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This game assaults you like hell

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Playing doom 3 is like being kicked in the nuts over and over for several days. I felt like my eyes and my psyche were constantly assaulted by this game. I don't really prefer a lot of graphic horror, and that's what this game has in spades. There is so much gore, blood, and guts. Fundamentalist Christians and prudish moms would probably die of a heart attack if they saw this game. By the time I finished Doom 3, I was really tired and burned out on it. I think they went too far with all the emphasis on graphic horror. I liked Doom II a lot and they didn't go extreme with the graphic horror in that one. Doom 3 could've been a lot better. There was far too much of crawlng the repetitive, mechanistic dungeon levels and far too little of other things such as the martian surface landscape and ancient alien sites. Doom 3 had moments of brilliance, but more often it was monotonous, tiresome drudgery. I was really glad when I finally finished it. I played it on the 2nd hardest difficulty level, and it seemed like the game went on forever. Every time I thought I was getting close to the end, the game kept dragging on for lots more levels. Doom 3 could've been a much better game. After having my eyes and brain assaulted and traumatized by all that horror for so long, I am really ready to see and experience some nice, pleasant things. I don't think I am going to bother playing Quake 4, because I am really tired of iD games' use of extremely ugly cyborg creatures and the harsh, brutal atmosphere in their games. I liked the Halo series much better.

Doom? or Doomed?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: August 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Obviously ID concentrated so hard on developing effects in this game that they lost the spirit of the original game with it's bright colors and FUN fast action. The giagantic appeal of the original doom was its quality of being PURE FUN and its PURE SHOOTING PLEASURE! Doom 3 is dark, morbid, and deadly serious. Challenging, but not terribly fun at all. All the Mars levels look more or less the same with the same textures, colors and lighting over, and over. As wonderfully detailed as they are, they still manage to be boring and very repititious. The missions are also boring and reptitious (find key and open the door..find switch and throw it..etc..) That much was preserved from the first game.The new monsters are based loosely on the old ones, but look more like aliens than demons from hell. The games control interface is somewhat frustrating also. If you want a horror show and your a fan of games like resident evil, you may enjoy this game for it's deep creepy aspects and complicated plot. If you want a fast paced adreneline pumping fun fest like the origional, you will be let down by Doom 3.

Another key element to mention here is the games huge and almost ridiculious hardware demands. I've read reviews of people claiming that they run the game on highest detail settings using less hardware that I am, but I am skeptical of these reports. I am using a Nvidia Geforce 4 mmx series card with 128 MB onboard RAM, In a system with 2.8 Gig P4 processor and 1.024 GB of system RAM. The best I can run it on is medium detail and I still get fram rate slow downs. According to technology reviews I've read on the game, It would require a top end AGP 8x card with at least 256 MB onboard memory, and those run about $500 and up. It's pretty insane that they made the game so sophisticated that 29 of 30 PC owners probably dont have enough system to fully enjoy the game. One thing that you must observe before buying this game is: Make absolutly sure that your graphics card is 100% open GL and Direct X 9.0 compatible!! If your card is an older one, you may be able to dowload new drivers for it that support open GL rendering and the new Direct X 9.0 instructions. If not, you will not enjoy the way the game runs.

In conclusion, I think ID should have shown off less on the effects and focused on making a game with more of the elements that made the origional game so loveable. ID seems obsessed with the concept of costantly breaking new grounds in game development with every new release. Unfortuantly, they are now getting ahead of the majority of thier market. I guess the true spirit of the Doom series is...well....DOOMED!

Doom 3 same level over and over and over and...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: October 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you like the first level of Doom 3 you're gonig to love this game because there is absolutely no variation whatsoever from beginning to end. It's the same dark dungeon crawl level after level.

The technique employed by ID reminds me of the genre of sci fi "thrillers" that rely on soft focus and stroboscopic blue flashes to hide the budget cutting done on set design and storyline. It's obvious, and doesn't fool anyone.

The only redeeming thing about this game is the AI. I found myself thinking things like "if I run around this pillar the demon will chase me then I can reverse direction and catch him with his pants down just when he thinks..." What a waste of potential.

We waited four years for this! Give me a break! The game I played immediately before this one was Far Cry. WHAT A LETDOWN! From a slick imaginative colorful romp in paradise (needs a "quicksave" option, the console save is BS) to, I gotta say it again, the same boring, dark level over and over and over (beginning to get the idea?)

Doom 2 "Thy Flesh Consumed" beat this "new and improved version" cold. Save your money.

It's amazing, and it WILL scare you.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: March 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Well, I've waited a long time to play this game. I've waited since Quake II for this to come out, and then when it finally came out I was waiting for the price to drop.

The initial reviews scared me, because there were so many complaints, but after playing it I can only say that it's a 4.5, if not 5, star game! Doom III is meant to be a scare-fest more than a "blow everything to hell" fest. I loved the original Doom games, but they sometimes got a bit old and tedious. So far, this hasn't happened with this one.

