Doom 3 Xbox Previewed, PC Version No-Show At E3

Thanks to IGN Xbox for its hands on preview of the E3 demo for the Xbox version of Doom 3, Vicarious Visions' conversion of id's long-awaited FPS title. They comment: "The atmosphere is dark, the pacing of the demo somewhat slow, and every aspect more fitting of a survival horror game than a run and gun shooter", but praise the results: "That's not a bad thing at all, in fact, it makes for a more intriguing title... The hard part for fans is going to be looking past expectations of what a DOOM game should be and embracing what DOOM 3 is." Elsewhere, GameSpot has a preview confirming that the PC version will not be shown at E3, since id "is locked in 'completion phase' at the company's Mesquite, Texas, offices", and both previews also reference the previously revealed, not yet playable Xbox-exclusive co-operative mode.

Comments

Doom 3 Is Old Hat Anyway...

[jcenters]

Let's see, Doom with 3D rendering, dark, horrific atmosphere, and a slower pace? Yeah, we've seen it, it was called Doom 64. I thought it was a decent game, but many didn't like it because it was so different.

I love ID as a company, but I don't think the new Doom deserves all the empty hype and massive system upgrades.

Besides, what made ID, Doom and Quake popular in the first place was mindless, bloody, fast paced carnage. That's what ID needs to focus on, IMHO.

Re:Exclusive?

[bluephone]

Yeah, you're right. I forgot Carmack's explanation about doing a GOOD co-op play into the game would complicate the scripting of events and stuff. You risk trapping some players here while the other is over ther etripping a trap, etc. Thanks.