Editorials Reviews Previews Essays Worth Playing

Essays

Essays 08 June 2023, 18:35

author: Darius Matusiak

Quake 2. 10 iconic games from 1997, the year of legens

Table of Contents

  1. Release date: December 9
  2. Developer: id Software
  3. Genre: first-person shooter
  4. Platforms: PC (initially)
Quake 2, Activision Blizzard, 1997 - Birth of a Legend - Top 10 Games of 1997 - Document - 2023-05-27
Quake 2, Activision Blizzard, 1997

In reference to the part where the author suggested to buy Quake 2 even if it would be our only purchase during the year, it is worth mentioning that this text appeared in the January issue, already in 1998. The author was certain that nothing more perfect would probably appear. The players were still stunned by the FPP shooter revolution at that time, which had only really started a few years earlier with Doom, but then the first part of Quake moved everything into real 3D without flat sprites. Sequel on the other hand surprised everyone, because it actually wasn't a Quake with only the genre and shooting mechanics remaining as common elements. Even the title was supposed to be completely different.

The creators abandoned the dark fantasy atmosphere in the style of Lovecraft in favor of science fiction, imposing on us the role of Bitterman, a marines soldier sent to the planet of aliens - Stroggs. The goal of our mission was to attack the planet first, in order to stop a possible alien invasion of Earth. But does anyone even remember this anymore? Pretty good campaign and well-designed, huge levels were quickly put aside, because Quake 2, like the predecessor, quickly started to live with a great 32-player multiplayer mode. All its advantages, such as beautiful graphics, shooting mechanics, or completely new weapons, delivered ongoing fun - not only for the duration of the campaign and subsequent mission packs. Multiplayer ruled so much that the next Quake was exclusively a network title.

  1. More about the Quake 2 game

Darius Matusiak

Darius Matusiak

Graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Journalism. He started writing about games in 2013 on his blog on gameplay.pl, from where he quickly moved to the Reviews and Editorials department of Gamepressure. Sometimes he also writes about movies and technology. A gamer since the heyday of Amiga. Always a fan of races, realistic simulators and military shooters, as well as games with an engaging plot or exceptional artistic style. In his free time, he teaches how to fly in modern combat fighter simulators on his own page called Szkola Latania. A huge fan of arranging his workstation in the "minimal desk setup" style, hardware novelties and cats.

more

Diablo

Diablo

Fallout

Fallout

Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto

Blade Runner

Blade Runner

The Curse of Monkey Island

The Curse of Monkey Island

See/Add Comments