Where is the buzz with DOOM 3?
08-02-04 | 10:57 AM
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To answer the topic, I think two things are killing the buzz (though there still seems to be a good bit).
1. There's just not a ton of buzz for PC games anymore. They still sell well, and there's still a good bit of buzz, but there's no near the amount of buzz for a big time PC release (like Doom 3) as there is for a big console release (like a GTA game).
2. The high system specs probably keep some non-hardcore PC gamers from bothering right now as they don't want to/can't afford to upgrade or buy/build a new system at the moment.
1. There's just not a ton of buzz for PC games anymore. They still sell well, and there's still a good bit of buzz, but there's no near the amount of buzz for a big time PC release (like Doom 3) as there is for a big console release (like a GTA game).
2. The high system specs probably keep some non-hardcore PC gamers from bothering right now as they don't want to/can't afford to upgrade or buy/build a new system at the moment.
08-02-04 | 12:15 PM
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Originally posted by fumanstan
Minimum System Requirements:
* English version of Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 2000/XP
* Pentium(r) 4 1.5 GHz or Athlon(tm) XP 1500+ processor
· 384MB RAM
· 8x Speed CD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate) and
latest drivers
* 2.2GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for
Windows(r) swap file)
* 100% DirectX(r) 9.0b compatible 16-bit sound card and latest
drivers
* 100% Windows(r) 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest
drivers
* DirectX(r) 9.0b (included)
· 3D hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX(r) 9.0b
compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card and the latest drivers.
o ATI(r) Radeon 8500
o ATI(r) Radeon 9000
o ATI(r) Radeon 9200
o ATI(r) Radeon 9500
o ATI(r) Radeon 9600
o ATI(r) Radeon 9700
o ATI(r) Radeon 9800
o All Nvidia(r) GeForce 3/Ti series
o All Nvidia(r) GeForce 4MX series
o All Nvidia(r) GeForce 4/Ti series
o All Nvidia(r) GeForce FX series
o Nvidia(r) GeForce 6800 series
Minimum System Requirements:
* English version of Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 2000/XP
* Pentium(r) 4 1.5 GHz or Athlon(tm) XP 1500+ processor
· 384MB RAM
· 8x Speed CD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate) and
latest drivers
* 2.2GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for
Windows(r) swap file)
* 100% DirectX(r) 9.0b compatible 16-bit sound card and latest
drivers
* 100% Windows(r) 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest
drivers
* DirectX(r) 9.0b (included)
· 3D hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX(r) 9.0b
compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card and the latest drivers.
o ATI(r) Radeon 8500
o ATI(r) Radeon 9000
o ATI(r) Radeon 9200
o ATI(r) Radeon 9500
o ATI(r) Radeon 9600
o ATI(r) Radeon 9700
o ATI(r) Radeon 9800
o All Nvidia(r) GeForce 3/Ti series
o All Nvidia(r) GeForce 4MX series
o All Nvidia(r) GeForce 4/Ti series
o All Nvidia(r) GeForce FX series
o Nvidia(r) GeForce 6800 series
08-02-04 | 12:28 PM
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4 Player deathmatch, thats it. The Xbox version will have COOP play.
The reason why there is no COOP play in the PC version was supposibly there wouldnt be enough room for more than one player to be running around in the levels, so for the XBOX they had to redesign the levels.
The reason why there is no COOP play in the PC version was supposibly there wouldnt be enough room for more than one player to be running around in the levels, so for the XBOX they had to redesign the levels.
08-02-04 | 01:02 PM
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the problem is that min specs are only to get the game to run without crashing
to get the game to run properly and smoothly as intended takes much high specs i would imagine
to get the game to run properly and smoothly as intended takes much high specs i would imagine
08-02-04 | 01:05 PM
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Originally posted by Original Desmond
the problem is that min specs are only to get the game to run without crashing
to get the game to run properly and smoothly as intended takes much high specs i would imagine
the problem is that min specs are only to get the game to run without crashing
to get the game to run properly and smoothly as intended takes much high specs i would imagine
http://www2.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjQ0
It appears that if your system can run the game modestly, it is still well-worth the trip. But yeah, obviously the experience will be more intense on the better rigs.
08-02-04 | 02:55 PM
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Originally posted by tonytapez
anyone's game crashing on them? mine seems to be crashing randomly. happened three times already.
anyone's game crashing on them? mine seems to be crashing randomly. happened three times already.
08-02-04 | 04:22 PM
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Originally posted by AgtFox
Couldn't be because you "got" it (as you said in an earlier post), could it?
Couldn't be because you "got" it (as you said in an earlier post), could it?
I'd call Tech Support at id. I'm sure they're more than willing to help you out with your bootlegged software!
08-02-04 | 04:49 PM
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Originally posted by cheapskate
I'd call Tech Support at id. I'm sure they're more than willing to help you out with your bootlegged software!
I'd call Tech Support at id. I'm sure they're more than willing to help you out with your bootlegged software!
08-02-04 | 06:29 PM
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Originally posted by Josh Hinkle
To answer the topic, I think two things are killing the buzz (though there still seems to be a good bit).
