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  1. Jun 3, 2020
    6
    Игра годная, но у нее есть свои хорошие, нейтральные и плохие стороны. Плохих, к сожалению, гораздо больше, чем хотелось бы.
    Плюсы:
    + Графика. Хорошая и вполне тянет на не самых сильных машинах. Отлетающие куски от демонов - вообще шикарно. + Геймплей. Главный и очень веский плюс. По сравнению с думом 2016, он стал разнообразнее и интереснее, а некоторые раздражающие элементы (вроде
    Игра годная, но у нее есть свои хорошие, нейтральные и плохие стороны. Плохих, к сожалению, гораздо больше, чем хотелось бы.
    Плюсы:
    + Графика. Хорошая и вполне тянет на не самых сильных машинах. Отлетающие куски от демонов - вообще шикарно.
    + Геймплей. Главный и очень веский плюс. По сравнению с думом 2016, он стал разнообразнее и интереснее, а некоторые раздражающие элементы (вроде рунных испытаний) переработали. Поначалу чувствуешь себя пианистом-неумёхой ввиду обилия клавиш и привязанных к ним способностей, но, когда привыкаешь, играть становится динамично и весело. Хотя, конечно, малое количество патронов иногда подбешивало.
    Нейтралы:
    ... прыжковые головоломки в духе игр-платформеров. Скажу так, они меня не раздражали, но и не радовали. Не могу понять, зачем их вообще добавили.
    ... интерфейс и "аркадные" элементы дизайна. С одной стороны, цветастые интерфейс игрока и ящики патронов, а также подсвеченные секреты и подбираемое оружие облегчают ориентирование в бою. С другой стороны, они же вырвиглазные, господи.
    Минусы:
    - подача сюжета. Не скажу, что сюжет тут хороший или плохой - такая же прямая линия, как и в думе 2016, только с в разы большим размахом. Но воспринимается он гораздо хуже - катсцены в большинстве своем скучные, а вне катсцен подача довольно навязчивая. Единственная годная катсцена в игре - интро, а финальная так вобще полное разочарование.
    - обучение. Если хотите играть в этёрнал как в дум 2016, отключайте обучение сразу же. Оно здорово подрывает динамику, ибо разрабы решили, что на минуту переносить палача в стандартную "тестовую комнату" при подборе каждого нового механического элемента - норма.
    - элементы дизайна уровней. В целом, уровни здесь сделаны хорошо, но некоторые вещи просто ужасные. Замедляющая фиолетовая жижа и "головоломки" с водой и химзащитой - это худшее, что можно было сделать в думе, особенно учитывая то, что они встречаются между боями (за всю игру только один раз фиолетовая слизь появилась в боевой сцене) и просто тратят время игрока. Кроме того, некоторые арены тесные.
    - боссы. Честно, большую часть времени в боях с последними двумя боссами вы будете тратить на то, чтобы чистить арену от миньонов, которых они призывают (ага). Битва с финальным боссом мне показалась и вовсе затянутой на время вдвое дольшее, чем стоило бы, да и напряжения никакого. И хотя вот обычные враги стали интереснее, по сравнению с думом 2016 боссфайты упали в качестве. Возможно, дело в выбранной сложности (играл на сделай мне больно в обе игры), но в предыдущей игре все три битвы с боссами были гораздо напряженнее.

