If we’re talking about groundbreaking FPSs of the last 20
years, Doom 3 (And the prior Doom games, really) will always pioneer as one of
the top three games that asserted dominance and raised the bar for the genre
tenfold, the game required a monster PC to run on its release, and for good
reason, it’s gorgeous. And delivered a level of realism that was unheard of and
revolutionary at the time.
Pumping a lot more lore and giving far more context than its
predecessors, Doom 3 lobs our favorite marine protagonist onto Mars to
investigate a series of incidents and disappearances amongst the personnel on
the mining colonies there. Tales of ancient findings and haunting visions run amok
as you walk to your briefing, and shady characters are up and abound!
Fast forward to when shit hits the fan in more of a hurry
than you’re comfortable with, the game picks up very quickly and you’re given
very little respite and breathing room when that happens. When you’re not
decimating zombies, flying skulls, or the occasional Martian demon behemoth;
you’re holding your breath as you crawl through too quiet hallways or ventilation shafts with naught but the sound
of blood pumping in your ears.
The game advises you play it with headphones up and the
lights down, and I heavily advise this as well, as the startling factor
delivers more than 75% of the gaming experience here.
The BFG Edition is a must have for most fans of Doom, and I
picked it up as soon as it was thrown into the Steam Sales fray, and I loved
reliving the Doom 3 (along with their expansions) experience on an HD playing
field, with smoothed out graphics and a far sharper playing field make for an
experience worth reliving.
If you’re looking for a trip down memory lane, BFG too
offers this, as you can play the previous two Doom titles (Now with
achievements, whoop whoop!) in a
pretty little HD package.
All in all, Doom 3 falls under one of my favorite FPS games
of all time, if only for the joy it brought me at the time, and the nostalgia
of reliving that riveting experience in the BFG edition
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