Let me address some of the issues that concerned other reviewers:

The Darkness: Yes, the game is dark... very dark. However, that is one of the things that makes it so frightening! You're still able to see the beautiful and horrifying graphics, but the dark atmosphere really adds another level of fear to the game.

The Flashlight: Okay, realistically having to switch between a flashlight and a gun is dumb. We know that even nowadays we have helmets with lights attached, so why wouldn't we in the future? Who cares?! If you added too much realism to the game then we couldn't carry around all those cool weapons, monsters couldn't teleport into a room, and the game would be boring. The flashlight, while at first I thought I would hate it, is an important part of the game. Having to switch from it to the gun is frustrating at times, but that only makes the game scarier and more intense. You definitely get used to using it regularly as the game goes on.

The Graphics: AMAZING! You can see every single detail in the Doom III world. I would say the weakest part are character faces, but they're still some of the best I've seen in any game (I was also playing at the second highest graphic level and not Super High Quality). The monsters are so detailed that you can see every eye, pore, and hair on their bodies. Of course, if they're that close to you, you'll probably be dead soon.

Sound: Again, more high marks. My favorite part in the game so far is when I was crawling around in an air duct and I heard this gooey, sloppy noise... I kept looking around, and finally looked beneath me to see a zombie eating another zombie's intestines. Gross, but scary... and the sound was perfect.

Is it Scary?: Hell yes! I'm not easily disturbed, but this game really had me on edge. I can't count the times I looked around into my monitor thinking I would actually see the other part of the room. Monsters jump out of nowhere, picking up certain items activate secret doors where baddies jump out... it's all terrifying. The screaming voices that come across the radio also add to the terror, as well as the mysterious laughing, and voices you here elsewhere. Some people have complained that secret doors lowering and the pickup items triggering baddies is simply too unrealistic for a current game. Again, I have to say, Who cares?! This is Doom III, not "Life Simulator w/ Guns". The goal of the game is to be fun by being scary and it exceeds. How realistic can you make a game about living on Mars and opening up gates to hell?!

In summary, if you're looking for a scare and your computer can handle it (My computer is one that I build with a P4 3.0 Ghz processor, 800 Mhz bus, 512 MB of ram and an Nvidia FX 5200 128 MB video card. I ran the game at 1024 x 768 with the high quality graphics and rarely had noticeable slow downs), then Doom III is for you. If you just want to blow stuff up and run from level to level, go get another game like Red Faction or whatever the new games are like that.

I just don't get it...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: August 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I can't understand why people have a problem with this game. It rocks so hard, it's unbelievable. I have a good, but not outstanding machine: P4 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM, GeForce FX 5700. I can turn the graphics to 1024x768 with no problems on Medium graphics setting. I had absolutely no problems installing.

The game truly is terrifying. I found myself jumping out of my chair several times. And the graphics truly bring this effect home. They are downright unbelievable.

As for the lighting issue that a lot of people seem to have: Personally, I think that having to switch from your flashlight to your gun makes the game a whole lot scarier and tense. There's nothing quite like walking into a room, having the power suddenly shut off, and hearing minions from hell crawling out from vents directly in front of you. It adds a whole new dimension having to switch to your flashlight, memorizing where the enemy is, switching to your gun, and anticipating where it's going to go.(...)

Bottom line: If you have a system like mine or better, and remotely like FPS games, you MUST get this game. Ignore everyone that gives this game a bad review: they are either complete noobs, have a crappy system, or are HALO freaks and have no idea what they're talking about.

This is NOT "DooM"-- Don't let the title fool you!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 24
Date: August 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing DooM since it came out. There is nothing quite like the thrill of a brown, pixelated, bear coming at you (without instilling fear) and hurling stupid red fireballs while you blow him away with a shotgun.

In Doom THERE IS NO PLOT. You start out and WHAM you are already killing. There is no walking and NO INTERACTION with ANYTHING!!!

Doom 3 is not like that. Doom 3 is like a totally different thing and reminds me more of Jedi Knight II than Doom! Also, the Cacodemons in Doom 3 are SICKENING. They aren't cool, they are sickening. I love Cacodemons, and that is NOT a Cacodemon. This is my main gripe about this game-- all of the characters have been re-worked. Why? Why not simply upgrade them to better graphics? Why the need for a redesign? When I played it I didn't even realize it was Doom.

But now onto the gameplay-- I have to say, this game is AMAZING on its own! The graphics are stunning and I was scared to death!
The game is addicting and fun. Also, don't let the specs scare you-- While my game is slightly choppy in SOME situations, I am playing it with a GeForce2... and it works fine. The gameplay is smooth and its very realistic. But it is not Doom. If you are expecting to play Doom, you will be disappointed because this is not Doom. But you will not be disappointed because it is an awesome standalone FPS.

