Just beat Doom3 - Rate it here with poll! *Contains Spoilers*

[VIAN]

4/5 Stars:

I thought it was a great game and it WAS scary. However, immersive as it was, it lacked a beauty. I'm comparing it to Unreal, my favorite PC game of all time. Unreal had many beautiful environments that were always fresh while compiling it with a great story and a nicely composed soundtrack.

Doom had some of those creative environments in the last third of the game. Which if you were about to lose interest, might have sparked it to come back up.

Turning corners at a slow pace, and sometimes facing many monsters, although short bursts, long apart, the game does fill my heart with more blood than usual.

The game seemed to be Doom come alive, only much scarier. I've played the older Doom for the first couple of levels and it seems very comparable to this, only the story is much deeper. So Id was successful there.

The game also had plenty of action, and if that wasn't the case, the immersive levels made you feel like there was going to be action, keeping you on the edge of your seat.

There are some quirks. Such as going from light to dark, bands exist, hurts immersion. Some graphics, such as the seems in the polygons sometimes show. Physics could have been better. Last boss could have been a little harder, or taken more time to kill. The character could have had a name and someone to care for, but that might have ruined the game. Imagine, E-mails "Are you alright John", it would just kill the story. He could have at least had a name and a voice.

Edit>>Also, quirks, most of the time it feels like a 1 on 1 battle, which is a little sad, but then it changes in the later levels, but you can predict that when you see a huge amount of space.

Then ending I believe, people expected too much. Sure it was short, but at least it had an ending, HL didn't even have an ending to me. You see this guy and he gives you a choice and you take it. Just a big cliff, no ending what-so-ever. Or... at least it was smaller than doom's. What did you expect. You know, if I was the marine, I'd be darn happy. It would have been cool if we could see those graphics on earth.<<Edit

All in all, the game was great and, to me, has surpassed HL.

Edit2>>One day after beating Doom3. I feel like playing it again. It was a long game, but not long enough for me. However positive this sounds however, this could be a reaction to an end that didn't end with a huge impact - that didn't squeeze every last ounce of strength left in me. We will see what happens when I try it again.<<Edit2

 

[brigden]

The ending was pure shite.

 

[apoppin]

2 out of 5

This game is pure crap . . . the longer you play,

Once you get a "certain artifact" the game balance - whatever there was - tips in the player's favor.

It becomes stupidly easy . . . kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill - use the artifact . . . over and over again . . . up-till-now, i had NEVER beat the final Boss in ONE try.

it looks like id really rushed the ending - to beat HL2.

All of their "innovations" SUCK - the PDA idea really takes you away from the game.

"Scary" . . . try "banal" and "boring".

i guess if you think "Dawn of the Dead" is great filmmaking, Doom III is for you. :roll:

One annoying "boo" after another until the 'shock value' is gone and it becomes TEDIOUS.

By the time i was finished with this stinking pile of dog poo, the volume was way down and i was just doggedly trying to finish (i finished the last quarter - from the Guardian through the End in one sitting).

If someone want my copy of Diii - cheap - PM me -

this game has ZERO replay value.

And did anyone notice the games AI (what AI?, was it all scripted?



:roll:

thumbs down! . . . way down

 

[49erinnc]

I felt it certainly had it's positives (lighting, shadows, sound, scare factor and overall visuals). However, in terms of gameplay, I was a bit disappointing. The first 1/4 of the game was very enjoyable, as was Hell, Site 3, both Caverns and Primary Excavation. However, the Delta Labs were way too redundant and annoying. It was bad enough to go through them the first time but then you're right back in after Hell. Though that's what Doom is about, I just found it to be too claustrophobic. It needed more maps with some outside open space instead of looking at the same colored walls/ceilings/blood all the time.

I thought the AI was too easy to manipulate. As long as there was any type of structure in sight, you could easily destroy any creature by keeping the structure inbetween you and the enemy. This was also true for most of the bosses. The biggest drawback for me regarding the enemies though was simply the predictability. After playing the game for about an hour, it became painfully obvious when an Imp was going to pop out of a panel behind you. It got to the point where I knew exactly when it would happen and was already facing the other way waiting on it. It was scary at first but after a while, it was just like "Okay, let me walk just a couple steps forward to trigger the surprise Imp behind me."

As for the bosses, they were way too easy to beat. Had I not falling off the map and killed myself, I don't think I would have died one time fighting the Cyberdemon. He was a joke once you figured out how to keep distance between him and yourself while just rocketing enough Imps to build the Soul Cube back up. And by getting a total health replenish each time you used the Cube, there was virtually no way of dying unless you just screwed up. The Guardian was actually the toughest boss on the game and they should have saved him for last.

All in all, it was a fun experience. There were times where I didn't want to walk away from the computer. But there were plenty of times when I was just like "Man, make it end!!!" I don't regret buying the game but I felt it could have been better. I still liked Far Cry MUCH better even though it was a totally different game in my opinion. And I'm even more excited about HL2 now after playing Doom 3. I think it will end up smoking Doom 3, in every aspect.

 

[faenix]

That's why I didn't buy it in the first place

 

[MichaelD]

I just beat it. Literally like five minutes ago. I was VERY disappointed at the final boss. I beat him by accident!!! Yes, I used the soul cube, BUT....

