@@rockpaperchainsaw5274 I feel like remakes of older titles is required reading for when you wanna basically do a reboot of any kind. If the team loses the essence of the rebootee whats the point ya know. edit: not saying the team as in bethesda, just a good example to cite. I mean really for any reboot/modernization project it is wise to study the originals first, and theyre well on the way to a reboot for sure. Cant wait to see what a brand new modern Quake would be like
@@fabioalvescorrea No thats for sure you hit the nail on the head while theyre at it could throw in Fallout 1 reboot in a collectors edition Fallout x Quake box set.
26 years later and we're still playing the same games from my childhood. Makes me feel really lucky to be a 90's kid, as if I was there during the most important moments in gaming history.
Gaming history can still be made like with Baulder's Gate 3, but AAA devs are more focused on income than quality. Don't be satisfied with a smooth re-release calling itself a successor.
My dad let me play this game when I was in first grade. Hadn’t touched it since then, and now I’m playing it again. Still getting my ass kicked like back in the day. A timeless classic. One of the many games that defined many different generations. This series is in desperate need of a revival
1000% I bought this thing a couple of months ago Quake II (2) OST (Red and Orange Swirl Limited Soundtrack + Mission Packs "The Reckoning" & "Ground Zero")
I hope many people will discover how amazing the Quake series is, its pace and complete game modes. Skill developed in itself, not in cards and paying.
@@Packin-Heat Yeah lmao, people acting like Doom 2016/Eternal doesn't exist. It's pretty much modern Quake, and from the look of this trailer Doom looks much more fun both gameplay and graphics wise. This is just for everyone who played Quake as a kid (I unfortunately didnt) to cash in on nostalgia, just like every single remaster the past 10 years....
So glad to see this game get the appreciation it deserves. And the remaster is amazing! God bless Nightdive Studios, MG, and everyone else that worked on this.
Quake2 was something more, it was just like another dimension for me. I spent all my childhood time playing this game. I used to build mods and maps and I can restore whole game by memories if it will be erased from all hdd’s over the world…
This is a proof that when a game is really good, it can provide fun for people even 3 decades later. Don't need to change the backbone of the game, just update it to make it accessible to people nowadays and you're done. Way better than 99% of current shooters.
I've played tons of FPS games since the 90's. Not sure why but I skipped Quake 2 when it came out. I'm sort of glad. I had a blast playing through this remaster and every expansion in about one week.
This has a lot more work and effort than the first quake remaster which already had a massive amount of love, so many restored content and expanded levels, so many expansion packs and new content, no to mention N64 version of quake 2 is there too.
Goddamn, apparently if you already had Quake II in your Steam library you are upgraded to this version for free! Thank you id Games and Bethesda! You guys rock! 🤘😎🤘
@tileux That had to have been a copy from a friend right? Cause by that point in gaming these games were being printed on CD-ROM. Quake 1 came out on disc with Trent Reznor's soundtrack as regular audio tracks you could play in a CD player.
@tileux Floppy disc ? No idea, is that like floppy dicks ? Also 205. That's how many floppy dicks it would take to hold Quake 2 (295mb). That's a lot of floppy dicks. So I doubt you had it on floppy.
These type of shooters have always been my favorite. The recent DOOM titles were a fantastic return to form and games like Dusk are absolutely wonderful callbacks to that era. Glad to see classic Quake 2 return on modern hardware, can't wait to jump in!
And they gave it to all previous owners for free. No bullshit re-release, remaster, re-edition or whatever. They essentially updated the OG digital release, 16 years later. What an absolute legends, thank you!
I remember playing it coop through LAN and having the most amazing time being able to play through the levels with my friend at the same time! This was before "coop" and multiplayer were a real thing. That feeling of seeing your friend in game blasting strogg alongside you was amazing.
I love coop games, and I hate when my favorite games get only 'co-op related content.' Some of my favorite series being Quake, old Doom 1 & 2, Army of Two, Halo, Borderlands, and Gears of War. I hate that Halo, Battlefield, and Call of Duty games focus so much on 'deathmatch' then label it as 'coop' with only a small addon instead of campaign. One of the best Call of Duty was a 360 game, Call of Duty: World at War, me and my dad running through the whole campaign (except 1 level) together. Recently Army of TWO and FUSE both got taken down as playable even LAN. I wish I could find a way to get them to work.
I never got to do this because I never had any friends and I still don't. Everyone hates me, but unlike all those years ago I have embraced the hate and I use it to do evil. Mooo hooo hahahahaha! Yes!
*The HYPE is real!* Thank you for doing this, id & Nightdive! I love Quake II and it melts my heart to finally see it receiving some official love after all these years. Thank you! ❤❤❤
ONE OF THE MOST DOPEST & BEST FPS GAME OF ALL TIME IS HERE!! After playing the OG quake on gamepass I was wondering if number 2 would ever be released & shown the same love with graphic upgrades & other things as well. But I was not expecting to wake up & see this on my feed this has made my day. As a kid my first fps experience was goldeneye, perfect dark, & quake 2 64 now I get to experience this goated game again as a adult thank you Bethesda!
This is honestly a gold standard for how remasters should be done, in much the same vein as NightDive's Quake 1 remaster: Stay true to the original while adding modern polish and quality-of-life improvements to make the game more like how you remember it. Movement feels absolutely spectacular.
