Rate Doom 3

No_Style · Aug 2, 2004, 11:52 AM

Doom 3 is out for a few people and tomorrow more people will be enjoying or be disappointed at one of the biggest hyped games ever. If you've played it, rate it. If you're going to leave comments please make them constructive or not childish

Rate this game as a game (graphics, sound, gameplay and everything)

Please leave spoilers out of this thread as well

***Zardon*** · Aug 2, 2004, 12:19 PM

Graphics - 10
Sound - 10
Voice Acting/Production - 9
Gameplay - 4
Artifical Intelligence - 1
Originality/Story/layout Design - 1

I gave it a very generous 6 - fair.

PoopyTheJ · Aug 2, 2004, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
Graphics - 10
Sound - 10
Voice Acting/Production - 9
Gameplay - 4
Artifical Intelligence - 1
Originality/Story/layout Design - 1

I gave it a very generous 6 - fair.

Personally I agree with Zardon on most except gameplay I'd give a 6, AI a 5 Originality well, a 3 or so. So overall an 8, at least for what I enjoy and thats a game to be engrossed in for a short while after the day and relax.

germanjulian · Aug 2, 2004, 01:49 PM

same. lol

Warpy · Aug 2, 2004, 08:47 PM

Whats your view on DOOM III -

ivan300 · Aug 2, 2004, 08:54 PM

The game was what i expected it to be. Great graphics and the story line is pretty good too. I am waiting for my mobile 2500 which is coming tomorrow to actually get into it. My 1 ghz duron oc to 1.4 doesn’t have the power to play it at anything about 20 fps

BWX · Aug 2, 2004, 09:14 PM

It is a fun game to play with great graphics and great sound..

There could be more customizable graphics and controls (in the GUI), but I still give it a 9.5 out of 10- It is so polished and bug free, and has such a great way of putting you right in the story, it you crank up the sound it totally sucks you in.

It's not FarCry, but then again, it isn't supposed to be- the workmanship in the game making department is 100x better than any game out there though, and it really shows. Top quality, you can tell someone (many people) really worked hard hard to make it a top not game.

A good 5.1 setup is a must when playing this game, anything else and you don't get the full effect.

Warpy · Aug 2, 2004, 09:20 PM

Can you tell me what is different about this game than any other fps?

No_Style · Aug 2, 2004, 11:02 PM

I've installed the game on both my 9800 PRO and my bro's 9500 PRO. The game looks great, and I get a steady 60 FPS @ 1024 x 768 with Medium quality. The GUI is neat and clean, the settings are simplified and everything is just wrapped up really nicely in terms of interface.

My biggest gripe right now is that I cannot do anything about the script. I add in "seta r_displayrefresh "90" " to enable 90 Hz for my refreshrate and after I run the game and exit.. the game removes them from my config file

I guess this is the end of script editing?

As for the game itself, it's great! I like it a lot. The little details like the jolting when you're getting hit is a very nice effect. The scripted "Boo" type scares remind me a lot of RE which are nice.

Well, I'm out for now. But I still haven't played enough to give a fair rating yet.

Addition after a bit more playing:

Does this game bring something new to the table? No. Was I disappointed? No, because I didn't let the hype carry me away. I did not see this FPS as a "Far Cry Killer" or even an equivalent. I've said it before, I was hyped about this game for its engine and as a sign for new games to come.

As for the game itself. It's very atmospheric, and I really felt being immersed into the darkness. As BWX mentioned, this game is well polished. Virtually bugless so far. Not a single issue of clipping or glitching in the game at all. I cannot say the same for Far Cry.

A lot of people mention AI issues, but I'm not seeing a problem yet, but that could be because I haven't gotten very deep into it yet. So far, the zombie civilians act accordingly (mindless and in a "Crush. Kill. Destroy" mode.) The zombie marines are attacking at a more "active" method with ducking and strafing behind walls, but they're not being overly protective of themselves like the enemies in Far Cry, but why would they? They're zombies. The Imps.. Well, in the caste of demons, they're the lowest ranking demon.. the foot soldier and they're not acting to clever, which I expect.

The weapons are well, classic Doom weapons. Fists are uber powerful. I just wish I didn't disintegrate my enemies with my punches.

The pistol would have been nicer as a semi-automatic, the shotgun feels underpowered, the plasma gun's firing rate is slower than I remembered in classic Doom, the rocket launcher is just about right, the chaingun is overpowered.. (It's too good in MP), the P90 like machine gun thing is alright as well. I haven't seen the Chainsaw or BFG yet.

Multiplayer was a waste of time. I tried it with my brother and it just ... blah. Why did ID throw it in? I know they shouldn't have made a great MP which would steal away from Quake 4, but come on.. do something else besides basic DM. I thought they said they wanted to do something unique with a 4 player DM, but...nothing. This game shouldn't be purchased for DM, cuz it's just wrong as is. A co-op would have been much appreciated more, I hope they release one once they get one working with X-Box or somebody makes a mod.

Graphically, I liked it. The level design was good enough to maintain a steady framerate which is very important. I did suffer some "mini pauses", but they eliminated themselves as time progressed. (I have a GB of RAM too) The engine worked well with my bro's 9500 PRO. It looked nice even without bump mapping, medium quality and at 800 x 600.

Sound was great, the voice acting is by far one of the best voice acting I've heard.

I would have liked the enemies to take more damage or act like they did in the Doom 3 alpha... Zombies are unkillable unless you blow off their face, shot to the head, or incapacitated by devastating shots to the body.

After judging this game... I give it an 8/10

"Doom 3 isn't Far Cry 2, and it's not meant to be."

No_Style · Aug 3, 2004, 12:43 AM

From my post earliar.. our threads should meet up and become one.

Warpy · Aug 3, 2004, 12:52 AM

The game for me is a let down. I wish the storyline was better and AI was improved.

**MIG-31** · Aug 3, 2004, 12:54 AM

Merged.

Dom · Aug 3, 2004, 12:58 AM

I'm curious, guys, what's wong with the gameplay? (I haven't played it yet.)

technonerd · Aug 3, 2004, 01:02 AM

sheesh guy, this FPS is all about killing enemy and put them back to hell. That's what First Person Shooter is all about, kill enemy.

germanjulian · Aug 3, 2004, 01:23 AM

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Originally posted by No_Style
My biggest gripe right now is that I cannot do anything about the script. I add in "seta r_displayrefresh "90" " to enable 90 Hz for my refreshrate and after I run the game and exit.. the game removes them from my config file I guess this is the end of script editing?

so it works.....

never played counter strike did you....

writte protect ur script file in windows