![]() ![]() They have, just like in the case of Quake: Remastered, done an excellent job of bringing this old 90's staple into the present and I have thoroughly enjoyed returning to the Strogg war in Id Software's solid sequel.īecause even though Quake will always trump Quake II in my world, with hindsight I would dare to say that the second game was almost as revolutionary. However, I have no plans to overlook Nightdive's work, here. The fact that the all-Swedish Wolfenstein studio Machine Games has made a new small expansion to Quake II: Remastered can be read everywhere, but not a word about the people actually behind this reboot. There's no mention in the press release, no mention on Id Software's or Bethesda's own sites, and on the official Quake II site (which has also been revamped) there's not a single tiny microphone mention. Not anywhere.ĭuring Quakecon, the name Nightdive Studios was not mentioned once. Nightdive has certainly not created Quake II from scratch (of course not) but they have worked hard to renew, refresh, improve and polish it to a standard that we have not seen before when it comes to Quake II, and for their work they have currently not even been mentioned. The only thing I've been thinking about Quake II: Remastered since last week's Quakecon 2023 announcement is that the studio, which for the second time now has breathed new life into Id Software's old cult classic, remains the gaming world's most elusive curtain-raiser. It does not store any personal data.I should spend my energy on something other than feeling genuinely sorry for the reboot kings at Nightdive Studios, but I just can't. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. ![]() The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Obviously, this package contains only the updated demo versions of Quake II (which are very engaging and addictive) but if you want to play the full version of Quake II, then you can either buy Quake II from Steam (which comes with all the updated files so that you can play it on Windows 10) or you can use your old Quake II CD from 1997 which contains old files that might not work in Windows 10. ![]() ![]() You can start playing Quake II on your computer without any trouble.
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