Anyone here play DOOM?

[Chuckthe2nd]

Should probly edit your post then, or someone else is bound to comment on it.

 

HO MY GAWD AXEL DIDNT YOU MEAN TA SAY ULTIMATE DOOM? GET UR GAMEZ STRATE.

[BTGBullseye]

See?

[Doublenature]

Last time I played a real old-school shooter was when I played tribes 2. And that wasnt yesterday..

[BTGBullseye]

Last time I played a real old-school shooter was when I played tribes 2. And that wasnt yesterday..

Why not? It's worth playing yesterday!

[Doublenature]

Last time I played a real old-school shooter was when I played tribes 2. And that wasnt yesterday..

Why not? It's worth playing yesterday!

 

True. I have lost my tribes and tribes 2, the only one I have (on CD) is vengeance. Should I get a hold of tribes 2 I would play it for days!

[Axeldeath]

Tribes 2 is free online.

[Doublenature]

Tribes 2 is free online.

 

 

It is?! Where can I find it?

[Axeldeath]

Tribes 2 is free online.

 

 

It is?! Where can I find it?

 

http://www.tribesnext.com/

 

They went free on the release of Tribes: Vengeance.

[Axeldeath]

On a more related note Doom 3: BFG Edition is in the works for PS3 and 360. I really don't know what Beth and id thinks they are doing because it looks worse than the PC version from 2004.

[Alyxx Thorne]

The PC version looks pretty good though.

[Axeldeath]

Yes but it's also from 2004.

[Doublenature]

Tribes 2 is free online.

 

 

It is?! Where can I find it?

 

http://www.tribesnext.com/

 

They went free on the release of Tribes: Vengeance.

 

 

Thank you so very much!

[Bjossi]

Yes but it's also from 2004.

 

There will be a PC release of the BFG Edition. But my interest in this fell to 0 when I read "checkpoint save system" in the report.

[Alyxx Thorne]

My guess is it will be sort of like Rage where you have checkpoints but also quicksaves, at least on PC.

[Bjossi]

Hopefully you are right. I have nothing against checkpoints as long as they co-exist with manual saves, like in FEAR for example. It is easy enough for people to simply not save manually if they want to use strictly checkpoints. I did such a run through FEAR once just as a personal challenge.

[Alyxx Thorne]

As far as I know, on consoles, Rage didn't have quicksave, so it's probably just a console thing.

[Bjossi]

Sadly this trend is pretty prevalent on recent PC titles as well. FEAR 2, Riddick Dark Athena and Metro 2033 just to name a few.

[Alyxx Thorne]

And Syndicate as well...

 

To be honest, most of the time it doesn't bother me. I actually appreciate the way checkpoints add a better flow to the gameplay.

[Bjossi]

Wait, what? That is completely backwards. The checkpoint placement, and thus the flow, is at the mercy of the level designer. If you encounter a bad placement and/or a very difficult area, the flow is completely stopped, you have to repeat the exact same scene over and over again until you do everything right. At least with manual saves you can savescum your way past shitty gameplay mechanics that otherwise would drive you insane long before you found the patience to die a few dozen more times before you finally succeed. It is actually manual saves that keep the flow going at a steady pace because you adapt the checkpoints/saves to your play style and your skills instead of the level designer's.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Well, not in my experience but I see your point. I just find it nice to not have to think about saving and just play the game.