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DOOM 3 BFG Edition - Remastered, Armour-mounted flashlights + DOOM 1 & 2 [360/PS3/PC]

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Rlan

Member
May 30, 2012 (London, UK) – Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced that DOOM® 3 BFG Edition will be available this Autumn and features DOOM® 3 and the Resurrection of Evil® add-on pack, both of which have been completely re-mastered. The package also includes hours of new content – seven new levels entitled ‘The Lost Mission’. DOOM 3 BFG Edition is slated for release for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PC and PlayStation® 3 – making it the first time any DOOM game has ever appeared on the PlayStation 3.

Re-mastered for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, this genre defining game and its add-on pack offers greatly enhanced graphics, deeply immersing the player in the demonic world of this terrifying horror masterpiece. Players will also experience a never-before-seen single-player story, ‘The Lost Mission’ featuring seven heart-pounding levels that will once again have them on the edge of their seats.

DOOM 3, Resurrection of Evil, and ‘The Lost Mission’have been optimized in 3D, featuring 5.1 surround sound, Xbox 360 Achievements, PlayStation 3 trophies, improved rendering and lighting, and a new check point save system allowing for smoother progression through the game. id® Software has fine-tuned the controls to bring the intensity of the DOOM single and multiplayer experience to the consoles, and DOOM 3 now features the new armour-mounted flashlight, allowing players to illuminate dark corners and blast enemies at the same time.

“DOOM 3 was enthusiastically embraced by gamers worldwide at its release,” said John Carmack, Technical Director at id Software. “Today, the full experience has been enhanced and extended to be better than ever, and is delivered across all the platforms with a silky smooth frame rate and highly responsive controls. New support for 3D TVs, monitors, and head mounted displays also allows players to experience the game with more depth than ever before. We think shooter fans everywhere will love it.”

As a special bonus, DOOM 3 BFG Edition will also include the original DOOM® and DOOM® 2 games, making it the definitive collection of the revolutionary games developed by id Software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre.

For more information please visit www.facebook/Doom.
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Kind of surprised that it's retail, and not a Games On Demand kind of thing. Does the game still hold up?

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYq2XWAQxUk&feature=youtu.be
 
J

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
You missed the PC:

DOOM 3 BFG Edition is slated for release for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PC and PlayStation® 3
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A

AEREC

Member
Ill get it but I hope the it's based off the PC version since I beleive the Xbox version removed levels and had more frequent loading transitions.

Doom 3 was a solid game, but I never played the expansion.
 
S

Semblance

shhh Graham I'm still compiling this Radiant map
Not sure how you missed PC.

Anyway, cool. I love me some id, and Doom 3 was good fun. Curious how this'll stack up to modded Doom 3, graphically.
 
Cornbread78

Cornbread78

Member
sflufan said:
Is this id's punishment for RAGE's not-quite-success?
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It was successful enough to get to Wal-Mart's $19.08 discount bins....


Hmm, I may give this one a try, we'll see how bad the backlog is when it's released. I passed on BB's Darkness II sales for 11.99 yesterday beacuse I'm so backlogged.....
 
Demigod Mac

Demigod Mac

Member
Never understood the hate this game gets. Playing it in the dark + headphones + Falken's Flashlight Mod is an awesome gaming experience.
 
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flabberghastly

Member
If you want to get people interested in your dormant series again before launching the latest sequel, re-releasing the weakest entry might not be the best option.
 
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Rlan

Member
DOOM 3 now features the new armour-mounted flashlight, allowing players to illuminate dark corners and blast enemies at the same time.
 
D

dark10x

Digital Foundry pixel pusher
Love Doom 3 so I'm interested in seeing what they do to it.

I'm curious to see if it can match the quality of Sikkmod (which looks incredible but doesn't really change the assets). The game still looks absolutely fantastic in motion.

It would be cool if they were using idTech5 as a base for this (doubtful) and managed to pull off 60 fps on consoles with improved visuals. idTech4 never seemed to run well on current consoles by comparison.
 
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WrenchNinja

Member
Why would anyone want to replay Doom 3? Its an utterly mediocre game .Though it had pretty visuals at the time...when you could actually see shit.
 
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Noisepurge

Member
what a weird business decision. Oh well, never played Doom3 so might as well get this for the PS3! :D

edit: Wait what it's not downloadable? a disc release? that seriously can't be profitable :D
 
S

Stumpokapow

listen to the mad man
Some observations for people who either haven't played Doom 3 or played the first five minutes because "too dark LOL"

1) Both the game and the expansion are probably about 50% too long for their amount of content, and it really really does feel like a slog.
2) Despite not being cinematic, there are some good set-pieces in both. I definitely liked the unique setpieces more than the labyrinthine wandering through the main complex areas.
3) The weapons feel pretty good, just like old Doom weapons.
4) There are some neat mechanics that were ahead of their time--Doom 3's PDA implementation is probably the first major game since System Shock 2 to do it and well before any of the current-gen stuff.
5) The last boss of the expansion is a royal PITA to beat.
 
G

gregor7777

Banned
flabberghastly said:
If you want to get people interested in your dormant series again before launching the latest sequel, re-releasing the weakest entry might not be the best option.
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Except it includes the all of the previous entries from the look of it. So I'm not sure what you're on about.

As a special bonus, DOOM 3 BFG Edition will also include the original DOOM® and DOOM® 2 games, making it the definitive collection of the revolutionary games developed by id Software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre.
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Anyways, I'll get this. I'm a sucker for Doom.
 
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RaGMasTeR90

Member
Havent played DOOM 3 when it was released years ago but i heard good things from a friend. How does the "old" PC version hold up?
 
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