Am I the only one who enjoyed more doom 3 than half life 2?

Of course the story and the characters in half life 2 were much better than the ones in doom 3, but i liked a lot more the gameplay of doom 3, I mean the enemies of doom 3 were muuuch cooler than the ones in half life 2. The guns were also cooler in doom 3(Bfg9000>Gravity gun). Also the creepy scenes of doom 3 made it for me much more fun than half life 2. The atmosphere in doom 3 was also better than the atmosphere in half life 2 and the maps were also better in my opinion in doom 3. And also the antagonist in doom 3 was cooler than the one in half life 2 ( Dr.Betruger>Dr.Breen).

But of course thats my opinion and i respect the opinions of other people and i also enjoyed very much half life 2 ( Cant wait for ep2)

I fully agree with you mate. Doom3 offers a lot more tension than HL2 but: I would not say that the DOOM Levels are better designed. Both games have their advantages. Doom has a claustrophobic base on Mars. HL2 has open air areas en masse, like the canals, or the City itself.

Yes Dr. Betruger is much cooler than Dr. Breen. Breen looks to neat for me with his white beard - a litte like Santa Claus :)

Craven

Of course the story and the characters in half life 2 were much better than the ones in doom 3, but i liked a lot more the gameplay of doom 3, I mean the enemies of doom 3 were muuuch cooler than the ones in half life 2. The guns were also cooler in doom 3(Bfg9000>Gravity gun). Also the creepy scenes of doom 3 made it for me much more fun than half life 2. The atmosphere in doom 3 was also better than the atmosphere in half life 2 and the maps were also better in my opinion in doom 3. And also the antagonist in doom 3 was cooler than the one in half life 2 ( Dr.Betruger>Dr.Breen).

But of course thats my opinion and i respect the opinions of other people and i also enjoyed very much half life 2 ( Cant wait for ep2)

quakeknight1991

While HL2 was pretty revolutionary for its game design...I actually enjoyed playing through Doom 3 much more.

This is probably because I'm a Doom fanatic and enjoyed seeing all of my favorite demons reinvented. 

Personnally I prefer HL 2 for the same reasons like everyone else. However, I agree on the fact that Doom 3 has more variety in the weapons. In fact, I believe it is the weakness of HL 2...few weapons...I hope Valve will change that point in episode 2

This is probably because I'm a Doom fanatic and enjoyed seeing all of my favorite demons reinvented.

Nepherate

I'm not a big fan of closet monstersFragMonkey09

What about pocket clowns?

[QUOTE="FragMonkey09"]I'm not a big fan of closet monstersJack_Summersby

What about pocket clowns?

I'm not sure how you can ay Doom 3 is better. I know everyone has an opinion, but just taking a level breakdown, Half Life 2 has more shooting action then Doom 3. KingSigy

That's laughable. I spent half of HL:2 driving around in some ghetto a$$ go-kart, and the other half lifting things with a gravity gun. WOW WOW WOO EEE!!!! The novelty wore off quickly, and I just wanted to shoot bad guys again.

The enemies are also smarterKingSigy

I think this one's a tie - both games had abysmal AI.

the levels more realistically designed, the weapons are more original then a standard FPS..KingSigy

Originality != Quality

Doom 3 weapons had a great feel. HL:2 weapons felt like Nerf toys.

Nothing about Doom 3 technically is better then Half Life 2, except maybe the presentation of the story. KingSigy

Doom 3 graphics are far better than HL:2 graphics. HL:2 had more style, but technically, I found Doom 3 more impressive.

The story in Doom though is as ancient as games comeKingSigy

Show me a new story in any form of media. They're all rehashes, but that's not a bad thing. It's possible to re-tell a story in a novel way and make it great. Doom 3 did a pretty good job.

Bottom line: Doom 3 beats HL:2, but neither game is amazing.

I'm not sure how you can ay Doom 3 is better. I know everyone has an opinion, but just taking a level breakdown, Half Life 2 has more shooting action then Doom 3. The enemies are also smarter, the levels more realistically designed, the weapons are more original then a standard FPS. Nothing about Doom 3 technically is better then Half Life 2, except maybe the presentation of the story. The story in Doom though is as ancient as games comeKingSigy

I never said Doom 3 was a better game. HL2, as I said, was much better designed. I just enjoyed playing through Doom 3 more. Its a matter of opinion. I like demons more than headcrabs, lol. 

I'm not sure how you can ay Doom 3 is better. I know everyone has an opinion, but just taking a level breakdown, Half Life 2 has more shooting action then Doom 3. The enemies are also smarter, the levels more realistically designed, the weapons are more original then a standard FPS. Nothing about Doom 3 technically is better then Half Life 2, except maybe the presentation of the story. The story in Doom though is as ancient as games comeKingSigy

He never said he thought Doom 3 was BETTER, he said it was more fun.
And I agree with him on it. I think many people are impressed with HL2 and its technical achievements and never really consider other factors (aside from the stort/characters). Yes HL2 is superior, but it was boring in several parts when it tries to show off its technical and story aspects and thats all. I just enjoy knowing that my shotgun shells are aimed at a pinky demon.

