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Plattform: PC Release: 03.08.2004 Steam DB

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Verfasst: 23.08.20 14:33

A must have Classic! With great Coop Mode! Enjoy :)

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Verfasst: 16.09.20 04:14

Das alte DOOM3 mit der Taschenlampe was für ein Nostalgischer Gefühl es in mir erweckt! Ich würde für die, die kein DOOM3 gespielt haben, DOOM3 die BFG Edition empfehlen da sind nämlich die Addons enthalten + DOOM1,2https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2225456283 Pro:+DOOM3 Multiplayer funktionieren heute noch jedoch mit mangelden Spielerzahlen+Horror Faktor aber nicht so dolle wie damals+8-10 Stunde SingleplayerCon:-Spiel ist nur auf Englisch obwohl im Shop mit 4 weiteren Sprachen bewirbt wird-DOOM3 hat die Linken und Rechte Seiten Schwarze Balken, die kein 1920x1080 verwendet wird, jedoch gibt es ein hilfreichen Guides das es ermöglicht es auf 1920x1080 ohne Balkenseiten!-Mitten im Spiel hing mein Spiel für etwa eine Sekunde lang fest wenn ich Schaden kassiert habe....Das verdirbt denn Spielspaßhttps://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2228363443 Fazit: DOOM3 ist ein fantastisches Spiel trotz mit der Horror Einlagen ist DOOM3 zum empfehlen, jedoch wie gesagt die BFG Edition wenn schon :D

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Verfasst: 05.01.21 21:41

some call it a classic

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Verfasst: 25.04.21 12:37

This game is different, than the other DOOM games, but it is good for what it is.
The atmosphere, style etc. is remarkable.
It is not a fast paced shooter, but don't judge it for what it is not, but judge if for what it is.
I can only say YES to DOOM 3 and it reminds me on early 2000's good old games.

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Verfasst: 28.05.21 21:48

Doom 3 ist der Horror Klassiker dieser bekannten und beliebten Spiele Serie. Der Ego Shooter ist für sehr wenig Geld zu haben und mit einigen aktuellen Mods (Redux oder Doom HD V 1.17) sieht das Spiel, dank optimierter Grafik, sogar sehr gut aus. Für alle die es noch nicht kennen sollten, ist Doom 3 eine uneingeschränkte Kaufempfehlung, denn es wurde mit gruseliger Atmosphäre, tollen Sound Effekten, starken Waffen und viel Liebe zum Detail gemacht.

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Verfasst: 25.02.20 17:48

[h1]The Black Sheep of the DOOM Series[/h1]

DOOM 3 is a game that I played way back in 2004 on the original Xbox and like most people, I wasn't particularly impressed. While DOOM 3 was a technical marvel its gameplay was rather mundane and slow, especially since Half-Life 2 came out the same year and completely crushed DOOM 3 in terms of gameplay and scale. But I recently returned to DOOM 3 in the year 2020 to see if its any different and all I can say is that I have a new found appreciation for what ID Software tried to do.

DOOM 3 is a slow, atmospheric take on DOOM. ID Software opted to make a horror game rather than a straight up shooter, they decided to focus on immersion and I would say it worked quite well. DOOM 3 attempts to mix modern level design with the old level design, all of the original DOOM closet scares and collapsing floors are still here but its kind of worked into the modern level design of an actual place that could exist, rather than a straight up video game level. DOOM 3 heavily utilizes its lighting as most of the game is extremely dark, your only way of seeing is with a handheld flashlight which cannot be used at the same time as a weapon. Most people found the flashlight mechanic to be frustrating hence the reason why they removed it in the BFG Edition, I personally had no problem with this and I think it dramatically adds to DOOM 3's atmosphere.

The start of the game is definitely the best part as the atmosphere is on-point with the Mars base descending into chaos and the marine radio chatter giving you an idea of how everyone else is doing, eventually everyone goes quiet and it gives you a genuine feeling of isolation and that you have out lived every other person on the base. It is surprisingly effective and it will really remind you of the beginning of Half-Life 1.

DOOM 3 isn't a perfect game of course, it does out stay its welcome as the endless shooting of the same, slow enemies does get boring but I think it mostly holds up and I didn't feel like I was forcing my way through it. Playing on a high difficultly is definitely recommended as DOOM 3 is notoriously easy. DOOM 3 also has the worst shotgun in video game history, it looks hideous and it couldn't hit the broadside of a barn.

Overall I would definitely recommend DOOM 3 as its a good first person shooter and a piece of gaming history that should be remembered.

[h1]Running on a Modern System[/h1]

For some reason people are claiming that this game doesn't run of modern systems, personally I have no idea what these people are talking about. Vanilla DOOM 3 ran perfectly fine on my Windows 10, i7 CPU, GTX 1080 rig even after I had modified the txt to force the game to run in 1920x1080 resolution. I wouldn't recommend doing this however as vanilla DOOM 3 can be improved with the use of non-gameplay oriented mods.

With all old games it does require some modifying to get the best experience but thankfully DOOM 3 is one of the easiest to run old games I've ever played. Numerous guides claim you have to do a ton of resolution and FOV modding but in reality all you need to do is install DOOM 3: Redux.

DOOM 3: Redux is so easy to install that I can't believe how easy it was. You simply download the latest release, dump it into your DOOM 3 directory and add a launch command to the game through Steam's properties. DOOM 3: Redux visually fixes up the game for modern systems without changing any gameplay elements. DOOM 3: Redux is super easy to install and absolutely essential to playing DOOM 3.

As of February 2020 the game still runs fine.

[h1]Difference Between the BFG Edition[/h1]

You've probably noticed that DOOM 3 has an 'enhanced' edition called the BFG Edition. The BFG Edition did improve DOOM 3 to run on modern systems but they changed various gameplay elements and brightened the whole game up. Not to mention that most mods do not work for the BFG Edition. It is highly debated as to which is the best version but in my opinion the original DOOM 3 is the superior version.

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Verfasst: 18.02.20 05:12

you can get a mod that lets you revisit the original Doom... with the Doom 3 engine. Wow, just wow. buy it. great game.

This is definitely an action RPG with amazing horror elements and a superb atmosphere.

Not for the faint of heart, lol.

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Verfasst: 19.02.20 19:43

its still a good game and yes it IS doom

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Verfasst: 24.02.20 17:55

In 1993, a game development team that included the future space Cyborg John Carmack, and Three Gremlins in a man suit: John Romero. Tom Hall and American McGee were there as well. Actually, now that I think about it, I could probably just name drop anyone on this credits and they'd have done something amazing by now.
Shawn Green probably figured out space travel or something.

DOOM was amazing, it still is, a game so popular at the time that Bill Gates advertised Windows' new operating system by saying it could play DOOM. I still play DOOM and DOOM 2 from time to time. Not so much Final DOOM because Plutonia Experiment scares me. DOOM is a damn legend at this point, and if you don't like DOOM, then we legitimately can't be friends and I'll probably beat you up at least once before you die.

Now lets fast forward a bit to 2004 when I was still being trailed as a war criminal. After a lot of teasing, and anticipation, Id Software releases DOOM 3, with extra-dimensional giga wizard John Carmack still on board. John Romero went on to make Daikatana and last I heard he was becoming more powerful by the day.

DOOM 3 is a departure from the series, as in it pretends to be a horror game but then lets you tear shit up as fast as it tries to scare you. You play as the Marine, a death lord pretending to be man. The Marine is sent to Mars on mission (Not phobos, for some reason), and is tasked with retrieving a scientist from an abandoned station after he deserted his post.
As soon as you find the man, all hell literally breaks loose and the UAC facility on mars is invaded by demons.

First day on the job and the forces of Hell literally break into our reality and start killing people. Yeah, good job, Rookie.

