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| 90snostalga:
I have never played Unreal Tournament or any game from the Quake series. I wanted to go back and play all these myself, and play them with friends for the multiplayer features. Which one of the two would you say is better, and for which console to play each one, or is it better to play them on the PC? |
| 90snostalga:
I know that games are typically better on the pc, but if you could choose a console for these games, which console would it be? |
| burningdoom:
For console releases, Quake 1 & 2 had great ports on the N64. If you can't stand the N64 controller (like myself), then there's a port of Quake 1 on Saturn, and Quake II on PS1. Obviously the graphics aren't as good on those ports, though. Quake III: Arena was released on Dreamcast, which I enjoyed. But there were also later ports and versions on PS2, so I'm not sure which is better. And I know nothing on Quake 4 other than the fact it's on XBox 360, I don't know how good it is. As for Unreal Tournament, there's a very fun version on Dreamcast. But they released Unreal Championship for later consoles, too. So you probably want to go for that (but I haven't played Championship, personally). |
| 90snostalga:
--- Quote from: burningdoom on October 22, 2013, 06:39:43 pm ---For console releases, Quake 1 & 2 had great ports on the N64. If you can't stand the N64 controller (like myself), then there's a port of Quake 1 on Saturn, and Quake II on PS1. Obviously the graphics aren't as good on those ports, though. Quake III: Arena was released on Dreamcast, which I enjoyed. But there were also later ports and versions on PS2, so I'm not sure which is better. And I know nothing on Quake 4 other than the fact it's on XBox 360, I don't know how good it is. As for Unreal Tournament, there's a very fun version on Dreamcast. But they released Unreal Championship for later consoles, too. So you probably want to go for that (but I haven't played Championship, personally). --- End quote --- Thanks for the information Doom. Looks like this might have to be a trial and error kind of thing. I do like the N64 controller but I like the Saturn system as well. I love Dreamcast. I guess I'll just have to try them all and find out the hard way ;) |
| brunauss:
Trial and error can bite the dust on this one. I have played all the versions. Unreal Tournament GOTY Edition on PC is simply the best. Unreal Championship added new exclusive weapons and scemarios. Unreal Championship 2 introduced third person perspective and exclusive arenas supporting vertical combat. Unreal Tournament 2003 introduced expansive outdoor arenas. Unreal Tournament 2004 Editors Choice Edition introduced Onslaught mode and hoverboards, along with a modding kit with insane options. 2003 and 2004 never saw console release. Quake 1 was awesome on PC. N64 was indeed the best console port. Quake 2 introduced a solid story and has an insane modding community and options. The best port of this one is bundled with the storied sequel on Xbox 360, Quake 4. Quake 3 is simply great on any platform and now can be streamed right from iD software as Quake Live. Quake 4 looks and plays great on either PC or Xbox 360 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is structured like Warhawk in gameplay. Available on PC, PS3 and 360. |
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