Doom (2016) now DRM free on GOG
DOOM (2016)
Doom (2016) just launched on GOG, and it's on offer. I purchased straight away as I really enjoyed this one. Wasn't expecting to see more Bethesda games on GOG after Microsoft purchases Zenimax.
This does not include the multiplayer. I'm sure it wasn't the selling point for most, but I hate how the multiplayer use case isn't well taken care of on GOG. I don't want Galaxy required; I just want developers to put a bit of work into putting LAN into their games again.
Make sweaty/stinky LAN parties a thing again! -- Me, a former UT99 sweatlord.
Also it opens up the ability to play network multiplayer regardless of the presence of someone else's server on the other end. The lack of LAN or direct IP connections is just DRM by another name.
We really need a UT99 remake or something. I am just happy they finally allow it for a free download these days and oldunreal.com has been doing gods work for a long long time
@ampersandrew More annoying to my mind than the lack of MP is lack of SnapMap. Like you said, may not have been the selling point for most, but given Doom's legacy is as much courtesy of user created stuff as it is its technical contributions, it's a big loss to not have that.
Tempted to see if there's a way to hack SnapMap back in to a degree so people could still play backed up custom maps (which exist thanks to dedicated modders hacking & extending SnapMap functionality).
I never played the game, so I'm not sure what SnapMap is (Fandom says it's a map editor), but there is a note in the "Details" that says SnapMap cosmetics are unlocked by default. Is that something else?
I remember the multiplayer almost killed this game. They had an early beta of the MP and it was a lukewarm reception. I personally tried it and thought it was ehhh. Then it released and everyone raved about the single player.
reminder that Microsoft is on the BDS boycott list. the workers won't be seeing any money from a 2016 game so you might as well obtain it through unofficial means 😉
GOG seriously needs to add support for Linux.
I think heroic is semi-official? If im not mistaken the GOG team works with tbhm directly?
You are mistaken. Heroic simply uses an affiliate link to generate money for the project.
GOG has always had support for Linux.
Do you mean the waste of disk space called GOG Galaxy?
I reckon this is a really good game, and it's great to see it on GOG.
Missing features always feels bad though, even if those features are not important. (The multiplayer modes are ok, but the playerbase isn't there anymore anyway. I never used snapmap at all.) But it's kind of a philosophical thing. Missing features just make it feel like a worse. But on the other hand GOG does have one cool feature compared to the previous release: DRM free. Not as visible, but perhaps more important.
(I still probably won't buy it on GOG though, because I don't love the game so much that I need a second copy.)
I liked this game better than Doom Eternal
Tell me more, why for you is that the case?
I think doom 2016 does theme/story and just the over all 'fantasy' of being the doomguy WAY better. I really missed it in Doom:E. However I do really enjoy the way they built the gameplay loop into this frantic dance of violence.
Agreed about the story. What I didn't like in DE was the transparently arbitrary gameplay loop. You can't punch enemies to death anymore, and your flamethrower instead of doing damage causes... items to appear. All are obviously in service of a gameplay loop, but they are terribly contrived. I wouldn't say I go into Doom for immersion, but c'mon.
My biggest issue with Eternal was that it seemed like keeping the story consistent wasn't a priority.
You're not alone, I loved 2016, but I couldn't finish Eternal. All that platforming diluted the essence that made Doom fun IMO.
Too bad it didn't happen closer to release. There's no way in hell that I'm giving money to Microsoft.
I "own" it in Multiple platforms already. I might actually own it now.
Good, now make the engine open source Iike Carmack did for Doom 2 & 3 🤪
/s it will never happen as this game, although being great, is full of proprietary frameworks/3rd party libs.
Goddamn libs responsible for everything wrong in this world 🤬
Do they own Doom?
yup…
they own zenimax, who owns id software, who owns Doom
I don't know how this happened, but I am glad that it happened and yes, I just bought Doom 2016 again.
Bought. I want to encourage companies to ditch DRM. It will be a major cockblock if America suffers a civil war, since internet and companies will be in disarray. If I end up becoming a soldier, being able to play games without compromising security would be much appreciated, in all the ways.
Is there any way of getting this site to display currency in GBP instead of EUR?
At the bottom of the page you can change language and currency.
EUR and USD only :( well I can still use it, just makes checking price a little more annoying lol
Are you accessing it not from a UK IP? Always defaults to GBP for me.
God damn it my backlog is already long enough why'd they have to go ahead and do this.
Sigh
Now where's my credit card?
