Quake II

Fast paced, high speeds and banging soundtrack, everything wrong with quake 1 is reconciled in the remaster of Quake 2, we got directions, music that makes you feel like you're the only slaying and not like you've been sent to some dungeon to die painfully, they have a compass which really fixes the original issue of the game.
The gun play is great, whilst it isn't the modern weapon chaining wombo combo, it's also the 90s give some leeway lol, however each gun has it's role that you can still synergise each with, with the automatic weapons being good for high health targets, granting hitstun, and the burst fire weapons like the shotguns being great for finishers and picking off weaker targets.
Enemies are well designed too, a cool element is that nearly every single enemy in the game will make one last attempt before bleeding out, which your able to stop them by exploding them.
If you're looking for a boomer shooter after bethesda's bullsh#t pricing of Dark Ages, get this

Quake 2 is fast and brutal. The weapons feel powerful and you get an inventory system where you can store powerups for later. The soundtrack is pure metal. Happy with my purchase!

This is actually QUAKE 2 REMAKE. It's a different engine so the mechanics aren't there..e.g. double jump, straf jumping. Sure you can jump to gain speed, but it's more quake 3 engine, but it improved single player and I think that was the goal of this and so you should play it.

A masterpiece and must play for anyone who calls themselves an FPS fan. Before it was a pain to get the game with soundtrack working with modern resolutions. Now this remaster has all expansions, a new expansion, and Quake 2 64 which is very underrated and underplayed. There simply is no reason to not play this game if you like good games.

great remaster but expansion campaigns are just the worst

singleplayer: Good.
multiplayer: Awful, there's no lag compensation in this modern online multiplayer remaster. There's a very visible delay between an input and the gun actually shooting, the lag can get so bad it can prevent most shots from hitting the enemy players.

It is hard to decide between Quake 1 or 2. They're similar but have a slight change in artstyle and esthetic

Absolute classic, one of the OGs, feels great to play, and one of the best soundtracks in gaming history!

Part 2 of my "Things I think you should know about games that I like":

- The soundtrack this time is made by Sonic Mayhem. It's not Nine Inch Nails but it still makes me incredibly moist.
- They added a compass in this remaster (thank god) which tells you where the fuck you need to go. I was born in the late 80's but I don't wanna be stuck there.
- They also added exclusive PS1 enemies and the N64 campaign, all with shitty textures included for true authentic experience.
- It is a proven scientific fact that you will be proclaiming the word TRESPASSAH multiple times a day after playing this game.
- You know it's from the 90's because it was originally supposed to be called WOR. Also you collect CDs in the game. Yeah.
- The final boss of the main campaign game is Macron, the president of France but he looks kinda different here for some reason.

Fun fact about the name Quake: "quake" is what I also do in my underwear every time Nightdive Studios releases a remaster.

People have lied to me about this game for years. Not only is this as good as Quake 1, the new episode "Call of the Machine" is better than most Quake 1 campaigns. Don't wait any longer. Play this game.

All these years later it's still the greatest boomer shooter ever made.

This is easily one of my favorite games ever, the Soundtrack is epic, the gameplay is epic, the story is decent. To give a basic explanation for those who might not have played it yet, this game is basically weaponized overstimulation. It puts you in a room full of big baddies with big guns and gives you an even bigger gun, all the while blaring heavy metal in your ears. 100% reccommend, and with the (semi) recent remaster, Multiplayer (including couch co-op!) is way easier, and there's also an additional campaign that's bigger than the original, and even gives us some more lore! Additionally, it runs well even on low-end hardware. I play this on my Dell Inspiron with integrated graphics and with most of the graphical options turned on, I get roughly 40FPS on average.

I already owned this before and was pumped to see the updates! This took me right back to 97' and it runs slick as hell. its nice to have a game back where skill is the only factor, no killstreaks or bs. just pure skill.

Full scope of custom settings to choose from! all original skins, and InstaGib! Epic!

Keep it up guys, this is a classic and ya'll are doing Jesus' work.

bring back competitive QUAKE2!!

Play this on hard with the music off - and get surprisingly absorbed in its atmosphere.

Replaying Q2 so many decades later shows how much Half-Life drew from its level design - which given its history with the codebase and Gabes relationship with Id, this isn't shocking. It honestly just feels like one of the best shooters that clearly differentiates itself from Wolf3D, Doom, and Quake, while doing new things.

Iconic masterpiece of a boomershooter - 9.8/10

Best campaign and level design id software ever done.
One of the best co-op campaigns ever created.
Apparently you can save and load in online co-op just like in the original.
The CD music is included with the game.
What else is there to say?

An absolute banger.

They just need to undo the Berserker leap thingy. Undo that one.

Who gave the Talentless Intern permission to make the complete Garbage that is Call of the Machine?

Otherwise a great Version of Quake 2.

It's Quake 2.. 'nuff said.

Classic gib-fest!

I didnt really grew up with Boomer Shooters and yet words can not describe how much i love Quake and Quake 2 respectively.

Best classic FPS game 3d was amazing in 1997 when they made it for 90-s was like next gen shooter with perfect graphic and music .

