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The Original DOOM, DOOM II, And DOOM 3 Have All Surprise Launched On Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One [see threadmarks for FAQ]
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I know running a modern game like Doom '16 on the Switch is much more of a technical feat than getting Doom 3 on it but I remember the leadup to and release of D3, when the computer I had at the time would've melted at the thought of even trying to load it and the only way I could play the game was on my brother's behemoth of an original XBox, so the idea of having the game on this device that I can pack up and fit in my handbag is absolutely amazing.
I've played about an hour and a quarter, have met the first couple of Pinkies and found the minigun and I still really enjoy the game. Maybe it's just how easily spooked by horror stuff I am, but I think the game's atmosphere is still really effective and scary even when I can have the flashlight and a weapon active at the same time.
I've played about an hour and a quarter, have met the first couple of Pinkies and found the minigun and I still really enjoy the game. Maybe it's just how easily spooked by horror stuff I am, but I think the game's atmosphere is still really effective and scary even when I can have the flashlight and a weapon active at the same time.
Yeah I noticed that too. Once you get the chainsaw you can't go back to fists again. I don't remember this in any other version. I could just me being forgetful though.
Fun Facts about connections between 1+2+Doom 64>Doom 3>Doom 2016
Following Doom 1&2, Doom 64 ends with Doomguy deciding to remain in Hell to ensure that demons never rise again.
In Doom 2016, the Doomslayer is stated to have "chosen the path of perpetual torment...to end the dominion of the dark realm. The scribes carved his name deep in the tablets of Hell. Blinded by his fervor, the lure drew him in. The priests brought down the temple upon the Doom Slayer, and in his defeat entombed him in the cursed sarcophagus. "
A 2016 character bio describes UAC later discovering his sarcophagus: "The UAC's most remarkable discovery was in Hell's Kadingir Sanctum. Surrounded by nearly impassable terrain, the team discovered a sealed tomb."
In the last portion of Doom 3, you play in UAC excavation Site 03. The artifact dig area in site 03 is where the Soul Cube and stone tablets can be found, and a room called the Chamber of the Hero featuring a large sarcophagus.
At the start of Doom 2016, the Doomslayer wakes from his sarcophagus in Site 03. The player's first objective is, "Find the Site 03 exit."
The Soul Cube can also be found later in the game inside a UAC office.
Doom 64:
Doom 3:
Doom 2016:
Fucking dope post! :D
It still auto switches to fists when you pick up a berserk pack, but once you switch back to another weapon you can't go back to them. It seems this is how it was in the original vanilla Doom, but I'm so used to all the other version and mods that I forgot.
You can go back to fists in the 360 version, and since the berserk damage boost will last the entire level, it's a good strategy to grab a pack early to take care of pinkie rooms without wasting ammo.
It's been awhile, but I remember being able to switch back to fists in the PC version if you press the number assigned to chainsaw/fists twice.
Am I the only one that is annoyed about how footsteps sound on Doom 3 BFG? It's like you are always stepping on sand or something. In the original Doom 3 footsteps were better.
Read the logs and listen the audio logs from the PDAs you find.
Face palm. Thanks. /=
Hope I didn't miss anything crucial.
Yeah, that's how I remember it too (pressing 1 twice). I remember when I found out the Berserk packs lasted the entire level despite the screen effect going away it like... changed my opinion about them lol.
Oh god, the screenshots on the eshop page on switch
DOOM (1993) for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Buy DOOM (1993) and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
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The newer versions allow you, but the very vanilla Doom doesn't. The version on Steam doesn't let you either.
I dunno why Bethesda decided to go with the most basic ass version of Doom for this port.
Oh wow, I guess maybe I never tried going back to fists back in the day after I got the chainsaw but you're totally right.
You can't even switch back to fists after you get the chainsaw in Chocolate Doom. I guess you gotta keep it on fists the rest of the level if you find a berserk pack and want to conserve ammo.
This is what I'm doing to save time.
Lol we are definitely having the same feelings going through this game again.
