DOOM 3

Doom 3 is a strange game. Good at places, tedious when you know it. Still, it is certainly unique - a daring experiment to challenge those who scream at slow gameplay like being nastily exorcized with superior holywaterpower. It might be a one-playthrough-of-a-kind, but seeing what made it different still keeps the surveyors examining the misunderstood spin-off of Doom series. But this is only for the original game. Not for this port. [hr][/hr] The remaster takes great strides to actively worsen the game that was supposed to be. Sure, you can applaud more ammo and on-armor flashlight all day, but they're not enough to offset such delighful gems as: [list] [*] A complete removal of light from muzzle flashes. Mah PSX can't handle it, remove it, I don't want to feel the glowing might of weapons in the dark vastness of space! [*] Unskippable cutscenes: who cares about the gameplay in a Doom game, I'm all in for the story that challenges and buries Mass Effect whole! I'll make you eat the story even if you don't wanna so butter up! [*] No minigames for you despite being there in the original: Super Turbo Turkey Puncher is enough, you gaming lords - this is how we do on Mars and don't you dare to oppose my words! [*] Changed sound engine: I figured out that this plasmagun sounds way too epic and fast for you, so I made sure you'll hear every shot instead like it is played in foobar2000 on a loop! And the muffiness - you know, this game is set on MARS, I want you to feel how much less is the atmospheric pressure here than on Earth! [*] Much brighter levels: We are the MARS facility, we gotta output our energy sulphus somewhere! If you complain about the atmosphere of dread being gone, I'll squash you with the supreme light pressure once I get that supersolar panel from my paycheck! [*] Limited save slots: I'm feeling bad about your 2 TB HDD, so I'll limit the savegames for you! [*] And much more issues-for-life stuff that will make me feel like the ultimate encyclopedia! [/list] [hr][/hr] If your gaming system is Steam Deck, sure, you can get this edition - you'll get the worsened but whole console experience and the original games as well, with that sweet little censorship (Red Cross, understandable though). The port-exclusive campaign isn't too good, but serviceable too. [h2]If you have a PC though, avoid this edition.[/h2] Doom 3 and Doom 1+2 aren't that costly even without Steam sales. Mod that original Doom 3 version and have the ultimate BFG Edition at home. And having Doom 1+2 WADs launch in source ports is much more preferable than to be locked-in here, in this semi-corporate console rushjob. PS: most of the changes I've witnessed through playing the levels with the console commands on and in offline mode. The Lost campaign was done fully, however.