Amazing as it may sound, enthusiasts have adapted the second Doom RPG, Doom 2 RPG, to PC 13 years after its first release.
Doom 2 RPG, originally released on November 23, 2009 for Java phones and then converted to iPhones on February 1, 2012, seemed headed for the same uncertain fate that awaits most mobile video games. Since Apple no longer encourages iOS app development and emulation of the platform is still in its infancy, many older mobile video games have quietly disappeared without any outcry from the gaming community.
The Doom RPG and the Wolfenstein RPG were both groundbreaking in their own genres, and so is Doom 2 RPG. They were established by John Carmack, the renowned creator of the Doom series, and his then-partner, Katherine Anna Kang, and were complete turn-based variations of the classic shooter game. There is nothing else quite like them, and they are an integral part of the design of classic dungeon spiders (Legend of Grimrock is a great semi-modern example of the genre). As long as these titles remained inaccessible, id Software fans were losing out.
GEC is ecstatic to finally release Doom 2 RPG for PC on May 7th, 2023. The “Read Me” file contains more details about this port that we have created. Thank you for your time, and may #Doom live forever! Goodbye for now, and I hope to see you again soon! May 8, 2023
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A group of fan developers known as GEC.inc released a PC port of the original Doom RPG in 2015 (opens in new tab), and they’ve now done the same for Doom 2 RPG, using reverse engineering to get the game running on contemporary PCs. Doomworld (opens in new tab) has download and installation instructions, but keep in mind that you’ll need to find your own copy of the original game to use its assets.
If you want a quick overview of Doom 2 RPG, check out the video up there. Just the thought of Doomguy wearing a golf shirt and blue jeans makes it all worthwhile.
The Top First-Person ShootersAmong the finest role-playing gamesWe should learn from Doom 2 RPG that we can have both.
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