Quake has done the full circle. In 2000s to early 2010s players seeked to improve the graphics of Quake and made some remarkable source ports with very intensive lightning effects, high-poly models and high-res textures. Then focus started to shift from this graphical fidelity back to level design - these HD-graphics source ports were looking cool but weren't handling maps that well, especially not large ones made by the level design community. So they developed ports such as Quakespasm which were classic-looking but removed the engine's limitations when it comes to designing maps. Thus they enabled massive sprawling levels that will take you 1-2 hours to finish, being as long and complex as an entire episode - crammed into one level.
Also the best shooter on Switch. So many campaigns, multiplayer, horde mode, cross play, motion controls, keyboard and mouse support. For $10 it's a steal
Still one of the greatest Shooters of all time, IMO none of the so called Boomer Shooters can hold a candle to it's simple elegance. What a masterpiece.
I can't for the life of me get why developers of the Quake series can't go back to the Lovecraftian theme of the first game. It was so unique and original, the Sci-Fi theme of the later entries are sooooooooo overplayed...
@@Cr4z3d Now that I think of it, maybe since the Doom series is already based on fictional fantasy creatures like Demons, the Quake series tries to depart from that and has something more grounded in reality like the Strogg aliens.
I find myself playing Quake every once and then... I love it, i'm replaying it in these days on my steam deck. The first levels of EP1 are iconic and weird at the same time how smooth is the transition between soldiers to medieval knights and beasts and spirits =P I think it's hard to translate the same setting (and color palette) in a modern game without falling into banality. I'm going to play Dusk, Amid Evil and Forgive me father, next.
Such a simple game but the essentials are near perfect. I remember getting my first ever 3D card just to play Quake back on release. But the real revolution was mouselook, crazy to believe we used to play FPS games using arrowkeys and auto aim!
Oh man, I remember that transition. All through the original Doom 1&2 years I played strictly with keyboard. Coming from Nintendo controllers, trudging around with only arrow keys just seemed like the obvious setup. I remember thinking the strafe button was such a revolutionary idea, being able to line up against monster hordes horde and then switch from turning to dancing side-to-side like a player on a foosball table. Then I got Quake, and watching the demo that played during the menu was what first made me think, "HOW THE HECK ARE THEY MOVING LIKE THAT?" I started poking through the options and discovered you could play with the mouse. It took me a few minutes to figure it out and realize what I'd just discovered, but the difference was like night turning to day. Absolutely transformative. I realized I'd been stumbling around on crutches up to that point, and now I had what felt like a superpower. Easily the most stunning revelation I've ever felt in games.
I think og Quake is perfect as it is but it would be cool to see more content in the future expanding its world. Good video and definetely going to add the right hand mod! Cheers.
The new campaign was awesome. I thought they would just drive on a nostalgia train and grab a quick buck but no, its a completely new way to experience Quake. They really pushed Q1 to its limits and far beyond. One mind blowing level after another, always throwing something new right in my face.
I should grab this. A friend of mine asked why new games feel worse and I argued it's because of the new age obsession with complexity. Just jump in and start blastin' is very appealing.
Sitting through hours of cutscenes, tutorials, text popups, inventory, progression systems, collectables and achievements. Sometimes you just want to play the shooting game by shooting stuff and exploring levels.
As great as the remaster is in terms of content, it falls a bit short in terms of some questionable design changes and technical inaccuracies that a lot of die hard Quake players have been quick to point out. First off the bat, a lot of the levels have been recompiled to have different lighting, even in classic mode, as well as pointlessly changing textures and their alignment around. This has resulted in the game feeling a lot brighter than the original game does out of the box. But the biggest change was to the game's Nightmare mode. Enemy behavior was completely changed and the player's health capped at 50. This is something that should be relegated to a mod, not a remaster. Lastly the biggest problem that exists in the remaster is physics. Quake's movement physics is something that stands at the very core of its legacy, and is one of the defining traits of classic FPS games. This would be all well and fine if these were fixed or addressed in updates, but Nightdive has not gotten around to doing that. I don't think that's really their fault, as its up to the people who contracted them (id Software and Bethesda in this case) to let them keep working on improving the experience as much as they can. Of course there are surely a multitude of other factors, but I think they could've done a better job with preserving the classic experience. This is not to say I dislike Nightdive, I love their work on remasters of Doom 64, Powerslave, Strife, and Turok, and I'm also very excited for their upcoming System Shock remake. I think they are a very capable studio when you give them the time they need to finish their work.
