DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part One

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  1. EmberWolf
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Look at all the negative reviews. Do you see what they have in common? In basic sense, these people think a game is bad because it challenges the player. This DLC is for people who’ve mastered the base game. The developers even stated that. Level design, atmosphere, platforming and even enemy placement has all been improved upon. Sure some fights might seem to drag during your firstLook at all the negative reviews. Do you see what they have in common? In basic sense, these people think a game is bad because it challenges the player. This DLC is for people who’ve mastered the base game. The developers even stated that. Level design, atmosphere, platforming and even enemy placement has all been improved upon. Sure some fights might seem to drag during your first playthrough but they’re extremely rewarding to master. It’s really quite annoying how these negative reviews overshadow all the improvements this DLC made.… Expand
  2. SwnSng
    Oct 27, 2020
    10
    The Ancient gods has the most engaging combat of any DOOM game.

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

    We all agree that the game is harder but so was Eternal when you first played it. I mean would you rather the game not challenge Slayers and all we got was just new environments to play through because to me I think that would have been disappointing. I think the game is generous to players with BFG ammo all around if you want to make an encounter easier. The game is not unfair -- everytime you die, you know what you did wrong or what you need to improve on. Whether it's movement, positioning, monster priority or pumping out more dps it's all there for you to analyze. Also, it's not a bad ide a to play the game in a lower difficulty on the first run-through to learn the mechanics and limit any frustration that you may have. Every Slayer can improve some part of their game and that is when any skilled base game feels the most satisfying.    … Expand
  3. EZLOPEZ2
    Oct 29, 2020
    10
    it's phenomenal in terms of difficulty, there's no challenge like that in the main game, probably the journalists didn't like it because it was difficult
  4. Mixaila
    Nov 9, 2020
    10
    Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part One is an amazing expansion to the franchise that brings all the best parts of the base game and cranks them to the max to make a hardcore experience. Would definitely recommend to doom and arena shooter fans, not for the average laid back gamer or game journalist ; )
  5. Tango-Three
    Oct 27, 2020
    9
    Hard, entertaining, best DOOM levels ever conceived. I highly recommend to all DOOM ETERNAL players out there. Tip: master the DOOM Dance first.
  6. GamejournoSucks
    Nov 4, 2020
    9
    Amazing expansion to an already stellar game, Id studios once again why they are the masters when it comes to creating FPS games. This expansion is brutal, fast paced, high octane and absolute blast from start to finish.

    Only complaint is how short the Expansion is in comparison to the base game but what's there is excellent and the brutal difficulty will keep you coming back for more.
  7. metalrash
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    This game is for the hardcore Doom and FPS players only cos my god this DLC or rather, expansion will test you to your limits. Its been amped up to 11 and then some!! Old school in every way, very similar to the early doom episodes.
    Intense and exhilarating, and the satisfaction you get from clearing an arena is so satisfying.
  8. DoomSlayer3030
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    This is what is going to make doom eternal game of the year! The story content is awesome adding more lore to the storyline and the slayer and the combat is more fast and difficult which is awesome!
  9. FelipeTempone
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    If you like Doom classic style, this is the best Doom experience ever! Amazing DLC! A true tribute to the franchise! Rip and Tear!
  10. justinjrthomas
    Oct 24, 2020
    4
    Far too much of this game is repetitive and grindy. Some parts aren't even fun and they feel like a chore. Unfortunately a huge step back from Eternal.
  11. Gulyu84
    Oct 22, 2020
    10
    Perfect content for a perfect game. I recommend it to anyone who wants to continue from where the basic game is over. The story is predictable, but in this game, who cares. The difficulty may catch on for those who play less fps games.
  12. Emberz
    Oct 23, 2020
    9
    Spoiler free review:

    - Is it worth the price? Yes most definitely. If you’re looking for a good challenge and have already mastered the Base game, this expansion is for you. - How long is the DLC? For a first run, you’ll average about five hours. Depends on difficulty and the amount of time you put into exploration though. Could take longer. - How many levels are there? Three.    Spoiler free review:

    - Is it worth the price?
    Yes most definitely. If you’re looking for a good challenge and have already mastered the Base game, this expansion is for you.

