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Doom ported to the iPod

I don't think it'll play too hot. Shooter controls on the touchscreen work wellish, but not good enough to have fun with it IMO.
 
Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Carmack says that it will be the first game that will show that the iPod is a gaming console.
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Doubtful but we'll see. There are already plenty of decent games out there. I'll check it out if it's well received.
 
My concern is the conrtols. A next gen touch should have more than one button on it.

I'm prety sure it is for all touches/iPhones. I think older hardware will be at a slower framerate though.
 
Too bad Doom Resurrection has been revealed to be an on-rails shooter: FAIL

I still think the iPhone is vastly overrated as a gaming device. It does some games very well... like puzzle games where you can just drag pieces around with the touch screen. But I have yet to see any sort of racing or action game that wasn't a joke. Beyond the lack of buttons I find any sort of tilt controls to be absurd. They may work, but why do I want the screen I'm looking at to be tilting around?
 
Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
My concern is the conrtols. A next gen touch should have more than one button on it.

I'm prety sure it is for all touches/iPhones. I think older hardware will be at a slower framerate though.
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I have Wolf 3D on my iPhone. ID did a good job with the controls as long as you use the tilt function for turning. It takes some getting used to though. I was wondering if they'd bring out Doom. I'll have to fire up the old System 8 Mac and get my Doom collection out.
 
Originally posted by: Rage187
Which doom is this a port of? I don't see how is it a port if it is a on-rails shooter.
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I guess 'bastardization' is a more accurate term than 'port' in this case. I guess that's how they deal with shitty iphone controls

DO NOT WANT
 
I remember playing Doom 1 on my GameBoy Advance. An old/overplayed franchise isn't going to prove the gaming worth of a platform.

What sucks is that id these days seems more concerned with exploring alternate technologies than actually exploring new and innovative game play. Doom on a iPod and Quake in a browser. Yay. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: Thraxen
Too bad Doom Resurrection has been revealed to be an on-rails shooter: FAIL

I still think the iPhone is vastly overrated as a gaming device. It does some games very well... like puzzle games where you can just drag pieces around with the touch screen. But I have yet to see any sort of racing or action game that wasn't a joke. Beyond the lack of buttons I find any sort of tilt controls to be absurd. They may work, but why do I want the screen I'm looking at to be tilting around?
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I ended up giving my PSP to my GF after a few weeks. I have about 30 games on my Touch. It absolutely rocks for puzzle games, tower defense type games. Multitouch is awesome on Sway (a good, interesting/different game) And I personally like tilt controlling if the game implements it well. Like Snail Mail, Motocross 09 or Rolando. I probably charge my Touch 2 times a day because I'm always picking it up to play something. There are a lot of games where the controls are horrible, but some developers seem to have figured out how to work with the touch screen and tilt. I don't want to play super involved games that take 80 hours to beat on something with a 3.5" screen that fits in my pocket. For casual gaming I'd take my Touch over anything.
 
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