Despite being the first Doom game to be more narrative driven than just shooting and killing, other than Doom RPG, it's one of the worst Doom games, neck and neck with 3. The game features uninspired level designs where every city other than the metropolis' you go to have the same pseudo futuristic renaissance era cathedral like buildings which makes this journey fall flat for me. The narrative, which ties back to the classic Doom games I know and love, was what kept me going, but it got to the point where everyone does the talking, be it the Makyrs, Vega or Samuel Hayden and the gameplay wasn't complementing it, nor was the Slayer himself. It was a simple shoot em up game where they'd make a big deal about a certain boss fight and then chucking that same boss to cap off every other fight, making it all feel so repetitive. Not to mention, every level feels like you go up a flight of stairs and go into combat, go up more stairs and have some more combat, repeat and repeat and repeat until oh we're at the end. This style of gaming would have been good 20 years ago but not here. The gameplay itself, while fun, grows stale quickly. The demons now have weak points which make it a sort of dance to kill them, one that you repeat every time you meet them. Hell, all you have to use is the combat shotgun grenade launcher on the demons weak spots and you're sorted more or less.
The game also features dated cinematics mid game where the screen fades black to show a weird angle of some gate being opened or fading away or a building blowing up to then fade back to the gameplay, something you'd find in a Ratchet & Clank or a movie tie in game, something that feels cheap and dated to me.
The music as well is hugely annoying as I find myself quitting to my home screen so as to not subject myself to that noise any longer. It's as repetitive as the gameplay itself.
It's a shame really as I really love the storyline but the execution of the gameplay is repetitive and really weak. The Fortress of Doom is a nice addition I will say. The deathmatch feels like it was put in there to keep 2016 online alive and to make use of their demon controlling system so as for it not to go to waste.
All in all, the game is mediocre. A step down from 2016s gameplay but a win for s good story, especially in the Doom canonocity. Worth a buy if you want more Doom just don't expect too much from it and then you might enjoy it.
The game also features dated cinematics mid game where the screen fades black to show a weird angle of some gate being opened or fading away or a building blowing up to then fade back to the gameplay, something you'd find in a Ratchet & Clank or a movie tie in game, something that feels cheap and dated to me.
The music as well is hugely annoying as I find myself quitting to my home screen so as to not subject myself to that noise any longer. It's as repetitive as the gameplay itself.
It's a shame really as I really love the storyline but the execution of the gameplay is repetitive and really weak. The Fortress of Doom is a nice addition I will say. The deathmatch feels like it was put in there to keep 2016 online alive and to make use of their demon controlling system so as for it not to go to waste.
All in all, the game is mediocre. A step down from 2016s gameplay but a win for s good story, especially in the Doom canonocity. Worth a buy if you want more Doom just don't expect too much from it and then you might enjoy it.