Doom 3: BFG Edition Launches Today

@Krakn3Dfx said:

"How can we recoup some of the development costs on Rage?"

"We could spend the time to make Doom 4 an amazing experience that will sell millions."

"Well, that's one idea. But I have another one..."

<Queue Doom 3: BFG Edition>

They are probably doing this to gauge the marketplace for another doom game and to also remind people that doom is still a thing.

That's a lot of Doom.

@Spitznock said:

Waiting for XBLA to update so I can grab this. >.< Also, what's with all of the Id hate here in the comments? Id makes quality stuff. Sure they take forever to put games out (like a lot of other developers do), but I personally haven't disliked something they've released. I even enjoyed Quake 4 at the time.

-edit- Unless this is a disc-based game in which case sadly it'll need to wait.

I really, really liked Quake 4 as well. The MP was kinda eh, and it was fucking stupid that they spoiled the game on the back of the box, but damn that campaign was awesome! Then again, that wasn't an Id game, it was made by Raven, so why mention it?

Also Rage was pretty fucking terrible

@civid: I strongly disagree about Rage. The story wasn't there, but the combat was fantastic and the game was quite impressive from a technical perspective. Having something that looked that good run at 60 fps was quite the feat, regardless of the pop in found on consoles.

I'm going to run through my old copy of Doom 3 for old times sake. I thought it the game had a great mooD.

Duct tape.

I thought the hell levels were awesome.

Glad to see all the doom supporters out there being all awesome. It's 20 bucks on steam if you own Doom 3

All I want is Doom 3... hope its on PSN stand alone

@Spitznock said:

@civid: I strongly disagree about Rage. The story wasn't there, but the combat was fantastic and the game was quite impressive from a technical perspective. Having something that looked that good run at 60 fps was quite the feat, regardless of the pop in found on consoles.

I really enjoyed the combat too (at least to a point), it's just that it didn't seem to be the main focus of the game. This should've been a straight-up old school shooter, because those are the kinds of games that we need in this day and age and the kinds that Id has proven they can do really, really well. We don't need another FPS/RPG-ish mess, without a clear focus or goal. And other than the pretty graphics, smooth-ass framerate (I have to admit, I liked that part of the game) and great combat-mechanics, everything else was crap. The late game enemies would just stand still and pound you full of bullets, most of the items you could craft were virtually useless and the god awfull minigames and "open-world"-ish driving sequences were too big a part of the game to ignore.

Doom is just barely better than Dhoom.

Can't wait to replay these yet again.

Totally worth it once it hits a Steam sale for 50-75% off.

Hopefully the GB crew does a quick look despite Jeff's opinions :)

Apparently, you can't play Doom or Doom 2 if you install Doom 3 onto the 360 HD. http://nowgamer.net-genie.co.uk/siteimage/scale/0/0/344570.gif

Got it on pc, doesn't work. Runs at 1fps lol. Then again I do have a Radeon gfx card and Doom 3 has historically had problems with Radeons.

Where is the HD 3D port of Doom 64?

I never understood the hate for Doom 3. The game was great.

Doom 3 STILL looks fucking amazing. The engine and the art direction, as well as the lighting, continue to make it a game with a lasting look.

Also, it was a kick ass game. I am a proud member of the Doom 3 Defender's Club.

The quality of Doom 3 is beside the point, really. It was a horror game, when the originals were pure arcade action games. That means it failed to please the fanbase before it was even finished. I'm not saying it was a bad game at all, I'm just saying it was the wrong genre to really appeal to the Doom audience.
 
Still, as someone who creates Let's Plays of videogames, and noting that people seem to prefer horror games for such things, BFGE might make for an interesting video series, so I'll be keeping an eye on it.

Word on teh internets is that the PC version is pretty poor. Has no graphics options and actually looks worse than the original version could with config file tweaks only. People are describing it as a poor console port, which is rather ironic given it's origins.

so glad this came out.

I'm seeing a lot of love for Doom 3 in these comments, so I feel that in order to balance the universe I must chip in and say that Doom 3 was bullshit!

@civid:

Your assessment of Rage is spot on. Id should be making what they're good at making. In other words, what we now call throwback/old school FPSs. That being said, I'm glad their next project is Doom 4 (and then give us Quake 5!).