DOOM 4 is divisive among fans, but I'm on board with saying that...Yeah, its pretty cool. I'm not saying its perfect, but I am saying that DOOM 3 is at least good, if not great at times. It ended up being one of those games I sat down with and then didn't stop until the day was gone and police gave up on trying to find me.

I called it DOOM 4 at the start of that paragraph. That was a typo.
I'm not changing it.

Its funny, because the game starts out as trying to frighten you with constant jump scares and ambushes, but kind of gives up on that later on. You still get some messed up imagery, but it doesn't go as hard later on as it does at the start of the game.
The game isn't really scary, at least to me. Then again I've been dead inside for the last 20 years, so take that as you will.

Exploring the UAC facilities like Mars City and Alpha/Delta labs was fun, but DOOM 3 really got going for me when it starts feeding you ammo like an abusive fetishist feeds their significant other cake. Once you're allowed to play with all your weapons and pick and choose for every encounter, it starts to feel like a classic DOOM game.

If I had any complaint with the weapons its that the Shotgun is probably the worst shotgun in DOOM history. Which to Id standards is a crime that will never be forgiven. Other fans have brought this up, and I'm on board. I guess they might have made it like that so you have to get uncomfortably close, but since you can duck and weave most enemy attacks, it just kind of has you gently caress them with the barrel before blowing their guts out the back of their bodies.

Some levels don't hit as hard. The levels that feature the trites, the upside down skull spider things, stick out in my mind. I'm not afraid of spiders, I just find them annoying. In the end, I just imagined the Marine swearing to himself as he beat stupid looking spider people to death with the battered body of another stupid looking spider person.

You'll also rip all the bosses in this game a new asshole, especially if you take your time to figure out how to get in all of the storage units to get the extra weapons and ammo. There are two in the game hidden behind codes locked to a website that isn't running anymore. But you can find the codes online anyway, so whatever.

DOOM 3 is also ancient by video game standards, so the standard definitions go up to 720p or so. This is easily fixed by going into the .CFG in your main DOOM 3 folder and changing the resolution manually.
Its super easy, like, don't even sweat.

There are a lot of things DOOM 3 fumbles on. The weapon sounds are stock and weak, the shotgun sucks, it isn't really scary, and most of the jump scares are predictable. But when the game just goes “Whatever, we're DOOM now.”, it really kicks major ass. They also have the dumbest reason for the chainsaw being in the game, but it's useful, so I'm okay with it.

I have about 9 hours of playtime in the game, but I left the game running while I was gone so the actual time of completion is more around 7 hours. Servers for multiplayer are still going, but I didn't see anyone playing when I tried, which was unfortunate, but oh well.

If you're looking for a horror game, check it out if you're easily scared. If you're looking to just shoot monsters that deserve it, well its kind of the black sheep of the series now sort of, but its still pretty good. At least I think so.
And you should listen to me.

I am the best.

DOOD 3 gets 8 Hell Knights getting slapped to death by flashlights out of 10.

Heretic II exists. Thats my fact of the day. Its pretty good, you should check it out.

Join the curator: No demons allowed.

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Verfasst: 11.02.20 00:15

As being a big fanatic for the classic DOOM games, I'd have to say this:

This isn't a doom game. It's a horror game that's themed after DOOM.
But I like it, it's enjoyable, and there are both pros and cons to it, which I will state
the problems:

CONS:
-Enemies are faster than you, always
-shitty flashlight
-really dark rooms
-pointless story, all the UAC had to do was to give dr. petruger (or whatever his name is) more funds to maintain his project.

PROS:
+scary, as much as it tries to be
+really awesome guns, satisfying to use
+good pace of combat
+good combat mechanics overall
+the hard (or hardest) difficulty is an actual challenge, unlike most games

Overall, I'd give this game a 7.6/10
-1 for story
-1 for the dark rooms
-1 for the flashlight
-0.4 for the fast enemies
+1 for the theme, fits doom pretty well
+1 for cool and spooky enemy designs
+1 for the shotguns (god they're so fun)
+1 good atmosphere for the levels, really gets the scare factor going
+1 for co-op mods (not part of the game, but really makes the game enjoyable when you have it)
+1 for the combat, really fun
+0.6 for not being a game version of the movie (as much as it looks like it, thank god it isn't)

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Verfasst: 07.03.20 02:28

i just downloaded thisgem again now 2020 not regret so nice to play this game again this is a real game !! good story and design , i suggest you to install redux modpack for the graphics looks amazing

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Verfasst: 03.04.20 10:38

This game is the CEO of enemies spawning behind you.

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Verfasst: 08.04.20 16:28

OG VERSION YES

BFG EDITION NO

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Verfasst: 04.04.20 05:53

classic, best multiplayer by far compared to new dooms. much more intense with a great skilled somewhat short list of amazing players only quake 3 mp equals this intensity

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Verfasst: 25.03.20 21:08

I always know going to Mars is a bad idea.

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Verfasst: 10.04.20 22:56

I originally went into this Doom game thinking it was gonna be all like *BOOM* *BOOM* BLASTING DEMONS MADNESS!! But what I got was a game that was actively trying to make me piss myself and have a panic attack. Honestly I'm not sure if it ever get CRAZY because I never made it that far. 7/10 Pretty good game.

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Verfasst: 21.04.20 06:50

It is fun as all hell, not quite as fun as the originals or the new games. The game is more horror oriented and is generally considered the black sheep of the DOOM family. It is still good fun and should be played. 10/10

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Verfasst: 11.04.20 00:30

If you can get past the absolute shit Shotgun you can have a pretty good time. Don't play on Veteran its not worth it.

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Verfasst: 29.05.20 04:00

Fun

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Verfasst: 31.05.20 17:18

Doom 3 is honestly a very overlooked game and that is a shame because this is great and engaging from start to finish.

This game is a reboot of sorts of Doom and it focuses more on Horror and progressing through the story in the vein of games like Half Life however the Heart and Soul of Doom is still in tact alongside the fast paced gameplay. There are moments when the action slows down so you can find like a keycard or solve a puzzle to progress but these are not often and they are a nice change of pace from the nonstop shooting.

All the guns feel wonderful, the monster design is pretty top notch with all the classic enemies getting a nice new look to them, and the atmosphere this game has with it's ambience, amazing lighting for 2004 and the constant feeling of being alone and surviving agaisnt a Demon onslaught really keeps you your guard for the whole way through and it honestly is just a great experience.

Honestly if you are a Doom fan you should play this game, you will probably like it. It may be a different direction for the franchise but in all honesty it is still very much a Doom game and it's style is similar to that of Doom 2016 but where Doom 2016 is more of an arena action shooter this one is more of a horror action shooter. Seek this out if you can, it is only 5 Dollars on Steam and for that price it is well worth it imo.

Also this game is better than Doom 2 for sure

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Verfasst: 13.05.20 18:51

Spent 15 minutes in a crane minigame.

10/10

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Verfasst: 20.05.20 17:31

Eventhough its flawed it is an experience like no other and i would 100 percent recommend it even better is that its only 5 bucks
9/10

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Verfasst: 07.06.20 02:52

play if you want the shit scared out of you

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Verfasst: 30.05.20 17:10

I Love Big Chungus

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Verfasst: 26.05.20 10:44

Overall a solid game. Often compared to its other entries and lacking in those regards, is actually a quite nice and enjoying experience and with the right mindset can be played almost like the others its compared to.

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Verfasst: 26.06.20 21:13

Don't listen to the haters, this one is a gem, an action horror game made by the original team, it was the game benchmark of his time, and still is amazing to behold nowadays.

This game is for the connaiseur.

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Verfasst: 04.07.20 03:38

This game made me reach a point of anxiety where I shoot dead bodies

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Verfasst: 07.07.20 22:40

Play this instead of the BFG edition please

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Verfasst: 05.07.20 10:30

My personal opinion is that Doom 3 didn't really feel like a Doom game , but apart from that Doom 3 is a good horror game that you should atleast give a try.

