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[KarishBHR]

Wow!!! 8.5

Discuss

 

[Drey1082]

Wow, Getting my post in, as this one is going to EXPLODE

 

[Zilch]

An 8.5 is a bad score, right?

 

[DopeyFish]

for a game as good as doom3, yes.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

An 8.5 is a bad score, right?

No, it's a GREAT score according to their rating system.

 

[PotatoeMasher]

it deserves a 9 at least for not sucking...


SHOCK AND AWE

 

[SyNapSe]

Seems a fair review along the lines of what most others have been saying. Technically impressive graphics, but fairly par for the course old school gameplay.

 

[nitewulf]

hey, not that controversial.

 

[Kiriku]

Seems to go in the line of previous ID games as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Alcibiades]

well, there goes any chance of outselling Halo 2 or Half-Life 2 probably...

that will probably be the real FPS battle for '04

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

How can they say the value is a 7 when it has potential to be one the most promising games for the current modding community?

 

[olimario]

Games like this don't deserve above a 9. That said, 8.5 is very good.
ID should be proud.

I have a feeling this game will be very ugly in 4 years time.

 

[Patrick Klepek]

i sincerely doubt it'll look as bad as some ps1 games look today

 

[Kon Tiki]

Games like this don't deserve above a 9. That said, 8.5 is very good.
ID should be proud.

I have a feeling this game will be very ugly in 4 years time.

Games like what?

Games that allow extreme modifications? Online games? Fun Games?

 

[olimario]

Games like what?

Games that allow extreme modifications? Online games? Fun Games?

Simplistic corridor shooters that offer no real innovation other than graphics.
Let me see a good mod of the game engine before I consider it for a higher score.

 

[pestul]

i sincerely doubt it'll look as bad as some ps1 games look today

4yrs from now... I hope Doom III looks butt-ugly by then, or else we are not progressing.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

I'd say it sounds like a very fair review to me, so far.

 

[nitewulf]

meh, just as i thought. same old id gameplay, i wish duke nukem forever to come out and crush this. (whoa...95 flashback...!!!)

 

[CrimsonSkies]

They just knocked it for not featuring a focused online mode.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

sounds fair

 

[Ryu]

It's a fair score. I actually expected a bit less. Take away the glitz and glamor of the graphics and it's honestly just another corridor shooter. Hardly worth writing home about.

 

[Spike]

An 8.5 is a bad score, right?

Only when it's a Nintendo game.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Simplistic corridor shooters that offer no real innovation other than graphics.
Let me see a good mod of the game engine before I consider it for a higher score.

It is only as simple as the player.

 

[olimario]

It is only as simple as the player.

Pong is only as simple as the player!
THERES SO MUCH DEPTH THERE IF YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY.

Doom 3 is simplistic. Half Life 2 isn't. Halo 2 isn't.

 

[bishoptl]

Having not played Halflife 2 nor Halo 2, I'm afraid I'm not qualified to comment.

 

[TekunoRobby]

I think that's a great score, I'd probably give it an 8 myself and I'm REALLY enjoying it.

 

[miyuru]

They just knocked it for not featuring a focused online mode.

Damage control at its finest.

 

[Korranator]

Doom 3 is simplistic. Half Life 2 isn't. Halo 2 isn't.

I'd really love to see the details on how you came to that conclusion.

 

[siege]

Pong is only as simple as the player!
THERES SO MUCH DEPTH THERE IF YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY.

Doom 3 is simplistic. Half Life 2 isn't. Halo 2 isn't.

Have you even played those games? If I remember correctly, both the original Half Life and Halo were simplistic FPS like id games are. Half Life 2 boasts gimmicky physics while Halo 2 is...Halo with a few new refinements.

I suppose what I'm trying to get at is how you think they're these in-depth FPS when you basically just run around shooting at things....like Doom 3.

 

[EmSeta]

Just having finished it, I'd give it a 7/10.

+ Great graphics
+ Nice presentation and production values
+ Amazing mood

- Repetitive gameplay (enter dark room, hear growl, shoot monster, rinse and repeat)
- Hardly any varied environments (90% of the game looks exactly the same)


And a negative spoiler..

Spoiler

Instead of the hero dying and going to hell like in Doom 1, which was one of the coolest and most original plot twists ever seen in a game, he just teleports there instead. I can't imagine why they changed this in the remake.

But all in all, it's a wonderfully presented and solid experience. Nothing groundbreaking though. Riddick was much more fun.

 

[Spike]

Just having finished it, I'd give it a 7/10.

