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Doom and Doom II get a ‘definitive’ re-release that’s packed with upgrades (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming

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If you own either game already, you’ll get it for free.

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[–] breakingcups 19 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Given the fuckups around definitive editions and the fact that there's already so many great, free, open source Doom engines and content, this feels like a money grab and a step backwards.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How is a free update now somehow a money grab? This is definitely not a step backwards. They even made a new episode.

[–] breakingcups 12 points 3 months ago

You know what, you're right, I may be too cynical.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

The Quake rerelease still offers the classic GLquake

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

The games cost like $2 on Steam. They probably lost money doing this if anything especially since they gave it away free to people who bought the previous releases.

[–] FangedWyvern42 2 points 3 months ago

It’s free and it’s not like Doom is a famously expensive series of games or anything; each entry is 5 quid at most unless it’s 2016 or Eternal.