So you think that changing huge parts of the levels, adding new abilities to enemies, chaning balance so you can't kill most of the enemies with 2 railgun's shots - THAT'S the way to remaster a game? To be honest I'm very dissapointed after completing the game, it doesn't feel like Q2, it doesn't even look that good in terms of lightning. Hope they will fix some of this. I really want an option to see classic Q2 experience without new stuff. And yeah, a lot of scripts broken too.
@@Anonymous58815 this remaster was my grass for today. Don't see any problem to ctitisize some aspects of the remaster. I just want it to be an ultimate version.
I never imagined in my wildest dreams to see not just Quake 2 being remastered, but a remaster while being almost completely as we remember it from the old days but... BETTER. Smoother, more content and still keeping the bangers heavy and untouched. Perfection. Edit: I think the word "Enhancement" is a better word to use than Remaster in hindsight.
what did they actually fix/patch? I don't understand the point of making all these changes that no one cares about. Why not patch the weapons system so its more balanced (Reduce chaingun and railgun damage). I dont care about about RTX, everyone plays with custom skins/paks. The latency on railgun should have been left alone
This remaster is absolutely phenomenal. Quake 2 64 deathmatch was a part of my childhood and to be able to play with competent controls, excellent frame rate, and online is a dream.
@@MoonSaritoQuake 3 essentially lives on in quake champions granted it doesn't have the "campaign" that you had on the versions of quake 3 across pc and console but that was basically just dueling random bots and then killing a bald ninja cyborg monk in space several times. What would be neat is if we got a continuation of the lovecraftian Quake or a reboot in that style, the Strogg stuff has had two games already and technically speaking they both had a semi similar chain of events as they both involved destroying or sabotaging strogg facilities, including a big gun, a hangar, a processing center, a waste center, a communications center and then killing the makron. Sure there has been a battlefield style quake with enemy territory but at this point idk what else they could do with the Strogg storyline without essentially just making quake 2 but different the third time around. Quake 1 only got one chance and hasn't been rebooted yet, and I feel like the Shambler could be a pretty terrifying thing if done right. Plus Shamblers had something to do with the Strogg so maybe there could be a mix of both
This game is a blast! I'm having so much fun in multiplayer and also the campaign is so well remastered, controls are snappy and it runs smooth as butter. What a job, what and awesome gift you gave us nightdive 👌
I'm so glad they gave Quake II the same remaster treatment as Quake 1. And to include the official expansions as well as some new ones for both remasters was a very smart business choice, as the main campaigns by themselves would not have been enough to warrant those remasters. Plus, there are gamers like myself who loved the expansions as much as we do the main campaigns. Any thoughts, anyone?
Loved Unreal Tournament, But if I was to rank: 1. Quake 2 Team Fortress 2. Unreal Tournament: Death Math: 3. Counterstrike: Capture the Flag @@onexpolska7684
@@onexpolska7684UT99 is kinda ... Feels like a Party game. For fun times with friends. A little Unbalanced for purpose.. quake's pvp multiplayer was kinda... "competitive". Since doom days.
Anyone else remember sticking their CD that this game came on into their boom box and discovering that it doubles as the OST to the game? That was like a Core Gaming Memory for me.
I remember seeing the .wavs in windows explorer and wondering if it'd work in a CD player and being so excited that it did. Felt like I discovered a secret. I still have those same .wavs from the disc on my HDD somewhere, lol.
Man i almost cried,this game made my childhood even tho i didn't play this one that much and only played 11 years ago it's a masterpiece,thanks bethesda❤❤
I gotta give Bethesda credit they are responsible for me finally getting the chance to play Doom, Doom 2, Doom 64, Quake and now I finally get to play Quake 2. YES! I'm loving every minute of playing these classics. I hope we get more.
What exactly did stop you before? You were always able to play it. Just grab a source port and you're good to go. Even 4K resolution has been supported for 10 years now.
@@whuzzzup Bro, I'll be honest with you, back in the day I was far too poor to get a PC. Then I grew up playing consoles and at that time I wasn't really interested, but I kept hearing about those games and when I got older and burnt out on modern games. Bethesda started dropping these classics and I've been enjoying them ever since.
I started playing the Quake 1 remaster about two weeks ago and immediately got hooked, so when I heard the rumors of a Quake 2 remaster, I was hyped af. I feel like I became a Quake fan at just the right time.
@@NikkiMcMistie it's seriously addicting. I love that you can download mods and custom missions in Q1 remastered. Hopefully they add that feature to Q2, along with a horde mode like Q1 got.
@@LungoScrungo dont know about horde mode but i did hear they were gonna add the Playstation port to it so thats awesome. i also hope they add bots to CTF because theres too many trolls that team kill lol im optimistic either way it seems likr the quality is increasingly more insane with each remaster
@@jonah2047 Action Quake 2 (nowadays AQtion, standalone), Weapons of Destruction, Weapons Factory, Kick. Those were the ones I used to play, at least. Matrix Q2 used the Action weapons and added the movie's moves.
Remastering Quake 3 sounds like a big leap imo. The problem with remastering multiplayer segments for games is the number of players are often low. And keeping servers up takes money so chances are that if it does get a remaster, the servers might lose support. The best bet might be to remaster the other games and build up more interest first.
