" no one cares about the story in doom" ironically there was meant to be a story in doom but john carmack being anti story told the story writer it was not important and made the guy up and leave. so you can blame him for why people have that mind set that doom does not need a story.

I'll admit, I was genuinely surprised coming across this video after watching your MTO when it first came out. The shift of tone is pretty much night and day.

I really like the soundtrack, it's excellent for the gameplay. The main issue for me with this Doom is the mess with the equipment, f1-f3 to switch grenades, middle mouse to throw them, t for bfg, g for chainsaw, weapon switching etc

Based on the footage, I think the reason you found the enemies so spongy was that you relied on the default attack more often than the special attack. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty certain the Pinky goes down in 2 rocket shots or a charged up / grenade attack from your shotgun. The mini-launchers replaced the default firing mechanic for the AR since it did way more splash damage.

22:37 that was weird. BTW you forgot to mention that in Space Marine you had to carefully choose when to finish an enemy. In this, you just press a button.

What's your opinion on final doom? I am a huge fan of plutonia experiment precisely because of how brutal and unfair it is. No game ever gave me the feeling of hopelessness and surviving over whelming odds like plutonia did. I haven't played tnt evilution yet.

Tbh, while there are some valid complaints here like the sound design and multiplayer, I think alot of your complaints are very subjective/nitpicky. The soundtrack is considered by most to be the highlight of these new games. And aside from some of the white noise tracks for the quiet moments, there were quite alot of memorable tracks in the game such as BFG Division, Rip and Tear, Flesh & Metal, Gore Nest, etc. I agree that the Assault Rifle and Plasma Rifle in particular run very quick through ammo, but I never really worried all that much about running out and being forced to glory kill. In the original Doom it was damn near impossible to run out of ammo for your guns outside of boss arenas. Meanwhile here while it is more possible to run out they still hand out quite a bit via packs scattered through the map and of course there's the chainsaw. Also on a side-note, the chainsaw is usually only a problem when you're using it on the *big* enemies, it's better to use it on the weaker enemies such as the possessed and imps. Plus there's been some slight tier-shifting with the demons. The complaint about the Pinky doesn't really make alot of sense considering in the original game he was only slightly above the fodder meanwhile in Doom 2016 he's a heavy. As for the Glory kills. While they are your main source of health, they're not really required. You can blast through plenty of enemies without having to GK them. The health packs are reasonably giving (unless you're on Nightmare). And like I already said, Ammo isn't really as easy to burn through as your making it out to be. While the closed off arenas are annoying, there's a technical reason behind it. The closing off was to accommodate the aggressive AI, without it then the game would end up a mess. As for the speed of the player, tbh I'd attribute that to the fact that the game is much more elaborate/designed in terms of layout. It'd be alot easier to bumb into things and screw up if the player speed was as fast as classic Doom. The original Doom games had fairly flat and open combat arenas so obviously speed could compliment *that.* And I don't really get your complaints about the story. Sure there were probably around 2 or 3 cutscenes that dragged on way too long, but aside from that there isn't really alot of emphasis on the story like you claim there is. The actual story you get is fairly bare-bones and it mostly takes a backseat for the gameplay. The juicy stuff is mostly hidden within the codex and environmental story-telling, which is arguably the best route to go. Instead of just saying "fuck the story", they have something there for fans who want more than just "Green guy shoots demons". It's been over 25 years, an actual story was bound to happen eventually. Etc. Good review though.

Spongy ennemies : use siege mode on gauss canon Not enough ammo : use the chainsaw on weak ennemies Btw why do you complain that you can barely avoid attacks when you say the jump accuracy rune is useless ? It's one of the most useful and makes it WAY easier to avoid shots Although i have to agree that the non skipable cutscenes are kind of a pain in the ass

Actually, how did you feel about Doom 64? It’s one of my favorite games in the whole series (and you even had a brief “review clip”) in your April Fools Day vid a couple months back.

What you'd think of Pathfinder Kingmaker, I know you mentioned you were working on it. Few hours into it, some really annoying issues aside, it's just kind of bland. ( may as well be called " Generic Fantasy D&D video game").

I saw your first doom video back then and thought. Man what an a hole. Despite loving your content. This video is way more objective and understandable then the other one.