Of course the story and the characters in half life 2 were much better than the ones in doom 3, but i liked a lot more the gameplay of doom 3, I mean the enemies of doom 3 were muuuch cooler than the ones in half life 2. The guns were also cooler in doom 3(Bfg9000>Gravity gun). Also the creepy scenes of doom 3 made it for me much more fun than half life 2. The atmosphere in doom 3 was also better than the atmosphere in half life 2 and the maps were also better in my opinion in doom 3. And also the antagonist in doom 3 was cooler than the one in half life 2 ( Dr.Betruger>Dr.Breen).

 

But of course thats my opinion and i respect the opinions of other people and i also enjoyed very much half life 2 ( Cant wait for ep2)

quakeknight1991

Nope you are not along i to like doom 3 better than HL2.

I'm gonna give a few points on what I remember from playing the 2 games (Though is has been a while and some points may just be a result of poor memory).

Half life 2

-I liked the graphics on it

-gameplay good

-most the weapons were kinda lame (apart from the gravity gun)

-A.I sucked

-very short

-not as good as HL 1

Doom 3

-nice graphics (shame you cant see em half the time)

-the fighting/shooting is very basic and the AI sucks but its still fun (felt old school to me........though others might think its just bad)

-Liked some of the weapons

- I really liked the use of light (or lack of) in the game and how you could only see in some areas with the flashlight but that would make you vulnerable.

-unfortunately after the first few times, you can pretty much guess where most of the enemies will leap out from

-also very short

Pretty close but I think that overall Doom 3 was a more enjoyable game for me

Of course the story and the characters in half life 2 were much better than the ones in doom 3, but i liked a lot more the gameplay of doom 3, I mean the enemies of doom 3 were muuuch cooler than the ones in half life 2. The guns were also cooler in doom 3(Bfg9000>Gravity gun). Also the creepy scenes of doom 3 made it for me much more fun than half life 2. The atmosphere in doom 3 was also better than the atmosphere in half life 2 and the maps were also better in my opinion in doom 3. And also the antagonist in doom 3 was cooler than the one in half life 2 ( Dr.Betruger>Dr.Breen).

 

But of course thats my opinion and i respect the opinions of other people and i also enjoyed very much half life 2 ( Cant wait for ep2)

quakeknight1991

.  Half Life 2 has more shooting action then Doom 3.  KingSigy

Man, there is alot more shooting and visceral action in doom3 cuz in half life 2 there are lots of puzzles and cutscenes, and

 in doom 3 there is almost only action

Both games are technically great for their time but Half-Life 2 is superior, there's no doubt about it. However, that's not what I care about. For me, Doom 3 managed to create a thick atmosphere and the story, though shallow, was told very well through those PDAs. At the same time I never understood why I go through 2/3 of all the places that I passed in Half-Life 2. There was no thought to them. It's just that they were there just because they made them so well, they had to be in the game. Yes, Half-Life 2's level design was better but I felt no connection between the levels while I really knew why I go to the next same narrow place in Doom 3 and the moment when the elevator doors opened for the first time for me on the last teleportation lab level, was a really memorable for me. What's more, I see that there are other people, too, that were annoyed with the driving sequences. They were really stupid. And as a whole, Half-Life 2 was soooooo easy even on hardest setting. I am a CS freak and I just devastated the game on hardest setting having to reload just a few times my first time through it. Not that Doom 3 was challenging, but the scripting posed some interesting situations.

What else? - The enemies in Doom 3 were better in general, though Half-Life 2 had some gems that shine above all in Doom 3 like the striders and the flying ships. As for weapons, I don't agree that Doom 3 weapons were better in general, it's just that there was some real good sense of power to them. I just loved blasting enemies with the shotgun!

Well, as you can see, you are not alone :). I'm just another person that liked Doom 3 far better. Half-Life 2 was a good game, too, though :).

In a way, comparing Half Life 2 to Doom 3 is like comparing apples to oranges.

they're both shooters, but in a radically different style (after all, it was Valve's idea to make the FPS genre evolve, whereas ID software clearly wanted to go old-school).

Then again, Half Life 2 uses the Steam thingie...that's at least one advantage Doom 3 holds over HL 2 :)

I thought Hl2 was wonderful. I also think Doom 3 was one of the most under appreciated games of all time. The first couple hours with my 500 watt subwoffer blasting and the lights off was gaming nirvana.

These are great days...

I uninstalled Doom 3 the 25th time some monster jumped me from behind. That, to me, is cheap scare device, the game doesn't have to be scary because that trick works 99% of the time.

It's like most of the horror movies nowaday. They all go for these sudden jump-out-of-your-seat scares that are so predictable but guaranteed to get you most of the time because of the 200 decibel sound effects that accompany them.

HL2, on the other hand, has the awesome Ravenholm (sp?) chapter that is better than anything Doom3 has to offer in the first 5-6 hours (I uninstalled it, remember?)

I enjoyed Half Life 1 more than Half Life 2, but I truly hate Doom 3.  The never-ending boring industrial pipes and pistons.  The life-sapping dull voice recordings to get codes again and again for lockers, which is lame and repetitive.  The jumping out of the shadows predictable enemy placement.  The pathetic weaponry.  The tiny annoying flashlight.  The total lack of any sense of fun or humour.  It did not re-capture the spirit of the Doom 1 and 2 imo.