DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part One

 Xbox One
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. TheXboxHub
    Nov 5, 2020
    70
    The Ancient Gods: Part One on Xbox One changes nothing fundamental from DOOM Eternal, but instead dials up the demon slaying up to eleven. It’s worth battling through as there’s still fun to be had, but you’ll have to work a lot harder for it.
  2. GameSpot
    Oct 29, 2020
    70
    Despite some new and enduring weak spots, Doom Eternal's frantic combat (mostly) continues to shine through. Once you get back into the swing of the action, the rock-paper-scissors design philosophy still results in a great time. I just wish Doom Eternal could get out of its own way.
  3. Power Unlimited
    Oct 27, 2020
    70
    Extremely challenging in an artificial way, not perfectly polished and lacking the music of Mick Gordon: The Ancient Gods – Part One doesn’t fully continue the Doom Eternal glory. Still, it offers a pleasant torture for the most fanatical Doom-sadomasochists, situated in three beautiful levels in which you’ll be challenged more than the two main games combined. Nightmare insanity!
  5. IGN
    Oct 26, 2020
    70
    The Ancient Gods Part 1 does what Doom expansions always used to: provides more Doom, but makes it harder. Its new enemies are more of an annoyance than a fun challenge but there were already more than enough tricks up Eternal’s sleeves to build on for increasingly tough battles. I recommend a bit of practice on Eternal proper before you dive into this DLC, but once you do you’ll find that the rush of combat is as satisfying as ever.

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User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 29
  3. Negative: 3 out of 29
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Oct 25, 2020
    9
    This week saw the release of DOOM Eternal's continuation, DOOM Eternal, like a number of AAA games these days, comes in a couple of differentThis week saw the release of DOOM Eternal's continuation, DOOM Eternal, like a number of AAA games these days, comes in a couple of different editions. There’s the standard edition, which just comes with the base game, but there’s also the deluxe edition, which comes with the game and a number of bonuses. Question is: Which one should you buy? That probably depends on how big of a DOOM fan you are. The DOOM Eternal deluxe edition actually doesn’t come with a ton of bonuses, at least not when compared to some of the other deluxe editions we’ve seen in so many recent years recent years. The biggest draw of the deluxe edition is the Year One Pass, which will grant owners two campaign add-ons at some point in the future not today when they feel like it. The deluxe edition also comes with the Demonic Slayer Skin and the Classic Weapon Sound Pack, but those add-ons are merely perks and don’t justify the higher price of admission on the price price tag of the deluxe edition 33% more than the standard edition as a stand alone on their their own. Therefore, the deluxe edition is only really for people who already know that they’re going to want the content in the Year One Pass, which hasn’t been revealed yet, but you an taste the DOOM and just have to have it ready as soon as it's available. It’s also worth noting that there’s a DOOM Eternal collector’s edition that comes with all of the stuff from the deluxe edition plus a number of physical goodies like a wearable DOOM Slayer replica styled helmet, a steelbook case for the game, a lithograph, and a DOOM lore book. Those, however, will likely be hard If not outright impossible to find since Bethesda and ID Software only made extremely limited quantities. So, in summary most people will probably want to go for the standard edition over the deluxe edition, at least until those campaign expansions are detailed. The Year One Pass is available separately for the 33% difference so you won't miss out if you want to grab up the content at a later dat,, so if you buy the standard edition now and decide to get the pass later, you won’t be paying more money over what you would have spent on the deluxe edition.Just don't be let down when you can't enjoy Doom Eternal's newest content on your Xbox Series X at launch without the extras.… Full Review »
  2. Bl4ckbeard
    Mar 24, 2021
    0
    It's pretty disgusting that ID started catering for casuals and for game journalists by nerfing this DLC into oblivion, after it's been almostIt's pretty disgusting that ID started catering for casuals and for game journalists by nerfing this DLC into oblivion, after it's been almost half a year since release. First two levels in particular are absolutely cakewalks on NM+ compared to what they used to be. Don't buy, uneless they revert the nerfs… Full Review »
  3. SwnSng
    Oct 27, 2020
    10
    The Ancient gods has the most engaging combat of any DOOM game.

    We all agree that the game is harder but so was Eternal when you first    The Ancient gods has the most engaging combat of any DOOM game.

    We all agree that the game is harder but so was Eternal when you first played it. I mean would you rather the game not challenge Slayers and all we got was just new environments to play through because to me I think that would have been disappointing. I think the game is generous to players with BFG ammo all around if you want to make an encounter easier. The game is not unfair -- everytime you die, you know what you did wrong or what you need to improve on. Whether it's movement, positioning, monster priority or pumping out more dps it's all there for you to analyze. Also, it's not a bad ide a to play the game in a lower difficulty on the first run-through to learn the mechanics and limit any frustration that you may have. Every Slayer can improve some part of their game and that is when any skilled base game feels the most satisfying.    … Full Review »
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