DOOM Eternal

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 3893 Ratings

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  1. avi-s
    Apr 2, 2020
    4
    An Abomination..
    They screwed this one up badly. Many design choices the devs made here did not sit right with me at all. The flow and mechanics from the previous Doom have been almost completely ruined and destroyed beyond repair. Could barely even force myself to finish the game.
    The gameplay is tedious, slower movement, no crouch, monotonous and cramped arenas, constant    An Abomination..
    They screwed this one up badly. Many design choices the devs made here did not sit right with me at all. The flow and mechanics from the previous Doom have been almost completely ruined and destroyed beyond repair. Could barely even force myself to finish the game.
    The gameplay is tedious, slower movement, no crouch, monotonous and cramped arenas, constant -forced-teleporting to enemies to execute kills and refill ammo every few seconds. Badly designed platforming sections and vertical areas.
    The list goes on.. a story which they are trying to tell is told very poorly (as opposed to the much better minimalist approach from 2016), level and map designs are also a serious downgrade from 2016, graphics and artstyle , just the tone of the game in general are overly bright and cartoonish with hardly any convincing gore or horror elements to speak of. Garish and obtrusive UI. The music score.. as one of the only remaining redeeming features, still somehow never seems to match the schizophrenic pace of the gameplay.. this time around.

    Eternal is overflowing with unnecessary gimmicks. Quantity over quality.

    After playing through Eternal, went straight back into the 2016 game to refresh my memory.. The difference is like night and day. Having played through 2016 multiple times, it is a far better game.

    Doom Eternal is an average shooter, at best. I am struggling, reaching, to award it a 5 outta 10.. As they've ruined one of the greatest FpS's of all time. . its a Four! Absolutely appalling.    … Expand
  2. Scypheroth
    Mar 21, 2020
    4
    Let me start by saying i loved Doom 2016 the story was great and left you asking many questions and excited for eternal to answer them....THEY DO NOT! Eternal is nothing but a mass shoot fest with a wish wash story that leave you with MORE questions and answered NOTHING from the 2016 game.

    a few from 2016 are: -what happened to doom guy where did he get warped to? -what happened to    Let me start by saying i loved Doom 2016 the story was great and left you asking many questions and excited for eternal to answer them....THEY DO NOT! Eternal is nothing but a mass shoot fest with a wish wash story that leave you with MORE questions and answered NOTHING from the 2016 game.

    a few from 2016 are:
    -what happened to doom guy where did he get warped to?
    -what happened to Hayden when he walked away with your sword at the end.

    and MORE added in eternal:
    -HOW THE HELL did u get a fortress
    -how did u get off mars
    -how and why is VEGA working in your suit n helping you?
    -how did the demonds get to earth
    -how and why is hayden split in two what happened!?!?!
    -where are all the people and ristance fighters?
    -how the hell did the deamonds build a huge ♥♥♥ fortess in artica in a matter im hrs!?!?!

    I dont know what bathesda is doing over there but there past few games have been nothing but train wrecks...and for me this is the LAST nail in the coffin for me and there games...its obvious there lack of story telling the past few games fallout 76 and now this they dont give a ♥♥♥♥ about people who play there games for story....only the mindless shooter fortnite/cod/ playerbase.

    game itself is not worth the price it is now...to me its a $20 game. no more no less...the gunplay is bland n boring click shoot, press e, chainsaw repeat...and when you get your sword that ADDS one more button press...v! The people complaining about ammo....i never had a issue chainsaw n bang! full ammo. Now dont get me started on the platforming...WHAT A STUPID addition! Most of the time i was raging just because i had to do this stupid ♥♥♥♥....

    We all know Bathesda will be themselves and say "oh we had a overwhelming response to ppl loving this game!" just like they did with fallout 76...and to why i didnt write a review is because i dont own the game on steam. but i can tell u this now that i finished it i got a refund on it because it is not worth my money.    … Expand
  3. irishbaroo
    Mar 21, 2020
    4
    Meh...It hasn't impressed me much. If you are expecting as good or better than Doom 2016, this is not going to deliver. Very disappointed. Graphics are cartoonish, too much damn jumping. Ammo management was irritating, although not impossible. This was a waste of my Saturday and 60 bucks.
  4. mikepatyaev
    Dec 8, 2022
    4
    DOOM Eternal is the direct sequel to 2016's DOOM. Developed by id Software, DOOM Eternal delivers the ultimate combination of speed and power, along with the next leap in push-forward, first-person combat. As the DOOM Slayer, you’ll return to take your vengeance against the forces of Hell.
  5. mrvertigo89
    Apr 1, 2020
    4
    Doom Eternal has some of the elements that make the Doom series great, (including fantastic intro music though it never quite lives up to the heady days of Doom 2 and Quake). But yeah, its fun the combat can be great at times but in other ways the game shoots itself in the foot. The ammo you can hold is so limited you constantly have to swap weapons, fine in principle but really isDoom Eternal has some of the elements that make the Doom series great, (including fantastic intro music though it never quite lives up to the heady days of Doom 2 and Quake). But yeah, its fun the combat can be great at times but in other ways the game shoots itself in the foot. The ammo you can hold is so limited you constantly have to swap weapons, fine in principle but really is frustrating when you want to approach an enemy in a particular way to fulfil a challenge. There is a lot of horrible platforming that is definitely not fun. You collect tokens to unlock collectibles in your bag but there are more keys than doors, which is odd and makes a lit of the secrets feel pointless. Some enemies are poorly designed (marauder) and force awkward playtime. I was glad to complete the game and put it down for good. The last couple of bosses are horrendous. One literally changes all the game mechanics you rely on and has the classic 'invulnerable' phase. Just poor game design that has no place in 2020… Expand
  6. CoreGamer1408
    Sep 6, 2022
    4
    2022 retry on console this time. I love playing Dying Light beat it six times console/pc. Eternal parkour/platform elements broke this game for me. Sadly to the point I didn't even want to play the DooM reboot anymore. Well the DooM reboot is a to be continued story. Which leads into Eternal a game I will never finish now. Another aspect of Eternal I didn't take to was all this slayer2022 retry on console this time. I love playing Dying Light beat it six times console/pc. Eternal parkour/platform elements broke this game for me. Sadly to the point I didn't even want to play the DooM reboot anymore. Well the DooM reboot is a to be continued story. Which leads into Eternal a game I will never finish now. Another aspect of Eternal I didn't take to was all this slayer story stuff. I much prefered when the Doom Guy was just a guy. Not even burnt by the price. Got it pre-owned and trade in price was more at another place. Have to say Doom 3 is still my goto DooM
    game in 2022.    … Expand
  7. SplitMind
    Nov 28, 2020
    4
    I was quite looking forward to this game as i found 2016's offering disappointing and chock-full of live service crap. I thought they would have learned from this the way EA did with Star Wars, but oh was I wrong.

    The graphics are the only nice thing I have to say about this game really. The game runs quite smoothly and the first level or so is quite visually impressive. However that's    I was quite looking forward to this game as i found 2016's offering disappointing and chock-full of live service crap. I thought they would have learned from this the way EA did with Star Wars, but oh was I wrong.

    The graphics are the only nice thing I have to say about this game really. The game runs quite smoothly and the first level or so is quite visually impressive. However that's where my compliments come to an end. I only played the first three levels so bear this in mind, but I got sick of the blandness across the level, such as lava and red rock terrain everywhere. Executing enemies is a sight to behold, but after a dozen executions this just becomes a chore and a bore as you watch the same graphical manoeuvres repeatedly.

    Despite only playing a handful of levels, the story didn't make any sense to me. It felt like I was dropped in halfway through it and there was no way of getting up to speed on what was happening. Older Doom games didn't really have a story and I much prefer this over the modern iteration's attempt through having random cut-scenes and characters appear with nonsensical dialogue. I don't understand how they screwed this up so badly. All we needed was a basic story akin to Oblivion where we needed to close off a portal to stop demons coming through. Actually, I do know how they screwed this up and I will explain below.

    The gameplay is where Doom lives up to its name in all the wrong ways. The most obvious experience is that I was constantly struggling to have enough ammo and was getting killed very easily even on the lowest difficulty. This doesn't strike me as true to the ethos of Doom; this feels more like artificial and unbalanced difficulty with bad game design. In addition to this, Doom suffers from you facing hordes of enemies, which becomes wearisome fairly quickly. This makes the game feel more like a run of the mill zombie shooter rather than a Doom game.

    I need to give the platforming its own special mention. It really is dreadful. You are constantly jumping around the level and using mid-air dashes to reach higher ground. Basically if you're not shooting hordes of enemies you are jumping to the next platform to activate the next horde. It doesn't help that the platforming mechanics don't really lend themselves well to Doom and are combined with bad level design.

    Last but definitely not least, I believe what has ruined this game most of all is the live services model it has adopted. After installing the update I got a new background skin just for logging in. Then I noticed the menus had added sections such as 'events' and other adverts only found in live services games such as Fortnite. This makes more sense when you consider that the game is clearly geared towards online multiplayer and the campaign feels tacked on if anything. This makes the game more like Call of Duty or Fortnite using a Doom skin.

    Overall, Doom has lost sight of what it made it great. This is unsurprising given that Bethesda are at the helm. Doom should exist as a cult attraction much in the way Resident Evil did, and they made a much better job or recent RE remakes than these Doom offerings, which isn't saying much. This is not a Doom game. It lacks the atmosphere, level design and tension of older Doom games such as Doom 64. Do not bother with this.    … Expand
  8. Budderkin
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    I found it boring and just not fun to play, the story was quite good though.
  9. leyt1125
    Mar 31, 2020
    4
    excess parkour
    toxic rainbow colors in a dark shooter
    the need to finish once every 5 seconds
    few rounds
  10. Fox_Vanilla
    Mar 25, 2020
    4
    I wanted to love this game I really did. Doom 2016 was one of the best first person shooters I've ever played and sits alongside the original Doom and Quake, so I was expecting big things for Doom Eternal. However what was delivered is honestly a mixed bag. (I played Doom Eternal on Ultra Violence)

    The positives: -At times some of the most intense, fast paced FPS action delivered in    I wanted to love this game I really did. Doom 2016 was one of the best first person shooters I've ever played and sits alongside the original Doom and Quake, so I was expecting big things for Doom Eternal. However what was delivered is honestly a mixed bag. (I played Doom Eternal on Ultra Violence)

    The positives:
    -At times some of the most intense, fast paced FPS action delivered in years.
    -Amazing visuals, level design, great sound design.
    -Some great homages to the original Doom games.
    -Glory kills.

