When comparing Doom vs Wolfenstein 3D, the Slant community recommends Doom for most people. In the question“What are the best DOS shooter games?” Doom is ranked 1st while Wolfenstein 3D is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Doom is:
Doom was the game responsible for the explosion in popularity of the FPS genre. Doom was so revolutionary and influential that, for a generation, games in the First Person Shooter genre were known merely as "Doom clones".
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Pros
Pro Responsible for popularity of the FPS genre
Doom was the game responsible for the explosion in popularity of the FPS genre. Doom was so revolutionary and influential that, for a generation, games in the First Person Shooter genre were known merely as "Doom clones".
Pro Impressive graphics
Doom had impressive graphics at the time.
Pro Fantastic soundtrack
The DOOM soundtrack is classic and it'll have you headbanging through the levels.
Pro Pioneered Networked Multiplayer
Doom was pioneering its immensely popular Networked Multiplayer mode.
Pro Unprecedented support for customizing the game
Pro Decent game mechanics
Involves strategy, a descent amount of interactive objects, and an acceptable class choice.
Cons
Con Difficult to play online
While there may be some workarounds, the original release did no support any online multiplayer due to so few having internet back in 1993.
Con Low selection of enemies
The gameplay can get stale fast thanks to the low amount of enemies in the game. Shooting the same enemies one after another does not offer that much excitement.