who was one of the best shooter ever, has returned to refresh the memory of many brains that are beginning to fail already. We obviously talk about Quake II, the ID Software title that laid the foundations for what years later would revolutionize the world of competitive shooters. Now, 26 years later, it returns with renewed graphics, and how could it be otherwise, you have to play it again.
Videogame history
At a time when ID Software set the pace for shooter games, one of its great founders left the company forever. It was John Romero, one of the parents of doom, and contributor to the first Quake. His departure caused the development team to reinvent the Quake theme, and with Quake II they left behind the medieval aesthetic to look into somewhat dark space with a war between humans and Stroggs. The narrative had been completely broken, but in the end, it didn't turn out too bad for them.
Quake II was the precursor to the incredible Quake III, and its story mode was used to enjoy doses of explosions, mutilations and a whole cast of the most colorful special effects.
hardcore music
Carmack and his team have always shown a special love for rock and heavy metal bands, so for Quake II they had the sonic mayhem work to give life to a soundtrack that merged between cannon shot and cannon shot.
Now in 4K
The remastering of Quake II comes with the possibility of playing in 4K, with dynamic lighting, improved cinematics, anti-liasing and depth of field and all kinds of improved effects like blood and gore, as well as AI responses. All these changes help to make the game feel more modern and adjusted to the current times, but without losing the essence of the original.
A multiplayer to enjoy in a group
The marriage of Quake and multiplayer modes has always been a successful combination, and this time around, the remastered version improves on the previous ones with cross-play, which will allow players to play with other players on other platforms.
In addition, in multiplayer mode you can play the cooperative campaign split screen with up to four players in local mode, or you can play classic multiplayer with up to 16 players in online mode, up to 8 players in split screen in local mode.
And, in addition, the expansions (with a novelty)
The best thing about the remastering is that the two original expansions The Reckoning (18 levels) and Ground Zero (15 levels), also adding for the first time the Call of the Machine expansion, which includes 28 new campaign levels with a new story to extend the hours of play.
Price and Availability
Quake II Remaster is available now on all platforms (PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch), and can be purchased for a great price of 9,99 Euros.