    В звершение скажу, что играть в новый дум нужно ради игры. Он не имеет атмосферы и ощущения целостности прошлого дума, но крошить демонов тут всё же поинтереснее.
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  2. Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Rarely have i been so split on a game. On one hand you have an interesting combat mechanic and novel approach to resource management in shooter games, and on the other hand it just doesn't feel right. In theory, everything about this game is great, but in practice it just feels wrong. The resource management mechanic forces you to play one way and one way only. Full risk, into the fray,Rarely have i been so split on a game. On one hand you have an interesting combat mechanic and novel approach to resource management in shooter games, and on the other hand it just doesn't feel right. In theory, everything about this game is great, but in practice it just feels wrong. The resource management mechanic forces you to play one way and one way only. Full risk, into the fray, shooting, ripping, burning, jumping. It's wonderfully intense, but it's also extremely monotonous. The old doom games featured variety, and by spreading limited ammo around the levels, and actually fare more complex and rewarding system of resource management. They tried to reinvent the wheel here, and I commend them for it, but it's just not for me, I found myself bored with the repetitive combat arenas, constantly sawing through demons or ripping them apart, then going on youtube to look up the solution for another annoying puzzle or platforming section where I overlooked one tiny hidden ledge to hold onto. The puzzles in the original doom were a lot more fun, since they emphasized actual exploration, while constantly under threat and forced to battle monsters.
    The story here is also more than questionable, but i'll admit that blowing a hole into Mars was pretty damn awesome.
    This isn't a bad game by any stretch. It's incredibly well made and ambitious. It's just not a great doom game.
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  3. Dec 29, 2020
    6
    Not really a let down, but failed to meet my expectations. Imps and Soldiers are pure fodder now, they barely kite your attacks. You do the same old boring loop over and over against the same enemies, and the game is ineffective if you don't force yourself into those loop. Even in ultra nightmare it was a snooze fest where I am just doing the same thing , in same order to kill enemies.Not really a let down, but failed to meet my expectations. Imps and Soldiers are pure fodder now, they barely kite your attacks. You do the same old boring loop over and over against the same enemies, and the game is ineffective if you don't force yourself into those loop. Even in ultra nightmare it was a snooze fest where I am just doing the same thing , in same order to kill enemies.

    No crafting you own path to combat, no favorite gun to max out, just a very typical take on a new version of DOOM. Id rather go play Quake champions if I wanted this type of gameplay. This game would not be anywhere near as successful if it did not stand on the shoulders of 2016, which was magnificent.
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  4. Dec 18, 2020
    5
    Bought it full price, tried to get it running as intended, gave up after 59 minutes of tinkering, got my refund. Maybe I'll come back next year, when it's patched and on a sale.

    6 Month later, now it´s "free" on GamePass and I gave it another try.
    Technically impressiv, fun demon ripping and tearing BUT the jumping parts are so annoying, that I eventually gave up.
  5. Apr 5, 2020
    5
    I've played all the major doom titles in the past, and I like this one least. Well, perhaps better than resurrection of evil, but that was a expansion pack. Its not terrible, and up to a point it was really fun. But the final third of the game is just tedious. The fights towards the end are boring, a typical rinse and repeat affair. The secrets, at first really on the nose, start beingI've played all the major doom titles in the past, and I like this one least. Well, perhaps better than resurrection of evil, but that was a expansion pack. Its not terrible, and up to a point it was really fun. But the final third of the game is just tedious. The fights towards the end are boring, a typical rinse and repeat affair. The secrets, at first really on the nose, start being irritating to get to, particularly those to which you have to fall down. The reliance on gimmicks is too much. The platformer sections are tedious. Doom 2016 was by far a better game.

    I'd say that before unlocking the Empyrean Keys the game is a solid 9/10. Then it's downhill, brutally.

    Other than that, ammo for the, erm, big guns is rare.
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  6. Mar 21, 2020
    7
    Олдфаг практически, но не до конца доволен
  7. Mar 20, 2020
    7
    Juego correcto, sin más. Ni TOP 3 de mis DOOM favoritos...
    Casualizado a más no poder (ya el menú no auguraba nada bueno): zonas de saltitos por todos lados, ridículo límite de munición hasta bastante avanzado el juego, dobles saltos, impulsos, hachas, espadas... En fin, se llama DOOM como se podría llamar de cualquier otra forma.
    La historia: vale más no tener nada antes que tener esto.
    Juego correcto, sin más. Ni TOP 3 de mis DOOM favoritos...
    Casualizado a más no poder (ya el menú no auguraba nada bueno): zonas de saltitos por todos lados, ridículo límite de munición hasta bastante avanzado el juego, dobles saltos, impulsos, hachas, espadas... En fin, se llama DOOM como se podría llamar de cualquier otra forma.
    La historia: vale más no tener nada antes que tener esto. Como reinterpretación del DOOM 2 no llega ni a la suela de este.
    Otra franquicia más prostituida al servicio de casuals y forniteros
    En fin, siempre nos quedarán los clásicos y el Brutal DOOM.
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  8. Mar 28, 2020
    7
    Meh. I was a huge fan of the 2016 Doom but this plays very differently and not in a good way. The combat is excellent but I absolutely detested the jumping sessions.
  9. Apr 6, 2020
    5
    тот же самый дум только на стэройдах к прохождению только один раз не более
  10. Aug 13, 2020
    7
    Fun, but it isn't Doom and it's not as good as Doom. There is way too much tedious jump puzzles and the map design isn't up to the levels of the classic games.
  11. Oct 1, 2020
    5
    Personally this game was a massive letdown for me. While the first game was a ballet of blood and guts and effects the second game feels like a awkward game of checkers and balancing ammo and health and having the right Weapon at the right time. By no means a bad game but when everyone wanted more of the same we were given something completely different and I don't know why this is a hugePersonally this game was a massive letdown for me. While the first game was a ballet of blood and guts and effects the second game feels like a awkward game of checkers and balancing ammo and health and having the right Weapon at the right time. By no means a bad game but when everyone wanted more of the same we were given something completely different and I don't know why this is a huge disappointment from what the first game was in my opinion Expand
  12. Dec 17, 2020
    7
    Как бы не хотелось, но придется разносить сиквел добротной игры 2016 года.

