First X box screens of DOOM 3

Vegetto · 02-28-2004, 11:53 PM

http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/ga...ws/33849.shtml

theres supposed to be 3....I can only get one to load.....enjoy!!

Dr. Bombay · 02-29-2004, 01:26 AM

The sad thing is, if these weren't said to be offical, I'd think it was a cheap halo mod.

I mean really, WTF is up with the character model?

Well, We all knew this game was gonna be pretty, but far from original.

TheHardware · 02-29-2004, 05:47 AM

looks good...really good...im happy as i wasnt gonna get (the best version the pc version)..so the xbox version is good enough ..im getting it for sure

Escaflowne2001 · 02-29-2004, 05:50 AM

Looks good, was gonna get it anyhow but still...

Alucard · 02-29-2004, 11:11 AM

http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/doom32.jpg

Thats a screen from the PC version showing the same room from what I can see. At least it looks like a bathroom and its got the same fat character. You can see the textures are lower res and also the sink looks way different int he XBox version. Not as shiny or smooth. I wish the PC screen would show the wall though so we could compare it alot better.

Still looks quite good. Though I wonder why that ammo bar is so fat and big and in your face. Should be in the corner of the screen and slimmer.

Dead Account 01 · 02-29-2004, 01:27 PM

That's what happens when you do a low-res port of a high-res game.

Anyway, looks decent enough, I suppose (nothing compared to the PC version, but that could change).

aneep · 02-29-2004, 01:46 PM

yeah the lower res textures really stands out, can't do much more than that with 64 meg shared (with game codes, audio, etc) i guess

other than that, some aspect pretty much identical (lighting), poly count looks lower (well comparable to old shots, not the new 2003 ones)

still looks quite good though, just this shot is not so exciting or impressive in anyway, showing that multiplayer level would be better, with all the particle effets

-aneep-

Alucard · 02-29-2004, 02:06 PM

Multiplayer... Hadn't thought of that one.. I think multiplayer will defiately kill the system. Anyone recall how in some games the graphics for multiplayer is even lower then the single person mode? I forget which ones. Smarter people can recall them.

03-01-2004, 08:26 AM

I thought Carmack mentioned Doom3 will be singleplayer only - mostly because the engine in its current state couldnt handle multiplayer matches with more than 4 people in it.

That was a while back, dunno if they changed their plans by now.

jeremy_aerts · 03-01-2004, 12:12 PM

That's changed, it's still single player focused, but there are some screenshots showing the mulitplayer aspect of it.

Also, the PC version smokes the xbox version's graphics.

thesoftware6180 · 03-01-2004, 07:28 PM

as expected the pc version looks a lot better,the xbox version looks good tho,alucard that pc screen make the xbox version look real bad.

il be getting the pc version,hey alucard quick question,how good is a geforce fx 5200 graphics card,can it run doom 3 ?

gearhound1 · 03-01-2004, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jeremy_aerts

Also, the PC version smokes the xbox version's graphics.

like that is a big surprise... it really isn't that much better looking.

thesoftware-- yes, it would run doom 3. it is, after all, 128 mb.

thesoftware6180 · 03-01-2004, 08:24 PM

gearhound u know what i meant to ask is how well will it run it? will it be good enough so i dont have to upgrade,

my computer specs:
intel celeron 2.20ghz,os:xp,memory 384ddr and directx 9.0,with the geforce fx 5200 of course.

gearhound1 · 03-01-2004, 08:41 PM

384 ddr? you should be ok, but alucard could help you better than i could.

aneep · 03-02-2004, 01:25 AM

skip fx 5200 and go for radeon 9600, it will be faster and look better

have the moolah go for the new fx (or the old 5800) or radeon 9800

fx 5200 is a rip on customers expecting geforce fx performance for cheap, its even slower than radeon 9200 (which is not dx 9 compliant) in some cases

yeah its confirmed xbox version will also have mutiplayer on Live as well as Live co op

and i have seen some more screens from a german mag scan, the xbox version looks good enough (comparable to when doom 3 was 1st unveiled to 2002 e3 shots)
pc version will always have the advantage of course (higher poly, etc), i mean what do u expect for a half breed gf4 (2 vertex shaders) with 64 megs shared mem versus fx/radeon with how many vertex shaders and 128 megs of ram)?