So happy to see the N64 version included. It’s an instant buy from me if that’s the case. The 64 version is the one I first played and grew up on. It is one of my favourite FPS games of all time 😢
The N64 version isn't actually _exactly_ the same, because it's running on the remastered Quake II engine (obviously, because it's included in Quake II), while the original Quake II 64 was actually an entirely original game (like Doom 64) made on the _Quake I_ engine, since there was simply no way the N64 could handle the Quake II engine. So the level design and enemy placement is faithful to the original, but since the engine is different it's not going to play exactly the same as you'll remember it. But it should still scratch your nostalgia itch.
It's got just a few little things though that im Not a fan of . . .For example when you in space it has some of the planets and space background used in quake 2 pc, and not the original version of just stars. they have the original skies for most, but for the jpeg picture skies like on the space levels, they use that orange planets jpeg which is off . . . And the railgun is orange not blue, bfg is blue not green. But I don't like the weapon swap sound. Sounds corny. Eh . . . And they could have had the option to clean some of the textures up . . . I still love it though played through it 5 times allready can't believe it's actually here don't gotta rely on that quake 2 64 maps mod which only used the first planet
So many memories 😊 Multiplayer was wild. Can't believe they didn't show the Railgun. That weapon was wild, especially on that cyllindrical map, forgot its name, with the wide open space in the middle. Ah.. the times.
@@hunter_k421 How have I missed that? It's in there. I guess I expected it to be highlighted. As for the map... You're absolutely right! 😅 Railgunning people on that map with the xenomorph skin in a wide fov (forgot how much, wasn't max) was a blast. 🤪
This remaster is looking awesome so far and the person who made this trailer should be given a raise. That rocket launcher sfx at the end when the title shows up is a nice touch. Give us more Quake please
I have waited so long for this to come out. One of my all time favorite games, I even crashed the server at my high school junior year because I uploaded Quake 2 so my friends could play death match at school with me. The staff never figured out who it was.
Man, they just casually dropped this outta nowhere. Just like, "Oh, yeah, by the way, we're releasing a remaster of Quake II and giving y'all the full experience for just $10. Have fun." Bethesda, id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames... Y'all never cease to make me happy.
I'll be real. I put SIGNIFICANTLY more time into Quake II than the original Quake. The way the levels were interconnected and secret design was pretty fun to replay. Even had secret routes to really entertain speedrunning the campaign
Quake 2 was the game I first witnessed at a Lan hall on machines running 3dfx voodoo cards. My jaw dropped at the graphics, in a time when the n64 and psx were king.
I launched steam today and I had 3 new Quake 2 trading cards, I was like "what?" and so I immediately went looking for Quake 2 achievements, and yes, that's a thing now, with 13 of those! But that's not even the best news, it wasn't just an update, it's an actual Re-release! Full of Extra Content such as concept arts; Playable Demos and Videos and Enhanced Gameplay... 20 Years of love and devotion for Quake 2 inally paid off! I wish I could personally thank everyone at the team who put their love into this, seriously, I love you guys! I've read everything there was to read (even appreciated some coffee mug marks lol) and now it's time for some Strogg shooting!
Hands down the best FPS of the 90s, I spent many many hours playing coop, deathmatch and CTF at LAN parties and over my audio ISDN connection. Plus, it basically created the modding community.
This is amazing, thanks for making it free for Quake 2 owners, you didn't have to go that hard but you did and it's glorious! Hopefully one step closer to a new Quake game.
The original QUAKE can't be beat but this game still rules. Excited to play it. This game played a large part in popularizing sci-fi shooters, even though it lacks the magic of the original (While still being brilliant).
This soundtrack is forever my addiction! The Quake franchise is so amazing. I'm currently playing Quake I and III which I didn't play so much like Quake II. All soundtracks and gameplays are good in their own unique way.
I wouldn't be opposed to a full remake considering how awesome capcom has been doing with their remakes, along with the dead space remake. Give us more quake, finally!!!! And another epic soundtrack.
I'm so happy to see a Quake II remaster. I played the game quite a while ago, so I'm ready to replay it with the new enhancements. Hopefully this means an eventual Quake III remaster?
Quake II was like a revelation back in the days I bought a voodoo card just for this and I still have the original old machine here just to play old school stuff. Nostalgia.
Excited to replay this, I played the original last year but for some reason couldn't get the soundtrack to work, lol. Now I can enjoy both the soundtrack and the expansions!
It very very good news ! 🙂 Some people think that “maybe better to do something new, when spent time on remake old?”, but renew old game, work about polish, thinking, make Quake2 better - it one of the steps which will lead all us to appearing new chapter of Quake story. Sometimes it very positive and refreshing for art to stop and rebuild things which be build before, it give new thoughts, fresh vision, art impulse and ideas for new projects. So, don’t blame remake of Quake2, it good sigh and needed step for way in future gaming projects. 👍P.S. Please, sorry for my poor English, I from Eastern Europe.
Sign me up! I have the Quake remake on my PS5 and it is very well done. It's been a riot playing the game I played years ago at LAN parties in guys basements. Looking forward to Q2 !
My favorite game ever. Played the demo so many times before actually playing the complete version hahaha... Amazing how this jewels have lots of traction to date, really hyped about this launch.
Now this is how you create a trailer. Takes me back when Doom became a real game changer and all those custom wads were created by communities to keep it going and cement it's legend, as also happened with the Quake series.
