Doom 3 For X-box

SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
edited April 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Screens!</div> For those who care, Doom 3 is coming to X-Box now. And holy crap, new screenshots, this time in-game!! So they ARE making a game with the engine, after all!

Go to <a href='http://media.xbox.gamespy.com/media/482/482119/imgs_1.html?fromint=1' target='_blank'>Gamespy's collection</a> and look at them.

EDIT: <a href='http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/doom3/screenindex.html' target='_blank'>Gamespot also has some.</a>

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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Nice! *Grabs shotgun*
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    I don't think this is news, if I remember correctly, there was word that the X-Box version will have Co-op, and not the PC.
  • Boy_who_lost_his_wingsBoy_who_lost_his_wings Join Date: 2003-12-03 Member: 23924Banned
    i so hope they remake e1m1
  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    Doesn't look as spectacular as the PC version, but its' still good <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Leaderz0rzLeaderz0rz Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7847Members
    making the xbox have coop and the PC not is stupid, thats just a lame way to promote sells for the xbox version.
  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    I hope they make Coop available over LAN, at least, for PC.
  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Man... those shots hurt. Well, <a href='http://media.xbox.gamespy.com/media/482/482119/img_2100495.html' target='_blank'>this one specifically</a>. Why? Look at the texturing on both the model and the wall... there's no evidence of bumpmapping or other high-tech DX9 texturing goodies. Makes me worry that the Xbox can't push the graphics fast enough for full detail.

    Anyway, I recently saw the E3 2003 demo and I have to say it quite intrigued me. I'm eager to see what they have for 2004. Maybe I'll upgrade for this one... lord knows I'm due.
  • crackcrack Join Date: 2003-05-03 Member: 16029Members
    edited April 2004
    ...Making it for xbox? Wheres PC?


    Just looked at the screenys...The graphics are bad, PC wins again.
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Don't worry, if coop isn't included someone will mod it in.
  • xKORExslimxKORExslim Join Date: 2003-01-11 Member: 12182Members
    Yeah, it wont take long to mod co-op.

    Don't you also wish the co-op mod for AvP2 was better?
  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    I'm glad I'm not the only one who was rather underwhelmed by these shots. The PC shots had a sense of horror and an air of panic-ridden gunplay, while these have the air of a bland run-of-the-mill shooter.
  • RedfordRedford Monorailcatfjord Join Date: 2002-04-28 Member: 528Members, NS1 Playtester
    I am worried they will pull a DX2 on Doom3 and make it focused for an XBox release - while leaving PC users out in the cold.
  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    There's almost no chance that's gonna happen, I wouldn't worry.

    <a href='http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/doom3/screens.html?page=6' target='_blank'>This</a> screen seems to have bumpmapping in it (look at the green-lit surface).
  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    What do you expect from a mid-low end PC? Much less with an nVidia chip? Beauty? Ha.

    Doom3 will be cut-down to fit... honestly, most of the 'bump mapping' in one or two of those pictures looked more like baked textures than actual EMBM. The rest didn't even have that much. It's the same thing that happened with HALO... it was crapped up so the box could handle it. Most of the neat stuff they'd had planned could not be viable on the box, so they cut it and simplified.

    I'd not believe the no-coop-on-PC rumor just yet, as D3 was stated to have at least 4-player network gaming quite a while back.... and four players ain't much, if you're going for a deathmatch. Gotta be co-op.


    I'm just worried for the future, as the XBox-2 is supposedly carrying a custom ATi chip. This'll place my loyalties at risk, given that the Box *might* actually be capable of making pretty pictures, rather than cut-rate crap.
  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    Ahh so I see Talesin is not an Xbox fan.

    As for Doom 3, one can only hope they don't pull a stunt like that with the PC version.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited April 2004
    Most likely being the only one here who has legally played DOOM III, I can testify that it is OMG beautiful. Still shots do not do it justice, you have to see it in motion.

    One thing to point out while its on my mind though, look at the shadows. They are *NOT* all solid black like some people have been whining about, they are properly shaded. So bleh. :P

    And from what I saw of the E3 demo at Quakecon 2 years ago, we will definately be in for a treat single player wise. The storyline may not be Shakespere, but I'm confident its going to be the scariest damned game ever.
  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    it doesn't matter what the console can do as most tv's still only do 800x600 (which is pure utter crap).

    unless MS do an apple and stick a screen on that thing it aint gonna be worth buying.
  • WindelkronWindelkron Join Date: 2002-04-11 Member: 419Members
  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    edited April 2004
    v91, not so.

    True, TVs will only realistically show about 800x600 (720x240 IIRC, actually due to the shape of the element-pixels), unless you go for an HDTV which can run in 1080i mode. Or just hook up a VGA adapter to it.

    Even then though, a more powerful video chip is a good thing. It's not overpowered... it has the power to burn for ANTIALIASING. And ATi actually does it well, compared to.. you know. nVidia craptastic AA. Anisotropic filtering, too. And pixel shader effects!
    It isn't that you'll be running the game at a higher resolution, it's that you can make it look a LOT FREAKING PRETTIER, especially on an analog TV. Get rid of the jaggies entirely. No more blurry textures in the distance.
    You'll be able to handle more action at once with no slowdown, more detail on screen, etc.

    However, due to the fact that Doom3 essentially only needs DirectX 7, using <b>stencil buffers</b> for their real-time shadows..
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