    - How long is the DLC?
    For a first run, you’ll average about five hours. Depends on difficulty and the amount of time you put into exploration though. Could take longer.

    - How many levels are there?
    Three. Each one takes about 80+ minutes to complete. These missions are much more open too, which allows for more secret hunting.

    - Platforming
    The platforming has been improved, and now blends with the environments much more cohesively. It’s also more challenging this time around. Depends on whether you like that or not. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

    - Music
    Probably the most controversial part of the DLC. Trust me, the music does give off that Doom vibe. It may not have super catchy riffs like Mick’s work does but there are still some really good tracks to listen to in this DLC. Though for some reason, the music volume is quite low compared to the base game’s. If you really want the music to pop, turn down your sound effects volume to 50% or lower.

    - Are there New Bosses/Enemies/Hazards?
    Yes, most of them, in my opinion, are good.

    Would recommend. Great expansion, few nitpicks I have with some of the enemy design but that’s about it.    … Expand
  13. Faxthtax
    Oct 24, 2020
    4
    Being off Doom for a while i had to get into the controls again, but damn this new expansions is HARD!!
    Even on easy the difficulty is disgusting. Just hordes of enemies is constantly thrown at you with a new breed of spirits that can take over Demons and make them three times stronger and faster and demands 3 times as much bullets. In the end i just got bored with it. Most new enemies    Being off Doom for a while i had to get into the controls again, but damn this new expansions is HARD!!
    Even on easy the difficulty is disgusting. Just hordes of enemies is constantly thrown at you with a new breed of spirits that can take over Demons and make them three times stronger and faster and demands 3 times as much bullets. In the end i just got bored with it. Most new enemies made for this pack is more or less rather annoying and frustrating.
    Base game was good but the this expansion was rather meh. It is aimed at hard core gamers which i am NOT...
    I will not stick around for Part II...    … Expand
  14. nburroughs10
    Oct 24, 2020
    6
    For DLC it is anything but weak but yet it is exhausting. Doom Eternal really puts the eternal into the game. The endless hordes and your doomguy dying a thousands times gives it a never ending feeling. Good ending to part one but felt like I might need a new controller by the end of the game.
  15. Antek
    Oct 24, 2020
    5
    Loved the base game, finished it few times. Was waiting eagerly for this continuation.
    Now that I've finally touched it, I'm truly disappointed. It proposes a minimal content maximally packed with the endless waves of the same old enemies, which quickly becomes rather exhausting than fun.
    Overall feels like a cheap quantity over quality product.
  16. Gregiorp
    Oct 25, 2020
    4
    This is not fun compared to original (vanilla?) Eternal. There is no "challenge" besides having walls of demons thrown at you. Majority of the fights you wont even be able to see due to electric arcs, fire, smoke and just everything being in your face. You want to appeal to the Ultra Hardcore/Nightmare fan base leave that **** in difficulty modes. There is no time to plan or clever movesThis is not fun compared to original (vanilla?) Eternal. There is no "challenge" besides having walls of demons thrown at you. Majority of the fights you wont even be able to see due to electric arcs, fire, smoke and just everything being in your face. You want to appeal to the Ultra Hardcore/Nightmare fan base leave that **** in difficulty modes. There is no time to plan or clever moves due to you not having time to do anything. Also Marauders now there are two of them to remind you how they ruin the game when they are on screen. Hey ID nobody liked your stupid new demon deal with it and admit they are badly designed and remove them or nerf them.… Expand
  17. flippingheck
    Oct 28, 2020
    2
    For people who played on hurt me plenty on the main campaign this is going to give you a headache.

    Arenas are imbalanced, possessed enemies are the worse to deal with. Even on lowest difficulty this game just throws everything at you. Especially on a controller its all too difficult to do multiple things at once. The cutscenes are like something from ps3 days they are horrible tbh. All    For people who played on hurt me plenty on the main campaign this is going to give you a headache.