36:42 yeah, the first time I saw this, I thought the bosses were spongy too. Of course, someone replied and said that the person recording wasn't shooting them in a "weak spot(s)" but then it's like, "What weak spot(s)?" But I've probably said this before and I'll say it again, This game doesn't make me want to play it, it just makes me want to go back and play the old Dooms.

I really liked Doom 2016 as a whole, but there are a lot of glaring issues that drag it down to just a fun experience imo. I actually like the the upgrade system for the weapons a lot, and when you get a few fully decked it feels really satisfying. My biggest issue is the one you mentioned of a lack of ammo. I get maybe they thought limiting it would make you have to play more versatile, but in practice I had to resort to the pistol. It would often become a chore of hoping I can get just enough ammo to eek by while being killed every few seconds because I literally only have the pistol.

Most weapons have been done dirty in this game for sure. When I had the option to upgrade the Heavy AR the first time, of course I choosed the micro missiles, only to realise that after using up those I'm once again stuck with a rather wimpy AR. Only once I tried out the scope and after a while unlocked the devastator rounds and started going for headshots was the point when I was finally satisfied with it's firepower - it should be like this by default and then the small amount of ammo for it wouldn't be an issue. The plasma rifle is OK,but both the ones in Doom and Doom 3 are superior to it without a doubt.The heat blast ability is pretty awesome though. The rocket launcher is borderline a joke here,in Doom and even in Doom 3 you always had the sense when using it that,yes, a big chunk of metal filled with explosives and propelled by a rocket engine has just been fired from the launcher in your hands at high speed, and whatever it collides with will be an unrecognizable mess. Here it's just a mild annoyance to most enemies, I get the impression that throwing the launcher itself at the motherfuckers would do more damage. The only truly enjoyable weapons for me were the Chaingun in the AA config(again,it should be like this by default),the Gauss cannon in siege mode and the BFG. From what I've seen of the gameplay of Eternal, it seems that there's even more emphasis on glory kills and melee combat,so I don't have high hopes for it, it will probably be a bargain bin buy for me,once the price goes down really low. Unless of course the reviews and the post release gameplay will absolutely blow my mind...

Okay, so I've come back to this video after playing the game again my second run (and third, if you count arcade mode), and I think there is a lot more small things most people will overlook that also impact one's overall enjoyment for the game. The biggest culprit for any speed problems are the runes themselves. The Flight Mobility upgrade greatly extends your dodging and bunny-hoping capabilities, but you don't get that one until around Mission 7 / 8 after you get out of Hell (the Destroyed Facility.) In addition, if you get the Speed Up rune after a Glory Kill and then speed up the Glory Kill animations, you do get what can be considered a stupid amount of speed in this game. The only problem is that these aspects are all spread out across the game as well as feel like needless restrictions unless you experiment with the combinations in the campaign (or the loadouts for Arcade mode.) Additionally, when judging the effectiveness of every gun, if you ignore the secondary fires and mastery upgrades they often will make the guns appear weaker than they really are. Some things are true to doom like weapon counters to enemies such as the Pulse Rifle heat burst against those annoying shield enemies. Others, however, feel like a consequence of the upgrade system itself. For example, the shotgun itself is only good if you get stupidly close to weak enemies. If you use the charge shot, then it will likely kill soldiers and imps. If you use the charge shot twice with the damage boost unlocked from the Mastery element, then you can OFTEN take down a Pinky from behind. (It's not always consistent, which annoys me, but it is reliable enough that I often found myself killing Pinkies on Ultra Nightmare with them.) The same can also be said of the Super Shotgun with the Quad upgrade, which shows how weak that gun feels when you need four shots for a double-barrel shotgun to function correctly. Again, I don't really like how these needless systems get in the way of the gameplay. This issue was something I first worried would happen when IGN/Gamespot showcased the gameplay demonstration in 2014/2015. Turns out my fears were correct as I think the only solution for this problems would be to implement a "True DOOM" mode where you don't have all that excess fat.

Y’know what’s hilarious about the reboot’s story, particularly in the view of a strange part of the fanbase? People legit _believe_ that the Slayer is complex enough to be a three-dimensional character.

