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"Uzi" <rapandrandb@suks.com> wrote in message news:<4140f7cc$0$17569$45beb828@newscene.com>...
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> > "Uzi" <rapandrandb@suks.com> wrote in message
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> > > Anyone played it?
> > > What's it like?
> > > Does it put Source in the shade?
> > > Is it any good for mod makers?
> > > Any built in tools or developer stuff?
> > >
> >
> > Doom 3 was a big disappointment for me. It's nice looking, if a bit dark
> > (especially as my geforce 6800 ultra can show all the fluffy things) but
> the
> > gameplay seems to be lacking something. There will be loads of mods coming
> to a
> > download site soon though. I hope someone does a decent CT v T type thing
> for it
> >
>
> I looked on the minimum specs and it stated win2000 or above.
> I'll wait until it's in the bargain bin, by which time I will have upgraded
> my PC.
> I think the single player 3d shooter needs to be pretty special to impress
> nowadays.
> Great graphics just isn't enough.
> I remember the great thing about the original Doom gameplay was that if you
> entered an area, with different combinations of foes appearing, you had to
> think quickly about what you tried to kill first as well as what parts of an
> area you moved into, health packs placement, ammo placement and quantity,
> playing the enemy off against each other by making them fight each other
> when the line of fire was occluded etc. There was a skill to it.
> Since 3d shooter games engines moved to non sprite models there has always
> been a certain lack of enemy numbers, in order to keep frame rates up. This
> has resulted in the loss of the pure intensity and escalation of battles
> that you could have. This is especially so in large open areas, where I can
> fondly remember the panic of enemy hoards coming into view in Doom1&2.
> Sigh....ahh the good ole days....
>
> Uzi
I just got Doom 3 and playing on win98SE fine with a hack to the exe
(very stable, no crashes so far).
My first impressions are that the graphics are incredible, no ammount
of screenshots/movies prepares you for just how good it looks ingame.
The graphics are almost worth the price of admission especially if you
have a high spec machine and can run it at high quality.
I'll make a judgement on the gameplay once I get further into it but
so far I'm not dissapointed and finding it quite intense and immersive
although not as scary as I thought it might be.
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