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I just pissed my pants playing Doom.. Why FPS aren't like this anymore?

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I just played some jdoom (doom with new purty rendering engine) and I just realized my heart was beating so fast, getting scared by massive satanic monsters in dark depths of hell. As I played more and more I realized there're no other games like it so far. Lemme state the reasons why.

1. Truely satanic experience: Do you remember the decals and graphics on the walls? Gutted corpses hanging on chains, a floating eye staring at you and demonic midi soundtracks. Don't forget the monsters scare the sh|t out of you. I look back and I deeply realize that no other monsters in the history of FPS got me that nervous just facing them. (Half Life, Quake, Serious Sam etc got Nothing on this game!) Hovering red cacodemons, hell barons and the petrifying cyber demon and don't forget the giant spider with the sugically implemented chain gun.
All this comes together to create a truly believable world of hell, you really feel like you're the only one in the hell, pitted against millions of demons that are out to get you.

2. Adrenaline pumping effects: if you actually sit down and think, you'll notice that the game was very well thought-out within the seemingly mindless slaughter frenzy. Do you remember getting Beserk? How your vision becomes crimson with bloodlust and you can kill anything with one punch! Those are the monsters you'd want to stay away at all times but you know when you get that item, it's as if though you are really on a nothing-to-lose postal. What about getting hit by a rocket from a Cyberdemon? Your vision gets bloody red with excruciating pain that you can't see anything for a couple of seconds... All these add up to a very innovative gameplay.

3. Serious Sam's got nothing: When I played Serious Sam with the same expectations, I was very dissapointed. (although it was fun in its own way) Sure, killing hordes of monsters were reminescent of Doom but it didn't live up to it at all. The levels were way too outdoory and too bright, and none of them had the "holy motherfvcker b|atch GOD DAMMIT that was scary!!" factor. You don't get that adrenaline mindset either. Something was amiss that was present in Doom...

I'm just posting this to reminds you guys of this amazing game once again and truly remember how great it was in the gameplay in itself, not just as the first FPS that started it all (although technically Wolf was.)

As for Doom III, I don't like where its going in terms of directions. The game looks too Resident Evil-ish with boo-and-surprise effects. It doesn't (seem to) have the constant demonic bloodlusted ambience that Doom possessed....

 
Doom and D2's unofficial Memento Mori 2 addon is probably the best FPS I've ever seen. Serious Sam's Second Encounter is the second best in my book.
 
dude..i played d3 alpha and the sound effects on my 5.1 on it scared the crap outa me!... 🙁

me and my roommate didn't go any further.. "no you play..no you play!"....

 
Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Doom and D2's unofficial Memento Mori 2 addon is probably the best FPS I've ever seen. Serious Sam's Second Encounter is the second best in my book.
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how do i add MM2 to jdoom? if i play the .exe that came with MM2, it runs painfully slow because im in XP
 
Doom was not scary, and don't give me the BS about playing the game at 3 in the morning with the lights out. oooo so scary.

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Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Doom and D2's unofficial Memento Mori 2 addon is probably the best FPS I've ever seen. Serious Sam's Second Encounter is the second best in my book.
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how do i add MM2 to jdoom? if i play the .exe that came with MM2, it runs painfully slow because im in XP
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I played MM2 in DOS using Win98SE. DooM2 DOS is so slow on winXP, I couldn't bear it. I will try to figure it out soon, though.
 
Man the scariest game is Counterstrike... playing in the middle of the night and someone sneaking up behind you and knifing you.. woo cant beat that.
 
As for Doom III, I don't like where its going in terms of directions. The game looks too Resident Evil-ish with boo-and-surprise effects. It doesn't (seem to) have the constant demonic bloodlusted ambience that Doom possessed....
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How much of the game have you actual seen? A handful of screenshots and possibly a old, unpolished alpha? I'd save my judgements for the complete game.
 
YES! I was looked at as a moron when I said Doom was the scariest game I ever played. Now I know I'm not alone. It's not the atmosphere that's really scary, it's those fvcking monsters that just pop up out of nowhere and when you turn around and see them, your bladder reacts and your soaks.