    The negatives:
    -The MARAUDERS. Easily the most frustrating and game breaking enemy I've ever had the displeasure of battling in a game. When you encounter one as a boss you think that's it but these guys later show up as regular enemies in the game. I have beaten Doom 2016 on Nightmare, Metro Exodus on Ranger Hardcore, Devil May Cry on Dante Must Die mode and none compare to the sheer frustration of encountering a Marauder on Doom Eternal. A Marauder makes almost every weapon in your arsenal almost useless and he can block a BFG blast. That's right. A NORMAL non-Boss enemy in a Doom game making the mother of all guns the BFG useless. Expect to die at least 10 times plus whenever one of these Marauders shows up. Expect to have your progress halted and the entire fast paced, fluid flow of Doom Slayer chaos reduced to a stall. The demons are supposed to fear the Doom Slayer yet I honestly end up fearing the Marauder for the frustration he is about to bring upon my game. That's NOT what Doom is supposed to be about. I replayed Doom 2016 several times, sadly I will not be replaying Doom Eternal, mainly because of these game breaking Marauders. Whoever thought the Marauder was a good idea was wrong. Easily the WORST enemy in a Doom game period. Fine for a boss, terrible for a regular enemy.

    -Platforming. Is this an Doom game or a Crash Bandicoot game? At times it feels more like the latter with multiple platforming sections which again slow the game to a stall, become frustrating and involve no demon killing. I want to shoot demons not swing on poles and climb walls. I wanted a First Person Shooter not a platformer. Some mild platforming is fine but Doom Eternal has too much.

    In conclusion: A mixed bag. At times Doom Eternal feels like the best of Doom and Quake 3 mashed together which is simply amazing yet it is too punctuated with enthusiasm killing enemies (MARAUDER) and platforming sections for Doom Eternal to rise to the top and reach first person shooter nirvana. Don't believe all the paid critic hype. Play for yourself and see.    … Expand
  11. Dinglebat299
    Mar 20, 2020
    4
    I loved doom 2016 but sadly, this does not feel the same, it's a shadow of its former self. It feels like it was made by fans rather than creators, and what's worse, seems to be following the trends of other FPS games, rather than making its own path like before
  12. Onyxdreams
    Apr 20, 2020
    4
    Great FPS completely RUINED by unnecessary platforming.
    If I want to play TOMB RAIDER,I would of bought it.
    Avoid.
  13. Eprom
    Dec 23, 2020
    4
    This game is hard and frustrating, because you constantly run out of ammo. There are also some annoying jump and run elements, which don't belong in a FPS. Overall this game sucks.
  14. yaminotenshi
    Dec 19, 2020
    4
    pretty poorly made, graphic is wonderful but overall color filter and light is really washed out,
    90% of the time you run out of ammo, and you have to jump left and right like super mario to find some, really frustrating.
    Difficulties are broken, normal mode is incredible difficult even for a good gamer(not in term of gameplay just in terms of ridiculous amount of damage and hp of    pretty poorly made, graphic is wonderful but overall color filter and light is really washed out,
    90% of the time you run out of ammo, and you have to jump left and right like super mario to find some, really frustrating.

    Difficulties are broken, normal mode is incredible difficult even for a good gamer(not in term of gameplay just in terms of ridiculous amount of damage and hp of enemies), huge lack of things to do, just jumping like a donki kong platform, with never ending fights in single areas, just to fill the gap of short longevity.

    Really disappointed.    … Expand
  15. WaxnWayne
    Mar 20, 2020
    4
    Positives - Music, sound, graphics, mostly smooth gameplay from an 'engine' point of view.

    Negatives - Launcher, gameplay itself, multiplayer? Too much platforming and inventory consideration even in the easier difficulty settings vs what Doom was essentially known for. I'd prefer to just get in the lift (ok, so everything is broken so are the lifts) to get to the next rather than    Positives - Music, sound, graphics, mostly smooth gameplay from an 'engine' point of view.

    Negatives - Launcher, gameplay itself, multiplayer?

    Too much platforming and inventory consideration even in the easier difficulty settings vs what Doom was essentially known for.

    I'd prefer to just get in the lift (ok, so everything is broken so are the lifts) to get to the next rather than learn to do acrobatics or fail and fall to my death I mean lose 20 health err. what? Sure put it in as ways to hide specials/upgrades but not in the get between the current part and the next part of the game.

    After playing for a while you realise that you have to get the thing to glow orange and press the right key at the right distance at the right time so you can get the appropriate kind of 'confetti' when the monster dies so you don't run out of ammo/armour/health. I get what they were going for, but it seems more annoying than fun although there's still skill required to do so successfully.

    It looks pretty, but some of the tradeoffs are you spend a while trying to work out whether you're meant to be able to jump/climb the thing or not. Some of the collision detection with the environment just seems awkward sometimes. That looks like a ledge I should be able to stand on but you fall off. Haven't played it enough and gave up on it, but got the feeling collision detection was a bit off at times as well.

    I haven't played something in the Doom series itself for a quite a while but it seems overly concentrating on the over the top gore/animations because they invested so much in it forced them to change the gameplay to focus on that and therefore made it less fun to play overall.

    Multiplayer seemed a bit narrow - no basic deathmatch mode, just a 2v1 specialised mode? It looked interesting but with a high initial investment. Can't comment on it yet. But no apparent way to leap in the action and have fun immediately in multiplayer. Err. What?

    Maybe the younger generations are happy with it, it turned out not to be what i was hoping for.    … Expand
  16. L32
    Mar 21, 2020
    4
    Beautiful graphics and excellent soundtracks, but core gameplay is simply not enjoyable for me.
  17. Dinklestein
    Mar 21, 2020
    4
    The gameplay I encountered was iffy, but I would've given it time. The mandatory jump puzzles, however, killed it for me. When the dash sometimes double-taps or doesn't recharge on landing, even well laid out platforming is difficult. When all the monsters, backgrounds, and jumps blend together so you can't even tell what's going on, gameplay collapses. Colorblind assistance, while a niceThe gameplay I encountered was iffy, but I would've given it time. The mandatory jump puzzles, however, killed it for me. When the dash sometimes double-taps or doesn't recharge on landing, even well laid out platforming is difficult. When all the monsters, backgrounds, and jumps blend together so you can't even tell what's going on, gameplay collapses. Colorblind assistance, while a nice idea, turns undifferentiated blobs into hideous undifferentiated blobs. Combined with bullet-sponge enemies, all these problems have killed the game for me. I'm sorry I wasted my money.… Expand
  18. Duncrfc1
    Mar 22, 2020
    4
    Not for me! I just keep getting killed over and over, it is so frustrating that I have traded it in after 1 day. Game looks and sounds amazing and I get why some people have gave an awesome rating but unfortunately I am terrible at it. I completed doom 2016 and really dont know why I'm so bad this time round
  19. JoeManies
    Mar 25, 2020
    4
    I really enjoyed the game until the Marauders. Maybe I'm just really bad at the game but I feel that they ruin the entire flow and feel of the game for me
  20. tec2425
    Apr 10, 2020
    4
    The only good is the campaign. Battlemode is wet garbage that’s why I’m rating it so low
  21. DeepFriar
    Apr 21, 2020
    4
    Its hard to rate this game. If you played and like 2016 be prepared for a big let down. Where 2016 was gritty, dark and immersive Eternal jumps the shark and becomes a cartoon Unreal Tournament clone.

    The core gameplay loop is now complete garbage with how starved you are for ammo. 2016's chainsaw was basically a super weapon but now you are forced to use it on the weakest enemy to    Its hard to rate this game. If you played and like 2016 be prepared for a big let down. Where 2016 was gritty, dark and immersive Eternal jumps the shark and becomes a cartoon Unreal Tournament clone.

    The core gameplay loop is now complete garbage with how starved you are for ammo. 2016's chainsaw was basically a super weapon but now you are forced to use it on the weakest enemy to min/max ammo returns and fuel consumption. So many bad decisions were made to force the player to use more weapons.    … Expand
  22. Kikoho
    Apr 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although i m really grateful for the efforts of the dev team, this game really didn’ t hit the mark. The cartoonish graphic is out of place, but they mentioned it when announced so i was prepared fo that, what i was not prepared for was the jump in the storyline/plot from the end of the previous one and the beginning of this, not to mention these seemingly divine creatures appearing out of nowhere or this Betrayer guy sitting there talking to me like he is my father; no idea who they are but Doom guy clearly does!! So much for immersion in the story!

    This new Space fortress/base/gadget storage feels very much like Wolfenstein TNC, it cuts the levels and you basically go in places that you never heard of to fix situations you didn’t know happened.

    The combat system, as a lot of people already mentioned....not really entertaining. Wasn’t it supposed to be a Power Fantasy? Feels more like a Farming Fantasy honestly, you are the weakest element in the battlefield ( they still call you Slayer tho) and the game forces you to literally run away to collect ammo/hp/armor to be able to survive and slowly chip away health from the 2-3 actual enemies present. I m not saying Doom 2016 was perfect but combat was satisfying, waves and waves of enemies but you still felt competitive, you could pierce their ranks while still need to find health and reposition yourself. I m not complaining about being too difficult, i enjoy Ultra- violence but the base concept of the combat is not fitting in my opinion.

    I understand that after the huge success the team felt they could do anything and i read a lot of people screaming at the miracle this game is, it s clearly not a miracle but the passion was there and is enough for a 4 just to balance out. P.S. i will not talking about the platforming parts so I save the time i wasted on it.    … Expand
  23. kakundaovsc
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    Crashes constantly and does not save any progress when it does crash. The story is good but with so much technical issues it feels like a chore to continue playing the game riddle with issues not even found in doom 2016
  24. progip
    Aug 26, 2021
    4
    Terrible platforming like in mario! So much addons, extra points etc.
    About 1/2 less ammo in 2016?! In doom?! Really?!
    2016 is much better.
  25. Screenxx
    Aug 11, 2020
    4
    Doom games are my favourites but this one i felt it's deffrent it feels like it didn't made for controller , for mouse and keyboard. But I finished it though
  26. spaaarky21
    Nov 21, 2020
    4
    Doom (2016) was excellent – a fairly back-to-basics FPS, executed superbly with surprisingly good worldbuilding and it even snuck in a good story. Then Eternal said "more is better" to everything and ruined it with awkward new game mechanics, platforming, boring level design, emphasis on using the chainsaw to collect ammo, stupid dialog from the AUC holograms, etc. It's just not fun.
  27. MoniWhite
    Feb 7, 2022
    4
    I don't like the platforming parts and the gun battles are too hard on normal mode
  28. OutlawTX
    Mar 23, 2020
    3
    I started out having an absolute blast playing the campaign but as you get towards the end it becomes less and less fun and more of a trial. You’ll notice that as you progress and get more powerful weapons and upgrades, you somehow become easier to kill. The combat is so focused on forcing you to desperately need ammo, health and armor that the focus on Demon slaying takes a back seat andI started out having an absolute blast playing the campaign but as you get towards the end it becomes less and less fun and more of a trial. You’ll notice that as you progress and get more powerful weapons and upgrades, you somehow become easier to kill. The combat is so focused on forcing you to desperately need ammo, health and armor that the focus on Demon slaying takes a back seat and you just run around the map, plinking away at the bigger demons while searching for small ones to glory kill for health, chainsaw for ammo or burn for more armor. It gets to the point of just being stupid. I’m at the Taras Nabad level and it’s become so irritating that I’ve lost any desire to keep playing. This garbage mechanic carries over to multiplayer as well making it a cakewalk to win as a demon. I played 4 games. One as the slayer and the rest as demons. 4 games is a total of 12 rounds. In 12 rounds I only saw the slayer kill 1 demon and that slayer was me. Unfortunately you have to kill both to win a round.
    I’m done writing about this massive disappointment. I REALLY regret buying this.    … Expand
  29. ChristopherCoks
    Apr 15, 2020
    3
    this game is boring as **** they definitely ruined doom

    instead of making the difficulty of the game based on skill and being a better fps player, they based it on character progression and stupid gadgets and sh1t. definitely the most boring shooter I played in years.

