The DOOM 3 Xbox Collectors Edition case...

[GrayFox]

Well, it seems so long since I beat Doom 3, but, hopefully everyone now gets to enjoy it.

But damn, it seems like everyone is going nuts over this release. I can't even imagine when Half-Life 2 ever gets released for consoles.

[Jasoco]

Fricking SWEET!

[s1lence]

Yeah, I got to go pick up my copy from EB. Sounds like it is going to be good, if I can just put down halo 2.

[Jasoco]

I put down Halo 2 6 months ago.

[klausien]

Doom 3 Collector's Edition = Perfect CE

The case is sweet, but i especially love the fact that the CE extras are on the same disc as the game. Badass.

[Jasoco]

I've been playing for a few hours now and I can honestly say I am enjoying this more than Halo and Halo 2. The guys at id are geniuses. And damn, the enemies are persistent now. The newest enemy I met has a chainsaw (Well, not anymore, I have it now.) And before that I met the Cacodemons for the first time. They not be red no more.

[Richter]

damn, these evil marine dudes are f***'n brutal. They waste no time on unloading some ammo on you x.Xl

[Sotenga]

Ho-lee crap. This is NOT my daddy's Doom. I'm still getting used to Imps appearing from practically out of nowhere, but thankfully, the damage that I take seems to not be as bad as it could be. Then again, all I've really had to deal with so far are standard zombies, Imps, marine zombies, and the occasional flaming zombie here and there. I'm also getting used to how little ammunition there is. In Doom and Doom 2, ammo clips and shotgun shells were practically given out like candy. But here, I actually have to conserve my ammo. I am expecting even greater challenges to come... bring it ON, you freaking sons of Satan.

[Jasoco]

I'll say one thing, I liked it when weapons didn't need to be loaded. Those were the days. Especially the Shotgun. Only 8 rounds, and it takes forever to load and it only runs out when you're fighting fast enemies so they are right in your face as you start to refil so you shoot off onme of the two you just put in and have to refill again, and have to shoot again and have to start refilling again and you get the idea.

No BFG yet. Can't wait to see what it looks like.

Edit: Crap. I think I just met the Arch Viles.. Not sure. They teleported in and shot fire waves across the ground. Not sure. Gotta look it up.

Yep. It was an Arch-Vile alright.

[Putney]

You guys pushed me over the edge on this one Not only am I a sucker for anything "Collector's Edition", the damn sexy metal box looked too nice with Halo 2 LE and SC Chaos Theory LE to pass up.

Only played for about an hour because of school work to get done, but so far it's been great. Although I would have loved to have had online play for Doom/Doom 2...friend of mine and I wasted a good deal of high school hours on direct modem connection deathmatches

[Jasoco]

Sad a few of my closest friends didn't like this game. Bah to them I say. They're spoiled by Halo and Half-Life. One of them was barely 4 years old when the first one came out, so what does HE know?

Bah I say. This FPS ranks second right behind Serious Sam on the Xbox for me. Mega fun. Mega scary. (Sometimes.) And aside from some quirks, super awesome looking. The graphics are amazing on the Xbox here.

Also, I wish I had a surround sound system in here.

And when a floor panel pops out of the floor and an Imp crawls out, be ready to send him right back under the floor boards.

[Jasoco]

I just used a Teleporter for the first time. (They don't use them gratuitous in this game anymore. Which is good actually. In D3 it's an experimental technology rather than a "let's throw it in everywhere and make it like it's used all the time" thing.)

And well.. Bloody Hell. That's what it is. During the four seconds you are teleporting, it's like travelling through a bloody hell intestine. Yikes!

[SoulBlazer]

I'm glad everyone is enjoying this good game that I got and beat six months ago.

[omnedon]

I used to be a PC snob too.

I don't miss rebuilding my PC every 6 months or so one little bit. :P


I know it would look better on a tricked out PC, but my carpal tunnel that Quake 1 ad 2 online gave me thanks me for switching back to consoles for gaming.

[Jasoco]

Holy Hell. I'm getting closer.

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The level I'm on is covered in blood writing and I keep seeing enemies where there aren't any. He's playing tricks on my mind!


Edit: I have made it to Hell. This is like something out of a movie. It's amazing what is happening here!

[SoulBlazer]

Yeah, that's where the game REALLY gets freaky.

I will have to pick up the expansion pack they released this week for my Doom 3 PC version (and despite what everyone said, the game ran just fine on my 2-3 year old PC). Is that expansion in the XBox version as well?

How are you finding the controls? Easy for the PC version -- keyboard to jump and look around and move, left button to fire, right button to select things, scroll wheel to change weapons.

[Jasoco]

I can adjust to a PC Keyboard layout just as easily as I adjust to the Xbox controller. Actually, I'm finding it quite easy. Ever since Halo redefined the way we move with the controllers, I can play any FPS, Even the original DOOM games I havve set to the same control scheme. And if I ever go back to a keyboard, I may try the same setup. (The setup I mean is left stick to move forward and back and strafe. Right stick to turn and look up/down. Vs. left stick to move and turn, right to strafe and look.)

Some parts of Hell seem to remind me of some levels of Serious Sam or Max Payne 1+2. Most notably the later warped/drug induced levels.

[Sotenga]

I got good news!

Wraiths and Cacodemons are now new threats, the number of Imps are increasing by a grand deal, I'm hearing more whispering and disembodied laughter, and I get the feeling that I will be in a huge bunch of trouble... yes, even more trouble than I'm already in.

... but what's the good news??!?

I just saved a bunch of ammo by switching to Chainsaw.

I am so freaking sorry for the overused Geico line, couldn't resist, please spare me.

[Jasoco]

I just saved a bunch of ammo by switching to Chainsaw.

I am so freaking sorry for the overused Geico line, couldn't resist, please spare me.

I beat Hell and am now back to the base. Yeah, I am on Easy, but damn is it still hard. In time I'll probably be able to beat this on Hard like I can now beat the originals on the third or fourth difficulty, but for now, Easy it is.

I really really wish I could find the "They stole my baby..." part. The people at DoomWorld Forums say it's in Alpha base somewhere. It's in one of the "Icons" videos. He walks down a corridor and has a vision where everything turns red and a woman says "They stole my baby..." then footsteps lead you to a locker with ammo. I want to FIND THAT!!

[Richter]

I beat Hell and am now back to the base. Yeah, I am on Easy, but damn is it still hard. In time I'll probably be able to beat this on Hard like I can now beat the originals on the third or fourth difficulty, but for now, Easy it is.

whoa, i jumped straight into Hard mode. thought Easy would be just that......easy x.x