I'd also like to recommend to you instead of jDoom, Legacy Doom. It has all the great features of jDoom plus more. Though I don't care for light coronas, dynamic lighting, trilinear filtering and all the other tricks the programmers modded into Doom, it's still neat to be able switch them on when you're in need of some eye candy. I myself keep everything stock-looking: nearest linear filtering, no dynamic lightning, no fog, or light coronas, just doesn't look right.

Also, it's a Baron of Hell and the Spider Mastermind. 😀

I completely agree with you on all your reasons. But Serious Sam does give you a fear that Doom also emits. When I see them fvcking suicidal dudes running at me screaming, that gets me scared just like in Doom. But you're right, there are no FPSs like Doom anymore. Somehow the game developers started thinking we needed complicating elements to make the game more fun: bullsh!t! I want more games like Duke Nukem, Blood and Doom. I don't give a fvck about a storyline, that's for movies. I wanna blow sh!t up in a fast-paced manner. One game I'm glad that hasn't forgotten these elements is the new Will Rock. It's pretty cool and is a lot like the older early 90's FPSs. The only FPSs I can tolerate are Quake III and RtCW for their speed. I am also a fan of Call of Duty after playing the demo, it's not the fastest of games but it's full of carnage.

I too, unfortunately, agree that Doom III doesn't promise to be like the original: story, slow-paced, zombies? I guess the only thing to look forward to is its graphics engine. I'm sure it will be pretty fun but I don't want to play an FPS Resident Evil.

All-in-all, the FPS genre is beginning to fade. We're just trying to merge genres into it. FPSs were created to be like Wolfenstein 3D and Doom: fast and fun. You're not supposed to think all that much, just avoid the fireballs and keep holding down the mouse button.
 
I too, unfortunately, agree that Doom III doesn't promise to be like the original: story, slow-paced, zombies? I guess the only thing to look forward to is its graphics engine. I'm sure it will be pretty fun but I don't want to play an FPS Resident Evil.
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Wanna bet that Doom 3 will have monsters other than zombies (and faster ones)? Just because you havn't seen pictures of them yet doesn't mean they won't be in the game. Play the whole game, then complain about it.
 
Serious Sam kicks Doom's ass. Doom barely had that many mosters coming at you at one given time. The monsters never jumped out at you, Everytime I've seen a monster they were right in front of me. ooooo!!! Serious Sam had monster popup all over the place. SS just kicked ass!
 
Originally posted by: shady06
doom3 will be far better than any other doom. graphices compensate for a lot
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Graphics can't compensate for lack of story. I don't care how good they are. Stupid people compensate for lack of story, and simple minded people let graphics compensate for poor gameplay, poor replay value, and a poor storyline. That is why such games as a certain popular xbox game are at a "cult" level, with people getting peeved when they read posts like mine.
 
Originally posted by: GermyBoy
Originally posted by: shady06
doom3 will be far better than any other doom. <STRONG>graphices compensate for a lot</STRONG>
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Graphics can't compensate for lack of story. I don't care how good they are. Stupid people compensate for lack of story, and simple minded people let graphics compensate for poor gameplay, poor replay value, and a poor storyline. That is why such games as a certain popular xbox game are at a "cult" level, with people getting peeved when they read posts like mine.
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Lol, I assume you mean Halo. I also assume you've never played Halo multiplayer. Singleplayer sucks, agreed, but I can't tell you how many hours we have wasted away with 4 drunk guys sitting around playing 4 player Halo.
 
Originally posted by: GermyBoy
Originally posted by: shady06
doom3 will be far better than any other doom. <STRONG>graphices compensate for a lot</STRONG>
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Graphics can't compensate for lack of story. I don't care how good they are. Stupid people compensate for lack of story, and simple minded people let graphics compensate for poor gameplay, poor replay value, and a poor storyline. That is why such games as a certain popular xbox game are at a "cult" level, with people getting peeved when they read posts like mine.
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If you're going to play a game for a developing storyline, you shouldn't be playing Doom. Doom's the type of game that people play for the speed and adrenaline rush.
 
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