I’m in my 30s and missed Quake despite being alive at the time, beat Quake 1 for the first time this year and loved it and very much looking forward to this
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Quake needs a complete reboot like Doom 2016 🥰
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They may be working towards it, considering all of these remasters, and special treatment the game has been getting
@@rockpaperchainsaw5274 I feel like remakes of older titles is required reading for when you wanna basically do a reboot of any kind. If the team loses the essence of the rebootee whats the point ya know.
edit: not saying the team as in bethesda, just a good example to cite. I mean really for any reboot/modernization project it is wise to study the originals first, and theyre well on the way to a reboot for sure. Cant wait to see what a brand new modern Quake would be like
This is probably a way to test market for a full Quake remake.
@@fabioalvescorrea No thats for sure you hit the nail on the head while theyre at it could throw in Fallout 1 reboot in a collectors edition Fallout x Quake box set.
The Best FPS from my childhood is back !!!
It was never gone bro
@@sharticles No new DLCs, or official online multiplayer and co-op support. Yes, it was.
@@sjetsakai7772 huh thought you could play online on steam still? Maybe I'm wrong I still play quake live on there
It's cool you can get more stuff and official mp is a thing but quake 2 definitely didn't go anywhere, the majority of players did though.
goldeneye and perfect dark would like a word with you
Quake II - classics will never die. Quake II 2023 - she not only did not die, but also resurrected and lives with new colors!
TRAITOR‼©
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26 years later and we're still playing the same games from my childhood. Makes me feel really lucky to be a 90's kid, as if I was there during the most important moments in gaming history.
Yes
It was the birth of true gaming
Gaming history can still be made like with Baulder's Gate 3, but AAA devs are more focused on income than quality.
Don't be satisfied with a smooth re-release calling itself a successor.
Damn straight!
All of us 90s kids are lucky. Best time to grow up in.
I feel sorry for these kids now...just a sht show
I’m glad Quake II is getting the same treatment as Quake 1. Hopefully either Quake III or Quake Live get the same treatment later down the road.
Quake III Arena, yes, please
Duke Nukem: I an’t afraid of no Quake
Why not both?
@@Packin-HeatThis is a REMASTER, not a remake.
@@Packin-Heat Quake 2 RTX. maybe with some texture pack mods
My dad let me play this game when I was in first grade. Hadn’t touched it since then, and now I’m playing it again. Still getting my ass kicked like back in the day. A timeless classic. One of the many games that defined many different generations. This series is in desperate need of a revival
1000%
I bought this thing a couple of months ago
Quake II (2) OST (Red and Orange Swirl Limited Soundtrack + Mission Packs "The Reckoning" & "Ground Zero")
I hope many people will discover how amazing the Quake series is, its pace and complete game modes. Skill developed in itself, not in cards and paying.
Duke Nukem: I an’t afraid of no Quake
@@Packin-Heat Yeah lmao, people acting like Doom 2016/Eternal doesn't exist. It's pretty much modern Quake, and from the look of this trailer Doom looks much more fun both gameplay and graphics wise. This is just for everyone who played Quake as a kid (I unfortunately didnt) to cash in on nostalgia, just like every single remaster the past 10 years....
I've never played Quake before and I am super excited for this
@@alenko4763not even similar. Doom 2016 is closer to Doom 2 in loop and Eternal is just serious sam but doomified-- and shittier than 2016.
@@frxn211lol yeah I remember doing weapon cancelling, bunny hopping, monkey bar swinging and meat-hooking around in Serious Sam.
So many years... And the Soundtrack still kicks ass!
@sonicmayhemofficial is a legend 🤘
It’s got a vibe of doom
It's just great
I remember learning a lot of these on guitar. Definitely iconic for me back then.
Soundtrack puts some pseudo metal bands to ashame theese Days!
So glad to see this game get the appreciation it deserves. And the remaster is amazing! God bless Nightdive Studios, MG, and everyone else that worked on this.
Don’t get to excited, remasters and remakes almost always are lame
And no native Linux support. No tux no bux M$
@@MichaelWilliams85Mafia Definitive Edition is a great remake. Q1 & Q2 are perfect remasters.
@@MichaelWilliams85The Quake and Quake 2 remasters are amazing, especially for the low price.
@@exalentedI think KEX games work on Linux Systems
While epic is delisting unreal, ID is reviving quake. Happy to see old games getting new love.
Sad to know
Quake2 was something more, it was just like another dimension for me. I spent all my childhood time playing this game. I used to build mods and maps and I can restore whole game by memories if it will be erased from all hdd’s over the world…
oh 😯😳😊😊
Protect this man at all cost
I remember the Weapons of Destruction mod. Rocket Machine Gun LOL.
@@nzdanrah Which evolved into Weapons Factory!
This is how a remaster is done! 10/10
This is a proof that when a game is really good, it can provide fun for people even 3 decades later. Don't need to change the backbone of the game, just update it to make it accessible to people nowadays and you're done. Way better than 99% of current shooters.
That 1% being Doom Eternal or Ultrakill I assume 😂
@@RL-DarkSpark Quake Champions :P
And no dormant live service servers to be forced to connect to
@@RL-DarkSparkbe fair both are good games but would never have existed with out the strides quake 2 did
Quake I and QII with original team fortress 1 and 2 mods were also the bomb. Then quake 3 arena with rocket arena mod was gold!
This is so sick. It's great to see a classic FPS being treated with care and respect.
One of the greatest games of all time. And a huge part of my childhood.
I've played tons of FPS games since the 90's. Not sure why but I skipped Quake 2 when it came out. I'm sort of glad. I had a blast playing through this remaster and every expansion in about one week.
