Doom 3

Anyone here played this yet? My bro bought it right when it came out, and I've been playing basically since about then.

The thing I like about it is how I don't want to play it all the time. I can't sit around and play for 2 or 3 hours. I usually end up just playing for a half hour to an hour, then quitting and starting up again in a day or two. It's been a few weeks I guess and I'm still not done.

I really like the creepiness of it, although that aspect has worn off some the more I have played it. I still do find myself being startled every now and again though.

The graphics are really amazing. I think in comparison to the videos that I've seen on Half-Life 2, Doom 3 has better character graphics while Half-Life 2 seems to have a more immersive and impressive enviornment, both graphically and physics-wise.

I have no idea if I'm close to the end. I've gone through maybe a dozen levels or so and have all the weapons including the Soul Cube. I got back from Hell I think 4 levels ago, and I'm on the 2nd Caverns level. I think I'm almost there though.

I am very impressed with this game. I can't wait until mods come out that improve on it's fairly dismall multiplayer. Bad lag and problems finding games (they all seem to be password protected) make me not want to try multiplayer anymore.

All in all I give this game a 8/10. Single player reminds me of the first Half-Life, how it really does a great job of putting you in a story rather than just shooting monsters all day. But, multiplayer sucks so I have to take off 2 points because I know the replay value of single player mode will be virtually non-existent. Great game, and I suggest anyone who was thinking about getting it, but hasn't yet, definately should.

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FLMAO!

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i liked it alot.

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heheh cant wiat til HL2 comes out though.

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it will. i have also been lookin at that game chernobyl, it looks pretty cool

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To be honest I really should buy my new monitor before I critisize any more games. I'm still using my 19" POS CRT.

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Way to think diverse Ksoth!

That's what people are missing. They generalize it down to "enter a room, shoot, go out, repeat". No one seemed to try to look further than that.

Even then though, the game's name gives it all away. You want a DOOM experience all over or not! If ya don't want that style, then why try. I thought the name was gonna be pretty obvious about what it delivers, really.

Linear? Who cares! In such game, non-linear gameplay could be more annoying than anything!

Spook factor is quite high, although I wish I had a 5.1 Surround sound system. Lately I've been more startled though.

I dunno how it works with you that you stop playing for a while then come back, and back in, because that kind of gameplay, I'd assume, would make the game's lasting impression to be weak. But hey, I play it about once a week because of busy work and school. I'm at Delta Labs 1, LOL. 'tis ok, I'm lovin' it.

BTW, how in the world would you not know we've discussed this game? It was in several threads. Hehe, Ksoth, damn you, you're slipping! The OTHER NEEDS yoooooouuuu....

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Hehe, most people can't even play an hour without pausing. Too creepy.

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Also, I think one of the reasons I don't play it too much is because my brothers computer is the only one in the house that is good enough to play it. He's got a 3000+ and 9800 Pro, while I'm stuck with a 2500+ and a GeForce 4 Ti4200.

I think though, when HL2 comes out, I will be forced to atleast buy a new video card for my computer.

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DooM3 does not give you the DooM experience.

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I got it yesterday, and it is good.
Didn't play long butlong enough to pass judgment.

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No, it's the truth. DooM was a mindless action FPS very much like SS and Painkiller. Action was the key word. Ever played Plutonia on nightmare? That was DooM. A third-person evil Mario if you will, with great music. And the evil was more like an awesome B-movie evil. Killer Klowns from outerspace evil.

How does DooM3 emulate in any way what I just described? It doesn't. One can very well argue about the merits of the game as a stand-alone; it has plenty, but lets not compare two completly different games.

DooM3 is not a bad game, it's quite good, but it's not even close to the game revolution that was the original.

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The reason why Doom I and II were mindless shooters because they didn't have the technology back then to make them immersive. You just couldn't do it like Doom III does it.

I think Doom III is what the creators obviously wished they could have made Doom I and II like, but just couldn't.

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Loaded up Doom 3 today.. I haven't had a chance to play it though... I'm watching both my Grand Kids today... Whew..

I watched the first cut scene getting on the planet is about it so far.



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Well I just finished it today. I was actually pretty disappointed at the end, both the end boss and the cinematic. The end boss was very easy once you figure out what you have to do, and it isn't that hard to figure it out.

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Currently doing Evilution. Plutonia wasn't as fun as DOOM II for me. I found it more exagerated and it had less of an apocalyptic feel, less serious. Especially with that maze level with the Archviles, let alone the amount of them used in that game. Everything that was to be feared and amazing in DOOM II is overused until it becomes typical in Plutonia. Still found myself hella addicted to continue though. I liked it a lot, just not as much as DOOM II.

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Dunno, I think with the arrival of Duke 3D about a year after Doom II, we had a good idea how much they could really do. D3D had great interactivity and variety. Instant classic, or the Doom-killer before Half-Life changed things again.

I still sometimes get startled in DOOM games, or even feel a little nervous before certain areas. Try it at night like DOOM III, with headphones on. Game works really well like that because the sounds in DOOM are far more intensive than DOOM III. Monsters really sound more scary.

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Heheh, that's kinda funny though, you're an avid gamer, it's a bit weird you wouldn't know the tricks of the trade on the net.
Of course, no offense meant or anything. And it's a good thing you're trying before buying. Ah the days of Shareware! Where hast thou goneth!

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Did you at least get to the triggering moment where you get to start shooting?

Man, even before the actual part where you begin to play for real, I was scared. The atmosphere, although filled with soldiers everywhere, didn't feel very familiar, you just felt like anything could come at you, despite everyone being there around ya.

'Course when it happens, you know you're now alone in deep shite!

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I don't really play games like these, but it's a good game.
It's really a scary for me, but then again I only started playing the game.

I suppose i'll get used to it.

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Well, depends on how far you want to take it in immersion. You paly with 2 cheap 10$ speakers and you ain't gonna get much.

And besides, you say it like I'm the first one to say that. Check out pretty much anyone's impression of it when they play it (well, those who played at least through it or most of it).
I'm not the one who actually stopped after an hour to take a break either (too freaked out), but there are tons of people who did!

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