Sujet : They're Making A New Doom
De : spallshurgenson (at) *nospam* gmail.com (Spalls Hurgenson)
Groupes : comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.actionDate : 10. Jun 2024, 01:06:25
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This one is called "Doom: The Dark Ages".
There's a trailer video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tk8lkmYGWQI'm of mixed feelings about this one. On the one hand, the last two
"Doom" games didn't really capture me with their gameplay and,
honestly, I feel the franchise has really gone as far as it really
needs to go. How many times do we REALLY need to fight the same demons
of hell, especially after so conclusively defeating them at the end of
the "Ancient Gods" DLC released in 2021?
On the other hand, the new game does look really nice, and it actually
expands some of the Doom lore. Yes, I'm that weirdo who actually
/cares/ about the story in Doom! "Dark Ages" tells the story of what
the Doom Guy was up to between the end of "Doom 2" and the start of
"Doom 4" (it's the same guy, if you don't know. He arrived amnesiac in
another dimension where he was taken in by a fantasy-esque culture and
became their warleader in the fight against the demons). "Dark Ages"
details his rise to prominence -and presumably, his inevitable fall-
that preceded the start of "Doom 4".
Oh, and if the trailer is anything to go by, the push-forward
pinata-enemy combat mechanics have been abandonned for more
traditional FPS game-play. Since I never cared for the former, that's
a definite plus as far as I'm concerned.
I mean, I'd still rather the industry stop relying on old IPs as a
crutch and create new stuff instead, but I can't deny /some/ interest
in this game. But the fact that it's yet-another-sequel does push it
back from instant 'must buy' to 'we'll see, maybe when its on sale or
part of HumbleBundle'.