LGR - Doom 3 Retrospective

For a second I thought Dr Betruger was Michael Ironside!

Mick Carroll

I'm surprised you didn't mention the "potato mode" hack you tried a few years back to make it run on graphics cards much older than intended. Would have been a good laugh again to see that.

Will Herrmann

I've had this game (the original, not the BFG edition) in my Steam library for years and I have yet to launch it (hell, the majority of my Steam library suffers from that), because every time I remember it exists is in the middle of one of my no-FPS phases, which randomly pop up and make me not want to play any FPS game. Weird, I know, but I also suffer from motion sickness with many of these games, so maybe it's my body's way to tell me "It's not the right time for it". But I actually am in the mood for some FPS goodness right now, and your video might have just suggested my next victim.

Pablo Rodriguez

For some reason I keep thinking about it. It's very Japanese too, with the plot revolving around an untrue plane of reality, a "sense of self" meter, bad attitudes towards women. (lol)

Paul Han

Hey have you heard of the game Garage: Bad Dream Adventure? What an odd game, with only a few thousand copies in existence. I watched a playthough and was strangely captivated by this point and click unsettling Japanese game.

Paul Han

It's an ideal CPU/GPU benchmark for the mid-2000s, if nothing else! Only fully surpassed by Crysis a few years later.

LGR

Nice, loved that book. Kushner's Grand Theft Auto book was pretty good too.

LGR

I recently built a "reasonably good" XP gaming machine, so this seems like the perfect game to play on that. Been meaning to play it for years, but never got round to it...

Tim

I just happen to be reading Masters of Doom by chance.

Gary Leigh

Nope, not yet! I need to do so at some point, I hear good things.

LGR

Have you tried the VR patch?

Jared

It really would. Wish it supported it, too bad the BFG Edition predates that!

LGR

Ooh this would look so cool in HDR

50_SHADES_OF_BEIGE

Nice. Never played Doom 3. I'll have to pick it up.

50_SHADES_OF_BEIGE

Totally understandable, I've gone back and forth on that exact point over the years. Love what the new Dooms offer though, they're a great mix of fresh and classic gameplay.

LGR

I am one of the disappointed Doom fans, bought it new, played it and it was... ok... a bit meh but ok enough. Yes, i expected Doom 3 to be like Doom 1 and 2 but with better graphics, which Doom 2016 finally gave me.

BastetFurry

Yeah I really wish they'd offer a "traditional Doom 3 experience" option in BFG Edition, just for jerks like me who like to complain about new stuff, haha. It really is the most convenient way to play the game though.

LGR

Heh, I've never heard it put that way. It does have a certain rounded and chunky aesthetic for sure, something that so many console games in the Xbox 360/PS3 generation took on. So it's amusing that Doom 3 was a PC exclusive, at least at first!

LGR

Likewise, in a way it set me on a path to appreciating and seeking out similar (and even better!) horror experiences after playing it. It got me psyched for FEAR as a result the following year, when otherwise I might not have been interested.

LGR

Glad you enjoyed it! Definitely guilty of cranking up the gamma on certain levels back in the day myself, heh

LGR

I loved these games! Just grab yer gear and KILL EVERYTHING!! Great for getting rid of stress. I remember turning the gamma up and not using the flashlight..... heheheheheheh Fun video!

I think this was the first game I ever actually pre-ordered! I really enjoyed my play through as well, it scratched a gamer itch I didn't know I had.

Panos

One I've been meaning to play, though I've got no qualms about using the version with the attached light. I do respect what the original was going for, but it's definitely a mechanic I can live without. ...that, and since the majority of my gaming ends up on consoles these days, I don't really have a choice with the port. :P

Valora Inverse

Every time I try to give this game a chance I get equally disappointed with the 'round console-y' type of graphics as I did back then. I guess that feeling is baked in for good now.

Marnix

For me it was kind of the opposite, in a way! I missed out on almost the entire 6th gen of consoles, not even getting a PS2, Xbox or Gamecube until into the next generation.

LGR

This was after I moved from PC gaming to consoles, so I missed this entire generation of games. So cool to look back on, though. Were there any long stretches of time for you where you just weren’t gaming that you later revisited?

Doug McArthur

I hear that! It still looks good to me, even if I know it'd look a lot worse with bright lighting haha

LGR

Solid plan, I've had TNG season five going myself.

LGR

It's worth spending a weekend playing through! Did you end up playing any other notable stuff on that card instead?

LGR

Nothing's changed on my end, I still crank them out in an hour or so. Unlike LGR videos where every second is planned and crafted over the course of one to two weeks. The rule for Blerbs is that they are not scripted, researched, or anything of the sort. Even the editing is extremely simple stuff, mostly just to cut out planes passing by or me coughing or to remove incorrect statements I made. It really is just me turning on a camera and rambling. Sure, sometimes I have relevant images to show or history to present, but it's all either stuff I already know or resources that I've gathered while working on something else.

LGR

I never did finish that game. I remember also being so hyped for it -- I went out and upgraded my PC and got a 9600xt just so I could play it

Evan B

I have a general question just out of curiosity. I've been noticing LGR blerbs have been, shall we say, creeping up a bit in production value over time. More editing, bringing in images, more in-depth looks at things. I'm sort of wondering where in your view the line is between your main channel and blerbs?

Nathan (PixelPipes)

This is damn sure the kind of content I needed today

Jackie Stewart

Good night for a 25 minute LGR video! Going to make myself an old fashioned and watch this and some Star Trek.

Steve Lovelace

Every time I see footage of this game, I can't believe it's not from the Xbox 360 era

Hernando Heilbron