Doom3 Fun Factor ?
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I just grabbed my doom3 copy the other day, i get 40-60 fps with my radeon9800pro, it runs smooth, but...
I thought i'd like it since i like Resident Evil and such scaring games, i just feel its not fun playing it.. I find myself hitting that poor Turkey forever in that ingame-minigame, instead of actually continuing my saved game..
I saw most people were really satisfied with the game..
Maybe i was just expecting for 'the next generation game'...
Anyway, i wanted to ask if anyone feels the same, as in its just not fun ?
I thought i'd like it since i like Resident Evil and such scaring games, i just feel its not fun playing it.. I find myself hitting that poor Turkey forever in that ingame-minigame, instead of actually continuing my saved game..
I saw most people were really satisfied with the game..
Maybe i was just expecting for 'the next generation game'...
Anyway, i wanted to ask if anyone feels the same, as in its just not fun ?
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Doom 3 is
-Claustrofobic compared to SS
-Creepiër than SS
-Much more detailed than SS (duh)
Doom 3 is pretty fun after all, lets hope HL2 is worth the hype.
<b>Doom3 is:</b>
Creepy
Fun
Gorgeous
<b>Doom 3 isn't:</b>
Perfect
Frag-filled
To be played with the lights off
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I myself had high expectations of it coming in, for it to be the scariest game I've ever played.
It succeeded.
Yeah me too, except I found it boring and not scary at all. So my expectations were somehow right.
It was good, but it didn't have any "Whoa" moments* for me. And for a game of its calibur, it really should have.
*Whoa moment != Scary moment. I mean "Whoa" as in seeing 100's of your fellow comrads storming Stalingrad in CoD, or.... well thats the only one that comes to me right now, damn my bad long-term memory!
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I myself had high expectations of it coming in, for it to be the scariest game I've ever played.
It succeeded. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
So you havent played System Shock 2?
But i found it better than I expected, best way to describe it is a great game but not something special.
If you want survival horror pick up System Shock 2, its even creepier and the music is increadably atmposhperic as is the voice acting. The character in SS2 also are plausable where as those in Doom 3 acted unrealisticly.
Same here, I went to Best Buy the day it was released to get Tales of Symponia, I saw Doom 3 and figured, hey.. I don't got a single game that my comp can't handle.. I think it's about time I get one. I was suprised that my Geforce 5200 gave me 40 FPS in closed areas and 15 in open areas with high ammounts of fighting. The gameplay was awesome, the little it has, I'm glad I picked it up, I can't wait to see what people come up with for mods. I'm just easily entertained I suppose. But I also didn't beat the game in one sitting, I played for 2-4 hours a night till I did, beat it on the sixth day I think it was worth my money for the experiance.
I'll say it until I die, Painkiller FTW.
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I myself had high expectations of it coming in, for it to be the scariest game I've ever played.
It succeeded. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So you havent played System Shock 2?
But i found it better than I expected, best way to describe it is a great game but not something special.
If you want survival horror pick up System Shock 2, its even creepier and the music is increadably atmposhperic as is the voice acting. The character in SS2 also are plausable where as those in Doom 3 acted unrealisticly. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I myself wouldn't agree. I played System Shock 2, and found that while it was kind of fun, it was overly complicated RPG system for a too-stupid enemies. Basically you could get any upgrade, and still easily take the Run-N-Gun route. It had a few creepy parts, but DOOM 3 has just gotten me so much more.
I'll say it until I die, Painkiller FTW. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I must ask- What in the hell "Bad Sounds" are you talking about? This game has the most sound usage of ANY game to date that isn't a benami, and the sound is easily higher quality than anything else I've heard either.
Hahah, that's a good one.
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It's from "The Thing." It's a great movie.
Hahah, that's a good one.
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It's from "The Thing." It's a great movie. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Liku, you should know better, finish the damned sentence.