Lol. I forgot I bought you this way back when :) I had a similar exp to you

I miss that original MTO. Should've archived it when I had the chance.

will you ever review il2 1946 for pc? It's probably the best flight game ever with literally thousands of mod planes available and even lets you make your own missions. New planes are coming out all the time.

Mick was TOLD not to use guitars?! in DOOM?! Whoever instructed him ought to be fired

Luckily you can skip the cutscenes in DOOM Eternal unlike DOOM (2016).

On my PS4 pro using my Turtle Beach Stealth 800 headphones which were $300 might I had. The sound was always wonky. That is my only complaint about the game.

I disagree with the soundtrack. I think it's badass. Just taste I guess. Your reviews are damn solid man. Can't believe I just found you. Love from a new sub.

'Some of the people in that fan community need to chill the hell out'. Looking at all the abuse you got in the comments for not liking the game, this sure fell on deaf ears.

Thoughts on Duke Nukem Forever?

Can you review bloodstained?

I think Mick Gordon's soundtrack for this game is pretty consistent with the industrial metal Quake 2 had for its soundtrack. I think repetitious turn-up music has its strengths because with a more complex composition you risk moments in the game not matching up to moments in the soundtrack, like if there's a swell during a moment of inactivity or a wind-down during a significant moment. By using more repetitive tracks Mick Gordon managed to mix them into a dynamic score that matches up to gameplay which added a lot to the game for me and for many others. I also think a more traditional Mettalica/Iron Maiden style score with treble heavy guitar would have been drowned out and distorted by the sound effects or vice versa, while a more bass heavy soundtrack lets the music coexist a little better with the SFX.

honestly, I really loved this game, but I'm really glad someone finally pointed out that glaring issue with the max ammo count that not a single reviewer adressed, it feels like they should have bumped the max ammo count by an extra 60% I didn't really have ammo issues the way you said you did, but I noticed that I barely used the Chaingun and Assault Rifle because there was almost no point in them since they ran out so fast, I mainly used the mini rockets on the Assault Rifle whenever I decided to use it shotgun should have 100 max ammo assault rifle 500 minimum rocket launcher 60 at the very least plasma gun and gauss cannon 600 or more minigun 600 at least BFG 5 shots at least chainsaw can stay the same

I agree with you almost 100%. I finished the game on Ultra Violence and was so disappointed.

1) I am surprised you liked the aesthetic. I thought it was mostly a resounding meh. Hell looks like its covered in piss for some reason. I mean it's hell for fuck's sake and all you could do is a bunch of generic multiplayer arenas and lame platforming sections. Hell would be such an interesting setting to go all out and have all kinds of trippy visuals. Like maybe you could have a level where everything is made of flesh and it rains blood occasionally, or maybe have some crazy architecture like Constantine's mansion in Thief the dark project. 2) I don't hate the soundtrack but I really don't like it either. The e1m1 remix is pretty good but that's about it. It's surprising how many people praise this boring ass soundtrack. 3) I found the slayer's testaments to be rather cringey to be honest. It seemed like the developers were just fanboying over the doom slayer constantly emphasizing how much of a badass he is, something you don't see in the gameplay. The gameplay is mostly fighting half a dozen spongy ass enemies inside a cramped multiplayer arena. Nothing badass about that. The original doomguy was far more badass and the game didn't have to remind you about it all the time. 4) I haven't played the game but it seems more like painkiller than serious sam, especially the way the health works and the more cramped level design.

Been playing Doom pretty much at least once a year since it's original shareware release not to mention all the great wads out there. Could not drag myself to suffer through this abysmal game despite multiple attempts to look for the positives everyone was preaching about (all lies). I appreciate a reviewer that's willing to be honest regardless of how loud the herd can be. It's very refreshing and I'm glad to have subbed all that time ago.

I was wondering why i didn't finish this game. It just kinda bored me and i dropped it right after cyber demon fight. I thought i was crazy that i was only one who complained about weapons being weak! Everyone was keep saying that weapons was amazing to the point that i thought we played different games.

Hey, I've been subbed for a while. I just wanted to say it's remarkable how your style of review has matured over the year. Keep up the good work.

