Now, after playing Doom3 and Half-Life2...

[AutomaticErik]

...I still like Doom 3 better and still think it has the better engine. I know, flame on, but I thought I couldn't just bash HL2 without playing it. Now I can bash it all I want as I own it and still prefer Doom 3.

[ImaNihilist]

[TwIce]

Interesting. What do you like more about DOOM 3? I like it, too, but in my opinion the weapons lack impact and the gameplay becomes repetitive. I knew by the time I got to Delta Labs 1 that it was probably all over. Yes, the engine is fabulous but it will be great to see it used in a game that isn't all corridors.

[XJ]

Originally posted by AutomaticErik
...I still like Doom 3 better and still think it has the better engine. I know, flame on, but I thought I couldn't just bash HL2 without playing it. Now I can bash it all I want as I own it and still prefer Doom 3.

I thought your post was a little out there in the poll question before you even played the game...

Originally posted by AutomaticErik
D3 engine by far. The CryTek engine has to be the buggiest thing in existence.

I thought you had jumped the gun a little there. Maybe you were just looking at the technical specs of the engine, but came off a little fan boyish. I'm glad you can freely bash with experience now.'

[Mancora]

You actually asked people to say if they liked HL2 or Doom 3 better? Last time i saw someone say they didnt like doom 3 you were there to say they obvously hadnt played doom 3..

This threads going to be any different than that in what way?

[Freddy_Kruger]

pffftt.. In Doom3, there is only 2 levels. One is hell, which lasts and hour or so, and the rest is in a hallway and little rooms off the hallway. And thats it. Nice grahics, boring a** game. Every 5 minutes you die, open a door, Die.
In half life 2, even on hard level you can play and play with no frustration and in a constantly changing enviroment. Not crazy about the loading times, especially when they are close togetther.
HL2 reminds me of max payne 2, the graphics and the sound and feeling of the gun.

[AutomaticErik]

Yeah, I figured I couldn't bash it til I tried it. Now I've tried it and I agree with what I've been saying all along.

As far as what I like better, pretty much everything. I think the character models have better movement. I think the lighting is much better. The general design just looks better to me. I'm playing both games at equal resolutions, no AA/AF, and settings on high quality.

And on the gameplay side, for some reason, probably having to do with the graphics, I feel more immersed in the environment with Doom 3 than with HL2.

[AutomaticErik]

Originally posted by Mancora
You actually asked people to say if they liked HL2 or Doom 3 better? Last time i saw someone say they didnt like doom 3 you were there to say they obvously hadnt played doom 3..

This threads going to be any different than that in what way?

Wasn't asking anything. Simply stating an opinion. After actually playing both games now, my opinion stays the same.

[Dark Sonic]

I never really felt immeresed in Doom 3. The game was so linear that it bored me to death. I finally finished the game after two weeks of procastinating. It was just so boring. I never really got freaked out by the game, either. That's just me though...

[AutomaticErik]

I started a new D3 campaign yesterday since I reinstalled my OS on my new raptor. My heart still gets pumping the minute the action starts and doesn't stop until I quit.

[Bearded Kirklander]

Doom 3 was just kinda lame and repetitive to me. Half-Life 2 at least sounds immersive from a story point of view.

[Abarine]

I've played Doom 3 but not HL2 yet (DAMN PAPER SLEEVES! HOLD MY CDS, DON'T SCRATCH THEM!); I got bored pretty quickly with Doom, because it was dark and linear. The gameplay was alright, but I found I wasn't really having fun; it was like a field trip through a nice engine.

That's just my opinion, though; I'm sure there are plenty who don't agree with me.

[7192004]

Originally posted by Abarine
I've played Doom 3 but not HL2 yet (DAMN PAPER SLEEVES! HOLD MY CDS, DON'T SCRATCH THEM!); I got bored pretty quickly with Doom, because it was dark and linear. The gameplay was alright, but I found I wasn't really having fun; it was like a field trip through a nice engine.

That's just my opinion, though; I'm sure there are plenty who don't agree with me.

ypu, that sums up my opinion also.

[Bearded Kirklander]

Without the VariLight mod, I don't think I would have enjoyed, much less finished, Doom 3. It was critical, at least for me. I agree that it was just way too dark.

[TimisoaraKill]

Sry m8 but i don't get this post , what the heck you liked more in Doom III ,...the same monsters who jump on you in the same repetitive way with some retarded AI and usualy from spots that you already know ? ,...
Doom III was a ok game with monsters but that's kinda all , this HL2 is one of best if not the best stuff ever made on PC concerning gameplay , at least imo .