![]() ![]() ![]() The Switch handles this game perfectly, and there are no slowdowns in the single-player campaign at all. You learn the ropes fighting undead soldiers and battling chainsaw armed pipe bomb shooting abominations while exploring increasingly complicated mazes and dungeons. Right from pressing the start button and loading to Bethesda.Net, you are immediately transported back to 1996, and the world of Quake. To celebrate the 25 th anniversary of Quake, id Software, Bethesda, and Nightdive Studios collaborated along with several other developers to create a remaster that stays true to the original release, all while enhancing bits and pieces of it for modern consoles such as the PS4, Xbox One, PC, and the Nintendo Switch, our reviewed platform. Add in multiplayer, and a kick ass soundtrack by Trent Razor, and you have a game that’s purely driven by adrenaline and intensity – which led to sequels and a community that formed its own convention and celebrates the fandom called QuakeCon. It’s gothic fiction blended with pure gore and insanity – the kind of formula that worked with video games in the ’90s, and of course, it made the game a resounding success. Like its predecessor, players take control of a soldier who makes his way through maze-like environments while battling all kinds of monsters and demons along the way using a variety of weapons ranging from a simple bloody axe to shotguns and rocket launchers. Released back in 1996 for the PC, Quake was the successor to id Software’s revolutionary first-person shooter series Doom, and the first to use its namesake game engine the Quake Engine – which boasted heavy 3D graphics and software of its time. Of course, a remaster can be a hit or miss depending on who’s working to bring it back to modern consoles – but it looks like Quake Remastered is the exception to the rule, and it works beautifully on the Nintendo Switch! A recipe for Success and Immortality It gives fans a chance to relive their nostalgic and happy moments on current gaming platforms while also introducing new players to games that defined generations before them. Remasters of classic titles are nothing new for video games in this day and age. ![]()
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