I was way down on health b/c the little demons kept spawning and hurting me. I knew that that soul cube refreshes health. So, I hid behind a rock, waiting for the Big Guy to come around; I figured I'd hit him with the Soul Cube, get some health and keep running (none of my weapons seemed to hurt him at all, including the BFG on "charge 4." :Q

I throw the cube...it cuts off his leg and the game is over....WTF is up with that!!! <--crap, complete crap

I'd have been happy if the following happened:

Know how you see the lake of fire turn to water? Let ME walk across it and thru some holy portal or some shitt like that....let ME get back to Delta Labs from hell after beating him.

The ending ruined the game.

Overall, the game scared the PISS out of me. I will admit that much. I played it in the DARK with the surround sound CRANKED. Having to constantly use my flashlight and do the "sight enemy with light from flashlight/quick switch to gun and hope you hit him" thing got old, fast, but I guess that's part of "the allure" if you will.

I gave the game a 4/5. Graphics were super. Sound was very good (ambient sounds rate a 11 out of 10, but the weapons could've been better) Gameplay was excellent. Your standard "WASD/space/ctrl" config. Very nice.

It was worth the money to me. I'm disappointed at the ending, but overall, it was worth it.

 

[Actaeon]

I just finished the game today. 4/5. Gameplay became repetative, but it was a fun game, pretty long, gorgeous graphics (High quality, 1600x1200, 2xAA, 8xAF, gaming goodness), and deep atmosphere.

!*(*!*!*(!*!*!*SPOILER!!*!**!**!*!*!

So that Dr. Betruger(sp?), did he turn into that flying demon at the end? Or was his head just eaten by some monster? I couldn't tell. It looked like when the monster "yelled", it the face of Betruger was "yelling" as well. Then the head flies into its "mouth", and it flies away.

I didn't understand if it was a monster just eating his corpse, or if he actually turned into the monster. Can someone clarify?


EDIT: To go on further.

Gameplay was a bit repetative as I mentioned earlier. All these damn Lab 1, 2, 3, 4, all these sites, its just the same thing. Pick up the PDA, find the door you couldn't open earlier. That was just... boring. Overall, the atmosphere is great, I really enjoyed being scared, and the monsters were neat. The game was good, but too bad the only way to progress through the game was rather boring.

Also, the end monster was a disappointment, its such a shame you can only defeat him using the Soul Cube. I had a feeling that was the only way, but I tried defeating him with just conventional weapons anyway. No monster should be able to take 30+ rounds of BFG (mixed of charged and uncharged), and 80+ rockets.

Such a shame you just had to Soul Cube him a couple of times, and that was it.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Actaeon
I just finished the game today. 4/5. Gameplay became repetative, but it was a fun game, pretty long, gorgeous graphics (High quality, 1600x1200, 2xAA, 8xAF, gaming goodness), and deep atmosphere.

!*(*!*!*(!*!*!*SPOILER!!*!**!**!*!*!

So that Dr. Betruger(sp?), did he turn into that flying demon at the end? Or was his head just eaten by some monster? I couldn't tell. It looked like when the monster "yelled", it the face of Betruger was "yelling" as well. Then the head flies into its "mouth", and it flies away.

I didn't understand if it was a monster just eating his corpse, or if he actually turned into the monster. Can someone clarify?

Betruger was the monster. He "sold his soul to the devil" and had become one of them. It looked cool.

However...they could've played up that part a little more...left you wondering a little more in anticipation for Doom 4...in 2024.

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Actaeon
I just finished the game today. 4/5. Gameplay became repetative, but it was a fun game, pretty long, gorgeous graphics (High quality, 1600x1200, 2xAA, 8xAF, gaming goodness), and deep atmosphere.

!*(*!*!*(!*!*!*SPOILER!!*!**!**!*!*!

So that Dr. Betruger(sp?), did he turn into that flying demon at the end? Or was his head just eaten by some monster? I couldn't tell. It looked like when the monster "yelled", it the face of Betruger was "yelling" as well. Then the head flies into its "mouth", and it flies away.

I didn't understand if it was a monster just eating his corpse, or if he actually turned into the monster. Can someone clarify?

Betruger was the monster. He "sold his soul to the devil" and had become one of them. It looked cool.

However...they could've played up that part a little more...left you wondering a little more in anticipation for Doom 4...in 2024.

Thanks. I actually went and beat the game again shortly after the first time, just to see if I can get a better idea of what really happened with him. I was still confused.

Did anyone else get that secret PDA? I thought that was a nice touch by iD. Kudos to them for that. I really did enjoy reading there emails and thanks. They sure love their fans!

 

[VIAN]

Bump. Look in original post for 'Edit2'.

For the Record:

Very controversial. About half the people who have beat this game, love it, giving it a great score of 4/5 Stars, while 25% gave it an average score of 3/5 Stars. Then 10% gave it 5 stars, which specifies a must have game and another 10% gave it 2 Stars, which would mean, only fans of the series should check it out, while 5% gave it an awful score of 1 Star. I don't believe that this game deserves that low a score at all, however, 2Stars, I may understand, but 1Star is just too bogus for me, especially, when that person didn't post a reason as too why he gave it a 1Star. If one goes this low, he probably doesn't like FPS very much anyway.

The game wasn't THAT bad.

 

[Looney]

The game was very fun... i gave it a 4/5. It would have been a 5/5 if the story was a bit better... the first half of it was great, but once the Sarge turns, i lost a lot of immersiveness and purpose. I don't expect the game to be like an RPG with heavy emphasis on decisions and such, but i wanted a little more dialogue, a little more story... and maybe a better twist. They did have a professional Sci-Fi writer write the story... is this the best the writer could do?