Should I Buy Doom 3?

The recent TANG has spiked my interest for Doom, I have played most of the previous ones. I have not played Doom 3 however, so would you recommend Doom 3?

The recent TANG has spiked my interest for Doom, I have played most of the previous ones. I have not played Doom 3 however, so would you recommend Doom 3?

I would, sure. Lot of monster closets, but it's still pretty good.

At the beggining it's brilliant. Really scary and claustrophobic. UNtil you get all the pwnage weapons and it just becomes shooting mosters through corridors that all look the same, unfortunately. It's still pretty good though, and it's definitely very cheap by now

I really enjoyed my playthrough of Doom 3, and it's even better to play together with a friend in the unofficial co-op mod.

Doom 3 is pretty good - and it's aged fairly well, too.

Though personally I like the expansion better. It's just a tighter Doom experience.

wear some good headphones. This may make the experience more scarier, then it might ruin the scare factor if you use your ears as an extra set of eyes.

Actually, I was just thinking of playing Doom 3. DO IT!

I would say no as it's so repetitive and not that original, but would recommend if you are looking for a scary game, Condemn or FEAR. 

Doom 3 is an awesome game. The game looks very ugly with the brightness up, but if you adjust the gamma in the console then it actually looks very good. Make sure when you play that the dark areas are black (I would recommend setting the gamma at 0.65-0.75 on an LCD monitor). I don't think the game is scary, although it has superb art direction, and the contrast between the light and the darkness is very well done. What makes the game even better is the Doom 3 OpenCoop mod. It has 4-player coop support for the entire Doom 3 campaign as well as the expansion.

Doom 3 was OK, but it has really aged poorly.  I hate how they break up the action with audio logs that you MUST listen to (while not fighting or you'll missing something) to hear codes to unlock doors.  None of the action or level design was as good as the original games either.

Get the PC/Mac version and get the flashlight mod.

I'm not sure what kinds of mods you can get for the game, but no if you're just going to play through the story. The game is dull as shit.

"Get the PC/Mac version and get the flashlight mod."

I got it for the original Xbox and enjoyed it. It is creepy in the beginning and it gets easier as it progresses but overall I was very entertained.

Get it.

if you like shooting mindlessly and big eff'ing guns.  then yes.  it's dumb and fun.

play it at night in the dark and you might be scared.  depends how it's aged and if you get jumpy easily.

Absolutely. Buy it cheap though. I don't really think it's worth the $20 price tag Steam has it at. Chances are they'll put it on sale again at some point or buy it from amazon for like $8.

Why the hell not, it's cheap as peanuts. And pretty good too!

Its another ID software masterpiece and a sin to skip. And for the price you should be able to find it now? Hell it´d be criminal not to give it a shot if you´re ever remotely into shooters.

Doom 3 is AWESOME

9/10

Excellent game with some good sound

"I disagree /w the guys who say it aged poorly. These graphics still are pretty fine, because the whole game is well programmed and well designed, within the bounderies it was set in. Of course it is not a CoD4 or Fear2 etc, but it never wanted to be anything else but Doom. It is the classic Doom-game with better graphics. Gameplaywise it is dull - it-s Doom in that sense, too. Yet, especially the beginning on Mars made me think "Wow, that-s how SystemShock3 could have been. It needs just a little more SS2-Gameplay..." "

Sure its cheap. Go for it!!!  Its a simple but fun shooter.

They havent aged poorly at all.You must have a shitty pc or bad eye sight."

Doom 3's graphics definitely aren't OMGWOW like they were when they came out, but they do a good enough job of immersing you in the world. The true brilliance is in the lighting effects, I think those still stand up today.

I already own it for the PC & the Xbox.  The game scares the bejeebus out of me.

One thing that irriates you is you can't use a flashlight & a gun at the same time.  They
can get to Mars but they've retarded progress on modern weaponry.

"Diamond said:

"buckybit said:

"I disagree /w the guys who say it aged poorly. These graphics still are pretty fine, because the whole game is well programmed and well designed, within the bounderies it was set in. Of course it is not a CoD4 or Fear2 etc, but it never wanted to be anything else but Doom. It is the classic Doom-game with better graphics. Gameplaywise it is dull - it-s Doom in that sense, too. Yet, especially the beginning on Mars made me think "Wow, that-s how SystemShock3 could have been. It needs just a little more SS2-Gameplay..." "

It is NOTHING AT ALL like the classic Doom game.  Doom 1 and 2 are still awesome, Doom 3 mostly has you fighting one or two enemies at a time.  Level design has barely any secrets (secrets are usually limited to codes entered on weapon stashes).The graphics have especially aged poorly, and they look worse than most all modern 360, PS3 and PC, but they don't look horrible yet."

They havent aged poorly at all.You must have a shitty pc or bad eye sight."

It is the classic Doom-game with better graphics.

"buckybit said:

It is the classic Doom-game with better graphics.

This is the perfect review of the game. If you're into classic Doom, then you'll enjoy this game. Either for the homages to the predecessors or for the completely fucking oppressive atmosphere. I think you ought to go for it. "

No.

Absolutely! Doom 3 is one of my all-time favourite video games ever. It's got the scares, the guns, the monsters and the graphics. I love it!! 

It's worth its money if you buy it for next to nothing as you should be able to. Get the expansion as well. There are some fun mods to try, like Dungeon Doom  which turns it into a roguelike, complete with randomised dungeon layouts, leveling, magical weapons, the works.

I only keep the CD for when The Dark Mod finally makes a substantial release and more of the Thief 1&2 fans start mapping for it.