Mate, you made this review knowing you would get bug-thesdard angry, well done! :D

A review after the my thoughts on? Mmm. I was one of the few that didn't dislike that video. Still don't like the music and sound effects.

27:10 It was actually 300 instead of 400, but still more than what 2016 gives you.

I actually think they handled the story good in this, it is;nt to bullshit, granted not everyone cares for that stuff but the option of digging deeper into the Lore of this new Universe is intriguing.

i really struggle to like doom 2016, im just not a fan of the weapons and the ammo system, do not feel powerful enough. every area looks the same its just way to overhyped!

i think you are bs ing im not a doom 2016 fan but when you say pinky in doom 2 was shot down by one double barrel blast and in doom 2016 not while showing you shooting with plasma rifle on pinky in 2016 on his front armor then finishing him with 2 double barrel shotgun blasts looks shady af.

a HK take 3 point blank shot from SSG to go down in 2016 and eternal. Same amount of damage as doom 2. 2 full face SSG for down a revenant. The fact some ennemy seems bulletspongy come from 2 factor. 1) effective nerf of some weapon like the shotgun base fire (3 shot for a basic solider) or the rocket launcher,just don't use it whithout altfire. But once you got the SSG and the gauss canon,GK became basically non existent (except if low life). The 2nd factor for ennemy resistance is the speed of the game,at the opposite of the old doom,ennemy are far more mobile and hitting all the pellets of SSG on them can be pretty hard. But if you remember OG doom,there is 3 episode after episode 1 and in those episode especially if you play in pistol start there is an awful lot of baron and cacodemon to kill without a lot of rocket,and a baron take 15 shell to go down. So yeah bulletspongy ennemy always been a part of doom gameplay except in episode 1 (which is the best of ID official doom,don't count plutonia)

Buddy its far from a perfect Doom game BUT its much more better then most "AAA" FPS shooters we get For me its above average but far from great

Don't mind electronic and synthesisers, but yeah, it needs more of a Metal sound to it. Then they can add a little electronic as a bit of spice. They should have done what they did with Quake 2's soundtrack basically.

Oh boy...

I am having a seriously hard time thinking of something that the original Doom could learn from the gaming industry since 1993 design-wise, aside _maybe_ from "hitscan enemies are not fun", and even that wasn't much of an issue in OG Doom.

All those Doom Eternal ads make me want to buy it, but then I see the gameplay, and it's just more of the same shit. Laughable how even the "new" gun (ballista) is just the guass cannon (which itself was just a railgun). It's just more of Doom 16, but with new gun/enemy models and an improved engine.

Best Reviewer! But tell me DW, the weapon sound seems to be a permanent problem for you., right. xD

You have the Best. Fucking. Timing. I'm sick of all the hype, want a grounded opinion. I did find your first thoughts to be very reactionary indeed. But clearly your criticisms were not unfounded.

Forgot to mention, I disagreed with your take on the ammo running out; I actually thought the opposite was the problem. Part of the design of a Doom level is where health and ammo are placed, and how much of each is placed in a map radically alters how you play. Think of E4M1, where the only health on UV was 10 health bonuses, vs a map where health is plentiful. It forces you to play more conservatively or be more liberal in your consumption. It alters how much risk you're willing to take. That level of nuance--like every other--is gone in Doom 2016 because a) there's always enough health and ammo lying around before or after an arena to fill you up completely, and b) inside an arena you can always replenish most of your health or ammo with glory kills or chainsaw respectively. The game gives you back free health when you're low on it; it's not much different mechanically from a game where health regenerates instead of needing med packs. So like games with regenerating health, the only way the player can ever be put in danger is if too many enemies attack at once before you have a chance to regenerate/replenish. This is another reason why the devs are forced to make bad gameplay decisions like enemies taking out most of your health with a single hit or having too many enemies on the map to artificially try (and fail) to create some sort of challenge.

You pointed out a lot of valid weaknesses but imo they are things that bring the game down to an 8/10 from a 10/10.. Also you cant really expect nor even neccessairly want the game to be exactly the same as doom 1 or 2 with new graphics.. I ultimately have more fun with this game.. Yes for example the maps became more linear.. But maze maps in old school doom made it boring for me and a lot of other players who wanted to play action rather than getting lost wandering around levels for 30 minutes

I still don't understand why so many GManLives's fanboys, got butthurt with your original Doom 2016 video.