Absolutely love this remaster. I love how fast and easy it is to jump into a good deathmatch. I just wish that the new campaigns worked in Quake pathtraced.
Quake Champions lore hints that the Strogg were worshippers if Shub-Niggurath and the new QII remaster expansion Call of the Machine echoes this. If they did a new game, combining the dark sci fi fantasy and biomechanical body horror elements of both Q1/2 would be the way to go
There's already been modern reboots for both Doom and Wolfenstein and it's about time Bethesda and ID Software do one for Quake in it's Lovecraftian inspired universe from the original. No nitpicks on the Strogg but cybernetically enhanced enemies are overused in games as a whole and Quake 1's enemies were very unique for the time and still so by this day. Quake 1 is in fully 3D what Wolfenstein was in 2.5D being grandfathers of first person shooters during different eras of graphics Wolfenstein 3D being so with sprites and Quake 1 being so with models. I have the remastered Quake on Steam with it being my 10th game on Steam to set foot on my Perfect Games list for unlocking all the achievements on out of my 26 total Perfect Games that I'm currently rocking. Nice video btw!
Just like the recent remaster of Quake II, its excellent. I got both games originally for Christmas just after they were both out, so 1996 and 1997. Quake really did bring something new at the time when it was Duke 3d and Doom. Quake II just improved it. Both games are classic and the only games from the PC golden era (1995-2002) that have been constantly re-installed ever couple of years. I am hoping there is a new revival of these games not seen since the early 2000's. There is still a modding scene but not as big as it once was, especially for Quake II.
This video got recommended to me, but update Quake 2 enhanced is also released snd like this one, is a majestic remaster done by the same team night dive studios, it made the lukewarm sequel into a masterpiece.
I have the physical copies of this and Quake 2 on PS5 ( from LimitedRunGames). I’ve played the originals and absolutely loved them, won’t be getting a PS5 for a little while yet though, I really can’t wait to go through them again. Praying Nightdive remaster Unreal at some point…
I was in high school when Quake 1 was released. I had the most memorable online shooting experience back then. My favorite mod was Team Fortress back then.
that looks like fun i try it later today. i wish games could be like this again, but a tree HAS to look like a tree and bricks from a house need to be bricks or else the whole''set'' breaks. with old games thinks like texture were left to fill in the blanks of peoples imagination as to what it actually looks like.
I played Quake for the firs time with this remaster, was a lot of fun and felt great to play, although the final boss was pretty simple in todays standards.
I don't use the remaster for mods (I primarily use the Ironwail source port these days) but I really enjoyed the Dimensions of the Machine episode of the remaster and it contributed substantially to me getting into Quake again.
When it was launched, the remaster was awful in a lot of ways: movement was off completely (cl_backspeed lower than classic), couldn't run properly in some hardware with max settings (chopped everywhere in a 1060 6gb), hud scale is nowhere to be found (classic style too big) and even the new shader added light in dark rooms (E1M6). They fixed a lot of bugs in patches along the way and now is a really good experience (100% achievements rn). Still prefer playing in Quakespasm tho
I loved Scourge of Armagon, but Dissolution of Eternity just felt very forgettable back when it originally came out. I found myself struggling with boredom to even finish it. When I played it again all these years later, my opinion didn't really change. It was a nice pack of new maps, but none of them really stood out, and the new weapon set was also kinda meh. Not a terrible idea, but in execution most of them just made everything feel bloated and redundant. Only the cluster grenades and multi-rockets were actually useful. On the other hand, the NEW expansions were extremely good. Very memorable, fun and challenging and they really pushed the limits of what could be done with this old game. I suppose technically it's not the same game engine anymore, but it sure felt like the genuine article. They did a great job and gave me some of the most fun I've had with an FPS in years. Perfect blend of nostalgia and new.
I still have trouble playing this because its graphics spaz out every time. I still haven't found a fix, nor even any definitive answer as to whether there is one for my device. Some specs below: Device: Macbook Pro 12,1 OS 1: Mac OS X Mojave [Game not installed on this] OS 2: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (Unregistered) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5557U CPU @ 3.10GHz 3.10 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB Cores: 2 Logical Processors: 4 Display Adapter: Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics 6100 DirectX Version: 12 Approx. Total Memory: 8,271 MB Display Memory (VRAM): 128 MB Shared Memory: 8,143 MB Additional detail(s): - (C:) drive tends to be >80% full.
