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2016 was a realistic reboot while eternal feels like a modern day adaptation of the 90s games.

One thing that disappoints me from doom eternal is that when you die , there is no death animation or cinematic of the demon killing you

DOOM 2016 feels like it is getting you to know the slayer, which is why it has more of a disturbing feel, but in Eternal, you already know what kind of death machine he is, so it looks more “radical” than 2016 from what I’ve seen

Honestly 2016 cacodemon looks way scarier without the pupil

I'm gonna say it, *Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal are both good*

DOOM: "Rip and Tear, until it is done." DOOM Eternal: _"You can't just blow a hole through the surface of mars..."_

One thing I missed in Doom Eternal was the special death animations when the slayer died. I felt that those were one of the big parts of Doom 2016's fear factor.

I’d personally say that each have their own strengths, DOOM 2016 is great with the tension and immersion in the scenario, giving the sense of fear and claustrophobia. While on the other hand, Eternal feels more like you’re immersed in the character of the doomslayer, an unstoppable force of nature who Hell itself attempts to throw all it’s forces at you in the hopes to kill you

Oh no his biceps just blew the parts of the sleeves off when he flexed it one time

Doom eternal weapon: Factory New Doom 2016 weapon: field tested

Personally, I liked the chaingun design of Doom 2016. Chainguns should feel that more mechanically inclined in my opinion

Honestly with the enemy designs in 2016, I fully believe they were meant to look more disturbing. Two main examples right off the top of my head are the caco and the mancubus. The revenant's also a decent example. 2016's demons look much more horrifying and a bit more threatening.

The demons on DOOM (2016) look scary. The demons on DOOM Eternal look badass.

I'd describe DOOM 2016's aesthetics as "Rust, Dust and Guts", and Doom Eternal's more as "Guts and Glory"

I had the privilege to play Doom 2016 for the first time without ever having seen promos of it beforehand. Upon playing the first hour or two, I thought the game would be a survival/horror type shooter much like the one in 2004. The slow realization that ones who would be "surviving the horror" were the demons themselves, and that you (the player) were the big bad, was one of the most badass and gratifying experiences I have ever had in a videogame. It makes sense that 2016 would have more of a horror aesthetic as the subversion played a huge part in the atmosphere. It was a badass action game disguised as a space horror. Doom eternal needed no subversion. It just got right into the meat and potatoes of things, but this time it is on steroids! both are awesome.

12:37 personally, I prefer the whistle of the micro missiles in Doom 2016 than in Eternal.

2016 had a bit more of the horror element to it, and I miss that about it. Though I think Eternal leveled up the gameplay, I think Doom 2016 has a superior mood/tone but i'm also partial to sci-fi horror.

Doom 2016 enemies in a nutshell: MY EYEEEEEES Doom Eternal enemies in a nutshell: OH there they are

2016 enemies genuinely spooked and disturbed me. 2016 also made hell feel like you were in hell. You didn’t know when you’d leave and getting there in the first place felt like a huge feat. Eternal never recaptures that and it never tried. I remember how the first level just randomly says ‘you’re going to hell now, lol’ like it’s no big deal.

Let us all remember that the DOOM 2016 versions of the demons are still canonical, and are subspecies of the ones we see in Eternal. The Eternal Barons of Hell for example just evolved in a different location from where the 2016 Barons of Hell evolved. They are still related species though.

10:21 : "In a game like DOOM you can't expect much in dynamic lighting effects" *DOOM 3 hides back in its shadow*

Oh wow, the older demons looked so much creepier. Doom Eternal really does look more cartoony overall, especially with those Mario fireball obstacles.

I do really like the sound change to the Super Shotgun. It sounds so much more powerful in DOOM Eternal than in DOOM 2016. The Ballista also has some great sound design

Doom 2016: scary, best atmosphere, and realism Doom Eternal: epic, and badass asf

the armor is different overall i believe 2016's armor can be seen in personal chamber in the fortress of doom in Doom Eternal

that cacodemon in doom eternal looks like he regretted his life choices.

To be honest I love the zombies and creatures visuals in Doom 20q6, it captures the disgusting and unnatural look to the creatures. Also, the weapons looks classic and muddy which fits so well with the setting of Doom(2016)

The ballista from doom eternal sounds so damn aggressive amd satisfying

I love how if you go down into the Slayers personal room at the Fortress then you can find his armor from the previous game all broken and battered up, and it’s right by his self portrait of him holding his pet bunny lol

It seems that in Doom Eternal the developers wanted to make things look more like the original game

The reason some demons look different is because they were meant to resemble the classic versions.

Doom 2016 has the horror look Doom eternal has the nostalgic look

I like doom 2016’s monsters more because they look more”possessed “ , bloody,hellish, and scary

I think that Doom 2016 felt like a cinematic experience where Doom Eternal felt more like a video game. Edit: To clear up confusion- this isn't a bad thing. What I mean is the games have very different tones. Doom 2016 has a more serious tone, where Eternal can be a bit more cartoony or arcady, for a lack of a better word, from my perspective at least. For a small example, Eternal weapons are discovered floating and spinning, like arcade pickup, but generally weapons in 2016 are originally found by a corpse in the environment with an animation for picking it up. They are both great and valid games.