A complete classic. This version runs buttery smooth and has a lot of expansion packs. One hell of a purchase for classic shooter fans.

Incredible remaster.

Nightdive does it again, including the N64 Port.

All expansions plus a brand new campaign by Machine Games with new textures, assets, weapons and absolute hordes of enemies, which were not possible back when this came out. It's better Quake 2 with the enemy count of Doom and no shortage of ammo to deal with them.

That new campaign by Machine Games is worth the price of admission alone.

You need to play this.

I've been playing Quake II on and off for a long time now. Night Dive's port makes tweaks to the AI and gameplay to refresh aspects of Quake II that did not age very well. As a result, this is one of the most dynamic versions of Quake II you can play: Berserkers are a real threat rather than harmless kittens, Flyers get up close and personal, and the Brain has been given a special grapple that makes them an extreme threat to your well being.

There's also a great deal of mod support like a playable version of Quake II PSX, regular map packs from the Map Center Discord and there are also still some dedicated servers that do see action on evenings and weekends. The increased tick rate is really nice.

This is one of the best ways to play Quake II which I think is going through a period of reappraisal and greater appreciation right now after a lengthy period of being considered Quake's red headed stepchild. You also get all of the original files to play the game through your preferred source port if you're not into all the new bells and whistles.

Great to see old friend from childhood. Still gave me a goodtime of FPS experience. 7/10

Despite a partial shift in aesthetic compared to the first Quake, it remains as fun and fluid as its predecessor, with enough innovations to make it stand on its own.

this is an AWESOME shooter game, if you like Doom, this game is right up your alleyway.

There is no game like Q2. You are an unstoppable justice machine bringing death to the Strogg WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT

Been playing this since 1997, also multiplayer from 1999 to 2001. I've purchased Quake II in several physical and digital forms over the years. Still an amazing game, especially when used with the Q2Pro client (, on which Q2VKPT and Q2RTX are based). I love the original expansion packs, but I don't particularly like the anniversary expansion packs.

Honestly: I was not into Quake II when it first released back in the day. It felt like a tech demo more than anything else. However: the remaster made it more accessible and the game was able to shine. Once you get hold of the more advanced weapons the levels become more alive. The struggle of Bitterman, Joker... it takes you to military bases, industrial sites, narrow corridors and cybernetic Borg-like enemies that force you to rethink the basics of FPS and arena shooters. The Railgun is on point here, Rocket launcher straightforward and the Super Shotgun a joy to use up close. In general: please give the remaster a chance: the original expansion packs are quite ok and the one from Machine Games really had me fighting up the hill in some instances with a tribute to Quake I. Recommend overall - I feel this version with modern support is worthy of your well-earned bucks!

I played this game when it was first released. I am playing again for the first time and it is as fun as I remember.

Wow!

great add on missions with great lighting and shadow graphics . better than before. i love playing this game over and over.

Infinitely better than Quake 1 and the Enhanced port is fantastic.

the remaster makes the missions so much more fun

Great remaster. I love the gunplay, the sound design and the weapons. The expansion packs however...
I didn't play them when they came out, only Q2. I like how they removed the kick from the machinegun and made some monsters more of a challenge. Took me awhile to get used to them being ''invunlerable'' when they duck.
As for the expansion packs, I understand they nefred alot of enemies, and honestly, even with the compass the levels are a bit too mazey. Lots of bactracking through empty areas, which is my fault for going where I'm not supposed to, and maybe just a bit too long. There are new enemies and weapons, most of them are good , but it still feels like doing the same thing over a bit too much.
COTM is by far the best of the three, and I even had fun with Q264, but Ground Zero and The Reckoning would be much better if cut in half.
All in all, a great release and a blast from the past

This is a fantastic remaster of a great game. It will give you hundreds of hours of enjoyment. This is a classic old school game bought up to date with knock out graphics. How lucky to strike gold twice. Can't give any better praise. Avoid this wonderful game at your own peril. 10 out of 10.

Nothing like the good old engines without auto aim and the sweet feeling of aiming and hitting where you aim not like nowdays games, sweet to play these forgotten maps i never got to play in my youth, awesome present for the now dads and gramps

One of the smoothest and tightest games I've ever played. The soundtrack is also valid

In the id club. straight up "Quakin' it". and by "it", let's just say My BFGeanits

Great game for its time and still plenty of fun to play. The COTM expansion was really well done.

The soundtrack is awesome and it makes for a gripping experience.

There are some dated mechanics, like having to equip grenades/melee as a primary weapon in order to use them. But overall the gameplay holds up pretty well.

Like a lot of games from that time, the campaign could sometimes be confusing. Fortunately, this remaster includes a compass. When activated, it points you where you need to go.

My multiplayer experience has been positive. So far, the community has been friendly. Just be prepared to get destroyed since a lot of players have been playing this game since the late 90s!

9/10 experience, great remaster.

My palace.
My Stroggos.
My Quake II.