    Ну да ладно, попробуем постепенно, а не с горяча. 1)Упор на сюжет Не знаю зачем, но творцы из Id Software решили привнести в игру сюжетную составляющую, которую реализовали ущербно, я даже после 3 прохождения так и не до конца понял что и к чему. Накрутили вдобавок к демонам еще и ангелов, поверх них
    Как бы не хотелось, но придется разносить сиквел добротной игры 2016 года.

    Ну да ладно, попробуем постепенно, а не с горяча.

    1)Упор на сюжет

    Не знаю зачем, но творцы из Id Software решили привнести в игру сюжетную составляющую, которую реализовали ущербно, я даже после 3 прохождения так и не до конца понял что и к чему. Накрутили вдобавок к демонам еще и ангелов, поверх них творцов и прочую ультимативную сущность, что явно не пошло игре на пользу.

    2)Увеличение динамики за счет добавление вертикального геймплея.

    Не поймите меня неправильно, но то как они сделали платформы, на которых происходят стычки, в большинстве своем выглядит калечно и неудобно. В думе 2016 года были по сути 1-2 этажные локации, на которых было легко ориентироваться, здесь же нужно постоянно прыгать от одного этажа к другому, лишь бы не убили. Если рассматривать это с точки зрения динамики игры, то она, бесспорно, стала быстрее, но качество этой динамики лично для меня спорное, впрочем, прямо явным минусом это не назвать, но все же.

    3)Баланс.

    Здесь все стало совсем печально, ибо проходить игру на высоких сложностях стало проблематично в виду того, что при обнулении арсенала приходится как дурачку бегать по платформам и искать мобов для того, чтобы пилой пополнить запас. Это тормозит игру и оставляет явный осадочек, плюс даже в оригинале встречаются платформы, где враги валят просто волнами неебическими(В Ancient Gods они зачем-то еще больше сломали баланс, там враги не успевают спавнится, ибо их море). Думчанский явно стал сложнее, но после прохождения локации ты не упиваешься удовольствием, а задаешься вопросами "Какой инвалид настраивал эту игру".

    4)Музыка.

    Звучит смешно, но без Мика Гордона игра обеднела.
    Тот скандал, что не дал композитору добавить свои треки в игру, явно отразился на качестве продукта, ибо ту музыку, что состряпали за пару недель до выхода, нельзя назвать хорошей. Черт возьми, она мне вообще не понравилась и я был расстроен, когда слышал "чужие" мелодии при прохождении.

    Суммируя все вышеперечисленное можно точно сказать, что игра все-таки подойдет тем, кто полюбил DOOM 2016, но мне перепроходить игру не хочется абсолютно, даже длц не стал покупать из-за того, что оно сломанное напрочь по балансу и люди даже на средней сложности часами ковыряют одну платформу.

    Рекомендую к покупке сугубо по скидке, ибо за фул прайс это будет слишком больно.
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  13. Jul 17, 2020
    7
    В первые 7 часов игра интересная , а дальше однообразие . Уровни сделаны интересно , много секретов и мест , где нужно включить голову .
  14. Mar 27, 2020
    7
    Game is decent.

    Felt it needed... More Doom 4 though... More freedom, a solid arcade mode, a bit of a darker atmosphere. I played through the game 2 times on Nightmare but even though most people say it's harder than Doom 4 it felt easier for me, maybe because of the added mobility, the ridiculous amounts of spoilers i subjected myself through or simple loop which mainly consists of:
    Game is decent.