The only thing I don't like about Nightdive's Kex engine is it's performance. It's fine if you have a good computer, but if you have a lower spec machine or an average laptop (something you'd expect Quake to run perfectly fine on), performance can be sub par. The 3rd party source ports like QuakeSpasm and Ironwail are light years better in this regard. A map that would give you, say, 60fps on the Kex engine, would give you like 400fps on Ironwail, while looking exactly the same.
Agree. Great Remaster for a game so solid that the tuning made by the Remaster and some source ports really brings out the best in it. Also everyone who likes Q1 should play Arcane Dimensions. It is as good as it's reputation. I can see a good Q2 remaster, but Q4s campaign can not be saved. It's a mix of corridors and boring military blabla in levels small enough for console-play.
A remake? Everything needs a remake today, doesn't it? Original Quake not good enough anymore? Don't understand people's obession with remakes. I know the industry made them trendy because they're out of ideas and out of talent. And it's good to be making money off games that way more talented people created in the past. The Dead Space remake drove my disbelief over the edge and I wouldn't be surprised by anything anymore. Makes me wonder how far off games getting a second remake is. If anything, I'd rather have a remaster. Would be nice to have a remastered Quake 2 like this, with the Playstation and N64 versions included in one package. I couldn't care less about any Quake after 2, though.
I'm not hating on ID for pursuing other ventures but man if they could remake an entire game in this universe I personally think it could have been great. Sadly the original creativity died when they had American McGee and other guys adding in the more Lovecraftian stuff before the studio split up so bad back in the day. It'd be nice if they could all do one last hoorah though.
I love the remake. My only issue with it is that it doesn't seem to natively support the QuakeWorld enhanced multiplayer, so it can be a bit laggy with online multiplayer. Edit: Also I hate the 50 HP cap on Nightmare. I have always played on Nightmare mode exclusively in Quake since the 1990s, and I hate that I no longer have Nightmare available. I have switched over to using QuakeSpasm and copied the Quake remake id1 folder over to new_id1, this way I can play the original Quake, the remade Quake (lighting, translucent water, etc.) and all the Mission Packs the remake comes with.
@@mayflowwy The original Quake 1 client for DOS has Nightmare as a normal 100 HP max, it just makes enemies attack more readily -- which actually makes Shamblers easier on Nightmare as you can just use any prop (pillar etc.) to peek out from and they always blast their lightning, on Easy to Hard they shoot less often which makes them run around pillars to get to you. But other than enemy AI changes, there's no difference between Hard and Nightmare. The remake adds a 50 HP cap on Nightmare (if above, it slowly drops to 50 HP), and eliminates the rapid attacks for enemies. There were mods that added a 50 HP max cap back in the day, you were probably using one of those enhancement packs. Copper is probably the most famous with a 50 HP cap.
@@why_i_game i think i should clarify that im lame and wasnt born back then to play the original version and only just recently played this remastered version with the 50 health cap and the behavior difference i also went back and played a bunch of the levels in winquake and the "extra" health and og enemy ai, and honestly i think i kinda prefer the new version i think it should have been an option to swap between the new and old versions of nightmare
True, the Quake remaster is insanely good and full of content, I hardly could imagine it any better. I never liked Quake 2 too much aside of the music. I would always prefer Quake 1, minus the music. I just found the dark ambient bgm really boring but the Jeehun Hwangs addon music is fucking amazing.
The only thing I didn’t like is on nightmare your help is permanently set to 50 instead 100. I know it’s supposed to be a challenge but for preservation purposes I’m not a fan of and it’s way harder too. But it’s not as enjoyable because of this increased difficulty.
If only Bethesda included co-op support for the add-on content, the Quake Remake would be perfection. Yes, I realize that hosting a server online is possible, but that pathway is a bit too complex for your average gamer.
if you love quake that much, you should check QC:DE. a quake champion mod for doom 2 ^^. very good quality stuff. it does have multiplayer servers but also a solo/coop mode where you can play vs any monsters from any quake games up to half-life, heretic, doom, etc...
Is there a mod for Steam's version Quake IV to give it colored lights and better texturing. It seems like everything is full bright mode. Nothing like the way I remember it to be
The 2 new campaigs are nice but all the other changes Night Dive did to the game are god awful. Honestly the remaster is really nothing more than a massive insult to the original. From changing all the console commands, a very buggy menu, input lag, and how badly they fucked up the multiplayer component ND really couldn't have done a worse job with this so called "remaster" if they tried.
Software mode in original Is Better. More shader effect and under water effect Is best in original software mode. 8 bit texture in software render Is much Better then remastered... The lighting 8bit reflection Is much Better... In reflection texture 8 bit RAW... Software render Is best mode for quake 1...