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I myself had high expectations of it coming in, for it to be the scariest game I've ever played.
It succeeded. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So you havent played System Shock 2?
But i found it better than I expected, best way to describe it is a great game but not something special.
If you want survival horror pick up System Shock 2, its even creepier and the music is increadably atmposhperic as is the voice acting. The character in SS2 also are plausable where as those in Doom 3 acted unrealisticly. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I myself wouldn't agree. I played System Shock 2, and found that while it was kind of fun, it was overly complicated RPG system for a too-stupid enemies. Basically you could get any upgrade, and still easily take the Run-N-Gun route. It had a few creepy parts, but DOOM 3 has just gotten me so much more. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You're crazy.
Anyhow, I enjoyed Doom 3 a lot, as Tycho of Penny Arcade says it's like revisting a cherished old friend to find him spruced up and ready-to-rock. It is overly repetitive though, and certain gameplay avenues weren't explored, but it was still a great deal of fun, something to tide me over till HL2.
It really isn't that scary though, a few shocks here or there but overall nothing that hasn't been treaded in Silent Hill, System Shock 2 or films like Event Horizon and The Shining.
I'll say it until I die, Painkiller FTW. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I must ask- What in the hell "Bad Sounds" are you talking about? This game has the most sound usage of ANY game to date that isn't a benami, and the sound is easily higher quality than anything else I've heard either. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sound QUALITY is nice, but the sounds themselves just don't break the mold. All the weapons sound incredibly weak, the zombies don't sound scary, etc. etc.
Good sound, IMO, can be found in Alien Swarm. That game scared me when I started playing it, Doom 3 didn't.
You're crazy.
Anyhow, I enjoyed Doom 3 a lot, as Tycho of Penny Arcade says it's like revisting a cherished old friend to find him spruced up and ready-to-rock. It is overly repetitive though, and certain gameplay avenues weren't explored, but it was still a great deal of fun, something to tide me over till HL2.
It really isn't that scary though, a few shocks here or there but overall nothing that hasn't been treaded in Silent Hill, System Shock 2 or films like Event Horizon and The Shining. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
How about a SS2 mod in Doom 3 eh?
Once the AI gets an overhall for SS2 along with the grpahics its better than Doom 3.
Doom 3 was more jump out scary.
SS2 was im alone, no ammo, no memory and just genraly scary.
How effing brilliant would a doom3 style original doom be?
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I myself had high expectations of it coming in, for it to be the scariest game I've ever played.
It succeeded. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
thx dude
still, it gets annoying how they introduce the weapons and enemies 1 by 1, and few of the enemies can't be killed by 2 shotgun blasts... and most of the game is just blasting away at the same enemies in different corridors...
I'll say it until I die, Painkiller FTW. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Meh, its definately a game worth playing, so compared to all the crap out there I have to give it at least an 8/10. Your points are way off though, DOOM 3 has one of the buggiest physics engines I have ever seen. If you can't find PDA's your hopeless, as they leave them out in the open, in area's that the game practically forces you to go to, and the soundscape is absolutly increadible (although I agree that some sounds are weak).
Personally I find this one of the scariest games I have ever played, although I am getting used to flailing the mouse around behind myself at the onset of the slightest sound (anyone else knowtice that they always spawn an enemy right behind you?) and getting good at using the fire barrels to your advantage decreases the freekyness factor that some of the normally strong baddies produce...
I thought i'd like it since i like Resident Evil and such scaring games, i just feel its not fun playing it.. I find myself hitting that poor Turkey forever in that ingame-minigame, instead of actually continuing my saved game..
I saw most people were really satisfied with the game..
Maybe i was just expecting for 'the next generation game'...
Anyway, i wanted to ask if anyone feels the same, as in its just not fun ? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Resident Evil scarier then Doom 3? Hardly
I suppose everyone has their own tastes.
Doom 3 SP is the best SP FPS game ever to be released, MP on the other hand...