DOOM Eternal

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  1. tacsquid
    Feb 6, 2021
    6
    I really wanted to like this game. I only played it for about 90 minutes and returned it so maybe it gets better later on. There were a significant number of jumping puzzles and with a double jump and double dash it got stupid fast. Having to figure out how to double jump to a platform that drops into lava in one second and then in that 1 second find the next spot to jump too oh too lateI really wanted to like this game. I only played it for about 90 minutes and returned it so maybe it gets better later on. There were a significant number of jumping puzzles and with a double jump and double dash it got stupid fast. Having to figure out how to double jump to a platform that drops into lava in one second and then in that 1 second find the next spot to jump too oh too late you hit the lava. Do all that jumping **** again. I played up until I got to a level where literally I did like 30 minutes of jumping puzzles. I wanted to quit but couldn't because i wasn't sure if it was going to save what checkpoint I was at and force me to restart the stupid jumping puzzle heavy level. I cannot emphasize how much I **** hated the jumping and dashing puzzels.

    On top of that instead of bringing in new colors and environments it's "hell on earth" so instead of being new and exciting it's the same dumb browns and reds because they brought hell to earth. Such a dumb design decision. Weapons feel under powered and are not satisfying and you carry a hilariously small amount of ammo for each one. I paid like $96 for the game with the year one stuff and honestly I'd probably never play this game again the jumping and dashing puzzles annoyed me so much.    … Expand
  2. Erunamo
    Mar 20, 2020
    6
    There is some good and bad in this story...

    Good: The game runs extremely good. Some weapons feel great. The combat has a crazy pace of the old Quake and Unreal Tournament games. Bad: The story seems a little off, as if it should not be shoved in your throat so much, Doom 2016 did this much better. You are forced to use the weapons THEY want, not the ones you do. The ammo economy    There is some good and bad in this story...

    Good: The game runs extremely good.
    Some weapons feel great.
    The combat has a crazy pace of the old Quake and Unreal Tournament games.

    Bad: The story seems a little off, as if it should not be shoved in your throat so much, Doom 2016 did this much better.
    You are forced to use the weapons THEY want, not the ones you do.
    The ammo economy is painful, boring and annoying. You basically always run out of ammo for multiple weapons, resulting in you having to use the chainsaw or using some stuff you dont like to use.
    The platforming is just too much... it is great to have mobility and to sometimes have to reach something. But the double jump, double dash into a dash recharge and another double dash into swinging on a bar and then catch on a wall is simply not something you enjoy, let alone want in a DOOM game...

    I am not really happy with my purchase, I wanted to support the devs by buying for the full price, but I should not have.

    The team clearly did not know what they wanted to create, so they made something you sorta enjoy sometimes, but lots of other times you just roll your eyes with a "oh god, not this again..."    … Expand
  3. FarkyJTV
    Mar 21, 2020
    6
    this a downgrade in every aspect possible.
    level design is way worse.
    survival aspect of the game through glory killing to get ammo is annoying as F.it really slows down the pace of the game. a lot of reused assets even in the soundtrack. you will recognize 2016 doom only in the end 2-3levels when you have all the uprade.(ammo,health,suit,character) story is nice addition but not in    this a downgrade in every aspect possible.
    level design is way worse.
    survival aspect of the game through glory killing to get ammo is annoying as F.it really slows down the pace of the game.
    a lot of reused assets even in the soundtrack.
    you will recognize 2016 doom only in the end 2-3levels when you have all the uprade.(ammo,health,suit,character)
    story is nice addition but not in this way.
    i gave new ori 9 and this is defo in the 5-6 only.@
    buy only on sale.its not a good buy for full price.    … Expand
  4. crnppscls
    Mar 22, 2020
    7
    Not what i expected.
    The game is totally over engineered. The devs must have sat round patting each other on the back for the ‘bit that they did’.
    This is what happens when you assign a game to a team that has no vision or bad project management. It’s hard to put my finger on what is exactly wrong with it because it is so well put together and runs like a charm. My gripes are solely    Not what i expected.
    The game is totally over engineered. The devs must have sat round patting each other on the back for the ‘bit that they did’.
    This is what happens when you assign a game to a team that has no vision or bad project management.
    It’s hard to put my finger on what is exactly wrong with it because it is so well put together and runs like a charm.
    My gripes are solely gameplay related and range from awful platform mechanics, clunky ui, difficulty presented in a much too frustrating way and the aforementioned over engineering.
    It just feels too much like a product and not a doom game    … Expand
  5. TwoEars
    Mar 23, 2020
    7
    For me a step back compared to Doom 2016.

    * Limited ammo, chainsaw gets boring and repetitive * Cutscene story interrupts * We're supposed to take the story seriously now, but it's trash * Story connects badly with Doom 2016 * Doom Slayer speaks in flashbacks, serious misstep imho * Soundtrack much less hard hitting, few memorable songs * Too many jumping puzzles * Atmosphere is    For me a step back compared to Doom 2016.

