What Makes This Map Great Ep.31: Quake 2, Outer Base
This is episode 31 of “What Makes This Map Great?”. Join me as we dive into the excellent level design, beautiful art, and hidden secrets of Quake 2’s starting map; Outer Base. The Outer Base is Tim Willits stepping up to the plate to fill John Romero’s shoes… big shoes to fill. And he did it incredibly well. He balanced the cutting edge features of id Tech 2, all while providing an amazing level design with rewarding secrets, interconnected spaces, and beautiful environments to experience and fight through. It’s a fantastic introduction to Quake 2 that sets the tone of the game’s identity, and hooks the player in for an amazing ride. JOIN THE GRIT GAMING DISCORD / discord FOLLOW ME ON SOCIALS Twitter - https://x.com/GGScottyLo Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/ggscottylo.b... Instagram - / gggritgaming Sources Quake 2 Fandom https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/Outer_Base https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/Unit_1 https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/Quake_II https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/Units_o... Bethesda: Quake 2 Remastered Enhancements https://bethesda.net/en/article/6NIyB... Toasted Net: John Romero Archived dotPlan, with maps linked to designers listed https://dk.toastednet.org/dotPlan/rom... Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_I... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Wil... Yamagachi Quake 2: Best way to play original Quake 2 with modern PC setups https://www.yamagi.org/quake2/ Video Game Music https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-... Chapters 0:00 INTRO 1:01 BITTERMAN REPORTING IN 3:35 OUTER BASE 29:03 ADDITIONAL TRIVIA 32:49 FINAL THOUGHTS 37:49 OUTRO Music Credits Artist: Sonic Mayhem Album: Quake 2 OST Tracks: Showdown, Quad Machine, Rage, Descent Into Cerberon, Stealth Frag, The Underworld, Operation Overlord https://www.sonicmayhem.com/ https://www.sonicmayhem.com/quake-2 / quake-ii-official-soundtrack Gaming and Gaming News #gamingnews #gaming #gamer #leveldesign #gamedesign #playthrough #boomershooter #fps #idsoftware #quake2 #quake2remastered #outerbase
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