Nightdive did a hell of a job with the Quake 1 remaster, so I'm pretty stoked for this.
Same. And they're probably the greatest reason I will actually play this one.
This has a lot more work and effort than the first quake remaster which already had a massive amount of love, so many restored content and expanded levels, so many expansion packs and new content, no to mention N64 version of quake 2 is there too.
@@trobriandstormLaughs in lack of community-made add-ons
I played this today and they did helluba job again
Goddamn, apparently if you already had Quake II in your Steam library you are upgraded to this version for free! Thank you id Games and Bethesda! You guys rock! 🤘😎🤘
And you can still play the originals, talk about preservation :)
No way. That's awesome. I like how some companies do that.
@tileux 3D printed save icons /jk
@tileux That had to have been a copy from a friend right? Cause by that point in gaming these games were being printed on CD-ROM.
Quake 1 came out on disc with Trent Reznor's soundtrack as regular audio tracks you could play in a CD player.
@tileux Floppy disc ? No idea, is that like floppy dicks ?
Also 205. That's how many floppy dicks it would take to hold Quake 2 (295mb). That's a lot of floppy dicks. So I doubt you had it on floppy.
20+ year old game, still better then most games coming out today!
Because back than they cared.
This is freaking AWESOME! If Quake 3 gets this I'll be in heaven. Would be sick if Quake 4 would also get cleaned up as well. :)
Agree with Quake 4. That was rough.
Imagine if they remaster Quake 4 but also they complete the cancelled expansion.
Quake III already got this ages ago
@@quiver5756 I hope that happens, it would be just amazing
I loved quake 4 honestly. I need it on ps4.
These type of shooters have always been my favorite. The recent DOOM titles were a fantastic return to form and games like Dusk are absolutely wonderful callbacks to that era. Glad to see classic Quake 2 return on modern hardware, can't wait to jump in!
Also Amid Evil & Prodeus
Shout outs to ZlimBradSki. Check him out if you haven't already
Exactly. Instead you got shooters which gives you a helping hand in the form of route points
Amid Evil!
@@JV-ll1cuI'm - personally - enjoying Prodeus now more than Doom Eternal.
And they gave it to all previous owners for free. No bullshit re-release, remaster, re-edition or whatever. They essentially updated the OG digital release, 16 years later. What an absolute legends, thank you!
I remember playing it coop through LAN and having the most amazing time being able to play through the levels with my friend at the same time! This was before "coop" and multiplayer were a real thing. That feeling of seeing your friend in game blasting strogg alongside you was amazing.
I love coop games, and I hate when my favorite games get only 'co-op related content.' Some of my favorite series being Quake, old Doom 1 & 2, Army of Two, Halo, Borderlands, and Gears of War. I hate that Halo, Battlefield, and Call of Duty games focus so much on 'deathmatch' then label it as 'coop' with only a small addon instead of campaign. One of the best Call of Duty was a 360 game, Call of Duty: World at War, me and my dad running through the whole campaign (except 1 level) together. Recently Army of TWO and FUSE both got taken down as playable even LAN. I wish I could find a way to get them to work.
@@DonaldD02PlayStation resistance probably best co-op game ever made
I never got to do this because I never had any friends and I still don't. Everyone hates me, but unlike all those years ago I have embraced the hate and I use it to do evil. Mooo hooo hahahahaha! Yes!
@@nepntzerZer 😂😂😂😂😂🏆🏆🏆
lol when q2 was out, multiplayer was a real thing already. Quake 1 had the best multiplayer ever.
*The HYPE is real!* Thank you for doing this, id & Nightdive! I love Quake II and it melts my heart to finally see it receiving some official love after all these years. Thank you! ❤❤❤
Absolutely destroys now. Thank god the soundtrack was added back as well.
whoever did the subtitles for this deserves a raise lmfao 0:38
ONE OF THE MOST DOPEST & BEST FPS GAME OF ALL TIME IS HERE!! After playing the OG quake on gamepass I was wondering if number 2 would ever be released & shown the same love with graphic upgrades & other things as well. But I was not expecting to wake up & see this on my feed this has made my day. As a kid my first fps experience was goldeneye, perfect dark, & quake 2 64 now I get to experience this goated game again as a adult thank you Bethesda!
just replayed q2 with the rtx mod. Guess I gotta go again!
Ive really been enjoying replaying this game over.
This is honestly a gold standard for how remasters should be done, in much the same vein as NightDive's Quake 1 remaster: Stay true to the original while adding modern polish and quality-of-life improvements to make the game more like how you remember it. Movement feels absolutely spectacular.
So you think that changing huge parts of the levels, adding new abilities to enemies, chaning balance so you can't kill most of the enemies with 2 railgun's shots - THAT'S the way to remaster a game? To be honest I'm very dissapointed after completing the game, it doesn't feel like Q2, it doesn't even look that good in terms of lightning. Hope they will fix some of this. I really want an option to see classic Q2 experience without new stuff. And yeah, a lot of scripts broken too.
@@StygianSaviour not reading all that
happy for you though/sorry that happened
@@Anonymous58815 so you happy to praise anything, while it's called Quake?)
@@StygianSaviour touch grass
@@Anonymous58815 this remaster was my grass for today. Don't see any problem to ctitisize some aspects of the remaster. I just want it to be an ultimate version.