    they ruined doom by killing the simplicity of it and made it less skill based (not fun)
  30. Spidor
    Apr 17, 2020
    3
    What is DOOM to you? To me - it is a shooter's shooter, a straight-up, violent, dark shooter. What is DOOM ETERNAL? It's a game with more cooldowns than Diablo, more stat trees than Borderlands, more collectibles than Yooka Laylee. DOOM ETERNAL feels like a mobile game with a little Doom underneath - it does everything to hamstring the action with cooldowns to track (there's threeWhat is DOOM to you? To me - it is a shooter's shooter, a straight-up, violent, dark shooter. What is DOOM ETERNAL? It's a game with more cooldowns than Diablo, more stat trees than Borderlands, more collectibles than Yooka Laylee. DOOM ETERNAL feels like a mobile game with a little Doom underneath - it does everything to hamstring the action with cooldowns to track (there's three cooldowns and a melee counter to track at any given moment), points to divide between things (there's like, four or five types of ingame currencies to invest into weapons, suits, skills, upgrades) and just straight up garbage to collect.

    There is nothing straight-up about DOOM Eternal. It is a tiresome experience, with too many things to keep track of to be any fun as a shooter, but seriously not enough to be anything better. It is the worst of all worlds, and that is just unfortunate. There is such a thing as being bogged down by too many mechanics, and DOOM Eternal is absolutely it.    … Expand
  31. Ha3lium
    Apr 12, 2020
    3
    Unfortunately, this is quite a different game from Doom: 2016. Rather than thinking "what gun is best to kill this bunch of demons" you will be thinking "which weapon has ammo" (because you run out very fast), or "will I chainsaw or flame this demon".

    It's constant farming, constantly low on ammo, constantly low on health or armour. I spend more time trying NOT to kill demons with shots    Unfortunately, this is quite a different game from Doom: 2016. Rather than thinking "what gun is best to kill this bunch of demons" you will be thinking "which weapon has ammo" (because you run out very fast), or "will I chainsaw or flame this demon".

    It's constant farming, constantly low on ammo, constantly low on health or armour. I spend more time trying NOT to kill demons with shots because I need to glory kill, but by the time I glory kill I'm out of ammo and need to chainsaw, but then OOOPS can't chainsaw because out of fuel or the demon is too strong, aaaaand I'm dead.

    Loved Doom: 2016, finished it in a few days and immediately restarted on nightmare mode, now THAT was a fun challenge. This game however, is hard, but not in a fun way, and I'm so bored of it now I don't feel like finishing it.

    The game is so repetitive, chainsaw, glory kill, flame, glory kill, shoot an imp in the leg, glory kill, shoot some stuff, out of ammo already, chainsaw. The game forces you to play a certain way. Instead of choosing the gun you like, you use whatever has ammo, and let the game choose your next one when you run out in 4 seconds.

    Most disappointing game of the year.    … Expand
  32. Allercon
    Nov 24, 2020
    3
    Great soundtrack and I could see what the game was trying to do by building on what made the 2016 title a masterpiece. Unfortunately, this didn’t work for me.
    It didn’t feel like a Doom game. Story was paper thin, downgraded visuals and very clunky control scheme that required many players to access youtube to find out how they should adjust their settings to make it playable (This    Great soundtrack and I could see what the game was trying to do by building on what made the 2016 title a masterpiece. Unfortunately, this didn’t work for me.
    It didn’t feel like a Doom game. Story was paper thin, downgraded visuals and very clunky control scheme that required many players to access youtube to find out how they should adjust their settings to make it playable (This shouldn’t have to be a thing).
    Perhaps it was better on PC, I wouldn’t know.
    The initial impressions weren’t good and the game just didn’t find its feet from then on out.

    Combat involved entering an arena, and then burning through all your weapons to kill enemies and repetitively break some jaws (so many times) to get shiny objects, then move to next arena and repeat. Unpopular opinion I know, believe me. I tried very hard to like this game and I almost stopped playing it but I needed to complete it and give it that at least.

    I’d recommend playing the 2016 release again rather than purchasing this latest release. 2016 captured the horror that is Doom, Doom 2 and even Doom 3 but Eternal just felt like I was driving a tank in a game that struggled with its own identity.    … Expand
  33. brachypelma44
    Nov 30, 2020
    3
    Performance is excellent on the PS4 Pro...silky smooth. Looks great, runs great.

    Now that we've gotten the good out of the way, we'll get to the bad: everything else. This game seems to be designed to be as un-fun as humanly possible. Even on "Don't Hurt Me" difficulty, you will get your ass handed to you and die over and over after the first 15 minutes are done. They seem to want you    Performance is excellent on the PS4 Pro...silky smooth. Looks great, runs great.

    Now that we've gotten the good out of the way, we'll get to the bad: everything else. This game seems to be designed to be as un-fun as humanly possible. Even on "Don't Hurt Me" difficulty, you will get your ass handed to you and die over and over after the first 15 minutes are done. They seem to want you to juggle several gameplay elements at once, rather than the tried-and-true "shoot the demons and don't die" that is the hallmark of Doom. They also really want you running out of ammo at every turn, and running out of gas for your chainsaw too, so that you have to take on an endlessly respawning room of demons with your fists (spoiler: you will not win.) Does that sound fun to you? It makes me want to punch a hole in the wall, frankly, and that's not why I play video games. They're supposed to relieve stress, not create it.    … Expand
  34. snnrman
    Mar 22, 2020
    3
    Ты теперь не думгай ****, ты супермарио с 2 патронами в обойме.
  35. Feelinside
    Feb 14, 2022
    3
    Absolutely boring game. I wanted action but every 10 minutes of playing I got stucked with stupid places figuring out how to get out of there. Feel like solving secrets of Doom 1993 which is not interesting for me anymore. After playing 5 episodes I've searched for internet to figure out how many chapters are there and was very dissapointed that 8 more are waiting. After that I stopedAbsolutely boring game. I wanted action but every 10 minutes of playing I got stucked with stupid places figuring out how to get out of there. Feel like solving secrets of Doom 1993 which is not interesting for me anymore. After playing 5 episodes I've searched for internet to figure out how many chapters are there and was very dissapointed that 8 more are waiting. After that I stoped playing and do not want to continue.… Expand
  36. SUSPENCE
    Mar 27, 2020
    3
    Single player is what you'd expect, personally I preferred doom 2016.

    The online.. I purchased this to have some fun with friends, in a arena setting... Well I got my arena setting with the worst online multiplayer experience I've had in my life. The concept is terrible, the map is small and repetitive. Apparently this was invented because no one like the last online experience... Well I    Single player is what you'd expect, personally I preferred doom 2016.

    The online.. I purchased this to have some fun with friends, in a arena setting... Well I got my arena setting with the worst online multiplayer experience I've had in my life. The concept is terrible, the map is small and repetitive. Apparently this was invented because no one like the last online experience... Well I purchased this game for that online experience and returned it for a full refund after playing this one. Play Friday the 13th, Dead By Daylight or the new Predator game if you want to play Badly matched games where the human player wins way more often then they should. Wouldn't recommend purchasing if you want a online experience    … Expand
  37. Sargonth
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    Бедная Беседка уже не знает, как изъебнуться и чего бы ещё добавить в простой, по сути, шутер. Слишком пёстро и вырвиглазно. Слишком много свистелок-перделок, отвлекающих от непосредственно игрового процесса. Слишком перегружено различными механиками, из-за чего общий темп игры снижается. DOOM 2016 был намного бодрее и целостнее.Бедная Беседка уже не знает, как изъебнуться и чего бы ещё добавить в простой, по сути, шутер. Слишком пёстро и вырвиглазно. Слишком много свистелок-перделок, отвлекающих от непосредственно игрового процесса. Слишком перегружено различными механиками, из-за чего общий темп игры снижается. DOOM 2016 был намного бодрее и целостнее.
  38. Nicain
    Mar 21, 2020
    3
    Three points for the sound track.

    They attempt to create a fast past game but end up hyper pacing you out. New area of the map, new enemies? We'll you're gonna face three of them in the same small area. After you die a few times trying to get the rooms rhythm down, and clear it using all the room resources, it re-spawns a number of those new enemies and some farm-able basics. So    Three points for the sound track.

    They attempt to create a fast past game but end up hyper pacing you out. New area of the map, new enemies? We'll you're gonna face three of them in the same small area. After you die a few times trying to get the rooms rhythm down, and clear it using all the room resources, it re-spawns a number of those new enemies and some farm-able basics.

    So you end up in the same room on repeat trying to get the timing just right until you get to a new checkpoint and repeat the same process. You spend more time at the loading screen then playing at each section.

    A draw back at the face pace they want to apply and opponents weak spots is you have to constantly move to get swarmed, which increases the likelihood you miss.

    So honestly the game is just you getting to a new area, dying until you get the area figured out then repeating the process, and this is on the normal level.

    Trying to merge precision and a biz feel make the game play choppy and ruins the pacing. Zone 1, Checkpoint 1 I died probably six times because I couldn't get two seconds to breath to hit the 'weak point' of the enemy without it dropping heavy artillery on me and almost instantly killing me in one volley.

