Quake 4, what Doom 3 should have been

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: PrayForDeath
Many different opinions. I haven't played Q4 yet, but am thinking of buying it. Weird though how PC gamer gave it 70%.

Depending on their scoring history, 70% seems about right.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: sandorski
Textures are ok(might be the settings I'm forced to play at, but UT2k4s textures seem about the same if not better), vehicles are below average(UT2k4s vehicles are far better), and weapons seem pretty good.

Worthy of Purchase, but it has no chance in Hell of being GOTY IMO.

It killed my 9800 too. The engine does awesome at indoor environments though and the weapons. The textures, outside of interactive screens, is probably it's lowest point and honestly I don't remember anything about the vehicles.

Ya, Indoors are very good, Outdoors are quite poor.

 

[Travis6586]

I'm in the midst of playing Quake 4 and absolutely loving it. I tried Doom 3 and played through it most of the way. I got bored with it however, and still have not finished it.

Yet, Quake 4 is sucking me in. Every free moment I get, I'm trying to progress farther and farther in the game. So far, the best moment is when me and my two teammates are going through these dim-lit rooms with machine guns and flashlights. The shadows are amazing, as well as the sounds and atmosphere. I was on edge the entire time.

 

[VIAN]

nm

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: Sureshot324
The difficulty settings in quake 4 are all out of whack. They should've been called more like easy, medium, hard, very hard, extremely hard. I'm playing on the second hardest setting and it's hard as hell. I wish i started with the middle setting, but i'm too far into the game to start over.

heh, I played on the second hardest and thought it was still really easy. I guess I could go back and play it on the hardest level but I don't know how much harder it would be. It's just the lack of a sophisticated AI. All the combat is very predictable, not too tough to get through a lot of the battles unscathed.

 

[Rottie]

I bought Doom3 last year and I haven't finish it and I bought Half Life2 2 months ago I have only play for like 10 minutes and that is it. FarCry is not done for me. I think FPS is bored for me. I enjoyed civ3..finish it finally last year and Madden 2004 won them all. Now I have Civ4 and Madden 05 and try them out with my new rig. So I am not sure Q4 is for me.

 

[VERTIGGO]

Originally posted by: dguy6789
I just have to laugh at all the people who use cheats and mods to help them see on Doom 3 and then claim it was boring.

Of course it is going to be boring if you can't die. Of course it is going to be boring if you can see the bad guys 100% of the time. If they wanted it to be a bright game, then they would have made it a bright game. Basic psychology guys. What you cannot see WILL scare you. That is the point behind Doom 3.

For one thing, crank up the difficulty. The game will not feel repetitive if you are constantly fighting for your life in a survial horror environment.(What the game was meant to be) Expect it to be dark. It is a dark and scary game, it is not Half Life 2. Do not play the game with the mindset that it sucks. Many people receive an unchangable opinion that the game sucks from people who were afraid to play it. AI is NOT the game's strongpoint. Do not go into it expecting that. When was the last time that brain eating zombies and demons from hell knew how to make strategy to flank their enemy?

I for one played the game when it first came out at the maximum difficulty setting available. I found it to be quite enjoyable and way different from the likes of FarCry and UT2004.

Exactly bro, with these games you have to turn the lights off, turn up the 7.1 surround, and light some candles. They're meant to be immersive, and that's where the thrill is, just like watching a zombie movie. There's no plot in a zombie movie, but you still get sucked in and enjoy it.

Also, a lot of games are spoiled if you play them first on an old system and you have to destroy your quality settings. I played Far Cry on a 9200 PCI (believe it or not, lol), and though I personally fell in love with the game's story and environment, I was almost shocked when I fired it up on my new rig. I played the entire game again, but I wish I had run it through at max quality the first time.

 

[Mem]

Quake 4 was good but I think I preferred Doom 3.

Doom 3 was biggest disappointment of all time for me.Gameplay was just so boring and nothing like original Doom for fun and gameplay.