As someone who is firmly in the "Quake 1 is better" camp, Quake 2 generally has the better arsenal hands down. The better SSG, the rail gun, the BFG...I love Quake 1's weapons, but it just isn't as balanced or versatile. I still think Quake 1 has better enemies and combat mechanics though.
I, for one, am glad they got rid of the stupid recoil on the machine gun. When I read the manual as a kid and it said that the recoil eventually went away, I thought that meant that the game would keep track of how often you used it and slowly reduce the recoil as you advanced the campaign. But no; it was just as awkward to use on the final mission as it was in the first. Never really used it much as a result. But without the recoil, the machine gun is actually a decent weapon and fun to use. Also, loved the intro!
Me too, it makes the machinegun a useful weapon, instead of having to use the chaingun at short bursts to kill the soldiers. On the other hand, it's a pity that they nerfed the railgun.
Can't express how happy I am that you're doing a playthrough of this. I don't think Quake II is perfect or better than the first Quake but it's grown on me over the years and the music is some of the best old school shooters have to offer.
The level architecture and color palate is a little drab, but that’s true of most fully 3D games before Unreal and Half-Life. It expands upon the power-ups of the first Quake, adding an inventory system. It has the best weapon roster of any id title as well.
Alot of people say Q2 singleplayer was average at best but honestly its still one of my favourite games to replay even though base game feels bit easy sometimes.
The remaster certainly tried to handle the easy part of the problem. You go in on Hard, the extra enemy aggression and the tighter ammo constrictions plus additional enemies are gonna make you ache.
It's time for a new classic adventure, let's go! Lost Station has always been one of my absolutely favorite levels in the game thanks to its nature - secrecy, layout, mechancis!... I've spent a lot of time riding the boats in multiplayer, too :)
Love this remaster. And i love that the id games remasters are just updates to the original games while still letting you play them in there original versions. So far the only thing im disappointed with is the centered weapon position. It dosent center the guns just make them invisible
13:58 -- so, someone stuffed a beheaded soldier with a shotgun in this alcove and walled him in. Personally, the story behind this interest me more than the whole game's plot.
Haha, I played through this section yesterday, and I must have had vanilla blinders on. I completely missed that new section on the first map! I must be the only one who liked the old machine gun, recoil and all. I don't mind the update, but my nostalgia did take a hit and now I'm left more aware of the more annoying quirks of Q2.
I really do like what they did with this level. So far I'm impressed of how good this graphics look for this game. 😃 25:54 Ooooooo! It hurts me seeing this Easter Egg! 😖Ernie is not gonna be happy about his Rubber duckie hahaha! 😆 Oh well ha! Aside from that, I look forward to see more of your videos here! 🙂
I absolutely love this re-release. I’m really glad they didn’t do what quake 2 RTX did. I appreciate the MD5 models (removal of the wobbly vertex animations) and other little additions here. The quake 2 N64 is personally my favourite addition but they did mess up the lava / water textures, (wrong resolution and scale for one, and the lava contrast is way off) :( I love the additions of muzzle flashes for the weapons, disappointed that the chaingun doesn’t have its blue muzzle flash though (n64 trait) I hate how OCD I am over things like that but what can ya do, Edit: I caved in and fixed the water on my build
20:00 if I remember correctly, there should have been a switch to raise a wall so that these turrets won't blast your ass. Couldn't find it by myself though, so either I am thinking of a different area, or the switch got removed in the remaster. Damn, I never knew about that duck, nice!
The reason we're able to play this on modern hardware without a source port is because Bethesda updated it. If only my switch dock wasn't broken so i can use the commands on the switch version (why won't they just let me connect a Bluetooth keyboard to the system).
You and zdenda1990 are both playing the same wad at the same time. Just watched his videos earlier today only difference is that he’s playing on the hard difficulty and you’re playing on nightmare.
That new area in the first level was supposed to be in Quake 2 when it first came out. I'm guessing that they (id Software) either didn't have time to implement it, or PC's were still not the powerhouses they are today. Also the audio borked at 8:07.
