DOOM 3

If you want the original DOOM III experience, the one with the ID Tech 4 engine versus this one's ID Tech 5, find a copy of the game on disk. The BFG version has noticeably worse and cheapened lighting, thanks to the armor-mounted flashlight, and the enhanced textures add next to nothing to the experience. Think of it like playing the original Thief games on the 2014 engine. Why did Bethesda/Zenimax not offer the old version of DOOM III? My guess? They no long have it to offer with this version on the market.

The BFG Edition cuts several important elements from the game, like shadows and the flashlight. Textures are blurry and well lit. The game is less challenging. Mods, which are an important part of Doom 3, dont work with the BFG Edition. Do yourself a favor and get the original Doom 3, not this crippled console port.

I played Doom 3 when it came out on the original Xbox several months after the official PC release, and eventually got a PC copy of the game and its expansion pack when it made its way to Steam later on, and had a better computer. Needless to say, the switching between the flashlight to gun aspect, while it can be argued that it adds challenge, it also seemed like an unnecessary gameplay mechanic, as having the flashlight attached to your head does not really ruin the challenge aspect, as it has its own meter anyways. Another big thing I see others complain about is the fact that the ammo supplies and such are supposedly more ample than the original, thus claiming that it undermines the challenge aspect of it. Well, honestly, that is what the nightmare difficulty is for. If you really want to be challenged, that's why those difficulty levels exist in the first place. One more thing I need to address is that the textures were not enough of an improvement to some, and lighting is different, and I'm going to stop you right there. The game originally released in 2004. Of course the graphics are not going to look as if it were made in 2012, and a proper widescreen feature was much needed, as I tried to toggle it on my original copy of Doom 3, and delivered a stretched picture. I picked up the game on PS3 when it was released under the BFG Edition, since at the time, my machine wasn't powerful enough to run the PC version, but it seems that now that I got a hold of the PC version after upgrading to a gaming PC, I must say that I'm extremely impressed, especially with all of the one-star reviews I've seen throughout this page. This is a major upgrade in two ways from the PS3 version. Since I've got a gaming laptop, and a gaming desktop, I can take the experience with me anywhere, and the saving and loading screens are seamlessly fast in comparison to the PS3 release with frame rate options, and the awesome Lost Missions pack for the first time on PC! Its worth it!!

You can not get your CD Key to use as a passcode unlock to start the game through the GOG App. You have to sign in through your account on your webbrowser. Then click under your account name at the top. An option will be Games. Click on it. Your entire game library (My collection) will show up. Select Doom 3 the NON BFG edition. A menu will pop up. At the top there is..... System ;Windows Language:English More> Click More. It will bring up a pulldown menu. The second choice is Serial Keys, Click/select it. It will then show both your Doom 3 Serial Key and Your Ressurection of evil Serial Key. You will need both. There is two keys each with a 18 digit number and letter code. the first 16 of them go together. The last 2 where there's a space inbetween is put into the small box on the right after putting in the first 16. Same for the Ressurection of Evil expantion Key directly underneath that. These CD Keys can't be copied from the GOG website menu you will need to write them down. I would also suggest puttuing them on a text notepad file ans save it in your Domm 3 game folder in your GOG folder in your hard drive. I'm giving 1 star. NOt for the game it's great. But for GOG for not making it clear exactly how to get your CD Key and me needing to type this in the first place. And not being able to look the Keys up in your library in your GOG app. That is REDICULOUS and BS. It's taken me 6 months to figure this out!!!!! It can ONLY be done in a webrowser!! And no explanation of it anywhere! How many people refunded because they didn't know? Seriously!

When Doom 3 released in August 2004, I skipped it due to several reviews I read about the game "not feeling like Doom" Boy, was I mistaken. Both the BFG and original (1.3) editions are here, and, dare I say it, Doom 3 has become my favorite game of the series. And yes, Doom 3 absolutely feels like Doom. Biggest criticisms of the original game are: 1) The flashlight can't be equipped at the same time as a weapon 2) Shotgun feels somewhat underpowered (this is not entirely true) 3) "Cheap" enemy attacks, e.g., the Imp's leap 4) Annoying enemies, such as trites and cherubs 5) Excessive screen jostling when hit Critics of the BFG edition say that it has too much ammo, is generally too easy, and that the shoulder lamp was poorly executed. I completely disagree. Despite all these criticisms, Doom 3's "scare factor" is what makes it so good. Also, the game's open approach to modding makes it possible to modify scripts and definition files to allow us to address issues such as the shotgun spread, screen jar/kick amplitude, etc. Note that modifying these files, while fun, can also upset the game's balance. As for running Doom 3, the BFG edition plays on just about anything relatively modern in Windows 7 x64 and newer. The original (v1.3) edition from GOG plays on Windows XP, and supports Creative's EAX. If you want to play the original version on period-correct hardware, then, in my experience, Doom 3 (original) plays well with: - Pentium 4 (Prescott 2.8 GHz) or better - Creative X-Fi or Audigy2 PCI sound card. I'm using an X-Fi Elite Pro, and it sounds incredible - A decent ATI Radeon x800-series or nVIDIA GeForce 6800-series GPU with 256 MB of VRAM - 2 GB of system RAM. A Core 2 or early Core i5/i7 build with an available PCI slot (for a Creative X-Fi or Audigy2 sound card) and an nVIDIA 9600GT or better makes the v1.3 GOG release (non-BFG edition) of Doom 3 run like butter.