DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part One

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  1. pentriket
    Jan 4, 2021
    0
    even more bad platforming, lazy levels, lazy "new" monsters, extremely lazy bosses.
  2. Rajackar
    Oct 29, 2020
    4
    While the locations are cool the design of the fights is nowhere near the base game. The only thing it seems to be able to do is just throw more of everything at you, including the kitchen sink. Just endless fights with waves of the same enemies. The new enemies are also not fun to fight and are more annoying than anything else. It seems like the devs perfectly understand what parts ofWhile the locations are cool the design of the fights is nowhere near the base game. The only thing it seems to be able to do is just throw more of everything at you, including the kitchen sink. Just endless fights with waves of the same enemies. The new enemies are also not fun to fight and are more annoying than anything else. It seems like the devs perfectly understand what parts of doom eternal were not well received and emphasized on exactly that. I was able to finish doom eternal in nightmare but had to go down to east for some fights here.
    All in all it's more frustrating than fun. And I'm really sorry to say that as the base game is my best game of the year.    … Expand
  3. Sepherim
    May 24, 2021
    4
    A priori, The Ancient Gods part 1 ofrece lo que uno esperaría de un DLC de Doom: más acción, más combates frenéticos y la continuación de la historia. Y lo ofrece, pero con peros. No hay nuevas armas ni nada así, lo único que afecta a nuestra jugabilidad son tres nuevas runas de las cuales podemos equipar una de cada vez y que no son gran cosa. Hay nuevos enemigos, pero personalmente no meA priori, The Ancient Gods part 1 ofrece lo que uno esperaría de un DLC de Doom: más acción, más combates frenéticos y la continuación de la historia. Y lo ofrece, pero con peros. No hay nuevas armas ni nada así, lo único que afecta a nuestra jugabilidad son tres nuevas runas de las cuales podemos equipar una de cada vez y que no son gran cosa. Hay nuevos enemigos, pero personalmente no me han gustado porque (quitando la torreta) se basan continuamente en zonas o estados de ser invulnerables o en bufar simplemente a la peña, siendo una aportación más bien mediocre al excelente elenco de enemigos de Doom. Pero mi principal queja está en el uso del daño ambiental; al principio, plantas que explotan si te acercas o suelos electrificados son una idea molona que obliga a moverse con cuidado. El problema es precisamente ese, que obligan a moverse con cuidado, en un juego que, cuando lanza decenas de enemigos contra ti, adquiere un ritmo frenético. Y no hay nada peor que estar saltando, matando y esquivando y morirte simplemente porque estabas demasiado cerca de algo que te fue haciendo daño solo por estar cerca. En otros juegos funciona muy bien, pero con la extrema movilidad de Doom, a mi me parece más frustrante que divertido.

    En resumen, si te interesa ver como sigue la historia, adelante. Pero como jugabilidad a mi me parece peor que el juego original. Un 4.    … Expand
  4. Xjac
    Oct 17, 2022
    4
    Still ammo shortage + hassle to get ammo + a lot more area denials than Base game and Doom(2016), sucks.
  5. KolesAdlerov
    Feb 20, 2022
    2
    Not a DooM game. Not a good game.

    combat mechanics 4/10
    combat logic 0/10
    atmosphere 0/10

    Story 1/10
    Graphics 8/10
    Sounds & music 7/10

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    H. Martin, get lost. And never touch the Quake franchise!
  6. DaveM99
    Feb 22, 2023
    3
    It's like the devs took everything that made Doom Eternal kinda annoying and decided to take it to the next level, for a laugh.

    You didn't like marauders? There's plenty here, with two at the same time. Platforming? How about more of this, with timing challenges to boot Plus more and more annoyances like more invisible demons, fog where you can't see anything, torrents and enemies you    It's like the devs took everything that made Doom Eternal kinda annoying and decided to take it to the next level, for a laugh.

    You didn't like marauders? There's plenty here, with two at the same time.
    Platforming? How about more of this, with timing challenges to boot
    Plus more and more annoyances like more invisible demons, fog where you can't see anything, torrents and enemies you can only target within a window of time, another one that needs to be killed in with a particular weapon etc, etc.

    Oh, and the arenas are smaller and clunkier, while the waves of enemies get larger and larger.

