Well, getting slightly back to the issue at hand...
With all the reviews and previews that I've read, I've come to the conclusion that Doom 3 is little more than a revved up System Shock 2 without the character building aspect. Especially when a little further reading told me how you have a PDA to receive emails from other people's PDAs and get crucial information...sigh, MFD anyone?
As for audio, I agree with Con completely. Nothing scared me more than hearing some previously unseen camera giving the "preliminary detection" sound or a zombie walking around in the distance...hell, take the original Doom. That scared me too when I first played it. Hearing those monsters...with only my popgun to protect me....23 health...no armor...wah!
Come to think of it, the original Doom still catches me off guard. Somehow, I think Doom 3 is out of luck. We shall see...and I wonder if there is a System Shock inspired mod for Doom 3 in pre-production...
Regards,
Yickle.
P.S. And
here it is.