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Doom 3 - First Impressions

April 27th, 2005

Maybe these aren’t really my “first” impressions, since I’ve been slowly playing Doom 3 for the last couple months, but these are my impressions so far. Doom 3 is the SCARIEST game I’ve ever played - hands down. Half-Life 2 definitely had it’s scary moments, but Doom 3 is ALWAYS scary and then some. All of the maps (so far) are very dark, the lights flicker (or just shut off entirely), and you hear odd and disturbing noises mostly in the distance, but sometimes close by (usually indicating a nearby zombie). Also, the rooms are very crowded and have lots of nooks, crannys, and hidden panels for monsters to jump out of.

But for me, that’s what is going to force me to play the rest of this game in cheat mode. I am so overly cautious while I move through the maps, that it is going to take me FOREVER to finish this game. It’s just too much. I really liked Half-Life’s style - there are some puzzles, some scary parts, some vehicle play, and a lot of combat. It’s a great mix. Doom 3 also requires a pretty high-end system to run properly. I know my hardware isn’t the most up-to-date, but Half-Life 2 didn’t give my system the severe beating that Doom 3 does. On that note, I found a really good walk through and a great tweak site for Doom 3.

I would say Doom 3 is a great game if you feel up for a real challenge, you want to get your pants scared off, and you have a nice, new computer system. I obviously won’t be charting my progress with blog posts, since I’ll finish the game soon on cheat mode, but I do have photo gallery that will get updated as I go. Right now the shots are boring because I don’t have the luxury of being able to take a screenshot of monsters while they are attacking me. You don’t see monsters until they are right in your face.

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