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Doom Eternal - The Digital Foundry Tech Review - id Tech 7 Is Incredible
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Doom 2016 revitalised the fortunes of both id software and the classic Doom franchise, delivering a phenomenal, exhilar…
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Playing on X and I wasn't prepared for how good this game looks. Best use of HDR I've seen so far.
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id Tech is fudging incredible. Engine programmers have done an excellent job on all fronts.
I know - different opinions and all, but the praise here is quite different from Eurogamer's official review - which I personally didn't like by the way.
I believe Dark1x is a huge Doom fan, but his comments are much more in line with what I think than Edwin's take - basically the game is worst than 2016 because it's more of the same plus more content? Or at least that's what I got from his review.
I believe Dark1x is a huge Doom fan, but his comments are much more in line with what I think than Edwin's take - basically the game is worst than 2016 because it's more of the same plus more content? Or at least that's what I got from his review.
The framerate hitching on One X in the video is interesting, I've been playing the game a bunch on X and haven't had it happen a single time. Wonder what's causing it.
Knowing my luck it'll happen to me the next time I play though.
Knowing my luck it'll happen to me the next time I play though.
Looks amazing, runs great and the gameplay is ever bit as good as Doom 2016, if not even better. The campaign is awesome so far.
How the game handle's armour, health and ammo this time makes each combat encounter very strategic, almost puzzle like, while keeping combat fast flowing and really rewarding, it's bloody brilliant.
How the game handle's armour, health and ammo this time makes each combat encounter very strategic, almost puzzle like, while keeping combat fast flowing and really rewarding, it's bloody brilliant.
I popped in here hoping someone would comment on this. I have to decide if I want to get this on X or Pro. I'm leaning towards the X version, but that hitching in the video is definitely a reason to consider the Pro build.
Haha, the video is probably the one most full of praise in the entire career of dark1x. Also very interesting info about the development process and enhancements since 2016.
I'm just waiting for the new gen of cards to jump on it. I'd be delighted to play this at 144fps.
I'm just waiting for the new gen of cards to jump on it. I'd be delighted to play this at 144fps.
Truly fantastic stuff all around. Incredibly well optimized for all the systems. Even Xbox One can hold its own, which today is quite damn impressive. I do have to say that looking at all console versions I'm surprised how good it looks on X and quite a big step up in terms of image clarity compared to the other versions. Well freaking done ID.
If I didn't have enough stuff to play I'd buy it.
If I didn't have enough stuff to play I'd buy it.
The way geometry is dropped during rendering when obscured by other objects, is that a more basic version of what XSX and PS5 are going to do, or the same, or??? Seems great already, and overall the whole engine seems to be very next-gen ready.
I'll have to play Doom 16 first, though, bought that in the Xmas sale and haven't even installed it yet.
I'll have to play Doom 16 first, though, bought that in the Xmas sale and haven't even installed it yet.
1800p on XB1X vs 1440p Pro. The power difference is larger between these 2 than PS5 and Series X. Differences are gonna be negligible next gen.
TBH good dynamic scaling and TAA makes the drops even harder to notice.
They are now to be honest, it's not like the PS3 and 360 where the PS3 version would look considerably worse in multiplatform games i.e Red Dead Redemption, Mafia 2 etc.
The Pro version looks nice, the X version just looks a bit nicer.
I never thought thta id would become so efficient qithout Carmack. I thought they would have never been able to deliver decent tech without him.
They have shut me uo twice now. They are wizards
EXTREMELY excited for the patches for Next-gen consoles!
As long as DF keeps making comparison videos the differences will make version X completely unplayable.
Because every small victory counts......sheeesh.
And I was stuck with an Xbox One VCR a good portion of the generation.
Yeah, to say that I disagree with Edwin would be a *HUGE* understatement. It's clear that we're looking for very different things indeed. I certainly find it interesting to hear different points of view, even if I don't agree, but it does feel slightly unfair...as if he just wanted something entirely different. But hey! If I were to review Animal Crossing, the result would be the same - I don't like it and my points of discussion wouldn't resonate with people that do. Which brings up the whole 'who should review a game' question? I've enjoyed all the iterations of Doom and appreciate all their differences - it was pretty clear that, unless they really dropped the ball, I was going to love this game.
That said, I do have a few nitpicks with certain elements that would be fun to discuss, but my viewpoint was always going to vary compared to someone like Edwin who has a different take on it all.
Random performance blips with the One X version? I don't use my Xbox One often, but is this just a common thing with the console? I noticed the same thing with Ori 2, where I was forced to reboot the console to fix the framerate.
Seems strange for a console to not offer consistent, reproducible performance.
Seems strange for a console to not offer consistent, reproducible performance.