Listen everyone, both games are amazing.

Doom 2016: spooky Doom eternal: *Y O U W A N T C L A S S I C* ?

2:44 “there never really has been a real use for the pistol in the past Doom games”. Doom Speed Runners: HOLD MY BEER.

Revenant looked waaay better and scarier in Doom 2016.

It's a small detail. but I really like the sound of the Eternal heavy cannon. I think the more metallic sound helps convey the power behind each shot, and adds to the feeling of how powerful the Slayer is

It was a great choice to have doom eternal take place in modern day California. Really an inspired choice.

Hearing the weapons' SFXs with subwoofer makes me realize they sound way better with bass. A lot will be missed out if anyone tries to compare this on mobile.

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I personally prefer the 2016 macubuss and cacodemon they simply look a lot more “demonic” to me though the enhanced textures in eternal should be applied to them. As well as The revenant which was already stated in the video.

I always thought it was pronounced “gawss” cannon.

"and the Motion Blur Settings will be disabled" Ah, a man of culture I see

doom eternal: the plasma rifile looks like the original! Me: TOASTER GUN!!!

Such a great video! Great job capturing exact frame comparison!

2016 demons with eternals gameplay and stuff would be hella lit

Man youre fast. It released like yesterday and the comparison is already here. Keep up the good work, Nick!

Personally. I prefer 2016’s art aesthetic a good bit more then Eternal.

14:16 I can literally sit here and listen to that the entire damn day it's by far my favorite gun animation EVER

I know this is an old topic now, but I just wanted to say that the visual design for the enemies in Doom 2016 was universally better. They felt more threatening and demonic and less cartoony.

My only slight dislike is that I wish it had a slightly darker tone, without losing the fun factor. It's only a tiny issue though because this game is even better than I expected. The quicker gameplay was tough to get the hang of at first but once you get it down it's so satisfying😁

13:56 Dude that Ballista charge sound is sublime!

Doom 2016 went for a more dark, gritty and creepy look. Eternal went for a recreation of the original looks. You have one that's a reboot and another that's an homage.

You gave me nostalgia when you put up the sound comparison, how the hell did you give me nostalgia for a game that released only 4 years ago man!?!?!?!

Doom 2016 has a heavier and darker sound, Doom eternal has a lighter and more sci-fi feel. For me it's not a which is better comparison, it's more of a pick what you like comparison.

For those upset with the "cartoony" look of Eternal, there are now new renders that might give the game more of the appearance you were looking for, such as gritty or cinematic. Check them out in the game's settings today.

I liked the doom 2016 graphics better

2016 has this scary element to it. A classic example is the Cacodemon without the pupil. But what I love about Doom Eternal is the Praetor Suit redesign and the monster redesigns. The gameplay is also really good

I like the graphics of doom 2016 it's darker and shadier... Gives you more of a hellish feel

13:57 That gun makes music

Perfect comparison video! Keep up! ^^

TLDR: I want the gauss cannon, old chainsaw, and old graphics back. Everything else I like/love. Getting rid of the pistol fucks over people who use the 1-0 keys for weapon selection which isn't a big deal but it's trippy at first. Getting rid of the gauss cannon removes the most balanced counter to heavy demons that isn't the BFG. Used to be a 2 shot kill on a baron of hell with the siege mode, now you have massive space limitations as to when and how to use the ballista's "siege mode". You also can't move with the ballista deployed but you could with the siege mode if you unlock that ability. Also, chainsaw was rebalanced massively. You could cut open anything up to a baron of hell with a full bar and then some. Now it's limited to fodder enemies and an occasional hell knight if your gas bar is full. Definitely a fan of older graphics but new combat. Doom 2016 had more claustrophobic rooms, too - it wasn't uncommon to lock you in a small room with a couple pillars and throw several mancubus, some hell knights, and a swarm of imps. This I guess has to do with interior design. Custom kill animations were nice and they were actually pretty common, as long as you weren't blown to smithereens by the initial projectile/explosion. It's really memorable when a baron of hell rips the lower half of your body off and throws it away or when a possessed starts ripping chunks of your flesh off (happens a lot during nightmare runs). 2016 was definitely not a sight for the faint of heart but it's exactly what I imagined doom would be - gloomy, violent, and lonely. There's only 4 non-demonic life forms when you start the game - you, Olivia Pierce, Hayden, and VEGA - but it feels like you really are the only one on the entire damn planet and everything that moves wants to kill you. It's a horror sci-fi feel and it's hard to pull off without being too unrealistic. The codex entries actually describe the science behind the weapon development and you even conduct a sort of investigation of what happened to Olivia and where Samuel was on the issue. I think both games have depth and lessons to learn beyond pushing buttons or developing reactions.