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Verfasst: 12.07.20 08:43

doom but less doom

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Verfasst: 23.07.20 20:25

Half-Life 1 with demons.

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Verfasst: 17.07.20 21:04

fucking imps are everywhere

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Verfasst: 05.07.20 04:02

Good ol' classic. This one works with OpenCoop.

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Verfasst: 19.08.20 06:18

Foreword: I bought this on sale, I used the Redux mod (which upscales the textures and resolution), and played on normal difficulty.

The Good:
+Animation and voice acting hold up really well even today.
+The story is intriguing and had me reading PDAs, listening to audio logs, and pushed me to progress forward.
+The claustrophobic industrial level design and minimal lighting mix really well.
+I got spooked a couple of times.

The Meh:
~The ending isn't satisfying and leaves on a cliffhanger, though it does fit well with its horror element.
~Yes, it's dark but it's not that bad (I did however have to maximize the brightness on my screen) and it works in the service of the game's mood.
~The last boss feels like its from Doom 2 as it's hard to tell if you are damaging it or wasting ammo.
~Normal difficulty might be too easy; I did die a handful of time but damage taken from enemies is rather low.
~Reloading is a commitment and you can't switch guns while playing the animation.

The Bad:
-Gunplay is pretty lackluster:
..The machine gun is only useful against weaker enemies like spiders and lost souls.
..The chainsaw is nearly useless and I only took it out against zombies and forgot it existed afterwords.
..Doom 3's probably has the worst video game shotgun I've played. Either its spread is too wide or the its damage fluctuates. Whatever I didn't enjoy using it.
..Why even use your fists when you can use your flashlight and never run out of ammo. It just takes up a weapon slot.
-It's almost impossible to dodge zombie soldiers' bullets.
-(Tentacles can hit you through corners apparently).

Summary
While frustrating at times, I couldn't stop loving its atmosphere and visuals (and felt like someone tried to make a realistic Doom movie).
I could easily recommend this game to anyone curious, considering its current cost and especially on sale, though I would note that it's probably not one of better Doom games (I'd probably rank it near Doom 2). Doom 3 is a good horror FPS.

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Verfasst: 20.08.20 01:34

Oh boy what a ride, so this is a 94/100 the story is great and bashing in demon heads with lead never gets old but better. great arsenal of weaponry, good demon variety, Tough enemies, lots of optional reading (read some for locker codes and/or lore). Clearly this is a action/horror game by all the times i pissed my pant, but most of them are cheap and very tame, so from conclusion i recommend this game to anybody except the old they don't know how to use a mouse, also Remember only to review a game after you finish it.

Mr. X

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Verfasst: 18.08.20 07:23

Reminiscent of the first Half-Life. Straightforward linear FPS. Decently challenging, but ironically a bit hand-holding with information like tips and the story being fed to you by audio logs and the dreaded e-mails (to be fair, these are optional). Fails as a horror game, but has a good atmosphere. The dynamic lighting was very nice-looking, even now. The main issue I had was the pacing. For the first 2/3 of the game, it's fine (but everything looks really similar so it doesn't feel like you're making progress). Then, after going to Hell, you spend another 2-3 hours back at the facility, after what felt like it should have been the end of the game. I know the game won't be changed now, but my resolution would be to move Hell to the end and make it longer, or just remove the entire section before the BFG boss fight. Other than that, great game

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Verfasst: 02.09.20 20:14

doom 3 is a good game but out of the doom franchise, but still awesome.

you hate it and love it in same time

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Verfasst: 05.09.20 18:38

Never gets old

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Verfasst: 05.09.20 02:39

GOOD GAME

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Verfasst: 02.09.20 06:26

Great!

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Verfasst: 19.10.20 16:57

I hate this game.

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Verfasst: 16.10.20 23:44

It's Doom 3. Great gameplay and all that.

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Verfasst: 21.09.20 23:50

It's an awesome game, the best doom if you ask me. The Doom 1 and 2 are great though

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Verfasst: 18.10.20 18:07

good fun tbh

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Verfasst: 12.10.20 09:06

I was around 13 when I played it on the Xbox to completion on Nightmare. Scared the hell out of me then and I still enjoy it to this day.

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Verfasst: 16.10.20 19:39

Doom 3 baffles me on several levels. I have never played it, so I was never as invested as some other fans. I played 1,2 and custom campaigns, often forgetting that this one existed.
Now that I played it, I'm pretty sure I will keep forgetting it - it's a bloated slog of a shooter, it's not aggressively awful, but it's slow and overstays its welcome by a large margin.

Something that's incredible for me, is that it seems they intentionally decided to make this game look ugly. I'm saying that because in the very same game there are sections where it actually looks decent, you get mars surface with the facilities sticking out from the cliffs and pits on the horizon, you get some nice gothic mess of an architecture in hell, however 90% of the game you see insanely dark industrial looking corridors of the excavation site. The awful looks contribute to the gameplay, since you constantly cycle between the weapon you're using, to a flashlight you have to hold in your right hand. It actually makes the already slow game, even slower, some modders tried to improve it from what I've seen, but the basic package is legit bad.

Story is predictable, not much to say here, a reimagined Doom, with excavation on Mars, where they dug to hell and unleashed hordes of demons, and you're one of the only few survivors, a marine to save the day.
There is some mustache twirling evil doctor (he actually has no hair, but is barely a character), a few workers of the place, and a military captain/sargeant/whatever.

Gameplay itself is an fps with sprint that doesn't lower the weapon, a selection of weapons that you can carry all at once (though you lose all a few times), and a very slow gunplay. You have extremely tight corridors with barely any lights, and any open space besides mars surface, is littered with stuff making it feel cramped either way. You have several automatic weapons with different ttk, the basic one you almost always have ammo for, has like a 2-3 seconds ttk for basic enemies, that's if you don't get hit by auto weapons making your screen shake like it's having a seizure, in which case you do what will be the most useful tactic - peakaboo.
The AI is limited, it usually slowly approaches, the human ones hide behind a covers in some places, and just shoot or lunge at you. There is no management to occupy you during these low speed fights, all the items you pick up around the map, during fight you just select the weapon you have big amounts of ammo for and kill the thing in front of you, and very often f****ing behind you. Some older shooters had this weird fetish of spawning enemies behind you, here they either crawl out of a vent, a secret door opens with guys inside, or they just straight up f****ing spawn, with the hell themed animation, it's a terrible design that should never be justified. I would like to remind that it's still dark as hell, so you barely see the enemies in those pincer attacks.
Another weird decision is for the shotgun to have a spray covering an entire screen with limited pellets, so it only has a powerful kick at point blank.
One more thing is the lore dumps in form of PDAs, you get recordings and mails. Sometimes those containt keys for new sections, or there is a code you need to use in the mails. I don't have a problem with it, but the game's pace was already slow enough with all the other sh**, it probably didn't need more downtime.

It's alright to play for a few hours, but after that you probably will search for a list of levels and notice you're only like at a 3/4 or half of the game, and you will want to just give up and play something either properly scary, advanced and tense, or faster and more fun.
It made me thik of Alpha Prime a few times, that game had much less polish than doom 3, but at least it wasn't as dull, and repetetive as this, making it more worthy of my recommendation, despite being worse on purely technical level.

One thing that is funny to me is that literally 2 years later Monolith made fear, a game that was both scary and incredibly fun to play, while Doom 3 is not scary with its cheap tricks, and is also boring as hell. I believe it would actually be decent if the fat was trimmed significantly, like a lot of levels in those insufferable dark industrial corridors.