-aneep-

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TheHardware The Moment.. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bronx Samurai Posts: 3,683	looks good...really good...im happy as i wasnt gonna get (the best version the pc version)..so the xbox version is good enough ..im getting it for sure __________________ *There is one place that you have not looked and it is there, only there that you shall find the master.*

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jeremy_aerts Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Powers Posts: 467	That's changed, it's still single player focused, but there are some screenshots showing the mulitplayer aspect of it. Also, the PC version smokes the xbox version's graphics. __________________ ~jeremy~

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thesoftware6180 The forsaken Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: upper darby (PA) Posts: 1,240	as expected the pc version looks a lot better,the xbox version looks good tho,alucard that pc screen make the xbox version look real bad. il be getting the pc version,hey alucard quick question,how good is a geforce fx 5200 graphics card,can it run doom 3 ? __________________ Do I always talk this much? No.. not always, but often.

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02-29-2004, 05:50 AM	#4
Escaflowne2001 ... ... ... ... Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England Posts: 16,324	Looks good, was gonna get it anyhow but still...

02-29-2004, 11:11 AM	#5
Alucard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 32,639	http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/doom32.jpg Thats a screen from the PC version showing the same room from what I can see. At least it looks like a bathroom and its got the same fat character. You can see the textures are lower res and also the sink looks way different int he XBox version. Not as shiny or smooth. I wish the PC screen would show the wall though so we could compare it alot better. Still looks quite good. Though I wonder why that ammo bar is so fat and big and in your face. Should be in the corner of the screen and slimmer.

02-29-2004, 01:27 PM	#6
Dead Account 01 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 883	That's what happens when you do a low-res port of a high-res game. Anyway, looks decent enough, I suppose (nothing compared to the PC version, but that could change).

02-29-2004, 01:46 PM	#7
aneep Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 900	yeah the lower res textures really stands out, can't do much more than that with 64 meg shared (with game codes, audio, etc) i guess other than that, some aspect pretty much identical (lighting), poly count looks lower (well comparable to old shots, not the new 2003 ones) still looks quite good though, just this shot is not so exciting or impressive in anyway, showing that multiplayer level would be better, with all the particle effets -aneep-

02-29-2004, 02:06 PM	#8
Alucard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 32,639	Multiplayer... Hadn't thought of that one.. I think multiplayer will defiately kill the system. Anyone recall how in some games the graphics for multiplayer is even lower then the single person mode? I forget which ones. Smarter people can recall them.

03-01-2004, 08:26 AM	#9
Seska Guest Posts: n/a	I thought Carmack mentioned Doom3 will be singleplayer only - mostly because the engine in its current state couldnt handle multiplayer matches with more than 4 people in it. That was a while back, dunno if they changed their plans by now.

03-01-2004, 08:24 PM	#13
thesoftware6180 The forsaken Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: upper darby (PA) Posts: 1,240	gearhound u know what i meant to ask is how well will it run it? will it be good enough so i dont have to upgrade, my computer specs: intel celeron 2.20ghz,os:xp,memory 384ddr and directx 9.0,with the geforce fx 5200 of course.

03-01-2004, 08:41 PM	#14
gearhound1 Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,955	384 ddr? you should be ok, but alucard could help you better than i could.

03-02-2004, 01:25 AM	#15
aneep Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 900	skip fx 5200 and go for radeon 9600, it will be faster and look better have the moolah go for the new fx (or the old 5800) or radeon 9800 fx 5200 is a rip on customers expecting geforce fx performance for cheap, its even slower than radeon 9200 (which is not dx 9 compliant) in some cases yeah its confirmed xbox version will also have mutiplayer on Live as well as Live co op and i have seen some more screens from a german mag scan, the xbox version looks good enough (comparable to when doom 3 was 1st unveiled to 2002 e3 shots) pc version will always have the advantage of course (higher poly, etc), i mean what do u expect for a half breed gf4 (2 vertex shaders) with 64 megs shared mem versus fx/radeon with how many vertex shaders and 128 megs of ram)? -aneep-