The Mattozoic Era

DOOM 3 was a game I watched land at a distance. By the time it launched I had grown weary of FPS titles and the criticism from the fanbase sort of pushed it to the wayside for me. It was a game that polarized. DOOM 3 made many changes to the format established in its predecessors. DOOM’s previous installments and many clones forged certain expectation with this series. And DOOM 3 would catch flak for changes to the format, to enemy redesigns, to the deliberate focus on dark environments. But how much is warranted?

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The release of DOOM 2016 has rekindled the imagination and memories of many, many people. It’s hailed as contemporary yet a return to form. DOOM reached a lot of people’s computers, and it’s clear that it stuck. At present I don’t have a platform for the game, so I decided to reach out to the installment I had never played in any capacity – DOOM 3. And to frag three pinkies with one shell, I looked to the BFG Edition which also collected DOOM 1 and 2 on PS3. Not the ideal experience, but it worked and so I played these games for the first time in over 15 years.

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