So, how many of you liked Quake 4?

[Monster]

Doom 3 didn't scare me much at all. If it can't scare a 14 year old, who can it scare? Only a few parts in the game were scary, same with the expansion.

[Gib]

I played Q4 pretty much from start to finished and it was quite enjoyable, I didn't really enjoy the vehicle bits, think they were a bit shoddy but overall fun fragging. I liked the bit when the big boss was doing the think, at the place, through the level (hidden spoiler :p). The end fight was a bit bleh as was the ending, but will get the expansion.

I found myself waiting to be scared after playing d3 but it didn't happen much. Oh yea didn't play it again after completing it..

[Canadian*Sniper]

There's a blind corner near the start where chthon and shub can't hit you but you can hit them. Mage takes full advantage of that spot.

and if you're a Fighter/Knight against Shubby all alone... well now...

[Monster]

yeah it is alot of fun pumping lead into chthon!

[foq]

Monster, if you want to fight Quake (Shubby) you can do so at FvF. After shub's put you fight either Chthon or Shub. The map is E1M7 and who you fight depends on your skill level. If you're currently in "hard" or "hyper hard" you fight Chthon. If you are in "nightmare" or "hyper nightmare" you fight Shub. They actually have HP and you actually need to get about 5 guys in there to kill thwm. You can do it yourself, but it's hard... and you die alot.

[Monster]

Yeah, I admit, I have been intrigued by Quake's story. It's monster are much more interesting too. Organic creatures, rather than flesh, bone, and metal.

[Baker]

The Nehahra movie account of the Quake story is good, but not official. I would like to believe that Shub-Niggurath wasn't Quake and that either there was no such thing or that Shub-Niggurath was only a very small part of a very large dimension.

Is there anything official that means I can't think this? Because I've always felt an awesome Quake sequel (Quake 5) would be a return to the Quake dimension and the monsters (no cyborgs, robots, stroggs, aliens ... just incomprehensible monsters) and whatever instigated the Quake incident, the source had not actually been identified and IS BACK to do it again.

[Sajt]

Quake is the codename for Shub-Niggurath

If you like story, watch Nehahra (4 hour Quake movie), it gives Quake a real nice story.

[Monster]

I always thought that you would have to fight QUAKE sometime...

[QuadRaptor]

And of course the storyline changed while you're IN the game. Quake becomes Shub-Niggurath, ect.

[QuadRaptor]

Something like that.

I want to say it was originally something about a terrorist group that codenamed their operations "Quake", or the name of the leader was "Quake".

Check the manual for your game - it says it all in there:

You get the phone call at 4 a.m. By 5:30 you're in the secret installation. The commander explains tersely, "It's about the Slipgate device. Once we perfect these, we'll be able to use them to transport people and cargo from one place to another instantly.

"An enemy codenamed Quake, is using his own slipgates to insert death squads inside our bases to kill, steal, and kidnap...

"The hell of it is we have no idea where he's from. Our top scientists think Quake's not from Earth, but another dimension. They say Quake's preparing to unleash his real army, whatever that is.

"You're our best man. This is Operation Counterstrike and you're in charge. Find Quake, and stop him ... or it ... You have full authority to requisition anything you need. If the eggheads are right, all our lives are expendable.."

While scouting the neighborhood, you hear shots back at the base Damn, that Quake bastard works fast! He heard about Operation Counterstrike, and hit first. Racing back, you see the place is overrun. You are almost certainly the only survivor. Operation Counterstrike is over. Except for you.

You know that the heart of the installation holds a slipgate. Since Quake's killers came through, it is still set to his dimension. You can use it to get loose in his hometown. Maybe you can get to the asshole personally. You pump a round into your shotgun, and get moving.

[Canadian*Sniper]

Don't tell me that you play Quake for the story... Wasn't the story for Q1 about a guy in a movie theater going through a time warp to battle Quake?

[Aquashark]

I have Quake 4, and I LOVED the single player. I just love the ending where the commander guy says, "Kane, you have a new mission" and then the Makron laughs evilly. That is so sinister. I cannot wait until the expansion pack.

are you kidding right? that was the most pathetic ending of a game EVER.

it was like "zomg! we can now make an expansion for this crap.. or even better: another sequel!".

i didn't pay for Q4, the SEQUEL of Q2, to find out it ends just like it starts, did i? i actually didn't.. i downloaded the game from the net.

..the only smart choice regarding Q4.

[Dogz1]

I played it on my xbox 360 and I loved it. There was an issue with FPS at some times, but still playable. I was stuck on the baby-looking flying boss(2nd to last), but I was able to kill it, after 2 hours. The last boss was easy for me cuz I saved up my ammo for the Dark matter gun thingy.

[Grim]

Geez, I'm still putting around with D3. When I finish that, I'll go out and buy Q4 and give that a spin.