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May 11, 2016 15:11
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Arivia posted:Is current id the UAC and the id where Carmack killed a cat Hell breaking loose? Id died when john romero left and romero is the last true american hero left on the planet, his legacy will stand beside the greats like ernest hemingway. Carmack was a hero too but he fell to the dark side. Romero is basically doom guy.
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May 11, 2016 15:17
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Arivia posted:Is current id the UAC and the id where Carmack killed a cat Hell breaking loose? RIP Mitzi
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May 11, 2016 15:21
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Beastie posted:I'm in a weird spot because I'm planning on buying it with the first paycheck I get from my new job and I've been hyping myself up for two weeks now. I was thinking about what you said and as long as it's not broken I'll still get it. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3763691 Doom thread
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May 11, 2016 15:22
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Beastie posted:I'm in a weird spot because I'm planning on buying it with the first paycheck I get from my new job and I've been hyping myself up for two weeks now. I was thinking about what you said and as long as it's not broken I'll still get it. nexus6 posted:The DO4M thread is full on Imp Zone Be prepared before you step in there, though.
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May 11, 2016 15:27
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Beastie posted:They didn't give out any review copies of Do4m so that's a pretty good indication of garbage.
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May 11, 2016 15:31
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The Kins posted:They did the same thing with Wolfenstein The New Order, and Fallout 4's embargo expired just 24 hours before launch. You can probably attribute this to Bethesda's PR and marketing teams being inexplicably bad at the parts of their jobs that don't involve covering every second bus stop with posters for their games. Yep. In fact, Wolfenstein had a similar problem in that they didn't show any gameplay footage until the 11th hour, then the devs just did a rough warts n' all gameplay stream, about two hours of it, and it looked loving great. Bethesda seem to put vastly more stock in manufactured marketing over actually showing the product, even when it's good enough to just sell itself. To be fair, there are actually good tech reasons why reviews should wait til post-launch here. Two thirds of the game (it's basically three games on one disc by three different studios, sharing art assets) are online-centric, and even the singleplayer has some asynchronous online elements, apparently. But still, it's a daft situation. That new gameplay video above only exists because a Youtuber just visited the offices and they let him walk out with some raw footage.
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May 11, 2016 15:39
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Dominic White posted:even the singleplayer has some asynchronous online elements, apparently. I have no idea what this entails but in my fantasies I can hope for Dark Souls invasions or leaving notes/deathcams or whatever
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May 11, 2016 15:58
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Dominic White posted:Yep. In fact, Wolfenstein had a similar problem in that they didn't show any gameplay footage until the 11th hour, then the devs just did a rough warts n' all gameplay stream, about two hours of it, and it looked loving great. Bethesda seem to put vastly more stock in manufactured marketing over actually showing the product, even when it's good enough to just sell itself. Eh... the multiplayer doesn't need to be reviewed early because we already got to play a beta demo of it. That's a bad reason to hold back reviews. As for SnapMap, we already know its fantastic, and calling it a third of the game is disingenuous. The question everybody wants to know is, "is the singleplayer poo poo or not?" which is exactly what early review copies could provide. Their not doing that casts doubt and makes it seem like they're trying to sell the game on pre-order bonuses before people find out what its really like. The game looked really slow for the longest time, and to this day the only footage we've ever seen of it played properly on a PC comes from an off-screen cam recording at an NVIDIA event where some nvidia guys actually play with mouse and keyboard and always-run, and the game actually looked pretty fun. For some reason Bethesda have exclusively marketed the game with CG and short jump-cut trailers of console play, which makes it feel like they have absolutely no confidence in Doom, but I think really their marketing department is just completely out of touch and moronic.
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May 11, 2016 15:59
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Dominic White posted:That new gameplay video above only exists because a Youtuber just visited the offices and they let him walk out with some raw footage. So...just like the original Doom then? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65xJfVkiaI
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May 11, 2016 16:04
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Glagha posted:I have no idea what this entails but in my fantasies I can hope for Dark Souls invasions or leaving notes/deathcams or whatever Not sure how deep it goes, but they did mention that you'll see helmets left behind where people on your friends list died during the campaign, and maybe they can be collected for some kind of bonus? It's probably not going to be too much, but at least they're making some effort.
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May 11, 2016 16:17
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nexus6 posted:The DO4M thread is full on Imp Zone Isn't that the whole point of Doom anyway?
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May 11, 2016 16:26
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It ain't the imp zone its the D! Zone
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May 11, 2016 16:28
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Zaphod42 posted:It ain't the imp zone its the D! Zone "Come in and get the D!"