    Arenas are imbalanced, possessed enemies are the worse to deal with. Even on lowest difficulty this game just throws everything at you. Especially on a controller its all too difficult to do multiple things at once. The cutscenes are like something from ps3 days they are horrible tbh.

    All in all i had to refund this game as its completely missold it should have been called hard mode and i would have stayed away but to label it basically like a continuation of the campaign is decieving customers who loved the original base game which i did.

    This has left an overall bad taste for me and i doubt i’ll even bother when this is exclusive to xbox.

    This dlc is overpriced and is blatent deceptive marketing.

    Avoid at all costs if your not a nightmare or ultra player. So disappointed    … Expand
  18. IamFriday
    Oct 28, 2020
    2
    A horrible addition. It completely broke the concept of the game. Arenas are terrible, you don't have a Mets to jump normally,the main idea of doom is movement is life.But here they have inserted such levels that you are fighting on the heel of a wolf and you just have nowhere to Dodge and get away. There is an arena with fog, in which you can not see the enemies at all. Added new demonsA horrible addition. It completely broke the concept of the game. Arenas are terrible, you don't have a Mets to jump normally,the main idea of doom is movement is life.But here they have inserted such levels that you are fighting on the heel of a wolf and you just have nowhere to Dodge and get away. There is an arena with fog, in which you can not see the enemies at all. Added new demons that also spoil the game.For example, a flying Golden demon that can be killed when it catches a strong attack. Some balls that release smoke, remove health and slow down, they also can not be killed. Or just a blue spirit that infects monsters. Terribly shabby, it's impossible to play, arenas, new demons, music, everything is bad.I passed with disgust, if the second part of the add-on is the same, I will not buy it. Don't bury your thoughts in such squalor.… Expand
  19. kardasik
    Nov 12, 2020
    0
    Look, I loved Doom 2016 and Eternal, replayed both on Ultra-Violence many, many times. My issue with this DLC is that its difficulty is just completely unrelated to the level you choose. And you don't even realize it at first! The beginning seems fairly in line with what you see in Eternal: few extra lives make it difficult, so you have to struggle a bit. However, sometime in the middle ofLook, I loved Doom 2016 and Eternal, replayed both on Ultra-Violence many, many times. My issue with this DLC is that its difficulty is just completely unrelated to the level you choose. And you don't even realize it at first! The beginning seems fairly in line with what you see in Eternal: few extra lives make it difficult, so you have to struggle a bit. However, sometime in the middle of the first level you realize two things: 1. The battles are EXTREMELY long, with 5-6 waves of demons in a row with NO checkpoints; 2. There are basically TWO extra lives in the entire two-hour long level.

    Fine, you think to yourself, I'll lower the difficulty a notch. Does it help? It does, until you reach the next level, where you get the same thing with the charming addition of timed demons (if you don't do a specific action immediately after killing them they basically restart at full health), including the bloody four-stage boss! Eternal's extra life system was already designed stupidly in that if you ran out of extra lives during an encounter and died, they didn't reset. As a result you had the least extra lives specifically when you need them most. However, this was compensated by the ability to farm them. In this case? Well, you could try replaying the two hours of the first level with tight corridors for the two extra lives you get there, hoping you don't lose more in the process, but that's just masochism at this point.

    It feels like they outsourced the gameplay too: 1. all the new demons, including the bosses, break the pace completely by requiring you to basically stand in one spot; 2. the time to complete the DLC was clearly extended by saying "let's just throw in a bunch more demons into tight spaces, that's gonna be fun!"

    I understand that some people enjoy the nightmare-level difficulty that you can find in mastery levels, but what bright mind thought "You know what, let's have everyone pay for a chunk of the story that is exponentially harder than the main game even at the lowest setting, and NOT WARN THEM ABOUT THIS"??

