While each episode begins in a futuristic military base (with a technological ‘slipgate’ as the level exit), later levels take place in environments inspired by medieval fantasy and gothic horror (castles, dungeons and caverns) and the player passes through magical portals to advance. Unlike Doom’s rather straightforward design that couples futuristic environments with demonic imagery, the theme of Quake’s levels, enemies and weapons is not so easily pinpointed. As in id’s earlier games, many secrets are waiting to be discovered, including a few hidden levels. Interaction with the game world is reduced to a minimum: since there is no use key, buttons are pressed by running into or shooting at them.

In single-player mode, gameplay consists mainly of proceeding through the levels (spread over four distinct episodes) in search of an exit, killing everything that moves. The mission is clear: take the fight to the enemy, overcoming countless hordes of monsters, and exact revenge. Somewhere in the base there must be a teleporter to Quake’s realm. The player takes the role of a nameless soldier who arrives at his base only to find out Quake has overrun it and killed everyone.

Play Quake online! Quake game descriptionĪn enemy with the codename ”Quake”, which is believed to come from another dimension, is using teleporter gates to invade Earth. This not only allows for more natural level designs and character animations, but also for more realistic lighting and the inclusion of simulated physics that have an effect on gameplay: grenades can bounce off walls and around corners, for example. Its main technological innovation is the use of a true 3D engine – the levels themselves as well as the enemies are polygonal. Id Software’s followup to Doom and Doom II, Quake is a first-person shooter.

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