    I am currently trying to get a refund.    … Expand
  39. fuerstrainier
    Jul 24, 2020
    3
    I really enjoyed Doom 2016, I liked the art design, the sound, the gameplay. It was a pleasent experience.
    So I looked forward to Eternal, bit as soon as I started all my hopes were gone in an instant.
    The art design ruins the whole atmosphere for me (although the graphics are obviously great). The sound sounds were bland, there's no depth. But worst of all the gameplay is no fun (remember    I really enjoyed Doom 2016, I liked the art design, the sound, the gameplay. It was a pleasent experience.
    So I looked forward to Eternal, bit as soon as I started all my hopes were gone in an instant.
    The art design ruins the whole atmosphere for me (although the graphics are obviously great). The sound sounds were bland, there's no depth. But worst of all the gameplay is no fun (remember this is only my personal opinion). The Jump'n Run mechanics simply don't work for me: I always have a wrong angle, get stuck at an edge or simply don't really know where I am supposed to go. And shooting is based on overwhelming the player with loads of enemies and some of them are just stupid spamming shields. I never quite have the feeling to be in control or to know how to best kill the enemies. There's pretty high difficulty spike in the later third of the game, which made me quit the game altogether.
    Seems like many people enjoy it, but this game is obviously not made for me and I haven't felt so lost with a controller since PS1 times.    … Expand
  40. PeakTop
    Apr 11, 2020
    3
    Когда в 2016 году я опробовал демку Дума, я без промедлений купил его за полную цену. Пройдя кампанию, мне вновь захотелось пройти её на более высокой сложности. В Doom Eternal ничего не изменилось. Пройдя его, мне вновь захотелось пройти... Doom 2016.
    Итак, начнем с плюсов:
    + Превосходная оптимизация. Никаких лагов, тормозов, фризов. Все плавно и стабильно на среднем железе, на    Когда в 2016 году я опробовал демку Дума, я без промедлений купил его за полную цену. Пройдя кампанию, мне вновь захотелось пройти её на более высокой сложности. В Doom Eternal ничего не изменилось. Пройдя его, мне вновь захотелось пройти... Doom 2016.
    Итак, начнем с плюсов:

    + Превосходная оптимизация. Никаких лагов, тормозов, фризов. Все плавно и стабильно на среднем железе, на ультрах;
    + Отличный саундтрек. Тяжелая динамичная музыка, хорошо вписывается в происходящее;
    + Разносторонняя система прокачки персонажа;
    + Испытания и секреты на уровнях;
    + Есть меч для ближнего боя, хоть и всего с тремя зарядами;
    + Сочные бои в формате один против всех. Порой сражения довольно трудные и непредсказуемые. Резня может оборваться в любой момент;

    Теперь минусы:
    - Рваный сюжет с непоследовательной подачей. Нет ярких персонажей, затягивающей линии сценария, имеются откровенные ляпы. Хоть какое-то подобие сюжета начинается когда уже большая часть кампании пройдена;
    - Навязанная механика боя, которая делится на ближний бой и супер-ближний бой. Все способности, прокачка, большинство стволов заточены под рукопашку. Это очень уныло, когда нет выбора, КАК тебе воевать. Любые отступления от задуманной механики жестко караются отсутствием боеприпасов, либо ордами демонов, которые нарочно лезут в клоз;
    - Мало боеприпасов. Да, повторяю ЕЩЁ раз... Здесь ощущаешь себя на повелителем боя, а бешеным алчущим, который только и думает, как бы кого-нибудь распилить, чтобы хватило патронов до конца схватки;
    - Дизайн уровней. Нечто среднее между Quake и Unreal Tournament 3. Да, тут сплошные арены. Локации мало связаны логически, как внутри себя, так и между собой. Они КРАСИВЫ визуально. Однако исследовать их, как в Думе2016 нет никакого желания;
    - Из-за предыдущего пункта напрочь отсутствует атмосферность и ощущение присутствия;
    - Катсцены от 3-го лица... Тут не знаешь, закрывать лицо ладонью или хихикать. Кажется, будто вернулся в стрелялки начала 2000хх. И ох уж эта ФИЗИОНОМИЯ палача! Лучше бы её не показывали;

    В целом вердикт такой. "Если бы не было Doom 2016, то...". Именно предыдущая часть задрала планку до небес Земли и ада. В нём было совершенно всё. Етернал дойти до такого же уровня увы не смог.    … Expand
  41. BetterThanAVClu
    Apr 17, 2020
    3
    I loved DOOM 2016. This game is... not that. This game is not even a first person shooter. It's a high speed farming simulator. The game has not been properly balanced. The difficulty is spiky in all the wrong ways. The lore is up its own butt.

    WHEN some enemies are susceptible is unclear. WHAT weapons damage some enemies is unclear. Some enemies cause you to maintain distance which    I loved DOOM 2016. This game is... not that. This game is not even a first person shooter. It's a high speed farming simulator. The game has not been properly balanced. The difficulty is spiky in all the wrong ways. The lore is up its own butt.

    WHEN some enemies are susceptible is unclear. WHAT weapons damage some enemies is unclear. Some enemies cause you to maintain distance which heavily restricts the fast-paced movement the game is known for.

    Doom Eternal in a nutshell: I died 30 times on the second boss, barely getting it to 50% life on my best run. The game offered me Sentinel Armor. I put on Sentinel Armor, and I defeated the boss without taking ONE point of health loss.

    C'mon, id, there HAS to be a middle ground. In fact, I know there is. I played Doom 2016.

    In a fast-paced game all about movement, you do not lock upgrades that give you better movement control behind upgrades

    In a well-balanced game, difficulty settings provide a proper challenge that you can meet.    … Expand
  42. necrowizart89
    Sep 3, 2020
    3
    I thought doom is a shooter game, not mario type platformer. I’m disappointed, I just hate this platform parts of the game which are about 60% of the whole game. Although the fight moments are satisfying and dynamic, the main game is a platformer with poorly working wall-grasp.
  43. princessfurios
    Jul 3, 2020
    3
    Переоцененный и посредственный шутер. Геймдизайн и стрельба из 90-ых. Игра понравится не преисполнившимся в геймдеве школьникам, людей же с IQ выше 150 не впечатлит. Такие продукты, как этот тормозят и вызывают стагнацию игровой индустрии. Не привносят ничего ноаого. Не развивают ее. Крайне не рекомендую. Приобретайте и поддерживайте только хорошие игры (RDR2, Death Stranding) и неПереоцененный и посредственный шутер. Геймдизайн и стрельба из 90-ых. Игра понравится не преисполнившимся в геймдеве школьникам, людей же с IQ выше 150 не впечатлит. Такие продукты, как этот тормозят и вызывают стагнацию игровой индустрии. Не привносят ничего ноаого. Не развивают ее. Крайне не рекомендую. Приобретайте и поддерживайте только хорошие игры (RDR2, Death Stranding) и не спонсируйте то, что тормозит индустрию. Спасибо за внимание.… Expand
  44. averagejoe7685
    Dec 30, 2020
    3
    this game isn't the worst game I have played, but the most disappointing game I have played.

    the game doesn't feel like doom, it feels like destiny but you just so happened to be the doom slayer. The combat for starters is a lazy mess, my guess is that they tried to be resident evil, because you run out of ammo so fast, and dying is fine, but when I am about to hit the peak of the    this game isn't the worst game I have played, but the most disappointing game I have played.

    the game doesn't feel like doom, it feels like destiny but you just so happened to be the doom slayer. The combat for starters is a lazy mess, my guess is that they tried to be resident evil, because you run out of ammo so fast, and dying is fine, but when I am about to hit the peak of the soundtrack, and i run out of ammo, I feel cucked, i then have to run over to the nearest enemy, try not to kill it, then use the chainsaw (which uses a god awful fuel mechanic) to get ammo which spews out colorful pretty ammo icons in complete contrast to the atmosphere. to further back my destiny joke in the beginning, i meant that as in... THE ENEMYS ARE SO GOD DAMN RECYCLED THAT ITS INSULTING, AND WHY IS THERE PARKOUR?! WHY DO YOU HAVE THIS, THIS DOESNT BELONG IN DOOM IT SUCKS SO MUCH, ITS NOT EVEN TASTFUL, AND WHY THE HELL IS THERE PUZZLES, we just done killing demons of hell and now the khan Mayker is like "HAHAHA! You'll never get past my lever pulley monkey swingy thing!" Also the story is god awful, I don't feel like i'm invading a castle, I feel like i'm going through the YMCA jungle gym because every thing is handed to you. This game is a mess and a complete stain on the doom series, although I still had fun in this game, when all the moons come together, this game is fun, the parts with the humans were my favorite part because its funny. But overall this game isn't good but still isn't the worst game I have played played.    … Expand
  45. Xommyaak007
    Oct 29, 2021
    3
    Версия 6.66 сломал battlemode из-за нового демона . Баланса нету. Можно смело не играть в battlemode.только если уберут этого демона, либо поменяют его способности. Так ещё убрали щит у палача зачем то
  46. Sensou
    Feb 3, 2022
    3
    A Complete Regret to Buy this Game.

    Not because of the gameplay which a hell lot of fun but due to the performance on PS4 is sucks. My PS4 is heating way too much which create a very loud fan noise the most than any other game I've played. Completely drop this game down, otherwise it will damage my PS4 for sure. Disappoint by the developer as they didn't optimize it well for PS4    A Complete Regret to Buy this Game.

    Not because of the gameplay which a hell lot of fun but due to the performance on PS4 is sucks. My PS4 is heating way too much which create a very loud fan noise the most than any other game I've played. Completely drop this game down, otherwise it will damage my PS4 for sure.

