Quake
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Game Title:
Quake
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Developper(s):
id Software
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GT Interactive, id Software
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Release Date:
31-05-1996
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Description \ Information:
After the success of Doom, Quake was announced as the next revolutionary step in first person shooters. The expectations were extremely high, but there was some disappointment when the shareware version was released. Although the engine was completely new and quite impressive, the actual game was good but nothing near amazing. ID reduced fps-gameplay to its bare minimum: you didn't even have a use-button anymore. Enemies were made out of polygons instead of bitmaps and were well animated. The engine allowed for detailed light effects and detailed water which made the surroundings more realistic. Unfortunately almost all the action took place in brown dungeon-like levels which was a shame considering the engine was capable of much more. The few levels with castles in them were much more convincing. For all Duke 3D fans it was also a drawback that the environment was 'dead': everything was solid, not even glass could be broken. The weapons were well animated but were not very innovative, just like the use of ammo and health packs. What saved Quake were the polygon-based enemies which were quite scary and convincing, like the zombies who threw their own flesh at you. Also the control scheme was well executed. The levels aren't very big but the fact that they were real 3D for the first time (with enemies above and below) and some traps still made them entertaining. Also the fact that you couldn't duck and your jumps were quite lame didn't impress people. But then there was also the multiplayer portion which attracted more attention. The levels were just about right in size and allowed different tactics. Though it only came with deathmatch out of the box, the multiplayer was terribly fun. After the increasing popularity of Quake-Dm, ID released the source code of Quake which allowed developers to come up with innovative mods like CTF, Team Fortress and Quake Rally. After the release of a 3dfx patch players now had hardware acceleration which made the grapics even more impressive. A landmark title if only for the engine and its multiplayer fame.
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