I can't believe people hate eternal so much. Game was so much fun for me. Loved every bit. Not buying the dlc tho
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Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Launch Trailer (MAJOR spoilers WARNING)
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Game had an amazing gameplay loop.... That went on for too long and overstayed it's welcome in the main campaign. By the end, I was rolling my eyes at all the encounters as they just threw more shit at you as a means of padding the length of said campaign.
Compound this with the wack as hell way they decided to deliver their "story" like they weren't even confident about it. Which, is understandable as it's bad.... And not in a "so bad, it's good" way.
I guess I didn't play it with a mind toward critiquing it. I just kind of played it. I tend to not think that hard about the games I play. It was a shooting game with bombastic music. The shooting was fun. That's really all I needed.
Games are a means to turn off my brain because I think all day. Doom accomplishes that in spades.
Eternal's story is a huge misstep compared to 2016. Thankfully, it's possible to skip basically every cutscene (unlike 2016) and the combat is just sublime.
I just beat the dlc and holy hell it was amazing! Doom Eternal was already my game of the year back in March but now its my game of the year a second time. The level design and enemy encounters are really top notch in this dlc and they did an amazing job at keeping things fresh and interesting. The story and lore is also as amazing as ever and that twist at the end... I love it!
lol that's cliché as fuck but as that point it's gotta be tongue in cheek
So how long would you say the DLC was?
Wondering if I should jump in now or just wait for both to come out so it feels like a more full experience?
I know the current claim is 6 hours, but I also remember Eternal claiming it would take a few hours more than the average actually ended up, so curious if it's like 6* hours, or actually is 6 hours.
*Meaning it is 6 hours if you like absolutely do everything and explore every nook.
It is funny because I posted this:
Bad Ash and Good Ash - Army of Darkness
Scene from Army of Darkness (1992) Directed by Sam Raimi.
youtu.be
And was joking but no, turns out this is what happened. I never expected The Dark Lord to be a doom guy instead of a demon.
It took me around 5 or 6 hours but that was because I took my time to explore everything and take in the environments and lore. It would probably be much shorter if you were to just blaze right through to the end.
As for jumping in now or waiting for the second part, personally I couldn't wait until the second part because I loved the base game so much and needed an excuse to come to come back to it. It also depends on how much you can handle cliffhangers lol.
Well the jokes were fucking awful in eternal so not sure if thats a plus or a minus lol.
a doom with super serious story... did tom hall infiltrate ID
The opening level of this thing is bonkers, like it's like a slayer gate version of the last level of Eternal, I didn't mind the increased difficulty of Eternal but that had a ramp up and a curve, this is just in your face screaming fuck you in the most hostile manner possible.
Just played for about an hour and, yeah, I should have been training for this.
Turns out I've forgotten how to play end of game Doom Eternal. It's great but there's no doubt that this picks up where the campaign left off in terms of difficulty.
I like it.
Yeah I think I may need to go back to the Eternal campaign and find my doom legs again lol
Just finished the first level. I need to take a break because oh boy every encounter ramps up to 11 just like the last level of the main game. It is almost too intense like damn.
whew, glad i decided to replay the last two levels of the base game before starting this. throws everything at you right away. loving it so far
I might wait to play this after replaying both games on the ps5. Too intense to jump back into the level of intensity that the end of the game was.
My Elite controller is in the shop so I played this on hurt me plenty with a regular Xbox controller. My hands are mangled but I had fun.
This DLC is so good. Man, I love Doom Eternal. It's the pinacle of gaming. Amazing audiovisual feedback. Even swimming feels great in this game. You push a button and something awesome happens on screen. Even the most basic gun, the shotgun, sounds like it's gonna blown your TV to pieces. The cutscenes are awesome, and take like 20 minutes of total game time. And you can skip it. No "walk and talk" sections. Doom 2016 locked you in a room with Hayden for 2 minutes, but this game doesn't commit this kinda mistake. From start to finish you'll be jumping and shooting, or jumping and running, or swimming, and everything feels great. This is The Game of the Generation, and I can't wait for Doom 2016-3 and The Ancient Gods Part 2.
Oh god I can't wait.
Eternal is at it's best when it's Slayer Gates level hard.
How long/how many levels?
Aw crap I really need to play this. I'm gonna wait until the new PC is built. Seems like appropiate (besides, Eternal ran well at launch but after some patches it became really bad)
Also, that trailer was so fucking metal. Sounds like One from Metallica
Also, that trailer was so fucking metal. Sounds like One from Metallica
I feel like I scaled a fucking mountain. I should've gone Ultra-Violence to start with. I got too cocky. I have no idea how they can make this any harder for the next part. I shouldn't have done this in one sitting. Fuck.
