/vr/ - Retro Games

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>>6721634
First hour is a bit slow, but it does pick up. Mind that you can actually strafe left to right to avoid enemy hitscan attacks (ducking helps too).
Overall, though I don't think it's as good as the first game, I still think it's a pretty good shooter in its own right. Make sure you get the Sonic Mayhem soundtrack playing.

>>6387662
Some won't agree, but I think Quake 2 is a good game, the first few hours are kind of slow, but it picks up. There's a lot of hitscanners, but their aim isn't perfect, it'll actually lag behind you, so a dude can just follow you with a salvo of machinegun fire as you strafe him, a lot of the weapons are pretty fun, too.
If I were to describe the game's style and aesthetics, I'd call it a blend of The Borg from Star-Trek going through their Industrial Metal phase, and the big guns and armor aesthetics of Mutant Chronicles, together with the kind of satisfying violence and gore that iD Software was masters of in the 90s.

It has its flaws (like no muzzleflash), but I think it has plenty of stength. John Romero declared it one of the best games he had ever played when it came out, and that's when he was having the pettiest and most bitter feuding with the iD Software he just left. For his childishness and bullheadedness, he couldn't lie about that.
The multiplayer was actually absolutely incredible, I was blown away by it back in the day, it's pretty much as good as Quake 1's multiplayer, maybe even a little bit better. The multiplayer is one of those things which people don't give Quake 2 any credit for today.

That said, with the frame of reference of Quake and its expansions fresh in your mind, throw yourself into Arcane Dimensions first, it's one of the best FPS experiences I've had in a very long time, maps range from Good to Fantastic, and everything looks stupidly gorgeous. I'd seriously so good I would have paid money for it, if it was a commercial product.

it's objectively better than Q1 and there's not one counter-argument that won't resolve to personal preference

>>3496458
>speedrunning is regular gameplay
not everyone is turbo gay