1:41 Dayum... Doomslayer got himself an “arm day”. I like to think he did it too much, then the sleeves popped off.

The revenants in Doom 2016 were hastily created Demons when they started overrunning the UAC facility The revenants in Doom Eternal are mass production models thats why they are cleaner. Same with the Mancubus. The ones in Doom 2016 came straight from Hell The ones in Doom Eternal are build in UAC facilities which is why they use a more Modern weapon look

I really liked the sounds for the weapons in DOOM 2016. Specifically the combat shotgun and assault rifle which sounded super weak in Eternal to me.

The plasma rifle in eternal sounds like a beast.

Idk, DOOM 2016's monsters looks WAY more "hellish" than Eternals

Some of the sounds in Eternal sound more cartoony, like when you pop and eyeball out or splat a head off

I never really had an opportunity to appreciate the sounds but the Ballistas charge up sounds and animation sounds freakin sick 13:56

Having just completed doom 2016 and started eternal I'm kinda missing the original's aesthetic so far. Is the fov different in eternal? Everything looked close and personal in the original. I completed the first map and eternal feels significantly easier so far on nightmare. I only played the first game on nightmare and the first map is still brutal with starting gear. On the other hand I only lost a handful of times on eternal mainly due to the platforming. Edit: Forget everything I said, second map has absolutely humbled me. What a game!

This sums it up perfectly, "The game is meant to look scary but not to be scary." More details, better textures, effects etc are all welcome but 2016 looked better thematically.

Concept artists: So Hugo, how man spikes should the characters have? Hugo: *Y E S*

Awesome comparition, thanks

Wonderful job as always.

I still like 2016's design better. Much darker, and a perfect balance between horror and action. It's like, they went for the classic Doom formula in the reboot, but without leaving the Doom 3 horror atmosphere aside.

Tbh I like 2016 DOOM “dark” design

7:36 Mancubus: And I took that personally

One of my favourite audio design differences is the bass generated by the turret feature in Eternal. It drowns out all other noises and my subwoofer goes insane.

They really took a lot of inspiration from the og doom even the doomslayers armor takes inspiration from the og armor

we cant ignore the fact DOOM 2016 demons look more frightful than DOOM Eternal's

I like all Dooms, but I miss Doom 3's dark, horror side, I hope Bethesda incline more towards the "fear" aspect in the next one, nice video!!!

Never rly noticed that the gauss cannon launches you backwards a bit. I love that even after all this time I see new details like that.

Am I the only one who feels Doom Eternal is more cartoon-ish than Doom 2016? Nothing wrong with it, Im just very used to Doom 2016 sharp themed.

"You now have a shoulder mounted weapon." So Doom Guy is now The Predator?

Doom 2016: Inside Doom Eternal: Outside

*I was looking for this.*

While I see how the new graphics are more consistent with the OG doom concepts, I personally still prefer the 2016 art style, which I think makes the demons feel like what I’d imagine a sci fi hell army to look like.

I've got to say, it's nice to see the modern takes on classic monsters, it just doesn't feel metal enough. The demon models don't feel metal enough.

I'm loving the sound of charging ballista

I'm personally a bigger fan of the 2016 model of the mancubus. It looks like something that's actual hellspawn

The sound design in doom eternal is just so damn rich. The sound for the super shotgun in particular is the best. Just this heavy metal, 8-gauge thunder crush that shreds demons into salsa

I really liked the enemy design of 2016, it feels kind of weird to humanize the demons in the way Eternal has. Much like the Revenant, adding more details to the eyes like pupils made the Cacodemons and friends far more expressive, and in the process, lost a bit of that dead empty gaze that made them so unsettling to me. They're borderline cute in one of the examples provided around 8:10. The grotesque fleshy, stringy appearance of the more grunt-like enemies will be sorely missed. I winced a little when Doomguy shoved his hand in the Possessed's nasty little facehole during the intro sequence of DOOM 2016. There was something genuinely unsettling about it - the lack of eyes, the gaping entrance into the skull. I wouldn't stick my hand in there. The new design seems so.. Forgettable. It just looks like a naked zombie with a Pentagram on it's forehead, even the exposed flesh and muscle has been toned down to make them seem so flat and uninspired. On the flip side, I'm all onboard with the Zombie Soldiers looking like actual Zombie Soldiers and most other changes geared towards replicating the design of Eternal and 2016's progenitor, particularly the Plasma Gun.

The heavy machine gun's sound in Doom Eternal sounds so damm good.

Eternal's aesthetics look more "cartoony" than 2016's. 2016's look more disturbing. Lighting looks more suppressed and atmospheric with 2016. Eternal looks a bit more colorful. The design changes matches the more in your face, cheesy lines in the new game though.

Looks great, but I wish the weapons had a lil more “umph”

nice video,keep going with it

"conventional rocket launcher." -fires semi auto