    Not my idea of fun.    … Expand
  7. Antek
    Oct 24, 2020
    5
    Loved the base game, finished it few times. Was waiting eagerly for this continuation.
    Now that I've finally touched it, I'm truly disappointed. It proposes a minimal content maximally packed with the endless waves of the same old enemies, which quickly becomes rather exhausting than fun.
    Overall feels like a cheap quantity over quality product.
  8. emadewu
    Sep 4, 2021
    3
    For the record Doom 2016 and Eternal were GOTYs for me.
    This one however is far from it. The only recipe its has is to artificially close you in the arena with some magic wall, and throw a tons of heavy enemy's at you.
    That's it. That was already an issue in 2016 game, that they sorta fixed in Eternal - but here is more present then ever. Story is a joke even for a Doom game. Music is    For the record Doom 2016 and Eternal were GOTYs for me.
    This one however is far from it. The only recipe its has is to artificially close you in the arena with some magic wall, and throw a tons of heavy enemy's at you.
    That's it.
    That was already an issue in 2016 game, that they sorta fixed in Eternal - but here is more present then ever.
    Story is a joke even for a Doom game. Music is ok-ish, nothing outstanding. But the biggest issue is difficulty spikes and balancing. At time its just so hard at time its not fun anymore.
    Do not buy this dlc.    … Expand
  9. ilson
    Nov 22, 2020
    6
    Too much demons inside boring narrow locations.Stupid long jumps again! Nothing new, just pointless story line.
  10. PanteraHouse
    Oct 21, 2020
    10
    This DLC is brutally difficult compared to the main game, which is a great thing. I find myself having to up my game so much to get through some of these fights on Nightmare. New areas are great. Highly recommend if you're up for a challenge
  11. Onioncreature
    Oct 24, 2020
    9
    A competent DLC campaign; the music, visuals, and gameplay are comparable in scope and quality to the base game. Unfortunately, ID's zealousness to deliver a challenging experience has gone a bit out of control here, resulting in a fairly exhausting playthrough. Some design choices are questionable, and end up compromising the flow and pacing. Still, it remains very fun, so I can'tA competent DLC campaign; the music, visuals, and gameplay are comparable in scope and quality to the base game. Unfortunately, ID's zealousness to deliver a challenging experience has gone a bit out of control here, resulting in a fairly exhausting playthrough. Some design choices are questionable, and end up compromising the flow and pacing. Still, it remains very fun, so I can't complain too much.… Expand
  12. TitaniumDragon
    Jan 17, 2021
    5
    DOOM Eternal – The Ancient Gods (Part 1) is the first DLC for DOOM Eternal. It picks up where DOOM Eternal left off, with some lingering plot points from the main game being answered here.

    Unfortunately, there’s one major flaw – DOOM Eternal really ended at the right spot. You got your last new weapon and ran out of new demons to fight, so there’s four levels of basically a ramp up to    DOOM Eternal – The Ancient Gods (Part 1) is the first DLC for DOOM Eternal. It picks up where DOOM Eternal left off, with some lingering plot points from the main game being answered here.

    Unfortunately, there’s one major flaw – DOOM Eternal really ended at the right spot. You got your last new weapon and ran out of new demons to fight, so there’s four levels of basically a ramp up to the conclusion of the game, with some cool boss fights and scenery along the way, along with the final enemy type finally showing up.

    As a result, The Ancient Gods basically feels like the first DOOM game’s ending did – an unnecessarily large amount of content after the main game has effectively finished and run out of new things to throw at you. There’s not much new to see here – there’s only a couple new enemy types, neither of which are particularly interesting, as well as a third, a cloaked version of a standard enemy from the game. There's also yet another way for enemies to be powered up, and while these powered up enemies are nasty, they're nothing we haven't seen before, just a faster, tougher version of them.

    There are a few new bosses, which are nice to see, but they don’t feel particularly “necessary” so to speak.

    Moreover, the game exhibits one of the main game’s primary flaws – this is a DLC focused around resolving plot elements from the main game, but the plot wasn’t particularly good to begin with! All of the “twists” were rather obvious, considering that the main game had kind of implied what was going on, and the only actual twist was the protagonist acting in a somewhat villainous fashion, which seemed kind of out of the blue and poorly explained because the protagonist is mute.

    The result, then, is something that feels like it doesn’t actually need to exist in the first place. It’s just more of what we had before, without enough new elements to make it feel exciting. Sure, the scenery is pretty enough, but that’s really all there is going for this.

    On top of that, the level design isn’t particularly amazing. A lot of the fights take place in extremely small areas, which undermines one of the major strengths of DOOM Eternal – the ability to move around a lot while fighting, and approaching enemies from multiple angles. While it makes the game harder, it isn’t a particularly fun way to fight, and oftentimes you just end up resorting to using your most powerful weapons to mow down the enemies rapidly before they can corner you, and because there’s no more “tricks” to these areas, that solves the encounter.

    All in all, I think this is something you can skip. It’s not awful – it is, after all, more DOOM Eternal – but you’ve likely gotten your fill of it by playing the main game, and there’s nothing really here that you need to see.    … Expand
  13. joshbreviews
    Mar 22, 2021
    6
    Review done on Nightmare difficulty, 130+ hours playtime on Doom Eternal and Ancient Gods Pt. 1.

    Id Software is losing their way here. They're veering away from what made Doom 2016 great. For reference, Doom 2016 I give a 9/10 for revitalizing the run and gun genre, all while delivering a fairly interesting story, visually interesting levels, and awesome music. Doom Eternal I give    Review done on Nightmare difficulty, 130+ hours playtime on Doom Eternal and Ancient Gods Pt. 1.

    Id Software is losing their way here. They're veering away from what made Doom 2016 great.

    For reference, Doom 2016 I give a 9/10 for revitalizing the run and gun genre, all while delivering a fairly interesting story, visually interesting levels, and awesome music.

    Doom Eternal I give an 8/10 for improving on most of the above (except story); but I ended up making the tough decision to deduct a point because the finesse of the gameplay was being lost. Everything was becoming more and more chaotic to the point that enemies will visibly stop attacking you if there are a certain number of them on screen. If you have to dumb down your AI in such a way, you know you're losing control of the game's difficulty. Good fun, but too messy for its own good.