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Verfasst: 11.10.20 00:17

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Verfasst: 24.10.20 06:15

It is still amazing all these years later! Will forever be a favorite that I play!

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Verfasst: 03.11.20 06:42

Score: 9/10 - excellent

Whereas the previous Doom games were pure action against hordes of demons, ID Software decided to present DOOM 3 as a hybrid of action and survival-horror. The graphics, sound, and environment in this game are top-tier for 2004. The story, as revealed by cutscenes, emails, audio logs, and video recordings you collect along the way, is surprisingly rich and detailed. There are lots of quality mods to download for this game as well, most notably Phobos and Classic Doom 3. Since I especially enjoy mods that are funny, I also recommend Infernal Death Orgy, Duck Nukem, Bubba Lego-Tep, X-Mass, and Damnatio Memoriae (episodes 1 and 2).

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166 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 20.11.20 10:47

Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 is the best

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2078 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.11.20 20:27

The game is decent, shotgun SUCKS and it's not a very good Doom game. But it is a good game by the standards of the time.

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480 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 27.10.20 22:57

Spooky scary

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Verfasst: 14.11.20 16:20

You can't even change resolution, always reverts back to 640x480. Also you can't run game at 1080p. They say you can change config files but that never worked for me. Money is wasted...

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3277 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 26.11.20 10:55

Not everyone appreciate DOOM 3 but I do.

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564 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.11.20 10:58

Doom Eternal is the best Shooter
Doom 3 is the best Horror
Doom 3 BFG edition is for plebs

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Verfasst: 26.11.20 22:29

It's definitely the best of Doom

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Verfasst: 26.11.20 08:56

Still love doom til this day <3

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Verfasst: 21.12.20 06:35

This game starts out really strong. I really enjoy the visuals and the horror-esque atmosphere is really engrossing for the first half of the game. Enemies feels threatening because they hide in the dark and will sometimes attack you from behind. Imps lunge at you in a way that will have you screaming the first couple times it happens.

Unfortunately the game kinda drags in the second half, and the holes in AI begin to show. Most enemies will either just run straight for you or stand in place and shoot. The horror vibes diminish as you realize how formulaic each encounter is. By the time you reach Hell, the difficulty spikes way up and you're suddenly running and gunning like its classic Doom. I wish this meant this section is better, but unfortunately the level design does not accommodate this gameplay switch. Your best option in most scenarios is to kite the big baddies, but the levels are often too claustrophobic and the enemies that spawn behind you hinder your ability to fight effectively. Not fun imo

Overall I would honestly say to skip this one unless you absolutely have to play every Doom title. Its not a terrible game, but the pacing is quite bad, and the ending is annoying to play through. Would I recommend this to other people? Not in 2020, there's better modern Doom games out there, and even the old titles are more fun to play through. If you want dark horror ambiance with your Doom, play Doom 64 first.

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Verfasst: 30.11.20 20:09

My main problem with this game is how it deals with the difficulty: putting enemies into unavoidable traps to decrease your HP. Even if you know the trap is there and it's incoming, you can't do much, unless you save and reload until you perfectly manage to deal with the issue.
Imagine the game like a long series of scripted encounters, which is both to the credit and describe very well the problem with this game.
There are too many good reviews of this game around, that praise it for being technologically advanced (the best PCs of the time couldn't run it at max settings), and it's contribute to gaming is remarkable (i.e. the Dead Space first game clearly takes a lot from Doom 3), however, the game has some problems, even considering the current price.
The character moves slow, you pass 90% of the gameplay with the run button pressed, some weapons are baffling bad but absolutely necessary, and the game doesn't follow the rules that itself has set: enemies will have different HP just to make an encounter more difficult, and this is on top of the huge RNG that some weapons have.
The idea should be to be scary, and I think that even when it came out it wasn't very scary, the main trick is jumpscares, and they get very predictable incredibly soon. On top of that it wants to give you the feeling to be overwhelmed, and that's also why some weapons are very bad.
Imho, if you have to play this game, please do yourself a favor, as soon as you get frustrated, restart the game at a lower difficulty. It will not correct the broken power fantasy, but at least you will not spend as much time just saving and reloading like you would have to do on higher difficulties.
Do not buy, even when discounted: you will want to finish the game, and losing time is worse than losing money sometimes.

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Verfasst: 10.01.21 22:23

VR Review

I've had doom 3 in my library for years at this point collecting dust but with the release of the Doom3Quest mod by DrBeef this is now a must play on the Oculus Quest! It looks amazing and runs really well on the platform. If you have an oculus quest pick this up and get it installed through sidequest today!

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Verfasst: 12.01.21 01:33

The best way to play Doom 3 is on Oculus Quest in VR with Doom3quest. Breathtaking!
https://sidequestvr.com/app/2651/doom3quest

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Verfasst: 12.01.21 02:36

Some genius (DrBeef) made a VR mod for this game that lets you play this on an oculus quest/quest 2 and its been so much fun. It works really well in VR and if you have an oculus quest/quest 2 you should definitely try this game in VR.

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Verfasst: 15.01.21 17:56

QUEST 2 (VR) REVIEW
Never imagined replaying this game after beating it when it originally launched many years ago, but this is arguably the best experience you can play on the Oculus Quest via SideQuest. The mod is shockingly good and puts almost the entire Oculus store to shame.

It will never make sense to experience this game in pancake mode ever again.

PS. Had to let game run on Steam so I could leave a review. I have several hours clocked in on the Quest and will beat it soon. MUST PLAY IN VR.

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Verfasst: 11.01.21 17:10

Buy if you like Resident Evil, Buy if you like Quake, Buy if you have a VR Headset, seriously this game is awesome in VR.

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Verfasst: 10.01.21 05:16

Turn around, they've carefully placed another 20 imps behind you
Jokes aside - good atmosphere, good style and lighting, decently challenging at times, surprising amount of story (sadly in the form of audiofiles scattered throughout the levels). And experiment that in my opinion went right. Worth checking out for yourself.

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Verfasst: 03.01.21 07:40

All the elements of a doom game are here from the monsters to the weapons and how you play a space marine and the UAC once again f*cks up and causes a catastrophe where everyone but you dies, but it doesn't play like a doom game, environments are cramped and dark for the sake of showing off the lighting engine, player movement is very slow, and the horror becomes very predictable very quick with the jump scares, monster closets and demons/zombies always coming up from behind you. The shooting is very underwhelming too as the guns sound really weak, your aim is thrown off each time you take a hit because the screen shakes, you can't switch to a different gun if you're reloading and armor is about as useful as harsh language against the forces of hell as your health depletes much faster than your armor does, if you want a Doom game that puts more of an emphasis on the horror without compromising what made the action and shooting in the classic Doom games great, get Doom 64.

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Verfasst: 27.01.21 21:25

SHOTGUN

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Verfasst: 24.03.21 17:38

a masterpiece.. dont get the bfg version get this one

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Verfasst: 20.03.21 23:33

half life on mars

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Verfasst: 03.04.21 22:06

That was hard to finish. Even id software is using ammo cheat in the first screenshot I dunno what do they expect from the players

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Verfasst: 27.03.21 20:23

A different spin for the doom franchise that focuses more on survival horror, rather on fast paced action. Doom 3's engine is an amazing thing to behold and a techincal marvel for its time. The real time shadows and the lightmapping on the textures build an excellent horror sci fi atmosphere, the demon models are creepy and the game has some good scares for you in store as well. I also enjoyed the gun sound effects and the touchscreen puzzles.

Give it a try, even if you prefer the standard Doom formula. Its a good Fps game in the end of the day that stands well onto its ground. Better buy this instead of the BFG edition. BFG edition removes the light management aspect of the game that is a big part of Doom's 3 horror.

