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April 11, 2005
Doom3
I must have looked at the new Doom3 game for the XBox in at least ten shops over the weekend. I'm trying to convince myself to buy it, but I'm not doing a very good job.
I've been a fan of the Doom franchise since the first game, even earlier if you count Wolfenstein 3D. I was looking forward to getting Doom3 when it came out for the PC, but decided my hardware wasn't really up to it and I didn't want to buy a new machine just for playing games on. I decided that the PC was dead for me as a gaming platform. The convenience of consoles, and my increased ability to handle a controller since the many hours of Halo play, have pushed me over the edge away from PC gaming. Even Half-Life 2 , which could have kept me on the PC, completely ruined their chances of me buying a new PC by adding internet verification to the game.
So when Doom3 was released recently on XBox, I thought I'd go and get it. And I went, but I couldn't bring myself to buy it.
I'm sure I'd like it and the price is affordable. So why did I walk out empty handed?
I think I know the reason, it's the commitment. I'd feel that to justify the purchase, I would really need to play it, and also finish it really. Most games have about 20-30 hours of single-play in them, not mention the multiplayer options. And as we're approaching summer, this is just the wrong time to be sat indoors in a darkened room. Winter is gaming time, I'll save the cash and get a second hand copy later in the year!
Maybe :)
Posted by se71 at April 11, 2005 09:57 AM
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