    Now, Ancient Gods 1, I have to give a 6 for 2 reasons: first, they are doubling down on the things people hated about Doom Eternal, and second, they seem to be adding things just for the sake of adding things. Let's tackle the first issue. Doom 2016 was great because you literally just run and gun. There was a lot of strategy and skill involved, and it was hard as hell (never finished on ultra-nightmare), but ultimately it was a very tight and fun experience. But Doom Eternal added the controversial marauder. The issue with the marauder is he makes you run-STOP AND WAIT-and gun. The popular phrase to describe the marauder is that he "ruins the flow". and he totally does. Now, take that principle of run-STOP AND WAIT-and gun, and crank it up to 11 - that's Ancient Gods 1. All the new enemies make you stop what you're doing, stand still, and wait for them to make an opening. This is incredibly frustrating because Doom 2016 was snappy as hell. See an enemy? Then shoot! Now, you have to wait and stare for an opening that you can't really create yourself. You can't pelt blood makyrs to force them to do their vulnerable attack. You can't coax out the eye turrets. You can't force the marauder to do it's vulnerable attack. You can't delay the possession of spirits. Ancient Gods 1 adds tons and tons of WAITING before shooting. Snap-shots to the enemy weak-points are incredibly satisfying; and here they took that away and replaced it with the infinitely inferior WAIT. The marauder was one occasional enemy that ruined the pace of the game - but this entire dlc ruins the entire pace of the game.

    Second, adding things for the sake of adding things. Smokey areas? Really? Unpoppable gas bubbles? Huh? Blood Makyrs with 3 different modes of fire? Tone it down. Don't get me wrong, I've beaten the game myself, so yeah, they can be beat. But holy hell it is NOT fun. And the spirits. God, the spirits. Incredibly un-fun. The x2 speed possessed enemies get is not fun. Beatable, but not fun. And the worst thing is that you have to microwave-beam the spirit to kill it. There's no other way to kill it, and there's no way to delay the spirit's possession move. Whoever designed this needs to reevaluate what he thinks is fun. Ancient Gods 1 tells me that the devs are desperate to spice things up, so they're just adding the first things that come to mind. The finesse, precision, and control of the gameplay and combat loop is further being lost.

    The snap-shot nature of Doom MUST return, or else these wait-and-gun mechanics they seem to be doubling down on will exhaust their fanbase. As it is, Doom Eternal is far, far, less accessible than Doom 2016. Id Software, whether they know it or not, are creating a franchise that is increasingly niche, even more so than Dark Souls. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I'm telling you, if Ancient Gods 2 commits to this wait-and-gun travesty even more, this franchise will fall off a cliff, and will have to be re-rebooted, preferably under a different studio.