1. There's just not a ton of buzz for PC games anymore. They still sell well, and there's still a good bit of buzz, but there's no near the amount of buzz for a big time PC release (like Doom 3) as there is for a big console release (like a GTA game).
2. The high system specs probably keep some non-hardcore PC gamers from bothering right now as they don't want to/can't afford to upgrade or buy/build a new system at the moment.
To answer the topic, I think two things are killing the buzz (though there still seems to be a good bit).
1. There's just not a ton of buzz for PC games anymore. They still sell well, and there's still a good bit of buzz, but there's no near the amount of buzz for a big time PC release (like Doom 3) as there is for a big console release (like a GTA game).
2. The high system specs probably keep some non-hardcore PC gamers from bothering right now as they don't want to/can't afford to upgrade or buy/build a new system at the moment.
As for the system requirements, as stated earlier, the game can be enjoyed with the minimum requirements. While you definitely need some heavy duty hardware to play it in all its glory, Doom 3 still looks incredibly at low detail and low resolutions. I think people are drastically overestimating the need to upgrade to play this game.
08-02-04 | 09:11 PM
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Been playing it the last couple of hours, and it's definitely an amazing looking game. Still, it just doesn't feel like what I remember of Doom/Doom 2. The first part of it plays like Half-Life or Halo. I haven't played Doom 2 since a couple of months after it came out (And that was what, eight or nine years ago?) but I remember it playing more like, in comparison to a more modern game, Painkiller.
This game definitely has me on the edge of my seat, but it just feels more like Silent Hill or Resident Evil. Maybe it's just the graphics make Doom 3 far more immersive, but I remember just plowing through Doom 2 and not worrying about what was behind every corner.
I'm definitely not complaining. I'm loving the terror this game's immersive graphics and sound instill. But it simply isn't what I was expecting from my vague memory of the old Doom 2, and even the shareware floppy demo of Doom.
As others have said, there was a lot of overestimation on hardware requirements. I recently upgraded everything but my video card, and even with a two year old video card it's running fine on the high setting.
Athlon 64 3400+
1GB 3200 DDR
NVidia Geforce4 TI4400
This game definitely has me on the edge of my seat, but it just feels more like Silent Hill or Resident Evil. Maybe it's just the graphics make Doom 3 far more immersive, but I remember just plowing through Doom 2 and not worrying about what was behind every corner.
I'm definitely not complaining. I'm loving the terror this game's immersive graphics and sound instill. But it simply isn't what I was expecting from my vague memory of the old Doom 2, and even the shareware floppy demo of Doom.
As others have said, there was a lot of overestimation on hardware requirements. I recently upgraded everything but my video card, and even with a two year old video card it's running fine on the high setting.
Athlon 64 3400+
1GB 3200 DDR
NVidia Geforce4 TI4400
08-02-04 | 10:18 PM
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Originally posted by fumanstan
As for the system requirements, as stated earlier, the game can be enjoyed with the minimum requirements. While you definitely need some heavy duty hardware to play it in all its glory, Doom 3 still looks incredibly at low detail and low resolutions. I think people are drastically overestimating the need to upgrade to play this game.
As for the system requirements, as stated earlier, the game can be enjoyed with the minimum requirements. While you definitely need some heavy duty hardware to play it in all its glory, Doom 3 still looks incredibly at low detail and low resolutions. I think people are drastically overestimating the need to upgrade to play this game.
Originally posted by coladar
As others have said, there was a lot of overestimation on hardware requirements. I recently upgraded everything but my video card, and even with a two year old video card it's running fine on the high setting.
As others have said, there was a lot of overestimation on hardware requirements. I recently upgraded everything but my video card, and even with a two year old video card it's running fine on the high setting.
P4 3.0 GHz
512 MB RAM
Mobility Radeon 9600
08-02-04 | 11:04 PM
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Originally posted by Josh Hinkle
1. There's just not a ton of buzz for PC games anymore. They still sell well, and there's still a good bit of buzz, but there's no near the amount of buzz for a big time PC release (like Doom 3) as there is for a big console release (like a GTA game).
1. There's just not a ton of buzz for PC games anymore. They still sell well, and there's still a good bit of buzz, but there's no near the amount of buzz for a big time PC release (like Doom 3) as there is for a big console release (like a GTA game).
08-02-04 | 11:34 PM
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I got a AMD 1800+, 768 MB ram, and ATI Radeon 9500.
Well, it runs. I have it set to 640x480 with most of the effects on. It's choppy once in awhile, but it's playable. It would look much nicer though if I can get the resolution higher. The game is so dark, and the atmosphere is great. I get a little annoyed switching back and forth between my weapon and the flashlight. It does the trick if you like scary games.
Well, it runs. I have it set to 640x480 with most of the effects on. It's choppy once in awhile, but it's playable. It would look much nicer though if I can get the resolution higher. The game is so dark, and the atmosphere is great. I get a little annoyed switching back and forth between my weapon and the flashlight. It does the trick if you like scary games.