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Verfasst: 27.03.21 17:25

just beat the game. its a great horror shooter and puts DOOM in a different perspective but still enjoyable. needs some brain juice at times but that makes the game more unique and was ahead of its time for a 2004 game

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Verfasst: 11.03.21 19:17

dawn this game is fire XDDD it made me laugh soo hard its fun to play... one of the best games i ever played

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Verfasst: 25.03.21 16:08

Very interesting horror twist on the classic DOOM formula. Would recommend.

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Verfasst: 23.03.21 14:36

For the age of this game its LOADS of fun and hours of play; highly recommended!

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Verfasst: 16.04.21 01:04

Doom

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Verfasst: 04.05.21 17:03

Stands the test of time

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Verfasst: 01.05.21 23:59

Honestly not a bad game. It's different, yes. But it's nice to see another take on Doom even if it isn't as good as the other ones.

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Verfasst: 05.05.21 17:02

not even gonna lie, i only wrote this to get awards so i can buy profile frames.

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Verfasst: 10.05.21 16:01

Even though it didn't feel like a doom game, the game itself is good. I really liked the horror aspect, and it was very eerie. You do need to play this game and see what you think of it.

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Verfasst: 09.05.21 18:24

Good Game, worth the price

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Verfasst: 18.06.21 22:57

the third one

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Verfasst: 17.06.21 05:49

such a badass game. if you pc. you doom

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Verfasst: 16.06.21 00:09

17 years later - still a great game! Good challenge. Pick it up.

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Verfasst: 19.06.21 22:32

it good

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Verfasst: 19.06.21 00:21

I have a shaky relationship with DOOM 3.

On the one hand, it is an incredibly impressive and visually striking experience from one of my favourite franchises in gaming, created by my favourite video game developer of all time in id Software. On the other hand, it is an endlessly frustrating and confusing instalment in an otherwise solid series.

Before i continue, do i recommend DOOM 3? Of course i do. I feel like it's my duty as the average id Software fan to recommend all of their games, but DOOM 3 holds up as a fulfilling gaming experience that provides some pretty fantastic moments. However, out of all id Software games i have played (i haven't yet experienced either Rage games or the Commander Keen games), DOOM 3 is probably my least favourite.

Not to say that it's a bad game. The lighting effects to this day are still wildly impressive, and the level design (probably due to being mostly linear) is incredibly tight, only finding myself lost once throughout the game. To address the elephant in the room, yes the game is dark. It rarely was a problem for me as i only found myself in complete darkness for only short moments and enjoyed the intensity of having to switch between the flashlight and weapons. Speaking of, the weapons are mostly solid. Most complain about the spread of the shotgun, which was very hit or miss for me. Sometimes i enjoyed (again) the intensity of using such an unreliable weapon, and other times i felt myself frustrated and just wanting the damn thing to work.

Sound design is fairly decent. I enjoy the sounds of all weapons minus the fists, and the demon's sounds are all incredible. The rest of the games sounds are all meh.

Now, the thing about this game that really confuses me is the combat, and combat encounters. It may just be a 'me' thing, but i feel like id may have really fumbled with this aspect of the game. Most combat encounters boil down to: walk into room or do thing, demon spawns, kill demon, other demon spawns somewhere else, kill that demon, think you're safe, get hit by other demon that spawned behind you or in a previous room.

For some, this might not sound that frustrating. In fact, it actually works for a while. But when almost every encounter is set up like this, it gets very frustrating. One encounter that comes to mind is during the first trip to hell. After being bombarded with Lost Souls (which remain the worst enemy in all of the DOOM series), a Hell Knight stomps out of a newly opened room. This is fine. You're armed with the wonky shotgun and a chaingun, but you may have used the chaingun ammo to get rid of the lost souls. But it's no biggie, shotgunning the Hell Knight is no challenge. Then, multiple imps spawn all around the room. Okay, not a huge challenge, except your stuck in narrow hallways. Okay, theyre dead, you've picked up some chaingun ammo. Nice. A door opens, you see a mancubus walking down towards you, so you step back to gather up some form of a plan. Then BAM. At the side of you, a cherub. Small, not a lot of health, deals low damage. Ok. Kill it with the chaingun. The another. then another. Spawning at the side of and behind you. Now you're at half health, have no chaingun ammo, and have to shotgun the mancubus. Then, you finally get to progress.

Of course, there are games with worse design, but this encounter set up makes DOOM 3 tiring to play for long sessions, and i found myself barely playing for an hour at a time.

Certainly not a bad game, and i recommend it to all FPS fans, but dont go into DOOM 3 expecting the fast paced gameplay of the games that came before and after, and don't expect many combat encounters that feel fresh and interesting.

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Verfasst: 18.06.21 19:51

This is my least favorite DOOM game, I feel like ID Software was trying to ride on the coattails of Half-Life when they made this game because all I see when playing this game is Half-Life but with a DOOM coat of paint on it. I hated the slow pace of this game and the fact that it was constantly trying to be a horror game, the weapons are also very clunky and don't feel like they're doing any damage, especially the shotgun which is disappointing because the shotgun is a staple of every DOOM game. Stick with the ones from the 90s, 2016, or Eternal.

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Verfasst: 11.04.21 11:36

Half Life: Doom

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Verfasst: 14.07.21 02:31

It's doom. What more can be said?

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Verfasst: 11.07.21 16:54

Buy this version while you still can.

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Verfasst: 06.07.21 18:03

POSTED: 4 JULY
audience
☐ everyone
☐ kids
☑ teens
☑ adults

☼ Graphics ☼
☐ MS paint.exe
☐ Bad
☑ Alright
☐ good
☐ beautiful
☐ masterpiece

Music ( there is not many musics in this game )
☐ Bad
☐ Alright
☐ Good
☑ beautiful
☐ Fantastic

☠ Difficulty ☠
☐ a 3 year old can play it
☐ Easy
☐Average
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Hard
☐ Dark Souls
☑ depends on what difficulty your playing

Bugs
☐ Bugs destroy the game
☐ Lots of bugs
☐ average amount
☑ minor bugs
☐ Nothing encountered

☯ Story ☯
☐ There is none
☐ Bad
☐ Alright
☑ Good
☐ Fantastic

⚔ Gameplay ⚔
☐ Frustrating
☐ Sleepy
☑ Boring
☑ Fun ( sometimes )
☐ Challenging

Game time / Length
☐ Really short (0 - 3 hours)
☐ Short (4 - 7 hours)
☑ Few hours (8 - 20 hours)
☐ Long (21-50 hours)
☐ Very Long (51-100 hours)
☐ Extremely Long (101+ hours)

Price / Quality
☑ Full price
☑ Wait for Sale
☐ not worth it
☐ Refund it if you can
☐ Don't throw money in trash can

microtransactions
☐ EA
☐ this is way too much money m8
☐ has average amount for DLC to unlock everything
☐ only has for skins or hats
☑ doesn't have

PC requirements
☐ check if you can run paint.exe
☑ potato
☑average
☐ 1500$ PC
☐ fastest computer
☐ ask NASA for a spare computer

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Verfasst: 28.07.21 22:00

Is it just me or the original looks and feels better than the remaster?

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Verfasst: 30.07.21 00:52

DOOM

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Verfasst: 17.07.21 06:14

Progresses slowly but once you get really into it it's super fun. Really scary and dark.

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Verfasst: 14.07.21 19:56

EVERYTHING IS DARK
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Verfasst: 13.07.21 05:19

DOOOOM!

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Verfasst: 05.07.21 14:09

The Flashlight game

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Verfasst: 25.10.21 10:47

so spooky i grew an extra left nut.

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Verfasst: 06.11.21 13:24

in doom eternal the demon run from you, in doom 3 you run from the demon.

ps/ the bathroom jumpscre is fucked up. that shit got me jumped

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Verfasst: 06.11.21 02:24

Game is darker than a late-night goth convention during a power outage

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Verfasst: 15.11.21 07:44

One of the best games of all time. It was very different and I know a lot of people didn't like Doom 3 when it first released, but I have come back to this game time and time again to play through the campaign. Highly recommended.

