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  • Tomo 28 Mar 2021 10:58:15 19,565 posts
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    It's using Tool Assistance: https://youtu.be/Ietk1-Wb7oY. ie, effectively he can rewind the recording, but it's pretty impressive nonetheless given its 3 hours.
  • TechnoHippy 28 Mar 2021 11:09:48 19,245 posts
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    Tomo wrote:
    Can't stop watching it...
    It's horrifyingly hypnotic.
  • Bazooklad 28 Mar 2021 11:19:19 159 posts
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    Quick question - how many have played it on console or PC? As it seems alot of online noise is coming from some of the PC sweat lords. (Not a dig just wondering like.)

    Especially in regards to the changes to DLC 1 and disdain for DLC 2.

    DLC 2 - was ok but not by much either, like many of said ID have managed to drain the life out of the game. Hence the changes to DLC 1 which they've been selling as a stand alone.

    Plus the end boss fight - dear God, an excercise in banality too.

    I'd hope they use the ID Tech Engine for some other franchises and give DOOM a resting period.

    Maybe an Ash vs The Evil Dead game?
  • Tomo 28 Mar 2021 11:39:10 19,565 posts
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    Played DE on PC, but not bothered with DLC.
  • Darth_Flibble 28 Mar 2021 11:47:26 5,592 posts
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    Hopefully they take a break from Doom and they have quickly missed it up again. 3 was the wrong way to take the series (playing a little now and its aged badly as it is) The prototype doom 4 was shit idea (apart from the glory kill system) Doom 2016 was excellent but DE was step in the wrong direction and the DLC was bad from lot of people's view
  • TechnoHippy 28 Mar 2021 11:52:13 19,245 posts
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    I'd agree with that except Doom 3 which I enjoyed for what it was - more a moody survival horror than an adrenaline shooter. I replayed Doom 3 last year and the atmosphere is spot on.
  • Rogueywon 28 Mar 2021 12:11:15 12,387 posts
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    I quite liked Doom 3 at the time, but I don't think it's aged as well as the first two. Even now, I can go back to Doom and Doom 2 on pretty much any platform and despite the graphics, they still put a smile on my face. Doom 3 feels much more like a product of its time.
  • Darth_Flibble 28 Mar 2021 12:31:07 5,592 posts
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    The atmosphere of D3 is good but the game needs a real remaster eg improvements to the shotgun and bit of tidy up to controls and textures etc. Also environments are so boring its the same sort of thing throughout the Alpha and delta labs

    I have no problem with more of "survival doom" (but its not really survival horror) but as RW said its much more like a product of its time and also agree D1 and D2 play better still despite the graphics
  • JamboWayOh 28 Mar 2021 12:52:31 25,236 posts
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    I just tired of the Doom 3's enemies always spawning behind you the umpteenth time. It got a bit tiresome after a while. Also the weapons especially the shotgun feel like pea shooters in terms of feedback. It's kind of sacrilege that a shotgun feels like it has the impact of a Nerf gun.
  • Decks 28 Mar 2021 12:54:06 31,013 posts
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    I'm quite looking forward to playing D3 in VR next week.
  • BigOrkWaaagh 28 Mar 2021 22:44:15 10,554 posts
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    OK so I finished DLC 2, still think it was way better than 1. I didn't think the Boss was so bad, he was just a giant marauder really. I also liked Doom 3 though so pay no attention to me.

    Edited by BigOrkWaaagh at 22:47:36 28-03-2021
  • Tomo 29 Mar 2021 00:08:25 19,565 posts
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    I also really enjoyed D3, but it would've been better off transposed into a different franchise imo. Doom16 really captured what made the originals so good, whilst updating it for modern sensibilities. Felt like a proper sequel to me whereas D3 was a diversion.
  • Dirtbox 29 Mar 2021 09:14:26 92,595 posts
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    Tomo wrote:
    It's using Tool Assistance: https://youtu.be/Ietk1-Wb7oY. ie, effectively he can rewind the recording, but it's pretty impressive nonetheless given its 3 hours.
    No he's not. He holds numerous world records and firsts for a reason.

    Edited by Dirtbox at 09:20:08 29-03-2021
  • Tomo 29 Mar 2021 09:18:16 19,565 posts
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    Dirtbox wrote:
    Tomo wrote:
    It's using Tool Assistance: https://youtu.be/Ietk1-Wb7oY. ie, effectively he can rewind the recording, but it's pretty impressive nonetheless given its 3 hours.
    No he's not. He holds numerous world records for a reason.
    Sorry to spoil your fantasy, but if we're talking about the Okuplok run, it literally says in in the title and description...
  • Dirtbox 29 Mar 2021 09:21:39 92,595 posts
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    Fair enough, but he is still the best.

