darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
I'd like to think they played Ginso Tree Escape while designing that level.
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DOOM |OT| Rip and tear, until it's done
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I'd like to think they played Ginso Tree Escape while designing that level.
SkylineRKR
Member
I loved it, and I replayed it for a missed secret and ran through it within 10 minutes. Its rather short.
The beginning on the rails is sort of eh, but the rest I loved. Even the platform sequences.
They were trying to reel in the Call Of Duty and Halo crowd.
a lot of questionable decisions with marketing on this game ...
on a different note ... mick gordon is a BEAST
Wind's Howling
Member
Sounds like it really gives back that old Doom vibe then?
Several original Doom levels are unlockable via levers, one per mission except prologue. But they're played through menu.
Running and blasting through "Nightmare" hordes of demons while this beast of a track plays...
I don't have words on how great this game makes me feel.
What can I say... ID did it! Now bring back the OG Quake like this and I can die a happy man.
I don't have words on how great this game makes me feel.
What can I say... ID did it! Now bring back the OG Quake like this and I can die a happy man.
One of the best compliments I can give this game is as a fan of Doom for 23 years and beating the first 2 countless times I I started playing this game and it felt like I was playing the original gameplay wise. The speed, and just the overall game is a prettier extension of the original. This is easily up there for GOTY contender for me.
J_ToSaveTheDay
Member
I like this game a lot and I have played Doom and Doom 2 in several iterations over the course of my life and I'd caution against going into Doom 2016 with pure desires of having an old-school experience.
It's definitely got recognizable old-school sensibilities and seems designed to homage the early-to-mid-90's that Doom and Doom 2 rose out of and some Quake DNA in there too, but it's definitely a shooter that feels contemporary-yet-unique in its own right.
It's not just a good measure of its id Software predecessors, it's also just a good measure against what else is on the market these days.
SkylineRKR
Member
Its funny but the strafe and shoot feels so fucking good. No ADS, no slower movement while you're shooting and you can even jump. Circle those fuckers and unload.
Funny because this is how FPS started out. For some reason, man thought it was better to ADS shoot and be nearly stalled while doing it. They also thought it was better that we would carry only 2 weapons with us, because you know, it might get complicated. There is a scope in Doom, but it seems to be the most useless upgrade I made. Go for the missiles.
Doom goes back, the only thing current-gen about it is the graphics. And do I love it.
The mistake I made at the beginning was trying to play this like modern shooters, so not moving constantly and trying to shoot rockets directly at enemies. But then I remembered Unreal and Quake and the countless of hours I spent with them; I bunny hopped and laid rockets at their feet, let the splash damage do the rest. Switching weapons on the fly. Its magnificent.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
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 Bosswas amazing too!Yes! Spider Mastermind
It is a great game, really really a breath of awesome fresh air. It did make me realise why a lot of designers do not attempt this kind of level in FPS games with free aiming and vertical platforming... It is a lot more difficult to look at every nook and cranny for secrets, hat off to the DOOM level designers as they tackled a very very complex problem.
In the old DOOM, without having to worry about looking up and down for aiming and with very fast movement (lower resolution also helps because there is less detail you have to paint in, less detail in each location allowing you to design larger worlds more easily in a way although it was more complex to render them on the Hw of the time), you could add complexity in the level layout and still not make exploration as tricky as it would be in a badly designed hyper detailed modern FPS.
It carries over to the whole save slot.
Guys, this game is AMAZING.
I've never seen an FPS like this since Turok 2, without a doubt, for me this is the best shooter i've played since HL2.
Yeah, i know there are games like Halo 3, COD 4, etc...but those are modern shooters, i'm a fan of 90's shooters, getting lost in their maps, no life regeneration, carrying more than 2 weapons at the same time.
This is the shooter i've been dreaming so many years.
I've never seen an FPS like this since Turok 2, without a doubt, for me this is the best shooter i've played since HL2.
Yeah, i know there are games like Halo 3, COD 4, etc...but those are modern shooters, i'm a fan of 90's shooters, getting lost in their maps, no life regeneration, carrying more than 2 weapons at the same time.
This is the shooter i've been dreaming so many years.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Friend dropped over. Played for about 10 minutes mid level and instantly loved it.
Seems like the perfect scenario for a Steam Refund if that occurs.
Iztok Mravlja
Banned
Does anyone know how to host a multiplayer match (private match i guess is what the kids call it), or if it's even possible? Perhaps through console commands?
PeterVenkman
Member
Hey all, a helpful individual on the steam forums clues me into a weird fix - I wasn't getting 5.1 to work in DOOM, but if you change your Sound to 7.1 in the control panel it will suddenly work.
I even unchecked the side speakers. Kind of weird but hope that helps others who have been having the issue.
I even unchecked the side speakers. Kind of weird but hope that helps others who have been having the issue.
BossDarkseid
Member
After realizing I had someone limited my monitor to a first-world problems refresh rate of 60hz and set it to 144hz...played the first level and it's so good. feels great to play and the sense of speed is fantastic.
it's also quite bloody.
but really good.
it's also quite bloody.
but really good.
BattleMonkey
Member
This game, so good
The perfect Dark
Banned
Stage 5 is definitely the worst stage so far. I hate it, I really hate it. The constant jumping and climbing ...ugh
AndyMoogle
Member
I've had four or five CTDs completely out of the blue. No error or anything.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Hang on, after finishing the game you can't replay the game on a higher difficulty with all your weapons and upgrades on mission select?
Boooo
That's really disappointing actually.
Boooo
That's really disappointing actually.
I've not completed the game yet, I'm at
- - - level 8/13 - - -
Not a single crash so far (chapter 7 + 1 hour with the mp)
The perfect Dark
Banned
And I'm pretty disappointed by the retro levels. They often contain only one room, wtf?
psychotron
Member
I think you only get a portion while playing the campaign, but get access to the full level from the main menu.
on PC yea? I might have to grab the PS4 version for now because I can't stand the game just closing in the middle of hectic fights. Hopefully they fix it on PC.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Ah, that would be cool.
AndyMoogle
Member
Yeah, PC. It didn't start until about halfway through the game. Now I'm at the end of the game (I think), so 4-5 times wasn't too bad. Still really annoying.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Oh no. Which ones have less rooms? I've only tried Map 01 from Doom II and it appeared to be the complete map.
evilromero
Member
It was revealed in early hands-on impression videos.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Anybody noticed
the Icon of Sin in Hell? I tried shooting its head but nothing happened... 
TheAusHulk
Member
I wonder how hard it would be for them to patch in a new game+ mode.
-Amon-
Member
Nope for me.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
I prefer classic mode. Where doors are always open and you can avoid any enemy (only keycards needed). It really needs this for speedrunning - but I can see why they didn't want it in there for the reviews. Somebody would make a "you can beat Doom in twenty minutes" opinion piece and the internet would just eat it.
I'll quote myself from the previous page:
Are there similar branching maps still to come like Foundry?
Are there similar branching maps still to come like Foundry?
The perfect Dark
Banned
How do you open locked doors in hell? I have no idea, lol
Edit: ahaaaaa
Edit: ahaaaaa
peanutbutterlatte
Member
I haven't been counting, but the later Hell levels are definitely the pinnacle. They feel like the old-school maps, in beautiful graphical detail. Trap-doors, well hidden nooks and crannies, and if you turn the compass off you're bound to get lost at least once.