    * Limited ammo, chainsaw gets boring and repetitive
    * Cutscene story interrupts
    * We're supposed to take the story seriously now, but it's trash
    * Story connects badly with Doom 2016
    * Doom Slayer speaks in flashbacks, serious misstep imho
    * Soundtrack much less hard hitting, few memorable songs
    * Too many jumping puzzles
    * Atmosphere is somehow less intimidating than Doom 2016 and more cartoony
    * No pistol
    * Many weapons lack punch compared to Doom 2016
    * Can't even melee some of the basic enemies to death, Doom Slayer feels weak
    * Some enemies are bullet sponges
    * Too much focus on playing "the right way" with tactical play and enemy weak points etc.
    * All guns in the game are revealed right away, no sense of discovery
    * UI is pretty bad and intrusive
    * Level design is overall worse

    Doom Eternal fundamentally misunderstands what made Doom 2016 so enjoyable for many; sometimes you just want to use the super shotgun, kill demons, feel powerful and listen to heavy metal. And Doom 2016 was also great because, while it did have good and interesting lore, it also laughed in the face of its own story. But with Doom Eternal we're suddenly supposed to care about the story.

    The setting and atmosphere is also much less intimidating, in Doom 2016 we saw the remains of a Titan and were told of the epic battle which ensued between the Doom Slayer and the Titan. This was a big deal and we wondered how the hell the Doom Slayer managed to defeat such a beast. In Doom Eternal everything is much less mysterious and intimidating, great beasts like the Titans are just casually walking around.

    For me about the only thing better with Doom Eternal, compared to Doom 2016, is the new graphics engine.    … Expand
  6. ozzless
    Mar 25, 2020
    5
    Much worse than the 2016 DOOM. It's not real doom anymore, but some arcade style game. Jumping puzzles are a pain in the ass, it's no fun at all having to run across half the map to retry the jump only to fall down again (as there is no saveload for some reason). The combat is ok, but somehow feels downgraded from the 2016. The purple goo where you can't jump is another dumb idea in thisMuch worse than the 2016 DOOM. It's not real doom anymore, but some arcade style game. Jumping puzzles are a pain in the ass, it's no fun at all having to run across half the map to retry the jump only to fall down again (as there is no saveload for some reason). The combat is ok, but somehow feels downgraded from the 2016. The purple goo where you can't jump is another dumb idea in this game. Overall, it's hard to give this game more than 5 due to all the problems.… Expand
  7. Masterhummel
    Mar 21, 2020
    7
    It's alright, but i can't really warm up to it.

    It's very, very arcady. Some people might like that tho. The world design is great but neither the character nor items or consumables seem to fit in. Pickups are either super-bright, colored like candy or bob up and down while violently flashing. It might not sound severe but it is really irritating. Like... the chainsaw you rip out of a    It's alright, but i can't really warm up to it.

    It's very, very arcady. Some people might like that tho. The world design is great but neither the character nor items or consumables seem to fit in. Pickups are either super-bright, colored like candy or bob up and down while violently flashing. It might not sound severe but it is really irritating. Like... the chainsaw you rip out of a guys body in Doom 2016, or the rifle you tear from a dead soldies arms. In Doom 2020 they just hover on the ground in the dedicated weapon room at some point in the level, flashing wildly.

    This diconnect carries over into the sound design and animations. For one it's really strong and snappy but now and then you have this comical sounds - like when some headshots or ripping out a cacodemons eye will make an audible 'pop' sound that could come straight out of a kids tv show. It might sound super-petty but imagine listening to a metal opera and every now and then the lead goes 'hyuck-hyuck' like Goofy.

    Gameplay wise it's good with even more emphasis on movement and a lot more enemies to fight and manage. The pistole is now gone which ... i can understand, but the replacement is that you now always have 1 fuel for the chainsaw with which to kill lesser enemies. The resulting candy explosion is your main way of regenerating ammo. And that's something that does not work for me. When i fight a big demon it's just tideous to turn around and look for one of the endlessly spawning minor zombies so i can get some ammo back. By now every now and then when it happens i roll my eyes with a sigh.

    Doomguy itself started bulking and went from just an angry guy who had enough of this **** to stereotypic antihero with a heart of gold, that constantly gets told by everyone how awesome they are. They really go out of the way with pampering the player. Not my favorite design choice.

    All that said, it's still a good shooter. It's still an id shooter and they managed to get some fun new gameplay mechanics that act as modifiers on the existing combat. If everything of my complaints sounded like minor issues, you might want to give it a try.    … Expand
  8. Djanni
    Mar 22, 2020
    6
    ID does not understand DOOM 2016, while DOOM eschewed all but the necessary, Eternal is bloated with unnecessary elements, the constant cutscene that have no purpose, the low amount of ammunitions around that with the low ammo capacity even with full upgrades and the enemies being made with brick walls renders the game a constant scrap for ammo, the gimmicky shoulder weapons, theID does not understand DOOM 2016, while DOOM eschewed all but the necessary, Eternal is bloated with unnecessary elements, the constant cutscene that have no purpose, the low amount of ammunitions around that with the low ammo capacity even with full upgrades and the enemies being made with brick walls renders the game a constant scrap for ammo, the gimmicky shoulder weapons, the gimmickier boss fights that then get repurposed as regular enemies, all the useless weapon progression, the focus on a boring story.
    And while the platforming is good, the core gameplay is good and the game runs smoothly on a mid tier machine from 4 years ago, but this is still overshadowed by the bloat.    … Expand
  9. fatehasfans
    Mar 21, 2020
    5
    So, after all the hype we get a below average generic bloatware shooter with a serious crisis of identity thrown in.

    How did they get it so wrong? Ofc they probably made a killing in terms of money (so maybe they didn't get it wrong) but the game is terrible, I'm sorry. It's hard to explain what exactly is wrong because there are just so many areas that feel off. No disrespect to    So, after all the hype we get a below average generic bloatware shooter with a serious crisis of identity thrown in.