    Disappoint by the developer as they didn't optimize it well for PS4 console but they even SELLING IT ON PS4. Are you suggesting to play it in winter season?    … Expand
  47. loki102
    Dec 27, 2020
    2
    It is very hard and almost unplayable on ps4. Very frustrating game. I don't want manage weapon resources. I just want to kill **** mobs on easy without my ass catching on fire. Wtf. Why this game is so **** difficult. I am not a nerdy fps player. Painkiller was much more fun.
  48. dmtrlbdv
    Mar 24, 2020
    2
    2 point because I don't want to play Mario game in Doom. Why I must jump in whole the game like in Mario. What the reason? What if I am good enough in shooting but I hate jumping on platforms? ....
  49. SickMittens
    Mar 20, 2020
    2
    During arena battles you're constantly out of ammunition which puts the whole fight on pause. Then in-between those you're forced to do first-person platforming which basically interrupts you getting to the next battle (FPS platforming has never worked and never will). These two major design flaws combine into one horribly paced game. Not sure what happened here, the first one (Doom 2016)During arena battles you're constantly out of ammunition which puts the whole fight on pause. Then in-between those you're forced to do first-person platforming which basically interrupts you getting to the next battle (FPS platforming has never worked and never will). These two major design flaws combine into one horribly paced game. Not sure what happened here, the first one (Doom 2016) had it right.… Expand
  50. Teela
    Feb 17, 2021
    2
    Doom should not be a game where you constantly run out of ammo. Doomguy should be a real badass and not a guy who runs away from demons to find some ammo. Shotgun with 16 shells and machinegun with 60 rounds! Are you kidding me?!?! Didn't feel like Doom even in the easiest mode.
    Bought it on sale, played it few hours and dumped it. Doom 2016 is much better than this.
  51. XanderB
    Sep 21, 2021
    2
    How this game is rated so high is beyond me really. This game is just so clunky and awkward. It’s just frustrating and annoying to play. Absolute garbage.
  52. zerocool_14
    May 1, 2020
    2
    Extremely arcadey and colorful, don't feel like Hell at all. Noticeable downgrade from Doom 2016 sadly.
  53. UnsoldReview1
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Doom became another victim of Bethesda that all their games are now doing with focusing on children's audience. The dark atmosphere that left the series, cartoon characters, pink-green interface and a silly plot are attached.
  54. K11gore
    Mar 21, 2020
    2
    This is Doom in name only. Not a patch on the 2016 reboot. I've refunded my copy. Uninspiring combat and cartoony graphics/secrets.
  55. Nuke4224
    Mar 21, 2020
    2
    I was so hyped for this game, the 2016 game was great, i still play it. The combat takes a little getting used to, there are more mechanics than other FPS games, still fun. After every fight, i end up standing and looking around, trying to find what stupid platform to jump on to get to the next part. I don't mind exploring when i'm trying to find a hidden item, but i probably died justI was so hyped for this game, the 2016 game was great, i still play it. The combat takes a little getting used to, there are more mechanics than other FPS games, still fun. After every fight, i end up standing and looking around, trying to find what stupid platform to jump on to get to the next part. I don't mind exploring when i'm trying to find a hidden item, but i probably died just as much missing a double jump as fighting. Not fun. More than half the playing time, you're completing frustrating jumps, not fighting. Probably won't even finish the game, super dissapointed.… Expand
  56. VoidWinter
    Mar 26, 2020
    2
    After the masterpiece that was Doom 2016, I've been positively rabid to get my hands on this game. My disappointment knows few bounds. When I play Doom, I want to, you know, kill tons of demons. Imagine my surprise when I'm spending my time in jumping puzzle after jumping puzzle with controls and traction ill-suited for the task. So I find myself slowly slogging through the game forAfter the masterpiece that was Doom 2016, I've been positively rabid to get my hands on this game. My disappointment knows few bounds. When I play Doom, I want to, you know, kill tons of demons. Imagine my surprise when I'm spending my time in jumping puzzle after jumping puzzle with controls and traction ill-suited for the task. So I find myself slowly slogging through the game for the story. That is, I would be had I not been utterly defeated by one of the jumping puzzles. A game with the name "Doom" shouldn't have the story as it's main feature, nor should a frustrating jumping puzzle be the end of the game for a (former) fan of the series. Sorry, Id, I'm just not impressed.… Expand
  57. Mikee1
    Mar 25, 2020
    2
    I give this a 2 for two reasons. 1 being the guns are great and 2 being the demons are great. Other than that Doom Eternal disappointed me big time. This game could qualify as a platform game like Mario. I understand that there was going to be platforming in this game but not as much as this. The mechanics are also ass, I have ‘missed’ a ledge or monkey bar not because I wasn’t close,I give this a 2 for two reasons. 1 being the guns are great and 2 being the demons are great. Other than that Doom Eternal disappointed me big time. This game could qualify as a platform game like Mario. I understand that there was going to be platforming in this game but not as much as this. The mechanics are also ass, I have ‘missed’ a ledge or monkey bar not because I wasn’t close, because the game just didn’t work. I died about 30 times trying to activate that 3rd ring right before the Khan boss fight. Why in a game that is known for ripping and tearing do I have to constantly platform idk why. To add to that, mostly every encounter is based on platforming as well. The battle areas are small and you HAVE to use the monkey bars , jump pads, and portals to move around. I tried to just play in the ground and I just get mauled. I personally hate games that require a bunch of maneuvering like that. The main reason I fell in love with doom 2016 was because the ground gameplay was so smooth and well rounded that I was able to perfect it and move onto more harder difficulties. Back to the battle arenas, the khan mayker battle is so stupid. The arena is so small that you have to make an actual effort not to fall off. Also I mentioned earlier the mechanics were buggy, well during this fight you have to use the meat hook on the Khan and as you close in you have to blood punch her. 5/10 my punched acted Like I punched the wall and not an enemy, I was furious. I’m facing the icon of sin rn and if I’m being honest I’m not gonna finish it cause it’s the same bull crap. Small map that constantly makes you move. The game forces you too move around way to much taking away from what makes the game fun and different, rip and tearing demons apart. Just regular encounters you have to constantly be moving around using the whole environment, and it’s too much movement. Half time I’m trying to avoid being hit I walk onto a jump pad that launches me half way across the map. Very few times can you just go toe to toe with the demons and your guns without having the annoyance of platforming. I was so excited for this game but now it’s just a disappointment. If I can take the gameplay of 2016 and mix it with the demons and guns in eternal, I would cause to me that’s a perfect game. Not saying it’s a bad game but not the game I was expecting. If you Arnet a big fan of platform games, than don’t waste your money.… Expand
  58. thegreatreviw
    Mar 29, 2020
    2
    I hate Eternal's design decision, which I will fully qualify as authoritarian, gamey and wooden. It feels like cheap design. There's no flow and by the time you get to the end of the game, you are cycling through the same stuff all the time anyway because there's no choice other than max out your dps and get armor in the process.

    I loved 2016 and having finished Eternal, the gameplay    I hate Eternal's design decision, which I will fully qualify as authoritarian, gamey and wooden. It feels like cheap design. There's no flow and by the time you get to the end of the game, you are cycling through the same stuff all the time anyway because there's no choice other than max out your dps and get armor in the process.

    I loved 2016 and having finished Eternal, the gameplay isn't the only issue I have with it :

    Invisible walls everywhere. The levels read horribly in that regard and the level design is as limiting as the gameplay.
    2016 got flanderized in Eternal. The story is a joke. The tone is one big fourth-wall break. 2016's story was far, far more powerful and its tone very successfully skirting the line between meta-commentary and subtle. VEGA being saved, the tension with Hayden, the absolute, rorschach-level slaughter of demons, all of it was amazing. Eternal feels like that cook that doesn't get that seasoning is all about restraint and having just the right amount and instead emptying jugfuls of salt and pepper onto it because "people liked it last time". They took the fun quip about "mortally challenged" and hammered it over and over, as if the writer was going "Hey, that was funny last time, right? Right?"
    Two third of the levels don't sell anything about the world, they make you feel nothing. The only ones that did anything were the ones in that elder-maykr-sentinel ancient thing-setting that only managed to be beautiful. Levels exist to be traversed in Eternal whereas in 2016 they elicited both story and a sense of place despite the comparatively much-more limiting Mars UAC setting.

    And of course, the gameplay. I want to run and shot at stuff, and I balk at the defense of the new mechanics as "skill". Quake 3 didn't require a chainsaw to reload.    … Expand
  59. BBQed
    Apr 1, 2020
    2
    Visuals are awesome, the gore side of the game is amazing, glory kills feels powerful but overall the gameplay, the enemies, the thought behind the platforming aspect of the game, the feel of movement, the lack of a crouch option is a HUGE deception for me. Even in combat the lack of ammunition compared to Doom 2016, the lack of speed while going forward without using the dash option thatVisuals are awesome, the gore side of the game is amazing, glory kills feels powerful but overall the gameplay, the enemies, the thought behind the platforming aspect of the game, the feel of movement, the lack of a crouch option is a HUGE deception for me. Even in combat the lack of ammunition compared to Doom 2016, the lack of speed while going forward without using the dash option that needs to recharge is disabilitating. Dont get me wrong some people might like the game, but I doubt this game is as fun and epic as the Hype that preceded it. Not the sequel to the Doom 2016 I was hoping for in any way.… Expand
  60. Apakungen
    Apr 13, 2020
    2
    Why all the gadgets? Why the overly complicated control scheme and the annoying platforming elements? Doom2016 was great much due to the simplicity. This is by far ID Softwares worst game ever.
  61. Lightmareman
    Aug 9, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bought it on sale and I'm still not convinced it was worth it even at half off. I'll start by saying that I absolutely loved Doom 2016, love love loved it! I loved it so much that I bought it again for the switch when I got one (sure it's not as good looking on switch but I wasnt expecting it to be.) That is why I'm so sad that this game doesnt live up to it. Within the first couple minutes of playing I felt like everything was off and I wasnt going to like it. The more I played within the first few minutes I could feel the look of disapointment growing on my face. The music doesnt grip me like the last game, and in the beginning I felt like it didnt match up with the action at all. The constant running around looking for ammo is repetitive and annoying. Like I get the argument of how it can make the game more challenging, but to me it just took me out of the action and made me have to run from fights- which is not what Doom Guy is about. Which leads me to the story. What the **** am I playing? Seriously I feel like I missed an entire game worth of story. I'm sure the lore parts clear up a lot but I payed for a game, not a book. I have almost no idea on what's going on and it is really taking me out of the game experience. I know having exposition dumps in the beginning dont make for good story telling, but if any game needed it, it would be Doom Eternal. I've only played as far as the gore nest mission but from my understanding of the story there are 3 guys you got to kill to stop the demons from completely destroying earth. Okay fine. In the beginning you kill one right away- total Doom guy move. Then you show up to where the other two are and just listen to them talk. Doom guy is right there and he could have just killed them and ended things right there. Why the **** didn't he? Then after you kill the second one, the big final boss like hacks your ship to tell you that they are hiding the last guy. Why would they do that? Also, if they hacked Doom Guys ship, why not just **** with all the systems onboard and crash his ship or something? It doesnt make sense to me and at this point I have checked out story wise. The addition of platforming puzzles was interesting for about 5 minutes and then got me annoyed. I dont feel like that really keeps with the tone of the game. It's cool to grab poles and swing while in combat but everything else is lame to me. I want to keep going because I paid for it and I hope that there can be something I can enjoy. But in terms of the changes to guns and ammo and combat Idk. Theres soo much added in up front that I forget a lot of the time and switching between weapons and grenades is little clunky on a ps4 controller. I'm gonna try to finish it, but I'm not expecting much else from this game. The only positive I see in this game is that it looks awesome.… Expand
  62. atg123
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    The game is way too hard with a PS4 controller even on easy setting. Advising not to buy the console versions.
  63. Al3x4
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    Lack of ammo and weapon management is awful. Got the "super" weapon for six keys and used it zero times, because it uses bfg ammo. Marauders mechanics are very bad, sometimes you shoot through them without dealing any damage and since you have only 12 shots on powerful shotgun it breakes the whole fight.
  64. MedusaMadman77
    Mar 23, 2020
    1
    Without a doubt one of the worst games of 2020 so far. Don't spend more than $20 on it. Seriously, it's really bad.
  65. Dabood
    May 17, 2021
    1
    This. Game. Sucks.
    Remember how much fun it was in the 2016 Doom game to run head-first into a crowd of demons and blow them all back to hell? Remember how bad ass you felt? Remember what it felt like, not to be playing the player-character in a shooting game, but to feel like you were playing the boss? Well say goodbye to that. This game is all about running around scared like Shaggy in    This. Game. Sucks.
    Remember how much fun it was in the 2016 Doom game to run head-first into a crowd of demons and blow them all back to hell? Remember how bad ass you felt? Remember what it felt like, not to be playing the player-character in a shooting game, but to feel like you were playing the boss? Well say goodbye to that. This game is all about running around scared like Shaggy in Scooby Doo. The battle mechanics have been totally reworked so that only hiding and running will keep you alive. Oh, and the pointless platforming sections. Just a terrible, terrible direction for an otherwise great and institutional game franchise. Do not buy this game if you like having fun.    … Expand
  66. BallzyDan
    Jun 9, 2020
    1
    Doom the RPG is what the title should be. I am long time Doom fan and I really want to like this one too. However my game was stripped of all my multiplayer progress (May 9) and a decent amount of campaign progress. No warning, no explanation, just progress gone. The frustration factor is far higher than the fun factor. Falling off a cliff or platform causes you to spawn back close toDoom the RPG is what the title should be. I am long time Doom fan and I really want to like this one too. However my game was stripped of all my multiplayer progress (May 9) and a decent amount of campaign progress. No warning, no explanation, just progress gone. The frustration factor is far higher than the fun factor. Falling off a cliff or platform causes you to spawn back close to where you were with a little less health. If you fall too much and die, the game needs to reload the same part it just reloaded 7 times, but now it takes 12 seconds to load. 2 v 1 online multiplayer that resets your progress arbitrarily is not worth trying. Hugo said you feel like a badass as the demon slayer. Not true, just a basic character who needs to collect crap to become awesome.
    .    … Expand
  67. STOBO
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    I was hoping it would be a continuation of Doom 2016 and it left me disappointed. I hate overcomplicated games there is a button for everything and the low ammo doesn't help. I really regret buying it.
  68. abenko
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    On PS4 the game is way too frantic, even on the easy setting.

