Doom 3 BFG Edition Bringing Hell to the PS3

[Callate]

(Yigitta Yigitta)- REALLY?

Um, why? They're releasing an eight year old game- not as a retro offering or a bonus, but as a regular retail offering (albeit with a few new goodies)? I mean, don't get me wrong, it was a pretty visually impressive game for the time, and I wouldn't be surprised to find the graphics (if not necessarily the game play) have held up fairly well, but still...

The only explanation that comes to mind is that Rage left such a bad taste in everyone's mouth that they're hoping for a better stepping stone towards offering Doom 4...

 

[thespyisdead]

to some extent i do agree, that the flashlight thing in doom 3 was abit over kill, but removing the flashlight all together, and duck taping it to your chest seems to kill the original experience... why not still have the flashlight, but also have the ability to have your pistol out at the same time

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

These better be free addons on PC or I'm going to throw a brick at somebody's house. John Carmack's probably. Actually, no, I like John Carmack. American McGee, he worked on DOOM.

Fuck you American McGee for no adequate reason!!

Can we get the Xbox 360 version canceled.
Because everyone knows Xbox 360 fans aren't people they are cattle.

As an Xbox 360 owner...you better be joking.

As an Xbox 360 owner, he's right.

Moo.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

I hope there is an option to turn the armor flashlight off. the duct tape mod was for pussies

This!

I loved the fact that you couldn't hold a flashlight AND weapon at the same time. It really added to the overall tension. Creeping around while scanning dark corners in the knowledge that you weren't ready with a weapon should the beam of light reveal something horrible was awesome. Why you would want to remove that aspect of the game is beyond me.

I hope there is an option to turn the armor flashlight off. the duct tape mod was for pussies

I actually liked the fact you couldn't use a flashlight and a gun at the same time. Though Resurection of Evil's light-pistol wasn't bad. Still, if it's not a horrible price (I'm thinking about $30 would be good) I might pick it up.

I actually quite liked the fact that you had to use the flashlight and guns separately.

Yeah, in this cynical age, it's easy to point "Oh, do they not have duck-tape in the future?" But from a gameplay perspective, it was a pretty neat idea on using trade-offs. You could either use the light to see where you're going, at the risk of being weak and unprepared if something suddenly appears. Or you could have your guns at the ready, but struggle much more to see if and where any enemies appear.

I thought it was a pretty decent game. Could have been better, sure, but amidst the predictable zombie-scares, there were some legitimately good scares as well. The first time Pinky appeared I nearly shat myself, if only because the developers completely played with my expectations of what was going to happens. And some of the monsters were just deranged to look at...

Anyways, hope the game benefits from a bit of spit-polish.

I actually liked the fact you couldn't use a flashlight and a gun at the same time. Though Resurection of Evil's light-pistol wasn't bad. Still, if it's not a horrible price (I'm thinking about $30 would be good) I might pick it up.

These people feel the same as me, thus validating my opinions.


I actually liked the separate flashlight thing, and was part of the minority who seemed to understand why it was designed like that.

Gah! Ninja'd like 5 times!

 

[K84]

The only explanation that comes to mind is that Rage left such a bad taste in everyone's mouth that they're hoping for a better stepping stone towards offering Doom 4...

F*ck that, RAGE was awesome, and i was sad to see it did not do as well as i'd hoped.
Loved the vibe, controls and the enemy AI was better than any COD out there.
But alas, the casual gamer decides the market now, and we get COD,COD,COD....

RAGE made me feel positive about DOOM4, still does, and it will be awesome.

As fot this collection: HEELLLLLLYEAAAAAHHHH!!!!!

 

[Bindal]

The thing that interests me most - if they release it on Steam, do I have to buy it again for full price or do I get a lower price if I own the base-game and even less (if not even for free but I doubt that) if I own RoE.

It is possible that I at least get a lower price on Steam if I already own Doom 3 there.
Only issue I see there is that german players might not be able to buy it due RoE which was never released here. Not on the index, just plain no release. Original Doom 1 and 2 are off the index since last year, so THOSE won't be a problem...

 

[Xannidel]

If you CAN turn the flashlight off then you can run around with fists with the flashlight on and it would be essentially the same as the original Doom 3 game. This looks great because I have Doom 3 limited edition for the original Xbox and I do not have my Xbox with me so getting it for the PS3 would be nice plus I can play the original Doom games (I cannot stand the controls on the PC anymore) so I look forward to this.

 

[Dark Prophet]

I am so going to get this unless of course they decide not to release the PC version.

 

[karloss01]

not really a fan of doom 3, i prefered the first two and their expansions.

 

[darksakul]

Can we get the Xbox 360 version canceled.
Because everyone knows Xbox 360 fans aren't people they are cattle.

As an Xbox 360 owner...you better be joking.

Yeah you got me, I am trying to be funny

 

[Kroxile]

ohhhh shiiiittt!

Doom is probably the only franchise I'm super fanboy for and as a PS3/PC owner this has me so effin giddy even

Can we get the Xbox 360 version canceled.
Because everyone knows Xbox 360 fans aren't people they are cattle.

Lol, its funny cuz its (mostly) true

 

[twistedheat15]

Hmmm wtf does bfg stand for cuz i keep reading " big fucking gun edtion".

 

[SovietSecrets]

Whatever the price is, I will be getting this because I love Doom. Oh how I played the shareware version back on my first PC.

 

[Reaper195]

So now I don't need to put my torch away to pull out my gun? That was my biggest hate in the expansion! I loved having to choose whether to take on a with my melee torch, or fight them in sporadic flashes of light from firing my gun! The game is scarier and better with more darkness!


Still, now I can finally replay DooM 3, since I no longer have an X-Box 1, and is emulated terribly on the 360.

 

[Zeckt]

Why oh why can they not just include final doom? no deal.

 

[poiuppx]

Sweeeet. Think I may have to pick this up, depending on the cost at launch. I recall playing straight through the night on a friend's copy back when it came out. With the expansion and bonus stuff on top, plus not having to deal with that stupid flashlight issue, this should kick ass.

 

[Bindal]

Hmmm wtf does bfg stand for cuz i keep reading " big fucking gun edtion".

Probably, what it's supposed to mean in the first place. (or "game"/"gamepack" instead of "gun")

 

[Arnoxthe1]

Why oh why can they not just include final doom?

Because Final Doom was just a huge map pack. How good the actual maps were though is up for debate.

Well, this is going to make my Doom 3: Collectors Edition obsolete. Darn it, it made me feel so special for being one of the few people to own it. :'(