    How did they get it so wrong? Ofc they probably made a killing in terms of money (so maybe they didn't get it wrong) but the game is terrible, I'm sorry.

    It's hard to explain what exactly is wrong because there are just so many areas that feel off. No disrespect to the creators and developers, I'm sure they put a lot of work into this game but I'm afraid it has the feel of a basement bin weekend Steam offer where I pay 5 dollars to install and then uninstall a dodgy FPS.

    Nutshell?

    - Gunplay: Generic and actually counterintuitive. Nothing feels consistent, ffs even thinking about it frustrates me. Pity I can't uninstall what's in my head! Gun progression should be punchy and satisfying from the get go. In Doom Eternal, start with shotgun and it's meh, switch to chain gun and it's meh and tbh I don't even know or care what the difference is in terms of damage because it all just feels meh. I don't have any affiliation to the weapons I'm picking up. It all feels the same - the weapons lacks any real identity, this stuff is supposed to be at the core of Doom. When playing it's just stop, start, stop, start, pop, melee, pop, pop, melee, pop, pop -- look around and everything is still alive/little happens, I want to turn it off already, feels like a chore!

    - Map design: it's like Resident Evil 1 meets Parkour only you can't parkour and 99% of the explorable areas are protected by invisible walls, yuck!

    - Actio ….

    ...nah sorry cba the game is just poor. Given the build-up, the hype, the people/company behind it, and the price and we get this bloated travesty? Utterly shocking.

    5/10

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  10. 5teve
    Mar 21, 2020
    6
    Good, but actually worse than the previous version. Too many fiddly controls, and genuinely appalling platform run and jump bits come close to ruining the game entirely. It's still great fun when it remembers what it's supposed to be.
  11. PswayZ
    Mar 24, 2020
    5
    It's a decent game but it didn't feel like DOOM 2016. The combat felt like they really dialed it back for consoles. Even though Doomguy is faster (in theory?) It really slugs along. The biggest goof so far seems to be the ammo. There just isn't any ammo. No ammo, it becomes all run, and no gun. Having to chainsaw every minute and have no good melee mechanic (or pistol!) really sucks. IfIt's a decent game but it didn't feel like DOOM 2016. The combat felt like they really dialed it back for consoles. Even though Doomguy is faster (in theory?) It really slugs along. The biggest goof so far seems to be the ammo. There just isn't any ammo. No ammo, it becomes all run, and no gun. Having to chainsaw every minute and have no good melee mechanic (or pistol!) really sucks. If you run out of ammo, and there is a strong demon you can't chainsaw, that means it's time to start over. Which ruins the already slowed down shooting. So it goes from slower, to stopped. And don't get me wrong DOOM 2016 had it's issues with some checkpoints but it never felt like a chore to play. It felt like a challenge.

    The other issue immediately is the problem with the tutorials constantly popping up and cutscenes. This is DOOM not Metal Gear Solid. There is NO TIME TO BLEED. LESS STORY MORE SHOOTING. Demons are invading Earth. That's all we need to know. Doomguy doesn't have a single purpose except to kill monsters. I don't need to know anything else. Sure cutscenes are skippable but it feels weird having them at all. I was two hours in and I was STILL getting tutorials. IN DOOM. It might be some kid's first FPS but it sure as hell was obnoxious to be taught how to use a flame thrower in a literal simulated room an hour into the game. Come on ID, give us the guns and ammo and we point and shoot. That;s how this works.

    Other than that the graphics were improved and the music felt good but it felt like a hollowed version of the fantastic reboot.

    They should call this DOOM CASUAL because even on harder difficulties it's not hard because it's hard, it's just hard to want to keep your eyes open. Do yourself a favor and play DOOM 2016 and try Eternal back to back. The difference is night and day.    … Expand
  12. antanaka
    Mar 22, 2020
    6
    Бустить в Doom'е сложность не за счет количества мобов, а за счет количества патронов - самая тупая идея, которая могла прийти id Software, когда они составляли геймдизайн Doom Eternal.

    Игра преображается только где-то во второй половине, когда открываются все моды на увеличенный боекомплект. Начало и середина игры - унылый кал, в такой "хардкор" неинтересно играть. Чтобы не дропнуть к    Бустить в Doom'е сложность не за счет количества мобов, а за счет количества патронов - самая тупая идея, которая могла прийти id Software, когда они составляли геймдизайн Doom Eternal.

    Игра преображается только где-то во второй половине, когда открываются все моды на увеличенный боекомплект. Начало и середина игры - унылый кал, в такой "хардкор" неинтересно играть. Чтобы не дропнуть к хyйяm игру, я скинул сложность до "Hurt me plenty", и только уровне на 6 вернул "Ultra-Violence".

    Уровни - это опять арены. Очень хотелось, чтобы дизайн уровней был составлен наподобие классических частей, где мобы утыканы по всему уровню-лабиринту и спавнятся в ключевых местах, но увы.

    Какие-то невероятные нагромождения всяких прокачек и испытаний, искусственно удлиняющих игру. Хотя, стоит отметить, некоторые испытания с ключами реально кайфовые на "Ultra-Violence".

    Но самое отвратительное - исчезающие трупы. Разве сложно было сделать это хотя бы опциональным?

    p.s: обзорщики - купленные mpази, все пищат, что это "тот самый дум" и не делают акцента даже на том, что им не понравилось, упоминают только вскользь (видимо, по техзаданию было сказано так делать, чтобы выглядело правдоподобно), палитесь пuздeц, товарищи    … Expand
  13. AllNewSuperfake
    Mar 24, 2020
    5
    If you like this playstyle and visuals, you are certainly in for a treat. But if you are not comfortable with it, you won't be able to force yourself into liking it.

