20th Anniversary of Doom 3. Which Doom was better?

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Poll 20th Anniversary of Doom 3. Which Doom was better? (8 votes)

Better than Doom 1 and 2 but worse than the last two Doom. 13%
Worse than Doom 1 and 2 but better than the last two Doom. 88%
Best Doom ever! 0%
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This week marks the 20th Anniversary of Doom 3. Yes, you are officially old. I remember when Doom 3 came out I grabbed the Special Edition PC Gamer magazine. It really had elevated PC Graphics to a new level with better textures, with dynamic lighting and shadows. Came close to "photo realistic" in certain cases. Game looked stunning an GeForce 6800 Ultra. All these 3 years before Crysis came out. Another level of graphics Carmack brought. I wouldn't say it's be best Doom out their I think ID nailed the spookiness factor with the level design. I just thought not putting the flashlight on the gun was kinda of stupid although it brought panic and mayhem when shooting at enemies and having to switch between flashlight and the gun.

With respect to how it stands in the Doom trilogy . I would put it in two eras. One era after Doom 1 and 2 came out and the other era after the 2016 Doom Reboot. So, I would put it as better than Doom 1 and 2 although those two games being revolutionary at it's time. But I definitely think 2016 DOOM and it's sequel are better than Doom 3.

What do you guys think?

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#1 PfizersaurusRex
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Doom 3 was a good thrill. It still looks pretty decent. It's cuz they did things right and didn't cut corners. The new Dooms are more fitting for me today, when I get back from work and just want to kill every living creature. XD

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#2 uninspiredcup
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@PfizersaurusRex: Do love that early 2000's Fear/Doom 3 sharp hard lighting look. Nice aesthetic.

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#3 BassMan
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Doom 3 did its own thing back then. It had some good atmosphere, but it relied too much on jump scares.

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#4  Edited By Realmjumper
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It was a solid game and actually ran on a variety of systems. It was a very graphically intense game for it's time. Personally I prefer the new Doom and Older dooms but Doom 3 did it's own thing.

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#5 uninspiredcup
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@Realmjumper said:

It was a solid game and actually ran on a variety of systems. It was a very graphically intense game for it's time. Personally I prefer the new Doom and Older dooms but Doom 3 did it's own thing.

My opinion of Doom 2 has really changed over the years. Aside from the super shotgun, I tend to dislike.. most of it. Being honest rather play Doom 3 over it, barring the slog opening section.

Doom 64, fantastic. Take that over both anyday.

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It’s a good game still looks nice considering it came out in 2004

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#7 schu
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@Xtasy26: I don't know.. I wouldn't say Doom 3 was better than Doom 1 or Doom 2. It's kind of it's own thing.