Re: Played Doom 3, HL2, Q4 and Fear

>>> I'mm 30 years old and I hear how gamers today are on average of that
age but I fear whether I'm growing out of enjoying games or are game
simply no longer captivating me? <<<

I'm 32. When I get in a "gaming slump," as you seem to be in, I take a break
from it and read a sci-fi book or two. If that doesn't do the trick, I delve
into some artsy project that occupies my mind for a month or so. Usually
creature concept art.

>>> I've played all 4 of the game in the header and I really can't sya i
enjoy gaming as much as 3 years ago when AVP2, RTCW, MOH, JKII were and
still are games I enjoyed imensilly. <<<

I liked all four of those games, too. At their respective times, that is.
And many others.

>>> In Doom 3 I got as far as entering Alpha Labs but really I quit, the
guy is simply unbearalbe with all the darkness, either they let us play
with a gun and flashlight at the same time or I quit, maybe it's harder
this way but there's such a thing as being too hard or too irritating
and I don't feel bad about spending money on Doom3 but I'd feel bad if
I forced myself to play a game so irritating unplayable. <<<

There are mods available to add lights to the guns. But I have played both
Doom 3 and the RoE expansion twice in the manner in which the developers
intended. I mapped the right mouse button to toggle between the flashlight
and the last weapon selected. Hotkeys for specific weapons seemed to help,
too. I recommend switching weapons in intense firefights and then reloading
them only after you've wiped out everything in the area. Btw, the Vulgars in
RoE are the closest things to Aliens I've seen in a while. They also throw
fireball projectiles like the Imps and Hell Knights! Lightning fast, too.

I haven't played Quake IV or FEAR yet, but they're next on my list. :)

>>> HL2. These are the best graphics in the world? I'm sorry but the water
effects are stunning but everything else look normal but not
spectacular, the ground, the dirty, the wall, the faces of the
caracthers look okay but not worthy of the hype regarding the graphics.
I never played HL1 but this HL2 game is boring to me, the settting is
of a bad B-movie loosely based on a Orwellina nightmare of am
oppressive near future society. What is there to like about this game?
It's mostly runnign around in sewers and rivers in an Hovercraft? The
watre looks fantastic but is that it? Is that all there is to this
game. <<<

Graphics don't make it for me. It's the gameplay. For instance, the physics
in Half-Life 2 aren't merely a gimmick -- the level designers made it part
of the game. I admit, however, I find HL2 to be too easy in most places. I'm
currently replaying it, and I find myself relying solely on the Gravity Gun
and/or a single weapon to get through the levels. Other than the weapons
magically reloading after you've switched them (huh?), I wish they had
included one more harder difficulty level (along with bullsquids, alien
grunts and exotic weapons). If you consider the scope of the game, it's
really a masterpiece, Steam notwithstanding.

>>> King Kong is as silly as the movie. <<<

King Kong is a silly idea no matter how you look at it. :)

>>> Late 2001, early 2002 really was an awesome time for games, AVP2, RTCW,
MOH were great, SOF2 wasn't terrible and my all time favourite JK2. <<<

AVP2 has an expansion, Primal Hunt. And there is Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy,
too. I also recommend No One Lives Forever 2. Same era.

Some other recommendations: Far Cry (with the developer save patch), TRON
2.0, Tribes: Vengeance, Painkiller, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Star Wars
Republic Commando. They all offer different types of gameplay and are dirt
cheap by now. Also, since you haven't played HL1, pick it up along with the
Blue Shift expansion (it also has Opposing Force throw in for free) and
apply the included High Definition Pack to all three games -- hours of Black
Mesa bliss!

Take a break or discover some old gems. Keep the faith!


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