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Re: Doom is NOT Dead; The Rating System is Skewed

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From: gt3... Todd Elsbernd
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 18:04
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In article <30n7dk$q...@mozz.unh.edu>, The Rink <s...@kepler.unh.edu> wrote:
>Not really.  Doom is "just another shoot em up" with great graphics.
>Beyond the graphics, there is not much of a game.  It has modem support
>which is cool, but this could be added with virtually any shoot em up
>game and you'd get similar results minus the graphics.  Personally, I
>look for more in a game than graphic displays.  Raptor kicks Doom's butt
>on both gameplay _and_ graphics; it just doesn't have the modem support --
>and Raptor isn't much for gameplay either, though I enjoy it a lot.

You have the right to foolishly state your opinion that Raptor has better
gameplay than DOOM. However, "it kicks DOOM's butt on graphics"???
I do not see how you could possibly come up with such a statement.
Beyond the obvious, Raptor's graphics have less detail, less variety, and
less depth.

Todd

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Subject: Re: Doom is NOT Dead; The Rating System is Skewed
Date: 23 Jul 1994 14:04:06 -0400
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