Comments on: Now That’s Why I Love A Best 2008 Ever! May

By: Alex Hopkinson

Alex Hopkinson — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:55:37 +0000

“Also – while I’m being bitchy – the Steam app itself could do with a redesign. While its interface is neat, it’s a slow old beast sometimes. Faster and sleeker, please.”

Hell yes. Steam the idea is wonderful, but the application itself is a sluggish lump.

By: Radiant

Radiant — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:41:53 +0000

His name is actually Kevin Unangst?
Is he really destined not to worry about anything?

By: Morph

Morph — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:33:59 +0000

The Penny Arcade Adventures were ok, I’ve played 1 and 2 and they’re decent fun. The second one a definite improvement.

And… err….

Skaven!

By: drewski

drewski — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:23:37 +0000

The really un-Doomy thing about Doom 3 is that the shotgun’s kinda crap. Doesn’t hit hard enough.

The rocket launcher, though, is a thing of beauty. And I agree, if you SLOW DOWN and play it like you would, say, a Resident Evil game, you’ll give the atmosphere and admitedly cheap shocks the chance to be a touch more effective.

But the AI’s rubbish and any way you slice it it’s too repetitive. Still, a decent shooter.

By: Caiman

Caiman — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:41:18 +0000

I read that piece in a recent Edge on Doom 3, and I have to wonder if I played the same game. They said it was a constant non-stop barrage of monster closets and traps, with no time for the atmosphere to breathe. Well, I was scared shitless. Perhaps it’s because I always play FPS games very slowly, rather than running from room to room, that I enjoy games with atmosphere a lot more. I’m a sightseer FPS player, and Doom 3′s atmosphere was really aimed at people like me.

By: Hmm.Hmm

Hmm.Hmm — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:41:25 +0000

WAR.. well, I am not sure, really. Mythic’s not come out with the numbers.

However, a lot of servers lack people.. and for a game focusing on player versus player combat, that’s pretty bad, to say the least.

They have started server migrations and there’s talk of merging servers, as the number of extant servers is far too much for the current populace. On the busier servers you get medium numbers online pretty often (which is sufficient), but I’m not sure if there are servers who reach high. And that’s not mentioning that Mythic can set certain limits on server populace, and I’m guessing they could raise these.

But there are enough people, I think.. they just need to be brought together.

By: Zyrusticae

Zyrusticae — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:33:07 +0000

Poor Funcom. Such wasted potential.

Same goes for Vanguard as well. Both good, fun games today, but their crappy release states pretty much relegated them to the bottom of the heap. Such a shame, such a shame…

Going on a tangent here, I simply do not understand people, it seems. I loved DooM 3. I still do. I play it with mods even to this day, even though I know every single nook and cranny of each and every single level. Plus there’s some absolutely incredible user-made maps out there.

I simply do not understand people who find it shitty and boring. I simply don’t. I don’t try, either. I hope I’m never that jaded, honestly, I hope so very much…

By: Haradan

Haradan — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:58:06 +0000

Jim: One of the weird thing about being in my thirties now is that there is a younger generation to me who do no understand the relevance of Doom. I’ll be dead soon.

Yes, we will all soon be trapped in a Doom-eque dystopia, with demons, and none of us will know that the shotgun is the best weapon for general use! We are all Doomed.

By: Kommissar Nicko

Kommissar Nicko — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:04:48 +0000

Now that I think about it, people who are ramped up about Skaven would stop playing Warhammer Online. What with its lack of playable Skaven. Shame on you, Mythic.

By: Kommissar Nicko

Kommissar Nicko — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:03:49 +0000

@Erlam: I don’t know. I’m certainly not playing, and nobody that I know who started playing with me is playing either. My brother, who got me playing and is as-ramped up about Skaven as Kieron is, stopped playing before I did. And I hate MMOs.

It was a disastrous decision, and many of my WoW acquaintances (rightfully) heckled me for it. Fortunately for me, WoW sucks too.

By: shinygerbil

shinygerbil — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:56:00 +0000

advance copy of PC Space Giraffe, want. :(

By: Homunculus

Homunculus — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:56:50 +0000

Doom’s fifteen today. Happy birthday, Doom.