DOOM Eternal

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  1. Termi1208
    Jul 11, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego es muy malo porque mi padre me ha dicho que es malo porque es muy sangriento me parece que mi amiga Pepa pig es mejor su trama es muy muy muy muy muy mala las armas no tienen sentido de lo malas que son el protagonista el dick slayer creo que se llama tiene que dar de comer a sus mascotas eso me dijo mi tío antes de que me la metiera hasta el fondo el juego no lo voy a jugar ni muerto porque para jugar un juego de cuidar mascotas me pongo jugar a las hello kittys online que es un juegazo… Expand
  2. 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
  3. das_dennis
    May 21, 2023
    0
    you need to change the language of your console or the game does not start but worse you have to create an bethesda acoount or you can only play this game offline which means your console i not connected to the internet and you cant play multiplayer - and no one tells you that before you buy
  4. jouky
    Apr 28, 2023
    0
    The game won't let you go without an account. The letter to restore it simply does not come to the mail. Explain, why the **** do I have an account if I just want to go through the storyline of the game
  5. 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
  6. psbrann
    Jan 3, 2023
    0
    A crappy 90s first person shooter with horribly outdated controls thought it could pass as a AAA title if they slapped some 2017 graphics on it. Wouldn’t even have been satisfied if I were paid to play this garbage. You basically have two controls and every encounter is the same, so if you have no respect for your time or money then definitely buy this game!
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. VivalaPolitik
    Mar 25, 2022
    0
    Worst multiplayer ever made. If I were a designer on the multiplayer I would be ashamed to have my name in the credits.
  11. St0len_K1ll
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    No matter how much i like the game, i simply can not support hypocrites, this game is supposed to be for everyone independent of opinion and nationality, and now it is just blocked in russia because trends.

    Im sorry,id software but this was a heartbreak for me, i bought this game with my own money, i suggested my friends to play doom eternal, but now you just spit in my face like that    No matter how much i like the game, i simply can not support hypocrites, this game is supposed to be for everyone independent of opinion and nationality, and now it is just blocked in russia because trends.

    Im sorry,id software but this was a heartbreak for me, i bought this game with my own money, i suggested my friends to play doom eternal, but now you just spit in my face like that

    **** you, id    … Expand
  12. CzarSquid
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Wow, I can finally play red light, green light with the knight from dark souls!
  13. 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
  14. MoniWhite
    Feb 7, 2022
    4
    I don't like the platforming parts and the gun battles are too hard on normal mode
  15. 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
  16. Wanderer9090
    Dec 25, 2021
    0
    Have played Doom games since the 90's. Loved all of them, excepting Doom 3 - what were they thinking! Then came this. I am a casual gamer I admit but have, over the years, put in many hours with previous Doom FPS. Found this one too difficult even on the easiest setting. Not enough ammo or health to survive for more than a couple of minutes.
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. upcakkamalu
    Aug 28, 2021
    1
    movement lag(slow down), made game completely unplayable for me on ps4 wtf
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. Inhanzt
    Apr 18, 2021
    0
    Requires a bethesda account. Spams you with ads on login. Anti consumer trash.
  23. Cirtex
    Apr 17, 2021
    0
    Doom Eternal gets a 0 from me for SEVERAL reasons.
    The first one being The marauder. now to preference. i'm good at the game. I can kill the marauder and not have an issue doing so. the issue for me personally is that i don't like being TOLD when to pull the trigger. he is, quite literally, a massive game of Red-Light (Shield) Green-Light (eye glow).
    The other problem i have is them    Doom Eternal gets a 0 from me for SEVERAL reasons.
    The first one being The marauder. now to preference. i'm good at the game. I can kill the marauder and not have an issue doing so. the issue for me personally is that i don't like being TOLD when to pull the trigger. he is, quite literally, a massive game of Red-Light (Shield) Green-Light (eye glow).

