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The Quake II debate

What the community thinks of Quake II, ordered by reader support. Agreeing, translating and reporting a message need no account.

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  1. BossNinja1986

    I only played a demo version at a friend's house, borrowed his PC for maybe an hour. Left an impression though.

  2. QuestDragon1998

    Compared to BioShock it feels rougher and less directed, no real story pulling you forward, but there's something about the pace here that BioShock never really goes for, it just keeps moving and doesn't stop to explain itself.

    AbdullahKnight

    Same old debate every time, I'm tired just reading it.

    mae14

    wait, does it actually outpace bioshock in pure pace or is that just because bioshock slows down for story stuff on purpose?

  3. Alfonso_1993

    Funny how everyone brings up Doom when talking about this one, like it's required, but honestly I think the comparison undersells both games since they're going for pretty different things tonally.

  4. LuckyLegend1984

    It gets by on nostalgia more than anything else at this point. The level design just doesn't hold up compared to what came after.

    CritSniper85

    That nostalgia comment stings a bit, but I'll take nostalgia that still plays well over most shooters that came after it.

  5. Leo_91

    Contra Doom pierde en carisma pero gana en atmósfera, para mí ese equilibrio ya vale algo.

    lacombe_pierre

    L'ambiance dont tu parles, elle venait surtout des sons ou de l'éclairage ? Je me demande ce qui a le plus marqué les gens à l'époque.

    Éric_2005

    Cette histoire d'ambiance me rappelle mon cousin qui y jouait chez lui, moi je regardais surtout, je devais avoir douze ou treize ans je crois, dur à dire exactement.

  6. Carpentier2010

    Vous vous souvenez du bruit du modem avant de lancer une partie ? Moi je n'ai connu que le solo à l'époque, et franchement comparé à ce qui est sorti après je le trouve toujours plus nerveux que bien des FPS récents.

    NovaMaster2

    The modem sound is doing a lot of work in that memory, not the ranking

    NovaSniper3

    Replying to NovaMaster2

    I'd guess the modem sound carries more weight in that memory than the actual level design does, but maybe I'm wrong

  7. GhostKid27

    Perso je trouve qu'il tient encore la route, mm si certains passages ont vieilli.

  8. lenoir_bernadette

    Face à Doom il perd clairement en identité, mais l'ambiance est plus travaillée, ya avait un vrai effort la dessus.

    LootLegend682

    Ese equilibrio del que hablas existe (para mí al menos), pero la IA de los enemigos ya chirría bastante hoy en día, sinceramente.

  9. emile73

    On oublie trop vite ce jeu dans les classements, c'était pourtant une référence à l'époque.

  10. SilviaAce

    Puede que sea porque lo jugué con tiempo, pero me parece que sigue mereciendo su lugar entre los grandes shooters, aunque no todos estén de acuerdo conmigo.

    PixelOwl1997

    Curious what you'd point to as its weakest part after all this time, since you clearly still rate it highly?

    fatima_barragan

    Esa comparación con Doom me convence, prefiero mil veces la atmósfera de este, lo digo sin ningún tipo de objetividad.

    Reilly2010

    Replying to PixelOwl1997

    I only put a couple hours into it years back but even then the enemy AI felt off, not a dealbreaker for me though