I'm starting to find out I dislike UT2k3 for certain particular reasons.
Some of you have heard me go on about things like this before but this time, I have a good reason for a reply. I need help.
Of course UT2k3 is not UT. We all know that. My problem is, I cannot adjust to the UT2k3 universe like I did with UT. In UT, I would run DM-Phobos until I fell asleep. I was able to listen to UT's music. I had the best of times with UT, and never for 1 minute doubted it shouldn't be GOTY.
Once the UT2k3 demo hit and was being downloaded by countless people, I realized UT2k3 was going to be a hit. I was wrong in a sense and at the same time right. I figured the new engine would be too much for some computers, due to the fact it really is and that the new structured gameplay would make some people less addicted to it like they were to UT and Quake3.
I haven't quite given this enough thought until now, and I still feel as if I havn't given it enough thought. My problem is, I cannot get used to UT2k3. It just doesn't feel right. I seem to be playing a tasteless spew of lookalike UT maps (amped up). That is why I hate Curse3 and Face3.
The only way I have been able to come close to getting used to UT2k3 like I did with UT is if I turn the graphics up to the Holy Sh*t setting and even at that, it still doesn't feel right. The static meshes and lack of lighting effects seems to repel my interests. I know that UT didn't have static meshes and it's lighting effects weren't the greatest either, but the bit of lighting it did have stood out and seemed more brilliant. It definitely added to my gaming experience tremendously, thus really putting me into the game. It allowed me to play endless Face servers with people I didn't know and even let me adjust to the bit of bugs UT presented. I used to actually enjoy playing with bots. And better yet, I came back to the same old single player countless times, even on easy settings. The game really was a perfect game for me. UT2k3 came out and didn't fulfill any of my expectations for it. I could have expected a true boost but instead they changed way too many things.
I can compare this to the Mario games for any of the Nintendo console systems.
The first Mario was awesome (the day it was around).
Mario 2 was a perfect sequel and the same with the 3rd.
Then the first 3d Mario hit and was a major success. I loved everything about it.
As for the other Mario games, I can't tell.
My point is clear. The UT2k* sequels just don't make me all too happy.
Now, I am asking for help or guidance. I really do not want this to backfire on me and be told to go back to UT. UT is too old for me. Graphics don't do much. I enjoy playing FragBU, but I get bored too fast anymore. I don't turn on the music because the songs suck. Should I wait til 2004 hits the shelves and continue to play UT2k3, or let my "so-called" UT mood/phase pass until I can say I have had enough UT for this 3-4 months?
If it helps you get a clear idea of what I'm asking, I'll ask it this way. How do you guys stay so interested in UT2k3? Do you feel more "at home" playing UT2k3 like you did playing UT? Did you ever feel the way I did about UT?
PS. After rereading this, I found out I have yet more to tell. In UT, you werne't allowed double jumps or trick jumps. You couldn't use your TL to get literally anywhere. You were stuck in a place and had to think about what was out there. In UT2k3, there are less boundaries. When adding boundarious, you feel like something was left out. My imagination for UT2k3 is gone. I have less to think about. Many thoughts and day dreams would spawn off the fact I could never reach every single place in map and could never understand every single detail of the game UT. Perhaps that is why Face servers were so interesting to me. There were so many things you could do, and the map was so busy. In UT2k3, you cannot shoot rockets from one side of the map and expect them to hit somebody at the other side anymore. The likelyhood of this happening has been savagely cut. You feel more "down to earth in UT." Is that what I want though? I can never tell.
Some of you have heard me go on about things like this before but this time, I have a good reason for a reply. I need help.
Of course UT2k3 is not UT. We all know that. My problem is, I cannot adjust to the UT2k3 universe like I did with UT. In UT, I would run DM-Phobos until I fell asleep. I was able to listen to UT's music. I had the best of times with UT, and never for 1 minute doubted it shouldn't be GOTY.
Once the UT2k3 demo hit and was being downloaded by countless people, I realized UT2k3 was going to be a hit. I was wrong in a sense and at the same time right. I figured the new engine would be too much for some computers, due to the fact it really is and that the new structured gameplay would make some people less addicted to it like they were to UT and Quake3.
I haven't quite given this enough thought until now, and I still feel as if I havn't given it enough thought. My problem is, I cannot get used to UT2k3. It just doesn't feel right. I seem to be playing a tasteless spew of lookalike UT maps (amped up). That is why I hate Curse3 and Face3.
The only way I have been able to come close to getting used to UT2k3 like I did with UT is if I turn the graphics up to the Holy Sh*t setting and even at that, it still doesn't feel right. The static meshes and lack of lighting effects seems to repel my interests. I know that UT didn't have static meshes and it's lighting effects weren't the greatest either, but the bit of lighting it did have stood out and seemed more brilliant. It definitely added to my gaming experience tremendously, thus really putting me into the game. It allowed me to play endless Face servers with people I didn't know and even let me adjust to the bit of bugs UT presented. I used to actually enjoy playing with bots. And better yet, I came back to the same old single player countless times, even on easy settings. The game really was a perfect game for me. UT2k3 came out and didn't fulfill any of my expectations for it. I could have expected a true boost but instead they changed way too many things.
I can compare this to the Mario games for any of the Nintendo console systems.
The first Mario was awesome (the day it was around).
Mario 2 was a perfect sequel and the same with the 3rd.
Then the first 3d Mario hit and was a major success. I loved everything about it.
As for the other Mario games, I can't tell.
My point is clear. The UT2k* sequels just don't make me all too happy.
Now, I am asking for help or guidance. I really do not want this to backfire on me and be told to go back to UT. UT is too old for me. Graphics don't do much. I enjoy playing FragBU, but I get bored too fast anymore. I don't turn on the music because the songs suck. Should I wait til 2004 hits the shelves and continue to play UT2k3, or let my "so-called" UT mood/phase pass until I can say I have had enough UT for this 3-4 months?
If it helps you get a clear idea of what I'm asking, I'll ask it this way. How do you guys stay so interested in UT2k3? Do you feel more "at home" playing UT2k3 like you did playing UT? Did you ever feel the way I did about UT?
PS. After rereading this, I found out I have yet more to tell. In UT, you werne't allowed double jumps or trick jumps. You couldn't use your TL to get literally anywhere. You were stuck in a place and had to think about what was out there. In UT2k3, there are less boundaries. When adding boundarious, you feel like something was left out. My imagination for UT2k3 is gone. I have less to think about. Many thoughts and day dreams would spawn off the fact I could never reach every single place in map and could never understand every single detail of the game UT. Perhaps that is why Face servers were so interesting to me. There were so many things you could do, and the map was so busy. In UT2k3, you cannot shoot rockets from one side of the map and expect them to hit somebody at the other side anymore. The likelyhood of this happening has been savagely cut. You feel more "down to earth in UT." Is that what I want though? I can never tell.
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, if definitely made me appreciate the gameplay a lot more in 2k3, and because of that I'm having fun playing the game again. Like Hal said, you just need to mix up your game experience, who knows, maybe you'll find something that really grabs you.
Some people clearly don't know the difference (not talking about you :O)..)