# Anyone looking forward to DOOM? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 15, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401 "2005-10-15T22:03:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/61 "2005-10-17T18:52:43Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > Couldn’t find a release date for it, but it says 2005, which doesn’t give it much time. Considering it’s coming out within the next 2 months, and has gotten so little hype… So little hype?!!! Jesus, I barely watch television, and I can’t get away from the freaking ads. The trailer also appears before every movie I’ve seen for the past four months, including Wallace & Grommet and March of the Penguins.\* I honestly thought it was coming out two weeks ago, the advertising campaign was at such a pitch. Sua \*pure hyperbole. The trailer did not appear before either movie. ---
**Author:** ![Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/62 "2005-10-17T21:51:49Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > [Apparently it’s dreadful](http://www.iesb.net/universal2005/100705b.php). (Massive spoilers!) Oh _wow_. I don’t think I want to see it any more. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/63 "2005-10-17T22:32:02Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > Oh _wow_. > > I don’t think I want to see it any more. I didn’t want to see it anyway. I’ve been trying to convince my friends that want to go see it to see Serenity instead, or just buy the damn game and get much more for your money. ---
**Author:** ![Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/64 "2005-10-17T22:52:51Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > I didn’t want to see it anyway. I’ve been trying to convince my friends that want to go see it to see Serenity instead, or just buy the damn game and get much more for your money. Yeah, I was hoping the movie would do it justice in some small way, but it seems like it’s either impossible to replicate some of the charm of those first three episodes, or no one’s really trying. 24th chromosome. Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/65 "2005-10-17T23:50:41Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > The comic is hilarious, though his bloodstain on his hand keeps changing sides, and then disappears entirely. Healthpaks. Lots and lots of healthpaks. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/66 "2005-10-18T04:43:35Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > Yeah, I was hoping the movie would do it justice in some small way, but it seems like it’s either impossible to replicate some of the charm of those first three episodes, or no one’s really trying. > > 24th chromosome. Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket. Yeah, that’s pretty stupid. I like the “Gateway to Hell” thing a bit better. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/67 "2005-10-18T08:49:43Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > The only original concept I’ve seen is having the “Helmet Cam” where it looks like your looking out the marines eyes. Unfortuantly, I don’t think it’s going to be nearly enough to save it, and probably won’t work anyway. Would that be the original concept seen in Aliens? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/68 "2005-10-18T14:58:13Z")
> [@Pushkin](#): > > Would that be the original concept seen in Aliens? :dubious: Kinda, but this one apparently seems like you are looking through the characters eyes…or playing a FPS. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/69 "2005-10-18T15:40:00Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > Kinda, but this one apparently seems like you are looking through the characters eyes…or playing a FPS. Yeah, it was closer to an FPS from the trailer. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/70 "2005-10-18T18:45:51Z")
The thing that bugged me about the FPS bits in the trailer was that the gun was in focus. Generally speaking, I don’t think you’d have both the gun and what you’re looking at in focus at the same time. When I took a handgun safety class they taught us to look through the sights, but focus on the target, since being able to see the gun perfectly is useless when you can’t see what you’re shooting at 😃 Other than that, the Wing Commander movie (and, to be perfectly fair, Star Wars, even if it lacks the authenticity that being based on a video game gives you) had the character’s POV shots during the space battles. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/71 "2005-10-18T20:24:55Z")
True, but in any FPS your gun is always in focus. It’d look wrong(er) the correct way. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/72 "2005-10-19T00:00:11Z")
> [@Pushkin](#): > > Yeah, it was closer to an FPS from the trailer. Yeah. They’re calling it “Helmet Cam” though. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/73 "2005-10-19T00:04:30Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > True, but in any FPS your gun is always in focus. It’d look wrong(er) the correct way. Additionally, many players would not realize that the blurry gun was intentional and complain about bad graphics. IMHO The most compelling reason is that players may frequently be switching between guns. If the gun is blurry, it can be dificult to be sure what weapon your’e currently using. As using certain guns in close quarters can be fatal, it’s important to know what you’re firing. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/74 "2005-10-19T09:01:21Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > True, but in any FPS your gun is always in focus. It’d look wrong(er) the correct way. I beleive a realistic approach can be found in “Operation Flashpoint”. One of the views available is through the gunsights, they appear slightly blurry while your target is in focus. IIRC of course, its been a while since I played it. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/75 "2005-10-19T12:25:32Z")
I’m going to feel bad about convicing my manager to have the men in the department leave work to see the 2 o’clock showing for this movie. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401/76 "2005-10-19T13:55:41Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m going to feel bad about convicing my manager to have the men in the department leave work to see the 2 o’clock showing for this movie. Not as bad after you’ll feel when they savagely beat you after watching it! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-doom/326401.md?page=3)