DOOM 3

When I was getting into gaming in the early 2010s Doom 3 had a fine reputation. Specially in the horror community. On any fanmade best horror games list of video, it would be there there, not the top five, but always there, and we knew why. Doom 3 has atmosphere. Atmosphere so thick it feels like you're wading through it. Every texture, sound, and environment has been optimised to make you feel like you're in an industrial nightmare. A place that feels angry and hateful, and that's just before the demons show up! A lot of the scares in this game really do hold up. The cycle of scares sprinkled between combat and exploration keeps the game exiting and your fingers twitching at any sound. The gore is lovely and and the game's lighting is legendary. Set pieces are well designed and the music is just perfect. Doom 3 is a horror game first and foremost. Just one where you have a small army's worth and weapons and ammo to fight the horrors back with! You don't feel safe though. You feel like humanity is doomed and you're just fighting the inevitable. If you're reading this, you know how the new Doom games have soured a lot of people on this one. A lot of people complaining Doom 3 ruined Doom got into gaming even later than I did. But if you go back to the first three episodes of Doom 1, play with the lighting and draw distance down, and a pre WASD control setup you'll see the similarities to Doom 3. The first Doom was always meant to be a horror game. Time has simply turned it into something else. I think Doom is valid as either an action or a horror series. Not to say Doom 3 doesn't have real problems. It runs out of steam around the 2/3 mark. The attempts at storytelling often fall flat. And yes, the pistol and shotgun are very disappointing. The TL;DR 5/5 as a horror game. 4/5 as an action game As a Doom game? Go in with an open mind knowing Doom has roots in horror and action, always has.

What a gem! It´s not perfect (it is outdated), but to give that feeling of blasting "people" when you´re in that day, it is just brilliant. Very decent graphics, a "story" and the trigger. Very GOOD

Doom 3 is a great survival horror game, but its really only Doom in name only. You get a lot for your money though!

First off all I own the original uncut version of Doom3 on CD, so I dont own the Doom3 BFG. Infos to run most ID Tech Games are down at the end. The original Doom3 was made for pc and can run Mods. I dont remember many graphical differences but one of them is the texture qualitiy. This game is based on the xbox version ported to the 360 and then to pc. Some parts of the BFG version wont be ideal. I red in the GOG reviews that the lighting engine got worse. Mods are not easy to install on the BFG. Guess the texture mods are the easiest, because it is just replacing... About the game: You are a marine send to Mars to be a guard. With you on board of the ship that flew you to Mars were 2 important persons that representatives of a governmental organisation or something like that.... After some things hell breaks out..... The first part of the game is great and everything feels new. Later in the 2/3 or 2/4 the game gets a little bit dull. The start of the game is in the main facillity with living quarters... later you mainly see working areas. My problem with it is the same as in Half Life 1 -> The world is a little bit too compact. I want to see more how they live or lived after everything went wrong. Modding / Setting the game up for modern PCs in generell Add this line in the TARGET area of the shortcut (dont know if its called doom.exe) Target is: "C:Program Files (x86)ActivisionDoom3BFGDoom.exe" add one space after Doom.exe + outside " and it should look like "C:Program Files (x86)ActivisionDoom3BFGDoom.exe" +r_mode "-1" +r_customwidth "1920" +r_customheight "1080" +cg_fov "90" +vid_restart +r_mode "-1" forces the resolution +r_customwidth "1920" is the x resolution aka horizontal +r_customheight "1080" is the y resolution aka vertical +cg_fov "90" is the fov aka field of fiev - many console games have 60 and makes many people motion sick I recomment 80 to 120. Most gamers use 90 +r_fullscreen 1 (0=off) +vid_restart (forces fullscreen as far as I know)

The Doom3 BFG is so far from the original Doom 3. 1. Ugly flashlight, no flashligt like in original, discharging batteries... 2. Roaches from Doom3 RoE 3. Menu is just UGLY, if you will try to make some changes during the game you gonna figure out what do I mean. 4. Where is console??? 5. Too much ammo??? 6. Intro is not like in original Doom 3!!! I am disappointed, expected better Doom 3...(((