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Article #86409Re: WTF? Doom3 rocks!
From: McGrandpa
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 06:48
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 06:48
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orison wrote: > On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 23:13:44 +0000, Brian wrote: > >> I thought Doom3 was great. I do like first person shooters, but >> face it, running around in circles fragging folks and monsters gets >> old sometimes. I expected and hoped that Doom3 would be exactly how >> it turned out: A very immersive, interactive and visually stunning >> sci-fi thriller movie (with an occasional frag-fest thrown in for >> good measure). >> >> The game didn't hang or crash during the entire 24 hours it took to >> finish the game. It was definitely worth the $47 bucks I spent >> (including state sales tax) which is about the same that I would pay >> to take my wife and I out to a two-hour long movie at the local >> theater (with over-priced coke, hotdogs and popcorn included ). >> > > > Holy cow. $47 for two people to watch a movie with snacks? I'm in the > wrong line of business...and the MPAA is complaining about..what? Cinemark-TinselTown (here): $4.75 matinee ticket, $17.50 for small popcorn, box of Raisinettes, one hot dog and a large Coke. Time in theater, 2 hrs 20 mins (The Catwoman). Thing is, I enjoyed it. We'll just be enjoying Doom3 longer! :) We're all in the wrong business! :) McG.
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