Xbox D00M 3 Updates!

The sounds rox!  


http://articles.filefront.com/24;2

We put our hands ALL OVER DOOM 3
 
One thing that we are really adamant about is the game’s audio, you’ll want to definitely turn up your speakers for Doom 3 though. The sound in the game is absolutely amazing. When you fire a shotgun, the gun reacts appropriately, and the sound conveyed by the shotgun blast just sounds powerful. It’s a shotgun and when you fire this beast you’re unloading one big-ass cartridge, which means a lot of gunpowder is going off. The sound effect for the shotgun blast makes it seem like you’re really handling one heavy piece of machinery, instead of a little water pistol that magically hurts the enemies through telekinesis or some other non-visible means of damage.

Doom 3 also, really isn’t a sequel to either of the first Doom games either, which is something I was surprised to find out. Doom 3 is, really, just a “re-telling” of the original Doom game. Granted it’s a much prettier, much different version of Doom, but it’s still based on the original Doom game nonetheless.  
 
 
Final Word: Doom 3 is a sure-fire hit on the PC; but can the Xbox version (which sports less polished visuals), even with the co-operative mode, compete with Halo 2? Only time will tell; but one thing is for sure, Doom 3 is going to be one freaky game.[/i]

omg!!!1  realistic sounds!!

i was excited too the 1st time i got my soundblaster card in 1986

OMG!  Inside E3 D00M 3 Floor!

*faints*

covers for both look like ass

I d like to see more

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Alright - now let\'s see a watered-down version of HL2, for all the Xbox fans can get excited. You guy\'s have fun playing DOOM 3, without all the gorgeous graphics and at a nice steady 15fps - 20fps, while the rest of us either sit this one out or play it the way it\'s meant to be played... on a high powered PC....

Alright - now let\'s see a watered-down version of HL2, for all the Xbox fans can get excited. You guy\'s have fun playing DOOM 3, without all the gorgeous graphics and at a nice steady 15fps - 20fps, while the rest of us either sit this one out or play it the way it\'s meant to be played... on a high powered PC....

odd, I can hear everything he\'s saying but I can\'t see him.  Perhaps you could step down from that enormous soap box...I\'m sure that with the combined intellect of yourself and mm you\'ll figure out a way to get down;)

E3 2004: DOOM 3 Hands-On Vol. 2
Flashlights are for wussies. Now, pop a cap in some imps.

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/515/515485p1.html

May 13, 2004 - A couple of months ago, if you\'d told me I would play DOOM 3 and Halo 2 in the same E3, I\'d have called you a crack fiend. Now, while you may very well be an actual crack fiend, it seems that derogatory declaration would have been a bit foolish. See, I\'ve played both Halo 2 and DOOM 3 this week and it\'s going to be interesting to see how these two games end up faring when compared to each other down the next few months (and they will most certainly be compared). It\'s not really a fair comparison, though. Halo 2 is a true twitch shooter that focuses on heavy amounts of action, puts your nuts to the wall and never lets up. DOOM 3 is all about dark atmosphere and is really more of a first-person survival horror game than a straight-up action shooter, as people might expect. So forget Halo 2 for just a moment and focus on ALL CAPS 3.

Vicarious Visions, the cats bringing D3 to an Xbox near you, have done a wonderful job of translating the PC version into a fully-functional Xbox title. I still don\'t think D to the OOM is nearly as pretty on Xbox as it is on PC, but after finally playing it, I\'m pretty certain it\'s gonna rock. To be honest, a lot of editors, not just from IGN, were a little underwhelmed by the DOOM 3 demo given at Activision\'s Pre-E3 Editors\' Day. It looked a bit too slow, the AI a bit too simplistic. We were all hopeful that one in hand the game would truly come to life. It does.
The flashlight, which can\'t be used when wielding a gun, makes a lot more sense when you hop into the game. Everything is dark, with hardly any lighting. But there\'s sound. A lot of it. Enter a room and hear a zombie moaning in some pitch-black corner and your only choices are to fire blindly or point your flashlight into the darkness to get sight of the enemy. Once the flashlight shines on them, however, they become reactive and will come at you, so you need to quickly switch to a weapon (easy enough to do) and waste them.

There\'s definitely some Resident Evil-like shock moments where demons pop out of nowhere. Like one moment when a door slides open and an imp leaps at you. I had some sort of sixth sense for that thing though and shot it through the head with my shotgun as it leaped forward. There are plenty of things that go bump in the night, but the AI does seem pretty basic. That\'s not as much of a factor when playing a game that sends boatloads of creatures at you, but if the E3 demo is anything to judge by, DOOM 3 isn\'t going to be that kind of game. It\'s a bit more slow-paced, but still with plenty of action and shooting. Mood is king here and it works well, even if the AI could use a kick in the ass.

As expected, 3 has some pretty spiffy graphics, with plenty of interactive objects, fantastic lighting, and some fun enemies to waste. There\'s no slowdown in the demo whatsoever, but the true test will be co-op play. If the graphics can stay the same with another person playing with you online, well, that will be quite a feat.

