The only games I've played with more atmosphere were the Tex Murphy adventure games from Access (which has, regretably been assimilated by M$).
There were times when I was extremely tempted to use Max Payne's cheat mode simply out of eagerness to find out what happens next in the story.
If you're looking a shooter with cinematic feel to spare, Max Payne might be able to tide you over until Doom III sees the light of day.
"Only an idiot fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts!" -Londo Molari, Babylon 5
For those of you with no *nix talent whatsoever could try the solution I found:
I have a P-90 with 48 MB RAM and a 4GB hdd running *gasp* Windows 98se (my wife runs Caldera, so we had an extra license). Connect the DSL modem to the hub, set up Internet Connection sharing and *poof* instant psuedo-router.
The cons are it is probably less than secure, needs to be rebooted every month or two, and sucks up power like you wouldn't believe, but if your budget and *nix talent are on the low side, it might be the solution for you.
Interesting side note: I've seen the damn thing keep routing for weeks after the GUI has locked up.
Well Bogatyr is partially right; they are H&K pistols, but they are chambered for 9mm, not.45. I saw an extreme closeup in the "Tomb Raider Tech Manual" (what can I say, I was bored).
What I find most amusing is the... thingy that the studio stuck to the front of the muzzle. If that's supposed to be some sort of recoil compensator, it's on upside-down - it would increase muzzle jump, and shoot (pardon the pun) one's accuracy to hell.
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Am I the only one just a LITTLE freaked out by DARPA working on our "last, best hope for peace." Kinda wouldn't be in their best interest...
Max Payne
The only games I've played with more atmosphere were the Tex Murphy adventure games from Access (which has, regretably been assimilated by M$).
There were times when I was extremely tempted to use Max Payne's cheat mode simply out of eagerness to find out what happens next in the story.
If you're looking a shooter with cinematic feel to spare, Max Payne might be able to tide you over until Doom III sees the light of day.
"Only an idiot fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts!" -Londo Molari, Babylon 5
For those of you with no *nix talent whatsoever could try the solution I found:
I have a P-90 with 48 MB RAM and a 4GB hdd running *gasp* Windows 98se (my wife runs Caldera, so we had an extra license). Connect the DSL modem to the hub, set up Internet Connection sharing and *poof* instant psuedo-router.
The cons are it is probably less than secure, needs to be rebooted every month or two, and sucks up power like you wouldn't believe, but if your budget and *nix talent are on the low side, it might be the solution for you.
Interesting side note: I've seen the damn thing keep routing for weeks after the GUI has locked up.
Well Bogatyr is partially right; they are H&K pistols, but they are chambered for 9mm, not .45. I saw an extreme closeup in the "Tomb Raider Tech Manual" (what can I say, I was bored).
What I find most amusing is the... thingy that the studio stuck to the front of the muzzle. If that's supposed to be some sort of recoil compensator, it's on upside-down - it would increase muzzle jump, and shoot (pardon the pun) one's accuracy to hell.