At QuakeCon 2019, Bethesda announced re-releases of the first three Doom titles, giving gamers a chance to relive what the old-school shooters have to offer before Doom Eternal rolls out on Nov. 22.
The thing is, players need to log in to a Bethesda.net account before they can play any of the three, which doesn't sit well with both fans of the franchise and newcomers alike.
Doom Online?
As a silver lining of sorts, Doom and Doom 2 only require players to log in once, but that doesn't change the fact that they still need an online account to play. Meanwhile, Doom 3 requires players to log in all the time.
This is a bit odd considering that the trio were originally offline games, which date all the way back to the '90s. Sure, Doom and Doom 2 both had multiplayer support. However, it wasn't online, but rather it was local.
Fans' Reactions
As noted, fans aren't exactly happy about the log-in requirement, and they took to Twitter to express their frustrations.
Cool. Stupid mandatory login for Doom of all things and it's not even accepting my account. Well done Bethesda, you continue to be trash. pic.twitter.com/ypxsDzKQ4g — Jim Sterling (@JimSterling) July 26, 2019
Shout out to @Bethesda for making a Switch port of Doom that actively prevents you from using the Switch's main selling point. BRAVO pic.twitter.com/GunGopqkFM — MoeGamer.net | Pete Davison (@MoeGamer) July 26, 2019
While some are just outright complaining, others apparently had their creative juices flowing and turned the whole hullabaloo into a meme — that is, they imposed the log-in warning onto other popular games such as Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Castlevania.
I have memed.#doom #Castlevania #bethesda pic.twitter.com/LVfbuleHet — Balmut (@balmut_) July 26, 2019
pic.twitter.com/fWuSUy3DOZ — Monkey D. Lenny (@MonkeyDLenny) July 26, 2019
The re-releases of Doom, Doom 2, and Doom 3 are available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, and iOS. Doom and Doom 2 cost $4.99 a pop, while Doom 3 is priced at $9.99.