All of these Doom 3 videos, jeez! It looks so good, but I'll probably pick it up later next week or so after I get some things done.
I got a full refund from Nintendo if anyone was wondering. I had a few naysayers in this very thread.
Just because refunds aren't a policy doesn't mean you can never get one. You just have to know how to ask. I'll fix my Doom cravings with some Gzdoom tonight instead.
Just because refunds aren't a policy doesn't mean you can never get one. You just have to know how to ask. I'll fix my Doom cravings with some Gzdoom tonight instead.
Sorry if this has been answered before but are there any major performance differences between versions? Are xbox/ps4 4K?
Picked up Doom 1 & 2 the other day, but I couldn't resist Doom 3 any longer. I had to get that also. When I was big into PC gaming, it was when HL2 and Doom 3 were released. I used my HS graduation money, and money I'd been saving up to build the best PC I could. It was well worth it.
Playing Doom 3 with the setting completely maxed was mind boggling. It was PS3 level graphics and beyond in a ps2 era. Seeing a game where enemies waiting to burst through a wall, where that wall looks totally normal and not noticeable that it is different than the rest, really amped everything up. Everywhere was a trap. Everywhere was dark, with only your flashlight, your muzzle blast, or the demonic summoning to illuminate the environment. I only played it at night, with headphones. I explored every bit of that game, I loved it so much. OG Doom 3 is miles above any mod or rerelease of the game, IMO. Doom 2016 is my favorite hands down, but Doom 3 is second only by a minute margin, in my book.
Playing Doom 3 with the setting completely maxed was mind boggling. It was PS3 level graphics and beyond in a ps2 era. Seeing a game where enemies waiting to burst through a wall, where that wall looks totally normal and not noticeable that it is different than the rest, really amped everything up. Everywhere was a trap. Everywhere was dark, with only your flashlight, your muzzle blast, or the demonic summoning to illuminate the environment. I only played it at night, with headphones. I explored every bit of that game, I loved it so much. OG Doom 3 is miles above any mod or rerelease of the game, IMO. Doom 2016 is my favorite hands down, but Doom 3 is second only by a minute margin, in my book.
Yeah, I finally pulled the trigger on Doom 3 just today. Bought the OG version for PC. Only messed with it enough to make sure it's running at the right resolution and all (takes some CFG tweaking), but yeah, you can tell right off this is one that's meant for playing in the dark with headphones.
Man, I just can't see how people really think Doom 2 is leaps and bounds better than Doom 1. Have ya'll sat through the tedium of Levels 11-15? It's just big open areas with a few enemies that spawn in groups here and there, and then super crowded areas spammed full of enemies. 'The Courtyard' stands out as one of the worst.
I bought the original Doom, logged in, played for a while. Not unplayable, but not the best port. Then I put my Switch to sleep.
I awaken it, buy a game on the eShop, go back to Doom, and now the damn Bethesda.net pop-up shows up every 10 seconds of game play.
This is some of the worst suspension mode related bug I have ever seen, and I have experience working in QA on both tester side and developer side on over 10 projects. Absolute travesty.
I awaken it, buy a game on the eShop, go back to Doom, and now the damn Bethesda.net pop-up shows up every 10 seconds of game play.
This is some of the worst suspension mode related bug I have ever seen, and I have experience working in QA on both tester side and developer side on over 10 projects. Absolute travesty.
I loved Doom 2 when I was kid and liked it more back then, but in those days I always... always played with cheats. Nowadays whenever I play Doom II, I usually play up to Tricks and Traps before I'll just stop (I'll beat Tricks and Traps that is, I guess I'm stopping on The Pit).
I don't really play Episodes 2 and 3 of Doom 1 all that much either. I play Episode 1 a freaking lot though. If I'm playing on PC then with the 2 new Romero levels (I still need to try out SIGIL...).
You guys are really hyping up Doom 3 for me. It's the only major game in the series I've never played and it sounds super interesting.
I've never really understood why it's usually held as the perfect Doom game. I found the levels later in the game straight up miserable and many of the new enemies more annoying than challenging (though this point probably just means I'm bad at it). Doom 1 on the other hand is just extremely fun the whole way through; absolute perfection.
