Thereās some pretty awesome news coming out of Quakecon this year, especially if youāre a fan of Doom. If you are a fan of Doom, you probably already own every game in the series six times over and donāt need something like the Doom Anthology. That is unless you want to own a 5ā replica BFG.
Letās be clear here: this is the Doom (2016) BFG9000 that carried over into Doom Eternal. I would be very interested to get my hands on a replica of the original Doom (1993) BFG9000. The game depicts that particular weapon from the top and from the side and I still have no idea what itās supposed to look like. It looks like youāre holding a spaceship, and I would like an explanation.
At 5ā, the replica is unfortunately not the actual size of a BFG, so it is for display purposes only. Youāre going to have to hit the crafting bench and build your own life-sized model if you want one to complete your Doomguy cosplay. However, this tiny terror does have an LED and a stand to make it look a bit more imposing.
Iām sure most older fans of the series have a lot of affection for the BFG9000. It was the gameās ultimate and most ridiculous weapon. ā90s FPS were all about outlandish weaponry, and the BFG9000 was an early one. Adding to its mystique is the fact that it was only found in the Inferno chapter of the game, meaning it wasnāt accessible in the shareware version that a lot of people played at the time.
My home had the SNES version of Doom back in the day, so it was a long time before I was ever able to get my hands on the weapon.
![Doom Anthology inclusions](https://www.destructoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Image-doom-inclusion.jpg?w=640&resize=640%2C450)
The Doom Anthology itself is a physical compilation of all the major Doom releases. It comes with.
- Doom
- Doom II (I assume this is the new Doom + Doom II compilation by Nightdive, which includes all the original engine releases like Final Doom)
- Doom 64 (Itās nice to see this get the recognition it deserves)
- Doom 3
- Doom (2016)
- Doom Eternal
Whatās really screwed up about this release is that, despite the fact that this is a physical release with a Steelbook case, it doesnāt seem to have any actual media in it. It says:
āDOWNLOAD NEEDED. BOX CONTAINS KEYCODE TO UNLOCK GAME COLLECTION [DOOM, DOOM II, DOOM 64, DOOM 3, DOOM (2016), DOOM ETERNAL]. LINKED BETHESDA.NET ACCOUNT NEEDED.ā
Why would you want an empty Steelbook with a minimalistic logo design? Since this information is based on an early listing on both Amazon and Bethesdaās own storefront, Iām hoping that the PC versionās text got applied everywhere else and that the console releases have discs or cartridges inside, but empty cases are still pretty messed up. While Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal are still relatively recent games, the lack of media just makes this feel like all the value is in the 5ā BFG.
Doom Anthology will be available on Switch, PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
Published: Aug 9, 2024 12:44 pm