PC DOOM or Quake?

[KenShjIN]

DOOM !!!

 

[Azuris]

How about a third option?

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I'm playing through it again right now and having a blast. Probably my favorite of the official ID Doom WADs.

I personally don't like Plutonia, you have either People loving it or hating it :)
It has a lot of Ambushes and Trial and Error, so that i departs from the mixed Formula the original Games have, that also includes a good amount of Exploring, mindless Action and the Hunt for Secrets.

I made this little Picture, to show off Plutonia in a Nutshell XP

To the Main Question, i prefer Doom a lot, Quake is too brown and boring to look at.
A Trend they started with Doom 2.
Doom 1 has a good amount of diverse Textures with reds and greens.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

I personally don't like Plutonia, you have either People loving it or hating it :)
It has a lot of Ambushes and Trial and Error, so that i departs from the mixed Formula the original Games have, that also includes a good amount of Exploring, mindless Action and the Hunt for Secrets.

I made this little Picture, to show off Plutonia in a Nutshell XP

To the Main Question, i prefer Doom a lot, Quake is too brown and boring to look at.
A Trend they started with Doom 2.
Doom 1 has a good amount of diverse Textures with reds and greens.

Yeah, Plutonia definitely is a love-it-or-hate-it kinda thing. I find most people who dislike it tend to enjoy TNT: Evilution, or vice versa (I enjoy both to a degree), so Final Doom still tends to be worth it overall.

Also, that picture needs about 25-30 Revenants crammed in there somewhere too.

 

[Zerpina]

This is my all time favorite in the series

 

[χKai]

How's the music in Quake?

 

[Zerpina]

How's the music in Quake?

Hear for yourself

 

[χKai]

I never played Quake, but I watched my dad play DOOM when I was younger, and I enjoyed every terrifying moment. Sometimes I would play the game myself when I didn't mind inevitably getting my ass kicked, and when I did it was often to this song:

The awesome music of DOOM was what really got me interested in the game, and FPS as a genre in general. There aren't many I like, but those I do, I enjoy with a lot of awesome music.

 

[Zerpina]

I never played Quake, but I watched my dad play DOOM when I was younger, and I enjoyed every terrifying moment. Sometimes I would play the game myself when I didn't mind inevitably getting my ass kicked, and when I did it was often to this song:

The awesome music of DOOM was what really got me interested in the game, and FPS as a genre in general. There aren't many I like, but those I do, I enjoy with a lot of awesome music.

e2M9 is called "Fortress of Mystery" btw

 

[Azuris]

Yeah, Plutonia definitely is a love-it-or-hate-it kinda thing. I find most people who dislike it tend to enjoy TNT: Evilution, or vice versa (I enjoy both to a degree), so Final Doom still tends to be worth it overall.

Also, that picture needs about 25-30 Revenants crammed in there somewhere too.

haha i have an updated Version with one that is huge and barely visible in the sky, i just couldn't find it.

And yes, i personally did enjoy TNT more^^

But this is the nice Thing about Doom, there is so much, everybody can get Enjoyment out of it.

 

[rinkachi]

both pioneered 3d tech and both were fun, quake had a lot more in platforming whereas doom had more in movement for dodging etc so i guess its more of whoever's opinion

 

[Ferik]

I never played Quake, but I watched my dad play DOOM when I was younger, and I enjoyed every terrifying moment. Sometimes I would play the game myself when I didn't mind inevitably getting my ass kicked, and when I did it was often to this song:

The awesome music of DOOM was what really got me interested in the game, and FPS as a genre in general. There aren't many I like, but those I do, I enjoy with a lot of awesome music.

Best classic FPS music was Rise of the Triad. Actual game is kind of frustrating, but the OST is incredible.

 

[SlobodanElectro]

I haven't played any of these newer doom games, but I like the old 90s ones quite well. I don't even need brutal doom or whatever, give me a 486 and original-ass doom and I'm good.

I'm gonna sound dumb but I played/was gifted Doom 3 before I played the original dooms. Unreal tournament 2004. I loved Doom 3, got freaked out and scared a lot, scare the sh** outta me, with all the lights off. Briefly played Quake, didn't play enough to tell you however. I emulate Quake today

 

[Nidstang]

Love both A LOT. Both are masterpiece franchises. I do prefer DOOM though. DOOM is my fav game franchise ever.

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How's the music in Quake?

Nine Inch Nails did the soundtrack for Quake 1 - so that's badass.
The DLCs and sequels go more industrial metal than industrial soundscape like NIN did. But the soundtracks are solid. Andrew Hulshult worked on Quake Champions.

 

[petran79]

Doom was much more accessible due to lower system requirements.Quake required at least a DX or Pentium processor, so I skipped it. Though I watched gameplay at a friend's PC back then and it was very atmosperic. He had a 486dx2 processor, probably the minimum to run the game at 320x200 on DOS.

 

[Mopeybloke]

I prefer Quake over all other FPS. Mostly because of the fan-made maps. Campaigns like Arcane Dimensions, Alkaline, Epochs of Enmity, Re:Mobilize, etc.

Doom I like enough to play the original campaign from time to time and some expansions, but not enjoying the basic gameplay as much, I don't care to delve into bigger and harder fan maps. One day I should get through Back to Saturn X though.

 

[Octopus]

I actually only played Quake 1 and 2 for the first time maybe 2 or 3 years ago now, was always a Doom kid growing up (and Duke3D). I loved them, but I still think I have to say Doom over Quake. I think Doom overall is more consistent than Quake, and even going off of just Doom 1 vs Quake 1 I think Doom's a more balanced out experience considering the kinda meh Quake weapons and more consistently interesting level designs in Doom. The Quake atmosphere is S tier though, and I like just how slapped together the vibe is. Space marine fighting dogs, flesh golems and animated plate armour in a Gothic castle with a nail gun assault rifle and a double barrel? So bizarre in the best way.

 

[Mini_Man.XW]

I lova da Quake!

 

[Piper Halliwell]

I love both! I think Quake 1-2 are very solid especially after the remaster. I will admit, I haven't had the pleasure of playing the other Quake games, but I've played Doom 1 to completion and a little bit of Doom 2! Considering that I grew up in a generation that 3D games were becoming a normality, I enjoy seeing the "3D" games from the 90s. So I've mostly stuck with the first two of both the series. Really fun games to play when you need a break from college work!

 

[Deleted member 856878]

Both are great.

 

[Deleted member 560402]

Both are better with mods. :D

 

[Repoaccount1]

 

[Mopeybloke]

Both are better with mods. :D

Unrelated Arcane Dimensions image.

 

[petran79]

Doom, as Quake later entered Doom territory and changed to horror sci-fi but in a worse version

 

[Maximecool]

Doom even though I think Doom 2 is better, Doom 1 is my pick without hesitation. Not a fan of Quake.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

NEITHER, OG Wolfenstein !!!!