Halo, Doom Sequels Rated - By Psychic

Friedenfelds writes "Xbox Nation magazine asked a psychic to predict reviews of Doom 3, Halo 2, and a bunch of other big Xbox games - the results are pretty funny." Among the games rated by "a bona fide soothsayer" are Halo 2 ("I see a lot of partnerships in the cards... there's a third in the works, but no one knows this yet. You'll enjoy it, but it's not great for any relationships you're in") and Doom 3 ("The review of the game, by the people... it's not going to play out as well as people expected. Maybe there was too much expectation.")

Comments

"Maybe there was too much expectation"

[KozmoStevnNaut]

Well, DUH!

Of course some people will expect the impossible and be disappointed when they actually get to play the game. That's how it always is.

Doom 3 is on of the most highly expected games ever, mostly due to the massive popularity of the previous Doom games, and also because of peoples faith in id to bring a rock-solid FPS experience. It might not live up to every little expectation, but it will be great. And the modding potential is very great. Every single bit of the game content as well as the tools (apart from Maya and Lightwave, of course) will be shipped in the box, making it even easier to get started on that map or mod.

I am very much looking forward to finally being able to play Doom 3. I am certain that it will evoke pretty much the same feelings as the original games did. And I won't be surprised if I shed a tear or two due to nostalgia ;)

Re:"Maybe there was too much expectation"

[ziggy_zero]

Did you ever play the alpha? If that's any indication of the gameplay, you won't be disappointed (and I don't think most people will be).

Even in the very small demo levels they had in the alpha, there were some great surprises - it felt much more like you were in a suspense/horror movie than in a run-of-the-mill fps.

And of course it looked great (lighting especially), and it ran fine on my Athlon XP 1800+ with a GeForce3 that long ago...so there shouldn't really be any hardware issues by the time it comes out.

Re:"Maybe there was too much expectation"

[junkgrep]

I played the alpha. It was pretty good, with fantastic atmosphere (even with slightly glitchy shadows and low-res level textures, the normal maps are a visual coup). But I can also see how the gameplay could get old fast. While the game offers incredibly moody visuals, the actual gameplay seems very dated. I'm sure they'll have some innovative things cooked up with creeping along in the dark or with the flashlight as some reviews have described, but I think Halo2 and HL2 are going to offer a lot more as far as a neat and new gameplay experience, both SP and MP.