DOOM 3

I tried to enjoy this game, I really did. Doom 3 has a lot of good ideas, but it just doesn't feel good for me to play, and isn't what I personally look for in a FPS game, much less a doom game. Guns feel weak and function strange, the shotgun is basically ineffective outside of kissing distance, the game is REALLY dark which leads to more frustration than actual horror for me. I can see elements of a good game here, but it just didn't come together in a way I personally vibed with. For me, I'd rather play classic DOOM or Halo or something over this, because those games feel more fun for my preferred playstyle. Main theme is VERY good tho, the game is definitely worth it for that alone!

It's been a dark part of the series for a long time, but it's gorgeous, with an amazing soundtrack, well-crafted levels, eye-popping monsters and a lot of weapons. A worthy continuation of the great game, respect to the developers.

A good FPS trying its best to imitate Half-Life. The beginning of the game is such an atmospheric and chilling start, it is beautiful. However, as the game goes on it throws dumb puzzles and boring sections at the player that makes you run back and forth. The game isn't hard, but it does get tedious later on as the action gets worse. A good game, but nothing special.

This game made me not enjoy playing games. I can't resist the 100% completion on games, but this game made me hate myself. If your not down with the tism, it's a really great game to just sit back and enjoy.

[h1][b]GOAT 3: GREAT GAME EDITION.[/b][/h1]

[i][b]The Devil is real. I know. I built his cage.[/b][/i] It's been so long since I played the original Doom 3 that whatever memories I had of it have long since faded away. But I seriously doubt it was much better than this. Doom 3 was the franchise's first reboot. Back then, the concept completely flew over my head, but nowadays it's pretty obvious that the series pivoted hard toward catching up with the competition and becoming something of a Half-Life clone—or at the very least embracing what were becoming the new conventions of the modern FPS. Instead of a over the top run-and-gun shooter with a few cheesy horror elements sprinkled on top, this is a slow-burning narrative-driven survival horror. The game presents a much more fully realized setting, abandoning the straightforward simplicity of the originals in favor of a continuous environment built around visual storytelling and diegetic exposition. Besides the usual demons to blow apart and all the gore you can gorge yourself on, you're constantly finding audio logs, emails, corporate videos, and instructional recordings documenting every imaginable kind of workplace accident, corporate negligence, questionable personal habits, and shady "humanitarian" research. There's a very deliberate attempt to sell the Mars base as a believable, grounded place, building up layers of prior events and small details that humanize the environment while fostering an atmosphere of suspicion and anxiety. They even went as far as explaining why there are chainsaws lying around. But I don't think anyone ever explained the generalized lack of [i]hair[/i] affecting everyone on the base. Despite taking itself very seriously, it's hard not to notice a layer of irony in some of the dialogue, with lines that almost sound self-aware of everything that's about to happen. The atmosphere is genuinely distinctive and emerges from cutting-edge presentation, featuring incredibly detailed industrial environments, memorable creature designs, and fantastic use of dynamic lighting and deep shadows. That sharp contrast between pitch-black darkness and brightly lit areas created an incredible sense of immersion, and it's a visual style that immediately brings games like F.E.A.R., Splinter Cell, and Half-Life 2 to mind. The demons themselves are especially memorable. I particularly remembered the Pinky, along with that zombie missing its lower jaw. The Hell Knight is also genuinely terrifying. Doom 3 tries very hard to feel oppressive and claustrophobic, and sometimes it succeeds. The funny thing is that it still clings to the core of a classic '90s shooter. Movement is much slower than in its predecessors, you can take fall damage, and most of the time you're confined to narrow corridors with little cover, wielding weapons that need to be slowly reloaded. Yet you still retain some of that old freedom to bunny-hop around and run as much as you want, while carrying an entire arsenal in your pockets. You just sort of can't use it effectively? You're also constantly drowning in ammunition—far more than in Doom 1 & 2—to the point that I wouldn't be surprised if most players simply forgot that half the weapons even existed, since there's rarely much reason to use them. Very few of them have clearly defined roles. When your rate of fire is slow, reload animations lock you in place, and you're constantly dealing with large groups of enemies, it's only natural that players gravitate toward automatic weapons that can sustain fire for longer. The entire combat system revolves around this gimmick of enemies appearing from absolutely everywhere. There are literally hidden wall compartments containing demons. Sometimes they simply spawn where there was nothing before. Sometimes they're teleported in from the grace of Satan. Technically, this is a continuation of elements found in the originals, but in this more grounded, confined context, it simply doesn't work. Before, the implementation was far more measured and well-structured; you had room to maneuver, and the action possessed a flow and a strategic dimension present in every situation the game threw at you. Doom 3 just feels random. Combat is nonstop. Jumpscares and scripted triggers happen constantly, serving little purpose other than annoying you. Enemies deal plenty of damage, and the constant stream of ambushes makes avoiding damage consistently almost impossible. At the same time, it's effortless to recover thanks to the overwhelming abundance of supplies scattered everywhere. I wouldn't say the atmosphere the game is trying to create survives for more than a few hours. Whatever horror the environments initially project is obliterated by the highly predictable and annoying repetition of this formula. The levels and combat encounters are generally pretty bland. It also doesn't take long before the excessive backtracking and the constant interruptions caused by stopping to read every PDA you collect become tiresome. It feels like a continuation of what Half-Life started years earlier, borrowing storytelling techniques from games like System Shock and packaging them in a form that felt modern at the time, while abandoning any sense of subtlety and ultimately failing to deliver a truly memorable experience. There's a reason I never replayed this game. It isn't exactly a good shooter, nor is it a good horror game. It falls somewhere in between fully committing to either aspect or blending them competently. It wants the action and it wants the aesthetic, but it can’t seem to find a balance between them. I never thought it was that bad. But it also never became one of those classics I revisit every few years simply because it's just mediocre. Even Quake 4 gets more attention from me. The main theme is great, but beyond that, it's just a forgettable game. It was once technologically impressive, but today it has little to offer beyond being a historical curiosity—a moment when id Software tried to reinvent the franchise and failed spectacularly. Just compare it to its closest competitor, Half-Life 2, and it becomes obvious Doom 3 was never going to leave much of a legacy. The package also includes Doom 1 & 2. They aren't very good ports, but they still work. Kinda. Doom 3 isn't terrible, but there's nothing there that's really worth your time. By now, the game's particular charm has certainly crystallized in the hearts of many fans and earned a certain camp appeal, so you could argue it has some value—especially as an example of what [i]not[/i] to do when reinventing a franchise. P.S: In retrospect, there is a curious continuity between Doom 3 and Dead Space.

FANTÁSTICO ! uma pena que é curto... geralmente a saga Doom é enorme, esse é meio curto, uma semana vc chega ao fim do jogo... joguei em dezembro de 2025... jogo antigo, mas impressiona a qualidade dos gráficos e o suspense.

Less run and gun Doom, more creeping horror with surprise gun battles Doom, but still an authentic Doom experience with demons, weapons, and digital gore galore. Love it, even in 2025. BFG Edition runs great on a modern rig with mid level specs. Rip & Tear!