    My problem here is that most of the time, especially whenever you get into a brawl (not shootout, there is surprisingly little shooting happening), you are no longer in control of your movement since you beam from place to    If you like this playstyle and visuals, you are certainly in for a treat. But if you are not comfortable with it, you won't be able to force yourself into liking it.

    My problem here is that most of the time, especially whenever you get into a brawl (not shootout, there is surprisingly little shooting happening), you are no longer in control of your movement since you beam from place to place, get stuck in animations that also reset the camera every time, and even when the action calms down you still get to do some light parkour that has the same flaw. It's like the game is constantly trying to play itself and I'm only in the way.

    It is technically flawless and certainly looks fantastic in a video, but I just can't get used to it, and I never really feel in control. While it certainly gives your actions a severe impact, it always left me feeling slightly disoriented, and while the constant finishers are very well done, you can only be impressed by them so many times.

    I'm also not too fond of all the tumbling fortnite-esque icons whenever you slay an enemy. In a DOOM game I expect the room to be littered with corpses when I'm done, not sparkling in rainbow colors. The visuals overall are are a little too playful for me, but that is once again up to your personal taste. Just be aware that it won't get better (or, depending on your view, worse). There's a lot of atmosphere, but it never felt scary or disgusting or at least claustrophobic.

    While the sound design is borderline perfect, the music wasn't too memorable either. To be honest: I have a hard time understanding the hype. But I guess 8-year-old me would have uttered a lot of "cooools" and "woooahs", so if you can get in that mindset (and I envy you for it), this is a game for you.    … Expand
  14. BreakerOne20
    Mar 20, 2020
    5
    I had high hopes for this one. The graphics, environments, and music are pretty awesome I must admit, but that is pretty much all this game is.
    Maybe I went in with the wrong expectations, but the gameplay is just too frantic. You run around trapped in circles in smallish arena rooms with very limited ammo trying to shoot demons that spawn from everywhere. When you run out of ammo (and    I had high hopes for this one. The graphics, environments, and music are pretty awesome I must admit, but that is pretty much all this game is.
    Maybe I went in with the wrong expectations, but the gameplay is just too frantic. You run around trapped in circles in smallish arena rooms with very limited ammo trying to shoot demons that spawn from everywhere. When you run out of ammo (and you will constantly) you have to cut an enemy with a chainsaw... which also has ammo... to get more ammo.
    The story is told using codex entries which disturbs the flow of the game. I felt like I really wanted to explore the cool environments for loot and lore, but there is none to be had.
    The platforming elements did not impress me.
    Maybe this is a really good shooter, but I don't really like "pure" shooters, and this was not the game to change my mind.    … Expand
  15. 123456
    Mar 23, 2020
    5
    Really wanted to like this game following the amazing 2016 DOOM.

    However, it just sucks. Almost without exception the new additions to the game suck. The storyline is this serious religious cult/DOOMGUY origin story (I have no idea if it is set before or after DOOM 2016) which you can either ignore or read all about in the codex, either way it doesn’t make a lot of sense so save    Really wanted to like this game following the amazing 2016 DOOM.

    However, it just sucks.

    Almost without exception the new additions to the game suck. The storyline is this serious religious cult/DOOMGUY origin story (I have no idea if it is set before or after DOOM 2016) which you can either ignore or read all about in the codex, either way it doesn’t make a lot of sense so save yourself the bother and skip school.

    The combat is similar to 2016 but with some more buttons to press. The flamethrower is quite fun, but the glory kills seem graphically toned down. The mechanic is also a little clumsy by forcing you into melee a stunned demon for the health they drop, you are almost always putting yourself in danger. This was also true of 2016 but due to the more cramped maps it feels more apparent.

    The part that absolutely ruins the game is the Marauder. This boss has no business being in this type of game at all. It’s like he escaped from Dark Souls. DOOM was about fast paced shooting, running from a ton of different types of enemies and using the terrain to your advantage whilst you pick off the demons. This guy is completely contrary to all of that, slowing the pace down and being so much more difficult to kill (not impossible by any means) than any other demon in the game, including bosses. In addition, if any other demons are present it’s even more challenging as he takes so much focus, again unlike another other enemy. It’s a huge speedbump in the gameplay.

    And then there is the platforming. Why did they add all this climbing and jumping and dashing – this isn’t even DOOM anymore it’s Spiderman. For every combat section there is a puzzle platformer or parkour section. These make sense in ruined city sections or areas which are supposed to be off limits, but I’m supposed to believe the only entrance to this floating temple or whatever it is, this religious hub, is asking people to bounce and swing and vault their way across platforms to get to church? It’s just designed for the sake of platforming, without any logic.

    It’s like they made the perfect DOOM in 2016 but they had to justify their own jobs so they added a load of unnecessary things to put a new spin on it, whilst leaving out some understated but powerful elements, but it’s totally unbalanced.

    For instance, in 2016 DOOMGUY was this hyper violent, no time for your bullsh*t character. He broke everything to that was key to the mission, didn’t care about the instructions or requests he got as everything was literally going to hell anyway. This wasn’t a lack of a script or story, it was a pretty powerful message, a middle finger to authority and matched the games intense violent combat with brutal, and often amusing, narrative. It was also very easy for the player to follow and enjoy and kept the fast pace.