Maybe it's just the graphics... but the casing is too short to be a rifle round, at least for your typical standard rifle ammo. From the sprite, it looks like a 9mm bullet, probably anywhere from 110-140 Gr
I was one of those who always thought Quake II was mediocre. I played about an hour of the remaster, and it seems like the new AI behaviors really upped the challenge, which I was very pleased by. I still think Quake 1 is leagues ahead in almost every way, but glad to see Quake II improved.
Quake II 64 does not have crouching. Also rare footage of Dwars narrating Quake 2 manual while getting his drop pod hit by someone and crashing on Stroggos
There's crouching in Quake 2, in the first area you are required to crouch to get through the hole in order to get the jacket armor, there's even a "crouch here" prompt in game.
There always has been crouching in Quake II, hell even the first level shows a path that requires CROUCHING. Are maybe talking about Quake II 64? Because that one didn't have crouching.
The Super Shotgun was the thing Quake 2 did better than all other Quake games. It's just such a great weapon, everything about it is just right.
As someone who is firmly in the "Quake 1 is better" camp, Quake 2 generally has the better arsenal hands down. The better SSG, the rail gun, the BFG...I love Quake 1's weapons, but it just isn't as balanced or versatile. I still think Quake 1 has better enemies and combat mechanics though.
I, for one, am glad they got rid of the stupid recoil on the machine gun. When I read the manual as a kid and it said that the recoil eventually went away, I thought that meant that the game would keep track of how often you used it and slowly reduce the recoil as you advanced the campaign. But no; it was just as awkward to use on the final mission as it was in the first. Never really used it much as a result. But without the recoil, the machine gun is actually a decent weapon and fun to use.
Also, loved the intro!
same goes for knife proficiency in Blood II - promised the manual, not implemented in the code, was confusing to a kid
Me too, it makes the machinegun a useful weapon, instead of having to use the chaingun at short bursts to kill the soldiers.
On the other hand, it's a pity that they nerfed the railgun.
Played and FINISHED this game
when it was first released all those years ago.
Good to see that they took the time to re-master this classic.
If anyone bugs me for a Quake 2 Walkthrough, I send them here. This whole guide is A+. Thanks for doing god's work. All hail dwars.
Can't express how happy I am that you're doing a playthrough of this. I don't think Quake II is perfect or better than the first Quake but it's grown on me over the years and the music is some of the best old school shooters have to offer.
The level architecture and color palate is a little drab, but that’s true of most fully 3D games before Unreal and Half-Life. It expands upon the power-ups of the first Quake, adding an inventory system. It has the best weapon roster of any id title as well.
Dwars: "strogg infantry need to stand still to shoot"
strogg infantry: "what i going to do is pro gamer move"
Alot of people say Q2 singleplayer was average at best but honestly its still one of my favourite games to replay even though base game feels bit easy sometimes.
"A lot of people" have no clue what good singleplayer is, so... ;)
Yeah, all the people who love Doom 3 for example!@@AlexeiVoronin
The remaster certainly tried to handle the easy part of the problem. You go in on Hard, the extra enemy aggression and the tighter ammo constrictions plus additional enemies are gonna make you ache.
@@HeDoesNotRowthat's kinda a cheap shot
@@HeDoesNotRow Actually, I'm one of those people that love Doom 3.
This must be really awkward for you...
Oh Dwars your Texan impressions are nothing short of adorable
It's time for a new classic adventure, let's go! Lost Station has always been one of my absolutely favorite levels in the game thanks to its nature - secrecy, layout, mechancis!... I've spent a lot of time riding the boats in multiplayer, too :)
This remaster is excellent. My only gripes are the tacky glow effects for certain powerups and the beserker's new jumps.
Hell yeah! Gonna be watching this series!
Hi! Thanks for the video and the great walkthrough! I'm going to watch all your walkthroughs and learn all the secrets
I never disliked with the machine-gun’s recoil myself, but it did awkwardly snap back to the neutral camera position.
Love this remaster. And i love that the id games remasters are just updates to the original games while still letting you play them in there original versions. So far the only thing im disappointed with is the centered weapon position. It dosent center the guns just make them invisible
13:58 -- so, someone stuffed a beheaded soldier with a shotgun in this alcove and walled him in. Personally, the story behind this interest me more than the whole game's plot.
