Doom Eternal

Yeah things are starting to look like a 3D moba instead of a slash and shoot. This kinda offput me but I didn't wanna say it in fear of having an unpopular opinion.

HOW DARE YOU HAVE AN UNPOPULAR OPINION, GET OUT NOW! /s

Personally I think it looks great fun though. I do agree that the glowing swords look a bit lame though, like they're straight out of some flouncy anime thing rather than a gritty, gory shooter.

That angelic like being made me think in Diablo for some reason.

They are surely doing a good job at promoting Vulkan. Everything looks smooth and with no hard edges anywhere. I won't be surprised if they win the best graphics award.

I'm super hyped about this game, the movement alone looks amazing! *hard drool

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It’s QuakeCon

so hyped for this, more gameplay coming today too!

battlemode looks cool but... can it make a mark in the ultra-competitive market place of mp games? ?

also, im generally veeeeeery skeptical of games with an asymmetrical player count - I think a 2vs2 mode (with potential respawns on the demon side) could be interesting, as it allows the teams to switch sides and so on

Don't care for that battlemode but gimme that SP goodness

I just purchased doom 2016 to "support" Bethesda. There are a few things that don't look too great about Doom Eternal.

The original game already had relatively conflicting colors in areas like argent tower (green lights with reds and metal). This worked to benefit the theme. The UI, however was low key and unintrusive. It was purely informational while not looking out of place. Doom eternal's UI looks like it was taken out of an arcade clown game. I am not sure why they even felt the need to change it, but these things really break the immersion in games and (in my opinion) are annoying to look at the whole game. The devs said it would be necessary because if the UI was unreadable the player could die in seconds (bruh). They are so out of touch that I'm starting to think games would be better if the leads making autonomous executive decisions about them didn't exist, and things were truly decided by everyone. Of course this is a shot in the dark and I am only assuming that decisions were made by a small handful of people based on what I see.

Also, most people who played doom 2016 probably know what I mean when I say there was an ominous atmosphere in between fighting, as well as a sense of desolation in some areas. Judging from the gameplay of the new doom, it looks very arcade style and doesn't take itself seriously. In fact it reminds me of a quake level. Why does hell have boost pads? I feel like there were far more elegant ways to implement these things (like a hell-geyzer that shoots you upwards with gas). The whole atmosphere seems to have changed for the worse:

I am not insinuating that doom eternal has to be the same game with different levels, but there are some things worth keeping. Sure add new mechanics, new areas, new creatures, continue story. But don't make the game look like some GOT set. Its about ripping and tearing, not elegant castles and civilizations. I think that betraying the previous game thematically makes for a bad sequel. Even from watching trailer, everything has an overly crisp, corny feel, and the hell levels are overdone with too much blood and entrail walls to make a visually unique level.

Everything feels blown out of proportion and the game seems to have lost any subtlety. As another example, if remained unchanged, enemies will shoot out green armor (?) bricks when you shoot them. Yeah, its bad. I could talk about other gimmicky shit like wall climbing but this is already going on too long...They should focused on continuing the story and enhancing gameplay instead of cramming in some extreme environments for the fuck of it. One level looks straight out of halo, the other is a meaty bloodbath, and then there is that... thing ^^^^^

Sorta on topic,

I recently bought Doom II on Switch for $5 because WTF I am in the mood for Doom while taking a dump.

Pure rubbish. Game is constantly disconnecting from Bethesda.net and is un-fucking-playable.

Pure shit.

..........and then they patched it. All is well.

@Interfearance The color palette we're seeing in the teasers so far also struck me at first, but let's trust the experts on that. They made DOOM 2016 into what it is now so they obviously know what they're doing.

A critique that sequels often get is that they're repetitive, formulaic etc... we should probably encourage and appreciate creativity here. They broke new grounds with the first game, let's let them break *newer* grounds with this one!

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On 8/28/2019 at 9:33 AM, Interfearance said: They are so out of touch that I'm starting to think games would be better if the leads making autonomous executive decisions about them didn't exist, and things were truly decided by everyone.