    If you enjoy games with a moderate pace, then this is not for you. Previous Doom games allowed to select your pace - from frantic to moderate. However, Doom Eternal gives you only one option - frantic. It locks you in a room after room with 20 monsters with no way out, and it forces you into a chaotic action. I loved Doom    On PS4 the game is way too frantic, even on the easy setting.

    If you enjoy games with a moderate pace, then this is not for you.
    Previous Doom games allowed to select your pace - from frantic to moderate. However, Doom Eternal gives you only one option - frantic. It locks you in a room after room with 20 monsters with no way out, and it forces you into a chaotic action.

    I loved Doom series, but this game on PS4 just does not do it for me.
    It became way too boring even before finishing the first level.    … Expand
  69. DoomIsntDoom
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    Do you want to become an expert in running out of ammo? Do you want to become the ‘god’ of looking for weak demons to perform lame glory kills on for ammo, whilst running away from demons who are supposed to be terrified of you. Do you want to go through the same challenges to get the same weapon upgrades for the same weapons as Doom 2016? Do you want to have sudden, and unexplained plotDo you want to become an expert in running out of ammo? Do you want to become the ‘god’ of looking for weak demons to perform lame glory kills on for ammo, whilst running away from demons who are supposed to be terrified of you. Do you want to go through the same challenges to get the same weapon upgrades for the same weapons as Doom 2016? Do you want to have sudden, and unexplained plot developments that just ‘happen’ because they need it to to have an excuse to move the story on?

    Do you want to lose everything that made Doom 2016 amazing and keep everything bad about it, with some awful high speed additions? WELCOME to Doom Eternal, where you can do all of these. Eternal is one of the biggest letdowns I’ve ever had, and I played Fallout 76....

    Glory kills are lame as can be and have no real ‘glory’ about them they’re literally just easy ways of getting ammo which is like gold dust, you’re CONSTANTLY running out. And I mean constantly. The super shotgun when fully loaded with fully upgraded ammo capacity holds 22 shells, the super shotgun fires two at once so actually you only have 11 shots. 11 shots on the most iconic gun in the game.....
    I cannot explain with just words and no video how lazy the designers have been with creating new glory kills and new equipment. The ‘flame belch’ which is about 1.5 seconds of fire with a 5 foot range is one of the most over-sold lame weapons I have ever seen. The grenades are now in the form of pointless frost Grenade, and moderately useful frag. Both of which aren’t thrown anymore just fired from a shoulder mounted cannon, all to make sure your hands are free to not-fire your guns because they’re all out of ammo.

    All of the weapon upgrades are identical to Doom 2016, and have had no upgrades, updates or additional abilities. The challenges to get them are exactly the same. The ‘boss’ fights are again insanely dull, the ‘Gladiator’ boss? Seriously? You have the entire scope of demonic hellish creatures and you make a dull and lazy version of a character that’s been done in numerous other franchises? The ‘puzzles’ of movement and getting around aren’t as irritating as some are saying, but they’re not puzzles that require thinking and skill and trial and error, they’re puzzles that literally just take you trying and trying and trying to time the double jump or the boost. It truly is ironic that a game about hellish creatures, should itself be an absolutely hellish experience. I kept on playing and playing HOPING that maybe it will progress, maybe I’ll get new abilities and new guns, and maybe next level it’ll change, maybe next level and then it was the last level and it was over. What a letdown. Why they needed extra time to release this I am sure I do not know. It doesn’t take 6 months to press copy and paste. Doom Eternal is everything bad about Doom 2016 and nothing good. It’s guilty of an even bigger crime however. Doom Eternal, is just plain lazy.    … Expand
  70. Mantioch
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    Does not play like its predecessors or like Doom at all, for that matter. Looks good, but you will spend 90% of your time dying because you didnt time some multi jump trek across a chasm correctly, not because of combat. Save your money and download Super Mario Brothers for the same effecf.
  71. khhogan
    Apr 1, 2020
    1
    Loved Doom 2016 -- this game (Doom Eternal) on the other hand was a huge let down for me. I hate the lack of ammo, the platforming they added, the story they added, the cartoon-ish looking graphics. The atmosphere that the original PS4 Doom had is totally gone; doesn't put you on edge. It just doesn't feel like Doom to me. Hated it.
  72. steed99
    May 6, 2020
    1
    Great graphics, fun game UNTIL you get to the jump scene(s).. and then there are more jumps.. and more jumps... sorry lost the plot.. is this a FPS or a First Person Mario Bros Jumperthon.... so I popped the disk and jumped it right into the garbage bin! So now am replaying Doom 2016 AGAIN
  73. upcakkamalu
    Aug 28, 2021
    1
    movement lag(slow down), made game completely unplayable for me on ps4 wtf
  74. Andoryuu7
    Aug 1, 2020
    1
    Doom Eternal is actually quite hard game. Don't get me wrong, I love hard games. I am a big FromSoftware fan. I play all my games on hard. Unfortunately Doom Eternal is not as good as Doom 2016 when it comes to difficulty on Playstations controller. I finished first 3 missions on ultra violence but switched to easier after because the game was not fair and fun. All the jumping was alsoDoom Eternal is actually quite hard game. Don't get me wrong, I love hard games. I am a big FromSoftware fan. I play all my games on hard. Unfortunately Doom Eternal is not as good as Doom 2016 when it comes to difficulty on Playstations controller. I finished first 3 missions on ultra violence but switched to easier after because the game was not fair and fun. All the jumping was also very annoying. If I wanted to play jumping games, I wouldn't choose Doom lol. The music doesen't fit at all compared to Doom 2016, basically only the menu song is to be remembered. Most of the game I was just hoping to get to the end and play something else. I stopped playing the game like 10 times before I finished it. Usually I am the type of guy who finishes a good game in two days without many breaks...

    So there are many issues with Doom Eternal on Playstation. Doom 2016 was an amazing experience, I had lots of fun on the hardest difficulty, everything was working. Doom Eternal does not have it. No offense towards the devs, I am pretty sure the game feels very different when played with mouse and keyboard. Or at least with the back buttons adjustment. I'll get back to the game one day and correct my rating if I choose my mind.    … Expand
  75. Galsenkiller
    Jun 28, 2020
    1
    This game is too over rated ... somtimes it feels like Mario Bros , somtimes like Zelda ... the fights require no aiming skills it just require the understanding of a weapon change mechanism ... i would have gave it a zero but because the graphics are good it give it 1 ... its the biggest disappointement i had on PS4
  76. Slouch101
    Jul 11, 2020
    1
    This is not my Doom. Got this as a gift cause I had shown interest. With all the great reviews I was ready to jump back into gaming for the first time in 10 years. I played for about 30 mins between jumping to find my way, and constantly running out of ammo and fuel I give up. Doom to me was about shooting demons and having fun. This was nothing but frustrating.
  77. Spadbal
    Jan 23, 2021
    1
    Once upon a time, a renown programmer known by the name J. Carmack said that he didn't care much about storylines in FPS-games. It turned out that the biggest game he co-developed (DOOM) followed this rule. As did the 2016's reboot: stand up, slam a demon's face to pulp, grab a gun and step into your mighty armoured suit. The space marine aka Slayer eventually smashes a screen to preventOnce upon a time, a renown programmer known by the name J. Carmack said that he didn't care much about storylines in FPS-games. It turned out that the biggest game he co-developed (DOOM) followed this rule. As did the 2016's reboot: stand up, slam a demon's face to pulp, grab a gun and step into your mighty armoured suit. The space marine aka Slayer eventually smashes a screen to prevent long storytelling at the beginning of the game. Let's go!

    The game had a nice build-up, perfectly crafted levels, a well mixed soundtrack, a back-to-basics multiplayer and even a level editor. Take this very same concept, throw in some crayons and flashy paint plus tonnes of Red Bull and you get this game. It will eternally haunt you and leave you saddened if you have been loving this series since the early days.

    Dear id-software: DOOM is not platforming, nor is it a game suited for bright pink, purple, yellow,... colours. DOOM isn't choosing a particular weapon to defeat a certain enemy, it was Metroid Prime that perfected this and did it way better. DOOM let's you see and feel the game through the eyes of the Slayer, so why throwing in cutscenes in a way it was done in games in the early nillies? It ruins the pace of the game. The amount of things you can do next to the main storyline is ridiculous: upgrade your gun, suit, enemies, gameplay, with runes and tokens and... Change the appeal, behaviour,... of the enemies. It's all totally unnecessary and pointless. Collecting skins like Pokémon.