The original storytelling skeletons. No wonder why Bethesda bought them and used their help in Fallout 4.
Haha, I played through this section yesterday, and I must have had vanilla blinders on. I completely missed that new section on the first map!
I must be the only one who liked the old machine gun, recoil and all. I don't mind the update, but my nostalgia did take a hit and now I'm left more aware of the more annoying quirks of Q2.
Sounds like you have a great team on this one
Tresspassa!
I really do like what they did with this level. So far I'm impressed of how good this graphics look for this game. 😃
25:54 Ooooooo! It hurts me seeing this Easter Egg! 😖Ernie is not gonna be happy about his Rubber duckie hahaha! 😆
Oh well ha! Aside from that, I look forward to see more of your videos here! 🙂
I absolutely love this re-release. I’m really glad they didn’t do what quake 2 RTX did. I appreciate the MD5 models (removal of the wobbly vertex animations) and other little additions here. The quake 2 N64 is personally my favourite addition but they did mess up the lava / water textures, (wrong resolution and scale for one, and the lava contrast is way off) :(
I love the additions of muzzle flashes for the weapons, disappointed that the chaingun doesn’t have its blue muzzle flash though (n64 trait)
I hate how OCD I am over things like that but what can ya do,
Edit: I caved in and fixed the water on my build
How come the video is in 360p?
when a video gets uploaded it may take 30 minutes or a hour for it to be available at HD
Rumour is that one of the Marines drifted off elsewhere during hyper sleep and is collecting "Super Jesus spheres" to this day...
20:00 if I remember correctly, there should have been a switch to raise a wall so that these turrets won't blast your ass. Couldn't find it by myself though, so either I am thinking of a different area, or the switch got removed in the remaster.
Damn, I never knew about that duck, nice!
The reason we're able to play this on modern hardware without a source port is because Bethesda updated it. If only my switch dock wasn't broken so i can use the commands on the switch version (why won't they just let me connect a Bluetooth keyboard to the system).
Do you plan to play al lthe expansions too?
For the first time i think im as good or better than you in a game. Cool vid too!
As a fellow gun nerd... Argue it's a PDW? And firing an Uzi or Mac definitely have that kind of vertical climb... Even with some Lage goodies on it
You and zdenda1990 are both playing the same wad at the same time. Just watched his videos earlier today only difference is that he’s playing on the hard difficulty and you’re playing on nightmare.
Hey uhh, its the quality of the video only supposed to be 360p? thats the only video quality youtube gives me for this
It takes a while for YT to process the videos, 720p just popped up
That new area in the first level was supposed to be in Quake 2 when it first came out. I'm guessing that they (id Software) either didn't have time to implement it, or PC's were still not the powerhouses they are today. Also the audio borked at 8:07.
they did something similar with a level in quake 1
Maybe it's just the graphics... but the casing is too short to be a rifle round, at least for your typical standard rifle ammo. From the sprite, it looks like a 9mm bullet, probably anywhere from 110-140 Gr
Dwars is ready to destroy the Strogg!
I absolutely hate those fliers when they get close. One of the most annoying enemies in the game.
im certain this game can be eaten pistol only
comparing ps1 one original it looks so changed
I was one of those who always thought Quake II was mediocre. I played about an hour of the remaster, and it seems like the new AI behaviors really upped the challenge, which I was very pleased by. I still think Quake 1 is leagues ahead in almost every way, but glad to see Quake II improved.
Quake II 64 does not have crouching. Also rare footage of Dwars narrating Quake 2 manual while getting his drop pod hit by someone and crashing on Stroggos
There's crouching in Quake 2, in the first area you are required to crouch to get through the hole in order to get the jacket armor, there's even a "crouch here" prompt in game.
Quake 2 has ALWAYS had crouching.
There always has been crouching in Quake II, hell even the first level shows a path that requires CROUCHING.
Are maybe talking about Quake II 64? Because that one didn't have crouching.
@@Midway64 I forgor to add 64