    The other problem i have is them sponging up the enemy to have WAAAYYYY Too much health. while all the while choking you for ammo. Yeah, i know that the chainsaw now exists. but now instead of jumping into the fray with my chainsaw ready to tear a demon a new **** with my chainsaw, i'm running AWAY from the fight to find a conveniently placed imp or zombie to get my ammo back. and i'm doing this EVERY OTHER MINUTE. which, suffice to say, breaks the loops of combat and puts you in positions that you'd really rather not be in. often ending with you getting raped in a corner by 15+ demons at once.

    Oh and did i mention there's also an INCREDIBLE amount of enemies per level and you'll often have waves spawning overtop one another which only adds to the problem. oh what's that? use the BFG and Unmayker? Yeah, i would. IF I HAD AMMO FOR IT, AND IF IT DID ANYTHING. The BFG no longer kills everything it passes through anymore. which is QUITE annoying and underwhelming.

    all of this is compounded as well by movement canceling and knockback combined with screenshake so that way your feet are effectively planted to the floor.

    I don't like being told when to shoot, and i don't like having control over my character taken away.

    Oh yeah, and the BFG is on the scroll wheel now and not on it's own dedicated button.

    so yes. you will accidentally switch to it and panic fire it on an imp or zobie when you really just wanted your shotgun. it will happen, several times.

    AND I HATE BEING PULLED OUT OF COMBAT EVERY SINGLE TIME TO BE GIVING A 1 ON 1 TUTORIAL DEAR HOLY **** DO THESE TUTORIALS BREAK THE ****ING FLOW. WREEEE And yes i turned them off and you wanna know what happened? when the witches that possess demons showed up I had no idea how to deal with them with the ghostbuster style microwave beam that was useless in the main campaign. so when the final boss came round, i spent literally 30 minutes just fighting before pausing and googling. so yeah THE TUTORIALS ARE QUITE NESSACARY. they stayed off though and i thankfully didn't have anything like that occur again.

    But it would have been so much better if they put us in scenarios where, maybe you see someone do something similar with them. there is a thing called Show don't Tell. and this game needs to learn to shut the everloving **** up.

    I like the fact that you have a nice base of operations, i like the collectibles and secrets, I like the fact that you can break away your enemies' armor. and i LOVE the fact that you can target weakpoints to shoot off to make them less of a threat! However, everything else that i listed is SO profound that all these few good things i mentioned are null and void.

    AND THE FINAL BOSS OF THE ANCHIENT GODS WAS SO BAD! HE WAS SO SO BAD! he was just a glorified Marauder who regains health when he hits you HE'S THE MOST STALE FIGHT I'VE EVER SEEN EVER. AND I'M PLAYING DOOOOM AGHGHHHHHHH HHAA

    I want to love this game i genuinely do but this game does everything so backward. making itself harder for the sake of making it harder. unessacrly spongey enemies. Choking you for ammo and changing the entire gameplay loop simply by changing how the chainsaw and ammo is dolled out made me so bored and annoyed that i've played the game once out of respect and now i will put the game down and never touch it again.    … Expand
  24. 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.
  25. sarcastor
    Jan 29, 2021
    0
    it feels like they handed off this sequel to some horrible, 3rd rate game studio deep in the forests of Russia or something. Everything that is fun in the Doom 2016 has been removed and replaced with confusing UI, repetitive game play, very linear level design. Most of the time i had no idea what i was doing. There was never enough ammo and even on the easiest level setting i kept dyingit feels like they handed off this sequel to some horrible, 3rd rate game studio deep in the forests of Russia or something. Everything that is fun in the Doom 2016 has been removed and replaced with confusing UI, repetitive game play, very linear level design. Most of the time i had no idea what i was doing. There was never enough ammo and even on the easiest level setting i kept dying from lack of ammo or falling off cliffs due to the horrendous jumping mechanism.

    FYI i played Doom 2016 three times and finished it 3 times due to awesome level and game design. Doom Eternal feels like a sequel with a new cast and new director and 1/3 of the budgeta    … Expand
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. Will00028
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    what a boring and overrated game. shooting the same demons over and over and over and over and over and over and over...and if you die, the same thing over and over again.
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#9 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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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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