Some insanely good maps but this is some of the most brutal video game I've ever played through. I can't imagine doing this on Ultra-Nightmare, and yet I know that's exactly what people are gonna do. I will say; Spirits make Marauders look like absolute pushovers. People who disliked Doom Eternal because Marauders "made people play a certain way" are gonna hate these guys even more. This entire campaign was made by people who just don't give a fuck. This is Doom Eternal's "The Lost Levels".
On the topic of the humor, I thought it still had some pretty tongue-in-cheek moments. I laughed when they brought back Anthony Fantano and had him be the new guide/partner for the back half.
Some insanely good maps but this is some of the most brutal video game I've ever played through. I can't imagine doing this on Ultra-Nightmare, and yet I know that's exactly what people are gonna do. I will say; Spirits make Marauders look like absolute pushovers. People who disliked Doom Eternal because Marauders "made people play a certain way" are gonna hate these guys even more. This entire campaign was made by people who just don't give a fuck. This is Doom Eternal's "The Lost Levels".
On the topic of the humor, I thought it still had some pretty tongue-in-cheek moments. I laughed when they brought back Anthony Fantano and had him be the new guide/partner for the back half.
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"THIS GAME CAN'T BE CARTONY, WE NEED SERIOUS DOOM!"
*Dial the campy Warhammer-esque fantasy fans loved in Eternal up to 11*
"THE MARAUDER IS TOO HARD, YOU FUCKING SUCK ID!"
*Buff the Marauder and make a mandatory encounter were you need to fight two of them*
"ENVIORMENTAL HAZARDS ARE POOR LEVEL DESIGN!"
*Make the environmental hazard to end all environmental hazard levels"
"PLATFORMING?! IN MY DOOM. NO MORE OF THIS!"
*Add even more insane and challenging platforming"
"THIS GAME IS TOO HARD, IT'S TOO HARD TO BE FUN UNLIKE DOOM 2016"
*Make the expansion even harder then the base game*
I kind of love how ID took the feedback from the vocal minority and flushed them down the toilet. They are 100 percent set on there vision of DOOM.
*Dial the campy Warhammer-esque fantasy fans loved in Eternal up to 11*
"THE MARAUDER IS TOO HARD, YOU FUCKING SUCK ID!"
*Buff the Marauder and make a mandatory encounter were you need to fight two of them*
"ENVIORMENTAL HAZARDS ARE POOR LEVEL DESIGN!"
*Make the environmental hazard to end all environmental hazard levels"
"PLATFORMING?! IN MY DOOM. NO MORE OF THIS!"
*Add even more insane and challenging platforming"
"THIS GAME IS TOO HARD, IT'S TOO HARD TO BE FUN UNLIKE DOOM 2016"
*Make the expansion even harder then the base game*
I kind of love how ID took the feedback from the vocal minority and flushed them down the toilet. They are 100 percent set on there vision of DOOM.
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Man, after several COD beta sessions on PS4 I have to get used to that high fps rate on PC. Everything is so smooth. :)
I like that I get to keep my whole arsenal/progress.
I like that I get to keep my whole arsenal/progress.
It's interesting to me that it takes two people to fill Mick's shoes. First with KI S3 and now with Doom DLC. And from what I've heard so far even a collaboration between two talented musicians can't match Mick's unique approach to songwriting and arrangement.
Yeah this is kind of how I feel about what I've heard so far. It sounds good but not quite on the same level. It's a damn shame Gordon and Bethesda/iD's relationship turned into a mess.
lol I thought the same thing
At this point they will make HDoom mod canon.
Trying to wait until part 2's out, but as someone who liked 2016 and thought Eternal was one of the best FPSs in years, it sounds like I'm in for a good time!
This DLC is making me sweat harder than any single encounter in the base campaign on Nightmare. This starts intense right out of the gate.
No reviews huh. Well that's lame. Impressions here seem positive overall but not glowing and they're enough to make me wait for reviews or just keep my cherished memories of s Doom Eternal (minus the bosses and the Marauders) intact.
welp it seems like this dlc is gonna ruin other games for me for the foreseeable future just like the main game did back in march. once you get into a rhythm in this game it's a gaming nirvana that only something like DMC can match for me
It's three levels, but each level is easily longer than anything in the base game. I played about three and a half hours and barely made it to the third level.
Oh man I am BEYOND hyped to play this.
Probably won't get to until after my brother gets a series X so I'll hold off a bit.
There are 3 levels, maybe as long if not slightly shorter than a campaign level. Every room is pretty much a Slayer Gate arena. I am playing on UV
It's good content, if you want more Doom, this is more fuckin Doom