DOOM

[Observotron]

I’d rather ID experiment and try new stuff, see what works and doesn’t than just make the same game over and over.

I don't disagree with that. Eternal was very different than 2016 and I loved it, but a lot of my criticisms don't have to do with the game "not being Eternal again". There's a lot of really wonky decisions that were made that detract from both gameplay and immersion. Regardless of how the game itself stands against its predecessors, there are actual glaring flaws in its design that detract from the experience, with some of them not existing in the previous game in the franchise.

 

[Kane Lives]

Doom 2016 has yellow paint on climbable ledges, it's subtle but it's a thing I noticed while playing it for the first time last week.

Don't forget the green glowy "markers" they left all over the "path" you need to take.

 

[Pierre D'Olnique]

Don't forget the green glowy "markers" they left all over the "path" you need to take.

Still better than having a seemingly perfectly climbable ledge that would just bounce you off into a bottomless pit (they were still present in 2016), even if it did result in some shit level design.

 

[Smity Werbenjagermanjensen]

honestly if they do quake reboot or whatever, make it like quake 1's lovecraftian themes. i just find the strogg boring, and quake 4 other than the scene you listed was just a meh game to begin with from what i remember when i played it like 10 years ago.

I'm at the final couple levels (19 out of 22) and if there's anything I can say about this, it's that the final third of the game makes it obvious some higherups at ID really want to do a Lovecraftian Quake reboot.

 

[Jace on ice]

I'm at the final couple levels (19 out of 22) and if there's anything I can say about this, it's that the final third of the game makes it obvious some higherups at ID really want to do a Lovecraftian Quake reboot.

Some people have speculated this started out development as some sort of Quake game that got retooled. I'm not sure if I 100% believe that but there is a lot of Quake DNA here, especially in the later chapters.

 

[Dean Pentel]

pirate, lol.
also eternal dlc's are alright, TDA is a whole 180 from eternal anyway gameplay wise.

I'll get around to building a PC sooner than I thought. I figured I'd be a consolefag forever but all these companies behave as if they hate their core demographic and desperately want those people to never buy anything from them again.

Don't forget the green glowy "markers" they left all over the "path" you need to take.

Still better than having a seemingly perfectly climbable ledge that would just bounce you off into a bottomless pit (they were still present in 2016), even if it did result in some shit level design.

I get what you're both saying in that such things kill immersion to a degree. I would cite two things: they're video games made for a the general public, and the general public is a whole lot stupider than you could ever imagine. If you don't believe me, work in healthcare or attend any military branch's basic training. Do either for a week and it'll shock you how fucking retarded a lot of people are.

 

[GeorgeFloydFentanylStash]

I mean it's also two years ago, and the last two attempts at a DOOD movie failed terribly. (The very last being a direct-to-stream thing tells you all you need to know lmao.)

I don't think id is in any rush for a new go anytime soon.

That movie was so bad and low budget that it was hilarious

 

[Miller]

The problem with TDA is that it needs a pretty beefy rig to run it. And also that it costs 80 dollerydoos. Addionally, I dont think people are into the 40k doomguy in Army of Darkness theme as much as iD thinks people are.

I don't know if my PC is beefy, I have a Ryzen 7 5800X3D and a 6600XT and so far it runs good enough for me with FSR on balanced (default resolution). I was expecting a lot of blur but not really.
I didn't buy the game though, I'm still on my free month of Goypass. I really like the art direction, also I wish the Doomguy could jump more than 5 cm high. I know they turned him into a tank but come on.
There's a couple of things that I don't like so far: the mech (such a dumb sequence) and the way climbing is implemented, sometimes it doesn't work correctly and you're pushed back.

 

[Heckler1]

Honestly after what they did to Mick Gordon, I have no interest in giving them my money ever again. At least until they apologize to the guy.

 

[winderson_silva]

I bet they make a DLC were you play as the girl and next Doom game you play as woman.

Wouldnt be the first time.

I dont think the chick is ugly? I dont think shes pretty, but shes average.

 

[Kulee Baba]

Wouldnt be the first time.

I dont think the chick is ugly? I dont think shes pretty, but shes average.

That's Doom RPG 2 right? Man I loved the fist one on my flip phone. Funny as hell when you got the holy water.

 

[winderson_silva]

That's Doom RPG 2 right?

Yep, tried the pc version a dude made, and even through strategy is my weak point, I blazed through it.
I wouldnt mind some spin off like that in the future, shame that Bethesda doesnt care and killed that mobile spin off with less than a year of release.

 

[<3 norafawn]

Just finished it. Nigger I can't believe that they cucked out on Ahzrak's murder. If there was ever a time for gore IN A FUCKING DOOM GAME it was beating Ahzrak with a mace. (Presumably due to the ESRB or whatever.) WHAT THE FUCK

The game still gets a 10/10 for that banger soundtrack though.

 

[winderson_silva]

I think this gonna be the last AAA game I plan to buy in a while, since im pretty sure that if GTA 6 flops, it will be 1983 all over again.

 

[Blackstar]

Playing on 150% speed is so much fun.

 

[Kulee Baba]

I think this gonna be the last AAA game I plan to buy in a while, since im pretty sure that if GTA 6 flops, it will be 1983 all over again.

GTA6 flopping? Are you going to think the next Call of Duty will bomb too?

 

[BlueCandles]

Just finished it. Nigger I can't believe that they cucked out on Ahzrak's murder. If there was ever a time for gore IN A FUCKING DOOM GAME it was beating Ahzrak with a mace. (Presumably due to the ESRB or whatever.) WHAT THE FUCK

The game still gets a 10/10 for that banger soundtrack though.

I thought it was really weird that theres a obvious 'final' boss with multiple stages and cinematic mid-battle cutscenes. Then the game is like 'uhh actually we have another level to go' with a much easier boss thats just two people in a room. Kinda underwhelming. Then again we haven't really had a good boss finisher since we shot a BFG at point blank range of the spider mastermind.

 

[Smaug's Smokey Hole 2]

I've been playing some of this and I like it more than Eternal's combat formula. Also, you don't need a beefy computer to run it.

 

[Jace on ice]

Also, you don't need a beefy computer to run it.

Isn't this one of those games that basically demands you have a rig capable of ray tracing?

 

[Smaug's Smokey Hole 2]

Isn't this one of those games that basically demands you have a rig capable of ray tracing?

Yes, you need a GPU from at least 2018, but other than that it runs on hardware below minimum requirements.