Circa ~2014, I was a junior in high school. Instead of going to prom that weekend, I stayed home and played Quake and Quake II. At the time, I didn't know anything about the games or patching them, so I played the Steam ports with no music. Since then, I've replayed Q2 with Yamagi on Nightmare and found it to be too easy. I've now played the 2023 remaster on Nightmare, and I've got to say this is a class act remaster in every single way.

The new graphics are exactly how your mind remembers playing Q2 while retaining the original atmosphere. You can tell that the developers lovingly improved every texture. The guns look sharper than ever, especially the BFG10k. The enemies look meaner than ever, and they pack a nasty punch.

Vanilla Q2, while it had an amazing cohesive industrial design, lacked a challenging difficulty and fell into obscurity as it was overshadowed by its bigger brothers DOOM and Quake. Nightdive's overhaul of the gameplay has turned it into one of the very best shooters of its time. On vanilla Nightmare, you can fly through the game with little to no challenge. On the remaster's Nightmare, you will begin struggling around Unit 6: Power & Cooling and spend the rest of the game fighting tooth and nail to survive. You're juiced to the gills, but so are your enemies. The tight movement and gory fights creates some truly refined gameplay.

My playthrough ended with me in the final showdown with the Makron, out of power-ups and fighting him in a Mexican standoff with my railgun, praying that I last longer than he does. Which is exactly how a great game should end. My playthrough took me 8 hours. While I think you've experienced everything the game has to offer around the 6th hour mark, there's no denying that Q2 has a fantastic linear campaign with a much more cohesive design than its predecessor.

The remaster also includes a tutorial, The Reckoning and Ground Zero expansions, Call of the Machine episode, and N64 port. My favorite is The Reckoning by Xatrix Entertainment - thank you Drew Markham (Xatrix founder) and may you rest easy. The id Vault is absolutely worth checking out as it includes the playable E3 97 and ECTS 97 demos, loads of development artwork and backstory, and model previews. I'm forever thankful to Yamagi Burmeister (Yamagi developer) and hope he's taking it easy these days, but Nightdive's remaster adds so many quality of life improvements that it's truly the definitive way to play Q2.

Make sure you find the secret level in Unit 8: Hangar - Outer Hangar to play the best level in the game. :)

Quake II will always rule the cosmos!

Quake II Remastered – A Perfect Balance of Nostalgia and Modern Enhancements

Quake II Remastered is not just a visual upgrade - it's a full-fledged enhancement that stays true to the original while improving on nearly every aspect. As someone who played the original, I can confidently say that the quality-of-life improvements, like the compass, make a significant difference. Navigation feels smoother, and this small addition alone makes progression more intuitive.

I played on moderate difficulty, and it strikes the perfect balance - challenging enough to stay engaging, yet not too punishing for a busy gamer. The gunplay and movement are still fantastic. The arcade-like mechanics demand skill rather than randomness, making every encounter feel satisfying.

The visuals are fantastic, modern yet retaining that classic feel. If you remember the old PC gaming days, this remaster hits the perfect nostalgic sweet spot. On PC, everything runs smoothly, and I didn’t experience any performance issues.

The Call of the Machine expansion is the highlight of this remaster. The starting platform cleverly nods to Quake 1, and the expansion finally explains the connection between the Strogg and Quake 1’s lore. The level design is phenomenal - packed with secrets and even featuring vertical map layouts. At times, enemy waves felt a bit overwhelming, but overall, the experience was absolutely top-tier.

Both multiplayer and co-op are incredibly well-done. Being able to save co-op progress is a fantastic feature, and the fact that achievements work in co-op is a huge plus. Standard multiplayer remains legendary - the maps, the music, the weapons, the sheer dynamics - it’s all still as thrilling as ever.

Quake II Remastered does more than justice to the original - it’s a huge upgrade in every way. Whether you're a returning fan or a newcomer, this is the best way to experience Quake II.

So, I've had this for years, along with Q1 in my library, but it was basically dog crap because of compatibility issues until the 2023 updates came along (took you people long enough). Now, it's actually worth playing and it's as much fun as it used to be. Call of the Machine is an excellent expansion to keep you going (the others are.... okay).

Awesome old school fun :) nostalgia. Can be played co-op with friends also the new levels.

Quake 2 has never been this good. Remastered graphics that look much better yet still look exactly the same as the originals, which is an incredible feat to pull off. Includes Quake64 campaign which is pretty good, includes all new campaign which is great. Includes some revamped enemies with new attacks in the main game which is very nice.
Overall great package, made with love, runs great, best way to play this game

Kinda dissapointed by this one, the alien war theme is kinda bland, there's some great body horror and the strogg are cool, but it's not on the level of the original, some guns feel underpowered but the flow of gameplay and quick navigation thanks to the compass make it a breeze to play through.

7/10

Awesome remaster, and new DLC are very fun. Must play 10/10.

One of the best old school shooters. Great game. Fast paced, pure action and great soundtrack!

I've played this game on my ps5 and it was really fun, I have it on my computer now, and its pretty fun, still

This is a absolutely awesome game to play if you like first person shooters with a space alien theme

Feels fast and meaty just as it did playing years ago. Full controller support and achievements is a welcome addition. Definitely recommend