Doom 3

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 12
Date: April 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Dunno how much fun this game actually is, but I've played the alpha version, which looked, sounded and FELT like WOW! All the dynamically moving shadows and the awesome graphics and sounds made me feel fear! That is pretty rare for a game!

Where to begin...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 29
Date: September 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

* Okay, this game has been in production for how many years? And it makes it to market full of hardware compatability issues and bugs!

* The graphics are beautiful and the physics are amazing, but they really didn't give a damn about the user. The basic requirements are a 1.5 Ghz P4 with a 64MB RADEON or nVidia. I have a 3 Ghz P4 with a 128 MB RADEON 9000 and 1 GB of system RAM and it still chugs at only 1024x768 resolution. That is just unacceptable. This has also got to be the first FPS with three full install discs. Jesus, man.

* This is supposed to be a FPS. I was playing for 15 goddamned minuted before I killed anything. WTF!

* The level design is RETARDEDLY linear. I mean, you could navigate the game in your sleep.

* No new ideas. Rehashes old Doom/Quake products and rips off everything from Resident Evil to Half-Life.

* Sifting through all those damned corporate emails and personal logs for locker combos and the like is just plain boring. This isn't a freaking RPG, people. Though I must admit it is about as linear as some of the RPGs coming out of Japan these days.

* The free locker code is 0508 from martianbuddy.com. There, I ruined the first (and possibly only) easter egg.

Meet thy DOOM

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: August 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

For PC gamers, I have only two words: Upgrade NOW.

Don't wait for those stinking 64-bit processors, don't hold out for those PCI express cards. Just do yourself a favor and get a nice speedy processor, some extra RAM and maybe a Radeon 9800 Pro. Even if you're not buying DOOM 3, the bar has been raised and the leap taken to the next generation. For DOOM 3 is that "killer app" that demands that, from this moment on, you're gonna need that extra horsepower. You might as well start enjoying it now.

Olympics? Bah. I'm traversing dark corridors, surrounded by oozing tentacles of stitched flesh. I'm stumbling over eviscerated corpses, and dodging flaming balls of plasma hurled by demonic imps. I'm actually, literally, jumping in my seat as a door busts open unexpectedly and a shambling former human rakes me with his fists. I'm leaping over yawning chasms of lava -- that's track and field, baby.

The game is gorgeous -- you know this, you've seen the screen shots. What the screens don't tell you is how effectively id software has created suspense through some terrific sound design. Every part of Mars City hums, throbs, and groans with a mixture of machinery and the howls of Hell's takeover. You're jumping at everything, mistaking the screechy grinding of a closing door for another demonic assault. You come to dread the full-bass hum that signifies more baddies on the way, as the lighting dims to a blood-saturated ambience (apparently, teleporting demons have a way of interfering with power supplies). When you get to Hell itself, the place is so awful and unpleasant that the mere sight of it might chasten you to live a virtuous life, lest you find yourself sent there.

DOOM 3 is, essentially, all about the pants-pooping.

Some reviewers have said that, yeah, DOOM 3 is OK, but nothing spectacular or new apart from the fancy engine. I gotta take issue with this. Yes, the visuals are wonderful, but id's success goes beyond just the eye candy. It's about the presentation, the suspense, the level design, and the flow of the game, which id has always managed to perfect. And in my opinion, they've gone to 11 on this one.

I will concede one point: my perception of the game is strongly biased by my play environment. I've got DOOM 3 running on my big-screen TV and my surround receiver, and it was an incredibly rich experience. For a short while, I played on my regular monitor and desktop speakers. And yeah, it wasn't the same. Still a great game, but it'll benefit greatly from beefier hardware.

At 20+ hours, this is one of the longer FPS games that I've had the pleasure of enjoying. This one's well worth the money; that's my review, and I'm sticking by it. Upgrade and enjoy, or there will be hell to pay. (Rim shot.)

The Ultimate in Survival Horror/ Science Fiction

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: August 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As an avid player of the 3rd person horror games like reseident evil and such, I admit that I was somewhat apprehensive about this game-let me tell you now that I was wrong to be-but in reality the gameplay is realistic to the point of insanity, and very fun and addictive. The graphics are the best I've ever seen, and it runs very smoothly on the computer, at least on XP ( I won't get technical with this information because my brother is the computer expert who builds everything for me and I'd end up sounding like a fool- but I will tell you that if you have a Radeon 9600 graphics card, you will need to update to the latest software on the ATI website or else it will crash about every 10 minutes). Also, despite what most people may think, while it is a "shooter game" for the most part, the plot is very well-developed and intriguing (considering I'm an atheist and the plot primarily deals with an invasion from Hell, I think that's saying something). To get the full effect of the game experience, turn all the lights off and use surround sound if you've got it. Enjoy Doom 3!
P.S- I heard an allegation that they're planning to make a movie off of this game... if anybody can validate that for me by making a post on this site or any other form of contact, I'd really appreciate it!

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