I have not played Doom (2016), but especially the multiplayer gameplay, as you described it, seems to be an utter betrayal of everything arena shooters are. I do have one, relatively irrelevant, comment: I was surprised that the Gauss canon seems to have amazing effects/graphics, it looks incredibly satisfying to use. I really like this review, you clearly tried to enjoy this game and judge it on its own merits. This made the explanation of what was wrong with it, especially given your extensive experience with the series, come across as rather convincing and objective. So, cheers to that. EDIT: As you're "always taking requests": I know you do not often review longer-form RPGs (I know you do definitely review them), but I would be incredibly interested in your thoughts on Disco Elysium. I, though I must admit that I am an avid fan of both CRPGs and tabletop roleplaying, thoroughly enjoyed it, even though it was a tad pretentious at times and the ending was not perfect.

No guitars in a doom game is also a ludicrously stupid thing to say.

Oh no...

happy late new year good sir :)

The map for this game was crap. Many times during my game play I would spend up to 30 minutes just running around trying to find stuff and find the right way to go. Totally frustrating and aggravating!! This map is one step up from the map on Torak the Dinosaur Hunter 64!! I hope the map will be improved in Eternal!!

I 100% agree with this review as everything you said is what i hate about this new doom reboot and why i stopped playing it and what makes it worst i even hate eternal much more

I like how most of comments are agreeing with you, which is the exact opposite of the comments on your mto. I guess the hype died out and people now see the game for what it is.

I didn't care about the lure!!

So what's your opinion about DOOM Eternal's soundtrack since you don't like the soundtrack of DOOM 2016 ?

Heres what Doom 4 was supposed to be:(spoiler,it looks much more interesting) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oayHhc6blbu1e4E.html

Use the frag grenades! Take advantage of the fact that they keep replenishing, this way you'll save ammo. Also, the double barreled does one hit a pinky when you shoot them in their vulnerable rears. Great review tho, finally someone not just drooling over the game like it was the second coming of the FPS genre.

I don't know who thought putting quick time events as a core mechanic for doom was a good idea

when are you gonna review doom eternal bruh

I ready to watch this like/dislike ratio tank.

Here we go again, lmao. I'm looking forward to watching this review all the way through, considering I found this to be an incredibly mundane FPS and pretty much almost does everything wrong. I'm expecting Doom Eternal to be only slightly better.

It's like they copied elements of hack and slash games with these newer doom games.

DWTerminator I honestly think this is oen of those cases, where the fact, that this game has to work on console too, takes away from it gameplay wise. And yeah...I honestly want to pass on Eternal now already...the climbing seems obnixious.

9:40 Oh yes, such a waste of talent, it only gave Mick an award for best soundtrack of the year and major mainstream recognition loved by many and an opportunity to play some Quake 2 tracks with Sonic Mayhem on stage.

if this is your gameplay then you definitely aren't bad at the game. Or at least... far better than I anyway.

I don't mind Doom having a story, however the story they gave the game is not particularly creative or interesting. I also don't like the environments, everything looks very dull and boring, metallic rooms that look copy pasted and a very uninspired version of hell. I couldn't bring myself to finish it, it's just so boring, I'm surprised there are people who view it as some kind of game changing adrenaline pumping experience. Maybe I'm just jaded.

I haven't played the Doom 2016 I just don't like when they remake old games like this. The original doom is the best even though I wasn't born when it came out I recently played it for the first time and I really enjoyed it even though the game plays very different from modern fps games such as how you can't aim vertically

I personally grew up with Doom 3, so call me biased. But I actually really liked giving doom a grungy tight atmospheric treatment. I don't think we can recapture the lightning in a bottle that was Doom. So just create a new doom. A good doom, not this schlock.

