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"

[Crayon Kid]

Doom 3 is on of the most highly expected games ever, mostly due to the massive popularity of the previous Doom games, [...] 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 ;)

They'd better hurry already. Otherwise there won't be any people left who played Doom and Doom II. Well, OK, I exagerate, they won't be dead, it's just that you kinda grow out of computer games by the time you're 50.

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.

Who cares about Halo 2 and Doom 3?

[Anonymous Coward]

They got their hands on a real live psychic and didn't ask about the release date for Duke Nukem Forever?

Re:Who cares about Halo 2 and Doom 3?

[loyalsonofrutgers]

The person was a psychic, not god. Psychics don't perform miracles.

Top notch.

[Anonymous Coward]

Probably the most accurate game review I've read this year!

Pfff!

[Golantig]

On Doom 3:

"I think maybe the sales will be disappointing."

Yeah, no-one is going to buy it; they'll just give it to their mates on 4 floppy disks.

Re:Pfff!

[johansor]

FOUR floppies!!? Do you even know how expensive floppies are? Of course I could download it of my friends BBS but with my new 14.4baud modem it'll still take a day or two. Some dude talked to me about something weird called Compact Discs yesterday. But they just seem silly, like they'll ever be able to fit 650 MEGABYTES on to those. Personally I'm having greater faith in laserdiscs, yeah those are cool, big and shiny and easy to find how can you go wrong with that? ok, I'm off to watching some Miami Vice episodes i taped on my Betamax...

My Life Story

[naden]

You'll enjoy it, but it's not great for any relationships you're in

Funny .. I remember how I met my gf like it was only yesterday.

The atmosphere, the excitement, the nervousness. The way she was holding that BFG.

My Prediction . . .

[WarriorPoet42]

is that they could come out with HORRIBLE games at this point, and just because they are H2 and D3, people are going to buy them in hordes.

I feel....

[Dr. GeneMachine]

I feel.... being drawn into the future... far... very far...
wait a moment... i'm getting something, a huge event...
that could be it....
naah, sorry... just the violent end of the human race, the machines are taking over...
BUT WAIT!! they continue the developement...
I'm drawn farther down the timeline... it's very distant now, very weak...
there! another disturbance!... no, sorry, just the sun going nova...
still farther into the future... again there is something...
wait...
it's faint, very faint...
ahh, no, that appeared to be the heat death of the universe...
and still no Duke Nukem Forever
Sorry, I have to disapoint you, transdimensional sooth-saying is not my metier. You'll have to ask someone else. That's 150 bucks, please.

So this is it, huh?

[Xentor]

We have E3 demonstrations, press releases, PR people, and interviews with developers... And their amazing new source is... a self-proclaimed "psychic."

I have only one question.

WHY!?!?!?

Hold on, let me check a deck of tarot cards... Let's see... Cups... Swords... no, no "Queen of Gameplay"... No "King of Multiplayer"... And definitely no card called, aptly, "Release Date."

I'm trying to think of a logical, or at least semi-rational explanation for having a "psychic" do computer game reviews... I'm trying, really I am. Maybe... no... But what if-- No...

I give up... Time to call Miss Cleo and ask about Half-Life 2.