I never imagined in my wildest dreams to see not just Quake 2 being remastered, but a remaster while being almost completely as we remember it from the old days but... BETTER. Smoother, more content and still keeping the bangers heavy and untouched. Perfection.
Edit: I think the word "Enhancement" is a better word to use than Remaster in hindsight.
no mention of a remaster, its the same project
And on top of that, FREE if you already owned it on Steam.
@@nnamdiokechukwu9778 Just wish they would fix Quake 4 to not get stuck on that level at the ship.
Man, I'd love to see a Quake 4 remaster with brand new mechanics, execution moves once we've been stroggified and stuff.
what did they actually fix/patch? I don't understand the point of making all these changes that no one cares about. Why not patch the weapons system so its more balanced (Reduce chaingun and railgun damage). I dont care about about RTX, everyone plays with custom skins/paks. The latency on railgun should have been left alone
This remaster is absolutely phenomenal. Quake 2 64 deathmatch was a part of my childhood and to be able to play with competent controls, excellent frame rate, and online is a dream.
lets hope they can bring it back like doom
Me too
Quake 3 when
@@MoonSaritoI’d guess 2025. It’s been almost exactly 2 years since the Quake 1 remaster
That’s the rumour
@@MoonSaritoQuake 3 essentially lives on in quake champions granted it doesn't have the "campaign" that you had on the versions of quake 3 across pc and console but that was basically just dueling random bots and then killing a bald ninja cyborg monk in space several times.
What would be neat is if we got a continuation of the lovecraftian Quake or a reboot in that style, the Strogg stuff has had two games already and technically speaking they both had a semi similar chain of events as they both involved destroying or sabotaging strogg facilities, including a big gun, a hangar, a processing center, a waste center, a communications center and then killing the makron.
Sure there has been a battlefield style quake with enemy territory but at this point idk what else they could do with the Strogg storyline without essentially just making quake 2 but different the third time around.
Quake 1 only got one chance and hasn't been rebooted yet, and I feel like the Shambler could be a pretty terrifying thing if done right.
Plus Shamblers had something to do with the Strogg so maybe there could be a mix of both
Seeing servers full in Quake 2 is definitely a special moment
I NEED a version of Rage with those metallic stomps in the intro
This game is a blast! I'm having so much fun in multiplayer and also the campaign is so well remastered, controls are snappy and it runs smooth as butter. What a job, what and awesome gift you gave us nightdive 👌
I'm so glad they gave Quake II the same remaster treatment as Quake 1. And to include the official expansions as well as some new ones for both remasters was a very smart business choice, as the main campaigns by themselves would not have been enough to warrant those remasters. Plus, there are gamers like myself who loved the expansions as much as we do the main campaigns. Any thoughts, anyone?
I got this ON SALE And I still consider it to be the best four dollars I have ever spent
Thanks to John Carmack for this superior game. After 25 years it still unbeatable.
You still can’t beat it?
@@LostHope84Must be a hard game.
Try playing it on a lower difficulty setting.
guys this comment went way over people’s heads lol 😂 He is talking Quake 2 being unbeatable for 25 years compared to the competition out there!
@@supertrendymoneymaker0722 If it's going over their heads, he should try aiming a bit lower. Right at the enemy's mid section.
Quake is the greatest FPS ever created and still the best. The days of Team Fortress and Clan Battles was epic.
No unreal tournament is better😊
Loved Unreal Tournament, But if I was to rank: 1. Quake 2 Team Fortress 2. Unreal Tournament: Death Math: 3. Counterstrike: Capture the Flag @@onexpolska7684
@@onexpolska7684UT99 is kinda ... Feels like a Party game. For fun times with friends. A little Unbalanced for purpose.. quake's pvp multiplayer was kinda... "competitive". Since doom days.
I'll always prefer Unreal Tournament
UT99 has more stuff and may technically be called better, but there is nothing like a good deathmatch with friends on Q2DM1.
Pretty solid re-release with better graphics and faster combat. Nice that it was free for original owners.
This was my favorite co-op game back in the day. I loved how the loading between levels worked.
Anyone else remember sticking their CD that this game came on into their boom box and discovering that it doubles as the OST to the game?
That was like a Core Gaming Memory for me.
Sonic Mayhem is a fooking legend!!
I remember seeing the .wavs in windows explorer and wondering if it'd work in a CD player and being so excited that it did. Felt like I discovered a secret. I still have those same .wavs from the disc on my HDD somewhere, lol.
The good old days. Whenever I didn't play quake 2 on the PC, I played the soundtrack from my cd player.
I love when they do the new expansions with the modern map making strategies. It looks so good on the old school engine.
Man i almost cried,this game made my childhood even tho i didn't play this one that much and only played 11 years ago it's a masterpiece,thanks bethesda❤❤
I gotta give Bethesda credit they are responsible for me finally getting the chance to play Doom, Doom 2, Doom 64, Quake and now I finally get to play Quake 2. YES! I'm loving every minute of playing these classics. I hope we get more.
Hell yes
What exactly did stop you before? You were always able to play it. Just grab a source port and you're good to go. Even 4K resolution has been supported for 10 years now.
@@whuzzzup Bro, I'll be honest with you, back in the day I was far too poor to get a PC. Then I grew up playing consoles and at that time I wasn't really interested, but I kept hearing about those games and when I got older and burnt out on modern games. Bethesda started dropping these classics and I've been enjoying them ever since.
