DOOM (1993) Reviews

This was one the first sci-fi and horror FPS games I was ever introduced to long before the game rating system started cracking down on things. A terrifying, long-lasting first impression on me about horrifying monster design, cool-looking futuristic weaponry, and how many bodies you can pack into one map that you're gonna need a lot of firepower, patience, and navigational knowledge for. It's nice to see how long-lasting and supportive the community has been to this classic. Being able to revisit the levels I missed in past classic Doom releases like No Rest for the Living and Sigil is a breath of fresh air. And something new from Nightdive and Metalgames has been quite intriguing, too, seeing old sprites for new monsters and weapons in this one. The KEX Engine devs learned a lot from the community when it came to remastering and re-experiencing the classics in their intended format. They still stick as closely as possible to the vanilla formula without the limitations of DOS or the system requirement-stretching extremities of more popular source ports like ZDoom. The default controls set for the new era of keyboard, mouse, and gamepad controllers is also considerate. It's just right! While this version may be Windows only, what they did to make it compatible and considerate for Steam Play is nothing short of impressive. The same goes for the little amount of resources it tries to save, as it even runs fluidly on my Linux office PC in full native resolution. Depending on how dated your integrated GPU is, though, you may get some graphical issues in menu screens, but only just those. The way mod management works here is a little more complicated than what you usually do in a command prompt or dragging and dropping in a file manager. While you can bypass this if you're online and have a Bethesda account to log in and download stuff, it takes more than just putting this here and that there to make a mod work if you do it all offline and by hand. Your mileage may vary depending on what you're looking for that'll work with this game. Don't think too highly of anything if you were used to what other more popular source ports were capable of. Anyone who is new to these early Doom titles should feel right at home with this new edition! Those dedicated will be adventurous enough to find how and why Doom runs on so many devices and different ports and how they made their history alongside these games.

It's pretty good, it plays fluently and is generally quite fun. I did however find it strange they didn't add freelook to it. Though I wouldn't recommend playing through it immediately after playing through Doom I and 2 that are packaged with doom 3 BFG. (unless you want a breath of fresh air because of the contrast)

This isn't the oldest game updated to this day but it sure as hell is fun to this day. A timeless classic and 4 euros on discount. This game has so many mods and multiplayer support. 10 / 10 - It is the best PC game ever created, no reason to give it a lower score.

10/10. i would change nothing! doom & doom 2 will always be my favorites. id/nightdive did a great job with these new enhanced versions.

Classic D00M is THE fundamental FPS experience you need to play if you want a complete Shooter collection.

This version of Doom is great, not only does it also include Doom 2, but the plutonia experiment, TNT, and more. If you were to buy a version of Doom, this is the one to buy.

I give $3 and get to kill anything that moves with sick soundtrack! Just like the 90's i was in. I used to fear DOOM tbh at first stages of my "gaming" career but i now understand i must rip and tear until it's done!

Been playing DOOM since 93, and the game is still fun. I'm not talking about extensive modding or freelook, etc. I'm saying VANILLA Doom is still an extremely fun game 30+ years later. If you call yourself a gamer and haven't beaten these games, you're about as fake as they get.

Doom and Doom II are two very historically important games and also very fun to play, then and now.

Classic shooter goodness with modern feature support and all the expansions packed into one game. This is a great way to experience the originals with plenty of demons for you to rip and tear.