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I haven't played it yet, but I really enjoyed the original Doom, and I am encouraged by how much of the original design philosphy stayed intact in the new insta
by qwertyuiop924 10y ago
I haven't played it yet, but I really enjoyed the original Doom, and I am encouraged by how much of the original design philosphy stayed intact in the new installment (medkits+glory kills encourage you to stay on the on the offensive and on the move, minimal hitscan weaponry and smart enemy design discourage just staying in cover, keys and secret powerups encourage exploration, and there's still Carmack's story mentality ("story in a game is like story in a porn movie - it's expected to be there, but it's not that important"))
OTOH, given that I already have the original doom, is the new one really worth it? I mean, it's good, but it's not exactly going to beat the original at it's own game...
- badlogic 10y agoI had the same reservations as you, especially after DOOM 3. But DOOM 2016 feels like an updated version of 90ies DOOM I grew up with. It is indeed perfect (in single player mode) and evokes the same feelings I had as a kid.
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoOkay. Now I'll just have to, you know, actually find a way to play it :-D.
- cgvgffyv 10y agohttp://lg.io/2015/07/05/revised-and-much-faster-run-your-own-highend-cloud-gaming-service-on-ec2.html http://lg.io/2015/07/05/revised-and-much-faster-run-your-own...
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoI don't have the ping :-(.
- cgvgffyv 10y agoI thought it wouldn't work either, but I could play Portal just fine from the UK off an instance in North Virginia (150ms ping). Granted, Portal ain't exactly fast-paced, but still.
- speeder 10y agoSeriously, even the doom 1 automap is there, even the hotkey is the same. (Also, same rules: demons don't respawn, so if you saw that glowing armour poweup in some crazy ledge, you have "infinite" time running around the map like a headless chickeb trying to figure how wtf to get there)