I'm not as hyped for this as I was for Eternal - ThreadSky

stopskeletons.bsky.social • 38 days ago

I'm not as hyped for this as I was for Eternal

DOOM: The Dark Ages possibly releasing on May 15th (listed in an article from Gamekult that's since been taken down) www.resetera.com/threads/doom...

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johnnybaghead.bsky.social•38 days ago

Doom Eternal was so close to being a Devil May Cry FPS with guns for me and I get that's not everyone's cup of te, but making any action game more DMC like is an instant win for me, no diea if Dark Ages will go in that direction but here's hoping.

I will say it's odd how little they've shown so far

gavowastaken.bsky.social•37 days ago

They’ve already stated thaf TDA is closer to the 2016 game than Eternal. Much more focused on grounded, slower paced combat

johnnybaghead.bsky.social•37 days ago

Okay well now I'm less excited :(

gavowastaken.bsky.social•37 days ago

That’s fair, but me personally, I didn’t like how absurdly fast and limiting Eternal was. All the verticality and enemies that requires specific weapons made it exhausting to play, and it barely even felt like a shooter. I prefer 2016’s flow, so I’m eager to see how TDA evolves it.

johnnybaghead.bsky.social•37 days ago

Okay so the enemies having very specific weapon weaknesses was a big issue in Eternal (and arguably one of the things that's anti-DMC about it's design) so that's 100% something I want changed, and while I didn't mind it the platforming segments could easily go

johnnybaghead.bsky.social•37 days ago

The specific Devil May Cry aspects I liked about Eternal was the systems that encourage you to play better, having abilities and perks that gave you bonuses for not getting hit, recharged the grenades/flamethrower, the secret gorenests giving you keys for the Unmaker, things like that

milamarierose.bsky.social•38 days ago

Hype levels are indeed naturally less considering that Eternal was the conclusion to everything 2016 established.

Mick Gordon not being involved this time is also a bummer. I'm still really excited for more Doom though. I can't wait!

bokunobeard.bsky.social•38 days ago

I’m more hyped than I was for Eternal, personally! The setting change seems like it will be super fun. Something about it just reminds me of how games were in the N64/PS1 era.

topscreen.bsky.social•38 days ago

I’m excited cause I want more Doom, but May? I feel like 2016 and Eternal had a better hype train. Slow drip of trailers, showing gameplay, cinematics, and samples of Mick’s score (it’ll never be the same without him). Still in, but I bought the helmet for the last game. Not this time

chrisxwright.bsky.social•38 days ago

They need to put out a good trailer. Show some more gameplay or something. Announce that deathmatch is coming back. SOMETHING to get the blood pumping. Feels like the only thing to look forward to is the possibility of this game maybe teasing a potential Heretic spin-off.

satohara.bsky.social•38 days ago

After they fucked over Mick Gordon, DOOM was over for me. Eternal was the end, and it was perfect so I can’t be mad.

jazzyfuture.bsky.social•38 days ago

The fact we've barely seen gameplay when we got extensive gameplay like a year before Eternal is what has me less excited at this point

serialk86.bsky.social•38 days ago

Eternal and it's DLCs ended the series on a high note, it's gonna be hard for The Dark Ages to top it.

Will have to wait for the Xbox showcase coming soon, maybe the gameplay can build up some hype for it.

sanekibeko.bsky.social•38 days ago

I recently beat Eternal. It's really good but once those hordes came in I was shifting every second while my heart was pounding. I think I'm good for now.

knightingael.bsky.social•38 days ago

I'm hyped, but something feels really off about it.

alexofthecolossus.bsky.social•38 days ago

What gets me hyped is pretending it's Heretic or Hexen!

reapthegirlwind.bsky.social•38 days ago

I'm not getting hype unless it comes out that it's -not- a hyperbolic carpal tunnel speedrun chamber, tbh. I wanted to like Eternal on paper a lot, but after that first level I could tell my hands would hate me if I kept going.

gavowastaken.bsky.social•37 days ago

They’ve already confirmed that this game will be much less about speed and aerial combat, and much more focused on grounded, slower combat that emphasizes moving around projectiles. In Eternal you were a fighter jet, in this game you’re a tank.

dragonnexus.bsky.social•38 days ago

I bounced off Eternal within a few hours.

What an obtuse, stubborn game. I keep meaning to go back, but I found that gameplay loop to be so *annoying*. So antithetical to fun.