    Eternal was fun, this DLC is just a chore

    P.S. The music score was apparently written the same way as the battles: the louder the better. At some point the screeches of the demons become mostly indistinguishable from the background music    … Expand
  20. Rcas
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    Doom eternal was great but what is this l exactly. It’s okay to have demons thrown at you but this dlc strata to get annoying at some point the fights are long and with new enemies that are annoying to beat instead of fun. The final boss is so hardly unfair that at some point you don’t wanna play anymore but you have to, not because the gameplay or additions are good. Just because I spentDoom eternal was great but what is this l exactly. It’s okay to have demons thrown at you but this dlc strata to get annoying at some point the fights are long and with new enemies that are annoying to beat instead of fun. The final boss is so hardly unfair that at some point you don’t wanna play anymore but you have to, not because the gameplay or additions are good. Just because I spent 20 dollars on this thing.… Expand
  21. Shadowgg616
    Nov 2, 2020
    3
    Doom eternal is a fantastic game, I was hyped for the ancient gods part 1, and I even avoided spoilers. When I played it, and i usually go on "I'm too young to die" difficulty so I can learn what to do and where to improve. In this campaign, the only complaint I have is that the 2nd and 3rd level were way too difficult on my first try. Fog in one section of the blood swamps was worse thanDoom eternal is a fantastic game, I was hyped for the ancient gods part 1, and I even avoided spoilers. When I played it, and i usually go on "I'm too young to die" difficulty so I can learn what to do and where to improve. In this campaign, the only complaint I have is that the 2nd and 3rd level were way too difficult on my first try. Fog in one section of the blood swamps was worse than silent hill, and the trial of maligog was too much. The blood maykrs were really annoying (using more minor attacks than major attacks became annoying when I was waiting) and the samur maykr boss was infuriating. But the 2 marauders in level 1 were not difficult at all for me. And the set pieces and arenas are amazing, except the blood swamps(Called blood swamps, not a single drop of blood in sight). Platforming was fine, gameplay is good(sadly no crucible) but if I play on "too young to die" I don't expect to be rage quitting on the second level. All in all, it's not as good as doom eternal's main campaign, butis still good.… Expand
  22. eatmeallthetime
    Nov 6, 2020
    1
    You know how you're favorite part of Doom Eternal was the room that restricted your vision and had environmental hazards? How about doing it again when your file gets corrupted? Oh, and the part 1? That was something we added later when we realized we could screw your wallet at least twice... Seriously, Doom Eternal was my 2020 game of the year until this fart. The DLC tainted my love ofYou know how you're favorite part of Doom Eternal was the room that restricted your vision and had environmental hazards? How about doing it again when your file gets corrupted? Oh, and the part 1? That was something we added later when we realized we could screw your wallet at least twice... Seriously, Doom Eternal was my 2020 game of the year until this fart. The DLC tainted my love of the core... Don't buy.… Expand
  23. iddqd4
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    +3 крутецких уровня, и самая сложная и долгая битва во всей игре, с Мародером с ангелом внутри, на очень крохотной арене 3 уровня, и довольно сложный финальный босс. Красиво, стремительно, сложно.

    Отличное продолжение, ни в чем не уступающее оригиналу, кроме продолжительности. 10/10    +3 крутецких уровня, и самая сложная и долгая битва во всей игре, с Мародером с ангелом внутри, на очень крохотной арене 3 уровня, и довольно сложный финальный босс. Красиво, стремительно, сложно.

