Which is better: Original Doom or Wolfenstein 3D?

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Herr Heinz Sep 10, 2020 @ 9:01am

I haven't played either and I'm wondering which one I should play first.

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MoonC A T Sep 10, 2020 @ 9:38am

That's a tough one...I would have to give the nod to DOOM since that is the first FPS I played, though both are groundbreaking of course. Also, the newer DOOM games are arguably better than the newer Wolfenstein games.

For a real treat play Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001)

HALO_run Sep 10, 2020 @ 9:42am

Wolfenstein is 1st in all that but... doom is better

BanOphobia My Struggle Sep 10, 2020 @ 9:48am

DooM source port woo hoo. Classic DooM not so much. Wolfenstien 3D I replayed some of that in the reboot. Can't believe that crap used to fly. The again my ancient fave game back in the day was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd4Mp_l_1wc Wow times have a changed.

Madoka-chan Awoooo Sep 10, 2020 @ 9:48am

Wolfenstein Enemy Territory is better

gugnihr Sep 10, 2020 @ 9:55am

Doom 1 is better than Wolfenstein 3D.
It is more advanced, it looks more nice, it is more fun and I also prefer the setting. It's not really fantastic (Doom 64 is fantastic in every sense of the world and expecially its setting, Doom 1 not so much) but at least there are some demons and some references to supernatural things, and I really like the background they used in the first stage too.
Wolfenstein is just blue tinted corridors fighting against normal military guys, it's not that interesting.
Doom 1 is NOT really interesting either, as I said Doom 64 is the one that is really evocative, wonderful and really interesting, Doom 1 feels rather cheap and unimaginative to be honest, but it is still much better than a bunch of military guys scattered through some blue corridors imo.

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Holografix Sep 10, 2020 @ 10:38am

Doom for sure.

Alliesaurus Sep 10, 2020 @ 12:35pm

Doom 1 by a long shot, Wolfenstein is slow and there isn't even that many enemies to kill, not that many levels either, I played Wolfenstein 3D recently and streamed it via twitch and finished it in one night

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AustrAlien2010 Sep 10, 2020 @ 12:45pm

That´s an opinion.

BanOphobia My Struggle Sep 10, 2020 @ 12:52pm

Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:
That´s an opinion.

You should hop onto the assume discussion? I think most people assume it is an opinion here. That lot wouldn't though, but that is assumption, so.

Yeah some one out there could like minimalistic forms of gaming. Lots of retro only gamers about. Tetris so simple so addictive. I spent silly hours just playing that game.

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Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍 Sep 10, 2020 @ 1:00pm

Wolfenstein 3D was the first first person shooter that I ever beat. Not the first I played mind you. I would dare say that actually goes to the vector graphics Star Wars game. It is a lot less flights him and a lot more first-person shooter. If you don't count that then the first I played was Doom.

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BanOphobia My Struggle Sep 10, 2020 @ 1:06pm

Originally posted by Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍:
Wolfenstein 3D was the first first person shooter that I ever beat. Not the first I played mind you. I would dare say that actually goes to the vector graphics Star Wars game. It is a lot less flights him and a lot more first-person shooter. If you don't count that then the first I played was Doom.

What about 3D Star Strike? That was a fun Star War vector graphics rip off.

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AustrAlien2010 Sep 10, 2020 @ 1:07pm

Originally posted by Miss Ann Thrope:
Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:
That´s an opinion.

Yes. Threads asking which game is better tend to imply personal opinions.

Yeah, that´s what I´m saying.

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