Carmack On Doom III And The Evolution Of Graphics 586
Toasty16 writes "David Kushner over at Wired has a write-up on the progress of Doom III, hinting at a possible fall release, that is unless Microsoft convinces id to sit on the game until an Xbox version is completed. He also talks to Carmack about the evolution of game engines and the possibility of a "next-generation rendering engine [that] will be a stable, mature technology that lasts in more or less its basic form for a long time." Will this lead to a shift from coders to "technical directors," as Carmack believes? This ties into the Slashdot story awhile back about new titles for sysadmins."
Don't freak out just yet (Score:4, Informative)
How long could an Xboxen version take? (Score:5, Informative)
The X thing is basically a PC running a form of you-know-what OS, with a Nvidia graphics processor, that you likely have to program with a well know M$ API the code already works on. How long could it take to get it running on the X-box if it's ready for Windows? Sure, there are differences, but I wouldn't expect any significant changed for an x-box port. Just add some code to let it reload saved games and/or boot Linux and it will be a sure winner.
Re:Typical (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Here's a dumb question. (Score:1, Informative)
Amazon is Enthusiastic (Score:2, Informative)
Anyone else already paid for their copy?
Re:How long could an Xboxen version take? (Score:2, Informative)
You know what they say: It's all part and parcel of the whole genii gig: phenomenal cosmic powers, itty bitty living space.
Re:bored with first person shoot em ups (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Typical (Score:4, Informative)
Maybe I'm missing something, but isn't Doom III singleplayer only? I don't think there would be any netplay to speak of.
Re:bored with first person shoot em ups (Score:3, Informative)
For instance Ambrosia [ambrosiasw.com] has had versions of classic games with excellent graphics and game play. I'm sure that were I to look I could find many more examples.
Just because most of the games down at CompUSA most games are fairly complex and driven by "gee whiz" graphics and long play time doesn't mean all are.
Original First Person Shooter? (Score:5, Informative)
Id has been a phenomemnon, but let's give credit where it's due.
Re:Typical (Score:5, Informative)
The player-made Quake mods were awesome.
Don't be willfully ignorant to my point.
Re:bored with first person shoot em ups (Score:3, Informative)
Actually, since you asked.. have you heard of Ikaruga [planetgamecube.com]? It's supposed to be one of the greatest shooter games of all time, as well as one of the most challenging, and it's just been retooled graphically and otherwise for the Gamecube and rereleased (It was originally a dreamcast game).
Also, despite being a 2d topdown shooter, it supposedly has an absolutely fantastic storyline and pushes the gamecube to somewhere near its technical limit. I haven't played it or seen screenshots, and i don't really plan on playing it, as i wasn't a huge shooter fan, but i've heard nothing but nonstop spooging about it for the last month. Apparently this game is just targed specifically at everyone who misses fun little space shooter games, and manages to hit some kind of pinnacle for the genre.
(I like my gamecube. It's nice to have a machine that seems to be specifically designed to target "everyone who thought video games were better before the invention of the CD-ROM". ^_^)
Re:"We've already demonstrated" - er NO! (Score:2, Informative)
Doom III uses OpenGL, and thus the DirectX version is irrelevent. DoomIII was designed from the start to target the features of the GeForce3, which the Xbox certainly has.
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Re:Evolution is a lie. (Score:5, Informative)