I was going out to swipe up some cheap paper goods and detergent at Wal-Mart yesterday, and spotted...Doom Collector's Edition.
Now, as a guy who only really played the shareware ep of Doom up until recently, I thought "Hey, why not, it's $10." The first disk comes with "The Ultimate Doom Trilogy," which consists of Ultimate Doom, Doom II, and Final Doom. So far, I'm really impressed with how much better the sequel is than the original. Graphics seem a touch better (in the environment), the action seems a bit harder, and overall it's just pretty damn cool.
The second disk comes with a nice little selection of Doom 3 promo material, including the E3 trailer, some screenshots (for both versions), a handful of wallpapers, some concept art, and developer interviews (If you could really call 'em that. The only thing they really talk about is how Doom 3 is different in both production and experience than the previous ones...and how awesome the tech is. Hot Carmack Coding Action is in his interview clip). The only bad thing about this, other than the fact you've seen most of it before? It's all embedded in a flash file, with no means of which to extract.
All in all, though...for three kickass shootin' games, $10 is easily justifiable. And with a nice slipcover case...well, it can look nice on your desk.
Now, as a guy who only really played the shareware ep of Doom up until recently, I thought "Hey, why not, it's $10." The first disk comes with "The Ultimate Doom Trilogy," which consists of Ultimate Doom, Doom II, and Final Doom. So far, I'm really impressed with how much better the sequel is than the original. Graphics seem a touch better (in the environment), the action seems a bit harder, and overall it's just pretty damn cool.
The second disk comes with a nice little selection of Doom 3 promo material, including the E3 trailer, some screenshots (for both versions), a handful of wallpapers, some concept art, and developer interviews (If you could really call 'em that. The only thing they really talk about is how Doom 3 is different in both production and experience than the previous ones...and how awesome the tech is. Hot Carmack Coding Action is in his interview clip). The only bad thing about this, other than the fact you've seen most of it before? It's all embedded in a flash file, with no means of which to extract.
All in all, though...for three kickass shootin' games, $10 is easily justifiable. And with a nice slipcover case...well, it can look nice on your desk.
