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Article #86211Re: Doom 3 isn't very good
From: mudboy
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 18:26
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 18:26
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If you were to rate the game as a fraction of it's original price tag, how much would you pay for it now? 1/2 the original price, 1/3 the original price, 1/4 the original price....? "Jonathan" <Count_Caspian@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:6b91269e.0408070726.142eeeba@posting.google.com... > Aftr being WOWed by the graphics for the first couple of hours, I > gradually come to the realization that Doom 3 isn't very good after > all. > > It looks superb but it's let down badly by the gameplay. There's > absolutely no AI and the level design is horribly repetitive (endless > netal corridors). Monsters run straight at you out with no attempt to > hide or stalk or take cover, which is fun for a couple of hours but > then gets old very quickly. It's way too dark which doesn't really > make the game any more scary. > > As for the story, forget it. > > Purists might say "Hey, this is Doom, what did you expect?" Well, > something, ANYTHING original might have been a start. The original > Dooms were great for their day but apart from the occasional nostalgia > kick, who wants to play them anymore? > > I really think id missed the boat on this one, and it seems as though > they were unsure of their direction. Perhaps they wanted to keep the > game true to the original, but what was fun 10 years ago isn't very > much fun anymore. The final chapter on pure twitch-shot games was > written by Serious Sam 2. Id has gone back and tried to write a > belated appendix, but it's just too late. > > While the early reviews are predictably glowing, I'm guessing that > over the next few weeks it's going to be a case of the Emperor's New > Clothes. If this game hadn't been called Doom 3, people would have > praised its graphics but would likely have largely ignored it. > > That's my 2 cents worth, I'd be interested to hear what you guys have > to say.
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