It was meant to be dark (Score 1)

Often game developers, especially Id software make games thare meant to have a dark and foreboding atmosphere. It is also adding to the challenge in case you were planning on cruising through the game by sniping everything you see from a distance. However, I agree that they are also made <I>too</I> dark occasionally, maybe because developers are predicting the gamers' attempt to bypass this by cranking up the gamma, brightness, and contrast...