I remember running a BBS. :)

I played Doom and Doom II. I don't think I played Doom III.

It's funny you mention the shotgun, because the Super Shotgun is my weapon of choice in the new game. I use it pretty much all the time. Yeah the BFG is awesome as are some of the other weapons, but I find myself sticking w/ the SS in most cases.

I'm not really into horror or shooter games. In fact, at first the new Doom didn't appeal to me. It looked like it had a bit too much blood and gore for my taste. Then, I watched some videos. I got this strong feeling that this was an awesome game and I should check it out. Luckily, I haven't been disappointed. I love it. Yeah, it is a bit bloody and such, but some how it doesn't bother me at all.

"Intense combat" is a great way to explain it. This game just seems to do everything extremely well. I'm playing it on Ultra settings and it's very sweet. It's quite flawless, except that it's crashed more than a few times. I also enjoy the story and the various secrets in each stage. I try to find them, but if I can't then I look it up on YouTube. I have no shame.

I went ahead and bought the Season Pass along with the game, before trying it. Some how I knew I'd enjoy it. That said, I'm interested to see what ID and Bethesda add to the game in the future.

I agree with Travis, I like how health and ammo replenishment takes place.

Something else that's cool is that there are upgrades you can get for your weapons and character. You can participate in Rune Trials, found in various levels, which are challenges that give great rewards when you accomplish them. The challenges aren't extremely difficult, but can still be challenging. Once you get a Rune, you can equip (up to 3) it. Then you can unlock more of it's potential by completing other challenges. So, the game is full of challenges, not just getting Steam Achievements.

Right now I think I'm at the end or very close to it. From what I saw on Steam, Campaign mode isn't very long, but you can extend it by searching for secrets and completing various challenges.

Oh a couple of things I forgot to mention. The soundtrack is awesome! I really love it. I'd like to get it if I can.

There are things that look and act like zombies, called "The Possessed". Don't waste your ammo on them. Use your pistol that has unlimited ammo or just go up to them and press "F" twice and you'll kill them.

One thing I don't like is how "F" is used to hit (melee) or do a Glory Kill and "G" is used for the chainsaw. I don't like it because I sometimes I hit the wrong key when trying to do a Glory Kill. I thought about switching it, but it's not too bad.

Earlier today, my game crashed for the 2nd and 3rd time. I had to turn off my PC to resume any functionality. I submitted 3 crash reports on Bethesda's support site. I also did some "Googling" and someone said turning V-Sync on helps. I also did a file verification on Steam, but nothing was wrong. I'm not sure if turning on V-Synch helped, because the game crashed a few more times after that. Although, those crashes just brought up the crash window and I didn't have to manually reboot my PC.

I love the music. I found the full soundtrack on YouTube and have listened through it a couple of times. It makes me want to play.

Ammo really isn't a huge problem. I stuck mostly with that Super Shotgun and found plenty of ammo. Demons sometimes drop ammo, but you can always use the Chainsaw if you have enough gas.

Double jumping took some time for me to get used it. It felt odd at first, but I finally mastered it.

Anyway, I'm finished with the campaign. I haven't completed every achievement, but I got all the secrets. I finished all the Rune Trials and even the challenges to upgrade them. I did the same for weapons, upgraded all of them and completed their related Mastery challenges. I must admit, the old maps are hard! You're very limited when it comes to weapon and gear, plus you don't have Runes and everything else that really helps. I finally entered God mode and went through them. I think what makes them different is that they are in closed environments, hallways and such, while the new maps are wide open. I like the new stuff. This has been a really fun game to play.

Type in "god" after hitting the tilde key (in game). Do it again to disable it. It's a console command.

Those work, too, but I just typed "god" in the console, but here are other console commands.

iddqd - Toggles God-mode (still damageable by hazards). Causes Health to drain slowly at all times on Nightmare Difficulty.
idkfa - Gives the Doom Marine fully upgraded Health, Armor, and Ammo Capacity, as well as all unlockable Weapons, Weapon Mods (all fully upgraded), Suit Mods, and all available Suit Mod slots.
idfa - Gives player fully upgraded Armor, Health, and Ammo Capacity.
idka - Gives player all Weapon Mods, Weapons, and Weapon Mods are all fully upgraded.
ida - Gives the Doom Marine all Suit Mods and all Suit Mod slots.
iddt - Reveal all Secrets, items, and any unexplored areas of the map.
idgk - Toggle Glory Kills only. Makes all enemies immune to firearms and normal weapons, requiring player to kill them with Glory Kill animations.

I think it's cool what they've named some of the achievements. One is called "IPXSETUP.EXE" which you get by playing a multiplayer game. Another is called "Shareware" which you get by downloading and playing some Snap Maps.

This is awesome! The "why buy more than once" seems to be the growing focus for days soon to come. Microsoft and Sony (not cooperatively) are hinting at embracing that philosophy going forward with more rapid, cohesive hardware iterations, ditching the generational cycle. Having a consistent Xbox OS, or PS OS, could make it much more appealing for consumers to stay loyal to a gaming environment, if their games would last longer than a specific systems lifespan, or, as in this case with GOG/Steam, make it more appealing to invest in more than one environment.

@AdamPFarnsworth, GOG provides great bonus content with game purchases, sometimes including such things as PDF game manuals, avatars, soundtracks, wallpapers, dev diaries, reference cards, maps, etc. #4 on the GOG Connect FAQ answers "is there a difference in games" with: "Importing your game will get you the complete GOG.com release – just as if you had bought it normally." I presume this to mean the bonus content would unlock as well, just as if you purchased the game through GOG.

Fully funded in it's first day! That's a good sign ;) I like that PS4 support. Will definitely be anticipating this one.

After you had reminded me of Card Hunter, I jumped back in to see what the updated game looked like (I haven't really played it since the beta), and found it to be a much more polished experience. I haven't dropped any money on the DLC, but the Acquisitions Inc. content looks really cool :).