The game now runs in a Kex Engine, they added the 4th expansion pack "Dimension of the Machine" and changed some things regarding difficulty (50hp nightmare with hard AI enemies)
@@Bunkerknacker_Retro-Nostalgie Remember that Copper is not part of the Kex Engine, is another sourceport of the vanilla engine. Even though, inside the Kex Engine Quake you need to download Copper to play Underdark Overbright (included as a single download). If the Nightmare difficulty is just "copper" then is not needed to play the addon.
I will say this again as I've said to my friends multiple times. Without Quake, we would not have the modern standard WASD way of playing literally any game ever made. What a legacy this game left.
quake 2 rtx is effectively a remaster, it has way more modifications than just being a lazy ray tracing patch. The only issue is performance but it can run at 60fps and look great even on mid range amd gpus like rx6600 if you enable resolution scaling
im addicted to this and Quake 2 remasters
It really is a study in how to develop a remaster, and do it justice.
Quake 1 will forever be my favorite shooter. Best gun sounds, best music, most fun gameplay.
Quake has done the full circle. In 2000s to early 2010s players seeked to improve the graphics of Quake and made some remarkable source ports with very intensive lightning effects, high-poly models and high-res textures. Then focus started to shift from this graphical fidelity back to level design - these HD-graphics source ports were looking cool but weren't handling maps that well, especially not large ones made by the level design community. So they developed ports such as Quakespasm which were classic-looking but removed the engine's limitations when it comes to designing maps. Thus they enabled massive sprawling levels that will take you 1-2 hours to finish, being as long and complex as an entire episode - crammed into one level.
crazy how far the whole thing has came and what crazy talent has come from the modding scene
I love this video. Nice work. Nice to see that right hand mod too. I didn't know about that one. GG
thank you! I also really appreciate the share! Quake on!
I'm still hoping they'd do something similar for Quake 2. With a new campaign too it would be really cool.
me too, but my hope is dwindling. it has been some time since q1 remastered. have we heard anything for a q2 remastered?
Berserker was a pretty good upgrade/modernization for Q2
Wish granted
They listened!
Bethesda have remastered Quake 2 and it looks pretty good! ruclips.net/video/cyxBE163n20/видео.html
Also the best shooter on Switch. So many campaigns, multiplayer, horde mode, cross play, motion controls, keyboard and mouse support. For $10 it's a steal
Still one of the greatest Shooters of all time, IMO none of the so called Boomer Shooters can hold a candle to it's simple elegance. What a masterpiece.
I can't for the life of me get why developers of the Quake series can't go back to the Lovecraftian theme of the first game. It was so unique and original, the Sci-Fi theme of the later entries are sooooooooo overplayed...
@@Nutty151 very true
@@Cr4z3d Now that I think of it, maybe since the Doom series is already based on fictional fantasy creatures like Demons, the Quake series tries to depart from that and has something more grounded in reality like the Strogg aliens.
I find myself playing Quake every once and then... I love it, i'm replaying it in these days on my steam deck. The first levels of EP1 are iconic and weird at the same time how smooth is the transition between soldiers to medieval knights and beasts and spirits =P
I think it's hard to translate the same setting (and color palette) in a modern game without falling into banality. I'm going to play Dusk, Amid Evil and Forgive me father, next.
Dusk is INCREDIBLE, I was thoroughly surprised by the creativity of the direction they went with later levels of the campaign.
eh - Amid Evil is good but Dusk is so overrated, really wasn't a fan.
A proper review with someone who can actually shoot shit. Excellent
Such a simple game but the essentials are near perfect. I remember getting my first ever 3D card just to play Quake back on release. But the real revolution was mouselook, crazy to believe we used to play FPS games using arrowkeys and auto aim!
Oh man, I remember that transition. All through the original Doom 1&2 years I played strictly with keyboard. Coming from Nintendo controllers, trudging around with only arrow keys just seemed like the obvious setup. I remember thinking the strafe button was such a revolutionary idea, being able to line up against monster hordes horde and then switch from turning to dancing side-to-side like a player on a foosball table.
Then I got Quake, and watching the demo that played during the menu was what first made me think, "HOW THE HECK ARE THEY MOVING LIKE THAT?" I started poking through the options and discovered you could play with the mouse. It took me a few minutes to figure it out and realize what I'd just discovered, but the difference was like night turning to day. Absolutely transformative. I realized I'd been stumbling around on crutches up to that point, and now I had what felt like a superpower. Easily the most stunning revelation I've ever felt in games.