Playing Doom 3 now, and just using the naked eye it seems to be running at a pretty decent resolution on the PS4 Pro, if it's upscaling 1080p to 2160p then it's upscaling it quite well.
Will be interested to see a detailed breakdown of it. Definitely the cleanest version I've played of it so far.
Will be interested to see a detailed breakdown of it. Definitely the cleanest version I've played of it so far.
Playing on X it looks very clean too, but certain surfaces show some aliasing. Performance has been rock solid though, even with flashlight shadows on and a higher FOV. It's a damn solid package.
I've heard people say getting your system offline (undocked airplane mode could work) and then spamming the B button.
Got Doom 1 for Switch and Doom 2016 since it's on sale for PS4.
Will probably get 2 and 3 at a latter date.
Will probably get 2 and 3 at a latter date.
Honestly, while I could never really get into DOOM 2, I have to say that I really don't care much for the original DOOM once you get past the second episode. That's why I've always actually been kind of partial to the Jaguar version of DOOM, as it had an abbreviated level set.
Got Doom 3 on PS4 today and played the first three or four hours. I was really interested since it's the only Doom I have not played and figured the new ports were the perfect excuse to do so.
Performance is rock solid across the board and I haven't noticed any significant framerate problems and does not look bad for a game its age. Not a shocker seeing how much of a showstopper it was when it came out. I'm sure someone like Digital Foundry will do a breakdown of it as I'm super curious what this is running at. Fantastic porting work done here.
The game itself... is just okay so far. Aside from a couple cheap jump scares, the game really fails at being a horror game. It is way too predictable and it's hard to feel threatened when your walking around armed to the teeth. The guns feel fine except for the shotgun which lacks any kind of impact or satisfaction from blasting a demon to bits.
The atmosphere is incredible however. All the little details, excellent sound design, the great use of lighting, all of it comes together to create a lonely, almost claustrophobic tension that never really let's up. I just wish the game was more scary to really take advantage of it.
Performance is rock solid across the board and I haven't noticed any significant framerate problems and does not look bad for a game its age. Not a shocker seeing how much of a showstopper it was when it came out. I'm sure someone like Digital Foundry will do a breakdown of it as I'm super curious what this is running at. Fantastic porting work done here.
The game itself... is just okay so far. Aside from a couple cheap jump scares, the game really fails at being a horror game. It is way too predictable and it's hard to feel threatened when your walking around armed to the teeth. The guns feel fine except for the shotgun which lacks any kind of impact or satisfaction from blasting a demon to bits.
The atmosphere is incredible however. All the little details, excellent sound design, the great use of lighting, all of it comes together to create a lonely, almost claustrophobic tension that never really let's up. I just wish the game was more scary to really take advantage of it.
I'm a little bummed that Bethesda went through the trouble of updating some of their Doom iOS apps for 64bit, but didn't do the RPGs. I have DOOM II RPG just sitting there and I can't play it anymore :(
Unless there's a trophy or achievement for opening them I say keep going. Most of the time it's just health and ammo inside them. Mostly.
Cool. I'll keep going then. I'm playing on Switch so no trophy to care about. It's more about the experience.
It's so interesting to me the direction they went with 3. I'm liking it for what it is. That being said I am super pumped for the direction they are currently heading. The fast pace and enemy dense environments are sooooo much fun.
Yeah, I haven't noticed any slow-down yet. Also, I don't remember the flashlight shadow option before on consoles. I remember the original Doom 3 had it so dynamic light came from the flashlight (and enemy light sources) which looked really cool and much more impressive, shame that the BFG edition still has that removed.
Oh god, the screenshots on the eshop page on switch
DOOM (1993) for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Buy DOOM (1993) and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
Enjoy this along with Youngblood's and eternal for switch... have a feeling the Bethesda switch support is coming to an end.
Using the BFG edition kinda ruins the whole darkness and lighting thing the OG version had by brightening everything. Without that just reveals the bland corrider shooter underneath.