Activision - E3 2002
Activision had their usual assortment of Tony Hawk and BMX racing stuff. These games never appealed to me, so I don't even look anymore. They did have ID Software's Doom III in a small private theater that I had to get a special ticket to view, and in addition to the ticket I still had to wait nearly 2 hours on the last day of the show! Was it worth the wait? Well, probably not, but Doom III was great looking and clearly showed yet another leap in the tech race in first person shooter games.
| Doom III - Everybody has heard about it by now. Doom III had the most impressive PC graphics of any game at the show, but nothing was playable yet and it was guarded as if it was a black ops project of the military. The animation of creatures was unbelievable. You have to see it to appreciate it, pictures don't do it justice. Lighting is also extremely detailed, with dynamic shadows coming from everything in the environment. The monsters yelled and retreated and snarled with mucus coming out of their mouth (reminded me of an Alien movie). The game had not been optimized yet, as frame rates were not perfect, I guess around 40 fps. I'd be willing to bet that hardware requirements are going to be pretty steep when this game comes out though. This may be the game that forces a new graphics card purchase. You'll certainly be hearing about this game in the many months to come. With creatures, AI, environments and effects being so detailed, I am doubting it will be ready for X-mas. The only weakness (besides hardware requirements) I have for the game is that it still plays like the original Doom game. Run around, explore and shoot anything that moves... that's it. The game play in my opinion needs an update as well. Perhaps by the time the game is released they'll be something new. |
