Pretty cool video, a lot of the points you brought up for what makes a character action game, reminded me of the FPS "Powerslave," which I have been playing through recently. There are a handful of similar points that line up with that game. But it ultimately is probably closer to a metroidvania.

Spectacle Fighter is and always has been a better name for the genre than "Character Action."

Cool vid. However theres a few problems I have with it. 1. In order to quickswap efficiently, you need to rebind some keys in both DOOM 2016 and DOOM Eternal. Compared to character action games, where the control scheme you have just works on it's own. 2. DOOM 2016 and DOOM Eternals upgrade systems feel more tacked on compared to Bayonetta or DMC 3. There's no style meter or emphasis on stylish play 4. ULTRAKILL IS RIGHT THERE

not sure about 2016, but you are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT when it comes to eternal the Nioh series is also an example, its a character action game masquerading as a soulslike

Pretty cool video, I feel like the backtracking is more inspired by the original doom. Finding keys and backtracking is a mechanic that originates from wolfenstein 3d, and Devil May Cry probably got this mechanic from 90s first person shooters.

It's good to know I'm not the only one who believes so

Ok, but wouldn't that make every character action game a Doom clone?

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yuh

Sound more appropiate to call it a First Person Shooter Character Action game. Shares mechanically and controller settings of both genres

Doom 2016? I can see the influence, but I don't think it's enough to cross that line. Now, Doom Eternal? 100%. That is Devil May Cry in shooter form.

nice vid