Quake II PS1 vs N64 Comparison (Version 2)
This is another comparison vid of the PS1 and N64 ports of Quake II. In the first vid, I just showed the first level of each game which is the only comparible level between the two. In this comparison, I start at the second level of each game to show more of the games in action. Each game is set on medium difficulty.
I prefer the PS1 version more despite the fact that the N64 version is the one I've had the longest out of all three version (PS1, N64 and PC). It just plays and runs better IMO. That's not to say the N64 port is bad. in fact it's still a good game, and it gets points for being a completely original game from the PC and PS1 versions. It plays like an expansion pack with all new levels, and ambient music. I can understand those who enjoy the levels and atmosphere of the N64 port better. It's still a quality FPS for the N64, and is one of my favorite in it's genre for that system.
The PS1 port more closely follows the PC version, but only has half the levels. It also has more of that action feel due to the music as opposed to that ambient moody feel of the N64 version.
At the end of the vid I show a quick snippet of the PS1 version running with PS2 texture smoothing on, and the N64 running without the expansion pak. The whole rest of the vid shows each game in it's original form. The N64 version shown throughout the vid is running with the expansion pak, because most N64 gamers today probably have one in their systems, so it's the version most are likely to see, and I did nothing to alter the textures or load times of the PS1 version in this vid. These are the original games running on their original consoles. No emulation used at all.
For the controls, I turned auto level off on the N64 version, and I'm running the Right stick configuration on the PS1 version which moves you with the d-pad, and aims with the right analog stick. The PS1 version also supports the PS1 mouse, but I do not have it as do not most PS1 gamers out there.
NOTE: as with the first comparison vid, this isn't to start a system fanboy war, this is to compare the games on hand. If you like one system better than another, that's your business. Each system had it's share of great games.