    In Eternal you have a story that seems to be missing it’s beginning. Then DOOMGUY seems either stoned or bored by the whole thing, and there is no humour whatsoever. You lose control of your character constantly for these cutscenes to play out, interrupting the flow of the game as you just wonder around priests talking about something you didn’t research before the scene started.

    If you do like platforms and puzzles there are a ton of secret items to find which sadly has very little appeal to me, not because of the concept but just because the main game is so tedious.

    The music doesn’t feel like it kicks as much as 2016, but that could be because I’m not enjoying the game as much. It certainly doesn’t stand out though.

    Visually it’s very well made – if anything the later levels are overly done. It does create a real other worldly sense, but it’s not really a world I find appealing. The hellscapes return and look great, as does burnt out earth cities. The gothic citadels look very nice, but it doesn’t fit with DOOM to be wondering around a damp old castle when this is sci-fi horror.

    Sadly I can’t recommend a game I was desperately looking forward to in 2020, it takes a modern classic, tries to enhance it, and by doing so it wrecks what made it a classic to begin with.    … Expand
  16. faroukthehedge
    Mar 28, 2020
    6
    Good but not great.

    Pros: * Engaging combat loop that encourages you to use the right tools for the right times and target the right spots. * Large levels packed with optional content and reward exploration. * Beautiful scenary, visually gorgeous looking and varied environments. Cons: * Heavy reliance on locked and wave-based arenas to pad out the length of the game. * Combat    Good but not great.

    Pros:
    * Engaging combat loop that encourages you to use the right tools for the right times and target the right spots.
    * Large levels packed with optional content and reward exploration.
    * Beautiful scenary, visually gorgeous looking and varied environments.

    Cons:
    * Heavy reliance on locked and wave-based arenas to pad out the length of the game.
    * Combat loop can feel restrictive and repetitive with having to harvest resources from enemies all the time and watching the same animations all time.
    * Too much platforming that feels shoe-horned, not exactly bad platforming but it can become annoying if you're not into it.
    * Confusing story and plot, thankfully it can be mostly ignored.

    Overall I'd definitely recommend this to any FPS enthusiast, but not at its current full price.    … Expand
  17. rage77
    Mar 21, 2020
    5
    Ok so after a number of hours in, I don't know where I am story wise, half way? 20%? 75%?

    I feel a bit disappointed. In DOOM 2016 I felt badass! All them demons were my **** and I was there to make them pay! Now I feel like I'm just doing jumping puzzles half the time which are increasing in difficulty so you barely know where the **** you're supposed to go and the rest of the time I'm    Ok so after a number of hours in, I don't know where I am story wise, half way? 20%? 75%?

    I feel a bit disappointed.

    In DOOM 2016 I felt badass! All them demons were my **** and I was there to make them pay!

    Now I feel like I'm just doing jumping puzzles half the time which are increasing in difficulty so you barely know where the **** you're supposed to go and the rest of the time I'm fighting for my ****ing life. I'm their ****ing **** now. I even went down in difficulty and it still feels hectic as **** and not that I am in any way shape or form in control of anything.

    I guess this might be purposeful. I could be squishy in the first half of the story for a reason and later go crazy bananas overpowered. I'm hoping.

    If not then this was a downgrade from 2016 for me. I can see what they wanted to do with the game. But I doubt this will pay off.

    2016 was a great balance of fighting, running and jumping.

    This is so off balance, it's like someone forcing you to have a paintball battle in a tiny little playground with swings, carouselles and slides but the floor is lava and pieces fall off if you stand still for one second.

    **** just too damned busy.

    My two cents.    … Expand
  18. FULLYADAMATTACK
    Mar 22, 2020
    7
    The absolute beauty of Doom is how simple it is, and yet complete. Doom Eternal loses sight of this basic tenet of the Doom experience. Everything Doom 2016 focused on throwing aside story and unnecessary extra and getting to the main course. (illustrated in an early animation of doomslayer throwing away the story queues by use of force) But Doom Eternal seems to go the exact oppositeThe absolute beauty of Doom is how simple it is, and yet complete. Doom Eternal loses sight of this basic tenet of the Doom experience. Everything Doom 2016 focused on throwing aside story and unnecessary extra and getting to the main course. (illustrated in an early animation of doomslayer throwing away the story queues by use of force) But Doom Eternal seems to go the exact opposite direction. It's like they got a group of teenagers together in a room and asked them what they wanted to see in Doom and they all asked for more complication and unnecessary story. It's not a bad game. But it's not pure. It's not joyous. It's a very modern shooter with all the complicated trapping that come with that.… Expand
  19. Lytbringr
    Mar 22, 2020
    6
    Having just played Doom 2016 with my wife I gotta ask id why they changed some of the things they did. The FIRST level had me fighting Cacodemons, an enemy from mid-2016, extra lives seem out of place,, and hand-holdy, like they knew the game was too hard at first. Why can't I one-punch stagger base zombies or imps any more? I can punch a concrete wall, but have to bunch zombies half aHaving just played Doom 2016 with my wife I gotta ask id why they changed some of the things they did. The FIRST level had me fighting Cacodemons, an enemy from mid-2016, extra lives seem out of place,, and hand-holdy, like they knew the game was too hard at first. Why can't I one-punch stagger base zombies or imps any more? I can punch a concrete wall, but have to bunch zombies half a dozen times to stagger, 2016 they were legit fodder. In 2016 keycards were attached to bodies and had a story, here the first one I found was just... floating in a garage. I feel like rather than continue to do new things, id felt a need to bring in some old (or antiquated in this case) elements. I find it hard to see this real and sometimes surreal apocalypse setting, followed by a neon green 1up in an elevator shaft. Adding climbing while removing crouching seems odd, and why is your icon on the green map ALSO green? In 2016 you were yellow. Thank you for sharing this video, I think part of my problem comes from having played the previous title all week, so some of the new/odd-feeling design choices hit harder. I miss punching, though.