+ Great graphics
+ Nice presentation and production values
+ Amazing mood

- Repetitive gameplay (enter dark room, hear growl, shoot monster, rinse and repeat)
- Hardly any varied environments (90% of the game looks exactly the same)


And a negative spoiler..

Spoiler

Instead of the hero dying and going to hell like in Doom 1, which was one of the coolest and most original plot twists ever seen in a game, he just teleports there instead. I can't imagine why they changed this in the remake.

But all in all, it's a wonderfully presented and solid experience. Nothing groundbreaking though. Riddick was much more fun.

Thanks for the impressions, mate. I've heard the same negatives echoed elsewhere.

 

[StrikerObi]

 

[siege]

Riddick was much more fun.

I think they're close in terms of funfactor. However, Doom 3 is nearly 3x as long and features multiplayer. Gotta give Doom the nod.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

Wow does anyone know what kind of computers GS is using? Those videos look crazy!

 

[SyNapSe]

They posted about it in their preview + 18 million video release earlier this week. I think they said it was a 3400 with a 6800 Ultra

 

[Tenguman]

It's a pretty fair score I think, having played the game.

It's a good game, but I think it's a bit dissapointing.

 

[Baron Aloha]

I'd give it a 9 myself. I think it deserves that for the graphics and atmosphere alone. The gameplay isn't revolutionary but nowadays hardly anything is. UT2K4 is still GOTY for me though.

 

[shantyman]

Isn't this what people were expecting? A decent game wrapped in phenomonal grpahics. Id has never been known for the greatness of their single player games- they had the same focus with Quake 2 and it was OK in thet regard.

 

[LakeEarth]

In Before Hat?

 

[Baron Aloha]

In Before Hat?

In Before Huge Ass Thread

 

[Ristamar]

Haters And Trolls

er, yeah, Huge Ass Thread... heh

 

[evilromero]

Riddick WAS fun. Until I get to the point where I'm stuck for hours and I really have no drive to search for a hatch-opening device. Games like that just make me want to vomit. Keep the experience progressing tactfully. Metroid Prime managed a really great pace despite the fact that it required a lot of items to get further into the game. Riddick relys on cheap conventions that just do more to waste time than give the player something to do. I should've rented first.

 

[Infinitemadness]

damn, I dont get a copy till next week

 

[Ristamar]

As a result of all of the above--the predictable level design and enemies, and the simple-but-effective weapons arsenal--Doom 3 does not turn out to be particularly challenging, at least at the normal difficulty setting. Actually, the main reason for this is because, as in many other shooters, you can quicksave your progress virtually instantly and at any time. The creepy atmosphere and frequent ambushes will likely cause you to use this option more often than you need it, and as a result, the game's suspense and tension is further mitigated. Limited save systems in shooters often meet with great resistance from certain players, but Doom 3 is a game that probably would have benefited from one.

Typical. QUICKSAVE = TEH WEAKSAUCE. I've always hated that aspect of PC FPS games.

 

[The Shadow]

Heh. I think there are more people saying "OMG huge ass thread!" than actual people complaining about the score.

Geez...since when is a 8.5 "bad"? Only on GA.

*edit*

I take it back. The actual review seems much more harsh than a 8.5 would show. :\

Only when it's a Nintendo game.

Holy shit! I was going to say the same thing.

 

[Biff Hardbody]

8.5 is a fair score for this game. Amazing graphics, same old gameplay. Nothing wrong with that, it just doesn't get an elite score.

Edit: I like it much better then Riddick.

 

[Ferrarisimo]

Doom 3 is a great game, how dare they give it an 8.5?!

...oh, wait.

 

[Drey1082]

Riddick WAS fun. Until I get to the point where I'm stuck for hours and I really have no drive to search for a hatch-opening device. Games like that just make me want to vomit. Keep the experience progressing tactfully. Metroid Prime managed a really great pace despite the fact that it required a lot of items to get further into the game. Riddick relys on cheap conventions that just do more to waste time than give the player something to do. I should've rented first.

I beat Riddick in a rental, so i'm glad I didn't buy it, but it was an awesome game. As was Metroid Prime, although I wasn't a big fan of finding all the artifact pieces, IMO that was a lot worse than the wind waker triforce pieces, which i didn't think was too bad.

(notices i'm too off topic)

But yeah Doom 3!! WOO! (My computer blows )

 

[Mike Works]

Pong is only as simple as the player!
THERES SO MUCH DEPTH THERE IF YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY.

No, you're thinking of Kirby's Air Ride.

 

[siege]

Typical. QUICKSAVE = TEH WEAKSAUCE. I've always hated that aspect of PC FPS games.

If you couldn't quick save, Gamespot would have complained and still docked it.