At this point, I would be legitimately more excited about a new Commander Keen game than yet another Doom reboot. Unless it goes full-on Dead Alive level grindhouse horror on us. Then I'm 100% down with a new Doom or whatever they call it.
Doom Reboot Revealed by Bethesda
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Yeah I can understand why they did it, but I would have liked it being a surprise. The only bit I liked in Doom 3 was right at the end when you walked through that gap in the wall which actually turned out to be between the Cyberdemon's legs. Scared the shit out of me.Doom972 said:
Sure it can be. Take Diablo 3 for example. Adventure mode is popular precisely because the story is utter shit and people want the chance to enjoy the actual game without it getting in the way. Or GTA4, which had a great game hidden behind the "story" of constantly having to drive your cousin to the pub over and over and over again. Or look at virtually any decent platformer or racing game, where trying to force a story into it usually achieves nothing other than getting in the way of the gameplay. A good story properly fitted into a game won't usually make it worse, but a bad story or a badly implemented one absolutely can.hakkarin said:
It doesn't matter to me, as it's probably going to be terrible (as usual with games) and i'm probably going to skip every single cutscene and curse every unskipable Half-Life segment. I'd much rather have a level oriented and fast paced action game. If there is a story, keep it between the levels so it's easy to ignore. To me, that would improve 90% of all modern action games, the story is usually the thing dragging it down.hakkarin said:
Not sure about scary levels in Doom, i always saw it as horror themed (obviously) but i never thought of it as scary and to be honest, i was surprised when i learned that people remembered it as a scary game. It also surprised me that Midway decided to interpret it as a horror game in their ps1 ports. But different strokes, to me it's like calling Army Of Darkness a scary movie, i guess it's technically true, but i don't see it as a horror movie in any way.
But then again, it can be scary in the best possible way when you are low on health and ammo and hear the sound of an archvlile that is most certainly going to kill you.
They're having to reboot the reboot. Unfortunately Doom-3-Guy was shown a tac-light by a well meaning programmer and, well, there was an 'episode'.canadamus_prime said:
OT: Colour me interested, but I hope we get a shameless gore-soaked romp through hell. Leave the tense survival horror to Alien: Isolation (which is looking amazing as well).
Yeah I really don't understand the entire number system at all. Perhaps yahtzee is right and publishers and developers do it just to piss off future archivists. I mean really if you want to reboot DOOM and turn into anything other than a run and gun demon killing fest with heavy metal music in the back ground wouldn't it be a smart idea to not associate yourself that closely with the original game? I mean its not like Doom was a tiny hit that flew under the radar and this is a chance for the dev to reintroduce people. I mean are there really any people that are going to not buy the game if its called DOOM: Portal to Hell or more likely DOOM:Revelations. But just calling it Doom is going inevitably burn more people when it doesn't stick to the exact formula of its namesake.BeeGeenie said:
I have no idea what you mean by that. "tac-light?" I don't understand. What "episode?"Grouchy Imp said:
Wow, you know you've been funny when you have to explain a joke. :/canadamus_prime said:
'Tac-light' or tactical light, the name given to the small flashlights attached to modern firearms.
'Episode' or a tactful reference to an unpleasant situation.
Referencing the Doom 3 game mechanic of being either able to wield a flashlight or a firearm, the implication being that when faced with the ability to do both Doom-3-guy completely flips out.
Guess I shouldn't give up my day job.
I know what "episode" means. I didn't know that any "unpleasant situation" *sarcastic air quotes* had occurred with Doom 3.Grouchy Imp said:
Also I've never heard that term for a flashlight before, ok?
Look, I made a off-hand comment supposed to raise a smile, not raise some hackles. Sorry if you've been put out of joint.canadamus_prime said:
Let me know when they acutally have something to show. Like gameplay.
Pre-rendered cutscenes and rehashes of old IP aren't worth getting excited about.
Pre-rendered cutscenes and rehashes of old IP aren't worth getting excited about.