Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
this game fucking SUCKS
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DOOM |OT| Rip and tear, until it's done
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Omega Ultimus
Member
Okay, thanks!
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
it's fun but it's not doom 2 good
phoenix296
Member
Game bought. Thanks guys. Doom for SP, Overwatch for MP. This is a good month.
Based on what I was told - that the PS4 version failed cert twice for significant technical issues - my guess is Bethesda was not comfortable with the state of the code to feel like it was in a reviewable state until the day 1 patch was available to everyone.
You'll pick it up later, and dont worry if you see vids where they have it in levels you dont yet, you get to go back and play previous levels with current gear which Im assuming they were doing.
8 hours? I wouldn't be surprised if they lowered the difficulty, and just rushed through it without exploring the maps. Next thing you know they'll be talking about how the AI isn't very good. In any case, I'm personally trusting Karak's assessment that the campaign is over 10 hours long.
Neoleo2143
Member
I ended up on 12 hours, but I'm going through on higher difficulties and exploring for more secrets, so the campaign and fun basically ends when you want to and you walk away happy. Even if it's not the longest campaign ever, it's still amazing and stands as a worthy bearer of its name.
johnnydrama
Banned
Doom is a really nice change of pace after Uncharted 4. Absolutely loved Uncharted 4, but I felt it was a tad too heavy on exploration, platforming, and conversations. This here is pure video gaming madness. I'd go so far as to say I'm having more "fun" playing it, if that makes any sense.
Vincent Grayson
Member
I'd be hard pressed to remember much about how Doom 2 felt. I never liked it as much as the first game, which stuck with me way more (in terms of both gameplay, and the music/imagery).
Omega Ultimus
Member
Yeah, that should add a good deal of replayability. Thanks for the help!
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
Actually their pre-review does say that the AI is terrible
The AI in Doom is not particularly smart, and you can rely on it to roughly converge on your location (even when it can't see you and shouldn’t know where you are). So if you run in circles around the kill chamber, shooting behind you and dodging projectiles, you can kill the majority of the enemies within — only after you've thinned the herd of Demons can you then start running forward and killing them by circle-strafing (running around them in circles).
Which reads a bit weird to me, because enemies feel exactly like Doom enemies should. But to each their own, I suppose.
I'll take 12 hours. A very respectable length.
Neoleo2143
Member
Well, Uncharted follows a more unpredictable set piece driven level design. It's also using hitscan rather so the two aren't easy to compare. It's not like exploration isn't a part of doom, it is, but I think it's more meaningful here. The core loop in doom is more reliable to understand so you always know when to pump up and cool down.
Yeah, it makes perfect sense, because I feel exactly the same way.
I feel exactly in the mood for a game like DOOM after smashing through 15 hours of U4 in a few days.
I replayed Doom 2 this week and I agree. I think the first Doom is better, however, Doom 2 has more interesting enemies and the Super Shotgun
starchild excalibur
Member
Playing it on XBO. Having fun with it so far, but I'm running into recurring issues where some character/enemies textures aren't loading - happening most often with the big beasts that jump around. Now I've started running into some issues with characters' voices not playing. Tried restarting from a checkpoint, but still ran into the same issue.
Hopefully it'll resolve itself soon.
Hopefully it'll resolve itself soon.
I also feel the same way, and I never even played any DOOM at all before this.
Morgan Blackhand
Member
Is ultra violence hard mode or what?
Raptomex
Member
Yeah. It's the hardest difficulty you can play until you beat it and unlock Nightmare.
Yes. And it is challenging.
I'm dying a lot but having fun.
Morgan Blackhand
Member
Does harder difficulty give you more enemies or more hitpoints to same enemies as lower difficulties?
Movalpolos
Banned
Nightmare is unlocked from the start.
DeathSparks
Member
Uh....
Fahzgoolin
Banned
Holy crap the soldier forms in Nightmare target the explosive barrels next to you...
BASTARDS
haha
BASTARDS
haha
Raptomex
Member
I have no idea. I started on UV.
Really? I saw it grayed out and assumed I couldn't play it.
