Doom Eternal In The Preview: Rough Outside, Smart Inside

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Doom Eternal In The Preview: Rough Outside, Smart Inside
Doom Eternal In The Preview: Rough Outside, Smart Inside

Video: Doom Eternal In The Preview: Rough Outside, Smart Inside

Video: Doom Eternal In The Preview: Rough Outside, Smart Inside
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Doom has a reputation for being a fast, straightforward and above all brutal shooter. This is fundamentally not entirely wrong, but ignores the fact that the fights are really challenging. If you want to shine in Doom, you can not only rely on a well-placed crosshair, you also have to learn the peculiarities of the opponents and always keep an eye on your own resources.

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Executive producer Marty Stratton describes the battles in Doom as a combat puzzle. The players are presented with the different pieces of the puzzle - type of monster, number, level, ammunition, resources, special skills - and have to find a suitable solution. Only this process takes place every few seconds, Doom Eternal permanently forces you to make tactical decisions.

In my last preview, I called Doom Eternal a shotgun Tetris, a game in which every element has a use and needs to be considered. Marty Stratton goes even further and compares Doom Eternal with chess. Just as a knight or tower acts according to certain rules, the Mancubus and Revenants are predictable and have their own strengths and weaknesses.

The arsenal of the Doom Slayer must also be weighed against this. In Doom Eternal, the mixture of balling and glory kill alone is no longer sufficient; instead, the chainsaw and the flamethrower must also be integrated into the game flow. The former fills up the ammunition, the latter the armor. However, since the chainsaw requires petrol, the ammunition should always be carefully considered and well planned.

In particular, knowledge of the opponents' specific weak points can determine whether they win or lose. While the Cacodemons, for example, can withstand the constant fire of the plasma rifle for ages, they can be deactivated with a well-aimed missile using a glory kill - which saves time and ammunition for the other opponents.

Take a look at Doom Eternal yourself:

Doom Eternal: New gameplay trailer

Challenging, but never unfair

Fortunately, to learn all these mechanics and relationships, the players in Doom Eternal are not thrown into the cold water, but can gradually approach the complexity of the battles. So you only start with the shotgun, then the assault rifle follows, after a while the plasma gun and the chainsaw and the flamethrower are not available to you from the start.

In addition, each opponent type can look forward to a special appearance that specifically teaches you the strengths and weaknesses of your respective opponents. Despite all the complexity, Doom Eternal is therefore demanding, but never unfair.

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If you want to be put to the test particularly hard, you can also measure yourself against optional challenges and uncover all the secrets of the levels. Weapon points and other bonuses await you with which you can further upgrade and customize the arsenal and suit of the Doom Slayer. By the way: You can pre-order Doom Eternal on Amazon.

The biggest question mark of Doom Eternal so far, however, is history. The current trailer in particular emphasizes that the focus on lore and story in Doom Eternal has never been greater in series history. Whether this will be possible will be determined on March 20, 2020, when Doom Eternal will appear for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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