#Doom 3 bfg 720p#

There are few surprises on the console front. BFG Edition PC video we ran yesterday, illustrating the work id carried out in turning a specific kind of computer experience into a big, brash, console blaster. We'll roll out the cross-platform comparison vids, but perhaps the most telling - and relevant - head-to-head is the 2004 original vs. In Carmack's own words, the firm knew that farming out the game to a sub-contractor would result in sub-optimal results, so it carried out the conversion itself and the results are generally impressive - especially when it comes to frame-rate, where Doom 3: BFG Edition targets a 60 frames per second update. Thankfully the craze for simple PC ports masquerading as 'HD remasters' appears to be over, but it's gratifying that in bringing Doom 3 to console, id has put the work in here. In the PC version, the changes are a mixed bag, but on console, the choices seem fitting. The lighting has been revamped, making the BFG Edition brighter and easier to track with the display at range, field of view has been tweaked with 16:9 screens in mind, while certain elements of the artwork have been embellished to reduce some of the more glaring, lower-quality texture work. An aesthetic originally designed around a desktop environment with the screen directly in front of the player has been tuned to better suit a living room environment. While some might argue that the PC version is somewhat superfluous when stacked up against eight years' worth of community-driven mods, on console the BFG Edition makes a lot more sense and in the hands of Carmack and company, the result is a game that's a cut above the typical HD remaster.įor a start, some thought has been given to the way in which Doom 3 will be played on console.

#Doom 3 bfg 720p#

Doom 3: BFG Edition is best described as the net result of John Carmack and id Software taking on an HD remastering project, because this new release is effectively a 720p console revamp of a 2004 PC game originally designed with a 640x480 resolution in mind.