DOOM 3 is cool. Maybe not Halo 2 "my unborn children are in awe" kind of cool, but cool nonetheless. The overall feel of the game, the great graphics and eerie sound, and the promise of much greater things in later levels have got me hyped for this game once again. Master Chief will be in good company this holiday.

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Originally posted by Ginko
odd, I can hear everything he\'s saying but I can\'t see him.  Perhaps you could step down from that enormous soap box...I\'m sure that with the combined intellect of yourself and mm you\'ll figure out a way to get down;)

Ginky, I love you, but how can you honestly be excited about a watered down version of DOOM 3? We all know the stellar graphics is what has got ID all the hype when it comes to the PC version, so why would I care about a version that doesn\'t have all those gorgeous textures / lighting effects/  etc?

I have no doubt the game will play great, but I cannot get excited about the Xbox version. While it may mark a good techincal achievement, somethings don\'t need to be bothered with and this is one of those. But then again, you are talking to someone who is building a $2,500 - $3,000 dollar computer just to play DOOM 3 / HL 2.

You talk about the downgrade as though the Xbox to the PC version is what Dead or Alive is to Dead or Alive 3. And that simply is not the case.

The game has remained intact for the most part. Resolution seems to be the only major downgrade.

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
Ginky, I love you, but how can you honestly be excited about a watered down version of DOOM 3? We all know the stellar graphics is what has got ID all the hype when it comes to the PC version, so why would I care about a version that doesn\'t have all those gorgeous textures / lighting effects/  etc?

I have no doubt the game will play great, but I cannot get excited about the Xbox version. While it may mark a good techincal achievement, somethings don\'t need to be bothered with and this is one of those. But then again, you are talking to someone who is building a $2,500 - $3,000 dollar computer just to play DOOM 3 / HL 2.

luv ya too!

I\'m a broke college student.  I believe that answers your question;)...

I\'ve had the chance to play the pc beta and I must say it\'s a damn good looking game.  I did see the Doom III demo reel for Xbox and while you can tell it\'s taken a hit, it\'s not going to effect the game too much.  The textures are still nice and the lighting looked great if not awesome.  The enemies even looked good, though not up to their PC counterparts.  Actually, the ONLY thing that concerns me at this point is the framerate.  I hope they can get something solid.

Bottom line is that if I want Doom III then I have no choice but to be excited for the Xbox version.

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Originally posted by Ginko
luv ya too!

I\'m a broke college student.  I believe that answers your question;)...

I\'ve had the chance to play the pc beta and I must say it\'s a damn good looking game.  I did see the Doom III demo reel for Xbox and while you can tell it\'s taken a hit, it\'s not going to effect the game too much.  The textures are still nice and the lighting looked great if not awesome.  The enemies even looked good, though not up to their PC counterparts.  Actually, the ONLY thing that concerns me at this point is the framerate.  I hope they can get something solid.

Bottom line is that if I want Doom III then I have no choice but to be excited for the Xbox version.

Point taken.

(See, I can step down off that soapbox. )

Not sure if this has been reported yet, don\'t feel like reading through the last 2 pages so here...

Following yesterday\'s revelation that Doom III would be playable co-operatively over Xbox Live, our sources at Activision\'s Californian press event have confirmed that there will be no split-screen options in Vicarious Visions\' forthcoming Xbox adaptation, and shed some light on other aspects of the presentation.

During a demonstration of the game by Id Software\'s Todd Hollenshead, it became apparent that while Xbox Live online options are certainly on the cards (both two-player co-operative and four-player deathmatch, in fact), split-screen offline modes are not, although graphically the game is "very, very faithful to the PC version" with no slowdown evident.

That said, nobody was actually allowed to play the game first hand, and there was no mention at all of any potential release date. Vicarious Visions CEO Karthik Bala has previously stated that development of the PC and Xbox versions of game is going on simultaneously at Id and Vicarious respectively, so we\'d expect the pair to launch fairly close to one another.

At the recent Game Developers Conference in San Jose, Id Software\'s John Carmack said Doom III was "really close" to shipping, although the developer has always said the game will only appear when it\'s ready. We hope to see more of the Xbox version of the game (and the PC version, absent from the Californian Activision event) at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles next month.

No split screen action...hmmm

but I cannot get excited about the Xbox version

Ok for the last time, the XBOX version is not targeted for those that  own a $500 GC, plus a 2.8ghz+ cpu or over 500MB ram. Believe me there is allot of people that do not own expensive pc\'s so when taken into consideration, you must realize that those buying the XBOX version will be blown away. Doom 3 for the XBOX looks amazing, I can\'t see any valid reason to bitch about it, cause if you have the PC specs, it\'s understood that the XBOX version is of no interest. That\'s like a Ferrari owner getting pissed that Ferrari starts manufacturing an dumb down version of there car for $60,000(different markets people)

One more thing, at least there is a console out there that is capable of giving gamers the opportunity to play games like doom 3. We all know PS2 could only dream of running a game like DOOM.

and the PS2 came out how much earlier than xbox?

it\'s pathetic you even compare them