What i find incredibly funny about the Doom 2016 fanbase is that it's mainly comprised of console owners that weren't even born when og Doom came out. Fans of D44M usually parrot specific marketing phrases used to promote the game. Almost like they don't really know why they like it so much, or they don't want to admit that they enjoyed it mainly because it was their first time experiencing something that isn't a CoD style shooting gallery. If all i had were boring console shooters, D44M would probably look like a masterpiece to me too. I think that this whole game was originally conceived during Brutal Doom's explosion in popularity, they saw all the memes and press around the mod, and thought that it was what the fans wanted out of the game. But that's their core mistake, Brutal doom exploded in popularity specifically because it attracted people who weren't fans of the original Doom, because it fundamentally changed how the game was played. Your mistake on the other hand is thinking they wanted to appeal specifically to Doom's core audience in the first place. They didn't, they wanted the game to have mass appeal. Just like they did with Wolfenstein before, they used the Doom name to draw your attention. Sure, they probably wanted to satisfy the Doom fanbase at the time, but not because they care about the brand or franchise, but because it looked like those are the people that would draw in the most money. It just so happened, that what they saw as the Doom fandom were people that were only drawn in because of one single mod, that had nothing to do with the rest of the game. Doom Eternal will most likely not be an improvement, due to the simple fact that they already have a formula that sold well, they don't need the old Doom fanbase anymore, because they already established their own.

Honestly, this is not really a review. This is pretty much another "thoughts" type of your video. Why? It has some very subjective points. Especially on the soundtrack part. And the whole ""but muh ole' school doom"" part, I already knew you were gonna be pretty trashy about this game when you said you would "review" this from an old school perspective. Still, I'm *kind of* looking forward to your DOOM Eternal video.

Wow you're far more generous to the game than it deserves. It's ironic, I think after I first played Doom 2016, I was defending it on your original MTO, but it didn't take much longer for me to realize just how shit it was. I think you are mistaken in saying it is close to being good, but ever so slightly off. I think from the ground up, every design choice is bad, to the point where the whole thing is simply not salvageable. First off, it doesn't look or sound like Doom. Doomguy is more Master Chief than Doom Guy/Ranger/Sarge (All the id Software protagonists look the same, and with good reason). The "demons" look less demonic and more like disgusting monsters. Although the general look is close enough to Doom for every enemy or texture to be recognizable as what it's supposed to be, it doesn't look the same. Again, different doesn't necessitate being bad, but it just misses the whole point of Doom. It's supposed to be scary. Fun, action-packed, and scary--the key elements of any sci-fi/action flick. But Doom 2016 is just cheesy, and part of that comes from imitating Brutal Doom/Project Brutality. Mick Gordon's soundtrack is disgusting horseshit. All the people calling it metal need to get a taste of Black Sabbath, Megadeth, or Judas Priest's discography. Subjective nitpicking aside, the level design and gameplay are simply terrible. You're right in that the guns are too weak/enemies are bullet-spongey, and you are also right in that the reason for this is to shoehorn in the stupid glory kills. Yes, they look awesome...the first time you see them. But once you fall into the repititive pattern of gameplay, they just become lengthy animations that takes you out of the action, and ones you're sick of seeing over and over again. It's just boring, and frankly, most of the animations aren't even that cool to begin with. Snapping the Hell Knight's head? Pulling a plug out of the Mancubus? That's child's play compared to the gibbing sprites in og Doom, let alone Brutal Doom's executions. (As a side note, it's a complete joke just how quickly it takes for the blood and corpses to disappear. They fade away before so much as hitting the floor. Can't be Knee