Quake Review - 25 Years Later 

Shamblers are covered in skin, not fur. I'll die on that hill.

One thing underappreciated about quake was the original logo; a crescent moon pierced by a nail. Just brilliant simplicity.

There isn't much that's more satisfying than absolutely clearing a whole fucking room with the Quad + SSG

I feel old af. Quake1 is such an essential masterpiece of its time. People today cannot fathom how playing online even with a 1500 ping, felt like you were in the future

Honestly the sound for this game being done by Trent is like... THE most late 90's thing I've ever heard.

I was almost 30 when Quake came out. I'm old.

"Thou canst not kill that which doth not live. But you can blast it into chunky kibbles."

I enjoyed the special effects of the computer burning

In Quake i've always liked the sound your character makes everytime he jumps.

I love how the game is balanced to encourage using all your guns by interesting enemy behaviors. Like the rocket launcher would obviously be bad against the Fiend an enemy that jumps in your face but the Double barrel is perfect, zombies can only be permanently killed by gibbing which encourages explosives, The nail gun for evasive flying enemies etc. I know this isn’t anything unique to Quake but I think the weapon and enemy balance they have is why the gameplay is so addictive and pitch perfect to me

Caleb learned how to reload a double barrel from Ranger. It's confirmed.

I miss quake. The music, the atmosphere, and the art. I can't believe its been 25 years. I got this in a magazine as a shareware demo.

Back then, a flying sword was an invisible enemy. Nowadays it's just another bug.

This game looks like a whole heap of fun, like gmans mum.

It's worth pointing out that the Nine Inch Nails guys did a lot of the sound effects as well as the music. I'm pretty sure the jumping grunt is Trent's voice pitch-shifted, for example.

Little known fact: The scream Ranger makes while in acid/lava was recorded from an Id employee seconds before John Carmack banished him from the mortal plane.

The sound effects sounded unbelievably good in my headphones. Quake's sound was awesome.

Quake on the PC is what Crash Bandicoot is for the PSX: A timeless classic anyone can pick up, play and have lots of fun.

Quake Is Good For You.™

Its gotta be a kick in the teeth that only a month after your return review to quake a 25th official anniversary is released.....i look forward to an updated review lol

I miss that time period of Spice Girls. ...I mean quake

Even if it's a game that's been covered by a million other people I'd still rather check your vids out anyday of the week. The humor, actually knowing what your talking about and having a nice personality. Dont stop making vids mate yout the one keeping this shit alive. Cheers bud

First Quake by far still has the best vibe and direction. The series slowly turned into just another space marine shooter with each subsequent game. Quake 1 was awesome though.

another interesting easter egg about Trent's work with the soundtrack; the nailgun ammo boxes resemble the NIN logo along the sides of it in Quake 1.

They need to do a True Quake 1 Lovecraftian sequel with modern tech.

My first Quake game was Quake 2 on the Playstation. Ahh the memories...

My favorite id game. Unlike shotguns being a main workforce in doom, you use mostly projectile weapons like granades and rocket launcher, since they give you alot of ammo for them. They make the game way more fun and satisfying.

Thank you for acknowledging Malice, it's criminally underrated. I think it would be great if you decided to review it someday!

You know someone is a true gamer when their treasured childhood memories consists of moments like "The first time they fired the nailgun in Quake!"

"I kinda like Quake II and Quake IV". Gained my sub, you are a man of culture.

"If you press Y to quit, I will summon Satan all over your hard drive!" Is there any better way to troll players who want to quit the game? :D

That Intro PC alone gets me nostalgic

Came here after the release of the remaster!

Quake was one of the last abstract fps of that era. Miss the abstraction these days..

Back in the day, Real Mens' bodies were made ready for mouselook in Quake on day one, due to rigorous training in Terminator: Future Shock, an FPS that was stupidly ahead of its time.

Here’s hoping ID software gives quake the doom eternal reboot treatment

The other thing is that the mapping/modding community is still alive and kicking. We had two major Q25 map jams for the anniversary and even some indie projects. We also have things like Copper from 2019 which upgrades the original Quake gameplay with fixes and concepts that amp up engagement in a good way.

I feel like there’s a rich and unexplored lore behind GMan’s disappointing stepfather.

I liked Quake4 when I was kid it has so many interesting ideas , like character rpgish updates

I remember being a kid and reading the manual for quake, and it hyped up the Shambler as such a monster and terrifying advisory that they terrified me when I first came across one while playing it. They still give me a bit of a residual spook now as an adult.

Hell yeah. Remaster just released.

"And it makes wanna cry, I draw my hands up to the sky!" Perfect lirics to describe my condition.

Quake, it's for everyone. Happy Birthday, you son of a game.

Apparently Hugo Martin already strongly hinted a Quake reboot in one of his Doom Eternal dev streams

This game terrified me as a kid. I still remember the NIN sound track

It's funny how quad damage is only quad in the first game, everywhere else it's only triple (even in Doom 2016 iirc)

"This is the greatest 3D shooter... In the world." - Ranger Clarkson

When I was in Highschool, my English teacher used to host LANs of this AT the school on Saturdays. There were so many iterations and evolutions of control schemes too.