I also want to chip in that I loved Doom 3. The on-paper narrative was not well done, nor were the PDAs memorable (Doom 3 was no Half-Life or System Shock 2). However, the actual gameplay was great. I think Doom 3 is the best throwback shooter released since the genre started changing. I also enjoyed the atmospheric noises and shadowy corridors. (I do wish the game had had more Hell, though.)

I think if id had ditched the attempts at serious narrative and just made a pure throwback shooter, Doom 3 would have been received better.

didn't doom 3 or atleast the steel book version come with doom 1 and 2? This seems dumb.

All the Dooms? Damn, I gotta scrounge up $40 but quick!

@jakob187 said:

Doom 3 STILL looks fucking amazing. The engine and the art direction, as well as the lighting, continue to make it a game with a lasting look.

Also, it was a kick ass game. I am a proud member of the Doom 3 Defender's Club.

I gotta agree with you. Doom3, as well as other games that copied its graphics style (F.E.A.R.), still look wonderful. Games today use blurry, jagged shadows and I'm wondering why the hell that is the case.

Let's see how many centuries we can repackage the same shit over and over again and resell it for a profit. Go.

Let's see how many centuries we can repackage the same shit over and over again and resell it for a profit. Go.

Fucking rip-off! Was excited to finally get this on 360 just to get a broken version with barely any options or settings that matter. Installing the 7.2GB game onto the hard drive will block you from being able to load up DOOM/DOOM 2 from the main game select menu. Only afterwards to discover all deleting the install did was let me boot up the fucking XBLA versions of these games which i've already owned and fully completed, achievables and all! What a fantastic package this turned out to be!

I'd rather go back and play Half-Life 2. :-d

Edit: Come to think of it, Valve went back and added achievements and HD resolutions for free didn't they? :-/

Doom 3 had its moments. Unfortunately, all the reasons against it are out there. Like that campaign.....far too long. The title still doesn't make any sense. You are releasing a Doom collection but referring to it as Doom 3.

That's some Sega compilation naming conventions on display!

@Icicle7x3 said:

Needs Doom 64.

Amen. Such a great entry in the series.

I *loved* Doom 3. Lights off, sound up, totally intense. One of the best game experiences I've ever had on the PC. Considering I can get this for £14 on Amazon, I'm going for it.

@wedgeski said:

I *loved* Doom 3. Lights off, sound up, totally intense. One of the best game experiences I've ever had on the PC. Considering I can get this for £14 on Amazon, I'm going for it.

Yeah. Big fan here too!

I'll be sure to re-pick it up! (already got the original PC version and the Xbox release..)

@Sweetz said:

Word on teh internets is that the PC version is pretty poor. Has no graphics options and actually looks worse than the original version could with config file tweaks only. People are describing it as a poor console port, which is rather ironic given it's origins.

That...Sucks. Guess I'll just get the original version of Doom 3 if I ever want to play it.

DooM 3 was a good game. But I'd still prefer DooM 4 to be more like the originals and less like horror.

As for this... it's been pretty clear for months that the original game + enhancement mods released by the community are far superior to this BFG Edition.

Not showing up anywhere on Steam.

That's one impulse buy they've lost themselves.

"Relive the nightmare" that is Doom 3.

What if you already own all the Doom games and their expansions? Hell, I even pre-ordered Rage. And I liked it.

But this? What the fuck.

needs more hexen

How hard would it be for them to put Doom 1 and 2 into Doom 3's engine? They had 8 years to do it! Why do they not want my money!?

Still weird to see Bethseda's logo on this.

I've been playing it on PS3 and is it just me, or is the game throwing more dudes at you? I don't remember quite this many firefights in the original DooM 3.

@zinchalk said:

How hard would it be for them to put Doom 1 and 2 into Doom 3's engine? They had 8 years to do it! Why do they not want my money!?

Oh lord no! Doom 1 and 2 are perfect, just the way they are.

@Einherjan said:

Still weird to see Bethseda's logo on this.

Hehe, I know, right? Hell, before Bethesda bought Id, I thought they were actually part of Activision!