    Felt it needed... More Doom 4 though... More freedom, a solid arcade mode, a bit of a darker atmosphere. I played through the game 2 times on Nightmare but even though most people say it's harder than Doom 4 it felt easier for me, maybe because of the added mobility, the ridiculous amounts of spoilers i subjected myself through or simple loop which mainly consists of:

    Destroy weak points, prioritize targets, do fatalities for health, ammo or armor and move around like Usain Bolt.

    "It's a thinking mans action game." 666/1000
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  15. Apr 7, 2020
    7
    The story of the game is good, a moderate game is a bit poorer than the old games but I would recommend Half Life Alyx from now on, it gave me a legendary experience with virtual reality
  16. Jul 22, 2020
    7
    Maybe I'm just not good, but I think they way they handle ammo in this game is just annoying. That takes away from the fun of playing this game.
  17. Dec 9, 2020
    7
    If the 2016 Doom was a retelling of the original Doom, then this one would be a retelling of Doom 2, since the former took place on Mars and the latter took place on Earth.

    I struggled with coming up with a score for this one, because there are things I really love about it and things I really hate. What I love -- it looks great and sounds great, and it's fun to just blast the hell
    If the 2016 Doom was a retelling of the original Doom, then this one would be a retelling of Doom 2, since the former took place on Mars and the latter took place on Earth.

    I struggled with coming up with a score for this one, because there are things I really love about it and things I really hate.

    What I love -- it looks great and sounds great, and it's fun to just blast the hell out of everything.

    What I hate -- There are too many spots in this game where you have to rely on a serious of fancy jumps, and if you miss, you might have to go back and do all the other ones again because apparently the game developers thought that gamers were saying, "You know what I really hate? Being able to save my game whenever I want to!" Which also gets frustrating when you get to a point where a seemingly endless wave of enemies keeps coming at you. A challenge is one thing, but there were a few spots where I was stuck for more than was enjoyable because I was running around, killing everything, trying not to get hit, for what seemed like an eternity, only to get killed and have to go back to the beginning because again, no save option. I know the 2016 didn't let you save either, but I don't remember ever getting stuck in the same spot for too long. I actually gave up on some of the side challenges on this one because I got frustrated after awhile and just wanted to move on.

    As I do with most games, I start out with what I perceive as the "medium" setting. I think if I decide to play through this one again, I might try the easiest one.

    As with the previous game, there isn't much of a storyline. Not saying that's a bad thing, just personal preferences. Maybe a little more of a storyline than the originals, but not as much of one as Doom 3.
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  18. Apr 27, 2022
    7
    A great action FPS that is ruined by a few game breaking bugs that force you to restart entire levels. Still not patched after 2 year, so be warned.
  19. Jul 9, 2022
    7
    The game play is fluid, fast paced and action packed which is awesome. There is also a lot of quick time decisions you need to take in regards to which weapons you need to use when you fight different enemies and the environment that you fight them in. The story is alright for the type of setting that this game is in, I love the hilarious moments when doom guy just goes to the humans andThe game play is fluid, fast paced and action packed which is awesome. There is also a lot of quick time decisions you need to take in regards to which weapons you need to use when you fight different enemies and the environment that you fight them in. The story is alright for the type of setting that this game is in, I love the hilarious moments when doom guy just goes to the humans and does whatever the **** he wants in order to destroy the demons. There are some issues with getting stuck on objects and the game requires you to have a Bethesda Account which is the biggest piece of **** choice that they can make.I understand that you may need it for the Multiplayer portion but I lost my bloody save files for singleplayer due to the companies ****ty choices. Buy this when it's off 50% or more. Expand
  20. Jul 4, 2021
    7
    7/10

    TL:DR way too difficult, only for hardcore FPS gamers Pros: + adding dashing and double jump off the bat + still has some epic fights like in 2016 + a lot of cool things to do outside the campaign + new weapon abilities + entertaining scenes & dialogue + easier to upgrade guns than in 2016 Cons - Imbalanced overwhelming comically hilarious difficulty. Even with mods and
    7/10