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Verfasst: 17.11.21 14:04

The Doom game that is supposedly not a real Doom game, but ironically the best Doom game so far (in my humble opinion).

Doom 3 was one of the most anticipated and hyped games ever, but when it was released in August 2004, it was sandwiched between two similarly hyped-up fps, namely Far Cry, released in March that year, and of course Half-Life 2, which came out in November. And while i was deeply impressed by Far Cry‘s lush and vast jungle islands with their massive open-endedness and seemingly limitless tactical freedom, and Half-Life 2‘s smooth and varied gameplay and innovative integration of its physics engine, Doom 3 left me comparatively cold. Between Far Cry and HL2, Doom 3 with it’s slow pacing, restrictive leveldesign and predictable, tiresome jumpscares and cheap monster closets looked more like a pitiable, only mildy scary Haunted House attraction set up between two adrenaline-pumping extreme rollercoasters at the local funfair.
If this would be a purely objective review, we could end here, because that‘s what Doom 3 is when compared to its contemporary contestors as well as all previous and subsequent Doom games: It’s a solid, but highly formulaic shooter, that has nothing special to offer, apart from a handful of well placed jumpscares and (for the time) impressive lighting and shadow effects.

Blame it on my nostalgia, but my feelings for Doom 3 changed heavily over the years until someday it became my favorite Doom game and still is today. Out of all three big titles from 2004, Doom 3 seemed to have aged the least for me. Over the years it became pretty obvious that Far Cry‘s leveldesign was much more linear than it seemed initially, and when F.E.A.R. and Call of Duty 4 came out, HL2 suddenly didn’t seem to be so cinematic anymore. But Doom 3 was almost completely unfazed by all those prominent new competitors. If anything, they only helped emphasize Doom 3‘s strengths even more: In a time where FPS got more and more overwhelmingly bloated with huge open-worlds and repetitive sidequests and collectibles (Thanks Far Cry!), or tried to always top each other with even bigger spectacle and exaggerated scripting and became completely absurd in the process (Nice one, Half-Life!) Doom 3 remained refreshingly modest, simple and „Old-school“.

Doom 3 is basically the Lemmy Kilmister (RIP!) of fps. It just doesn’t f*ck around. It gives you some huge guns, sends you to a devasted research facility on Mars where sh*t got f*cked up, and tells you to shoot the hellish demons. It doesn’t get much simpler than that and that’s a good thing. Doom 3 might not have the breathtaking pacing, epic large-scale battles against two dozen enemies at once and superfast gameplay of the previous and subsequent Doom games, but the basic premise is completely the same, just with a slightly different approach. The additional fact that (in contrast to every other Doom game!) Doom 3 at least tries to tell a somewhat decent story and manages to maintain a pretty strong atmosphere the whole time, combined with at least somewhat believable level design, is often overlooked (if not outright ignored!), but in fact makes Doom 3 not only a very special entry in the franchise, but also my personal favorite Doom game.

The pathetic attempts of it’s expansion „Resurrection of Evil“ to be more like HL2 (The useless Grabber!) are a bit debatable, but the main game is just underrated in retrospect and i dare say almost timeless due to its oddly satisfying simplicity. For its absolutely meager price (currently 5 Euros), it is a must-buy for everyone and a downright mandatory title for every well sorted game collection.

( ) 0/8 Simply one of the worst games ever made. Don't waste any money on this.
( ) 1/8 Bad. Seriously flawed with barely any redeeming qualities. Worth a couple of Cents at best, if at all.
( ) 2/8 Sub-par. Only for hardcore-fans of respective genre / series. Don't pay more than 5 bucks.
( ) 3/8 Meh-diocre. It‘s okay. Don't pay more than 10 bucks.
( ) 4/8 Decent, but not for everybody. Don't pay more than 15 bucks.
( ) 5/8 Good game, Must-play for genre- / series-fans. Worth 20 to 25 bucks max, if you are not a fan.
( ) 6/8 Great game, universal recommendation. 30 bucks would be a steal for this.
(X) 7/8 Outstanding game, a milestone of it‘s respective genre. Definitely worth its full prize.
( ) 8/8 Simply one of the best games ever made. Get this, the prize doesn't matter.

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Verfasst: 13.11.21 20:22

lmao hahahahaa

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Verfasst: 07.11.21 22:58

What makes this version of Doom in the franchise unique is how much it concentrates on terror rather than its standard, demonical, run and gun design. The only issue I really have with this product is how difficult it may be to traverse levels that look bland and unvaried most of the time. Ultimately, it is worth one's time if one is willing to look past its level design flaws.

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Verfasst: 19.12.21 15:47

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☑ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☑ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second live for grinding

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☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

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☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

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☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

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☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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Verfasst: 07.12.21 03:46

The flashlight deals as much damage as a pistol

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Verfasst: 18.12.21 14:37

it okay

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Verfasst: 16.12.21 13:12

played this at the age of 4 and its the soul reason why im such a chad nowadays..

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Verfasst: 06.12.21 14:31

scary

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Verfasst: 30.12.21 04:28

one of my favourites in the series.

doom fans always make fun of doom 3, throw it to the side and laugh because their favourite doomtoober didn't like it.

those that actually sat down to play and enjoy doom 3 realise that this game was absolutely incredible. not only from a technological standpoint, but also its atmosphere and horror elements. people are afraid of change, but this took the series in an incredibly unique direction.

doom 3 is up there with PS1 doom in my favourites, because doom works well as both a fast paced action game and a slow, survival horror game where you cling to every last bullet and shell in fear of whatever could be around the next corner.

still absolutely worth a play today.

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Verfasst: 21.12.21 05:06

This is actually my favorite Doom game, of the ones I've played (all of them except the two modern reboots). I love the atmosphere and the gameplay.

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Verfasst: 06.12.21 22:27

I really like the dynamic lights in this game! And I deffinitely enjoyed it! You should try it! And also try the dark mod aswell!

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Verfasst: 27.12.21 23:46

I sideloaded this onto my Oculus Quest 2. The atmosphere is still great but nowhere near as spooky as when I first played it as a kid.

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Verfasst: 10.01.22 19:24

This game tries to scare you then gives you big shotgun so you can take revenge

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Verfasst: 19.01.22 21:03

I enjoy the realism

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Verfasst: 14.01.22 23:27

This game is disrespected unfairly sure it might not fit the DOOM feel but it is still a good game.

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Verfasst: 13.01.22 05:48

fuck bfg

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Verfasst: 27.01.22 06:19

It should be stated that this game is a terrible DOOM game, so just because you like the other games does not mean you will like this one. That said, it is a fantastic horror title. Creepy ambience, great monster designs, and a hostile environment slowly create a sense of paranoia with the levels that leaves the player on edge. This is partly done through heavy use of jumpscares, which is not something everyone will appreciate, but I feel that it is needed to create the gripping moment to moment exploration that the game has mastered. Too bad the shooting sucks, which is really weird given the developer.

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Verfasst: 23.01.22 09:46

half life but awesome

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Verfasst: 29.01.22 11:55

the last time i played this game was a real while ago, i remember meeting the enemy that charges at you, and getting stuck on a certain point

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Verfasst: 02.02.22 16:13

Fantastic horror FPS!

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Verfasst: 29.01.22 03:01

If you're reading this, the game itself is alright, I mostly have mixed opinions about it, but overall it's fine.
I highly recommend getting the Doom 3 Golden Edition mod because this mod improves the game a lot, and made my experience a lot better. Here's the video about the mod, with the download link in the description.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbAkBcFkZIs

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Verfasst: 14.01.22 03:34

so good

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Verfasst: 07.03.22 23:08

Enjoyable horror game with good graphics and gameplay. Using source port for the greatest experience.

