Summary
A disappointment
The Good
The engine and graphics are great. Except maybe for the upcoming Half-Life 2, no other game out there can match the graphics this game puts out.
The Bad
The whole game had a "been there, done that" type feel to it. 2/3rds of the so called revolutionary game play elements were previously utilized in System Shock 2. PDAs? Used in System Shock 2. Emails from dead staff members? Shock 2 had audio of the emails, which added a whole new element to the game. Anyone whose played System Shock 2 will tell you that Doom 3 more or less ripped off these game play elements. The sad thing is, System Shock 2 did it better. The lack of music in the game was a disappointment.
The Bottom Line
For all the hype this game got, Doom 3 failed to deliver. Sure it has a great graphics engine, but who cares. The gameplay itself felt lacking, due to Carmack and company ripping off System Shock 2. Hopefully in the future, Carmack will put more thought into building revolutionary game play from scratch, instead of ripping it off from a 5 year old game.
