Doom 3 and Screenshots

So I don’t know how far I am through this game right now, but I’m having a great time with it. There’s just so much “content” in this game, it just boggles. All of the people, and most of the items and computer consoles are interactive. You can push crates around by running into them (to somtimes gain enough height from a jump to get secret items). And there are lots of secrets and items hidden in shady corners.

The story is about UAC—some big corporation doing all sorts of cutting edge experimental stuff in their facilities on Mars. They have people working in labs and stuff, but as the story goes, they soon clear out to make way for you. Soon, things go very wrong, and aliens come to make your life ugly.

It’s your job to single-handedly run through a bunch of super exciting and fun levels, killing all the monsters in sight. The gameplay reminds me a lot of Halflife where there were fairly relaistic human interactions and story line. And also how you can sometimes get lost—not knowing where to go next, only to eventually find that switch in some room you’ve already been in several times. They do a pretty good job of making it obvious, though, just remember to look at all the computer screens. When you put your crosshair on some of them, your weapon lowers and your crosshair becomes a cursor. You can then interact with the screen, usually causing something to happen to the environment allowing you to advance to the next area…. where there are more bad dudes to waste!

All in all, this game is a freaking great time. With so much interactivity, engaging plot, and combat, one could stay interested in this game for quite some time. I just can’t wait until the linux binaries come out so I don’t have to keep rebooting into windows.

I took some screenshots for you all to check out if you haven’t seen this game yet. I know a quick search on Google will turn up plenty more than this, but I thought it appropriate to provide a few. :) Enjoy!

Saturday, August 7th, 2004 Reviews