Doom3 is a beautiful engine wrapped around a tired shooter
Hey, that's your opinion. Mine is that I LIKE "tired" shooters, and this game was (correction, is, as I have not finished yet) a lot of fun for me as well as lots of others, apparently including the majority of reviewers.
Doom 3 has a story (apparently too thin by your standards, but it's there), it's got beautiful graphics (both the levels and creatures), it has fun gameplay, and the sound effects are really well done. What else do you want?
Do you want lots of enemies? Play Serious Sam - this isn't that game.
Do you want huge environments? Play Far Cry - this isn't that game.
Do you want challenging puzzles? Play Myst or Chess Master - this isn't that game.
Do you want great multiplay? Play Q3A or UT2k4 - this isn't that game.
IT IS WHAT id PROMISED IT WOULD BE. If you bought it expecting something else, it's your own damned fault.
Have I lied to you? I mean, in this room? Trust me, leave that thing alone. - GLaDOS
Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away? - Ripley