I understand your sentiment, but experts with 15 years of professional experience are put in charge for a reason... and design often seems simple from the surface, when you don't know the intent, context, and constraints devs are dealing with.

Chances are we'll play it when it comes out and then understand why all these decisions make sense.

@MikeGon Even though Doom 2016 hit the mark, I am worried that they didn't understand what made it great, like experts of many industries (adverts for one).

Doom is simple. There are no modern shooter mechanics. Everything is stripped down. There is no reload, and no useless downtime. The only pauses are filled with story, minor platforming, and badass animations. The wall jumping looks as if it will be restricted like in tomb raider. I don't think this is a great choice, because it requires little skill and amounts to down time and hand holding.

Also, the UI doesn't really have a good explanation behind it, no matter how experienced the designer was. It looks... bad (opinion alert). There is no reason in changing things that worked already. Doom 2016 realized this and was great because of it. Just a no bullshit shooter that was grounded in reality. Obviously a 10 year old UI doesn't work for a modern game so Doom 2016 had to change that, but you probably get my point?

New weapons look cool, although shoulder missile is really out there and doesn't make any sense since the armor is like indestructible and untouchable according to the deep voice in hell. Apparently they also felt the need to beef up doom guys arms even more in eternal which is like ?.

In terms of leads at Bethesda, and really any company, I don't have to work for them to realize mistakes are made, and deadlines can be unworkable, and it can be hard to appease such a massive fanbase while progressing simultaneously. People cry for companies to push out games and then cry more when they are unfinished (although release dates should really be held off sometimes). However, expanding demographic and trying to appeal to modern gamers is the opposite of what Doom 2016 did, and everyone still loved it. A massive risk, and a massive reward. But now that everyone is on board, they are taking things in a modernized "Everything is on fire, hell is full of guts" approach. Kinda reminds me of natural selection if I'm honest.

There have been hundreds of games I have played with sensible decisions that conflict each other or were executed horribly. Also, casual gamers will probably love Eternal which is fine, but will it really be anywhere near other dooms (-doom3)? Getting tangential, but seeing you work for 343 reminds me of my Halo 4 days. Back when I was a filthy casual with an Xbox 360, I played Halo 4. After completing it like 3 times, I did not understand the negative response towards it. Everything about it was awesome, and my favorite part was the giant truck mission (was it called a warthog?). That shit was awesome and I remember almost every level. Everything is relative, and I used to really just lose myself in most AAA games. I can still enjoy a large amount, but in almost every game I will find myself thinking about the average player and how they would perceive a level. Is it inaccessible? Will people persevere to this extent to solve this problem before quitting or looking it up? Is this too obvious or handholding? Is this frustrating? What is the purpose of this area? In doom, there are only two solutions: get there, shoot it, or press f. Its beautiful and I don't want to be bombarded with mandatory mechanics of modern games. The demonic presence bar, golden gore nests, drawn out animations in various departments, and it goes on... I am actually excited for the space parts, they seem dope. Hell on earth doesn't really seem too creative tho. Also how can the hell change so drastically between two games especially when the well is shut down?Jesus Christ I am going on.

We will have to see.

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50 minutes ago, Interfearance said: Apparently they also felt the need to beef up doom guys arms even more in eternal which is like ?.

I like the classic doomguy suit. The full body suit from 2016 feels more like appealing to modern gamers.

@mtchromatic Satire 10/10 lmao. I mean at least it has a story. Getting magically buff makes no sense for a game that is a faithful sequel. If I can get by the gross UI and some gross hell levels I really don't think the game will be all that bad. I just hope it doesn't become infinite doom call of modern.

Away from opinion on which design is better now ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) , doesn't seem like he got magically buff. Doomguy was in stone coffin thing for a long time, his muscles probably atrophied. The events of 2016 made him buff again. Wait why am I even talking about realism at all with a doom game

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26 minutes ago, mtchromatic said: Away from opinion on which design is better now ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) , doesn't seem like he got magically buff. Doomguy was in stone coffin thing for a long time, his muscles probably atrophied. The events of 2016 made him buff again. Wait why am I even talking about realism at all with a doom game

Doom Guy is hot, actually. He’s sexy.