Haha how is this ID's fault?
By making a total shit remastering in the first place.
Haha how is this ID's fault?
There's a nice small color manual and a keyboard reference card, it's nice enough I guess, you don't need much more for Doom 3.No decent manual either I take it? I know Valve didn't bother with Half Life 2, or not for very long actually. Come to think of it, I guess they were leading the "ditch manuals!" initiative all along, though in their case they were actively going digital and their games weren't exactly so complicated they NEEDED them, not until Dota 2 anyway.
Another weird thing: they don't sell Final Doom individually. Of all the games to do it with, at least Doom 3 has the excuse of a newer version, but this isn't even bundled with BFG unlike Doom 1/2.
I didn't say it could be avoided, I said it was their fault.id wouldn't exist today if they hadn't; RAGE would have ended them. Before you say, "okay so not Bethesda then!" Well, who else is there?
Activision? EA?
Now that's just ridiculous.Holy shit @ those comparison pics
Jesus!
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I only see one comparison shot and the difference doesn't seem great considering one is more close up so the wall textures could be the same but look better further away...
Taking a closer look: to be honest, wanting a series like Call of Duty to collapse may be the most justified case of wanting such a thing to happen to a series you never cared about. It's not even a case of "how dare people like what I don't like?", hell, you can LOVE it but recognize it's become a problem with nearly every major developer seeing this audience and going after them, at least partially, at the expense of those who don't need constant action/instant gratification in their games. Should CoD collapse it could potentially invoke a revolution in the industry, although for better or worse is anybody's guess.
id wouldn't exist today if they hadn't; RAGE would have ended them. Before you say, "okay so not Bethesda then!" Well, who else is there?
Activision? EA?
Yes indeed. It's such a shame to see id of all people be hit by this phenomenon of publisher influencing trying to chase CoD.
Why wouldn't they?I'm confused. Did anyone expected Bethesda to offer two versions of the same game on Steam for sale?
By making a total shit remastering in the first place.
Honestly, I've enjoyed it too, but it's FAR from what I want from every damn game, especially as games like Dark Souls or Bioshock are far more entertaining for me. It's like seeing burgers do well and every business deciding they MUST sell burgers! Even though quite a few people would rather have subs, burritos, maybe even pasta way more from a food joint.I won't be the one to say CoD sucks, as for what it does, it's pretty good. But, it sets a precedent for other studios to follow that may not want to create the same type of game, and get negative comparisons as a result.
It's not shit...just not a complete upgrade.
Great read. It seems you are right. Though never addressed specifically, in all reality iD(and everyone else) has to live in a CoD era.
You were absolutely right. Thanks for mentioning it. What specifically does Dark Mod do that draws you towards it? I've never seen it myself.
No graphical options, no subtitles, brightened the game, can use flash light anytime, no dynamic lighting off the light. They ripped the atmosphere out of a game that was all about atmosphere and left a sloppy seconds PC port.
Because eight years and two months was the golden purchase period for you?
To be clear, if one previously purchased DOOM III, can it be downloaded individually from the BFG edition (especially if I don't buy the remake)?
If you don't buy BFG? Absolutely.To be clear, if one previously purchased DOOM III, can it be downloaded individually from the BFG edition (especially if I don't buy the remake)?
It's more the principle of the thing, and it tends to be one of the disadvantages of digital. Though admittedly this IS a unique case, usually the worst we get is something like Plants vs Zombies replacing some visuals due to rights problems, not a wholly distinct versions with significant enough differences.But with that said isn't the whole point of this thread a bit overblown?
I'd imagine that any pc gamer who wanted the og game would have it by now.
Not being able to buy it sucks but I doubt it's really going to affect the titles sales at this point.
I don't like it for the same reason I don't like that George Lucas is hiding the original versions of Star Wars in some bunker somewhere.But with that said isn't the whole point of this thread a bit overblown?
I'd imagine that any pc gamer who wanted the og game would have it by now.
Not being able to buy it sucks but I doubt it's really going to affect the titles sales at this point.
I only see one comparison shot and the difference doesn't seem great considering one is more close up so the wall textures could be the same but look better further away...
I wish I could pay Geroge Lucas a mere 99$ to get the original versions of Star Wars.I don't like it for the same reason I don't think that George Lucas is hiding the original versions of Star Wars in some bunker somewhere.
It's very reminiscent of Thief 2; fan made missions, so not all of them are that great. It looks really awesome and controls almost identically like Thief. Leans (even forward) , crouching/walking speeds, all the arrows, great atmosphere/sound, etc. It may be a bit lackluster regarding story, but there are a few really solid missions available. I don't think it's necessarily trying to maintain/explore Thief lore, rather just captures the feeling of playing the games incredibly well.
Plants vs Zombies replacing some visuals due to rights problems
Well, immediately after anyway. After a few years pass I don't see that kind of thing being THAT bad, though this does highlight the unique nature of patchable PC games keeping you from having that unique version.Having Thriller-era Michael Jackson as a zombie is a harmless joke while he's still alive, but a rather more tasteless one after he's died.
Even worse, some games have literally been replaced. Not only can you not buy the original versions of Broken Sword, if you already had did, you can't get them.
That's missing the point, you have to buy those.You can on GOG.
This is actually a really good reason for why it's nice to have GOG as a supplementary source for DD purchases. At worst you'll still have the installer you downloaded, but in cases like this you get BOTH versions, even if it's the original as an extra with the Director's Cut. It's the annoying thing with Steam, if a game updates it updates, and there's nothing you can do about it, even the forcing off of auto patching seems to only apply to background downloads, not allowing a game to stay in the same state to not mess things up as it'll just attempt patching then.That's missing the point, you have to buy those.
I think the only reason, and it really is the only reason that I didn't pick up BFG edition is that it didn't have the Xbox co-op. I had a lot of fun with that upon original release and I'd love to play it with my brother, but I can't. O well.
Well, mods are a bit more complicated, but not getting that co-op in is insane.
I was referring to mods that added co-op on PC. There will probably never be any way to play co-op in BFG edition.
Well, isn't Carmack and id releasing the source for the game? Who knows what will happen after that.
I don't think anyone gives a shit.
this is only condoning piracy. Bad move ID. The harder you make to download the original the worse it is for people who enjoyed the original incarnation.
Without trying to devolve into a circlejerk, they're completely different games. Like, you have to physically push your eyeballs back into your skull after seeing modded Doom 3 shots.The people who can't mod the original D3 might give a shit. It's crazy how good the og D3 looks(modded) in comparison to the new BFG edition.
I can make this same exact statement in regards to way too many other games.Doom III was a superb 8 to 10 hour game...that was needlessly and tediously stretched to 15+ hours.
Isn't Doom 3 an open source title now? I'm not the most technical person, but surely you could just download that from github or wherever, compile and play?
With the coming release of BFG as a purel business point of view it seems pretty redundant to offer both titles.