Doom Eternal reinvents its own wheel without abandoning its classic foundations. It has all the blood-pumping, gore-packed fun we expect from a Doom game, while adding a bunch of new RPG-like elements we didn't even know we needed. This is one not to be missed.
DOOM Eternal
id Software · Mar 20, 2020
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As the DOOM Slayer, you’ll return to take your vengeance against the forces of Hell with powerful new weapons and abilities. DOOM Eternal will deliver the ultimate combination of speed and power, along with the next leap in push-forward, first-person combat.
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- 7.5At the end of the day, I’m not here to judge the players or the market for this version of the game, I’m here to judge the actual game. From what I played, I can see a person picking this up and still having a fun time with it, but if I had the option to play it on another system or PC, I would choose to play it there. The resolution is an eyesore to say the least, but the gameplay is still smooth and works very well for the entire game. Take that as you will.
- There is a bit of lore you pick up along the way that gets added to your codex, but I only found myself looking through it occasionally. DOOM Eternal isn’t the first of the series, and the lore is interesting for scene setting, but it isn’t necessary for gameplay.
- 8.0Overall, I had a ton of fun with Doom Eternal, even if the story is borderline incomprehensible to seasoned Doom Slayers. I look forward to more installments in the franchise if this is the level of quality we continue to get. Those platforming sections are truly awful, though.
- 8.0DOOM Eternal on the Nintendo Switch is yet another testimony for just what can be done on the Nintendo’s hybrid console. While Panic Button has managed to make a rather competent port, there is no escaping the graphical downgrades, but this doesn’t stop it from being an engaging experience from the moment you start it up.
- 8.0The game feels perfect from a gameplay perspective in this port, but visually it leaves a lot to be desired. If it was a cloud-based game, it may look amazing, but perhaps the gameplay would no longer be on point, which in many ways is more important.
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Juegazo de a 10.
Sus gráficos son hermosos y es un shooter de calidad.
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Fast-paced full of action FPS
I thought this game never ends, to be honest. I enjoyed the way how fast-paced and challenging this game is. I admire how they optimized it to the point that it can run on multiple consoles. The mechanics of this game is so unique and at the same time, really challenging. It took me several hours to finish this game due to the fact that I keep on dying. But it's all worth it in the end. It's my first time jumping with this series that's why I honestly don't know what's happening. Although this game is a bit fun, it slowly loses it after unlocking all the guns and skills. The graphics were amazing from start to finish although just be aware playing this having your religious family member around. Definitely, they will creep the heck out. **VISUALS** _Artistry: 11/12_ _Technical Merit: 7/8_ **SOUND DESIGN** _Music: 10/12_ _Sound Effects & Vocals: 6/8_ **INTERACTION** _Control & Interface: 8/8_ _Player Agency: 6/8_ _Accessibility: 3/4_ **MECHANICS** _Feedback & Fun: 8/10_ _Depth: 4/5_ _Variety: 4/5_ **CHARACTER** _Narrative: 6/8_ _Heart: 5/6_ _Originality: 5/6_
DOOM Eternal
As someone who has this on Xbox One S, this game comparatively runs.....worse on the Switch. Though in the sense of the Switch even being able to run it, it's fantastic, in a way - impressive that they were able to get this game running in it's entirety on Switch. I've probably been spoiled by playing this off of a more powerful console (and off of a slower, bargain 5200 RPM external HDD at that), but the experience is noticably different in frame rate, though as a lifelong console gamer, I can appreciate the effort that went into the mostly steady 30 FPS; which is understandable as the Switch is obviously somewhat of a lightweight for AAA third party games. If you've only ever played this on Switch, or only have a Switch and are looking forward to playing it, I'm sure it'll a delight for you. 9 for the incredible effort made for this port. Side note: I encountered a glaring fault when trying to play for the first time, the game would not let me log into my existing Bethesda.net account at all (I'm logged into a bunch of other Bethesda titles, maybe I reached a limit? I don't know?). After an hour and a half of Googling and Binging and checking Bethesda's website, I saw no other option but to have to create an entirely new Bethesda.net account to simply log in and play. Stupidly inconvenient and it appears that once logged in to DE on Switch, you can't log out and back into your other account.
Nice to go back to this fast FPS, too much plateforming to my taste. I found raytracing not vey convincing and there's a framerate drop bug when you activate it in game... I didn't try multi
Doom series is always about blood and killing everything and Doom Eternal did that kinda well, The differences between eternal and DOOM 2016. Doom eternal is more arcade type, With every kill the enemies drop ammo,Health etc. While Doom 2016 is more Bloody and Hard, It focuses on Gameplay and bosses. The campaign is amazing, Each Level is beautiful, the background really matches the game feel to the game's Story. There's Online with Pvp. I Never played the online before you i can't go into too much details. There's lots of customization which the Doom guy armours and skin. Each bosses is difficult and Unique in each ways with different attacks, The looks. if you want tp buy the game because of the story? Probably try not to play the hardest difficulty. try the easiest difficulty or after that. Unless you're a pro at DOOM 2016 combat. Maybe? It's really worth trying. If you haven't already.
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