Is this really a fair assessment?ĭOOM 3 is a much slower-paced game than its siblings. It takes the DOOM series in a slightly different direction than most other titles and has thus been branded as the black sheep of the franchise. This has left DOOM 3 in a bit of a strange place. The game was very well received, selling many copies and garnering great reviews, but it never had the same impact on the industry as either the originals or the newly released titles. When DOOM 3 released in 2004 it, surprisingly, did not set the world on fire.