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May 11, 2016 17:06
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what's the deal with the "Doom OR Doom II' in D!Zone. like could you play the Doom 2 wads with just the registered Doom 1? idgi
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May 11, 2016 17:19
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my bony fealty posted:what's the deal with the "Doom OR Doom II' in D!Zone. like could you play the Doom 2 wads with just the registered Doom 1? idgi I think it's poorly worded, and actually refers to the fact that even if you have one of the two games, you'll still get
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May 11, 2016 17:46
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Oh man, I've still got a D!Zone CD at my parents' house. Can't wait to get it and fire that sucker up
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May 11, 2016 17:50
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Zaphod42 posted:It ain't the imp zone its the D! Zone
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May 11, 2016 17:58
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:I think it's poorly worded, and actually refers to the fact that even if you have one of the two games, you'll still get dang, that's unacceptable, I demand nothing but pristine clarity from my trash wad dump disks. on an unrelated note, this is the best 1024 wad I've played, may have been posted before but everyone should check it out! https://www.doomworld.com/vb/wads-mods/85755-rf1024/ played through it with its default guns (pretty difficult) and then again with Trailblazer (hilariously easy, whole thing took about 30 minutes). don't miss map 32.
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May 11, 2016 18:06
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Zaphod42 posted:It ain't the imp zone its the D! Zone
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May 11, 2016 19:05
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my bony fealty posted:dang, that's unacceptable, I demand nothing but pristine clarity from my trash wad dump disks. rt1024 is really good and the only 1024 wad I haven't hated. I'm also really enjoying Ancient Aliens. The difficulty so far has been pretty on par with Valiant on UV. Pretty challenging. It's been fun to replay each map on ITYTD. I can't wait to replay it with Demonsteele or some other wacky mod.
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May 11, 2016 22:29
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Oh snap, that is some offensively bad level design. 
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May 11, 2016 22:31
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Zaphod42 posted:Oh snap, that is some offensively bad level design. And also the only time youtube annotations have ever been good
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May 11, 2016 23:04
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Convex posted:And also the only time youtube annotations have ever been good There seems to be a bunch of different accounts with D!Zone video playthroughs and similar annotations. It's kind of weird, but they're hilarious so I'm watching them all anyway.
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May 11, 2016 23:50
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MUCH better direct-feed version of that Nvidia Doom 4 footage. Switch up if you can for full 1080p/60fps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anrvBD4aTGY Now it doesn't look like the player is vibrating like they're sitting on a washing machine. It also looks really fast compared to just about any modern FPS and the melee finishers seem to flow more naturally when they're not being actively showcased. Edit: I just realized that a large part of why the movement speed feels so much higher is because they've cranked up the FPS a shitton. When the player opens a door, the view zooms waaaaay in. Edit 2: Yep, FOV 120. I usually play FPS's at 85-90. Dominic White fucked around with this message at 00:09 on May 12, 2016 |
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May 11, 2016 23:59
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Ball Cupper posted:Oh man, I've still got a D!Zone CD at my parents' house. Can't wait to get it and fire that sucker up Why wait? LOL NEVER MIND, it doesn't mount the disk correctly but DOES contain someone's copies of Doom and Doom 2 And if you just can't get enough doom shovelware disks, https://archive.org/details/doom-cds I gotta say though... the front end they were running is actually pretty nice. Keiya fucked around with this message at 00:14 on May 12, 2016 |
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May 12, 2016 00:01
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Convex posted:And also the only time youtube annotations have ever been good Note to self: actually check what you're saying is still true before saying it (I mean, there's a superfluous "the", but otherwise)
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May 12, 2016 00:27
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Dominic White posted:MUCH better direct-feed version of that Nvidia Doom 4 footage. Switch up if you can for full 1080p/60fps: This looks slick as hell and retains the Doomiest thing; Doomguy still runs at something like 30 mph, so that's good.
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May 12, 2016 02:05
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I know this isn't the official DO4M thread, but the actual official one scares me. Anyway, doesn't it unlock tonight in NZ and you can unlock it early with a VPN? Unlucky7 fucked around with this message at 02:36 on May 12, 2016 |
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May 12, 2016 02:24
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Go down a hallway shooting monsters directly in front of you and then get locked into a room where you have to kill everything. At least the rooms seem to use some height variation.
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May 12, 2016 02:43
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Unlucky7 posted:I know this isn't the official DO4M thread, but the actual official one scares me. That thread is a horrorshow. There might be some real genre sticklers around here, but at least folks seem to be hoping for things to turn out good. Don't think it's unlocking for anyone until the 13th, US time. I'm currently between jobs so can't justify buying it right now (I figure I've waited 12 years, an extra couple weeks won't kill me), but I am trying to rent the PS4 version at/near launch at least. It looks pretty solid graphics/performance-wise.
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May 12, 2016 02:45
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How long before someone just redoes the entire game in Doom 2 / GZDoom?
