The issue is that we very rarely see games that focus on delivering this type of action. It's an intentional throwback in a world where such games are scarce. And it has evolved. A lot. Doom 2016 is a vertical game with a focus on jumping and scaling the world in a way that was impossible in Doom. It's not a retread, it's a new thing inspired by the original.
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DOOM |OT| Rip and tear, until it's done
- Thread starter JumPeRJumPzZ
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Doom the way it was is better than 99% of the shooters today. They tried to make Doom more than it was and ended up with a COD clone that was thankfully cancelled. Don't fuck with the formula.
darkwing-buck
Member
This game is utterly insane lol
99% sure you can find all secrets first time through
Freeman76
Member
Thanks, i gave up trying to convey this, probably out of frustration.
Freeman76
Member
If you like balls to the wall shooters at breakneck speed fending off hordes of nasty enemies that can kill you in an instant, purchase this game.
ISee
Member
It runs pretty good on PS4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhhsmcoYybc
And yes the game is genuinely good and in despite of being based on an old and 'outdated' FPS formula the game evolved enough and feels more fresh and exciting than let's say CoD 3 because of the speed, the need to keep your momentum and killing spree up and the 'parkour inspired' combat.
To be honest Doom 4 feels more like a new and modernized Quake than classic doom (but quake was dooms successor in the first place so...)
You can blaze through the game during a weekend, but if you want to find all secrets and unlock all classic doom maps (worth it imo) than it might take a couple of hours longer.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
That makes me happy to hear. The hunt is on!
ieatzombies
Member
Just beat that first battle and checkpointed on mars on Nightmare... Holy fuck guys! That difficulty spike was ridiculous and the ai we're destroying me. But, after learning the routes that was an amazingly intense battle! Doom!
Shambalakan
Member
Just finished the game and it was AMAZING!
I loved everything about it. great gameplay with fun, fast and brutal actions, amazing level designs, nice and nostalgic demons and weapons, outstanding visuals and masterpiece music. even credits was superb!!!
Doom II was my first PC game and then I played other Doom games (except Doom 64) and loved them all and new Doom is exactly what I wanted from id Software. can't wait for DLC or next game.
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The references to classic Dooms levels are great!
When I saw this location:
It immediately reminded me of that level with Mancubuses in Doom II:
And then suddenly Mancubuses arrived!
Final Boss
was amazing too!
I loved everything about it. great gameplay with fun, fast and brutal actions, amazing level designs, nice and nostalgic demons and weapons, outstanding visuals and masterpiece music. even credits was superb!!!
Doom II was my first PC game and then I played other Doom games (except Doom 64) and loved them all and new Doom is exactly what I wanted from id Software. can't wait for DLC or next game.
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The references to classic Dooms levels are great!
When I saw this location:
It immediately reminded me of that level with Mancubuses in Doom II:
And then suddenly Mancubuses arrived!
Final Boss
Yes! Spider Mastermind
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Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
huge People Can Fly vibe from this thing. Loving it.
darkwing-buck
Member
I like the sound when your low on health
That's the one area where the consoles fall down. Having to wait 15-20 seconds between retries really kills the pacing on Nightmare. The PC version is just so much faster.
Wonder how an SSD would perform on consoles in this game?
ZehDon
Member
Level three down, and this is starting to feel like GOTY material at this point. I'm trying to take my time with the campaign to make it last longer, but a part of me just wants to binge the awesomeness. Also, yeah, gonna need me a Doom-guy figurine now.
Breaks my heart that multiplayer is kinda trash. Remove basically everything Certain Affinity added in, and just let players run around with guns, and MP would be incredible on the strength of the gunplay alone. I feel bad for id - the fallout from the beta must have been hard to watch, knowing it wasn't representative of the game they'd made. Hopefully we get a classic mode.
Breaks my heart that multiplayer is kinda trash. Remove basically everything Certain Affinity added in, and just let players run around with guns, and MP would be incredible on the strength of the gunplay alone. I feel bad for id - the fallout from the beta must have been hard to watch, knowing it wasn't representative of the game they'd made. Hopefully we get a classic mode.
darkwing-buck
Member
970 all the way
cyberheater
PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 Xbone PS4 PS4
I had the same decision to make. It plays wonderfully on a GTX970 with ultra graphics.