DryvBy
Member
There's 2 multiplayer modes. There's SnapMap multiplayer stuff, and then their other multiplayer mode. The beta MP wasn't that great but this time it hasn't been that bad. The SnapMap stuff is terrific though. Like Super Mario Maker Quake/Doom.
Nightmare difficulty is unlocked at start, Ultra Violence is not the hardest difficulty mode.
That said, i'm playing on Nightmare and JESUS CHRIST THIS GAME IS HARD!
If someone wants to play this game without glory kills (selecting the option on the menu), and only picking health and shields through the map, oh boy...he's going to have a bad time.
That said, i'm playing on Nightmare and JESUS CHRIST THIS GAME IS HARD!
If someone wants to play this game without glory kills (selecting the option on the menu), and only picking health and shields through the map, oh boy...he's going to have a bad time.
Solideliquid
Member
Playing on PC with a GTX 970. The game is stuttering and blinking like crazy. What's happening? I'm only at the menu screen and about to have a seizure or a stroke or both. Help.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Just beat it on Hurt Me Plenty. Clocked in at around 9 hours but I missed a lot of secrets in the last few levels.
The game is fantastic and I can't wait to play it again on Nightmare, also the story......isn't bad at all, it's simple but it gets the job done really well and I can't wait until DOOM 2 lol
The game is fantastic and I can't wait to play it again on Nightmare, also the story......isn't bad at all, it's simple but it gets the job done really well and I can't wait until DOOM 2 lol
More_Badass
Member
Besides the campaign, what other single player/offline modes are there?
archvile7
Member
Honestly, Romero's recent E1M8 remake map is kind of shit. Compared to some of the more complex maps you see running on some Zandronum servers, his map is pretty uninspired and doesn't fit well with the rest of the "normal" episode 1 maps. I dunno, it just didn't seem like a well designed map to me.
Solideliquid
Member
I have the latest drivers so I'll give that a try.
SnapMap can be played solo. Make a map, add monsters, play.
Ricerocket
Member
SP so far is getting a bit repetitive. It felt great at the start when you got the weapons and all but when you have them all and it keeps going on and on and on with arenas/challenges or following a hologram, get's old.
Snap Map on PC feels very much built 100% for console. ;/ I hope they update to have a separate PC category with more than 4 players and less restrictions, like for one, the controls of snapmap on kb+m...
Snap Map on PC feels very much built 100% for console. ;/ I hope they update to have a separate PC category with more than 4 players and less restrictions, like for one, the controls of snapmap on kb+m...
There are a few solo SnapMap based modes right now and more will be made by people soon
archvile7
Member
Hopefully in Doom 2 they go back to Earth...
again.
Kind of disappointed that none of that Earth concept art/levels/story made it into this game.
J_ToSaveTheDay
Member
So I've been very impressed with Uncharted 4 this week on a technical level, and I do have a fondness for the characters that's making the story quite engaging, but I have to admit, the gameplay feels a bit bland by comparison to those other two aspects -- I'm actually having a hard time agreeing that it might be a GOTY contender as my time with the game goes on. That kind of declining experience is really making me crave something like DOOM, and man DOOM looks like one hell of a fun time.
I think I'll end up picking it up this weekend if I clear Uncharted 4... It was originally just barely on my radar, and was only there because my brother and a close friend of mine are both Doom franchise fanboys. I'm surprisingly impressed with the level of quality I'm seeing in quicklook-style videos and reviews in progress, and GAF testimony seems to be generally quite positive, too!
I think I'll end up picking it up this weekend if I clear Uncharted 4... It was originally just barely on my radar, and was only there because my brother and a close friend of mine are both Doom franchise fanboys. I'm surprisingly impressed with the level of quality I'm seeing in quicklook-style videos and reviews in progress, and GAF testimony seems to be generally quite positive, too!
It's mapped to a face button for me. Look in control options under settings and you'll see the button.
I see. I fully expected some mainstream publications to criticize Doom for being, well... Doom.
TheCanisDirus
Member
God the multiplayer is so much fucking fun! Played the beta but this full release is great. All together an epic game that came out of nowhere for me personally. Really feels like a shooter from 20years ago.