    Отличное продолжение, ни в чем не уступающее оригиналу, кроме продолжительности. 10/10
  24. Alexandr2001
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Amazing experience for DOOM fans - much harder than Eternal campaign,highly recommend
  25. Inuarcer
    Jul 19, 2021
    0
    Its Doom Eternal - only with more Demons (because it's DLC). Its very hard but that is just fine.
  26. CrispyWafflez
    Dec 11, 2020
    9
    Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods surpassed my expectations and somehow a 5 hour DLC is on par with the entire main game for me. The arenas are more intense and chaotic and the double down (literally) on the strongest enemies you love to hate. They're long and very difficult and you'll be sweating and getting mad and it feels so good to overcome them. There's also another layer of verticalityDoom Eternal: The Ancient Gods surpassed my expectations and somehow a 5 hour DLC is on par with the entire main game for me. The arenas are more intense and chaotic and the double down (literally) on the strongest enemies you love to hate. They're long and very difficult and you'll be sweating and getting mad and it feels so good to overcome them. There's also another layer of verticality to the arenas as well as more advanced and longer platforming sections that test the understanding of the players movement, and were very enjoyable. The level design is just as good if not better than the base game and offers some fun backtracking and key card hunting and well as having more interconnected and explorable levels. There are also some cool weather effects and excellent art direction in all three of the levels, really immersive and great use of color. The new runes are fun to use and add an extra layer of customization as well as offering some cosmetic customization with unlocking skins for completing secret encounters. The music was also great and it fits the tone of the game and serves as a nice driving force but is missing those super iconic and memorable riffs that would've brought it to the next level. The new enemy types are mostly solid additions and blood angels are a real threat, if you aren't careful and quick, and the spectre whiplash was also a really cruel and nice addition as well. Only enemy I'm mixed on is the spirits. They create these super buff enemies which are fun to fight and spice up the encounters but you're forced to kill it one way which is super slow and brings the combat to a crawl for a few seconds. The final boss was also incredible but still felt lacking in terms of having a way to fight him head on, instead of using spirit enemies. Story wise there's some fun dialogue and some really cool twists here, but we'll definitely need to wait for part 2 to have a complete story. Overall I think The Ancient Gods appropriately ups the challenge, doubles down on fun platforming sections, and offers a solid amount of content. At the end of the day it's more Eternal and it really delivers.… Expand
  27. amer-jh
    Jun 20, 2021
    6
    Doom Eternal base game I a 9 o 9.5. This is 6. it is excessive difficult in an artificial way. They just throw at you lot of super demons waves in small arenas time and time again. Not exploration at all, basically DLC feels cheaper that base game and boring as a chore sometimes. Scenarios are not well designed, they are just interconnected arenas where some ones are really excessiveDoom Eternal base game I a 9 o 9.5. This is 6. it is excessive difficult in an artificial way. They just throw at you lot of super demons waves in small arenas time and time again. Not exploration at all, basically DLC feels cheaper that base game and boring as a chore sometimes. Scenarios are not well designed, they are just interconnected arenas where some ones are really excessive difficult in a bad way, just imagine they put you in a small arena with not too much room or option to run away and they toss you waves of demons at you face where basically you run out of option because they are a lot and hit you at the same time, game is overwhelming and you die in unfair ways several times until in one chance you pass, but not out of you skills but a mix of skills and “lucky”, checkpoints are also scarce to stretch the duration of the game artificially. All in all, cheap difficulty , think of completely the opposite to Dark Souls difficulty. Totally regret I bought the DLC. Doom Eternal base game is awesome but Ancient Gods idéela just like a cheap designed game, it is like Mercenaries mode in Resident Evil in highest difficulty level, that’s all it is when you remove the story from the equation.… Expand
  28. Maxx24
    Feb 18, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Repetitive and headache!
    Id software made this game harder and honestly this didn't need any hard up     … Expand
  29. MaxmilianKohler
    Aug 28, 2021
    4
    I rated the main game 5/10. 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".

    DLC 2 is slightly better, but I still wouldn't recommend it.
  30. Frgtuw
    Mar 5, 2021
    10
    Великолепное дополнение к Великолепной игре. Ещё сложнее и быстрее. Добавили вполне интересный сюжет. В общем: всем брать
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 15, 2020
    70
    With three new enemy types and one (very challenging) boss in the mix, as well as three new perks to earn by completing the optional Slayer Gater challenges, it’s a familiar yet distinct experience. But it’s still best to play through Doom Eternal before trying this. [Issue#182, p.155]
  2. GameSkinny
    Nov 12, 2020
    80
    Doom Eternal's first expansion, The Ancient Gods — Part One, stumbles in a few areas, but it's ultimately a damn good addition to the foundation laid earlier this year. All said it's a ripping good time despite its blemishes.
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  3. Gamer.nl
    Nov 6, 2020
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.
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