Doom 3: BFG Edition

Doom 3 came out one time in the best year ever.

Doom 3 wanted to make the Doom franchise more horror focus and that's ok but what I can't stand is the execution.

Doom 3 is a first person shooter survival horror game and there is nothing wrong with that however Doom 3's base game is a something else. It starts off with this sort of set piece driven walking segments which is so impressive by today's standards. Doom man is on this dark corridor planet filled with scientists trying to go back to Hell or something. Eventually the demons show up on this game. Then you pick up some guns and ammo and shoot away. The levels all feel the same though. I see they where trying to be like Half-Life but ended up with just any other game of the time because there is little exploration here. But you do pick up audio logs and stuff. Tons of smart AI.

The graphics are amazing for 2004. This is the best graphics of 2004. Objectively speaking. Some people may think they are too dark or dated or even shiny as they contrast with the previous Doom games immensely. But I digress. Gone are the days of pixelated sprites and walls with no bottom parts. Doom 3 was a peek into the future. The bump maps, the lighting, the art style, the animation. What every game would look like or so we thought. Every game compared to it looked like a Playstation 1 game and Doom 3 was their CG cutscenes. They look a little blocky today as they did back then but Doom 3 is unmistakably and Xbox 360 game.

As for the expansions they do better than the base game of Doom 3. There is better pacing and level designs and better lighting.

I think Doom 3's base game peaks and valleys on every level. Be it the graphics, storytelling or gameplay. Be it the third person cutscenes, the minimalist horror tunes, the blocky models, or even the jump scares and flat level design. But it's a solid horror experience.

DOOM 3 BFG Edition is slightly different from its brothers, doom 1, 2 and 2016. However, this isn't a bad thing, and it adds a new and more "realistic" perspective. Doom 3 is a horror game, but the action is still there, but it doesn't feel as badass. The environments in Doom 3 are very detailed and filled with items, usable machines, audio logs, data entries, loot, secrets and so much more. The way you can handle the environment feels really cool. In the beginning of the game, you can see a TV playing and my does it just keep going, very unnecessary but very detailed and neat. The demons are scarier looking than the older 90s games. This makes shooting em even more fun. By the time I'm writing this review Doom Eternal hasn't come out yet. If you haven't played Doom 3, I suggest trying it. A solid 7/10, a good game with minor flaws.

When I tried to play it when I was a kid, I gave up because I was too scared. When I started playing it many years later, I realized that it wasn't that scary, but the game really tries too hard to be unnecessarily scary. It's like the whole game is just jumpscare. Extremely dark places and enemies jumping out to attack you. The game gets so dark that sometimes you can't see anything. Your flashlight doesn't provide enough illumination and the battery runs out very quickly. It's annoying because they spread it throughout the whole game. The Doom series is all about action. Only in this game they tried to be a horror game and failed. Another annoying part is the attacks by armed enemy soldiers. If you give them the chance, they can kill you in an endless cycle of bullets without even giving you a chance to attack. This game needs a remastered version. BFG version is no different from the original game. Unfortunately, the game is too old to play. You can check it out if you have nothing better to do, but there's no story to make it worth it.