(No Spoilers)
Summary:
A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.
-------------------------------
What is in the game:
Doom 3 on Steam is basically Doom 3 BFG renamed and gives you original Doom 3 and resurrection of evil. Doom 3 BFG contains a remastered Doom 3, Doom 3: Ressurection of Evil, and the new Doom 3: The Lost Mission. The game also contains Doom 1, Doom 2, and Doom 2: No Rest for the Living. You will also now receive the original versions of Doom 3 and Doom 3: RoE for free when buying BFG.
Doom 3 BFG:
The BFG Edition contains three games. Doom 1, 2, and 3. In Doom 3, there is a campaign with two expansion campaigns. There is multiplayer for Doom 3 as well. From the menu, you can select ports for Doom 1 and 2. The Doom 2 port also has No Rest for the Living.
Originals:
The original versions will also be in your library if you want to try them out.
-------------------------------
Thoughts:
For this review, I am talking about the BFG versions, as those are the ones I played. I will separate this into the base game and its expansions. I will just talk about the port quality for classic (er) doom.
Doom 3:
Doom 3 really doesn't feel like doom to me. It feels more like a mix of doom and half-life gameplay. The game also has a much slower pace for most of it. It tries to be a horror for the first half of the game. For me, the horror just didn't land most of the time, however. The game does get a lot more fun after the first half, and it becomes an action game. The game is overall fun. The story isn't really interesting at all; it's a basic sci-fi horror story. The gameplay was really fun for a while. But it does get a little repetitive because of the maps in the game. All of the lab maps basically feel like 20 minutes of walking through narrow hallways. Which means it has to either have one spawn in front of you or behind you. Which gets really repetitive as it spams enemies a lot. It gets fun in the big arenas, where you can use your large arsenal of weapons. Overall, I feel like Doom 3 is a pretty decent game.
Doom 3: Ressurection of Evil
RoE is a really nice expansion with a still-basic story and some fun new weapons like the gravity gun, the grabber, and the returning supershotgun. The RoE campaign also has a nice sense of progression as you get new abilities. The new enemies are a nice change of pace. Basically, just a straight-up improvement of Doom 3. The campaign has way more open levels, too.
Doom 3: Lost Mission:
Lost Mission is a little stale compared to the other two; it's like RoE with Doom 3 level design. I think if you really like the Doom 3 base game, you will also really like this short, 2-hour campaign.
All of Doom 3:
I feel like difficulty is a bit lacking; however, that might be because I played on Marine (normal). There is so much ammo that you don't feel like you need to change weapons to keep the ammo count high. I was able to just use assault rifles and shotguns pretty much the entire game. Speaking of the shotgun, it's kind of bad; its spread is ridiculous; you have to get right up in their face, and even then, it might do barely any damage. I am not reviewing multiplayer, as it's dead as hell.
Classic Doom:
This is more about the ports, as this is not a classic doom review. The ports are strange, but playable. They are pretty much identical, other than some censorship for the Red Cross. It has some other strange things, like a random SFX pitch and only a 4:3 aspect ratio. If you find this troubling, you can just get the free-source port gzdoom and use the files that come with the game. (a little more info in the side notes)
-------------------------------
Terrible PC optimization:
The game runs perfectly on max settings on my PC with dedicated graphics.
-------------------------------
Time to beat:
Doom 3 (including expansions)
17 Hours
Doom 1 and 2 (including No Rest for the Living)
14 Hours
-------------------------------
Price:
☑ Buy it full.
☐ Wait for sale
☐ Don't buy it.
☐ Free
What can I say? 3 games and 3 DLCs that can give you about 30 hours of gameplay for 10 bucks is a great deal. Plus, the original version of Doom 3 that has tons of mods to try is even sweeter of a deal.
-------------------------------
Graphics:
☐ Amazing
☐ Good
☑ Average
☐ Bad
☐ Awful
The graphics have aged decently. It looks like an average 2005 game and is not all that colorful, with mostly grays and browns. Though monsters do have a play-dough look to them,.
-------------------------------
Gameplay:
☐ Very Fun
☑ Fun
☐ Meh
☐ Bad
☐ Awful
A fun balance of weapons and enemies can make for fun fights in arenas. However, it is repetitious when the game is trying to be horror and just constant jumpscares.
-------------------------------
Music:
☐ Amazing
☐ Good
☑ Average
☐ Bad
☐ Terrible
☐ None
I wish there was more real music like the menu, because that song is amazing. However, that is the only actual song; the rest are just ambient horror music.
-------------------------------
Bugs:
☐ None that I have seen
☑ Not impactful
☐ Negatively affects gameplay
Most small things, like AI pathing in expansions, are a little wonky.
-------------------------------
Side-Notes:
To run Play Classic Doom with the files from here, simply get the.WAD files from the game files and drop them in the gzdoom folder.