    Tl;Dr: They tried to hard to do some weird stuff, and it hurts the game coming from 2016.    … Expand
  20. aberro
    Mar 22, 2020
    5
    At first I was hyped about new Doom announcement, then after seeing trailers with **** rap music, **** slogans and **** skins, I became wary, and now, after 2 hours in game I'm kinda dissapointed. It's not, like, thrash bad, it's just... empty. Soulless. Like yet another pixelated platformer or yet another survival with craft. Developers tried to attract as many players as they can, soAt first I was hyped about new Doom announcement, then after seeing trailers with **** rap music, **** slogans and **** skins, I became wary, and now, after 2 hours in game I'm kinda dissapointed. It's not, like, thrash bad, it's just... empty. Soulless. Like yet another pixelated platformer or yet another survival with craft. Developers tried to attract as many players as they can, so they've just stuffed this game with everything, but ended up with just pile of garbage. Arcade shooter, mixed with mario brothers jumping, with mobile games grinding, points, bonuses, etc, with moba silly skins, and flavored it with hellish surroundings. Level design is mediocre, invisible walls here and there, but not where they need to be, which was mitigated by respawning. Constant mix of level styles is eye-poping, decorations and decals have no logic whatsoever, seems more like levels was randomly generated from presets. Once you finished yet another battle and stopped for a second, you realize that you feel almost zero immersion. This game is ok if you want to strain your spinal reflexes for hour or two after work, but nothing more. I've recently played Black Mesa and sometimes I forgot to eat and I underslept for three days - this is how good game should be played.… Expand
  21. Lithariel
    Mar 22, 2020
    7
    I never played Doom 2016 when that came out and that "Glory Kill" Mechanic didn't look interesting to me at all. I also didn't that Level setup of having a "Arena" style room where you fight then exit into some connective corridor into the next "Arena" room.

    But i did play the original Doom and Doom II back in the day. Excessively. I seen Doom Eternal on YouTube where one of the    I never played Doom 2016 when that came out and that "Glory Kill" Mechanic didn't look interesting to me at all. I also didn't that Level setup of having a "Arena" style room where you fight then exit into some connective corridor into the next "Arena" room.

    But i did play the original Doom and Doom II back in the day. Excessively.

    I seen Doom Eternal on YouTube where one of the Developers showcased it, and praised all of those nifty "Combat Puzzle" like elements. The graphic looked super interesting, borderline gorgeous, in a style just like the Quake games where, if you ever played Quake 3 Arena ... some Levels here look directly from there. Broken Church Cathedrals, destroyed Cityscapes intertwined with weird demonic flesh growing. Scary and yet pretty.

    So what do i like about it?

    The Music is pretty good, if you like light, scary Metal, it fits right in with the Graphic theme ... which is also good. I like both quite allot, those where the main draw to this game.
    I also like all the different things you can do with the Weapons Alternate Fire, all upgrades. It really feels very good to shoot those Demons, seeing their body get ripped to into pieces, flesh flying off, revealing the intestines and bones underneath.

    What do i not like.

    The first thing i dislike, is those "Corridors" between two Combat Arenas. You can Double Jump, Double Dash(even in mid air), grab certain kinds of marked walls and crawl up like Spiderman (which doesn't fit into this game at all) and there are horizontal Poles that you can jump towards that then give you speed and height. I would like to just SHOOT DEMONS and not have to deal with a First Person Jump'n'Run, I not know those segments did bore me quite allot. They where not particular hard, just boring and annoying.

    Then the actual Demon Shooting. The "Arenas" in which you fight Demons are super tiny and once you are inside Demons will spawn all around you in waves and you get attacked from all possible angles. If you stay still for more then 2 seconds you probably die, so the name of the game is to keep moving around that Arena.
    But that's not all, the amount of Ammunition you can hold at first is VERY tight, so you permanently run low on it. This forces you to kill one or more of hose "Fodder Demons" with your Chainsaw, which is a skill that recharges with Demons you kill, meaning if you miss too much you are screwed.

    What the base Gameplay Loop in those Arenas is, is first seeing which Major Demon is around you. Then switching to a Weapon that allows you to hit that Demons weak spot, while dodging the Fodder Demons.
    When you start to loose too much Health you have to shoot one of those Fodder Demons, which then starts to blink so you can Glory Kill it to gain Health back(or, search for a Medikit in the area).
    You also have to keep an eye on your Ammunition and Chainsaw skill so if you run low on Ammunition (which you WILL constantly) you need to run up to a Fodder Demon and use the Chainsaw to gain Ammunition back.
    And lastly you have that "Flame Belch" shoulder mounted Flame Thrower that you can use to set Demons on fire which then drop Armor Tokens when you damage them, or kill them (though there are pickups too).

    Overall, i do not like those Jump'n'Run segments between two Arenas and i not like the Arenas size, they give me anxiety and claustrophobic vibes.
    Also I still dislike all those mechanics surrounding "Glory Kills" to regain Health, using a Chainsaw to refill Ammunition or to set Demons on fire using the "Flame Belch" Cannon.