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Verfasst: 15.02.22 02:58

After having this in my library since I created my account you would think that I would have more hours in this game.
This game is different than the other Doom games, it is less about rushing through the level and killing everything in sight like the 2016 and Eternal games and plays more as a survival horror like Resident Evil. It makes you approach everything slowly and you are more scared of the swarm of enemies that surround you than they are of you.

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Verfasst: 05.03.22 04:13

much better than the bfg edition.

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Verfasst: 04.02.22 19:36

Shotgun Shells Are Red, Demons Are Nocturnal. Halo Might Be Infinite, But Doom Is Eternal.

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Verfasst: 30.12.21 21:28

You can kill babies

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Verfasst: 13.04.22 08:17

GET THE BFG VERSION OVER THIS ORIGINAL. BFG contains the base DOOM 3 experience and both DLCs along with massive graphical, and gameplay improvements. With that being said, below is my review of the original DOOM 3.

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I think DOOM 3 is better than both DOOM 2016 and Eternal. The tension and creep factor in this game is top notch. DOOM 3 is proof that even with an arsenal of 15 high powered guns equal to those carried by the Colonial Marines, a game can be terrifying. DOOM 3s atmosphere is nearly flawless. And there have been moments I have actually been on the edge of my seat uneasy at some of the stuff you encounter in this game. The first hour of this game is hair-raising as you walk through the pitch-black metal corridors of an isolated research base on Mars surrounded by endless gunfire, shouting and panic coming through your radio feed, mutilated bodies and blood spattered walls, and the endless army of Hell. You are a average Joe soldier in this game, and not some roided-out demi-god immortal superhero who can tear giant demons to pieces in seconds with his bare hands. You are up against evil forces beyond yourself, and mankinds comprehension. All you have is your wit and your guns. And anything beyond that is sheer grit and toughness. For that reason I like the DOOM Marine much more than DOOM Slayer. The stakes are so much higher for this character as you are the sole force for good in what stands between salvation and total darkness for humanity. Doom 3 is a solid gold medal, seal of approval, badass 10/10. They really do not make games like this anymore. Because somewhere along the way someone forgot about the incredible experience DOOM 3 and Dead Space provided and declared horror games are only scary if you're some wussy ass guy without a gun like in Outlast who can't do shit to protect himself. I HIGHLY, HIGHLY, H I G H L Y, recommend DOOM 3. Two thumbs up. This is a classic horror title that needs to be experienced.

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Verfasst: 17.04.22 09:05

I haven't played Doom 3 since I was 15 on Xbox.

This iteration of the franchise holds up really well today on PC, I would suggest installing the Enhanced Edition mod that can be found easily online that will allow the game to run on modern hardware and resolutions of your choice.

I was gushing at the dynamic lighting that was implemented in Doom 3, and had forgotten how well the use of shadows were used in this game. I also very much enjoyed the horror elements throughout as well as the music.

The weapons are a lot of fun, but can get clunky after you've played Doom 2016 and Eternal, but this was the early 2000s, things were different back then, and much simpler.

The campaign does drag on a fair bit and I was frustrated by the tight corridors after a while. Aside from that, It was a nice stroll down memory lane. I would recommend it for a replay and for newcomers.

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Verfasst: 23.03.22 08:58

[SPOILERS...not that it really matters cause 1. It's a game from 2004 and most people have already played it in some form or another, the Xbox Port, BFG, Edition, this version, etc and 2. John Carmack's Quote on story in FPS games applies here....kinda...]

Ayyyyye! Back at it again for another review...I know, I know, I was gonna get to Travis Strikes Again. But hey, I've had this game on the backlog for a while now and actually wanted to play it thanks to Civvie 11...so yeah, thanks, Civvie. Anyways onto the review:

[h1] The Story [/h1]

Well, the good ol' UAC is up to their usual shtick of screwing things up with scientific experiments and portals when they don't know the heck they're doing...and of course that turns into absolute chaos and you, a lone Marine (and a few other NPCs that don't make it) have to fight your way out of the once advanced, safe, complex, and futuristic Mars base against hell's forces and the evil will of Dr. Betruger...yeah, there's some subtle lore about the world in PDAs and Video Discs too, but otherwise, that's the entire story. Fine enough I suppose for a game of its time and again Id games (asides from their newer ones) never really focused on story all that much, anyways. Solid B in story, in my eyes.

[h1] The Gameplay [/h1]

A much different beast compared to any Doom games both before and after this game. Slow, survival-horror-like gameplay (but more action-horror in reality than anything else) with a lot of the classic Doom tropes, finding keys, unlocking doors, finding your way around such a large complex place, all while managing your health and ammo. It's simple, but the combat is fun once you get the hang of it and learn all of the enemies' patterns (even if things like the monsters leaping and cornering you is still pretty annoying at times because of the level designs and jerky enemy placement.) It's fun to see how quickly and efficiently you can kill demons with shooting as few bullets as possible and taking as little damage as possible. I haven't tried multiplayer yet (as of writing this review since there's no active servers that I can see as far as I know), but from what I've seen from online footage, it looks pretty fun.

[h1] The Visuals [/h1]

The graphics at least for this original version are...alright. For a 2004 game, I'm sure compared to Half-Life 2 at the time, it was pretty stellar seeing all of the atmospheric lightning, gorgeous particle effects, and usage of various colors to make locations look and feel different. The human models are....eeehhhh, they...mostly haven't really aged well, again, for 2004, they were probably neat, but the quality of the models now is a little distracting. The monsters are all pretty nice and distinguished from each other, at least for when you need to know which Demon is which in-combat. The environments are all nicely detailed and the base overall looks and feels lived-in due to just how many objects and details are crammed into it all. Overall, A- for the graphics.

[h1] The Sound Design [/h1]

Well, asides from the absolutely BANGING opening/ending theme by Tweaker, there's not much music to speak of. In all honesty, I think music would've made the experience a little tense (even if it was music done by someone say Aubrey Hodges, who did FANTASTIC music work for Doom 64 and the PS1 Port of Doom 1), so the absence of music really in keeping the player on-edge and nervous, and makes them more alert when hearing a monster's screams nearby. Speaking of the monsters, all of them have identifying noises that make sure you KNOW which one is which, which was definitely a good thing cause I always knew when I pull the shotgun out on an Imp when I would hear their screams, or my minigun and or grenades when hearing the groans of the Zombieman and their gunfire....screw the minigun guys, seriously. The voice-acting is quite nice too, even if the quality of the sounds in this game are...360p-ish sounding (which might be something that was changed in the BFG Edition that I wasn't aware about, we'll see when I get to it and just play it for the Lost Levels.) Overall, I'd give the sound design a A-, decent enough, it's just aged a little bit in the sound quality.

[h1] The Verdict/Conclusion [/h1]

While (vanilla) Doom 3 has aged in some ways in terms of its presentation, sound quality, and some bits of its gameplay, I'd say that Doom 3 is still definitely worth playing, especially if you're a Doom fan and or a fan of survival horror shooters. It definitely kept my attention the whole way throughout its 18 hour campaign for me.

That's all I gotta say really. I'll write my own review for the DLC/Expansion, Resurrection of Evil when I finish that (which probably won't be long from now considering HowLongToBeat.com gives it around a 4-6 hour completion time on avearge...only took two extra hours on this game with its 16-hour average. BFG Edition...we'll have to wait and see, since I'm only playing Doom 3: The Lost Mission which literally like 2-2.5 hours long...man that'll be a short game to play through.)

Now that I've given your mission briefing...get out there and get to killing some demons, Marine! Hell's forces ain't gonna kill themselves!