(No Spoilers) Summary: A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM. ------------------------------- What is in the game: Doom 3 on Steam is basically Doom 3 BFG renamed and gives you original Doom 3 and resurrection of evil. Doom 3 BFG contains a remastered Doom 3, Doom 3: Ressurection of Evil, and the new Doom 3: The Lost Mission. The game also contains Doom 1, Doom 2, and Doom 2: No Rest for the Living. You will also now receive the original versions of Doom 3 and Doom 3: RoE for free when buying BFG. Doom 3 BFG: The BFG Edition contains three games. Doom 1, 2, and 3. In Doom 3, there is a campaign with two expansion campaigns. There is multiplayer for Doom 3 as well. From the menu, you can select ports for Doom 1 and 2. The Doom 2 port also has No Rest for the Living. Originals: The original versions will also be in your library if you want to try them out. ------------------------------- Thoughts: For this review, I am talking about the BFG versions, as those are the ones I played. I will separate this into the base game and its expansions. I will just talk about the port quality for classic (er) doom. Doom 3: Doom 3 really doesn't feel like doom to me. It feels more like a mix of doom and half-life gameplay. The game also has a much slower pace for most of it. It tries to be a horror for the first half of the game. For me, the horror just didn't land most of the time, however. The game does get a lot more fun after the first half, and it becomes an action game. The game is overall fun. The story isn't really interesting at all; it's a basic sci-fi horror story. The gameplay was really fun for a while. But it does get a little repetitive because of the maps in the game. All of the lab maps basically feel like 20 minutes of walking through narrow hallways. Which means it has to either have one spawn in front of you or behind you. Which gets really repetitive as it spams enemies a lot. It gets fun in the big arenas, where you can use your large arsenal of weapons. Overall, I feel like Doom 3 is a pretty decent game. Doom 3: Ressurection of Evil RoE is a really nice expansion with a still-basic story and some fun new weapons like the gravity gun, the grabber, and the returning supershotgun. The RoE campaign also has a nice sense of progression as you get new abilities. The new enemies are a nice change of pace. Basically, just a straight-up improvement of Doom 3. The campaign has way more open levels, too. Doom 3: Lost Mission: Lost Mission is a little stale compared to the other two; it's like RoE with Doom 3 level design. I think if you really like the Doom 3 base game, you will also really like this short, 2-hour campaign. All of Doom 3: I feel like difficulty is a bit lacking; however, that might be because I played on Marine (normal). There is so much ammo that you don't feel like you need to change weapons to keep the ammo count high. I was able to just use assault rifles and shotguns pretty much the entire game. Speaking of the shotgun, it's kind of bad; its spread is ridiculous; you have to get right up in their face, and even then, it might do barely any damage. I am not reviewing multiplayer, as it's dead as hell. Classic Doom: This is more about the ports, as this is not a classic doom review. The ports are strange, but playable. They are pretty much identical, other than some censorship for the Red Cross. It has some other strange things, like a random SFX pitch and only a 4:3 aspect ratio. If you find this troubling, you can just get the free-source port gzdoom and use the files that come with the game. (a little more info in the side notes) ------------------------------- Terrible PC optimization: The game runs perfectly on max settings on my PC with dedicated graphics. ------------------------------- Time to beat: Doom 3 (including expansions) 17 Hours Doom 1 and 2 (including No Rest for the Living) 14 Hours ------------------------------- Price: ☑ Buy it full. ☐ Wait for sale ☐ Don't buy it. ☐ Free What can I say? 3 games and 3 DLCs that can give you about 30 hours of gameplay for 10 bucks is a great deal. Plus, the original version of Doom 3 that has tons of mods to try is even sweeter of a deal. ------------------------------- Graphics: ☐ Amazing ☐ Good ☑ Average ☐ Bad ☐ Awful The graphics have aged decently. It looks like an average 2005 game and is not all that colorful, with mostly grays and browns. Though monsters do have a play-dough look to them,. ------------------------------- Gameplay: ☐ Very Fun ☑ Fun ☐ Meh ☐ Bad ☐ Awful A fun balance of weapons and enemies can make for fun fights in arenas. However, it is repetitious when the game is trying to be horror and just constant jumpscares. ------------------------------- Music: ☐ Amazing ☐ Good ☑ Average ☐ Bad ☐ Terrible ☐ None I wish there was more real music like the menu, because that song is amazing. However, that is the only actual song; the rest are just ambient horror music. ------------------------------- Bugs: ☐ None that I have seen ☑ Not impactful ☐ Negatively affects gameplay Most small things, like AI pathing in expansions, are a little wonky. ------------------------------- Side-Notes: To run Play Classic Doom with the files from here, simply get the.WAD files from the game files and drop them in the gzdoom folder.