well I've played it some more, got outside, got into the space craft. Didn't take very long, bit easy.
So anyway, I still don't like it. I think I don't like the Doom3 engine, it's all black and shiny with nothing in between. Makes me feel like my eyes don't work properly. Plus all the scenery is so samey you can't make a mental map very easily. Also there is no atmosphere in the game, it doesn't have any real vibe to speak of unlike Quake 2 or other games like Jedi Knight, Call of Duty etc. Sure it has tons of scripting and lots of detailed scenery but it just is missing something, I don't know what, but I know it's missing. In fact there is too much scripting, sometimes I just want more shooting but you just kill a couple, or your buddies do first (annoying), then it's more talk talk or lengthy loading (perhaps I need a defrag).
Anyway I'll carry on playing to see if it improves.
So anyway, I still don't like it. I think I don't like the Doom3 engine, it's all black and shiny with nothing in between. Makes me feel like my eyes don't work properly. Plus all the scenery is so samey you can't make a mental map very easily. Also there is no atmosphere in the game, it doesn't have any real vibe to speak of unlike Quake 2 or other games like Jedi Knight, Call of Duty etc. Sure it has tons of scripting and lots of detailed scenery but it just is missing something, I don't know what, but I know it's missing. In fact there is too much scripting, sometimes I just want more shooting but you just kill a couple, or your buddies do first (annoying), then it's more talk talk or lengthy loading (perhaps I need a defrag).
Anyway I'll carry on playing to see if it improves.