Well, as an older gamer, I can tell you that playing Doom on my flatscreen is entirely awesome. You can't look at these games by today's standards and complain about graphics, because that's not what they're about. They're about action, and finding all the secrets - at least to me.
Yes, the animations are crude and a bit sluggish, but there's something very immediate and visceral about Doom that I've always loved. I think part of it is that, as one of the grandaddies of FPSs, the mechanics are more basic - you can't aim up or down. But if you choose to see that as a liberation and not a limitation, then you can just blaze through this HUGE collection of levels - especially with the better guns.
Lots of fun, nostalgic or not. Wolfenstein may have come first, but Doom is the godfather of the endless supply of FPS games we play today, and it's still worth experiencing.
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Re: Review: DOOM Classic Complete (PlayStation 3)
Well, as an older gamer, I can tell you that playing Doom on my flatscreen is entirely awesome. You can't look at these games by today's standards and complain about graphics, because that's not what they're about. They're about action, and finding all the secrets - at least to me.
Yes, the animations are crude and a bit sluggish, but there's something very immediate and visceral about Doom that I've always loved. I think part of it is that, as one of the grandaddies of FPSs, the mechanics are more basic - you can't aim up or down. But if you choose to see that as a liberation and not a limitation, then you can just blaze through this HUGE collection of levels - especially with the better guns.
Lots of fun, nostalgic or not. Wolfenstein may have come first, but Doom is the godfather of the endless supply of FPS games we play today, and it's still worth experiencing.