    I'll end with this. Doom 2016 is like Dark Souls. Difficult? Yes. Beatable? Yes. Fun? Hell yes. But Doom Eternal (+Ancient Gods 1), is more like Sekiro. Difficult? YES. Beatable? Yes. Fun?... er, give me Dark Souls again.    … Expand
  14. DopaminE
    Oct 29, 2020
    9
    DOOM Eternal x 2, Great Level Design, Amazing Combat, new OST is good and Challenging. Great DLC for DOOM Eternal fan.
  15. umutpolatguler
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    I don't know what to say actually, it was a bit short but the experience was very unique. The music is a banger, the gameplay is a banger. Hell, everything is a banger.
  16. big_chonky
    Oct 21, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i have not finished this but it is still amazing. i'm almost done with the 2nd level. it picks up right where doom eternal left off. you have all the stuff you had at the end of doom eternal (except the crucible because its in the icon of sins head) but the combat is even harder the environments are even more diverse. you have to fight 2 marauders at once. it is very hard for people who aren't the best at the game (like me) but it is still very fun and very fast. the support runes where a cool idea and are also very good to help with the even more challenging difficulty. i am playing this on hurt me plenty because as i mentioned i'm not the best. this will push to use your entire arsenal of weapons and move faster then light. final verdict 9/10.… Expand
  17. DoomPerson
    Oct 22, 2020
    10
    This game is Doom Eternal campaign on steroids. The enemy AI feels slightly tuned to higher difficulty and the arenas are more claustrophobic, thereby making the combat more intense and dodging harder but even more critical. The DLC picks up where the final level of DOOM Eternal Campaign left off and the weapons and all enemies are back within the first 1/4 of the first level. While theThis game is Doom Eternal campaign on steroids. The enemy AI feels slightly tuned to higher difficulty and the arenas are more claustrophobic, thereby making the combat more intense and dodging harder but even more critical. The DLC picks up where the final level of DOOM Eternal Campaign left off and the weapons and all enemies are back within the first 1/4 of the first level. While the game is harder, it is possible to manage these levels if you play it enough times.… Expand
  18. dukeljk
    Oct 23, 2020
    1
    Bad game design all around. Lack of ammo and rhythm base combat doesn't always flow smoothly given the arenas that you are playing in. It would seem that the expansion could act as a right of the ship from the combat that was needed for so many fans with Doom Eternal or at the very least an occasional reprieve; they just doubled down. Just like Doom Eternal there is way too much emphasisBad game design all around. Lack of ammo and rhythm base combat doesn't always flow smoothly given the arenas that you are playing in. It would seem that the expansion could act as a right of the ship from the combat that was needed for so many fans with Doom Eternal or at the very least an occasional reprieve; they just doubled down. Just like Doom Eternal there is way too much emphasis on resource farming. You are expected to resource farming and there is little room for movement in some areas. You will get stuck on edges, get trapped in corners, coupled with the terrible hit detection make for a frustrating experience. Overall, it’s also a boring experience, same combat cycle over and over again. Same enemies over and over again. You will also not like if you would like story with enemies peppered in. It’s just arenas over and over again.… Expand
  19. Borgoros
    Oct 28, 2020
    5
    This is the same enemies all over AGAIN. Ok, it's harder, but just because it is the same enemies in larger numbers in small rooms again and again. It should have been new enemies, a few new weapons, more new worlds. It's just too repetitive, and i really love the base game.
  20. Toastedcrayon12
    Mar 12, 2021
    10
    i usually like to post joke reviews but this game is to good for that there's so much depth to the combat, the movement is great, the guns feel fantastic, the environments look fantastic, and it is very very well optimized. on my GTX 1650 it runs at 80-120 FPS on high settings and 120-144 on low settings not to mention the game still looks great at low settings. The platforming is prettyi usually like to post joke reviews but this game is to good for that there's so much depth to the combat, the movement is great, the guns feel fantastic, the environments look fantastic, and it is very very well optimized. on my GTX 1650 it runs at 80-120 FPS on high settings and 120-144 on low settings not to mention the game still looks great at low settings. The platforming is pretty decent it's not amazing platforming but it's simple enough to never interrupt the pacing, it actually helps the pacing by working together with the exploration in between fights to give you something to do in between arenas rather than just walking. great game don't listen to the games journalists who claim it's boring. (also the ancient gods dlc's are good too)… Expand
  21. Jetman2021
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    A very solid expansion to what is without a doubt one of the best games of 2020..............except for one problem: The difficulty. At the time of writing, this DLC has a huge difficulty balance issue. Once you come across the new enemy, The Spirit, the difficulty goes from the fair challenge seen in the main campaign to utter frustration. I could not even finish the game onA very solid expansion to what is without a doubt one of the best games of 2020..............except for one problem: The difficulty. At the time of writing, this DLC has a huge difficulty balance issue. Once you come across the new enemy, The Spirit, the difficulty goes from the fair challenge seen in the main campaign to utter frustration. I could not even finish the game on Ultra-Violence like I did with the main campaign, seeing myself setting it to Hurt Me Plenty and even opting to use the Sentinel Armor buffer. There will be those who will like the challenge, but the people, like me who are not quite at that level, will be upset. Overall, it's still pretty good. Hoping that there are improvements in Part 2.… Expand
  22. SwnSng
    Oct 27, 2020
    10
    The Ancient gods has the most engaging combat of any DOOM game.

    We all agree that the game is harder but so was Eternal when you first played it. I mean would you rather the game not challenge Slayers and all we got was just new environments to play through because to me I think that would have been disappointing. I think the game is generous to players with BFG ammo all around if you    The Ancient gods has the most engaging combat of any DOOM game.

