DOOM single player campaign to take about 13 hours

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According to id Software development team.

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[Saracen]

This one might interest me .... depending on what the (PC version) system requirements are. And so far, I haven't found that.

[Vorlon99]

I'm liking the look of this, and I do love a decent single player campaign... I've always played the campaigns of the FPS games before getting into the MP elements

[DanceswithUnix]

This one might interest me .... depending on what the (PC version) system requirements are. And so far, I haven't found that.

DooM games for years were what forced me to upgrade my PC. I suspect most people who played the originals now have families and mortgages and so less spare cash, yet it would be slightly disappointing if my current PC didn't struggle a bit with it just cos, well, it's DooM

Oooh, it comes with a level editor. I might be sold already!

[Bagnaj97]

This one might interest me .... depending on what the (PC version) system requirements are. And so far, I haven't found that.

Hardware requirements aside it'll probably want Steam, and we all know your views on that!

[Vorlon99]

DooM games for years were what forced me to upgrade my PC. I suspect most people who played the originals now have families and mortgages and so less spare cash, yet it would be slightly disappointing if my current PC didn't struggle a bit with it just cos, well, it's DooM

Oooh, it comes with a level editor. I might be sold already!

Doom is what introduced me to proper gaming
I remember going to a friends house after college and seeing it run for the first time and I was like... 'WTF? This is totally AWESOME!!!!' lol

I bought my first PC a Pentium P60 solely to be able to play Doom & Doom II and never looked back since... before this I used to play my games on a series of home computers starting with the Dragon 32, eventually moving (via lots of different machines) up to Atari ST, and then Amiga 1200. Its been PC's all the way ever since then

[Jace007]

This one might interest me .... depending on what the (PC version) system requirements are. And so far, I haven't found that.

The requirement is Windows 10 and your Arm, Your arm will be tagged with a UNI Microsoft Barcode which gives Microsoft partial ownership of your arm during the duration of game-play. Don’t worry this is a new Direct X 12 ‘feature’ that will make it more immersive.

I remember spending endless hours playing Doom & Screamer on the college network. What was cool, the IT Admin even encouraged us to play so he could put in a case to upgrade the network as it was too slow.

[stevie lee]

This one might interest me .... depending on what the (PC version) system requirements are. And so far, I haven't found that.

Decembers multiplayer alpha had specs http://doom.com/en-gb/alpha/faq

What are the recommended PC system specifications?

Minimum Spec (720p)
•64-bit Windows 7/Windows 8.1
•Intel Core i5 @ 3.3 GHz or better / AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or better
•8 GB RAM
•NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB VRAM)
•6GB HDD space
•Steam account
•High speed internet connection

*Please note that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 680m and 860m models are below min spec for the DOOM Closed Alpha

Recommended Spec (1080p)
•64-bit Windows 7/Windows 8.1
•Intel Core i7 @ 3.4GHz or better / AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0GHz or better
•8GB RAM
•NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3GB or more VRAM) / AMD Radeon R9 280 (3GB or more VRAM)
•6GB HDD space
•Steam account
•High speed internet connection

they could be around that level. but with a lot more needed HDD space.




as for the game itself. kinda getting the same vibe as I did with Aliens V Predator.
The original game being the best thing since digital sliced bread, then they reboot with some shiny spit n' polish, but the game just lacks the grittiness and feel of what made the original special.
my prediction is, it'll be great for the first few hours, then you'll notice little things that don't feel right, the atmosphere, the weapons or some such. then youll go and play something else and wonder what all the hype was about.

[Vorlon99]

The requirement is Windows 10 and your Arm, Your arm will be tagged with a UNI Microsoft Barcode which gives Microsoft partial ownership of your arm during the duration of game-play. Don’t worry this is a new Direct X 12 ‘feature’ that will make it more immersive.

I remember spending endless hours playing Doom & Screamer on the college network. What was cool, the IT Admin even encouraged us to play so he could put in a case to upgrade the network as it was too slow.

YEAH! Screamer and Screamer 2... Even Screamer Rally... all great games... also available on GOG, but not sure they would live up to my memories ?

[Saracen]

DooM games for years were what forced me to upgrade my PC. I suspect most people who played the originals now have families and mortgages and so less spare cash, yet it would be slightly disappointing if my current PC didn't struggle a bit with it just cos, well, it's DooM

Oooh, it comes with a level editor. I might be sold already!

