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Digital Foundry: The NEW Doom Trilogy Console Ports: There's Good News And Bad News
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You forgot to mention that Doom 3 also lacks any multiplayer component and that Doom II doesn't have the extra "No Rest for the Living" episode that Nerve created themselves (no, the inclusion of the Master Levels don't make up for that loss).
with doom 1 I like the option to play a 35FPS, but yeah I do think that they should consider adding more options,
but it's disappointing that they couldn't even get the music sounding spot on when you can find it everywhere,
(oh and an option for roland OR adlib soundtrack would be sweet)
I guess the homebrew doom 1 on a hacked switch can beat the official port...
but it's disappointing that they couldn't even get the music sounding spot on when you can find it everywhere,
(oh and an option for roland OR adlib soundtrack would be sweet)
I guess the homebrew doom 1 on a hacked switch can beat the official port...
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And I just want to say that the original Doom 3 is still one good looking game. I ran Doom 3 on a Radeon 9700 pro as well back in the day, with an unlocked AMD Athlon XP 2700+ Thoroughbred. The dynamic lighting for the game was truly spectacular for a 2004 release, also the character models and facial animations gave Half-Life 2 a run for its money. I really love id Tech 4.
Doom 3 DFRetro is a must.
Doom 3 DFRetro is a must.
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My favorite thing about DOOM 3 was that co-op mode. It's never been put in any other version right?
Portable Doom 3 sounds soooo good. With almost no FPS games on Switch, and at that price, it could sell like crazy (note all three Dooms are already in the top 10 in the NA eShop.)
Great video, and I'd love to watch a Doom 3 deep dive!
Great video, and I'd love to watch a Doom 3 deep dive!
Correct and it's a huge bummer.
I had hope we'd at least get it on XB1 through BC which would have bumped up the resolution and smoothed out the framerate but it wasn't to be...
Out of all the issues I think the audio one is the weirdest. Doom probably has one of the most iconic signature themes in gaming. It's instantly recognisable to anyone who's played Doom for a little bit, so it seems difficult to imagine how they got through development without noticing it was wrong.
They seem to have the same conclusion as I did a couple of days ago concerning Doom 3. For people in their teens this might sound strange, but this is still kind of amazing to me. :)
Has Bethesda said anything about the state of Doom 1 + 2? Any chance some of these issues will be patched?
It sounds like the music being slower is because of a sample rate mismatch: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...ade_a_quick_and_dirty_video_explaining_whats/
There's mods for the original (non bfg) doom 3 to play coop though.
I believe it was a specially made campaign on Xbox though. It's been a long time so I don't remember.
The rumor is that Nightdive is doing it. I don't have any worries if it they do.
Yes, please make that Doom 3 DF Retro, Dark1x ! This analysis was fantastic as always and my greedy ass wants more quality content.
It was a one of a kind experience in that regard. You know how you dont really have a single game today thats the best looking in a clear manner. Doom 3 when it was unveiled at E3 2002 was the best. There was no opinion or maybe or ifs. It was simply something that didnt seem possible. It was Carmack's genius firing on all cylinders.
The game should have been remembered by history the same way Crysis was. The trifecta of 2004, Far Cry, Doom and Half Life really was a sight to behold. The absolute bleeding edge of technology from multiple angles was covered by these three titans
I get the feeling that wanting to release all three games simultaniously on Dooms birthday (?) on all platforms put a strain on Nerve... Let's hope they get the time to fix it.
Man, this is sad, and on top of that an additionally poor showing if you see Panic Buttons' D3 coming out the same day, a far, far more demanding and impressive game being so much better ported.
I love Doom to death and I have tons of fun playing it on Switch, but damn, what an embarassing turnout.
I love Doom to death and I have tons of fun playing it on Switch, but damn, what an embarassing turnout.
I'll watch them once I get home, but good to know that at least Doom 3 is in good shape. Question: are the XBLA version better than these new ones?
According to DF themselves, the XBLA versions are the best ports out there still. The only issue is if you did not have them downloaded and it pushes these worse ones.
They have no excuse for Doom 1&2 when this guy ported chocolate doom to switch in 45 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Dv32-PoU4
And these fans ported GzDoom to switch themselves https://gbatemp.net/threads/gzdoom-for-switch.538010/
For real when fans are pulling this off themselves while an actual developer with a staff and full access to the necessary tools is putting this shit out, it makes you wonder
And yes I would quite like a D3 retro Dark1x
And these fans ported GzDoom to switch themselves https://gbatemp.net/threads/gzdoom-for-switch.538010/
For real when fans are pulling this off themselves while an actual developer with a staff and full access to the necessary tools is putting this shit out, it makes you wonder
And yes I would quite like a D3 retro Dark1x
Surprised John didn't mention Doom & Doom 2's HD Rumble support. It's not a revelation, but it's a neat addition that adds a bit to the experience.
Absolutely agree about these 3 games. I upgraded to a Radeon 9700 Pro (I think it was anyway, my memory!) at the start of 2004 to play Far Cry and my mind was well and truly blown. Such visuals! Such open ended gameplay! Astonishing. And then the release for Doom 3 rolled around and I was so excited and when I finally got to buy it on release day...holy shit, it blew my mind again. The atmosphere! The lighting! The graphics! It couldn't be bettered. No game could improve on this, surely? And then Half Life 2 released and blew my mind yet again with the stuff it did visually and with physics. All three remain up there as some of my favourite ever games, truly a hell of a year for PC gaming.
Playing through Doom 3 on PS4 is wonderful, it looks and plays fantastically well, still has bags of atmosphere.
Well, in terms of official ports perhaps. There are better versions, though