Deep in the Dead when there's no corpses lying around. I know every 3D game has had this since Quake, but in the Quake games at least the bodies were there for a minute or so before disappearing, so that by the time they went away the player had likely already moved on and forgotten about it. Going away within seconds rather breaks the immersion of gory effect.) The maps, apart from maybe the second or third level, are astoundingly linear. What is the point of an automap--and I will concede, they did at least nail the aesthetic of the automap--if the entire map is linear, and worse still, the early parts of a level is completely locked off after a certain point, even if there's secrets there you missed? Of course, levels need not even exist; the entire game is just one arena after another, Serious Sam-style, as you and most other FPS-aficionados recognized. However, Serious Sam knows how to make interesting and unique encounters because its arenas aren't all identical and the choice of enemies it spawns in are not identical. For example, spawning one of those chain gunner scorpion things at a height provides a different experience than spawning them in at the ground; the shape of the arena matters; what other enemies are paired with an enemy matters; etc. None of that nuance exists in Doom '16. They all just spawn in the same, small space, and it's usually the same roster of enemies, which usually are best killed by the same type of weapon (SSG for Hell Knight; Guass Cannon for Cacos, etc.) I don't know how you say the game is easy--maybe it's ridiculously predictable and unchallenging--but I remember dying a fuck ton on Nightmare. It feels like a grind just to get to the next "checkpoint." Even when I've reached a relatively safe area where I would have saved if I could, I still have to do it all over again because of some small mistake right before the next checkpoint. Speaking of Nightmare, enemies are just as stupid, they just take out 90% of max health in one hit. I actually didn't object to the inclusion of upgrades or rune challenges, but they create an element of randomness that's hard to account for. Since the developer doesn't know which upgrade the player will choose to get, that makes deciding which enemies to place in later levels harder to do well. Inevitably, this leads to the game being unbalanced. The way it was for me is that the middle of the game was the hardest I think, and then by the end even Barons were pretty easy to kill because all upgrades are maxed out and unlocked. One of the ways the devs failed to compensate for a maxed-out arsenal being overpowered was by just swarming the player with an unfair amount of enemies, and then forcing him to use the insta-kill options to take them out. They took the chainsaw and BFG, two of the most unique and iconic weapons Doom created, and turned them into insta-kills that feel cheap to use. You don't feel badass by using them. It's like taking the easy way out. Oh you're not good enough to actually kill the enemies yourself? Here, use this cheat, you loser. But in reality, it's not the player's fault the devs intentionally chose to pack an arena with an unfair number of enemies, intending for the player to die if he doesn't use the BFG or Chainsaw. Similar reasoning applies for the powerups: they're technically optional, but if you don't use them, you will almost certainly fail, but using them feels like cheating. In short, you're forced to feel pathetic because the devs don't know how to create a genuine sense of challenge, in part because the broken upgrade system makes enemies far too difficult (in the mid-game) or far too easy (in the late game.) This is why I say the game is fundamentally bad at its core. It can't be fixed by a set of small changes, because the entire game is built around this arena-combat system that does not work, and cannot work. There's simply no way a designer could introduce enemies in a new environment that would be fun, because the basic game doesn't lend itself to much variation. Every arena and encounter is the same. This is why Doom 2016 dies and the original Dooms never die. You can always think up something new that hasn't been done before inside Doom's software renderer, let alone the GZDoom engine. Sigil is proof enough of this. You can't do that in the new Doom. It will always be the same combat, which is just as boring as it is infuriating to play.

