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Subject: Re: More Doom (Sigil II)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:26:58 -0000 (UTC)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:09:48 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
> wrote:

> >On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:41:05 +0100, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, JAB
> >wrote: 
> >
> >>On 14/04/2025 00:39, Zaghadka wrote:
> >>> In the meantime, I d/led it and will figure out how to make it run in
> >>> GZDoom in my spare time. Thank you!
> >>> 
> >>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.

> Especially with something like BrutalDoom. The updated visuals and
> ridiculous amounts of gore transform the game, and make it a lot of
> silly fun.

> >
> >OTOH, Quake is total nostalgia. What it did has been done better. Low
> >polygon models and bad particle effects are not a draw.

> Honestly, tech aside, I was never as impressed with "Quake" even when
> it was new. And now that it's tech is ancient, it's got very little to
> offer.

> I still play Doom semi-regularly. I almost never fire up Quake.

Classic Doom > Quake for me. I remember my friends and I tried qtestx86 
for Linux in the computer lab. The PC didn't have audio card, but it was 
amazing esp. in Linux. Then, came QuakeWorld with better Internet play. I could play it with my crappy dial-up modems!

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