"You will play the way WE want you to play"

That and I hated how they didn't follow on directly from 2016.

kingsigy.bsky.social•38 days ago

I just hope it’s an actual shooter versus being an action game. We don’t need Doom abandoning its roots.

ted156.bsky.social•38 days ago

Honestly all the "plot" in Eternal soured me on new Doom games.

sagadego171.bsky.social•38 days ago

i still need to beat doom 2016 then play eternal

stopskeletons.bsky.social•38 days ago

You should finish Doom '16 regardless. I still love Doom '16 but Eternal didn't hook me the same way. Maybe I'll get back to it this year and finally finish it before Dark Ages.

captainmckay.bsky.social•38 days ago

Definitely finish 2016. I love Eternal, and I’ve heard people say it’s hard to go back to 2016 once you play Eternal, but I think they’re different enough where it doesn’t feel like a downgrade at all. Even if you try Eternal and it’s not your thing, 2016 is still a great time.

pknyarlathotep.bsky.social•38 days ago

For me Eternal was just so good that it's very unlikely anything will come near it....still excited but knowing it's going to be a step back most likely

sobmic.bsky.social•38 days ago

It should've been Hexen.

furyoffrog.bsky.social•38 days ago

Is there finally a Hexen gang?! I'm in!!

cherrypixelbun.gay•38 days ago

When they said that its not gonna have the vertical movement from the previous two games that tells me they either figured out how to make actual classic Doom gameplay in full 3D or its just gonna be another First Person Smash TV that bores me to sleep

kaptajnen.bsky.social•38 days ago

I played Eternal on the day it came out but it sadly just didn't really click with me the way it's predecessor did.

Enemies felt too tanky and bullet-spongey and the controls felt just too clustered and busy
The lives system also felt kinda out of place

Plus, I got distracted with Animal Crossing

razorgills.bsky.social•38 days ago

Agreed. And for me, when they made Marauders REGULAR ASS enemies had me like "Hrmph". Battles were already busy enough with wave after wave of tanky bullet sponges, and for the most part I could deal. But then throw in AT LEAST 1 enemy that's essentially a FromSoft boss into the mix? Nah, I'm good.

kaptajnen.bsky.social•37 days ago

I feel like I'm definitely in the minority here, as most people seem to praise Eternal as genre perfection.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's a bad game by any means and I did have fun.
But the game has big pacing and balancing problems which made a lot of my playtime feel like a chore.

razorgills.bsky.social•37 days ago

Oh, it's for sure a great game, and the only reason I didn't finish it is cuz I lost my PS4 in a house fire. However, you're right that at time it felt like a chore to play at times.

kaptajnen.bsky.social•37 days ago

My condolences :c

My excuse can basically be summed up to just Animal Crossing

mikimikilive.bsky.social•38 days ago

even more?!

stopskeletons.bsky.social•38 days ago

Kinda forgot about it until this article reminded me

razorgills.bsky.social•38 days ago

Same. I'm still excited, but definitely not as much as Eternal. Still probably get it Day One tho!

guslanzetta.bsky.social•38 days ago

I've recently gone back to Doom and Doom Eternal and it's clear that it's a diminishing returns situation and knowing what we know about the people making it... it makes sense. Hopefully the next team does something cool.

shslmahoushoujo.bsky.social•38 days ago

It's because there's no Animal Crossing accompanying it, that gave Eternal a massive boost let's be real here

creativedoc.bsky.social•38 days ago

Loved Doom 2016.
Eternal I really didn't care for, it felt like it went the opposite path story wise and game play wasn't really my cup of tea either.
Got no desire to touch it again while I would gladly replay Doom 2016.

happydude.tv•38 days ago

I honestly think that if they didn't fuck over Mick like they did, we would have more hype for it.

But how can we back devs that punish someone who did absolutely nothing?

squarepainter.bsky.social•38 days ago

I hope it goes back to the 2016 gameplay and not nearly as heavy on the platforming like eternal

ckaji.bsky.social•38 days ago

Tbh Eternal didn't really hook me like 2016 did. And because of that I'm keeping my expectations in check for this one.

dragonnexus.bsky.social•38 days ago

I felt like the people behind Eternal didn't understand what made 2016 good.

Changing Doomguy's character so he didn't communicate via his interactions with the world was a massive mis-step.

I got a few hours in and not once did he smash something because it bored him.

subarumalibu.bsky.social•38 days ago

Agreed. All of the goofy legal business with Xbox kind of soured it for me. And this is coming from someone with a Series X.

kingslammen.bsky.social•38 days ago

Honest I didnt like Doom Eternal. Part of why I liked Doom was using whatever weapon you wanted. They started to limit that in Eternal and I suspect that wont change in this one

shinlemon.bsky.social•38 days ago

The Mick Gordon situation is such a profound bummer and dampener on the whole thing. At first i was bummed to see them move away from Eternals gameplay but honestly i dont think they could top Eternal's gameplay so im kinda down to see another new interpretation of Dooms combat loop

hauntedpea.bsky.social•38 days ago

Feels like quake but with a doom sticker on it

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