I think og Quake is perfect as it is but it would be cool to see more content in the future expanding its world. Good video and definetely going to add the right hand mod! Cheers.
yeah I hope Machine Games adds more campaigns, or get more mods that add their own little campaigns
Just checking, u know about arcane dimensions right?
@@mplaysstuff yes.
The new campaign was awesome. I thought they would just drive on a nostalgia train and grab a quick buck but no, its a completely new way to experience Quake. They really pushed Q1 to its limits and far beyond. One mind blowing level after another, always throwing something new right in my face.
I replayed it on a steam controller. Felt like an entirely new game. So good!
Great review!
Quake 1 Remaster Nightdive and Machine Games went above and beyond for this.
Quake 2 Remaster: Hold my beer...
Quake 2 remaster is such a treat!
I should grab this. A friend of mine asked why new games feel worse and I argued it's because of the new age obsession with complexity.
Just jump in and start blastin' is very appealing.
Sitting through hours of cutscenes, tutorials, text popups, inventory, progression systems, collectables and achievements. Sometimes you just want to play the shooting game by shooting stuff and exploring levels.
Getting Quake to run on modern systems has never been problem.
One dopamine rush is also when you just happen to have the right weapon against right enemy at right time ❤
I'm digging the right hand weapon models
yes I love the mod so much!
Wow, what a treat!!!! Saw this video, and quickly checked my Steam to find all this extra stuff updated without me even realizing!!!!!
As great as the remaster is in terms of content, it falls a bit short in terms of some questionable design changes and technical inaccuracies that a lot of die hard Quake players have been quick to point out.
First off the bat, a lot of the levels have been recompiled to have different lighting, even in classic mode, as well as pointlessly changing textures and their alignment around. This has resulted in the game feeling a lot brighter than the original game does out of the box.
But the biggest change was to the game's Nightmare mode. Enemy behavior was completely changed and the player's health capped at 50. This is something that should be relegated to a mod, not a remaster.
Lastly the biggest problem that exists in the remaster is physics. Quake's movement physics is something that stands at the very core of its legacy, and is one of the defining traits of classic FPS games.
This would be all well and fine if these were fixed or addressed in updates, but Nightdive has not gotten around to doing that. I don't think that's really their fault, as its up to the people who contracted them (id Software and Bethesda in this case) to let them keep working on improving the experience as much as they can. Of course there are surely a multitude of other factors, but I think they could've done a better job with preserving the classic experience.
This is not to say I dislike Nightdive, I love their work on remasters of Doom 64, Powerslave, Strife, and Turok, and I'm also very excited for their upcoming System Shock remake. I think they are a very capable studio when you give them the time they need to finish their work.
Absolutely love this remaster. I love how fast and easy it is to jump into a good deathmatch. I just wish that the new campaigns worked in Quake pathtraced.
"i hope other quake games will get a remaster" - Coffee009
HEY! GUESS WHAT!
Quake Champions lore hints that the Strogg were worshippers if Shub-Niggurath and the new QII remaster expansion Call of the Machine echoes this. If they did a new game, combining the dark sci fi fantasy and biomechanical body horror elements of both Q1/2 would be the way to go
And now the Quake 2 remaster is here!!
HYPE! Vid soon on that!
@@coffee0093 yei!!
There's already been modern reboots for both Doom and Wolfenstein and it's about time Bethesda and ID Software do one for Quake in it's Lovecraftian inspired universe from the original. No nitpicks on the Strogg but cybernetically enhanced enemies are overused in games as a whole and Quake 1's enemies were very unique for the time and still so by this day. Quake 1 is in fully 3D what Wolfenstein was in 2.5D being grandfathers of first person shooters during different eras of graphics Wolfenstein 3D being so with sprites and Quake 1 being so with models. I have the remastered Quake on Steam with it being my 10th game on Steam to set foot on my Perfect Games list for unlocking all the achievements on out of my 26 total Perfect Games that I'm currently rocking. Nice video btw!
Amazing video and review, thank you.
Just like the recent remaster of Quake II, its excellent. I got both games originally for Christmas just after they were both out, so 1996 and 1997. Quake really did bring something new at the time when it was Duke 3d and Doom. Quake II just improved it. Both games are classic and the only games from the PC golden era (1995-2002) that have been constantly re-installed ever couple of years. I am hoping there is a new revival of these games not seen since the early 2000's. There is still a modding scene but not as big as it once was, especially for Quake II.
some time has passed now since release of quake remastered and sadly, we still wait for a quake 2 remastered...
