Is BFG Edition worth getting if I own the original Doom 3?

[Lucky 1]

Do I waste my money if I grab the BFG Edition on sale right now (currently 75% off)?
I own the original Doom 3 already.
Thanks for your opinion!

[Hauzer]

Same question here, and I also own all the other Doom games on Steam

[Lucky 1]

I also own all the other Doom games on Steam. What happens if I buy BFG Edition then? Because it includes Doom 1 and 2 I think and I already own them. Can I gift them to someone then? Or not?

[@Innomen]

You'll get screwed, no discounts, no gift copies, I bet my gimp finger on it.

[Patriarch]

No. Do some searches. the bfg edition pc port is utter crap, cuts out a ton of pc features and was so bad that when it was launched and they replaced doom3 on steam with it, it was so bloody damn awful they had to bring back doom 3.

[MitchZombie]

Only thing new is the Lost Missions episode for Doom3. Adds about 7 levels, It's pretty cool.

@ Lucky 1
Doom 3 BFG is it's own game, you need to load up BFG to play the Old Dooms, so no extra copies.

[Indifference crescendo]

Originally posted by Lucky 1:

I also own all the other Doom games on Steam. What happens if I buy BFG Edition then? Because it includes Doom 1 and 2 I think and I already own them. Can I gift them to someone then? Or not?

No, when you boot up Doom 3: BFG, it's all one game, and you choose what game you want to play in the menu.

[Patriarch]

yeah they gimped those dooms as well, and they arent moddable

[Lucky 1]

Thanks MitchZombie.. I will consider buying it. It is cheap right now.

[Hauzer]

Does the BFG version have 1080p? The normal one I think only goes to like 1600x1200

[Yuga-Suggah]

I have the BFG Edition and I did play through the new episode of the game about a year ago. I do not own an Oculus Rift so I can't really give an opinion on that

Honestly, it all boils down to graphics. If you really want a graphical improvement on an already graphically good looking game, I would say go for it. There are, however, free HD mods out there....

The new Doom 3 chapter/episode is kind of sort. It is fun, but again kind of short.

Doom 1 and 2 are a part of the BFG edition. Basically, when you load up the game, you have an option to play Doom 1, 2, 3(and its expansions). So you can't gift them to anybody. There are achievements to Doom 1 and 2 so if that's your thing....

I think you get a discount if you already own Doom 3.

Bottom line, if you want an updated Doom 3 look, then I would say yes. Otherwise, ehhhhhh....

[Yuga-Suggah]

Originally posted by Hauzer:

Does the BFG version have 1080p? The normal one I think only goes to like 1600x1200

Yes.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2970990

[@Innomen]

Originally posted by MisterFour:

I think you get a discount if you already own Doom 3.

I added bfg to my cart, I saw no discount. Unless it adds it after you pull the trigger, pretty sure they just screw you. (I already own d3, expansions, and the classic dooms. Anything bfg has for me should basically be free.)

[Yuga-Suggah]

Maybe the discount was only ment for the first couple of weeks. Sorry about that.

Originally posted by Innomen:

...Anything bfg has for me should basically be free.

There are legal ways to mod the original Doom 3 so that it does have high resolution graphics. I would guess ModDB would be the place to look. Some of the mods there pretty much offer a free BFG experience.

Like I said before, The Lost does not add a whole lot to the series. Honestly, I would say go on Youtube and look up a Lets Play or a walkthrough to see if you want to buy BFG.

It is a shame that the BFG version does not offer a Steam Workshop option.

[Hauzer]

Pretty sure you can actually make the normal version look a lot better than the BFG version, if you use mods. I don't like to mess with mods though

[jalapenojon]

I do have all the Doom games on Steam. I also had Doom 3 & The Lost Levels on the original XBox and Doom 3 on Mac OS X through the Mac App Store so I have been through quite a few Doom 3 games. It appears to me that Doom 3 runs more smoothly in the BFG edition and with controller support. There is also controller support for Doom 1 and Doom 2.