Doom 3

Doom 3 was, as the name suggests, the 3rd game in the Doom series. It was a very often delayed sequel I might add coming nearly a decade after the previous Doom game. The name is somewhat of a misnomer though. Doom 3 was not really a sequel, it was a remake. Why they felt the need to reboot the story, I have no idea.

Doom 3 was somewhat of a departure from the first two games in the series. The original Doom was a 1st person run and gun shooter in which you had to shoot everything in your path. It's best feature, in my opinion, was the multiplayer deathmatch feature. Typically this was a one on one deathmatch which included you and another player, with or without monsters. However, it could be played with up to four players on a network and even via a multi-line BBS. While Doom 3 kept much of the same formula, it added more story elements including NPCs that would help you and more specific objectives.

However, Doom 3 was well received and after initially being released for Windows in 2004, it was released for Linux a month later and then Mac OS and Xbox the following year. An expansion, Resurrection of Evil, was released 8 months after the original release of Doom 3. For fans of the original Doom games, Doom 3 is well worth playing, especially if you are a fan of the single-player story line. Doom 3 was also re-released in 2012 in a BFG edition that enhanced the graphics, added support for 3D, a new save system and some other relatively minor enhancements. The BFG edition also added a new single-player expansion as well as the original Doom games and expansions.

Oddly, the older games were unnecessarily censored to some degree, mainly by removing a swastika and other nazi symbols that were there as a reference to Wolfenstein and replacing the red cross on health packs with a red and white pill. Though it is a minor thing and no reason not to play the game, unnecessary censorship is a pet peeve of mine. I mean imagery of hell and endless slaughter is fine but a few nazi symbols (not meant to glorify nazis in any way) and a red cross are offensive? If i were a reviewer I would knock a star off for that stupidity. In fact, I officially give this game 3/5 stars. It would have been 4 but...

As a relatively modern game, this one is easy to find if you want to play it. The BFG edition is available on Steem and GoG.com. I highly recommend the GoG version as the steem client and a steem account are not necessary to play it. As with all GoG games, it is DRM free. This is also a great way to get the older Doom games as well. Also, the series did not end with Doom 3. There is also a Doom 4 (just called Doom as it was another reboot) which plays even more like the originals.

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