    The combat is allot more frantic then it is strategic, though there IS a very Strategic gameplay as to how to beat those bigger Demons.

    Too bad, this disappointed me. What i wanted, was a simple game with challenging Levels that i can run through and kill Demons. Just like the Original Doom.
    And yet there are good starting points right here. Just trash the Jump'n'Run segments, ditch that "Arena" style combat and make a big Level where you let the Player run around, kill Demons, select upgrades and what not.    … Expand
  22. Maurenos
    Mar 9, 2021
    6
    This is not the game you wanted. It's not a good sequel of 2016 Doom but something in-between. You jump on poles, ledges do somersaults and dash through the air. Your ammo depletes fast and you have to switch weapons constantly to survive. Even though it's a dynamic shooter, the game constantly encourages you to move from place to place in order to stay alive and kill all these demons.This is not the game you wanted. It's not a good sequel of 2016 Doom but something in-between. You jump on poles, ledges do somersaults and dash through the air. Your ammo depletes fast and you have to switch weapons constantly to survive. Even though it's a dynamic shooter, the game constantly encourages you to move from place to place in order to stay alive and kill all these demons.

    I'd say the game did not fulfill my expectations. The whole new platform-like movement system is just too absurd for a shooter game and that's why I'm giving it only 6. The previous game was better since it focused on one thing that counts in such games: SHOOTING.    … Expand
  23. SergeiZ
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    The game is good but worse than the previous part.
    What are the problems:
    1) It became more arcade. In terms of visual design. Where all bonuses and weapons used to be on the ground, now they hang in the air and are huge so even the blind can see them. 2) Fights have become chaotic. In the last part, the fights were too slow for me, it seems to go faster here, but because of the    The game is good but worse than the previous part.
    What are the problems:
    1) It became more arcade. In terms of visual design. Where all bonuses and weapons used to be on the ground, now they hang in the air and are huge so even the blind can see them.
    2) Fights have become chaotic. In the last part, the fights were too slow for me, it seems to go faster here, but because of the abundance of flowers and enemies, it is often perceived as a "heap".
    3) There are many small flaws in the game design that don't make the game bad, just make it a bit more awkward. For example exams. In the last game, you had to get runes in such trials. If a player has lost, he can restart the test. If you lose in Doom Eternal, you're save will load BEFORE Trials is activated. +1 key press +1 loading screen. Not that bad, but still a drawback. Tests used to be more diverse. Now - just kill all demons. Boring. etc.
    4) I really don't like the plot changes.
    5) Separately, I mark adding an excessive grotesque, which is simply unnecessary. But he is.

    The rest is hurricane action, it is interesting to play on the Nightmare, in some places the game is even difficult.

    Conclusion:
    Good action but worse than the prequel.    … Expand
  24. hertzian68
    Nov 8, 2020
    6
    UAC megacorp brings about hell on earth with their neverending greed a la wallstreet/ central banksters. Then a marxist technosavior comes along, complete with sickle and hammer logo. So the wej central bank scam and its tools the monopoloy megacorps "fights" the wej socialism/communism to bring about a kabbalistic dialectic of the one world genteel slavery of materialism and atheism so aUAC megacorp brings about hell on earth with their neverending greed a la wallstreet/ central banksters. Then a marxist technosavior comes along, complete with sickle and hammer logo. So the wej central bank scam and its tools the monopoloy megacorps "fights" the wej socialism/communism to bring about a kabbalistic dialectic of the one world genteel slavery of materialism and atheism so a wej elite and wej middle class management can live as lords over everyone else who are just animals as per the Talmud which these people are brought up on. Sheesh gaming is so sjw one world occultist underworld order programming these days.
    --I generally don't like any of the new doom stuff, just blood and guts S&M with a headache inducing soundtrack. Plants and animals that are blasted with this type of noise get sick or crazy at a much higher level than no music, you are no different. At least Doom 3 had a creepy aliens type of story. This is just much more realistic gory space invaders level stuff. Refunded.
    --On a technical level I had no problems playing this game and it looks ok, the monumental type of level art is good, not as good as dark souls 3 but still pretty nice looking.    … Expand
  25. abotogar
    Dec 20, 2021
    7
    have decent graphics and gun feel is good, story is mediocre, and online muliplayer doesn't work for me.
    the game is exremely fast with so much animations in your face making it hard to see what is going on, platforming is boring and sometimes confuses me, and there is a consistant lack of ammo at almost the end of each fight, not every time there is small minions to kill to get ammo, not    have decent graphics and gun feel is good, story is mediocre, and online muliplayer doesn't work for me.
    the game is exremely fast with so much animations in your face making it hard to see what is going on, platforming is boring and sometimes confuses me, and there is a consistant lack of ammo at almost the end of each fight, not every time there is small minions to kill to get ammo, not sure if this is intended or a bug.
    i understand why alot of people like this game, but it is not perfect as some people claim, i found doom (2016) to be more consistant and focused, with doom eternal looks better of course, more colorful and more enjoyable gun experience but it adds to much unnecessary stuff like platforming which make it unfocuesd.
    another thing, the game like to keep conecting to the internet alot even when playing the campaign and i found that to be annoying.
    i didn't want to finish the game because it became annoying than fun at certain point.    … Expand
  26. jorge1102
    Mar 7, 2022
    5
    Player needs to find a way to pass the mission

