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Monday, March 23, 2020

Doom (2016)


Doom (2016)
Spyro Rating: 9,4 /10 as "Genre defining" 
Platform: Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia
More details on Bethesda and Wikipedia 

Finally a good first person shooter. I had gave up on this gaming genre until Doom 2016 came to fix what was wrong in the gameplay aspect. No more slow-paced movement, camping, sniping, crouching, hiding, conserving ammo and getting killed by a pixel.

Doom 2016 goes back to the roots with pure action and being fun to play. It is forgiving if you get distracted once and there are ways to come out of most bad situations while the game remains very challenging. The level design is linear where action comes upon advancing on new areas. Once demons are cleared, you may explore and backtrack to get all collectibles.

My experience with Doom 2016 comes from Nintendo Switch version using gyroscopic controls. To me this is as good as playing with PC controls. Go for 100% completion and play all hidden retro maps. The sequel Doom Eternal (2020) has just been released, still waiting for the Switch version.

Doom (2016) launch trailer

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