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Quake

Ich mag 3D-Actionspiele, und ich liebe Spiele mit Atmosphäre. Beides vereint Quake in sich, und es bringt obendrein einen Heidenspaß. Spielerisch hat sich zwar gegenüber der Erstlings-Software Doom von id nicht sehr viel geändert. Jeder, der knallharte Action bevorzugt, wird bei Quake jedoch bestens bedient.

I truly wish everyone could have had the same experience that I had with the game, and how it really did change my life. I played this game more than any game past or present. Many newbies might call me 86 and outdated, but so be it. Just remember youngin's, when you play your fancy new FPS, you would never have it without the birth of Quake.

If Quake were a painting, it would be the Mona Lisa. If it were a car, it would be a Rolls-Royce. Or, to put it in the terms of modern parlance, Quake rocks!

Helt enkelt ett lysande spel som sätter nya standard i Doom-genren. Doom-genren måste nog döpas om till Quake-genren istället.

Som de kloge hoveder siger: Quake er voldsomt! Quaker er godt for dig! Quake er overalt! Quake er for evigt! Til døden os skiller - Amen!

Much more could be said of Quake, but I'll leave the rest for you to discover. The hype surounding this game has been almost unbearable, but in the end, Quake deserves every bit of advance - and until now, unverifiable - praise it has received. If you're into action games, and even if you're not, you should be playing Quake right now - it's as good as PC gaming gets.

Lange Zeit hatte man den Eindruck, daß sich id Software mit Quake nicht so recht auf den Markt traute, weil die Konkurrenz in diesem Marktsegment überraschend groß geworden ist. Pustekuchen! Die 3D-Profis aus Texas haben sich von allen Unkenrufen nicht beeindrucken lassen, sondern im stillen Kämmerlein weiter an Quake gefeilt. Und das Resultat kann sich sehen lassen: die hohe Spielbarkeit, das faszinierende Leveldesign, das selbst im 25. Level noch nicht langweilig wird, und die kaum in Worte zu kleidende Atmospähre machen Quake zu einem außergewöhnlichen Spiel. Nur die übertriebene Art der Gewaltdarstellung ist für schwache Gemüter sicherlich abstoßend.

Quake's great fun and the forefather of modern 3D shooters. At the time, it maintained enough FPS conventions to be familiar, but also showed off its new effects well enough to herald the start of a new era. Looking back at it, there's still enjoyment to be had, but the lack of a story or absolutely breathtaking levels leaves just the standard "shoot everything that moves" gameplay that's little different and less advanced than today's shooters. Its step backward in color and level detail also gave "2.5-D" games like Duke 3D a brief chance to hold on, but the 3D revolution was coming, and Quake certainly deserved to lead the way.

First, the game's graphics have more depth: Its dank corridors, twisty labyrinths, and shaky bridges over lethal rivers of flame give you the uncanny feeling of being trapped in a textured, sharp-cornered nightmare, rather than in the flattened-out hallucinations of Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. Second, the under-your-skin sound effects and ambient music on the $50 disc were composed by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, who's been known to ponder a few issues concerning sex, violence, and gruesome death. And third, on a simple cost-per-kill basis, Quake is the most cathartic experience you can legally have within the confines of your own home, as you blow away vicious dogs, brutish ogres, and armed-to-the-teeth enemy infantrymen (although, unlike Doom, you can't paste your spouse's face onto a demon's body). It may not be healthy — heck, it may not even be normal — but it is a lot of fun.

Insgesamt wirkt Quake heute leicht antiquiert, weil in den Levels einfach zu wenig los ist und es insgesamt auch zu wenige wirklich spannende Abschnitte gibt, die Gegner sind teilweise zu weit verstreut und meist trifft man nur auf 1-2 gleichzeitig. Trotzdem hat sich Quake seinen Platz in der Hall of Fame der Egoshooter verdient, denn Spaß macht das ganze an sich schon und hier wurden einige geniale Mods wie Team Fortress, Rocket Arena und Capture the Flag geboren.

This is a good game, but not great. As far as the Quake/Duke Nukem 3D argument goes, put me down for Duke. When it comes right down to it, Duke was just more fun. The levels looked like something, some of them even recognizable somethings. The weapons were more innovative and there were offensive items as well. But I'm not reviewing Duke in this space. Bottom Line: GREAT game engine and soundtrack. Almost everything else is not quite up to the task. If you're a fan of this type of game, buy it, you'll like it. If you have to make a choice between Quake and Duke, go for Duke.

Wer einmal einen anderen Shooter erleben möchte, sollte sich Quake 1 zulegen. Auch wenn 2005 Quake 4 kommt, Quake 1 bietet einige Vorteile zum Beispiel gegenüber Quake 2 (Quake 4 basiert storymäßig auf Quake 2). - einziges Quake, das im Mittelalter spielt - mehr und bessere Fallen als in Quake 2 - mehr Rätsel (Schalter finden) als in Quake 2 - mit Tenebrae bessere Grafik als Quake 2 (und Quake 3: Arena) - bessere Grafik als viele Games dieser Zeit - stammt von id-Software (Quake 4 kommt von Raven Software). Quake 1 muss sich auch heute - 8 Jahre nach dem Release - nicht verstecken. Und im Gegensatz zu anderen Games dieser Zeit läuft es unter Windows XP.

ID certainly has come a long way from the good ole' Commander Keen days. Every product that they produce always seems to be a big step ahead of their previous releases. I'm sure that many people have heard of Castle Wolfenstein 3D, but I don't think that many people have played it. Essentially it was a much cruder version of Doom. It was one of the first games that offered high speed, real 3D like movement. They borrowed the plot from the original Castle Wolfenstein game (for the Apple IIe) and pumped up the action. All you had to do was kill everything, get ammo and get out. It was simple, but effective.