This video had me smiling the entire time. Wonderfully crafted.

Miss the time i keep trying to skip arena with the rocket launcher. Edit: " HUH HUH HUH"

The sounds of the grenades bouncing of the walls is so pleasing to the ear I’m surprised no one has created a dance track with em

Enjoying the remaster right now and it holds up shooting is just solid

Im a younger millenial with NO nostalgia for quake. I played it my first time at 25. Its my favorite FPS of all time easily

You could put a Quake video out every single year and I'd be happy

LMFAO READY TO DO ANOTHER QUAKE REVIEW IT GIVES U AN EXCUSE TO PLAY IT ALL OVER AGAIN

The first Quake has such unique techno-fantasy art-style, as well as sound design. By far my favorite in the series. Not to mention that it still plays great, even today. Damn masterpiece!

This was a great video, I can really see the passion put into it. Bravo!

My introduction to Quake was Quake 64 and it scared the hell out of me. I love this game sooo much!

For 23 years now i think this is one of the best goddamn 3D shooters with an absolute perfect dense and eerie Lovecraftian atmosphere. The first time i played it was on the Nintendo 64, when my dad rented the game from a video rental store (back when you could still rent games too) and the Soundtrack was terrifying and really enhanced the offworldly vibes. When i got myself a copy of the Saturn in 2000, it introduced me to Nine Inch Nails in the best form possible. I even played a homebrew version of the PC version on my Dreamcast in 2005 and PSP back in 2007. The game has since been always part of ANY PC operating system install. No matter if Desktop or Laptop. It just has to be there. Of course nowdays with source ports. And till this day Quake and Quake III Arena are the best of the series. The Sci-Fi setting of Quake II and Quake IV just doesn't work… That's not Quake to me.

Drink everytiem Gman says "also... as well" in one sentence.

A lot of quake related rumbling these last days since the rumour of a Quake reboot, hope it happens

Can’t wait to play this on my Switch; hope we get the sequels on the console as well.

Where do I fit in amongst Quake fans if I saw that I love 1, 2, 3, and 4? They were all a hell of a lot of fun.

Awesome retrospective. I kind of missed out on Quake when I was younger, too young when it came out (6 or something), and when I got my first PC when I was 12, I was all about Half-Life, Max Payne, Aliens versus Predator 1 & 2, and then later when I upgraded for HL2 and Max Payne 2 I discovered Doom 3, Quake 4, Prey, Halo and then FEAR, and those became my favourites (I had other non FPS one, C&C Tiberian Sun, Red Alert 2 I remember being really big for me, and later SW Jedi Outcast & Academy, and Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, and Dawn of War) So the OG Doom & Quake kind of went past me, I was happy with the sequels and saw little reason to go back being a kid. But now, with retro FPS games coming out in the last 3 years, I think the biggest thing that stands out about them for me over the flashier sequels is just the level design and architecture which were integral in creating an atmosphere, this subconscious sensation of running inside an infernal machine, being a rat inside a massive vertical maze. Stuff like regenerating health, reloading, cover, run speed, those are things that work in their own gameplay balances, and it's a shame that they've influenced game direction after 2002-> in an unbalanced way, but in my mind the loss that was the biggest was a sacrifice in level design, until the indies and modders now. So yeah, Quake has gone up there for me, as a newcomer. And Slayer's Testaments, man, that "mod" is more of a game now, tons of cool maps, a lot more systems, it's just so ambitious and works together better than most of those Doom 2016/Eternal mods which lack the whole package that ties it all together, they often lack the maps that utilize the gameplay and enemies. And Slayer's Testaments feels fresh because it isn't just a copy-paste of 2016/Eternal, but has it's own maps in the theme of that universe, within that old school level design philosophy. I almost wish it were a paid game at this point, put it on steam -- If nothing else, put it on steam as a free mod that requires players to own Quake & 2016 & Eternal to be able to play (like Enderal for Skyrim or RealRTCW needing you to own the games - requiring them to hopefully appease the publishers about it not feeling like it's money out from their pockets), and then whenever the modders/devs do make their own game, people can see that they already have right there on their developer page one of the guaranteed highest rated mods on steam. Hopefully Wrath: Aeon of Ruin turns out great despite the rocky development. Doesn't Doombringer also use Quake 1/Darkplaces engine?

Hey Gman guess what Bethesda release some new maps and content in quake 1.

Did you reference Johns tweets to sandy where he says “hope you’re doing well”?

Q2DM1 still lives rent free in my mind

The 3 sounds that I can't unhear from Quake 1. The sound of shooting with quad damage 2. The ogres grenades pinging 3. The spawn slapping the walls

I really wish this gt the same treatment as Doom

The fact that it got an official remaster makes me happy to finally try Quake properly, since somehow all my ports on PC were... Lets just say "not functional"

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="822">13:42</a> Ah yes good old Randy Petersen.

