to frame rate so if you're monitor isn't at 60Hz or 120Hz (an even multiple) the game will eat some inputs which is not good in a game where you need to be this precise.
Runs perfect, plays just like it did back in the day. Frantic arena shooter action at it's finest. You owe it to yourself to own this one. Vastly superior to the steam version because it will actually run on Windows 7,8, 8.1, and probably 10. You can also run it in any resolution with a fix I found on the GOG forums here: https://www.gog.com/forum/quake_series/quake_3_arena_hd_resolution_texture_pack_small_fixes_links_inside Buy it if you love fast paced, old school arena shooter action. A little pricey at $20 dollars maybe, but remember you can copy this game as you please & give it to all your friends if you'd like.
