Doom III - summer 2004!

[Richard M]

One word: arghh!!!

I just spent about 3 hours playing Doom III and it's everything I expected and more.
The graphics are generally excellent, lots of dark corners you just have to check with your torch and awesome pixelshader effects all over the place, although the low res textures on the people's clothes really annoyed me.
Being used to Far Cry, I've also seen a lot of this before which is a shame.

It really is as if they opened a gateway to hell, it's complete chaos in the research facility, some of the visuals are pretty gruesome and it can get quite violent so it's not a game for kids.
The area I think it really excels is the sound though, I highly recommend a minimum of a 5.1 system playing it - the voice acting is also superb.

The gameplay rocks, it feels bit repetitive sometimes but it's not too bad, you're usually on the edge of your seat the whole time you play it and a few times I yelled out "oh <expletive>" when something came around the corner and lunged at me.
I also like the scout-bots, they were very cool.

My system played it extremely smoothly on max details and the high quality setting at 1024x768, in fact it plays so well I'm putting off the purchase of a new graphics card for a while I think.
I'll see what it plays like at 1280x1024 tomorrow but I'm not really that bothered, you don't notice the jaggies when playing.

Anyway, I've got some screenshots up - a couple attached and some more here:
http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...m%203%20Grabs/

PS. Try not to play it in the dark.

[TheBlueRaja]

Can i just say - this game ROCKS!

For a while, you may think - its OK, then it starts to get a bit mental and Rich is right - its the sound not the graphics is where this game excells - scares the living crap out you - save your cash from your GFX card and get a 5.1 system instead.

The only game i have EVER played where im actually jumping at every sound and training my weapon in its general direction expecting to see something practically on me. Every room makes you wonder what the heck is coming next.

Not to mention the little cut scenes (in game) where the whole screen goes like blood and your left wondering WTF?

Then there are the voices - out of nowhere - whispering - "over here" - .

Oh - and the Plasma rifle - best weapon ever? I love the charging sound it gives off and the way it lights up the room.

Loving it - so far.

[Bifta]

I take back what I said about the BFG, I remembered to keep my finger on the button this time

Have any of you reached the shrine with the candles/pentagram etc yet? That voices etc freaked me right out.

[jamesclarke555]

Is this a warez forum now then? I just hope you guys have a legal *cough* copy *cough*


Nah, seriously I'm just jealous, got mine pre-ordered though

[Stephen]

I have mine ordered but could not wait. My God what a great game. The other guys are right though the sound is amazing, voices and thumping noises really make you jump. Silly me playing in the house on my own with the lights out. Boo.....argghhhhh!!! (runs away screaming like a little girl)

[TheBlueRaja]

Originally Posted by Bifta

I take back what I said about the BFG, I remembered to keep my finger on the button this time

Have any of you reached the shrine with the candles/pentagram etc yet? That voices etc freaked me right out.

Argg - couldnt find the BFG - i got the Code - but couldnt find the locker...

Got killed.

[Richard M]

Originally Posted by Bifta

I take back what I said about the BFG, I remembered to keep my finger on the button this time

Have any of you reached the shrine with the candles/pentagram etc yet? That voices etc freaked me right out.

Oh yeah, just wait until you get further.

I just played it again (couldn't help it! ) - I take back all I said about repetition, just after you finish Alpha Labs 2 there's this absolutely terrifying part where you follow a scientist through some very small corridors.
For some reason the electrics interfere with your lights and when you get to the end, your torch and his fail completely so you're totally in blackness with "things" approaching from all sides.
That was the most scary part by a long way.

After that, you meet the nasty spiders...

BTW - I have already paid for this game, it's coming on the 14th and when it does I'll be uninstalling/reinstalling with my own copy.

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Richard M

Oh yeah, just wait until you get further.

I just played it again (couldn't help it! ) - I take back all I said about repetition, just after you finish Alpha Labs 2 there's this absolutely terrifying part where you follow a scientist through some very small corridors.
For some reason the electrics interfere with your lights and when you get to the end, your torch and his fail completely so you're totally in blackness with "things" approaching from all sides.
That was the most scary part by a long way.

After that, you meet the nasty spiders...

BTW - I have already paid for this game, it's coming on the 14th and when it does I'll be uninstalling/reinstalling with my own copy.

Just did the part with the scientist I don't know where how or when he got killed, he shouted "shoot it" and then dissapeared ... along with his torch. Reached the bit with the heads on spiders legs.

[Stephen]

Played on last night and got to the scientist part and then the spiders. All i have to say is a 3.30am this morning I was so fooking scared.

[Ben]

Originally Posted by jamesclarke555

Is this a warez forum now then? I just hope you guys have a legal *cough* copy *cough*

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3527332.stm

Don't really matter considering 1000's of people have downed it.... You might as well be one of them..

[jamesclarke555]

Originally Posted by Ben

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3527332.stm

Don't really matter considering 1000's of people have downed it.... You might as well be one of them..

You see that smilie in my post? That indicates that I was totally joking

Dude, I downloaded the E3 Demo the day after it leaked. I figured I've waited 4 years for this thing, I think I can wait another week, plus the demo should be out thursday.

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by theblueraja

Argg - couldnt find the BFG - i got the Code - but couldnt find the locker...

Got killed.

Press CTRL-ALT and ¬ to bring up the console, type give all

[TheBlueRaja]

Originally Posted by Bifta

Press CTRL-ALT and ¬ to bring up the console, type give all

Thanks - i really dont like using cheats though so I will just play through it as is. I'll get it eventually.

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by theblueraja

Thanks - i really dont like using cheats though so I will just play through it as is. I'll get it eventually.

There is a cheat to just give you the BFG, and nothing else:

give weapon_bfg

No harm in trying it out .. use up the ammo and move on.

[Jon M]

Originally Posted by Bifta

Press CTRL-ALT and ¬ to bring up the console, type give all

surely you can bind a key to console in your config?
i remember doing that in the alpha anyway