Was happy to see you upload another video. Always fun to watch

Why the hell isn’t there a quake collection available for consoles!? I’m writing while watching so I accept this might be addressed later on lol

I still play it to this day. One of the best games ever made!

Oh trust me that grenade bounce noise is forever stuck in my head. If I had any skill in making music I'd totally sample it for something.

Did you know that Trent Reznor actually did the voice work for Ranger in this game? That's right, he didn't just do the soundtrack! I only found out recently and love the game even more for it.

AWESOME VIDEO as usual! good job! I need a Quake remake, but don't want modern Doom gameplay.

I want Quake V to be made like DOOM Eternal and to keep going with the II and IV storyline.

the fucking "mnugmn" sound when you gib something with explosives is engraved in my mind like a name on a tombstone

I always select a long video while doing the dishes...and I have to say this was the best so far to watch, beating the honestly fenomenal dish washing tutorial

I remember being on work experience in 1998 and they had nothing for me to do, so they just give me Quake to play. Great days.

well once wise man said, "If Quake 2 is your worst game...you did a hell of a good job"

I haven't played Quake since Quake 2 was released, and I still wake at night in a cold sweat hearing the ogre grenade sound in my nightmares.

Oh damn, the first sound effect of the weapon pickup just gave me chills.

Qzone wasn't mentioned here smh! lol jk! Good video, hapi burfdai Quake, and the news of ID creating a Quake singleplayer reboot is lit. Quake 1's story lends itself to exploring varied environments and dimensions - visiting a Q2-like realm but not limiting themselves to just that is possible. Indeed, 'alien humans' appear as Sentinels in nuDoom and could explain knights and death knight as well (if not an evil offshoot from that society). Even Champions I've noticed was wise in incorporating more lovecraftian elements, and promoting Ranger - all BEFORE retro ranger and retro dm6 reared their awesomely polygonal heads. All in all, I hope this new reboot looks to Quake 1 and it's mission packs the most.

Quake 2 was the first videogame I was ever introduced to. I have so many fond memories of that game, playing it with my dad and my brothers, getting the Chaos mod and grapple-hooking everywhere with my spider skin on pissing off people on the "moo clan" servers. It probably made me the man I am today. Happy Birthday Quake.

At the launch of the 2021 QuakeCon@Home on August 19, 2021, Bethesda released a remastered version of Quake for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S consoles, developed by Night Dive Studios.[122] In addition to support for modern systems and improved rendering techniques, the remastered version includes both mission packs, Scourge of Armagon and Dissolution of Eternity. It also includes two episodes created by MachineGames: the previously-released Dimension of the Past and a new one called Dimension of the Machine. A port of Quake 64 was also included in its entirety via the newly-implemented "Add-On" menu.

Love to see you do an update review of Hexen II alongwith Portal of Praevus anytime soon.

I'd like to mention that watching Gman's videos has made me play many old school shooters. In the past couple of months I've finished Doom 1, Doom 2, Doom 64, Duke Nukem 3D, and recently Shadow Warrior classic. I just bought Quake and so far I'd say its my second favorite after Duke Nukem. My question is, whenever you play these old school shooters, are you not supposed to save at all, save every level, or save anytime? I'd like to experience the "original difficulty" of them so I usually save right after each level but not mid through a level. What does everyone else do?

Great tribute, gman. And good on you for defending Quake 4. Brushed over Quake Champions a little too fast when I think that game has come around to be a decent contemporary arena shooter.

The Quake manual on difficulty levels: "The start area has three short hallways. The one you go down selects the Skill you wish to play at. Easy: This is meant for little kids and grandmas. Medium: Most people should start Quake at Medium skill. Hard: Here at id, we play Hard skill, and we think you should too, once you're ready. (Nightmare): This is so bad that the entry is hidden, so people won't wander in by accident. If you find it, don't say we didn't warn you."

That Multi-Rocket Launcher screaming was great. Good work this review once again, GMan.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="538">8:58</a> Sorry for what? Our daddy taught us not to be ashamed of our grenades.

Goddammit, the beginning of this video gave me nostalgia!

Still got my original Quake CD-ROM right next to my desk at all times. The manual is still fun to read through.

Ah, Quake... my first ever FPS. This was the game that got me into the genre and I'll always have a soft spot for it. Its default control setup also stuck with me for so long: forward was the right mouse button, with sidesteps being period & comma. I never bothered to rebind anything so I just played it like that, and then used to also change the controls to that for every other FPS I played because that's what I was used to - it was YEARS before I finally switched to the WASD scheme. Oh and also, if a Jeremy Clarkson voice pack isn't already an actual mod, it really needs to be!

Shamblers are just shaved Vortigaunts. Change my mind.

Quake 3 arena is one of the first pc games I played.

You just unlocked a memory @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="420">7:00</a> - "WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T MOVE THE MOUSE TO MOVE NOW IT LOOKS UP AND DOWN"

*Doom, Wolfenstein, Quake* and *Turok* are just so atmospheric that I can't get enough of. Also helps they are cream of the crop in terms of FPS.