    We all agree that the game is harder but so was Eternal when you first played it. I mean would you rather the game not challenge Slayers and all we got was just new environments to play through because to me I think that would have been disappointing. I think the game is generous to players with BFG ammo all around if you want to make an encounter easier. The game is not unfair -- everytime you die, you know what you did wrong or what you need to improve on. Whether it's movement, positioning, monster priority or pumping out more dps it's all there for you to analyze. Also, it's not a bad ide a to play the game in a lower difficulty on the first run-through to learn the mechanics and limit any frustration that you may have. Every Slayer can improve some part of their game and that is when any skilled base game feels the most satisfying.    … Expand
  23. SiKKxKiD
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Gid Gud Noobies. This is the best FPS game ever made and nothing for morons.
  24. SilverOrlov
    Jun 25, 2022
    7
    Like the original Doom, literally everything is excellent here, except for the combat system. It became even more terrible. I can understand if an addon is made for the fans to experience them as hardcore players, but when a story/campaign is involved, you have to feel responsibility of what you are doing. Master-Levels - do whatever you want. But the story should be able to go through anyLike the original Doom, literally everything is excellent here, except for the combat system. It became even more terrible. I can understand if an addon is made for the fans to experience them as hardcore players, but when a story/campaign is involved, you have to feel responsibility of what you are doing. Master-Levels - do whatever you want. But the story should be able to go through any player who took up the game. I exaggerate a little, the players are also could be different, but I think the essence is clear.
    In general, in this addon they throw at you all enemies at once, constantly, and even didn't give you the ultra-sword Crucible. This may not be difficult for some people with some skill in Doom... but it is EXTREMELY tiring and stuffy. And the icing on the cake of the inadequate was a new enemy - the spirit. Cut off the hands to that man who invented it.    … Expand
  25. FuriousAegon
    Oct 31, 2020
    8
    Amazing DLC!Gorgeous locations,interesting story and great continue of main story,but theres few conses some arenas in Urdak,soul demons are too strong,and music is worse than main soundtrack.
  26. Frgtuw
    Nov 4, 2020
    10
    Отличное дополнение к шикарной игре. Doom Eternal была восхитительной игрой, а дополнение предлагает гораздо большее испытание, теперь стало действительно сложно.
  27. scarygirraffe98
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    The ancient gods is exactly what I wanted from a campaign expansion. Instead of ignoring the main campaign's combat philosophy and trying to appeal to a wider demographic, the ancient gods doubles down on what made the base game so good to begin with. These are some of the best levels in any FPS ever. It may only be three levels, but it definitely feels like a whole lot more than that. TheThe ancient gods is exactly what I wanted from a campaign expansion. Instead of ignoring the main campaign's combat philosophy and trying to appeal to a wider demographic, the ancient gods doubles down on what made the base game so good to begin with. These are some of the best levels in any FPS ever. It may only be three levels, but it definitely feels like a whole lot more than that. The locations you explore are incredibly unique, and each level looks nothing like the last. The new demons are fantastic. The turret makes for an incredibly threatening pressure unit when amidst the heat of battle. The spirit starts out kind of underwhelming, but proves it worth later on, specifically when you first fight the possessed baron. The blood maykr is in a similar boat. when you first fight them, they don't really put up much of a threat. I mean, they die in one hit. But trying to land that headshot in the middle of a heated battle can be extremely difficult, not to mention the consequence for missing the shot, that being an extremely powerful attack that is very hard to dodge. As you probably have already heard, the ancient gods is way, way harder than the base game. This is immediately evident as soon as the first level. You'll constantly be bombarded by revenants, invisible whiplash's, pinky's, and cyber mancubi. LOTS of cyber mancubi. at one point you fight four barons in one arena, one after another. And also expect to see a whole lot of marauders. At one point, you even fight two of them at once! In execution, the constant fights and sadistic difficulty can render the player a bit exhausted. Thankfully, the ancient gods offer some variety in the way you go about these fights, mainly in the blood swamps. (Which is just one of the many reasons why it's the best level in the game) There's a point where you must follow a green ghost dog who will guide you through the toxic air that has consumed the area. There's a part where you have to fight a possessed arachnotron, a doom hunter, and a whole lot of spectres in an area shrouded in fog, which prevents you from being to see for the most part. There's a couple of parts where you have to complete a platforming segment fast enough to evade the rising poisonous fog. There's two areas where you have to fight a tentacle the size of Mongolia, which is just funny to me. The plot is definitely there, but not shoved in your face, as it should be. But I found the plot to be incredibly interesting and well thought out, and it answers a lot of questions I heard during the main campaign. The soundtrack is absolutely incredible and should be remembered with the same love as Mick Gordon's work on the main campaign's soundtrack. Overall, this expansion succeeded any and all expectations, and is well worth the price.… Expand
  28. Bronebaka
    Nov 1, 2020
    7
    Пожилые боги - это тот же дум этернал, который чисто геймплейно тянет на максимальную оценку, НО в этом аддоне нет нового оружия, нет новых врагов (призрак - банальный модификатор скорости и жирности врагу, а прокаченный ангел с неуязвимостью тянет на половинку врага максимум), а еще тут максимально убогие босс-файты, особенно последний. Особенно последний!!!1 Я проходил игру на кошмаре иПожилые боги - это тот же дум этернал, который чисто геймплейно тянет на максимальную оценку, НО в этом аддоне нет нового оружия, нет новых врагов (призрак - банальный модификатор скорости и жирности врагу, а прокаченный ангел с неуязвимостью тянет на половинку врага максимум), а еще тут максимально убогие босс-файты, особенно последний. Особенно последний!!!1 Я проходил игру на кошмаре и с последней фазы последнего боссфайта я рвался как в последний раз. Я долго мог бы расписывать почему все очень плохо и как сильно я бил бы геймдизайнеров ногами в лицо с разбегу за этого босса, но поиграйте сами хотя бы на ютубе и все поймете.
    Вычтем по баллу за эти косяки и получим неплохое дополнение 7/10, которое можно взять по скидосу, если понравилась оригинальная игра.    … Expand
  29. Halfmuh
    Nov 8, 2020
    8
    This DLC is mostly more of the same content and a bit of new lore. More monsters, more arenas, more hardcore. But it seems that content was released in hurry and has certain problems but first thigs first.

    For those critics who said "gameplay is already ideal" designers made it even more perfect. Now Shielded zombies become cannon fodder spawnng in some waves in large counts and    This DLC is mostly more of the same content and a bit of new lore. More monsters, more arenas, more hardcore. But it seems that content was released in hurry and has certain problems but first thigs first.

    For those critics who said "gameplay is already ideal" designers made it even more perfect. Now Shielded zombies become cannon fodder spawnng in some waves in large counts and respawning after death. This brings a some cind of rotation of cannon fodder in fights, in some arenas and for some combinations of large demons with this thesh monsters it made passing level really tought for me (i played original from launch only on Nightmare dificulty as well as dlc).
    New enemy "angel" is really hardhitting but really he is only improved makyr drone making aim challenge tougther. New enemy "ghost" is really hard while possessing some kinds of demons. THe way they force you to ghostebuster them is hard restriction on your playstyle but i love developers tries to make people use forgotten modification.