I still remember going from s/w mode to GL with my first Canopus voodoo card.
And yes - 1.3 version of mod looks better than 1.35.
just by watching your gameplay I feel the dopamine effect of shooting and bombing everyone. 🤗. I feel the urge to play it.
cave into the urge and frag on!
There is beauty to simplicity .... Yup, exactly why Quake is Eternal :D
This video got recommended to me, but update Quake 2 enhanced is also released snd like this one, is a majestic remaster done by the same team night dive studios, it made the lukewarm sequel into a masterpiece.
Yeah I plan on doing a video soon, I just got the footage
I have the physical copies of this and Quake 2 on PS5 ( from LimitedRunGames).
I’ve played the originals and absolutely loved them, won’t be getting a PS5 for a little while yet though, I really can’t wait to go through them again.
Praying Nightdive remaster Unreal at some point…
I’ve been playing this remaster since it came out in my Switch. I also play split screen on my ps5 with my friends, 120fps 4K co op is insane
Downloaded this today ❤
This made me go buy it!
I was in high school when Quake 1 was released. I had the most memorable online shooting experience back then. My favorite mod was Team Fortress back then.
Yup :) I agree. Quake has a unique atmosphere :). That's why I try to make my game (WIP) have at least close to it mood :)
that looks like fun i try it later today.
i wish games could be like this again, but a tree HAS to look like a tree and bricks from a house need to be bricks or else the whole''set'' breaks.
with old games thinks like texture were left to fill in the blanks of peoples imagination as to what it actually looks like.
0:48 -- Motion Blur makes *ANY* game look UGLIER.
Who the fuсk EVER thought that such a graphical option was ever a good idea? :(
I played Quake for the firs time with this remaster, was a lot of fun and felt great to play, although the final boss was pretty simple in todays standards.
Yeah, bosses not being great seems to be a ID software tradition. The remaster really got me into Quake though
Same with me!
Modern shooters (with some exceptions) just don't come close.
Yeah, I find myself having way more fun with this than with modern shooters. And this is coming from someone who didn't grow up with Quake.
I don't use the remaster for mods (I primarily use the Ironwail source port these days) but I really enjoyed the Dimensions of the Machine episode of the remaster and it contributed substantially to me getting into Quake again.
gg.
I used to love playing this game. Then I was forced to update to Win 11. And after that I couldn't play SWEET FUCK ALL. Microfuckups
Call me crazy but when doom was just doom quake felt like doom eternal, its a shame id is not paying anymore attention to this forgotten gem.
would love a quake 2 remaster, with a PSX Quake 2 addon that replicates the console port
When it was launched, the remaster was awful in a lot of ways: movement was off completely (cl_backspeed lower than classic), couldn't run properly in some hardware with max settings (chopped everywhere in a 1060 6gb), hud scale is nowhere to be found (classic style too big) and even the new shader added light in dark rooms (E1M6). They fixed a lot of bugs in patches along the way and now is a really good experience (100% achievements rn). Still prefer playing in Quakespasm tho
I loved Scourge of Armagon, but Dissolution of Eternity just felt very forgettable back when it originally came out. I found myself struggling with boredom to even finish it. When I played it again all these years later, my opinion didn't really change. It was a nice pack of new maps, but none of them really stood out, and the new weapon set was also kinda meh. Not a terrible idea, but in execution most of them just made everything feel bloated and redundant. Only the cluster grenades and multi-rockets were actually useful.
On the other hand, the NEW expansions were extremely good. Very memorable, fun and challenging and they really pushed the limits of what could be done with this old game. I suppose technically it's not the same game engine anymore, but it sure felt like the genuine article. They did a great job and gave me some of the most fun I've had with an FPS in years. Perfect blend of nostalgia and new.
I loved Scourge, it felt like a mini sequel. Dissolution didn't feel play tested and was pretty frustrating imo
Ok fine I ll finish it for the billionth time
0:42 -- Tower of Dal Gurak ?!?
Blade of Darkness?? O_o
It's not perfect for me since I play Quakespasm source port but the extra content is wonderful.
I still have trouble playing this because its graphics spaz out every time. I still haven't found a fix, nor even any definitive answer as to whether there is one for my device.