    TL:DR way too difficult, only for hardcore FPS gamers

    Pros:
    + adding dashing and double jump off the bat
    + still has some epic fights like in 2016
    + a lot of cool things to do outside the campaign
    + new weapon abilities
    + entertaining scenes & dialogue
    + easier to upgrade guns than in 2016
    Cons
    - Imbalanced overwhelming comically hilarious difficulty. Even with mods and toggling easy, the last few levels were completely bananas. The difficulty is great for hardcore FPS players, not fun, and inaccessible for everyone else.
    - ammo is scarce for the number of demons you have to deal with.
    - A giant toolbox to manage during intense fights, not a big detractor but could be streamlined like in DOOM 16.
    - Buff Totems - a hidden totem on the map that spawns and buffs current demons until you find it and destroy it. The demons are so strong they can kill you late game on easy if you can't find the totem in time.
    this should be something you can turn off.
    - certain runes should not be runes but in the game already, ie "better air control", how about just make that a thing in the first place.
    - the upgrade system is more convoluted than 2016

    Other thoughts:
    I installed mods to try to mitigate the difficulty and it made things ok until the last few levels where things became overwhelming again. You have to be some sort of hardcore genius to play this game even on normal (hurt me plenty) without mods. And I would not recommend this game to my worse enemy on console due to the controller. This could have been a 9 or 10 but the devs got in their own way imo
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  21. Aug 2, 2022
    7
    good quality "fast food" in games, well done, but it is still can be boring
  22. Jul 4, 2020
    7
    Неплохой боевик, очень зрелищный и динамичный, но слишком много платформинга.
  23. Jan 1, 2021
    7
    Pros:
    - fights are very engaging and fast
    - good graphics
    - well optimised
    - many types of oponents

    Cons:
    - ammunition limitation (it makes to hard at the begining)
    - platforming

    Overall good game. Not as decient as doom 2016 but still good.
  24. Jan 15, 2021
    7
    I expected a sequence with more evolution. But it is still doom.

    I have to talk about the optimization of this game, which is very good like the first one.
  25. Jun 3, 2022
    7
    Наверное я просто слишком люблю дум 2016 и не могу от него абстрагироваться, но играть в это и уж тем более на максимальной сложности просто скучно.
    Темп боя ужасно рванный, ты не будешь истреблять демонов ради их истребления и иногда подпитки ресурсами, ты будешь их истреблять исключительно ради ресурсов.
    Карманы думгая стали катастрофически маленькими. Без прокачки туда влезет лишь 12
    Наверное я просто слишком люблю дум 2016 и не могу от него абстрагироваться, но играть в это и уж тем более на максимальной сложности просто скучно.
    Темп боя ужасно рванный, ты не будешь истреблять демонов ради их истребления и иногда подпитки ресурсами, ты будешь их истреблять исключительно ради ресурсов.
    Карманы думгая стали катастрофически маленькими. Без прокачки туда влезет лишь 12 патронов дроби.
    Хочешь больше? Исследуй карту, занимайся платформингом, рви темп игры еще больше.
    Проблема игры в том, что она не дает тебе выбрать стиль игры с любимым набором пушек, а определяет его за тебя - крутись как белка в колесе, бесконечно используя ВСЕ виды оружия и ВСЕ способности, обязательно исследуй все уголки карты, иначе проиграешь.
    Чтобы единая формула игры вдруг не сломалась, тебе всегда услужливо подбросят пачку хилым мобов, спаун которых тут бесконечен.
    По прокачке - от неё стало зависеть слишком много и она просто стала перегруженной.
    Кому то нравится платформинг, но у меня кроме смеха и огорчения крутящиеся в воздухе огненные цепи (на манер супер марио брос) не вызвали никаких других эмоций.
    Обучение тоже стало очень лояльным - перед встречей с каждым противником тебе услужливо покажут мультик, как его правильно убивать/где его слабые места .
    Для меня это минус, т.к. в моем представлении хорошая игра всегда предоставляет игроку хоть немного свободы исследования процесса. Этот же момент немного переходит мою внутреннюю черту.
    Музыка мне не запомнилась, но тут на вкус и цвет. Но что не на вкус и цвет - мне одному показалось, что у музыки низкий битрейт? Звучит поносно.
    Не смотря на все вышеперечисленные недостатки (субъективные, разумеется), игра запросто найдет своего пользователя.
    Техническое исполнение на высоте, и, в целом, описанные проблемы не столь критичны.
    Просто не ожидайте тут увидеть тот самый дум, который заставил вновь почувствовать вкус классики на современный лад.
    Эту игру можно считать своеобразной эволюцией серии, просто она не для меня.
    Попробовать её однозначно стоит.
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  26. Jul 25, 2022
    5
    Not bad, was fun for a bit but got boring rather quick. Graphics are really nice, game runs well but falls off from there. Storytelling wasn't the best although maybe thats because I've never played any other doom game, and it becomes very repetitive and boring. Its not a blast to play, its the kind of game I would play when I'm bored perhaps. I think I had more fun with metal gear risingNot bad, was fun for a bit but got boring rather quick. Graphics are really nice, game runs well but falls off from there. Storytelling wasn't the best although maybe thats because I've never played any other doom game, and it becomes very repetitive and boring. Its not a blast to play, its the kind of game I would play when I'm bored perhaps. I think I had more fun with metal gear rising than this, and thats a ps3/360 game released in 2013 for £20. This game has close to no replayability because of how the gameplay is the exact same the entire way through with different settings and gimmicks to come with it. I got the game for £15, which I think is somewhat worth it but DO NOT buy it for £50. £15 is a fair price for something like this, although I think most of the focus went into the graphics and the marketing material. RTX, DLSS, millions of graphical settings to play with except RTX has some major problems so I figure its only there for marketing.

