DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part Two

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Mar 24, 2021
    85
    id Software delivers a memorable conclusion to the Doom Slayer epic. By erasing the flaws of the previous expansion, Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods, Part II offers the most complete games of the series. The new enemies are integrated very well and create new well thought out challenges. Apart from its lifespan, which can be explained by its release model, this new content has nothing to envy to the base game and closes the saga of the Doom Slayer with panache.
  2. PLAY
    May 4, 2021
    80
    Best appreciated by Doom veterans, this is a ferociously challenging, fresh-feeling, satisfying end to Eternal. Brace yourself for more platforming, though. [Issue#1, p.82]
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  3. Game Revolution
    Mar 24, 2021
    80
    The Ancient Gods Part 2 is the least impressive segment in Doom’s rebooted trilogy with its stages, level of difficulty, and slightly off-kilter story beats that all come in just below the previously established baseline. But it’s still one heck of a high baseline since the strategic, blazing-fast gunplay and ever-growing lineup of unique demons still have no equal in the first-person shooter space. The Doom Slayer was directed to rip and tear until it was done and now that it is indeed done, he has earned his rest even though his final showdown wasn’t his finest ripping and tearing.
  5. GameSpot
    Mar 23, 2021
    80
    In short, this is the most complete version of Doom Eternal and, aside from a terribly frustrating late-game boss fight, a consistently great note for Eternal to go out on.
  6. TheSixthAxis
    Mar 22, 2021
    80
    The Ancient Gods Part 2 is an insanely fun ending to the saga of the Doom Slayer. While the narrative aspect of the DLC is a little underwhelming, what really matters is that I got to fight two high-speed buffed Marauders at once. Doom Eternal rocks.
  7. Gameblog.fr
    Apr 14, 2021
    70
    The Ancient Gods Part 2 is a good conclusion to DOOM Eternal, with some funny new features that will please the players.

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 43
  3. Negative: 10 out of 43
  1. joshbreviews
    Mar 25, 2021
    6
    i think it's time to move on and do a refresh or revamp of the doom franchise. doom 2016, eternal, tag1, and tag2 were all fun, but with tag1i think it's time to move on and do a refresh or revamp of the doom franchise. doom 2016, eternal, tag1, and tag2 were all fun, but with tag1 and tag2, it's clear the developers are struggling to add new things that are interesting, entertaining, and inventive. time to wipe the slate clean, call it a day, and reset the franchise once again.

    hopefully they keep the things that made eternal fun - weapon swapping, weapon combos, dashing around, enemy weakpoints, special grenades and skills, etc.

    but hopefully they leave out questionable additions that certainly make the game harder, but not more fun - mauraders, blood makyrs, cursed prowlers, tentacles in swamps, fog, spirits, etc.

    and it wouldn't hurt to have a story that just isn't doomguy standing menacingly while someone talks at him.

    all in all, it's been fun. thanks for the good times, id software. see you in your next project.    … Full Review »
  2. doomisdead
    Mar 29, 2021
    0
    Dark Souls trying to be Skyrim.
    Pandering garbage to the highest degree.
    Turns out Hugo was more bummed about not getting GOTY award than we knew.
  3. bhappenstance
    Mar 23, 2021
    1
    Doom Eternal is garbage of the hottest order. A master-class in how **not** to make a sequel.
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