I'd buy one. And yeah Doom MP should've just been pure MP with full weapon loads. The extra modes do seem cool and I cant wait to jump in.
Runs great on 970 with good anty aliasing and 1080p. Constant 60fps and IQ is great.
Game also feels amazing on mouse and keyboard!
darkwing-buck
Member
This game is so 90's I love it.
Do you guys turn off film grain?
Do you guys turn off film grain?
In a way that's also completely not 90's, in terms of how much they built on it, and what they decided to add and throw away.
They seem like an evolution of the mutants in RAGE who would jump and move around fluidly.
darkwing-buck
Member
I can imagine the over the top 90's ads for this game relating to how violent this game is and how mothers should be afraid of their children playing it lol
Shambalakan
Member
Animations are great for most of the demons. Really like Pinky animations! they are so cute when running!
SnapMap maps can be created as four player co-op or competitive missions.
ieatzombies
Member
That's exactly what I said out loud to myself. I just kept pushing through. I was thinking "if only for a super meatboy respawn system and this would be perfection. It's a brutal difficulty spike and the wait time makes you grate your teeth. Beautiful otherwise.
Animations are great for most of the demons. Really like Pinky animations! they are so cute when running!
First time the Pinky showed up in the UAC base, I pulled out my chainsaw when the cutscene ended. We ran at each other, head first like some hellish game of joust. It was a pretty fantastic moment.
TranceKuja
Member
Can you find all collectibles / secrets on your first time through a level, or are you supposed to come back to them later with upgraded abilities - Metroid style?
I think you can do it first time. I just wasn't fully using my map in the beginning. I'm sure that's why I missed shit.
ISee
Member
Hmm I was always under the impression that installing a ssd doesn't improve loading times by much because of the ps4s sata 2 connector.
But maybe I'm wrong, never bothered to buy a ssd for my ps4.
It doesn't make anywhere near as large a difference as it should due to that but it still helps quite a bit.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
Id like uncharted to not be a cinematic narrative experience but thats just the type of game it is.
Asking doom to move on from being a arena shooter is silly because that's just what it is
darkwing-buck
Member
LOL
OT My goodness I've only played one hour of this game and it already tops The New Order. SO GOOD.
nextgeneration
Member
Just reached Kadingur Sanctum. Holy fuck at the graphics on this level! These are some of the most beautiful graphics I've ever seen.
ISee
Member
It's definitely a good looking game and it's a bit of a miracle how they managed to combine this kind of visuals and a performance like this. And not enough people are posting screenshots in here (imo).
Kadingur Sanctum
Now I'm intrigued to put my old 830 (120gb) in there just to test it. But first I have to replay this fantastic game on nightmare.
Tbh last week I didn't even think about buying Doom 4 and now I'm definitely going to replay it. In hindsight they didn't market (represent) the game well. ID/Bethesda should release a demo asap.
Ahaha, so great.
darkwing-buck
Member
Amazing that the glory kill system is an actual mechanic that not only finishes off an enemy but gives you bonus health, from the previews it was as if it was just for show but really it's integral to the game.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
You've probably seen that there are console equivalents to these classics, but I also thought the Codex entry for the Res Ops center had a cute iddqd reference:
That one would be much better with an idspispopd reference.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
I have the same issue in my DS4, but while it feels very weird I can get over it and enjoy the amazing game behind it. Still, I think they will gather feedback and fix issues like this.
Question of bringing quake back always falls into two camps tho....
Do you want a Quake-2 or do you want a Quake 5?
Personally I've always found it sad that quake never really got the sequel it deserved. Quake 2 and on are fun games in their own right don't get me wrong, but Quake is such a weird and interesting game that Quake 2 just brushed aside to do its own thing. Considering Doom 4 is basically Quake with doom trappings anyways, I'd rather them go for actually looking at the first game and doing something weird and unique again.
The only reason I've survived in some areas is due to the glory kill health and ammo boosts.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Is there NG+ that lets you take over all the upgrades??
Baloonatic
Member
You can return to previous levels whenever even before you finish the game and yeah you keep everything.