[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] homocidalham [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] slipknotoo1 doom ripoff![/quote] What would you rather have? A run through a couple of hallways blasting everything that moves, or an excursion through a geothermal plant where you have to shut down the pumps and run your ass off before you take a lava bath, and then help your allies take over the facility above? Doom is to Marathon as tic-tac-tow is to chess. Better level design, infinitely better story that actually develops in the game, actual missions, actual environmental variation (though you won't see it as much in m2 as you would see it in M1 or MI), a much better physics engine, and deeper gameplay mechanics. Don't call it a doom ripoff.[/quote] Also well said. *salaam* Spoken like a true patriot I might add. Sry for double posting btw, but the first one was just anger at the many ignorant that I needed to to get off my chest. Better now. As for my thoughts, I was personally expecting/hoping for an Aleph One port to the arcade. In my opinion it's the best representation of the series thus far... But this new engine and stuff... I dunno...I feel suspicious. It looks way different. I'm crossing my fingers hoping I'm not seriously disappointed when they do make this available(date, n-e-1?) Looking at some of the screens they showed, it is somewhat difficult for me, as a longtime Marathon fan, to identify what I'm seeing as Marathon 2. Alright, a brief disclaimer before I rant. I know all the good people at Freeverse are surely doing their best on this project and I heartily appreciate this effort at bringing back one of the greatest classics. Plz don't hate me for saying this, but I can't seem to get it out of my head any other way. Aleph One: Art. This: Dear god I hope this isn't as botched as the screens make it out to be... The textures look like they're all over the place to me. I mean, in the originals and Aleph one updates, it looked like they went over every last surface with a fine toothed comb. This however looks liked it's been hurriedly glued together out of whatever textures were most convenient at the time.... Kind of like looking at the Mona Lisa redone by a 1st year college art student with fingerpaint. O.o Maybe it's not a final version......?*fingers crossed* Maybe I'm being too harsh. I dunno. [Edited on 07.21.2007 12:30 AM PDT]