    Edited by Dirtbox at 09:22:02 29-03-2021
  • Dirtbox 29 Mar 2021 09:31:56 92,595 posts
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    This is a lot of fun, no Zeromaster here, but the devs reacting to someone making a fool out of the game.

  • TechnoHippy 29 Mar 2021 09:50:52 19,245 posts
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    I'd love to see some of these maps on the console versions.
  • wuntyate 30 Jun 2021 10:14:01 17,493 posts
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    Against my better judgement I've started a new playthrough of this after Returnal has put me in the mood for some frantic combat encounters. Plus the PS5 upgrade may have swayed me. Interested to find out if I'll gel with it better now that I'm coming at it from a Returnal mindset and accept the punishingly hard difficulty and multiple deaths that will ensue. I kept wanting this and Doom 2016 to be Doom 3 but I realise now it's a different kettle of eggs completely, even to 2016's incarnation. I think with my new appraisal of it, it'll go better.

    Is it just me though, or does it look utter arse with HDR? I cannot for the life of me get the settings sorted so that it looks anything other than pish.
  • nickthegun 30 Jun 2021 10:24:06 87,711 posts
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    Yeah, I did find it looked a bit radioactive.

    This is also a game that would probably benefit from multiple playthroughs. There is so much shit dotted around the levels, 50% of my game time was spent in the fucking map screen. Im sure you would enjoy it more when you can just power through the levels without having to grind to a halt to check if youve missed anything every five seconds.

    But, yeah, one run through was enough for me, so maybe not.
  • wuntyate 30 Jun 2021 10:43:50 17,493 posts
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    I've never had to fanny with the settings so much before this. It's nuts. I've got it looking okay(ish) now but I've still half a mind to turn it off when I'm playing.

    Yes, I know what you mean, although I do quite enjoy the combat breaks for exploration, it does start to grate after a while.

    I swore that one run would be my limit as well but as I say, a new approach and I'm hoping I'll click with it enough to try the DLC afterwards. I have blasted throught the first level so far and halfway through the second and I'm enjoying it but I know that will change with a certain axe wielding wanker later on. I do find myself wishing it was thrid person though, it seems better suited for the emphasis on movement and the peripheral awareness you need to succesfully get through it.

    Edited by wuntyate at 10:44:12 30-06-2021
  • richardiox 30 Jun 2021 11:22:28 10,097 posts
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    What to go for on Series X....1800p raytracing or 1800p 120fps. Or 4K60.
    Spoilt for choice and really loving these new consoles now.
  • wuntyate 13 Jul 2021 09:52:01 17,493 posts
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    The DLC doesn't mess about does it. I'm towards the end of the 3rd mission of DLC 1 and there have been more than a few hair raising encounters. Nothing insurmountable (I'm playing on HMP) but enough to make me not want to do any difficutly higher up than this. It's nuts. Very much enjoying it however. I blasted through the main campaign without too many issues (considering my first playthrough on HMP had me using sentinel armour for the last two bosses - I got them both first time this time and didn't find either too bad) and I'm firmly in the "fucking love this game" camp now. The DLC has been brilliant so far, even considering the fact that I've fought two marauders at once, a buffed marauder, a fucking spirit possessed marauder etc etc - in fact my last slayer gate started with two arch viles and then proceeded to step up a notch from there .

    But it's great. I'm in the mood for it and I'm in the zone.
  • Rogueywon 13 Jul 2021 11:28:52 12,387 posts
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    Played around with this on PC over the weekend, with the new RT stuff. Performance is still great - in 4k/ultra/RT on, with no DLSS, the lowest I saw my framerate dip to was 71. Turn DLSS on and you can stay comfortably over 100 on an 11900/3090 combo. Looks very, very pretty as well.
  • Gregolution 13 Jul 2021 14:04:29 11,084 posts
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    @Rogueywon yeah it's absolutely gorgeous with RT ultra everything and no DLSS. I've actually started playing with HDR on as well, after endless tweaking - it's an incredible looking game and performance is still 100fps+
  • wuntyate 14 Jul 2021 09:24:50 17,493 posts
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    Finished DLC 1 last night, really surprisingly enjoyed it overall. Thought the final boss was going to be a massive PITA but wasn't too bad in the end. First level of DLC 2 was ridiculously good fun. Don't mind the new enemies I've met so far either as it mixes things up a bit more. That optional second escalation encounter was absolutely nuts however, twats everywhere.

    I can kind of see why they went the way they did with the new enemies and... I like it. I'm using every single weapon, mod and ability in my arsenal in nearly every encounter, and I'm generally someone who finds a gun they like, and uses it for the entire game. None of that here. Every firefight is a puzzle.
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