My PC might struggle a bit, too. But I might be prepared to upgrade. it's probably due, maybe overdue, anyway.

There comes a point where an 'upgrade' is so extensive you might as well do a new build. I might be beyond that. In which case, the question (for myself) is whether everytjing else I do will significantly benefit from having my target machine at a significantly higher spec, or whether it's just for the game/gaming. In the latter case, it'll be hard to justify (to myself).

Hardware requirements aside it'll probably want Steam, and we all know your views on that!

Indeed. And that was indeed part of what I had in mind.

I had three things in mind.

1) Does it require Steam, or similar?
2) Does it require Win10 (DX12?) ?
3) Will I need a hardware upgrade, and if so, how extensive, and expensive?

From the spec mentioned above (thanks, Stevie) it looks likely to fail on point1), probably fail on 2) for higher resolution gaming, and possibly require an unjustified degree of upgrade on 3).

Assuming that if that Alpha spec carries through, the specs of the release version will be similar, then on 1) alone, it's a non-starter for me because regardless of how much I might fancy it, and I DID enjoy previous incarnations, I object to Steam on principle and won't change that for any game. Ditto if Win10 had been mandatory.

The one lifeline for me from those specs, and it's a thin cotton thread not a heavy duty rope of a lifeline, is that they're multiplayer spec, and it's the single player campaign that interests me. That might, and I stress might offer a scintilla of hope that single player, off-line use, might not require Steam.

The odds on that? Tiny, I'd think.

And if so, oh well, it's the price I pay for refusing to use Steam. Shame, but if it's so then so be it.

[Jace007]

YEAH! Screamer and Screamer 2... Even Screamer Rally... all great games... also available on GOG, but not sure they would live up to my memories ?

LOL same .. I bought them ages ago on GOG, still haven't tried them, I'm happy with my memories! I had an ATI Rage card by the time Screamer 2 was out, BTW not sure about your k/d in BF4 P
Min Spec on GOG
Minimum system requirements;
Windows: Windows XP or Windows Vista,
1 GHz Processor (1.4 GHz recommended),
256MB RAM (512 recommended), 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended),
Mouse, Keyboard

[OilSheikh]

What's the deal with the last video ????

[Luke7]

Why do they provide "minimum specs" which are still kinda high? My A10-7870k runs many games that it below spec for. Sure I have to adjust the settings but surely "minimum specs" should mean if you have lower the game will not run at all?

[Tunnah]

If you're a normal gamer who just follows his queues and has no interest in spending useless time looking for box art secrets, then the game will take about 6.5 hours, as it's always half the time the developer says

Also what's with all these recommended's coming out that say i7, I call bull-plop, no way does any of em require an i7

Also also @Saracan why do you hate Steam ? It sits in a corner, takes very little up and is absolutely amazing as a central gaming point

[Saracen]

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Also also @Saracan why do you hate Steam ? It sits in a corner, takes very little up and is absolutely amazing as a central gaming point

I can hear a forum-wide gasp and collective "Nooooo .... don't ask him that. Again."

I'll try to keep it brief. I don't "hate" Steam. I'm just not willing to sign up.

Why? Several reasons, both practical and principled.

One princpled reason is that I'm NOT paying a lump sum for a game, only to give some US corporation control over when and if I can re-install or use it. I like revisiting old games. I still have games I bought in the 70s, like Wizardry or Tigers in the Snow, running on Apple IIe. Yet, if I buy Steam games and either they go out of business, or just decide I've breached my user T&Cs, they can lock or close my account and everything I spent on Steam games becomes useless to me.

Practical reason. I prefer standalone or small-scale LAN play. I don't online play. My entire gaming setup is on a LAN that is secured by air-gapping from the internet. That is, no net connection at all. Partly, that is for privacy reasons .... and most of the forum reading this is now hoping, or praying, I don't get started on that .... but not having a net connection on my gaming machines would, I'm sure you'd agree, make running Steam a tad tricky, yes?

If you want a full set of reasons, I rather imagine doing a forum search on my name and "Steam" would provide you with .... erm, some light reading.

And that's enough said, so the rest of you can stop holding your breath, come out from behind your sofa's, and rest easy.

[chuckskull]

No idea about steam, but Bethesda tends to be quite generous with the minimum requirements. I think they aim for 60fps. If you're not sensitive about running at 30 you can normally dip quite a bit below them.