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Subject: Re: More Doom (Sigil II)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:05:37 +0100
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On 15/04/2025 23:09, Zaghadka wrote:
>> I understand why people can get excited by all things Doom due to the
>> position it has in PC gaming history but the problem I have, I never
>> played it so I don't have that nostalgia hit which I believe is a big
>> part of its appeal.
> Oh, you should try it. It has a very accessible feel to it. It's not
> nostalgia, it really is an earthshatteringly good game. If you don't like
> really old-school controls (no WASD or mouselook), GZDoom will give you
> those without compromising the game. Just remember, you're not aiming at
> anything with that mouselook. It only feels that way.
> 
> OTOH, Quake is total nostalgia. What it did has been done better. Low
> polygon models and bad particle effects are not a draw.

Honestly probably not as I do remember playing Quake II and the single 
player part I just didn't enjoy as it felt (with good reason) that I was 
doing the same thing over-and-over again. The multiplayer part was quite 
fun though.