    I tried to love the new approach, but after 4 hours of playtime I've had enough of it. Thank god I have some great childhood memories left of the nineties DOOM games. One good advice for the gamers that read this: don't buy this game, even when it's on sale! Do you want DOOM on it's finest? Then play the 2016 version or the original ones.    … Expand
  78. BillScurry
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    2 out of 10: They amped up the difficulty to unreasonable levels, turning this into an unfunny slaughter-fest. You can't survive attacks because you're in the middle of an unblockable crossfire every time combat starts, and they've hosed the player by not providing nearly enough health, armor, and ammo considering how many monsters they pour at you through a firehose. I played this game2 out of 10: They amped up the difficulty to unreasonable levels, turning this into an unfunny slaughter-fest. You can't survive attacks because you're in the middle of an unblockable crossfire every time combat starts, and they've hosed the player by not providing nearly enough health, armor, and ammo considering how many monsters they pour at you through a firehose. I played this game for five hours and quit, realizing there's no curve for improvement -- only frustration. You need to be a 13-year-old Ritalin freak to excel at this boondoggle. Bethesda ruined a fun game, for no discernible reason. I'm the fool who paid for it before deleting it, so I guess they win in the end.… Expand
  79. Tritonio
    Dec 11, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst than Doom 3 in my opinion, and Doom 3 is not even a proper Doom game, but I had way more fun playing it than this non-doom game.

    Let's get the one good thing out of the way quickly: The graphics are stunning. Way better than Doom 2016, and the framerate is so smooth that I have to wonder how the hell did they pull this off. Hats off to whoever made the graphics and the game engine.

    The music, is good also but none of the tracks has yet stuck to me. I couldn't get the music of Doom, Doom 2 and Doom 2016 out of my mind, I can't even recall the music from this one. Not bad but not very memorable for me either.

    Level design makes ZERO sense: Two titans, which I don't even know what they are at this point, are frozen in place right before one killed the other. I have to find a battery to put into the spear of one of the titans so that the energy lance will active and tear the sternum of the other titan open (mind you both of them are just standing still, like buildings). Then once all the guts spill out, I will jump into the hole in the titan's chest, to go through the titan, exiting through his back (or maybe his butt, I'm not sure), to fall into a platforming section that looks like Goomba's castle from Mario, with spinning chains of fire, enemies all over the place, while you wadle though a swamp with completely hidden tentacles that jump out and hit you while you are trying to shoot at other enemies, cause aparrently players like getting hit by hidden tentacles when they are trying to do something else. Does any of this make any sense to you? Cause it makes no sense to me. This is graphics driven game design: we want two titans in an epic pose, we want Goomba's castle, and we want tentacles, now make a level that has all of these.

    The fighting is simply annoying. I have to think: which weapon do I need to use to kill this enemy, where exactly should I hit the enemy (cause weakspots are fun in a doom game), when should I hit them in the weakspot perhaps they need to have their mouth slightly open or it doesn't work and you need to wait, do I have enough ammo to do that or will I run out of ammo at the worst possible moment (there is a serious lack of ammunition compared to every other doom game to force you to use all the weapons), oh and also check if you have armor, cause if you don't you should remember to set the enemy on fire before shooting them so that they drop armor shards for you. Oh and don't over-shoot enemies cause you'll easily lose the glory kill if you shoot them with two more bullets of the assault rifle (compare that with how lax Doom 2016 was when you overshoot a "blue" enemy). Also don't forget that you should not be very excited with the melee cause it sucks now. It's causing pretty much zero damage now unless you have done some glory kills when you get one strong punch that annihilates multiple enemies around you. So don't try to melee any low level creeps unless you are going for a glory kill, otherwise you'll lose that strong punch for no reason.

    Gone is the "I'll wreck everything" style of Doom 2016. Not only because of how puzzley fights have become, or how much platforming it now has, but from the second level already, the "doomslayer" bends the knee to someone. What the.... the guy that did not care about a single thing in 2016, now decides to show respect to someone who is telling him off at the same time for caring about humanity. OMG what's next? Discovering that the doomslayer has a character and feelings? Am I still playing Doom here?

    I'm not that far in the game but the lore has also gone off the hook. Not sure how they pulled that off but I constantly feel like I'm watching an episode of a series and slowly realizing that I must skipped over the previous episode. But I haven't, I played 2016, I read the lore, and I still don't understand half of what is going on. I'm being guided by green etherial dogs... I'm just lost trying to figure out what is going on when I should be running and gunning.

    I'll put difficulty at the lowest setting to speed things up and try to grind through the unbearable fights only because I wasted money on this. Hopefully the lore will be worth it. I was so excited for this game, now I'm more excided about Doom64 that I got for preordering this.

    Maybe you'll like this. Apparently many people like it. Just keep in mind that this is not Doom 2016. It is way more complex, you'll be thinking way more instead of enjoying raw violence. The similarities with Doom 2016 are: glory kills exist in both, it's the same universe (but I wouldn't say it's the same doomslayer), some demons exist in both games, and well that's all. The two games feel completely different. I was hoping for more Doom 2016, I got an annoying puzzle shooter.    … Expand
  80. RS13
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Doom Eternal is the most disappointing game I have ever played. The platforming is a disaster, the UI is garish and counter-intuitive, the cutscenes exist, melee probably should have been removed if they were gonna make it this weak. The dash, while good in theory makes normal movement feel slow which is exactly the opposite of how Doom should feel. And finally, the ammo management.Doom Eternal is the most disappointing game I have ever played. The platforming is a disaster, the UI is garish and counter-intuitive, the cutscenes exist, melee probably should have been removed if they were gonna make it this weak. The dash, while good in theory makes normal movement feel slow which is exactly the opposite of how Doom should feel. And finally, the ammo management. The max ammo you can hold has been cut by more than half since Doom 2016. Insecure fanboys will shout (and I mean SHOUT) all kinds of justifications about this at you, but the fundamental issue is this: Doom eternal wants you play the game a very specific way. For all the talk about how it's "strategic" it forces you to adopt one very specific strategy--use all the ammo in all your guns then hunt down trash demon and chainsaw it for more ammo. There's two problems with this. First, I don't want to be forced into a specific way of playing the game. Second, the game does a TERRIBLE job telling you that that's the intended way to play and even worse job encouraging it. If you're going to make killing imps/possessed the name of the game, you should make it so they don't stop spawning until the big baddies are dead. And should make sure that they aren't on the other side of the arena than the mini-boss enemies. Having to turn around and sprint away from a mancubus so I can chainsaw an imp in some odd corner of the arena isn't just a limiting design decision; it's an objectively bad one and on that runs counter to the supposed "keep pushing forward nature of Doom."

    The devs did a great job ensuring that each weapon has it's uses, you can't ignore any of them. In fact, the ammo limit hurts here, because often you're forced to use less-than-ideal weapons simply because they're the only ones with ammo.    … Expand
  81. EliteEvil
    Jul 17, 2022
    0
    I loved Doom 2016 but I gave up in Doom Eternal before getting the supershotgun. It is absurdly over complicated I don't think the developers understood what was fun about the original Doom. (Hint: Shooting monsters - which is a minor part of doom eternal and none of the challenge).

    There are so many controls that some have to be mapped to L3 and R3 which means that you are going to be    I loved Doom 2016 but I gave up in Doom Eternal before getting the supershotgun. It is absurdly over complicated I don't think the developers understood what was fun about the original Doom. (Hint: Shooting monsters - which is a minor part of doom eternal and none of the challenge).

    There are so many controls that some have to be mapped to L3 and R3 which means that you are going to be frequently using up resources by accident - and there are LOADS of different resources. Armour tokens, weapon tokens, XP, Praetorian tokens it has more resources and more resource management than your average free to play mobile game - at least there they are the game. I don't know what neverending inventory management was meant to bring to Doom.

    The gameplay is a massive step backwards from Doom 2016 and it plays a lot more like Ratchet and Clank. Run around small arenas in circles looking for ammo and spend more time in weapon wheels trying to find something with ammo than actually aiming and shooting.

    Oh and the neverrending tutorials. I returned Xcom 2 for the same reason - a game, especially doom, shouldn't be stopping every 5 minutes 3 hours into the game with another tutorial. Is this really what modern gamers want?

    I absolutely hate Doom Eternal with a passion and it should be stripped of the name.

    It is 1/3 flight sim, 1/3 free to play mobile game and 1/3 ratchet and clank.

    The graphics and sound are amazing but the game is otherwise an enormous disappointment.    … Expand
  82. Inhanzt
    Apr 18, 2021
    0
    Requires a bethesda account. Spams you with ads on login. Anti consumer trash.
  83. LunevZlodei
    Mar 20, 2020
    0
    I don’t understand how THIS simulator of piano and ammunition collection can be called DOOM.
    No fun, no fun action game, you just run around and try to **** find bullets while the ****ing chainsaw is on cd.
    Absolutely unnecessary puzzle games that break the pace of the game, inadequate number of bugs and softlocks for AAA games.
  84. jerryernst
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    If you're looking for a Doom 2016 experience, this is not it. The gameplay is so asinine and rinse & repeat that I barely want to keep finding imps and zombies to chainsaw for ammo, since the developers thought that would be fun to force players to do. Every new aspect of this game slows down the pacing, and that is not what a sequel to one of the best shooters should be like.
  85. Gadlajk
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    "All you do is paa pew baam boom! What's the point? It's waste of time!" is what my father used to say about shooters when I was a kid and I would always have argument about there being more than that but if he said that for this game I'd have to agree because DOOM Eternal is just another mind-numbing title in DOOM series.
  86. CzarSquid
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Wow, I can finally play red light, green light with the knight from dark souls!
  87. RagingFlasher
    Jan 23, 2021
    0
    DOOM Eternal turned the game and the whole franchise into a joke that doesn't even takes it self serious.
    Everything DOOM 2016 achived was thrown away into the garbage; the world building, characters, story and somehow even gameplay.
    The gameplay in 2016 was one of the best in any FPS, it felt fluid and amazing. DOOM Eternal has, what it feels like, a fixed and static gameplay system    DOOM Eternal turned the game and the whole franchise into a joke that doesn't even takes it self serious.
    Everything DOOM 2016 achived was thrown away into the garbage; the world building, characters, story and somehow even gameplay.

    The gameplay in 2016 was one of the best in any FPS, it felt fluid and amazing. DOOM Eternal has, what it feels like, a fixed and static gameplay system that you can't control. Example: You are forced to use certain weapons on enemies too kill them; which ruins the famous term "Shoot at it until it dies"

    It's no longer "shoot at it until it dies" as you get punished for it. Biggest example (of many) are boss fights. Every boss (except the final one) is no longer dynamic like in 2016. Every boss has a fixed pattern and you have to do certain things before you can attack the boss for a *limited time*.

    DOOM Hunter - Destroy the shield.
    Marauder - Wait for the eyes to flash green.
    Gladiator - wait for the magic shield to go down.
    Khan Maykr - Forced to use the meat hook and fist before you can attack her for a limited time.

    The world building is by far a big let down of any game I've played. In 2016 you slowly move through Mars getting closer and closer to your destination as seen from the world, Example:
    On the first level you could see the argent tower from the very beginning and after each level you the tower gets closer and closer, and when you're finally there you get to climb up the whole tower.
    DOOM Eternal has none of that simply because you don't get to stay in one place at all.

    The absolute biggest issue with this games world building and immersion is teleportation.
    First you're on Earth, then in a different dimension, then in hell then back to earth and now you're somehow in heaven. This completly ruined the DOOM universe to me.
    2016 had Mars and Hell. Eternal has countless dimensions that have no place in DOOM whatsoever.

