DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part One

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 116 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 23 out of 116
  3. Negative: 15 out of 116

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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. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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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