    fighting is difficult

    Variety of weapon modification options
  27. CoreGamer1408
    Aug 13, 2021
    6
    OMG WTF!? Doom Reboot was fun enough in the gameplay department. Doom 3/BFG had a solid atmosphere. The simplistic nature of all the previous DooMs' was why they are fun. Eternal has got no fun factor or atmosphere. Melee kill a demon/creature and it explodes like cartoon pinata. I want blood, I want guts, not cutey colored lights ffs. Eternal basically came across as Quake on x2 speed.OMG WTF!? Doom Reboot was fun enough in the gameplay department. Doom 3/BFG had a solid atmosphere. The simplistic nature of all the previous DooMs' was why they are fun. Eternal has got no fun factor or atmosphere. Melee kill a demon/creature and it explodes like cartoon pinata. I want blood, I want guts, not cutey colored lights ffs. Eternal basically came across as Quake on x2 speed. Ammo was low so ammo soft locking was problem. It was a chore to play, had no atmosphere, zero feeling of being a bad ass like 2016 Reboot. Plus the DooM Guy aka regular joe is now some epic Master Chief character the DooM Slayer. Oh no CoD type story cutscenes BS. Thanfully 2016 kept that crap to minumn and told the lore in optional text. Yeah it looks ok and runs at solid 60 FPS. Came across as nothing special. This reminds me like mobile game setup, whoa.… Expand
  28. Azuris
    Mar 26, 2021
    7
    You have to learn how this Game wants you to play it, but when you into those Mechanics, it is really a great Game.
    Also you're getting some old school Level Design and many Details.
    The Engine is running great. Edit: I sadly have to lower my Rating from 9 to 7. The DLCs are bad, they feel like a 90s third Party Expansion Pack that doesn't understand what makes the Game Fun. The    You have to learn how this Game wants you to play it, but when you into those Mechanics, it is really a great Game.
    Also you're getting some old school Level Design and many Details.
    The Engine is running great.

    Edit:
    I sadly have to lower my Rating from 9 to 7.
    The DLCs are bad, they feel like a 90s third Party Expansion Pack that doesn't understand what makes the Game Fun.
    The Encounters are lacking Balance.
    Also the Blood Maykr and the Cursed Prowler, they are just annoying, taking the Speed out of the Game.    … Expand
  29. PewDiePies
    Sep 16, 2020
    7
    Cool, I love some BLASTING action! crazy levels and monsters, but this is insane!
  30. MaxmilianKohler
    Aug 28, 2021
    5
    This game is pretty bad. Story is nonexistent. At mission 3 they started giving me 6 ammo to kill 30 enemies, even after I chose all the ammo upgrades. Then I got to another area where the path forward was completely hidden. I had to look up a guide on how to proceed... And then again, another path forward extremely esoteric, and again and again... wtf. I find so many things about thisThis game is pretty bad. Story is nonexistent. At mission 3 they started giving me 6 ammo to kill 30 enemies, even after I chose all the ammo upgrades. Then I got to another area where the path forward was completely hidden. I had to look up a guide on how to proceed... And then again, another path forward extremely esoteric, and again and again... wtf. I find so many things about this game way more annoying than Doom 2016. The people saying this game is better are out of their damn minds. It seems like there are so many poorly designed things in this game. Many really frustrating/annoying and buggy things that make me think very poorly of the people that made this game.

    If you want to collect all the items/secrets it's pretty much required to use a guide. Even with them being revealed on the map it's still extremely obscure how you're supposed to get to many of them.

    I see later on that you're supposed to use the chainsaw to get ammo, but that's a really bad mechanic due to the fact that it only regens 1/3 and you need 3/3 to kill big guys, so you can't just waste it on little guys to get ammo or you won't have it when you need it.

    Difficulty level of certain parts was just ridiculous. I've been playing competitive FPS games at a high level for over a decade. I had to BOTH set it to the easiest difficulty AND choose the special armor option that basically makes you invincible. There's just too much going on at once, too fast. Two bosses plus 15 different enemies shooting, throwing, and charging you from all sides. Pure chaos. The way the battle was designed just completely zapped my interest.

    I found it more enjoyable on the lowest difficulty where I could actually focus on using the many tools they give you, rather than just running around trying not to get hit. They even nerfed the BFG to the point where it only kills small to medium enemies.

    The last fight was dumb and more of the same chaos. I was glad when the game was over. I definitely regret buying this game.

    Ancient Gods DLC 1 is just more of the same but more fighting, harder enemies, and new enemies. And even more problems that constantly make me say "what a garbage game".

    Ancient Gods DLC 2 - finally they do something right. The sentinel hammer is good design. And they finally make the auto shotgun usable in certain situations. Final boss fight was incredibly boring and a total waste of time.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 61
  3. Negative: 0 out of 61
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 22, 2020
    80
    The murderous amok simulator returns and is even more furious than before. Fantastic presentation and great fighting system are harmed only by annoying platforming sequences. [Issue#302]
  2. PCMag
    May 1, 2020
    90
    If you're looking for a deep and thought-provoking gaming experience that changes your outlook on life, look elsewhere. However, if you want a fast-paced, visceral shooter full of non-stop action and outrageous violence, you can't do better than Doom Eternal. If you liked 2016's offering you will love this follow up. It's a hell of a good time.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Apr 19, 2020
    77
    Like Jason Statham’s character in Crank, Doom Eternal needs adrenaline every waking second. So long as you drown hordes of demons in their own blood, it feels like a perfect GOTY contender, but during quiet moments, Doom Eternal withers and forces you to ponder unpleasant questions. id Software needs to course-correct, otherwise we’ll be playing Super Doom Slayer’s Bros in a few years.
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