/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3319864
It felt less detailed and interesting looking, and a LOT less intimidating, because it wasn't so visually distinct from the other monsters, often when I came across it I didn't even realize immediately that it was a vile and I wondered where all the monsters came from.

The design isn't as scary, he isn't as unsettlingly fast and emaciated/corpsy looking, he doesn't feel bigger and taller, he doesn't have that creepy laughter as he stalks you rapidly in the shadows (fuck, he tends to actually camp on tall spots IIRC).

You can easily take on the Doom 3 vile with your chainsaw, but you could NEVER do that in the old games, you'd be crispy bacon in a moment's notice.