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Kotoski
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I don't know who copied who first, but Doom 3 seems like Half-Life with better graphics and IQ; you travel to a research facility when something goes wrong and most of the people who were in the facility are either dead or have turned to monsters. When talking to the scientists I couldn't help myself but expect them to call me Gordon Freeman.
As far as graphics, they are probably great. Having a new computer with a low end graphics card (3.2GHZ, ATI 9200 Radeon) I found myself comfortable at 800x600 with medium detail. This was a bit of a problem because my LCD's natural resolution is at 1280x1024.
Overall, I have played this game at night (just like Id recommended) with the sound up and got myself scared many times. However after three hours passed, although I was still a bit scared whenever a monster jumped at me, I realized that it wont REALLY get any different than this. But hey, this is a first person shooter so maybe it shouldn't. The one part that gets me down is that so much hype has been created over the graphics of this game, why not put a little more content into it instead of monster pops out and you shoot!
A quick last note, ATI's X800 XT pulled an average of about 40-something average FPS at a 1600x1200 resolution with high detail, nVidia's 6800 Ultra pulled out about 50-something. There is an Ultra detail that was not shown in the tests because 40 FPS is playable but anything below will be choppy. Considering that the X800 XT is a brand new card and will only be fully available by fall 2004, the hype of Doom 3's graphics isn't very interesting if you cannot experience those graphics for yourself. Ask yourself, will it be worth it spending $500 on a graphics card (that is if you already have a PCIe system) just to play Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 at a good quality? For those hard core gamers out there, the answer is absolutely! For people on a budget like me who want their computer to still be able to access the net normally in three years, the answer is no. I'll have to wait three years for a new computer or an inexpensive graphics upgrade that will let me play this game as it should be played, with high resolution and ultra detail. Overall, I give Doom 3 an mid ranged 3 out of 5.
As far as graphics, they are probably great. Having a new computer with a low end graphics card (3.2GHZ, ATI 9200 Radeon) I found myself comfortable at 800x600 with medium detail. This was a bit of a problem because my LCD's natural resolution is at 1280x1024.
Overall, I have played this game at night (just like Id recommended) with the sound up and got myself scared many times. However after three hours passed, although I was still a bit scared whenever a monster jumped at me, I realized that it wont REALLY get any different than this. But hey, this is a first person shooter so maybe it shouldn't. The one part that gets me down is that so much hype has been created over the graphics of this game, why not put a little more content into it instead of monster pops out and you shoot!
A quick last note, ATI's X800 XT pulled an average of about 40-something average FPS at a 1600x1200 resolution with high detail, nVidia's 6800 Ultra pulled out about 50-something. There is an Ultra detail that was not shown in the tests because 40 FPS is playable but anything below will be choppy. Considering that the X800 XT is a brand new card and will only be fully available by fall 2004, the hype of Doom 3's graphics isn't very interesting if you cannot experience those graphics for yourself. Ask yourself, will it be worth it spending $500 on a graphics card (that is if you already have a PCIe system) just to play Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 at a good quality? For those hard core gamers out there, the answer is absolutely! For people on a budget like me who want their computer to still be able to access the net normally in three years, the answer is no. I'll have to wait three years for a new computer or an inexpensive graphics upgrade that will let me play this game as it should be played, with high resolution and ultra detail. Overall, I give Doom 3 an mid ranged 3 out of 5.
