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"Against all the evil that Hell can conjure, all the wickedness that mankind can produce, we will send unto them... only you. Rip and tear, until it is done."
— King Novik
Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter game developed by id Software[1] and published by Bethesda Softworks in 2020. It is the fifth main game in the Doom franchise.
Plot
Doom Eternal takes place eight months after the events of 2016's Doom. During these eight months, the demonic forces teleport Doom Slayer/Doomguy to Hell so they can take over Earth, Khan Maykr is using human souls as energy to save Urdak, the homeworld of the Maykrs, and she has plans to awaken the Icon of Sin. The Slayer/Doomguy eventually returns to Earth and sets out to drive the demons away, stop Khan Maykr from awakening the Icon of Sin, and save humanity.
Why It's Eternal
- Most of the good qualities in 2016's Doom return here, and have been improved upon.
- Great story that expands on the Doom lore.
- Much longer length than its predecessor.
- The game confirms that the Doom Slayer is Doomguy from the original game, Doom II, and Doom 64.
- Lord Davoth/Dark Lord and Khan Maykr are great antagonists that are a massive threat to the Doom Slayer/Doomguy.
- Daisy the Rabbit has a cameo appearance.
- The Glory Kill system returns and has more kill animations than before.
- A new attack called the "Blood Punch" is introduced, where players can deal massive damage to enemies once they perform enough Glory Kills.
- The difficulty is much more challenging than in the previous game, with players having to fight more demons than before.
- Ammo is also much scarcer, encouraging the player to use different tactics to kill enemies such as using the Chainsaw more often.
- There are around twice as many monsters to fight here than in 2016's Doom. A bunch of the new enemies have exciting and challenging tactics they use against the player, such as one of them using shields to either block the player or protect other enemies.
- In addition to weapon and armor upgrades returning, a new type of upgrade called "Sentinel Crystals" is introduced, where they can upgrade health, armor, or ammo, with it being six perks being in if upgrading two of the three onto one to unlock a perk.
- Doomguy is now equipped with a shoulder cannon, which can shoot grenades, and ice grenades, or be used as a flamethrower.
- Movement is more focused on, as Doomguy now has a grappling hook attached to the Super Shotgun, can swing from poles, and gains the ability to perform two boosts, which can be done in the air or on the ground to either make long jumps or to dodge enemy attacks.
- Platforming sections return, which are handled better than in the previous game because of the improved movement.
- Bigger and stronger types of demons have weak points, and they are quite challenging to hit.
- Exploration is more emphasized than in past Doom games, as Runes are hidden within levels rather than having to complete Rune Trials, unlike the first game.
- Secrets and collectibles return, with there now being a wider variety of collectibles.
- Cheats make an appearance, and they are very fun to play around with.
- For the first time in the franchise, there is a hub area known as the "Fortress of Doom". There, you can listen to the soundtrack from previous Doom games, Quake games, and even two of the tracks from Wolfenstein 3D, play the full games of Doom (1993) (which unlocks when you find all of the cheats) and Doom II (See tips) and choose which mission you want to play.
- Extraordinarily stunning photo-realistic graphics with magnificently lush visuals, lavishly rich production values, outstanding technical achievements, and exceptional levels of attention to detail, especially with the weapon effects, map designs, the designs for both new and returning enemies, and Glory Kill animations, ray-tracing and DLSS support (in Update 6), all of which are thanks to the capabilities of the new id Tech 7 engine.
- The soundtrack composed by Mick Gordon is dark, intense, and action-packed.
- Andrew Hulshult and David Levy also do an outstanding job with the soundtrack for The Ancient Gods DLC.
- Excellent and extremely well-done sound effects, with improved weapon sounds and improved surround sound that makes it easier to tell where nearby enemies are.
- Although there are a few small frame-rate drops here and there, the game for the most part runs very smoothly, even on higher graphical settings.
- Incredible boss fights, especially Khan Maykr and the Icon of Sin. Each one of them has an intense difficulty that tests the player's skills.
- Multiplayer returns and has a new mode called "Battlemode", where The Doom Slayer and two player-controlled Demons fight with the goal being either the demons killing the Slayer two or more times or the Slayer killing the demons.
- There is no (at least not greedy) monetization present in the game. Furthermore, Bethesda stated that they have no plans to add said feature.
