DOOM

Gigachad · 2023-02-14T13:23:36+00:00

Anyone here play classic doom? It's the only game I always come back too. My favorite wad is either scythe 2 or Jap Community Project.

MeathShot

DOOM is one of those rare franchises where there really isn't a bad mainline game whatsoever. You might have people say 3 was a mediocre game, but it's still fairly liked by most people and has it's own following. Of course with that being said:
2>1>Eternal>64>2016>3
this is from best to decent just to be clear

yukarihinata

MeathShot I haven't played Eternal or 2016 yet (and I really want to). Playing Doom 3 on the Xbox were some very comfy memories for me.

AM I CRAZY FOR REMEMBERING PLAYING DOOM AND DOOM 2 ON DOOM 3 FOR THE XBOX! I SWEAR I HAVE MEMORIES OF PLAYING THOSE GAMES ON MY COUCH WITH A FRIEND! AHHHH! MY WHOLE LIFE IS FADING!

Gigachad

yukarihinata doom 1 and 2 were on Xbox live arcade. Thats was 360. Not sure if that carried over to gen 1 xbox. Mine never went online. Doom 3 on Xbox was the perfect way to play it. It didn't need the twitch reflexes. I'd say I'd like to see another take on the horror genre but I'm a pussy and will hate every minute of it. Oddly enough classic doom is like the one game that cam scare the absolute shit out of me. Modern games don't get me half as bad as an atmospheric doom 2 wad. The anxiety will just slowly build till I can't take it anymore and I have to stop for a bit.

yukarihinata

Gigachad Okay... this is going to date me. The memories of playing Doom 3 on the original Xbox were correct. Neither me nor my friend ever owned a 360. So what about the memories of playing Doom 1 on my couch? That was playing the SNES version many years before... It sucked balls compared to the PC version, but we had so much fun playing through it over a few weekends staying over. Holy shit, it is bringing back memories of a different time just to think about it. Also, I kind of have fondness for the original Doom OST on the SNES chip.

Gigachad

yukarihinata Chiptunes and midis will always be special to me. The original ost was great. Yeah there was metal on there but there were alot of atmospheric tracks too that the new doom just glosses over. It works to its advantage though cause slow tracks would not work with that frantic gameplay.

Gigachad

Ive been playing through Eviternity. Its been fun minus level 19. most of the levels are 15-30 minutes (if youre not very good like me). Level 19 took me 1:46:19 to beat. Its 900ish monster (by the time the pain elementals are done) but there aren't any fights over 25 monsters. Its a death by a thousand papercuts kind of feeling. It was a slog and I hated most of it. It was hard, just long. By the time an hour had passed I was just getting the first key. The rest of it has been quite fun. Just that one map was awful. I just started the Hell chapter. It comes out kicking with better music and good hot start. [upl-image-preview url=https://sheepishpatio.net/assets/files/2023-02-18/1676682702-209693-shot1.png]
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You ever look into a room and kinda sigh inside cause you know whats about to happen?
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Gigachad

I beat the hell chapter. The last fight took maybe 20-30 tries but its done in rapid succession so it wasnt bad at all. It was just one small arena, some ammo, and 241 assholes.
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The heaven level after looks nice.

friffri

Found this the other day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3NQQ7bPf6U

TL;DR: Early released versions of Doom supported multiple screens by having many PCs connected together online.

Pretty neat

Gigachad

friffri Cool watch. The 90 degree offset between monitors is really strange though. Almost like bird vision

MeathShot

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Does SheepishPatio like to play with weapon wads? Which ones are your favorites?

Gigachad

MeathShot I'm more of a purist. I'll put brightmaps on for most wads and if i'm feeling spunky i'll put smoothdoom on too.

I finished Eviternity.
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Map 29 was gorgeous
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It was a blast to play through. It was challenging without being extreme (Except for the last fight. Fuck that guy) The music is praised and I can see why but I only found about 2 songs to be bangers. The rest were just ok. I highly recommend it. I am by no means a Doom God but I managed to beat it on Ultra-Violence (except for level 32). I also beat a small 4 map wad called Bauhaus. It did this weird thing where enemies killed with the rocket would turn into bushes
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It was based on the architecture style and was a bit more puzzley to workout but overall the maps were fun. Good music on 3-4 of the maps. Not sure what i'll play next. Will Probably be Going Down. Do you guys like the screenshots or am I wasting my time with them? Are there any special wads you guys have heard are good?

Murderbunny

I'm part of the minority that actually loves Doom 3. I even loved the flashlight mechanics forcing you to choose between it and a gun and I was really surprised when I found out it was near universally panned. I vastly prefer 1 and 2 but I like 3 much better than the newer ones. If you're going to "update" the gameplay I'd rather it to be slow and creepy like 3 than run & gun action only.

Gigachad

Murderbunny
My man! The flashlight mechanic was great. Yes it was inconvenient. That was the point. It was also scary as fuck to teenage me when it came out. I'm a pussy at horror games and it D3 was perfectly done. That elevator that opens to the satanic shit on the walls in blood? Fucking beautiful. I have to turn the lights on moment. I did go back and beat it years later on the og Xbox port. What was your favorite demon? I still prefer d3 hell knights to nudoom knights. Swollen hands archvile was stupid though. Best monster ever in almost any game is the TV screen mouth one in the expansion. Did you like the expansion too?

histoire

Gigachad

Yep. Every couple of months, I'll get the itch and run through it.

Normally just some vanilla plus stuff, simple weapon changes, but I like a lot of the weirder stuff too, like the one that turns you into a car robot girl

Randgris

I really don't mess with brutal doom or crazy weapon mods, but I love wads like Eviternity, Valiant, Ancient Aliens, to name a few. That isn't to say I don't enjoy a shitpost or joke wad when I'm feeling in the mood for it.

Fantasy

I have only ever played doom on a smartphone.

Gigachad

Fantasy
How was that? Doom rpg? Or like actual doom?

Murderbunny

Gigachad
Yeah you got it, the helplessness of having only a flashlight or being in the dark with a gun was what really made the mood of that game.
I'm gonna have to be boring and say it was the imp. I really liked how they've made them scurry around and out of vents. That and how they glow right before throwing a fireball, made for some pretty scary moments when youre walking in the dark and suddenly saw 3 of them charging up in front of you.
I did like the expansion but not as much as the base game, I kinda felt like the artifact took over the gameplay a bit too much. Still fun though, and made me wish there were more games in the 3's universe/continuity.

Gigachad

Murderbunny I'm gonna have to be boring and say it was the imp

The only boring choice is the zombieman or the lost soul. Although the lost soul intro video is pretty cool, the monster itself is fairly lame. The mancubus has a cool intro too. The imps were at their peak in 3. 1, 2, and nu doom has them as basic fodder but 3 has them as a jump scare or for positioning you for another monster cause like you pointed out, they're coming out the woodwork. Every try Doom64 or PSX Doom? They lean more towards the horror side.

Gigachad

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