    Overall, only buy if you find the game under £20. Anything over and its a complete waste of money because the gameplay loop gets boring very quick. People can praise the game all they want but in the end they probably completed it once and never even touched it again.
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  27. Nov 27, 2022
    7
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  28. May 30, 2023
    7
    The good :

    - frantic action. - excellent optimization. - ray tracing reflections are awesome : they can be further improved with the following commands in the console : r_raytracedReflectionsTemporalUpscaleQuality=0 and r_SSRMinSmoothness between 0 and 0.5 - interesting story which gives the genesis of the deamons, hell and chaos. - sounds and music are excellent. - no woke
    The good :

    - frantic action.
    - excellent optimization.
    - ray tracing reflections are awesome : they can be further improved with the following commands in the console : r_raytracedReflectionsTemporalUpscaleQuality=0 and r_SSRMinSmoothness between 0 and 0.5
    - interesting story which gives the genesis of the deamons, hell and chaos.
    - sounds and music are excellent.
    - no woke propaganda which is very rare for an american game.

    The bad :

    - the textures resolution could have been better, even if they are not bad.
    - the action is so intense that the game becomes quickly tiring.
    - the difficulty is quite high : at the beginning, the game is easy but it becomes more and more difficult and at the end, is a nightmare. I was forced to enable the god mode to finish the game.
    - the platforms stages are frustrating.
    - the oppression and threat atmosphere is not present, contrary to its predecessor Doom 3.
    - no weapons sensations (no recoil...).
    - no manual save.
    - very repetitive.

    One of the best FPS on PC.
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  29. Oct 8, 2022
    6
    The problem with this game is that it is called DOOM for a reason which is beyond me, because it is nothing, but Quake 5 arena which pretend to have a story and gameplay.

    If you familiar with the original Doom series, you know that most of the fun came from exploring the levels, because level design was a separated profession back then, whereas nowadays they ask the cleaner lady to do
    The problem with this game is that it is called DOOM for a reason which is beyond me, because it is nothing, but Quake 5 arena which pretend to have a story and gameplay.

    If you familiar with the original Doom series, you know that most of the fun came from exploring the levels, because level design was a separated profession back then, whereas nowadays they ask the cleaner lady to do the job.

    The mechanics is the following: you go in a perfectly linear level, and time to time you enter arena fights, exactly and precisely like in Quake 3 Arena. It is fun at first because of the game mechanics which is entirely optimized for this, but it gets old very fast.

    Even the design is entirely Quake. Some pickups, monsters and weapons are like in the original, but they couldn't capture the essence of the design, so it is like that and not like that at the same time. They have reduced every classic thing to a mediocre one. Just why? They had the original, how the "hell" they could mess it up? It is not as if they had to reinvent the wheel.

    Adding lots of Super Mario-like platform elements is also devastating. You are the Doom guy, Super Mario and Lara Croft at the same time. It is anything but funny.