    First boss didnt gave me a lot of a challenge but i like style involved in arena and fight design there.
    As for last one i really would like to see this arena in some sort of custom editor. It was more quake than doom on last phase. Ah the last phase made me suffer. in good way. After finishing i felt physical statisfaction all over the brain. It really made me understand plasma beam and how to ghostbust right. It had to develop a most effective plan and then hard try it "unil it is done".

    Levels are currently hardly filled by a lot of small arenas. That is not bad, some times even good giving your skill a new challenge. What is really bad is QA work on those arenas. character oftenly gets stuck in luggage on the floor. Some times gets stuck in platform he should climb. At some places doesnt climb where he should climb with easy: first place i remember UAC Atlantica fight before getting keycard (red i suppose) where you can jump 1) on large crate -> 2) to the rod from wall -> 3)quad damage, first encounter with quad i suppose. well crate is broken dommguy climbs to it 1 time out of 10.

    As for lore. Well who really cares. Its doomguy, he do not listens talking heads.

    Finally 8/10 compared to 10/10 for original. Good ideas, Lack of polisment and QA work on level design    … Expand
  30. SNVKE
    Apr 16, 2021
    10
    Great DLC. It was much more difficult until second DLC came out, some areas and arenas was nerfed because it was difficult for some less experienced players.
    Well, Hugo said this nerf will be reverted in future.
    Anyway, as i already said, this DLC is great, mustplay for everybody who love challenge and alot of intense fighting. New composers done great work, my favourite track is Blood    Great DLC. It was much more difficult until second DLC came out, some areas and arenas was nerfed because it was difficult for some less experienced players.
    Well, Hugo said this nerf will be reverted in future.
    Anyway, as i already said, this DLC is great, mustplay for everybody who love challenge and alot of intense fighting.

    New composers done great work, my favourite track is Blood Swamps by Andrew Hulshult - its heavy and meaty.

    this game is incredible.    … Expand
  31. TheShellsAround
    Oct 27, 2020
    10
    Honestly fantastic, everything that you want, more doom eternal, great music, and fluid combat blew me away for dlc
  32. DoomSlayer3030
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    Great addition to the story with awesome level design and a way to make the combat even faster!
  33. ldj
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    This expansion offers one of the most phenomenal combat encounters in any DOOM game. The greater challenge from the base game is a welcome addition. All of the new enemies added to this expansion requires even greater attention than the more aggressive demons. For example, a heavy or super-heavy demon possessed by a spirit is a number one priority that will wreak havoc if you do not dealThis expansion offers one of the most phenomenal combat encounters in any DOOM game. The greater challenge from the base game is a welcome addition. All of the new enemies added to this expansion requires even greater attention than the more aggressive demons. For example, a heavy or super-heavy demon possessed by a spirit is a number one priority that will wreak havoc if you do not deal with it quickly. This kind of engagement creates openings for the lesser demons to attack. Also with the increase of fodder demons, they pose more of a threat and you have to choose which enemies to prioritize first.

    The Ancient Gods Part One has three lengthy levels with several intense combat encounters and interesting platforming to break up each fight. As with the base game, aggression is the only way to survive but skilled weapon-switch combos are almost mandatory in the more intense or claustrophobic encounters. I also love the fact that The Ancient Gods introduced more of what the haters hated, not only to piss them off, but also to challenge experienced players. You will fight two marauders at the same time, a buffed marauder, and giant tentacles. This additions add to the challenge of the game and defeating them makes the victories ever more satisfying. This expansion was made for skilled players who loved the mechanics of DOOM Eternal.

    I also want to point out how amazing the soundtrack is. The music in the game is composed by Andrew Hulshult and David Levy. The tracks used in each level fit the environments and combat aggression perfectly. They stuck to their own style and adapted it to their own version of what DOOM sounds like, instead of copying Mick Gordon. I am glad that id Software was able to find two talented composers after Mick Gordon's departure from the franchise.    … Expand
  34. maiconpl
    Dec 8, 2020
    7
    O jogo é muito bom as questões gráficas, tiroteio, matança, mas não conseguiu me manter motivado a jogar
  35. ThatGuy845719
    Dec 20, 2020
    5
    I have beat this DLC on Ultraviolence twice & Hurt Me Plenty once, and at first when starting this DLC, it was challenging but fair. Much like the Default Campaign. However, once I hit the second of three levels, I felt my happiness and smile dwindling.

    To start, there are now turrets, eyeballs that hide inside of pillars and only come out when you're a certain distance away. The only    I have beat this DLC on Ultraviolence twice & Hurt Me Plenty once, and at first when starting this DLC, it was challenging but fair. Much like the Default Campaign. However, once I hit the second of three levels, I felt my happiness and smile dwindling.

