Why did they reboot doom instead of a sequel to doom 3

[Voodsood]

Like i'm not upset but why did they reboot doom it didn't need a reboot i'm literally shaking and crying rn i just found out about this game and i hate it i hate reboots because doom 3 was the best game ever made and then they don't even make a sequel for it why

[Ransom]

FerSantander a écrit :

Ransom a écrit :

sadly u cant do like this in doom3 and maybe now u can understand why doom3 isnt doom anymore

I don't understand. You couldn't do crazy stuff in doom1 and 2, therefore they resembled doom3 closer gameplay wise. Isn't doom3 more true to a doom game then, with the exception of the dark atmosphere?

u couldnt do "crazy stuff" in d1 and d2? u never played it fast paced then...
dont be scsared and cover behind corners anymore!!! stand ur man and get ur a$$ up to rip and tear ;P
even if d3 wouldnt be that dark it never can get to be a doom game... sadly!
dont misunderstand me, i still think d3 is a great game but it doesnt deliver what makes doom to doom!

watch this and ull understand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsyVkvgYeto

[FerSantander]

Ransom a écrit :

i still think d3 is a great game but it doesnt deliver what makes doom to doom!

The non-sense is strong in that already old argument, and you know it well.

Anyway I like you man, and am thankful to have had a some opinion exchange with someone with a brain, as opposed to the usual bots repeating that very same argument for 14 years like parrots. Respect bro. I guess 2016 style is having a second run, and nothing can change that already. Hope you enjoy it.

[Kleerex]

I remember id devs talking about Doom 3 back in 2002 or so, they said that Doom 3 was the Doom game they wanted to make back in 1993 but couldn't because technology wasn't there yet. Original Doom was supposed to be a survival horror game, not a fast-paced shooter, which is why Doom 3 is a reboot of 1993's Doom. DOOM 2016 is another reboot of series, and the upcoming game is a reimagination of Doom 2.

The reason why id made Doom 3 the way they did, is that already hundreds of shooters like Doom existed and they had to try something different. If DOOM 2016 were made in 2004, it would've been just another generic shooter. Half Life 2 would have totally eclipsed it, UT2004 too. It was successful in 2016 only because of abundance of "military shooters" that Activision kept producing.

[Kness]

FerSantander a écrit :

Have you played doom3?

I played it first-hand in 2004 and played again in 2011. I have the BFG Edition here on Steam which I haven't played yet but I don't think my overall opinion regarding the game will change when I do. It might be a decent or even great horror action game for some people, but it's certainly not a true Doom game for me.

[Tundric Schwolf]

Lol, nice one

[gudbrandur]

I think this game is brilliant and far more appropriately captures the frantic run & shoot mentality of the Doom franchise. Doom 3 was a cool game, but it was very vanilla and caught up in a rather strange design space trying to mix existing games with the Doom fluff.

This game is all about the crazy running in high-octane battles full of explosives that you're dancing around, picking shots. You're less a modern marine and more like a -knight- with a -gun-, how is that not ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ AWESOME.

Frankly I wouldnt have it any other way, keep it up Doom folks

[discworld]

Hydrawx a écrit :

FerSantander a écrit :

Doom 3 set set the bar too high. With a bit of luck they again go serious after eternal

I like DOOM 3, but I disagree. Each to their own I guess.

Doom 3 was nothing like doom game should have been. Doom 2016 is closer to the original. Doom 3 was boring.

[phone]

all i gotta say is the shotgun is poopy in doom 3.

[EmperorRevan314]

All I can say is Doom 3 is actually really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and boring for the most part.

[Mayer]

Doom 3 had better pacing, plot and levels (way cooler hell) and not just arenas with constantly spawning enemies while you are close to a heart attack. Seriously, I played original Doom and I don't get why people think this is anything like that.

I'd rather want to play a Doom 4 or a Wolfenstein 3...

phone a écrit :

all i gotta say is the shotgun is poopy in doom 3.

Shotgun was good when you were close to an enemy, otherwise the spread gets too bad.

[yungthirstquencher1350]

doom 3 bad

[FerSantander]

You know. Doom fans think doom3 ain't a doom lol

The neverending problem. Them.

It's just that sad

[Sabaithal]

Technically is both is and is not a reboot. Heard "soft reboot" floating around a couple of times.

Basically, the game, and Eternal, both acknowledge that Doom 1-3 did actually happen. They are past events, so technically this game is a sequel.

[Kyoki]

Sabaithal a écrit :

Technically is both is and is not a reboot. Heard "soft reboot" floating around a couple of times.

Basically, the game, and Eternal, both acknowledge that Doom 1-3 did actually happen. They are past events, so technically this game is a sequel.

The official timeline is: Doom 1, Doom 2, Doom 64, Doom 2016, Doom Eternal (Same main character - different universes, due to multiverse being a thing in the lore).
Doom 3 is considered a spinoff (Reboot of Doom 1) - the main character is a different person, however, since multiverse is a thing - doom 3 is kinda tied into the game's timeline as you can find slayer on certain rock statues and wall art in hell (kinda - as those were just doom 1 and 2 easter eggs - but still, it works out).

So yea - doom 3 is the only game with a different main character - so technically - it is a spinoff.