@@justinsantos8514 Alright. Good to hear you enjoy the classics now. They are great, have fun with them!
@@whuzzzupthose games wast really popular on consoles
I started playing the Quake 1 remaster about two weeks ago and immediately got hooked, so when I heard the rumors of a Quake 2 remaster, I was hyped af. I feel like I became a Quake fan at just the right time.
welcome to the club. I tried Q2 as a young teen in the late 2000s and I've been hooked on the series ever since. it's a series of immense quality.
@@NikkiMcMistie it's seriously addicting. I love that you can download mods and custom missions in Q1 remastered. Hopefully they add that feature to Q2, along with a horde mode like Q1 got.
@@LungoScrungo dont know about horde mode but i did hear they were gonna add the Playstation port to it so thats awesome. i also hope they add bots to CTF because theres too many trolls that team kill lol
im optimistic either way it seems likr the quality is increasingly more insane with each remaster
the captions for this video are hilarious
[chainsaw whirring]
buzz, buzz...buzz
[Epic Heavy Metal Music]
Awesome!I still have my original Quake 2 on the shelf. The boxes were sweet and large then, back in the good ol' days.
Man I remember playing Quake 2 when it first came out. And the mods/TCs for it at the time were truly groundbreaking.
What were the good Quake 2 mods/TC ? I vaguely remember a matrix thing that was pretty fun with some kung-fu and maybe wall jumps.
@@jonah2047 Action Quake 2 (nowadays AQtion, standalone), Weapons of Destruction, Weapons Factory, Kick. Those were the ones I used to play, at least.
Matrix Q2 used the Action weapons and added the movie's moves.
I really hope quake 3 and 4 get the remaster treatment as well.
Love the atmosphere of these Quake games.
Quake III is gonna be FUN. Finally, I can kick my friends asses on it.
Key word -"Atmosphere"
Modern games don't hold a candle to the atmopshere these 90's FPS games had.
Remastering Quake 3 sounds like a big leap imo. The problem with remastering multiplayer segments for games is the number of players are often low. And keeping servers up takes money so chances are that if it does get a remaster, the servers might lose support. The best bet might be to remaster the other games and build up more interest first.
*cough* there is a Quake live though *cough*
@@untouchableE2INwait, Quake Live is still a thing?!
So happy to see the N64 version included. It’s an instant buy from me if that’s the case. The 64 version is the one I first played and grew up on. It is one of my favourite FPS games of all time 😢
The N64 version isn't actually _exactly_ the same, because it's running on the remastered Quake II engine (obviously, because it's included in Quake II), while the original Quake II 64 was actually an entirely original game (like Doom 64) made on the _Quake I_ engine, since there was simply no way the N64 could handle the Quake II engine. So the level design and enemy placement is faithful to the original, but since the engine is different it's not going to play exactly the same as you'll remember it. But it should still scratch your nostalgia itch.
Same bro!!!!
@@ArcaneAzmadiuh OK
It's got just a few little things though that im Not a fan of . . .For example when you in space it has some of the planets and space background used in quake 2 pc, and not the original version of just stars. they have the original skies for most, but for the jpeg picture skies like on the space levels, they use that orange planets jpeg which is off . . . And the railgun is orange not blue, bfg is blue not green. But I don't like the weapon swap sound. Sounds corny. Eh . . . And they could have had the option to clean some of the textures up . . . I still love it though played through it 5 times allready can't believe it's actually here don't gotta rely on that quake 2 64 maps mod which only used the first planet
Quake 2 had so much impact in my life that it shaped who I am and what I do. From colors I like to me becoming an engineer.
Damn man wow, interesting. Some games impacted me a lot too and really got close to making me choose careers for those reasons but I still didnt
i felt i was being a cooler kid playing Q2 than those playing CS lol.
We want Quake 5 now, (with single player company of course)
So many memories 😊 Multiplayer was wild. Can't believe they didn't show the Railgun. That weapon was wild, especially on that cyllindrical map, forgot its name, with the wide open space in the middle. Ah.. the times.
1:19 Railgun shown there and I think you're talking about the most famous multiplayer map in Q2 "The Edge"
@@hunter_k421 How have I missed that? It's in there. I guess I expected it to be highlighted. As for the map... You're absolutely right! 😅 Railgunning people on that map with the xenomorph skin in a wide fov (forgot how much, wasn't max) was a blast. 🤪
You mean Q2DM1 also known as “The Edge” ❤
ONE OF THE BEST GAMES, AND DEFINITELY THE GREATEST FPS SOUNDTRACK OF ALL TIME!
THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A REMASTERED!
This remaster is looking awesome so far and the person who made this trailer should be given a raise. That rocket launcher sfx at the end when the title shows up is a nice touch. Give us more Quake please
I have waited so long for this to come out. One of my all time favorite games, I even crashed the server at my high school junior year because I uploaded Quake 2 so my friends could play death match at school with me. The staff never figured out who it was.
Man, they just casually dropped this outta nowhere. Just like, "Oh, yeah, by the way, we're releasing a remaster of Quake II and giving y'all the full experience for just $10. Have fun." Bethesda, id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames... Y'all never cease to make me happy.
I spent so much time playing this and online multiplayer as a teen. So awesome to see it updated.