    To start, there are now turrets, eyeballs that hide inside of pillars and only come out when you're a certain distance away. The only good way to kill them, is either with the Heavy Rifle's scope or, I guess, a Ballista shot. But as it goes on, the way the Devs implemented their positioning, while trying to dodging everything else and destroy them, due to the insane damage they can deal, felt quite cheap. At one point during a part of the second level, you must move through damage dealing fog. The only thing halting your eventual death being a wolf with a dome you must follow. Near the end, the first thing you see is a Turret, which the Devs knew would draw the player's attention, only to have a Marauder come out of nowhere and blind side you. You must proceed to dance between him and the turret, trying to find small openings to kill it or him first. The dome is only so big, and it you go out of bounds, you take damage. So, trying to find that sweet spot where you’re far enough away for the eyeball to come out and be inside the dome is extremely infuriating.

    The second is an old enemy from 2016, there called The Summoner, now called The Spirit. It possesses and enhances, usually a Heavy, like a Barron of Hell, Arachnotron, or at one point for me, a Doom Hunter. This causes faster movement & attack speed. I did not mind this, adding a new type of challenge. The cheapness comes in on how you kill it. After destroying its demon-meatsuit, you must use the Plasma Gun's Microwave Beam. Why would you make the player use an attachment that makes you come to a crawl, opening them up to either heavy damage or ultimately death? It goes against everything we are taught. Push forward. Run & Gun. Refill when you can. So on and so on. Not halt everything and switch from whatever you’re doing and use a specific attachment for a weapon. It appears to be done for two reason: One: As a Ghostbuster’s Reference, there being a Milestone based off the “Don’t cross the streams” line & Two: So, the players actually use it for once, as I don’t know anyone that chose the Heat Blast over the Microwave Beam.

    At no point in the campaign did you have to do anything like this, save for Blood Punches. Even then, that is not a primary weapon. There were always multiple ways to kill your enemies, whether it be the suggested option that is always provided when first fighting it. I.E. The Scope to destroy a Spider-Mastermind’s turret. Or, your own decision, whatever that may be.

    While I understand this sounds very similar to the Marauder, the difference between the two is that you usually face him 1-on-1 with trash mobs to give you health or ammo. With the Spirits, you have to worry about more threatening enemies spawning in. Shotgunners & Imps, for example. So, when you are finishing The Spirit off, you run the high risk of taking large amounts of Damage.

    A third, and minor one I will admit, is that I feel some, keyword: some, not all, of the Arenas last a bit longer than they should. I.E. The ending Arenas for the two paths you must traverse n the second level. Or the room where you must eventually face two Marauders; which I felt, along with the Buffed One you encounter at one point, wasn't even that hard.

    My final gripe with this DLC is how I mentioned Hugo Martin saying some players may need to tone the difficulty down.
    “I suspect that most people will probably play at a difficulty setting that is a maybe a little bit lower, no shame. Maybe if they finish Doom Eternal on Ultraviolence, they might want to, even for a little bit, drop it down to Hurt Me Plenty as they get re-acclimated to how to drive the racecar.”

    I understand where he is coming from with the difficulty, however if you make it where the players have to via cheap tactics and force themselves into a certain Playstyle (Nearly always having the Scope for the Assault Rifle & Microwave Beam for the Plasma Rifle) just so they can beat the DLC, it is no longer fun. And what angers me the most, they know that players have their own Playstyles for this game. As the new support runes tell you explicitly to choose one of three that suits your Playstyle. Keyword, YOUR. Not the game’s.

    I want to state that I did not have trouble adapting to the difficulty spike from 2016 to Eternal. I understood they wanted to make it more challenging, and they did, leading to a divided fanbase. But in the default campaign, you learned and felt each death was justified. Here, they felt extremely cheap and infuriating.

    In closing: This DLC is fun, but taking into account how some of the Arenas just feel longer than they should & the new enemies, just sucks the fun out.

    I hope Part 2 is better.    … Expand
  36. Vshred7330
    Mar 6, 2021
    10
    Very fun and stimulating. The ancient gods dlc was a great addition and challenge to the game. Can't wait for part 2
  37. Ruf_bee_zy701
    Mar 7, 2021
    10
    One of the most well optimized games I've ever played! Always awesome to slay some demons. Beautiful world and character design. Only thing is even with the DLC its a bit short. Still a blast though!
  38. Kajolica395
    Mar 21, 2021
    10
    There are pros and cons with Doom Eternal. I really enjoy the story arc of Doom eternal and the map design is well done. The missions challenge the player to come back and continue to gain more skill as well as to explore the levels. I also enjoyed the challenge of the Ancient Gods Part 1 expansion pack. However, When I played the Ancient Gods Part 2, It was not as challenging as I hadThere are pros and cons with Doom Eternal. I really enjoy the story arc of Doom eternal and the map design is well done. The missions challenge the player to come back and continue to gain more skill as well as to explore the levels. I also enjoyed the challenge of the Ancient Gods Part 1 expansion pack. However, When I played the Ancient Gods Part 2, It was not as challenging as I had hoped. Especially the final mission and boss fight. I was expecting much more of a challenge for what the objective was. I encourage the team at Bethesda to increase the difficulty of the second campaign expansion.… Expand
  39. Chelovek320
    Mar 23, 2021
    10
    Фанатичная игра, мне она нравится. Моя любимая игра в дум со времен второй судьбы. Большой человек.
  40. Misterbelvede64
    Mar 28, 2021
    10
    Doom 2016, Doom Eternal, and the Ancient Gods DLCs are some of the best games I've ever played. I've enjoyed every minute of the time I've put into them. These games are shining examples of what happens when highly skilled developers take the time to truly understand their audience. Highly recommended.
  41. Poopmachine1364
    Apr 23, 2021
    10
    One of the best FPS ever created. High skill ceiling. High replayability. Next step in the genre. Checkout @UnderTheMayo on youtube, amongst others, for becoming a badass demon slayer. You will probably be yawning while playing other (generic/mainstream) shooters after playing this. Worth every penny including the DLCs. Stop reading and buy this now!
  42. Inferno1256
    May 4, 2021
    10
    This DLC is a perfect continuation of Doom Eternal. It takes everything that makes Doom great and ramps it up to an eleven.
  43. dan-man
    Apr 23, 2022
    7
    Replay the main campaign instead. This DLC is extremely difficult, frustrating and pretty average all around. Invisible and invincible new enemies? Check. More horrible platforming parts? Check. A god awful near-impossible boss on normal difficulties or above? Check. Achievements that won't unlock properly? Check.
  44. Saluman7
    Apr 4, 2022
    10
    Çok zorlu DLC, ancak oyunda daha iyi olduğunuzda oynamak için çok ödüllendirici bir adam.
  45. carnivorCactae
    Jul 17, 2023
    0
    It took everything "DOOM" Eternal made wrong and upped it to eleven.