    The other thing is that the gore is missing. They use weird colors and schemes which makes the gore not bloody at all. It is not scary, not disgusting, not realistic, nothing, like a cartoon or something. You explore the hell and the entire hell itself isn't scary at all. In the big soui-harvester you find about 8 souls which is tortured COVERED BY BLANKETS. I suspect this is because of the huge censor, so it is Disney-Quake, targeted the younger age group, which is completely unnecessary, since the true fans of Doom are 30-40 year old guys, and there is no reason to think that youngsters would not jump into it. According to the original Doom, it is mandatory to build the entire game on horror elements.

    And the typical "realistic" color scheme: everything is brown, gray, brown, gray, and brown. Congratulation.

    We have to mention the absolutely, devastatingly bad sound-schemes. This applies to the 2016 Doom too. In the original Doom you cold recognize every monster, every pickup, every event, every weapon by their unique and absolutely amazing sound (which was made from free sounds). Now you have a mediocre sound-soup, in which you can't recognize nothing. It is one of the biggest disappointment in the game. I simply can't imagine how they could NOT make real sounds. They would just have to copy the original, upgrade it and that's all. Same with the soundtrack. They asked the cleaner lady to make this too.

    The monster design is also mediocre. You going to find hard time to make differences between them, in most cases. Hilarious.

    The story is also boring and technically non-existent. It is just a cliche-war.

    I was so badly expected something like the original "Hell On Earth", where you can explore huge cities with tons of explorable areas and huge, open-ground fights. What a complete disappointment, compared to that. Even the original developers realized that they have to make bigger areas instead of tunnels.

    The only thing which is left is to give the game to the modders and let them to make something meaningful out of it.

    I gave it 0 points because this is not a 7.7 point game, but a 6 arcade whatever.

    UPDATE: after 20+ hours, if you learn all the trick finally, such as quick weapon change, quick aim, and get used to the game mechanics, the game going to be more enjoyable.

    However, there are times when you quiet boringly killing monsters at nightmare difficulty.

    While I stand for everything I say, if you master the game, it is going to be better eventually, so I gave it a 6 point instead of 0.

    It is true that the game itself rocks. It really has some unique characteristic, which makes it one of the best in the genre, but this is because the competition is so LOW.

    So regardless of everything said, I recommend this game.
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  30. May 22, 2023
    7
    This wasn't as good as the previous one, I hated that they just throw at you the same exact waves of daemons/monsters over and over again, it gets boring and frustrating after a while and as with the previous instalment there's no story here just aim and shoot.

    The graphics are amazing, if you though the previous Doom had great graphics you are gonna be surprise of the detail and
    This wasn't as good as the previous one, I hated that they just throw at you the same exact waves of daemons/monsters over and over again, it gets boring and frustrating after a while and as with the previous instalment there's no story here just aim and shoot.

    The graphics are amazing, if you though the previous Doom had great graphics you are gonna be surprise of the detail and quality of the graphics here. I wish other games would have the same dedication to the visuals, the game runs very smoothly for such quality.
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  31. Jun 5, 2023
    7
    Хорошее продолжение игры 2016 года, в котором расширили геймплей, давая возможность насладиться буквально мясом под жОсткую музыку. Devil May Cry от мира шутеров.
  32. Jul 17, 2022
    7
    An action packed FPS that is full of gore and violence. But the constant lack of ammo makes it a bit frustrating if you dislike glory kills that give new ammo.
  33. 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
  34. Dec 29, 2022
    7
    Good Hardcore shooter, blood, heavy metal and violence. Simple formula, amazing game
  35. Jan 16, 2023
    7
    I have to confess that I'm not a big fan of Doom. And Eternal didn´t change a thing. To me it´s just a generic boring shooter which feels quite a bit to long. To monotonous and after playing Doom from 2016 I really don´t see enough differences. None related to the gameplay, which is okay but in my opinion it should've developed furthermore. What bothers me more is that the levels are justI have to confess that I'm not a big fan of Doom. And Eternal didn´t change a thing. To me it´s just a generic boring shooter which feels quite a bit to long. To monotonous and after playing Doom from 2016 I really don´t see enough differences. None related to the gameplay, which is okay but in my opinion it should've developed furthermore. What bothers me more is that the levels are just the same as in part one. A space station there, a little bit of Mars here and even the hell ist back.
    But technically its a great game and there is nothing to complain about. And it´s performing incredibly well when it comes to FPS.
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  36. Jan 27, 2023
    7
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  37. May 22, 2023
    7
    i havent played this but it looks heckin fun yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 61
  2. 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. 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.
  3. 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.