[Edit: Oh, also for this version of the game, if you want something a little more vanilla that doesn't COMPLETELY change how the game looks or plays all that much other than letting you run the game at modern resolutions and upscaling some textures, in-game text, and other stuff. I recommend going for Doom 3 Enhanced Edition

Also, like I did for my RoE review of March 26th, 2022, I also enabled comments for people wanting to share their opinions and other mods to help people run this game, I'm a little bit of a purist unless it's like Blood II: The Chosen-level broken or something.]

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Verfasst: 03.04.22 06:58

perfection

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Verfasst: 09.04.22 03:52

yes

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Verfasst: 05.04.22 07:31

id Tech 4, my beloved...

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Verfasst: 26.03.22 22:45

this game is meh it just doesn't feel like doom but if you used another title for this game it could have better potential. otherwise i guess it's alright

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Verfasst: 02.04.22 14:20

I wish I hadn't bothered. Not because of the gameplay, since if I actually played it for any length of time I could possibly form my own opinion on that. No, it's because I can't play it that I ended up shitting and stamping in it then uninstalling the bastard. It crashes on level loads if EAX is turned on (and It sounds shit with EAX turned off), there's no widescreen support and 1080p must be forced. The dhewm3 source port fixed these issues, but then I found that would randomly crash to desktop for no discernible reason, so bollocks to it all.

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Verfasst: 09.04.22 05:34

Now, to start off with what I think is a positive aspect, and Doom 3’s strongest, I want to mention the lighting and atmosphere. Doom 3 nails the environment, in the tone levels are supposed to convey. The darkness and shadows are pretty damn impressive. Aesthetically, the game holds up surprisingly well for a 2005 game. The textures don’t quite have the same going for them, but they unify quite nicely with the lighting that it’s hardly a problem.The start is also chaotic and nicely urgent.

Unfortunately, that’s where Doom 3’s strengths somewhat end.

The gameplay is quite underwhelming. The problems don’t start immediately, but once you get the shotgun. The shotgun is a pretty poorly designed weapon, but is not bad as people say. In fact, it can one-shot the most common of the enemy roster, and is the cheapest ammo you get throughout the entire game. It only becomes less helpful as commandos start becoming frequent appearances. Otherwise, this actually brings me onto two different points, but let’s start with the very immediate one; the enemies are are too easy to kill. This might not seem like a big deal, but this is one thing that holds back Doom 3’s horror aspect; you can’t feel scared of most of the enemies because they die to a single shot, and are easy to get into point-blank range. Often because many enemies lack ranged attacks, or because their range doesn’t dissuade you from trying to close the gap. The undead zsec are some exception, but often have a similar problem to melee enemies because they can be easily provoked into approaching by having line of sight broken and allowing the player to hide behind a corner. The shotgunner included. The only enemies that are properly dangerous enough at such close range are the commandos (both types, as the chaingunner is much quicker on reaction than the zsec officers upon sighting the player), the hell knights due to health and accompanying other demons, revenants because of their missiles and actually somewhat dangerous melee attack, and the mancubus. The rest of the cast is relatively easily exploited by the shotgun’s maximum damage output, and lack the responsiveness to dissuade its use. Out of the 16 monsters (not including boss monsters, of course), only about 4 seem to pose a threat to dissuade the shotgun’s use. They are designed, of course, for a horror toned game, unsurprisingly. However, the shotgun does not reflect the design of a horror game; it is too effective, despite the exaggerated spread ridiculously hindering its effective range beyond that of melee (which is why I say the gun is still poorly designed, despite it being useful within the game.)

My next point is another problem the shotgun reflects; your arsenal is absolute overkill for about 95% of encounters in this game. This is no problem at the early game, necessarily, but even then, you never hurt for ammo. The only weapon I struggled with, ammo-wise, was the chaingun, up until Hell, where it is easy to stock up after. On veteran. Part of the problem is the shotgun being so useful and cheap, often allowing you to simply save on weapons that otherwise have better range. Shotgun can be used for most encounters of imps, occasionally pulling the AR/pistol out to deal with trites where the fire rate, and then only pulling out the chaingun or plasma gun to deal with Demons in group encounters, which can also be handily dealt with a shotgun if you are properly spaced.The BFG is often unnecessary, do to the low number of enemies often encountered; only really an appreciative panic button against pairs of Hell knights in tight spaces. Often, it is sufficient to simply unload your plasma or chaingun onto overwhelming groups. Health is also hardly a long-term concern. Armor is a resource that will often outnumber your HP. Remember when I said that the shotgun’s design is not complimentary of the enemy’s design for horror? Well, the rest of the arsenal compounds this issue. In fact, the doom marine himself does not control like a protagonist in a horror game. He controls, rather, like the protagonist of a much faster paced FPS… Like the first two DOOM games… The marine can outmaneuver just about every enemy in the game with ease, despite sprint being treated as a semi-limited resource. This makes one question if the game is meant to be horror or action. If it’s both, it is quite honestly the worst marriage of both.

The level design is also annoying, and enemy placement is also cheap and annoying. If you enter a corridor with an enemy teleporting into your view, there is always one right behind you to catch you by surprise and get a hit before you properly realize. Imps will be hidden right behind doors or around corners to instant-lunge at the player with an attack that is difficult to react to. Things like this feel like a sad way to compensate for the fact that enemies are otherwise so nonthreatening in many scenarios. Either way, these sorts of ambushes are not fun, and are more annoying than startling, let alone scary. The last leg of the game, after Hell, is also just awful. Structurally, it only serves to make the game longer and for no real benefit.

The narrative presentation is worthless. Despite the cut-scenes and dialogue in game, they fail to give any motivation as to what the player is working towards aside from surviving. So, after the initial invasion, the game lacks any sense of urgency. Everyone in the game dies around you throughout, so it never feels as though there are proper stakes to anything. Other than for yourself, I suppose. Before Betruger talks to you directly, a lot of character dialogue and cut-scenes seem to take place separately from you, making the marine seem uninvolved. And, Betruger does not directly acknowledge you until several hours into the game.

I actually don’t really understand a lot of characters. Sgt. Kelly doesn’t trust Elliot Swann, and only assumes the worst, for… no actual reason? It doesn’t really seem as though Kelly is allied with Betruger, and he doesn’t so much as imply such when he becomes the Sabaoth. Betruger is also kind of stupid for an antagonist. Like, for all he knew, the marine probably didn’t even suspect him as the mastermind behind hell’s invasion (especially since both cutscenes where he talks with swan happen outside of the vicinity of the marine, the latter one being far from viewable from the marine.) He could have just not contacted the marine directly, but does just to taunt him and tell him he won’t let him go any further. And, before the marine even properly knows as to what the soul cube does or is, he is like “you will NEVER find the soul cube, because I put it in HELL!” Which… only tells the marine it must be important, before he actually realizes what it’s for? Why would you tell him this? And, then later… Betruger sends the marine to Hell… the place he sent the soul cube to so… he wouldn’t be able to get it… So. Huh? Like, how did this guy manage to hide his intentions from the rest of the UAC. He basically sets himself up as the most suspicious person on the planet (which doesn’t say THAT much because the planet is Mars) and only one person decided to finally contact the UAC about his strange shenanigans and someone ONLY decided to send a distress signal to Earth when it was basically just about too late? It’s not the same as Olivia Pierce who managed to essentially run a corporate cult to go along with her plan. Also, if Betruger can just… cast spells like he did to turn one guy into an undead commando, why… doesn’t he just cast a similar spell onto the marine? He’s not like the DOOM slayer with superhuman powers, he’s just a normal ass guy who’s gotten lucky for most of the ride. Betruger is an idiot.

Also, the bosses are lame. This game’s cyberdemon is easily the lamest version. It’s also the lamest final boss in the franchise, and that actually says a good amount, frankly.

3/10