People say a range of babble about this subject "You can't compare them, they're different games!" is among the dumbest. That's like "You can't compare the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and the Matrix, their different movies!"
At heart, they are both (attempting in one case) epic action adventure movies.
Just like Doom 3 and Halflife 2 attempt to be entertaining action first person shooters!
They are comparable! Whoop de la shit!
As far as technology goes, I like the lighting in Doom 3 (I've played them both to completion and beyond!), it's quite an accomplishment in my opinion. And Doom 3 also has a lot of things going for it, atmosphere is good...design of robots...er...beyond that I think the art direction was sort of dumb (Think an Iron Maiden album cover, quite stupid)
And EVERYONE IS FORGETTING, THE BEST GAMES AROUND NOW HAVE DATED GRAPHICS! So phooeey!
Half-life 2 has an incredible physics and materials system, the first even near it's caliber. Which alone sets it apart. In addition to that, the clevor story (If you can't find it, yer dumb. PLain as day!), great art direction and capable engine (It's not perfect, who cares. It's fun and varried) the list goes on.
I just find that Doom 3 is really just a REAL pretty game with no actual gameplay innovations or originality, and HalfLife 2's setting its sights higher then just that.
Don't call me a fanboy, please! I like all kinds of games, I just want people to actually talk about this with valid points and not just go Doom 3 > Halflife 2, or The Doom Marine would kick that pansy scientist's ass! Even though the Doom bullet-sponge can't find his own ass!
See what I mean? It's real mean out there!
At heart, they are both (attempting in one case) epic action adventure movies.
Just like Doom 3 and Halflife 2 attempt to be entertaining action first person shooters!
They are comparable! Whoop de la shit!
As far as technology goes, I like the lighting in Doom 3 (I've played them both to completion and beyond!), it's quite an accomplishment in my opinion. And Doom 3 also has a lot of things going for it, atmosphere is good...design of robots...er...beyond that I think the art direction was sort of dumb (Think an Iron Maiden album cover, quite stupid)
And EVERYONE IS FORGETTING, THE BEST GAMES AROUND NOW HAVE DATED GRAPHICS! So phooeey!
Half-life 2 has an incredible physics and materials system, the first even near it's caliber. Which alone sets it apart. In addition to that, the clevor story (If you can't find it, yer dumb. PLain as day!), great art direction and capable engine (It's not perfect, who cares. It's fun and varried) the list goes on.
I just find that Doom 3 is really just a REAL pretty game with no actual gameplay innovations or originality, and HalfLife 2's setting its sights higher then just that.
Don't call me a fanboy, please! I like all kinds of games, I just want people to actually talk about this with valid points and not just go Doom 3 > Halflife 2, or The Doom Marine would kick that pansy scientist's ass! Even though the Doom bullet-sponge can't find his own ass!
See what I mean? It's real mean out there!