Some specs below:
Device: Macbook Pro 12,1
OS 1: Mac OS X Mojave [Game not installed on this]
OS 2: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (Unregistered)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5557U CPU @ 3.10GHz 3.10 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB
Cores: 2
Logical Processors: 4
Display Adapter: Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics 6100
DirectX Version: 12
Approx. Total Memory: 8,271 MB
Display Memory (VRAM): 128 MB
Shared Memory: 8,143 MB
Additional detail(s):
- (C:) drive tends to be >80% full.
The only thing I don't like about Nightdive's Kex engine is it's performance. It's fine if you have a good computer, but if you have a lower spec machine or an average laptop (something you'd expect Quake to run perfectly fine on), performance can be sub par. The 3rd party source ports like QuakeSpasm and Ironwail are light years better in this regard. A map that would give you, say, 60fps on the Kex engine, would give you like 400fps on Ironwail, while looking exactly the same.
To be fair, Ironwail is light years ahead of every other port in performance including Quakespasm.
Thanks!
I wish they did the same with Quake 2.
Agree. Great Remaster for a game so solid that the tuning made by the Remaster and some source ports really brings out the best in it.
Also everyone who likes Q1 should play Arcane Dimensions. It is as good as it's reputation.
I can see a good Q2 remaster, but Q4s campaign can not be saved. It's a mix of corridors and boring military blabla in levels small enough for console-play.
This was the first game I played on my new PC, vulkan wasn't compatible with my old one
A remake? Everything needs a remake today, doesn't it? Original Quake not good enough anymore? Don't understand people's obession with remakes. I know the industry made them trendy because they're out of ideas and out of talent. And it's good to be making money off games that way more talented people created in the past. The Dead Space remake drove my disbelief over the edge and I wouldn't be surprised by anything anymore. Makes me wonder how far off games getting a second remake is.
If anything, I'd rather have a remaster. Would be nice to have a remastered Quake 2 like this, with the Playstation and N64 versions included in one package. I couldn't care less about any Quake after 2, though.
I'm not hating on ID for pursuing other ventures but man if they could remake an entire game in this universe I personally think it could have been great. Sadly the original creativity died when they had American McGee and other guys adding in the more Lovecraftian stuff before the studio split up so bad back in the day. It'd be nice if they could all do one last hoorah though.
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The remaster was not done by Machine games
It does not use the Quake engine
I know they didn't make it, but they made a lot of the extra content
I love the remake. My only issue with it is that it doesn't seem to natively support the QuakeWorld enhanced multiplayer, so it can be a bit laggy with online multiplayer.
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Also I hate the 50 HP cap on Nightmare. I have always played on Nightmare mode exclusively in Quake since the 1990s, and I hate that I no longer have Nightmare available. I have switched over to using QuakeSpasm and copied the Quake remake id1 folder over to new_id1, this way I can play the original Quake, the remade Quake (lighting, translucent water, etc.) and all the Mission Packs the remake comes with.
Wait the og didn't have that cap?? I thought that was there from the start and I've played the entirety of the normal quake campaign with that cap
@@mayflowwy The original Quake 1 client for DOS has Nightmare as a normal 100 HP max, it just makes enemies attack more readily -- which actually makes Shamblers easier on Nightmare as you can just use any prop (pillar etc.) to peek out from and they always blast their lightning, on Easy to Hard they shoot less often which makes them run around pillars to get to you.
But other than enemy AI changes, there's no difference between Hard and Nightmare.
The remake adds a 50 HP cap on Nightmare (if above, it slowly drops to 50 HP), and eliminates the rapid attacks for enemies.
There were mods that added a 50 HP max cap back in the day, you were probably using one of those enhancement packs. Copper is probably the most famous with a 50 HP cap.
@@why_i_game i think i should clarify that im lame and wasnt born back then to play the original version and only just recently played this remastered version with the 50 health cap and the behavior difference
i also went back and played a bunch of the levels in winquake and the "extra" health and og enemy ai, and honestly i think i kinda prefer the new version i think it should have been an option to swap between the new and old versions of nightmare
@@mayflowwy I would definitely like it as a toggle option. I think it's cool that new generation gamers are trying out such a classic game! Kudos.
True, the Quake remaster is insanely good and full of content, I hardly could imagine it any better. I never liked Quake 2 too much aside of the music. I would always prefer Quake 1, minus the music. I just found the dark ambient bgm really boring but the Jeehun Hwangs addon music is fucking amazing.
Try Quake 1.5 and Quake Arcane Dimensions.
The only thing I didn’t like is on nightmare your help is permanently set to 50 instead 100. I know it’s supposed to be a challenge but for preservation purposes I’m not a fan of and it’s way harder too. But it’s not as enjoyable because of this increased difficulty.