I agree that the music in this game is just static garbage.

I hate 2016 but the ammo argument is complete BS. In the old doom games you’d get a ludicrous amount of ammo because by mid game you’d be fighting give or take 25-35 monsters at a time. In 2016 the absolute Max you’ll see maybe 15 at max by the endgame.

You might as well have just said you don't like the game

9:41 This 'review' might I add, is frankly a waste of your talent.

I changed my mind on the game since then. I think it is okay. Just okay. The music fucking sucks though, and the sound effects are just meh.

the sound design in this game is the worst i ever heard in a game. I can barely hear monsters moving or attacking, because some sounds are way to loud especially zombie/imp noise. Directional sounds are all wrong or barely noticeable. Big enemies like barons and demons are very quiet. Footsteps sound very quiet. So if they move behind me i cant hear anything. I have 5.1 speakers and this game sucks sound wise. In Project brutality it works very good, can clearly hear what direction projectiles and enemies come. Doom3 had same problem back then, i think the engine just sucks sound wise.

What a way to start your week. FRESH! I totally agree with your a s s e s s m e n t s , sir.

You know... saying that people will tell you that you have to "git gud" and calling that bullshit... doesn't change the fact that you have to "git gud". Ammo shortage was NEVER a problem for me. Dodging enemy attacks is super easy if you keep an eye on their animations and learn their behaviour. You mostly get hit only if you didn't expect an enemy to be in a certain position. If an enemy hits you while you see them, then you made a mistake that could've been avoided. So yeah... git gud, mate.

man, I have never watched a review that I 100% disagree with :D seriously I disagree with almost all of your points: doom lore is fine and interesting; pacing is excellent; the score is one of the best and I listen it every now and then; the enemies are the exact opposite of bullet sponges, since the feeling of impact has never been more satisfying and there are a lot of powerful weapons; I loved all weapons impact-wise, design-wise, variety-wise etc as a fan of the original doom which is the first game I have ever played on PC, I could not think of a faithful modern follow-up than the two games we thankfully have

After playing doom eternal (ultra violence) it’s A LOT better than Doom 4, but there is one thing that REALLY pisses me off, and that’s even with the double jump and double dash YOU MOVE TOO FUCKING SLOW!!! and it’s way too easy for enemies to group up on you and block you.

I think you're absolutely wrong here. This was my favorite game of 2016 and you have no need to ruin it for everyone. The gunplay is satisfying, the weapon mods are fun to experiment with, the glory kills are o so satisfying and never gets old, my favorites are when you slit a Pinky demon's throat open and punch a Revenant's jetpack and watch him fly away and explode, the music is absolutely kickass and NOT dubstep, mind you. I have ears. Oh, and Mick Gordon would like a word you dissing his music. BFG Division is one of the best track in gaming hands down. Watch this video to prove my point: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/osl2h9Vkp6q8aJ8.html Oh, and the game is fun. Something you don't seem to get. You haven't even gotten to the boss fights like the Cyberdemon, or the frickin' BFG-9000. In fact, I don't you ever gave this game a recommendation. Who do you think should play this, huh?

i also dont find this game THE FPS shooter of 2016! yeah i started to love it and i accepted the game mechanics but compared to doom og it sucks still, checkpoints? wtf, no quick saving, enemy its are cheap and no tactics, glory kills are nice some time but THEY HAVE TO BE USED especially on higher difficulties!!! and you see torking demons waiting to get glory killed, wtf? i cannot run and gun? no.... cause then you have ammo probs and it looks stupid to see those enemies waiting.also this makes level design A LOT EASIER! health? no worries jsut glory kill etc. so in my opinion this game still should have glory kills not centered but optional but nahhh gamers just love it..... if you accept it it is a great game but still broken..... i love the game but not really as a doom game compared to OG doom. strange thing is that i get back to og doom and other games instead of the newer FPS games. they dont have much replay values......

Some good points here and 2016 has problems. But overall this is a great example of a guy who thinks he understands gamedesign at the finest and is smarter than actual real gamedesigner which is funny. God leveldesign is more than just open non lineare levels. This is a great example where someone plays only old games and compare them with everything. Leveldesign like in old doom with this agile advanced ai would be some times problematic. And by the way many old Doom players and modders love the new Doom games too and this isn't just fanboyranting.

Yeah it's a boring game but why make the video 1 hour long

I couldn’t agree more, this is one of the most overrated games of the end of the decade, along with DMC 5 (trash music, you hardly ever get to play as dante, the levels are washed out and dull, the enemies are recycled and dull, it’s too easy, and it’s not snappy or flashy enough, they removed puzzles as well as some of the other times that should ususally be there etc)

This is what we get when pubs/devs r so set on making as much money as possible,to sell the game to as many as possible. I did actually enjoy the campaign but everything but the shooting is just garbage,and NOT doom.

What about......fnaf fans

What the hell is your problem? Why are you unfairly bashing on a game so many people love? Including me. First this and Breath of the Wild. Have you at least seen my previous comment? Aren't you forgetting these games are fun?

I like this game allot, but it falls short as a doom game.

I'm honestly more interested in the Doom 64 port than Eternal.

this video deservers more dislikes

stopped reading on 'the music is bad'

Ok boomer

I disagree with pretty much 95% of what you said. Some of which is straight up bullshit

I'm glad you're not making video games. I know all of his fans agree with him and are ready to shit on me but this guy is the type of guy who can't be happy when it comes to games! He hates skyrim,oblivion,DOOM 2016,cod MW 2019,Dishonored death of the outsider, Mortal Kombat X,Wolfenstein: The new order,Far cry 4, Dying Light, Borderlands 2, Mafia 2 and GTA V.