I'll be real. I put SIGNIFICANTLY more time into Quake II than the original Quake. The way the levels were interconnected and secret design was pretty fun to replay. Even had secret routes to really entertain speedrunning the campaign
Quake 2 was the game I first witnessed at a Lan hall on machines running 3dfx voodoo cards. My jaw dropped at the graphics, in a time when the n64 and psx were king.
I launched steam today and I had 3 new Quake 2 trading cards, I was like "what?" and so I immediately went looking for Quake 2 achievements, and yes, that's a thing now, with 13 of those! But that's not even the best news, it wasn't just an update, it's an actual Re-release! Full of Extra Content such as concept arts; Playable Demos and Videos and Enhanced Gameplay...
20 Years of love and devotion for Quake 2 inally paid off! I wish I could personally thank everyone at the team who put their love into this, seriously, I love you guys! I've read everything there was to read (even appreciated some coffee mug marks lol) and now it's time for some Strogg shooting!
Hands down the best FPS of the 90s, I spent many many hours playing coop, deathmatch and CTF at LAN parties and over my audio ISDN connection.
Plus, it basically created the modding community.
FACTS 🔥🔥
Please please please let this open the door for HeXen and HeXen II remasters
This is amazing, thanks for making it free for Quake 2 owners, you didn't have to go that hard but you did and it's glorious! Hopefully one step closer to a new Quake game.
I owned the original disk copy and still decided to pay for the remaster.
The original QUAKE can't be beat but this game still rules. Excited to play it. This game played a large part in popularizing sci-fi shooters, even though it lacks the magic of the original (While still being brilliant).
Original Quake multiplayer deathmatch s the greatest game of all time.
Number 2 had all the community mods, best multi-player at the time
It is so great that you made it co-op play! We need more quake co-op titles in the future when it comes to shooters.
Much thanks for putting in the work and releasing a classic for a good price. 👍
It's nice to see a remaster and not a "conversion".
My god this remaster is fantastic !
This soundtrack is forever my addiction! The Quake franchise is so amazing. I'm currently playing Quake I and III which I didn't play so much like Quake II. All soundtracks and gameplays are good in their own unique way.
If Quake got a proper modern reboot it would be one of the best games ever made I think. The enemies in Q2 are badass!
A good way to start Quakecon.
I wouldn't be opposed to a full remake considering how awesome capcom has been doing with their remakes, along with the dead space remake.
Give us more quake, finally!!!! And another epic soundtrack.
I'm so happy to see a Quake II remaster. I played the game quite a while ago, so I'm ready to replay it with the new enhancements. Hopefully this means an eventual Quake III remaster?
I'd like to have Wars and 4 tbh
The sound track of this game is still one of the bests 🔥🔥🔥
Man that music takes you right back!
Looks amazing, thanks to bring back this classic, a perfect remaster!
First shooter I ever played. First game I ever played outside Mario 64 lol.
This Quake fan is overwhelmingly ecstatic. I cannot count how many times I played just the demo for this game.
This was a great alternative to Doom back then!! Glad to see it return
Awesome ! Probably "the" best FPS ever made - well done folks, much appreciated !
Quake II was like a revelation back in the days
I bought a voodoo card just for this and I still have the original old machine here just to play old school stuff.
Nostalgia.
Q4 , bonus disk q2 ❤
Excited to replay this, I played the original last year but for some reason couldn't get the soundtrack to work, lol. Now I can enjoy both the soundtrack and the expansions!
I used to just put the songs on a CD and play it while I went through the game 😂
Nightdive is involved so I know this will be quality. Also, new expansion, plus the original two expansions, plus Quake 64? What a great package.
I wish they would make a Quake 5 and continue the Strogg-Human war storyline. 4 was one of my favorite single player games growing up :(
Does it run on my Pentium 133 MHz?
It very very good news ! 🙂 Some people think that “maybe better to do something new, when spent time on remake old?”, but renew old game, work about polish, thinking, make Quake2 better - it one of the steps which will lead all us to appearing new chapter of Quake story. Sometimes it very positive and refreshing for art to stop and rebuild things which be build before, it give new thoughts, fresh vision, art impulse and ideas for new projects. So, don’t blame remake of Quake2, it good sigh and needed step for way in future gaming projects. 👍P.S. Please, sorry for my poor English, I from Eastern Europe.
It looks better than i expected, fantastic remaster of this legendary gem. Brings you back to the late 90's like a time machine.
After 25 years it's back and better than ever! This is how you do a proper remaster!
What's wrong with Quake II RTX?
@@PotentChr0nic RTX requires RTX graphic cards and all the textures glow all over the place, think it's lame
I loved Quake 1. Very excited. ❤😊
Sign me up! I have the Quake remake on my PS5 and it is very well done. It's been a riot playing the game I played years ago at LAN parties in guys basements. Looking forward to Q2 !
My favorite game ever. Played the demo so many times before actually playing the complete version hahaha... Amazing how this jewels have lots of traction to date, really hyped about this launch.
"Computer Updated!"
Young player here, just bought this game with my brother and friend and in coop it slaps, wish we had games like this today
We all need more Quake in our lives
Амен.
Now this is how you create a trailer. Takes me back when Doom became a real game changer and all those custom wads were created by communities to keep it going and cement it's legend, as also happened with the Quake series.
I’m in my 30s and missed Quake despite being alive at the time, beat Quake 1 for the first time this year and loved it and very much looking forward to this
I'm 30 too and on my way to finish Quake I for the 1st time too :)
This is definitely on my wishlist