It's ok, but I prefer using Dark Places. I bought the remaster but went right back to Dark Places.
Check out the Rise of the Triad Ludicrous Edition that recently released.
It's just as good a port for ROT as this is for Quake.
My question is how in the heck did you get the weapon to change angle and show his hands? Is that a mod or an in game option?
It's a simple mod I use
If only Bethesda included co-op support for the add-on content, the Quake Remake would be perfection.
Yes, I realize that hosting a server online is possible, but that pathway is a bit too complex for your average gamer.
I thought you can host a lobby and play coop? I know I've done it before
@@coffee0093 Only with the 5 base episodes. Try with Honey, The Purifier, Contract Revoked, etc.
oh the add ons ic
if you love quake that much, you should check QC:DE. a quake champion mod for doom 2 ^^. very good quality stuff.
it does have multiplayer servers but also a solo/coop mode where you can play vs any monsters from any quake games up to half-life, heretic, doom, etc...
Is there a mod for Steam's version Quake IV to give it colored lights and better texturing. It seems like everything is full bright mode. Nothing like the way I remember it to be
I have no idea bout Q4, Ik there's some guides on the community hub for Quake 4 to get it running properly.
Why is the rangers hand on the gun? Not present in the standard version.
its a small mod I downloaded cuz I prefer the weapons to be right instead of center
they still haven't made e2m6 less dull kekw
Wtf how do you put the new gun models on and show hands ? Just played through the whole base game and didnt know this was a thing
its a mod I downloaded, its very easy to install too.
if your into the q3 days, i posted a part1 of clanXD Radio from the q3 days. the talking starts around 6:40, but its Joe Rogan.
The 2 new campaigs are nice but all the other changes Night Dive did to the game are god awful. Honestly the remaster is really nothing more than a massive insult to the original. From changing all the console commands, a very buggy menu, input lag, and how badly they fucked up the multiplayer component ND really couldn't have done a worse job with this so called "remaster" if they tried.
Calling it an insult is absurd, ur delusional man this remaster is as good as it gets from an official source
0:30 Wait, Quake engine can make spinning things?
The expansions introduced rotating brushes like walls/doors. This here might be a model though.
Software mode in original Is Better. More shader effect and under water effect Is best in original software mode. 8 bit texture in software render Is much Better then remastered... The lighting 8bit reflection Is much Better... In reflection texture 8 bit RAW... Software render Is best mode for quake 1...
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The remaster is too bright. They've redone the lighting of the whole main game and it breaks many surprises and traps as well as the creepy mood...
> REMASTER
> 720p
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How can i buy this on steam?
jib?
Im done.
Did they actually *make* anything though? This looks like a stripped down version of darkplaces or the like.
The game now runs in a Kex Engine, they added the 4th expansion pack "Dimension of the Machine" and changed some things regarding difficulty (50hp nightmare with hard AI enemies)
@@Shikadi01 50% hp is simply the copper mod and nothing they *made* themselves.
@@Bunkerknacker_Retro-Nostalgie Remember that Copper is not part of the Kex Engine, is another sourceport of the vanilla engine. Even though, inside the Kex Engine Quake you need to download Copper to play Underdark Overbright (included as a single download). If the Nightmare difficulty is just "copper" then is not needed to play the addon.
Is there any mod that can add more gore to the game? Plz tell me if there is
how to add footstep sound in quake?
How can you get those weapons with perspective in the remaster?
Not perfect sadly. 144hz has bad jittering when moving and turning with the mouse. Quake 2 remaster doesn't have the problem
I will say this again as I've said to my friends multiple times. Without Quake, we would not have the modern standard WASD way of playing literally any game ever made. What a legacy this game left.
quake 2 rtx is effectively a remaster, it has way more modifications than just being a lazy ray tracing patch. The only issue is performance but it can run at 60fps and look great even on mid range amd gpus like rx6600 if you enable resolution scaling
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It's a horrible remaster, not even a remaster, it's an enhancement. And it doesn't support community-made servers.
This aged poorly.
why
@@coffee0093 How can it be a 10? When they did a better job with 2?
It does look pretty good.
If you using mod, the game is not perfect. haha
nah it doesn't need the mod to be amazing, I just really like it
Quake 2 just released enjoy
Oh I have been
It's a nicely done remaster indeed, but I prefer the original. Together with Doom, no other game had as big an impact on me as a kid.
i don't think so. huge input delay
Try q2 ull vomit