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I've noticed...
May 19, 2003, 21:54
I've noticed... May 19, 2003, 21:54
May 19, 2003, 21:54
 
...that Xombie rarely responds to anything that he can't defend appropriately... i.e. he chooses his battles so that he comes out looking as good (snooty?) as possible. Chance and Hiroki are making clear, intelligent arguments, but "WHOOPS! *looks at watch* Sorry, I stopped debating [yeah right] about Doom 3 200 posts ago. Read what I already wrote, I won't feed the trolls, see ya..."

Anyway, id has never failed to put out extremely polished, fun games, and I feel they've innovated with pretty much every game they've made. To me, "innovative gameplay" does not necessarily mean that the levels are non-linear; that you have a choice to give the guard a wedgie and run by him rather than blast him with a shotgun. Doom 3 looks like a different experience from anything out there, from seeing the trailers. It does NOT look like Resident Evil, although it does look like there will be some very tense moments and undoubtedly some parts that are set up to scare you. I think id does a good job of buckling down and focusing on one particular type of game, and making it as polished as possible. They don't try and throw in the kitchen sink if it's not going to improve the core game. I am eagerly awaiting its arrival (although I probably won't be able to play it for a while because of the crappiness of my system). If it makes me an id fanboy because I have confidence in Carmack and his team to put out another good game, then call me an id fanboy.


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Re: No subject
May 18, 2003, 01:14
Re: No subject May 18, 2003, 01:14
May 18, 2003, 01:14
 
I officially stopped at 287.

Riii-iight. When did you stop fellating yourself, though?

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Be nice...
May 17, 2003, 17:10
Be nice... May 17, 2003, 17:10
May 17, 2003, 17:10
 
I've discovered Xombie's secret identity... Gabe Newell's girlfriend.

Seriously, though, I can understand that you'd be disappointed, Xombie, if you were really hoping to have more interactivity and an extended multiplayer, etc. But it seems like you just went completely from white to black after reading that article. Surely the trailer impressed you a little bit, at least? I mean it's just strange (and yes, a little irritating) to us id fanboys, because we're looking at a diamond, and you're telling us you see a turd.

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Re: Hehe
May 17, 2003, 00:26
Re: Hehe May 17, 2003, 00:26
May 17, 2003, 00:26
 
The genre called "Survival Horror". If Doom 3 is going to be slow and scary like you guys have been putting on, that's the sub-genre it's going to fit into.

Slow and scary? Judging from the trailer, it looks like it's going to be pretty hairy.

Yes i have Xombie, it gives meaning to the word 'scary'. For me, a big fat bald guy who looks like my next door neighbour weilding a chainsaw isn't frightening. Wierd and twisted is (aka SH series):]

Get a room, you two.

By the way, I'd be pretty damn scared if I saw your neighbor wielding a chainsaw. Especially if he was in his underwear.

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Re: Ugh.
May 16, 2003, 00:08
Re: Ugh. May 16, 2003, 00:08
May 16, 2003, 00:08
 
I would if it had the same article as Doom 3 had in PC Gamer last year. Like I said, I was all for Doom 3 until that.

What was it you didn't like that the article said? If you don't feel like listing it, or you already said it and I missed it, don't worry about it - I'm just genuinely curious.

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Re: Ugh.
May 15, 2003, 19:56
Re: Ugh. May 15, 2003, 19:56
May 15, 2003, 19:56
 
I never ripped on the fact that it's doom.

My point was that if the game was not Doom and it was not made by id, you wouldn't feel that it's necessary to make it a crusade to nitpick at the game. But that's sort of obvious, I guess - the bigger profile a game is, the more that people are going to rag on it.

But calling the game a tech demo is ridiculous.

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Ugh.
May 15, 2003, 19:42
Ugh. May 15, 2003, 19:42
May 15, 2003, 19:42
 
It is really irritating to hear people be 100% negative about something that you're really excited about. I really can't believe how jaded some of you guys are that you feel like you have to rip the game apart for really, no reason other than the fact that it's Doom, and it's id (if the game were made by Ion Storm, you'd be stroking it). Doom has always been about stalking around and getting the shit scared out of you while you blow up monsters. I don't want to do anything but that when I play Doom (I expect a different experience when I'm playing Deus Ex or Halflife). And the graphics look as frightening and real as ever.

If you're playing games so that you can stroke yourself while you list off the innovations that an engine has ("ooh, this and this engine has the most realistic testicle waggling EVAR!"), then you need to get that pole out of your butt. Doom III looks like a visceral and immersive experience, and I can't wait to play it. The monsters look good, and the trailer looks really exciting.

Note: I have no problem with people saying they prefer one game over another and expressing their opinion that Doom III doesn't look as cool as they were hoping, but this sort of high-horse elitist attitude that some of you guys adopt is really irritating. Sometimes it's okay to support the guys on top.

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