    And now the biggest let down for me and the biggest middle finger to 2016 is the destruction of Mars. Everything the DOOM 2016 has built up with the UAC, gone, in mere seconds, simply because of a cutscene that tried to blind the player with "WOW, a cOoL bIg lAsSer" while destroying the home place of the DOOM franchise for god knows whatever reason.
    But seeing how Eternal has chosen Fantasy over Sci-fi, I wouldn't be suprised if Mars was magically brought back.

    But what makes me hate Eternal the most, is the aracady direction ID went with this game.

    HUD/UI:
    The HUD looks like something you would see in a mobile game. I have no doubt that this HUD was inspired by Apex legends. EXACT same geomeotry and use of bright colors. The thing with Apex is that the bright colors are very needed for fast navigation with the ammo managment. ETERNAL DOESN'T NEED THAT. Hugo or Marty mentioned that the bright colors purpose is to distinguish the ammo, which makes absolutly zero sense as it was never needed at all.

    Floating props:
    This is something that completely annihilated the immersion this game had to offer.Floating Weapons. Floating book pages. 2 Meter long question marks. (+Fcking confetti when you walk through it).
    I feel sorry and bad for the people who made the concept arts and desing for the levels.
    Imagine making something so big and eerie just so there can be a big floating question mark in the middle of nowhere.

    Oversaturation of levels:
    DOOM 2016 had three color choices for levels to stick with: Red, Dark Green and "cool" colors.
    DOOM Eternal uses the entire color spectrum for each level. No level is easy on the eyes when it comes to the colors.

    Ridiculous skins:
    This come back to where I said "a joke that doesn't take itself serious".
    If you told me 4 years ago that the next game DOOM game would have the slayer wearing a greasy t-shirt with a "extra thicc" text on it I would have called you crazy
    I want you guys to look at 4 examples I gave you and imagine 2016 with all of that. It's simply impossible.

    Last thing I wanna talk about is the story.
    DOOM 2016 had a very simplistic story. You wake up and start killing and destroying. This is all DOOM should be. 2016 also had a cliff hanger that was for nothing as Eternal doesn't start where 2016 stopped.

    Hayden isn't a smart human that died of cancer and got reincarnated as a robot. Hayden is god of all of recreation.

    VEGA isn't a super computer that was created and tested by UAC employees (That needs absolute zero cooling btw). Vega is a god in a USB stick.

    I've to stop here as I've reached the limit.
    DOOM Eternal has **** up the entire franchise. I see no future of DOOM whatsoever. The next DOOM should just be a mario styled arcade shooter. Just dimensions you jump from level to level killing demons in a arena with no story or a goal.    … Expand
  88. Revolt23
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    The platforming is BS! Delete it off my hard drive! F....... you guys! Leave the folks over at naughty dog to do the platforming you dics! You can shove your clunky ass platforming up your ass
  89. bhappenstance
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    DOOM Eternal is a mater class in how not to create a sequel.
    Force users to sign up for Bethesda account before they can play? Check.
    Stop the action every five minutes -- sometimes literally mid-battle -- for tutorials in a 16-bit void, or to read something? Check. Jumping? Because everyone agreed that there just wasn't enough jumping in DOOM 2016, yeah? Check. Check. Check.    DOOM Eternal is a mater class in how not to create a sequel.
    Force users to sign up for Bethesda account before they can play? Check.
    Stop the action every five minutes -- sometimes literally mid-battle -- for tutorials in a 16-bit void, or to read something? Check.
    Jumping? Because everyone agreed that there just wasn't enough jumping in DOOM 2016, yeah? Check. Check. Check.
    Convoluted, bordering on unusable, map? You betcha.
    Constantly -- and I mean *CONSTANTLY* -- remind players that they're running out of ammo? Check.
    Holographic dog? Of course!
    An enormous disappointment.    … Expand
  90. Fallos
    Oct 20, 2020
    0
    Huge step back for franchise.
    I play shooter to shoot not to jump and find some ammo. Yes yes, it is very intellectual to constantly thinking about which weapon you have to use in every situation, but I prefer not to. That is why I play ARCADE shooters.

    For me it was worst release of 2020.
  91. SwissTengu
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    For someone who loves everything about doom 2016, as supposedly a direct sequel, doom eternal could have hardly been a bigger disapointment.
    Gameplay, environments, puzzles, artstyle, all completely different, completely goofed. Cliffhanger story from the previous game completely dropped and replaced by nerdgasm bs. Difficulty overall is ramped up, and encounters are poorly balanced. This    For someone who loves everything about doom 2016, as supposedly a direct sequel, doom eternal could have hardly been a bigger disapointment.
    Gameplay, environments, puzzles, artstyle, all completely different, completely goofed. Cliffhanger story from the previous game completely dropped and replaced by nerdgasm bs. Difficulty overall is ramped up, and encounters are poorly balanced. This feels nothing like doom 2016.
    The first 5 hours are a frustrating chore, the rest is a bore.    … Expand
  92. jin44jim
    Mar 20, 2020
    0
    I hate this game. I feel like this game is fanboyed a lot because of Doom 2016 was such a great game. Doom 2016 was good in fact I'd say best game on the new systems but this game is trash (not because I'm not good or died just now (fanboy kids excuse to defend games that are trash) but because I have made it almost to the end of the game and I paid $90 for this trash and ofc can't returnI hate this game. I feel like this game is fanboyed a lot because of Doom 2016 was such a great game. Doom 2016 was good in fact I'd say best game on the new systems but this game is trash (not because I'm not good or died just now (fanboy kids excuse to defend games that are trash) but because I have made it almost to the end of the game and I paid $90 for this trash and ofc can't return it so may as well beat it). We seem to be riding this trend of making these games hard as possible for esport players = good in the past 4 years. Why make it so hard? put more difficulties for those no life esport lovers but make it the same as doom 2016 difficulty for the normal difficulty. It was perfect the way it was (Why change what is not broken). Making games to hard for ppl makes ppl not buy the next one because it limits ppl that have jobs and don't have time to put into these games. I won't be buying the next game and I'm about done buying games all together if this trend don't end. Dif not buying new systems either. If you esport tryhards wants a game they need to make their own ******* games and systems. Games are not careers for the majority of gamers. If you want games that is for ppl with careers than make your own ******* systems to play on. Sorry for the rant I'm just so tired of games being made for these no lifes. Casual gamers can't even get a single player game anymore because it's got to be so balanced and difficult for these COD, Fortnight, and League of legend multiplayer fanboys to have fun playing a dif game for once. One last thing I want to mention is jumping. Why is there so much jumping in this game like it's a platformer. This is Doom I want to shoot and run and that's it. If I wanted to play mario or halo I would buy those games. This is why games as a whole has lost so much from it's fanbase and most ppl has stopped playing games. Stop catering to these loser YouTubers and Esporters and make games for your fans. Your wasting money paying them to play it and say good things about it because ppl are figuring it out. That don't care what these youtubers or esports losers thinks about your games that are trash!… Expand
  93. Thatguy1254
    Jan 5, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash leadership stole and manipulated from employees. Game should be marked for fraud since their entire OST was stolen. Shame on Bethesda and ID.… Expand
  94. sabaothkelly
    Jul 30, 2020
    0
    The game is nothing like the DOOM 2016 game. DOOM Eternal is terrible. Poor coloring, poor HUD, terrible upgrade system, controls seem laggy throughout the entire playthrough. And platforming.. ¡REALLY!? This entire game was a waste of design and money.
  95. Flyfires1
    Apr 5, 2020
    0
    Overrated as hell, the shooting feels floaty, the bullets has no impact and kind of just clips through enemies, it's also a little repetitive with no stories, and the music is too damn loud, although that's just me not liking metal.
  96. CRUELGERM
    Jun 14, 2020
    0
    20 минут мне хватило чтобы удалить к черту этот платформер с прыжками, этот шутер без патронов, этот DOOM без DOOM,а. Радужное порево с Хипсером и кофейней и Баристой единорогом в ней. Я конечно понимаю, что нынешний геймер это никчемная губка, которая впитывает подобное, но мы олд скул геймеры не такие.
    Вернулся в DOOM 2016 и он заиграл другими красками и deathmatch там прекрасный.    20 минут мне хватило чтобы удалить к черту этот платформер с прыжками, этот шутер без патронов, этот DOOM без DOOM,а. Радужное порево с Хипсером и кофейней и Баристой единорогом в ней. Я конечно понимаю, что нынешний геймер это никчемная губка, которая впитывает подобное, но мы олд скул геймеры не такие.
    Вернулся в DOOM 2016 и он заиграл другими красками и deathmatch там прекрасный.
  97. Stefnr1
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Schlecht, schlechter Doom. Man weiß das die Handlung minimal ist aber dieses Spiel ist einfach nur immer das gleiche stumpfsinnige rumgeballer das von Anfang an bis zum Schluss langweilt. Die Grafik haut auch keinen vom Hocker und dann noch der Anmeldezwang für ein Konto bei Beteshda.
  98. Barrymore45
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    Finished the game and...it's a complete pile of garbage. Annoying from start to finish, the devs should be ashamed. I don't dish out 0's lightly, but this game makes me so angry that any positive aspects to the game are not taken into consideration here.
  99. Raytracer77
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    Dear top Zenimax executives! Please fire those "genius" people who decided to strip Doom player of ammo, and force him to run after mobs with chainsaw to get some. This completely destroys the gameplay, this is anything but NOT a legendary shooter game any more. This is not a Doom which I enjoyed since 1994. I played Doom 2016 with pleasure but I can't play this Mario Doom any more, andDear top Zenimax executives! Please fire those "genius" people who decided to strip Doom player of ammo, and force him to run after mobs with chainsaw to get some. This completely destroys the gameplay, this is anything but NOT a legendary shooter game any more. This is not a Doom which I enjoyed since 1994. I played Doom 2016 with pleasure but I can't play this Mario Doom any more, and I'm going for moneyback.… Expand
  100. alenzulfic
    May 18, 2020
    0
    Aside from the graphics from 10 years ago the kernel based anti cheat that basically now allows them to take over and track everything you do on your pc is such a invasion of privacy. Bethesda has to be the worst company when it comes to making sound decisions.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. Edge Magazine
    May 21, 2020
    90
    There aren't playstyles in modern Doom so much as players who use absolutely everything, and players who die. [Issue#346, p.84]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 21, 2020
    80
    A love letter to the classic series written in blood, Doom Eternal is a fast-paced and utterly thrilling way to paint the town (and Mars, and ethereal realms) red. [Issue#174, p.89]
  3. GamesBeat
    Apr 14, 2020
    90
    I enjoyed the ending, but it was so long. I had to wipe the sweat off my forehead. But it felt so good to be done.
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