Half-Life 2 vs Doom 3

[rec.au]

That article was absolutely terrible. The guy new next to nothing about engine technology, was brief and poorly explained nearly every point he attempted to make.



I think the websites motto "Too much stupid... not enough funny" sums it up rather well.

[Mike424]

alphaqb wrote..

By the time HL2 comes out, you can compare it to Doom 4.

It'll probably be delayed again then, as well.

[KiGrind]

Who fucking cares. Its a game. I don't buy it entirely for the graphics. So who cares.



And why the hell isn't CSN updateing.

- News

- POTD



Those are always lacking. BUT NO... the SOTD always updates on time.

[Matrixi]

Doom 3 sucks it doesnt even spook me

[fat_al]

Matrixi wrote..

Doom 3 sucks it doesnt even spook me

People like him have trouble admitting it.

[*Kingpin*]

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Anyone who's played Silent Hill 3 knows what scary and disturbing REALLY is, and what Hell must really be like.

This is soooo damn true. Doom 3 only makes you jump. That isn't scary, it's just a weak version of scary.



Silent Hill 3 was so disturbing, I just think of it now and it makes me shiver.



ALT+F4, nice post. I agree with you.



I would like to add that this site is based around a mod for a 6 year old game!!! This is truly a remarkable feat. A game that doesn't have particularly good graphics, but the game play. My god its good.



Why do you think HL1 is still the most popular fps game around? It's because it just is (too many reasons). Do you see any other games with 30,000+ servers dedicated to the multiplayer? I think not.



All single-player games suck. Period. Multiplayer is the only step forward.

[RoUgHToUcH]

Well I don't think Doom 3 sucks I don't like it because im not a Doom Fan. And yes I do think Half-Life 2 is better I have played Doom 3 half of the time you have to have your Flash Light on thats bullshit. Half-Life is well rouned. Doom 3 is good for Doom Fans and Half-Life 2 is good for Half-Life fans.

[Shadow]

Yeah, Doom 3 really just does make you jump. You don't need darkness to be scary, just some creepiness, like the RE series. I mean, do any of you who've played RE 2 remember the arms grabbing at you when you were walking down that hallway, looking for a key? Or the 15 zombies that crashed through the double doors, chasing you as Leon? That's stuff of nightmares.

[Pharlap]

Vi3tSkl11 wrote..

Others still don't like Half-Life 2's bland lighting and lack of shadowing effects.

has "bland lighting" and "lack of shadowing" ever stopped CS or HL being fun? no..



as someone once wrote:



"Remember when it was okay for a video game to not have convex volumetric fog rendering and bilinear interpolated textures to be fun? Since when did it become acceptable for 30% of your system's resources to be devoted to rendering shadows, atmospheric scattering, ambient light effects, and all this other superfluous bullshit that game coders keep adding to their engines so they can win some imaginary pissing contest?"

[DarkViper311]

soberen wrote..

Maybe I should be stereotypical too and assume your a big dumb jock.

He has his own jock? Amazing. I've always wanted a slave. The word you want is "you're".



Anyways, being horribly biased, that article pleased me very much.

[ALT+F4]

Dr Delinquent wrote(and one day I've gotta take the time to do the Quote thing right):



"Hey, I didn't say it was revolutionary. All I object to is you calling id stupid, lazy, unintelligent, unjust, lacking imagination (which I have to concede is completely applicable, for almost everything but the flashlight) and retarded for making a gameplay choice you happen not to like."



Well, all of this must be taken in the context that I really do appreciate the time, effort and talent that went into making the game but I must also balance it against what I expected (always very subjective and perhaps unfair) and what they promised (or advertised). Three seperate flashlight user mods with hundreds (if not thousands) of downloads says a lot about what people think of that particular decision.



*Kingpin* wrote (among other things):



"All single-player games suck. Period. Multiplayer is the only step forward."



I'm glad you agree with me on many points but I couldn't disagree with you more on this one. Single-player is the only element I really care about. It requires thought and an actual plot, while providing an immersive, progressive cinematic experience. All too often multi-player is just a bunch of tools to use online with no particular game or purpose other than to take up time. In that sense Counter-Strike is kind of an aberration for me.

[peagle]

ALT+F4 wrote..

Single-player is the only element I really care about. It requires thought and an actual plot, while providing an immersive, progressive cinematic experience. All too often multi-player is just a bunch of tools to use online with no particular game or purpose other than to take up time. In that sense Counter-Strike is kind of an aberration for me.

Fair point about the "bunch of tools", however until AI advances leaps and bounds ahead of itself, an expertly played multiplayer game is unmatched in terms of strategy and skill required.

[Pharlap]

entRo wrote..

You fuck.

so much hatred

[Stagger Lee]

Well, I like both single person games AND multi-player games and both for different reasons. The immersion that good develpers create for a well thought out single player adventure is a lot of fun and I've played many. That said, most of them fell short of being great in the long wrong. Even Doom3, which is pretty and all, has pretty much lost most of my interest and I'm only half-way through it. I'll pick it up again soon. It doesn't "suck" as many have said...it just falls short of what I was hoping for. Having great graphics is secondary to me. Years ago, fighting to get to the next corridor would have been fine for me. Now, I want a bit more in my storyline.

I thought the original Half-Life was terrific even though the graphics are sub-par. It's all about storyline and immersion....Half-Life had that. Doom3 fell kinda' short (to me) ...but it's still a good game and ID deserves credit.

I'm very interested now in Silent Hill 3. That one had slipped past my radar and if it's as good as some of you have said, I need to check it out.

[QuickDraw]

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xlokix wrote..

1) These aren't forums.

2) Counter-strike is on the half-life engine, thus making discussions based on half-life 2 and what it has to offer for the future of CS is relevant (It doesn't matter if it's half-life 2 vs. a chicken egg, it's still on topic).

1) These are forums you idiot. [ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/...ll/forums.jpg ]

2) Comparing hl2 with doom3 is irrelevant to the 'future of counter-strike'.