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May 12, 2016 02:56
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:How long before someone just redoes the entire game in Doom 2 / GZDoom? I'd give it a month at most. There's already a weapons mod, and the editor on PC will let players snap sprite sheets of the new monsters easily. I notice there's basic coloured primitive blocks, so you can easily put a monster against a solid white backdrop and light it neutrally. Dominic White fucked around with this message at 03:40 on May 12, 2016 |
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May 12, 2016 03:28
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Doom 4 looks dope. All of you whining about it are a bunch of nerd grognards  It seems to play a lot like Quake, really, which I guess is not surprising considering Quake is basically "Doom but you can jump and swim" Edit: is that Admiral Hackett I hear on the com? 
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May 12, 2016 03:55
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Maybe I'm just getting old, but how do you even see all the monsters in that HDR scenery? There's no good silhouettes. Maybe it's easier to follow when you're actually playing.
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May 12, 2016 04:24
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I'm contemplating pre-ordering it, honestly. Steam offers The Old Blood for free (though I didn't see an option to buy it when I went to its store page last night - seems it's there now, at least), while GamersGate (no relation to the group - also, I don't recall ever signing up for this service, yet they keep sending me e-mails...) is offering Doom 3 BFG Edition (ie: No Rest for the Living). I'm not sure which is the better option. I've played NRFTL before (ripped it out of the XBLA version of Doom 2 I bought, manually, which was... interesting), though having it accessible through GZDoom's IWAD selector would be nice. Shadow Hog fucked around with this message at 04:28 on May 12, 2016 |
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May 12, 2016 04:25
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Shadow Hog posted:I've played NRFTL before (ripped it out of the XBLA version of Doom 2 I bought, manually, which was... interesting), though having it accessible through GZDoom's IWAD selector would be nice. 
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May 12, 2016 05:39
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MasterSlowPoke posted:Maybe I'm just getting old, but how do you even see all the monsters in that HDR scenery? There's no good silhouettes. Maybe it's easier to follow when you're actually playing. Yeah it should be easier when you're actually playing, and there's some good color variety which should make things pop more in some areas, but that overall is a problem with games increasing in visual fidelity. Doom 4 looks amazing, but it can be pretty hard to parse the images in a hurry. I don't think it'll be too bad though. Shadow Hog posted:I'm contemplating pre-ordering it, honestly. Steam offers The Old Blood for free (though I didn't see an option to buy it when I went to its store page last night - seems it's there now, at least), while GamersGate (no relation to the group - also, I don't recall ever signing up for this service, yet they keep sending me e-mails...) is offering Doom 3 BFG Edition (ie: No Rest for the Living). I'm not sure which is the better option. I held off until now, but I went ahead and pulled the trigger. I've already written off the multi, but the single player has some potential and SnapMap looks so cool that it could end up providing dozens of hours of fun on its own. I also haven't gotten The Old Blood yet so hey, free bonus. Most of the footage we've seen of the game looks pretty tame and disappointing, but then Nvidia went and snuck out two videos of the game actually being played on a PC with always-run turned on and surprise loving surprise, it looks way better.
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May 12, 2016 05:43
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Ended up doing it from GMG, if only because they have a 20% off coupon right now that drops the game to $48, which is only a little over the gaming budget I have spare right now (though payday is in less than a week, so whatever). And they're also offering Doom 3 BFG Edition, so. Sorry Old Blood, you'll probably be better off waiting until I actually play that copy of The New Order I bought during a Steam sale.
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May 12, 2016 07:37
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I've been playing Shadow Warrior (2013) since I got it in the Humble Bundle a while back and, man, after getting over that initial 30-45 minute hump where you have no powers, your revolver sucks, and you're just sort of flailing at squirrely enemies, I am really surprised by this game. It's gotten me a lot more excited for the prospects of Shadow Warrior 2. That being said, did anybody else feel like this game loving drags on and on? I think the biggest problem is that you're fighting the same 5 or 6 enemy types over. And over. And over again. By the end of the game, it seemed like Flying Wild Hog's approach to designing setpieces was, "Okay, so we gave you two Warlords and a bunch of lesser demons last room, so let's do a Warlord, a Berserker, and a bunch of lesser demons this room, and then two Berserkers and a bunch of lesser demons after that." The game's already long enough as it is, so I'm not sure why it feels like they were trying to pad it even more. Still, it's fundamentally really fun and the banter between Hoji and Wang is actually endearing. But holy cow. Shadow Hog posted:Ended up doing it from GMG, if only because they have a 20% off coupon right now that drops the game to $48, which is only a little over the gaming budget I have spare right now (though payday is in less than a week, so whatever). And they're also offering Doom 3 BFG Edition, so. I ended up getting it on Steam because both TNO and The Old Blood have been on my wishlist for a long time now, and I've noticed that those two games haven't been getting discounted very much during the Steam sales. I still haven't bought TNO but, hey, The Old Blood is supposed to be a prequel, right? Cream-of-Plenty fucked around with this message at 08:20 on May 12, 2016 |
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