I bought DooM 3 The day it came out. Till this day I still jump from the horrors this game holds. Even when something falls such as a vent cover the noise freaks me out. The graphics are UNBELIEVIBLE! The lighting sets the tone as you said, except that the shadows are too dark. I literrally s*** my pants when I turn a corner with only my flashlight equipped to see a fat zombie walking straight at me. Its also quite realistic in away. When a zombie walks into a chair it will fall or roll out into the light, that way I am aware they are there. Its by far the scariest game I’ve ever played. To me this game is like 007 1st person crossed with Silent Hill or Resident Evil and some Predator vs. Alien put in the mix. If anybody likes scary games this is the one to buy. Although you cannot make zombies kill eachother anymore it is still fun to shoot the human troops throughout the base. The arcade machine in the cafe part is real funny. It shows DooM 1 on the screen and you can punch a turkey till it just randomly explodes! Its also fun to punch soda cans sometimes I can make them fly at people! The most gruesome part to me so far is when you go into the bathroom and look in the mirror; you see hell behind you and your self decaying its nasty but awesome. If you would lik to talk to me I advise you to put my AIM screen name down it is TheGreenGuy908. Thanks hope this comment helps anybody who is looking to see how DooM 3 is. Just for your information DooM 3 is coming out on April 4, 2005 for XBOX! Sweet! Also go see Napoleon Dynamite its funny as hell.