- There are many easter eggs everywhere where you can find collectible items and find funny moments in there.
- Although it might look awkward with the modern graphics, you can pose your weapon in the center of the screen, just like the older titles.
- The DLC expansion The Ancient Gods is really good as well, and serves as a satisfying conclusion for the game.
- The Unmaykr finally returns in this game, this time with an angelic appearance.
Bad Qualities
- When starting the game up, an error message will often pop up telling the players that they were unable to log into Bethesda.net, thankfully logging in isn't mandatory for playing the game.
- Sometimes the textures will not be fully loaded.
- Some enemy spawns can be unfair, such as when enemies spawn everywhere, including right behind the player, and quickly overwhelm them.
- Bethesda accidentally left a DRM free executable in the game files of the PC version, which facilitated pirating the game.
- An update added Denuvo Anti-Cheat, resulting in a huge backlash and review bombing. Fortunately, it was removed in Update 1.1 and 6.66 Rev 2.2 after the backlash.
- Unlike 2016's Doom, the soundtrack's dynamic range is mixed so every instrument has the same volume, which can cause some parts of tracks to sound poor as a result.[2][3][4]
- Composer Mick Gordon revealed that he mixed only a few tracks while someone else mixed all the other tracks. Because of this, he stated that he will likely not work with id Software again.[5]
- The platforming sections are really difficult because you have to time your jumps perfectly while shooting at a target that opens the door in mid-air.
- The difficulty and AI are unfair and unbalanced, even on "I'm Too Young To Die", the easiest difficulty of the game.
- For some reason, the game constantly flickers every 30 seconds, which can interrupt your playthrough, especially while fighting demons.
- You need a Bethesda Account to play the game at all, even when you're playing the single-player mode.
Reception
 "You fucked it up!/You done fucked it up!" |
Doom Eternal was met with very positive reviews from critics and fans alike. On Metacritic, the game has a Metascore of 90/100 for the PC version, an 89/100 for the Xbox One version, and an 87/100 for the PlayStation 4 version. Meanwhile, the game has a user score of 7.7/10 for the PC version, an 8.0/10 for the PlayStation 4 version, and 7.8 for the Xbox One version.[6][7][8]
AngryJoe gave the game a 10/10.
Tips
- To unlock Doom II, you need to enter the secret code. Go underneath the room where you go to missions, and enter the following code to unlock Doom II: FLYNNTAGGART
- If you're used to modern FPS games, check the "classic weapon pose" box so you won't have the urge to aim down your sights, since you can't do that in Doom.
- For those who forgot or struggled to beat a Marauder, you can shoot him after his green flashing eyes with the Super Shotgun (which stuns him), Grenade from behind, and Quick Switch (upgradeable Suit/Fundamentals/Hot Swapper) with Ballista after each shot until he puts back the shield.[9]
- In an arena containing aggressive enemies around him, you can kill them first or try to position yourself.
- NEVER shoot the shield as he will summon a wolf to bite you. Otherwise, you have to shoot a wolf to let it disappear. The double Marauder fight in The Ancient Gods expects you to hit another Marauder's shield as you have to deal with both at the same time.
Trivia
- Since this game came out alongside Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a meme spawned of Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing being fused which resulted in Doomguy being friends with Isabelle, eventually joked a canon.
- Since October 22, 2020, there has been an easter egg referring to Inugami Korone, the Japanese Hololive VTuber. It happened when you pressed the X button three times, a special Doom logo appeared, though it read "DOOG". Two days later, the easter egg was removed.
- Samuel Hayden's lines "You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars..." and "The longer the Icon of Sin is on Earth, the stronger he will become." became Internet memes.
- The library is filled with easter eggs. For example, the game features a fictional book, titled How to comb your mustache, where the author is signed as Cliffton M. Fischbach, which refers to Markiplier's now-deceased father.
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References
- ↑ The Nintendo Switch version was developed by Panic Button
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Mick_Gordon/status/1251828567882600448
- ↑ DOOM Eternal OST Open Letter further explain why it was rushed.
- ↑ Big difference between the wavelengths as Audacity
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Doom/comments/g4afzw/i_commented_about_it_yesterday_i_turned_id_break/
- ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/doom-eternal
- ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/doom-eternal
- ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/doom-eternal
- ↑ How to Easily beat Marauder in 30 seconds
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