    The platforming is even more annyoing, the new enemies are even more bullet-sponges and the gunplay is even worse. The whole design is just lazy and frustrating. The way enemies behave, the way you are literally forced to kill them in a very specific way (again, but even worse this time) makes this game a sluggish,    It took everything "DOOM" Eternal made wrong and upped it to eleven.

    The platforming is even more annyoing, the new enemies are even more bullet-sponges and the gunplay is even worse.

    The whole design is just lazy and frustrating. The way enemies behave, the way you are literally forced to kill them in a very specific way (again, but even worse this time) makes this game a sluggish, bad platformer with way too much cinematics and the Slayer just... not slaying!    … Expand
  46. TheHambro
    Apr 12, 2023
    7
    The Ancient Gods - Part One is a decent expansion to the much acclaimed Doom Eternal. I will say that, I was a bit disappointed with any new features. There are no new weapons, equipment, or even a hub area to explore; instead, you get three new levels, two new enemies, and three more Runes. Sure, a bit lack luster, but fine regardless. Difficulty wise, this one is significantly harderThe Ancient Gods - Part One is a decent expansion to the much acclaimed Doom Eternal. I will say that, I was a bit disappointed with any new features. There are no new weapons, equipment, or even a hub area to explore; instead, you get three new levels, two new enemies, and three more Runes. Sure, a bit lack luster, but fine regardless. Difficulty wise, this one is significantly harder than the Campaign: there are so much more enemies thrown at you. So, anyone wanting to play this on Nightmare, beware, it’s pretty damn tough. All in all, I had a good time with it, and I think it deserves a thumbs up from me.… Expand
  47. NyanFish
    Feb 19, 2023
    6
    Ого
    Виды 10 на 10
    Стрельба 10 на 10 Проработка всего 10 на 10 НО ПОЧЕМУ ТАК ДУШНО? Я казуал получается, я сдался на последней миссии и не смог пройти на хардкоре, плюньте в лицо А так то поставить на тяжёлоный и нормально пройти и наслодиться игрой, эпик зашкаливает 6 из 10    Ого
    Виды 10 на 10
    Стрельба 10 на 10
    Проработка всего 10 на 10
    НО ПОЧЕМУ ТАК ДУШНО? Я казуал получается, я сдался на последней миссии и не смог пройти на хардкоре, плюньте в лицо
    А так то поставить на тяжёлоный и нормально пройти и наслодиться игрой, эпик зашкаливает
    6 из 10
  48. Masle
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    Almost nothing new, but more stupid demons who are so irritating to fight. Levels became more straight, story is so simple, such a failure after great original game. If you like doom eternal, don't play this, it will disappoint you. Devs are just bastards

Awards & Rankings

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#75 Best PC Game of 2020
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#67 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2021
    85
    It’s the same Doom Eternal we know and love, but the DLC managed to make it even more frenetic. The onslaught of demons is actually so intense that it can easily get overwhelming, especially if you haven’t played Doom for a while or never mastered it. It’s a shame the developers were quite skimpy with new content, so we only got three new enemies (of which one is not even worth mentioning), three new runes, and three new maps (huge and well-designed though). [13/2020, p.49]
  2. GameCritics
    Nov 17, 2020
    90
    While it’s easy to nitpick, it’s even easier to rave about how great the rest of the The Ancient Gods is. I’m not sure this is the best place to jump into Doom Eternal given its initial difficulty, but picking up the whole package is absolutely recommended. The Ancient Gods consistently delivers some of the best combat ever seen, and delivers it in spades.
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  3. Games.cz
    Nov 12, 2020
    80
    A solid expansion that will test even the hardest Doomguys around. It’s almost the same as the basic game, with one exception: It’s even harder. And, regretfully, the music isn’t as amazing as before.
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