Doom

[Cthulhu]

random thread to dump video:

It looks like a combination of the old / original Doom and Serious Sam, and different from the jumpscare horror Doom 3 wossname. I think I'd like to play it.

 

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Hahahaha. I searched to see if we already had something for this 'cause I just saw the trailer a,d couldn't remember if we'd made something for it when the E3 trailer dropped.

Found nothing.

Searched again by post, and in that small timespan, now there's a thrad for it.


So, since I still wanna contribute something, here's that E3 trailer:

But yeah, it looks like a really good mashup of old and new things.




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[Cthulhu]

Probably no blockbuster though, but that's fine. Id Software has been... struggling for a while. Rage was a valid title, but it was snowed under by the er, more casual / RPG-y Borderlands. I have half a playthrough of that one, but IMO it and its storyline and gameplay just isn't compelling enough to keep playing. That, or I've become too cynical of games. Actually that's probably it,

 

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Well to gnaw at your cynical self, here's the rest of everything else from E3 (and a little Alpha gameplay, too)

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[Blade]

It's my wish that DOOM will surpass Halo, Half-Life, and Call of Duty.

Because I can't think of any other FPS title so deserving.

 

[Hisako]

We already got Wolfenstein's huge comeback so I'm happy with that being the new shooter poster-child

They've already said that DOOM will be pretty light on narrative, which I'd like to say is a bit of a shame, given Machine Games' stellar writing pedigree? But sure as shit's got style. Love how they changed the palette too post-E3

 

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Cinematic trailer

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[vaderSW1]

I loved the original DOOM. I played all of them up til Final DOOM and then let it go. This looks really amazing though.I

I guess while we're at it I want Blood to return. Can we get a remake of Blood and maybe Blood 2?

 

[Geostigma]

The single player campaign looks like a great compromise for what hardcore Doom fans would expect as well with present day mainstays in video games.


I will say though that I'm sort of irked that it seems like multiplayer announces the spawn of buffs etc.
As a stickler for "the way things were" one of the coolest things about competitive Doom, Quake etc. was that it dropped you into an arena and then what carried you to victory was not only mechanical skill but knowledge of the arena as well.


Again Quake for reference but here is Rapha analyzing an old school final he was in. The mind games and movements these 2 payers made like 30 seconds in advance is kind of insane

On the other hand spawns being announced creates a battle point objective everyone is aware of creating a smooth flow of gameplay and action. Though I will say I'll miss the challenge of learning the timing of how maps work and excelling because of it.

 

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Hannah of the Yogscast got some hands on time with it and did a little video about it.

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[Abortedj]

I am hoping when this comes out the term "doom clone" will have a resurgence.

 

[Geostigma]

Just started downloading the beta. Completely forgot it was gonna be in open beta this week lol.

4 hours to go. I wish I had fast internet again .____.


So far reports are really mixed from what I've read. Some people say it's to fast and a lot say its to slow =/

 

[Abortedj]

I downloaded it, played it for a few minutes. Already had Steam delete local content. Not huge into multiplayer fps.

 

[Geostigma]

I just finished up 3 rounds of Warpath and a few of TDM.

I'm not really feeling it. It's certainly faster than CoD and Battlefield, but it's still rather slow compared to it's predecessors in Doom and Quake.

Map design is nice though.

 

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[X-SOLDIER]

Apparently the campaign is fun as hell. Additionally it has a great Terminator 2 easter egg.




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[Tetsujin]

 

[Hisako]

M I C K
G O R D O N
B O Y S

 

[X-SOLDIER]

I just finished MKIceandfire's playthrough of the single player campaign, and praise the dark GODS, it is just as excellent as I'd hoped and the ending is EXACTLY what I wanted to see as the story progressed. Oh man. So, so, so good.




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[Russell]

So I heard this game is brilliant...
But I'm not really into multiplayer, is if worth buying for single player alone?

 

[X-SOLDIER]

The single player is what everyone is loving most about it, so given that, I'd emphatically say yes – especially if you're a fan of the series.




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[Geostigma]

So I heard this game is brilliant...
But I'm not really into multiplayer, is if worth buying for single player alone?

Yeah don't buy this for the multiplayer. The MP wasn't even made by Id.

It's 100% only worth for the SP.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Somebody actually beat it on Ultra-Nightmare already. Which is not only the hardest difficulty, but it also has perma-death, so you have to do it in one go without making any fatal mistakes.

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[Geostigma]

Was tempted to put this in the Speedruns thrad but to lazy to search for it

Here's the current WR for Doom

 

[Russell]

BRB; I'm genociding the demon hordes on Mars.