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Quake II Remastered is up for purchase ($9.99, includes Quake II 64, a new expansion, 8-Player Split screen, & more) [Physical & Vinyl available]
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Just finished the first level on my series x. Really impressed so far! Nightdive has outdone themselves with this version!
Nightdive is god's gift to mankind. It's insane how fully featured this release is: runs on modern platforms, enhanced graphics, controller support, splitscreen, modern networking for multiplayer, cross-play, Quake II 64, an entirely new expansion by nuWolf guys, options to make the experience as authentic as you want (texture filtering, CRT shader, etc.), and MORE.
It's insane! AND IT'S ONLY $10.
I legitimately feel like I stole from Bethesda/id/Nightdive because I got this as a free upgrade. I actually bought Quake 1/2/3 in a bundle for $6.64 on the day Quake 1 remastered came out to take advantage of the free upgrade then.
It's insane! AND IT'S ONLY $10.
I legitimately feel like I stole from Bethesda/id/Nightdive because I got this as a free upgrade. I actually bought Quake 1/2/3 in a bundle for $6.64 on the day Quake 1 remastered came out to take advantage of the free upgrade then.
What the hell, not only did they redo (?) the intro FMV in HD, the first level has a new area?
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They're there. The store page just doesn't list achievements as a feature (same as Quake 1, for whatever reason).
8-Player Split screen Demonstration
I hooked up 8 controllers to test it. It looks like this:
And runs like this:
https://www.xbox.com/play/media/C22W58N6CB
My sole major complaint with this remaster is that I wish the saved games were kept separate from each other. Quake 2, the original expansions, the new MachineGames expansion, and Quake 2 64 all save to the same list of saved games. With no indication of which one is which - just the level name. Very easy to get them all mixed up.
literally the first thing i did too
well, after i disabled all the accessibility options that defaulted to on?!
I hooked up 8 controllers to test it. It looks like this
And runs like this:
https://www.xbox.com/play/media/C22W58N6CB
Haha that's awesome. Thanks for doing the work.
Vinyl Available
Soundtrack is getting a vinyl release. Long story short, Sascha Dikiciyan, AKA Sonic Mayhem, wont's see any money from this. He knew this early on and remained an active participate in making this a reality. I spoke with him on Twitter, and he said that the best way to support him financially was to check out his Bandcamp releases. It's the least we can do.
https://sonicmayhem.bandcamp.com/album/doomsday
View: https://twitter.com/sonicmayhem/status/1689688600362037249?s=20
https://sonicmayhem.bandcamp.com/album/doomsday
View: https://twitter.com/sonicmayhem/status/1689688600362037249?s=20
Thank you for this. It's everything I was hoping it would be lolI hooked up 8 controllers to test it. It looks like this
And runs like this:
https://www.xbox.com/play/media/C22W58N6CB
Quake 2 has an incredible campaign, and was very innovative for its time. The levels are all split up into groups known as "units" and you can go freely between the levels within a unit. Each unit has a primary objective and secondary objectives, so it's possible not to play through every level on your first playthrough unless you explore well.
I hooked up 8 controllers to test it. It looks like this
And runs like this:
https://www.xbox.com/play/media/C22W58N6CB
That is an absolute riot.
I'd be ok with this, but I'd really love NightDive to tackle Unreal Tournament at some point. That's the dream.
Played the first two levels. Looks good, plays nice on a controller.
The ludicrous kickback of the machine gun has been all but removed and enemies in death animations now don't have collision. You can now run straight through all the grunt enemies as they lay on the floor before finally dying.
The ludicrous kickback of the machine gun has been all but removed and enemies in death animations now don't have collision. You can now run straight through all the grunt enemies as they lay on the floor before finally dying.
That would require Epic to not shit on their own legacy, which is a top priority for them at this time.
Level design like you don't see much of anymore. Did get lost a couple times on the first level but the compass helps. Only remember a little of the game though.
Yeah, this one uses skeletal animation on the new models vs the original which was low-precision vertex animated which is what caused the warping models.
Thank you for pulling together this info. Just grabbed the digital + CD copy of Doomsday.
Why doesn't it have 8 player on other consoles? Also sucks to still not have motion on Xbox after so long and see others get it
PS5 doesn't support more than 4 controllers at a time. Switch presumably because of technical issues.
PS5 doesn't support 8 players, and 8 players may not run well enough on a Switch. Xbox controllers don't have motion controls, so..
Damn nice lol sounds good to me. I'll grab it on steam then thanks!
Playstation only supports 4 controllers and Switch may have technical issues with running 8 players at once but it supports 8 controllers.
That's good. It was so freakin' weird seeing that back in the day. I thought it was a glitch.
The different wireless protocols on each platform (and how it's implemented in their OSs) mean different max limit for number of controllers. It's a bummer but makes sense. If I had to guess, Switch could have almost done it (because it can handle more controllers too), but the actual CPU performance might have been too much without hitching.
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I grabbed it on Steam and finished the first two levels on my Steam Deck.
It plays great but I did notice a little bit of slowdown towards the end of the second level. It's minor though. The aiming with the pistol was kinda hard on the thumbsticks but the other weapons were fine.
That compass wasn't there before, right? I never remembered that feature being in the original game. I love that inclusion. It makes navigating these maze-like levels a little easier.
It plays great but I did notice a little bit of slowdown towards the end of the second level. It's minor though. The aiming with the pistol was kinda hard on the thumbsticks but the other weapons were fine.
That compass wasn't there before, right? I never remembered that feature being in the original game. I love that inclusion. It makes navigating these maze-like levels a little easier.
Well does PS and Switch support 8 controllers simultaneously?
I hooked up 8 controllers to test it. It looks like this:
And runs like this:
https://www.xbox.com/play/media/C22W58N6CB
Fuck yeah
