Damn Silly
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It's a great feeling game with a god-tier Mick Gordon soundtrack. I can't remember much of the story or the actual level design though, so you might be right.
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Unpopular Opinion: DOOM is a Good Game, but Quite Forgettable
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Bits N Pieces
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I enjoyed it for the first few hours but the repetition after that was a grind, I did finish it and I enjoyed it but I don't see the pedestal it was put upon at all.
joe_zazen
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every game is forgetable when you're old.
true.
loli pantsu
Member
DOOM(2016) is the only fps I've played where I could get LOST and not know where to go next or where to obtain the next keycard/skull. they really don't do a good job of using environmental cues to lead the player.
I feel exactly the same, and I think it's a result of the levels just kind of there, and don't really matter to the gameplay at all. So once you run out of new monsters and weapons to use on them, the game has no more tricks. In original Doom and 2, there were some environments that were downright diabolical in how they could spring shit on you. That's almost nonexistent in the new game.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
I bought it just because you don't get stuck to walls.
Danjin44
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I think DOOM is very arcady game, it all about fast and fun gameplay but we mostly consider games with great story and characters memorable which DOOM dosent have. This why to this day people still remember game like Bioshock even tho gameplay is lacking.
By who?
I'll admit that DOOM mainly stands out today because it's a kind of FPS nobody really makes anymore, especially not at that production budget. The same might be true of Wolf TNO. If either game came out as-is (except graphics) circa 2004 or 2005 they'd probably just be considered very good if typical shooters. DOOM is a return to the early-mid 90's pre-Half-Life shooter. Wolf TNO is a return to the post-Half-Life, pre-COD shooter. Honestly I feel the same way about Dark Souls -- around that same time period Dark Souls would probably still be considered a great game for its level design and variety, but not as unique among other action RPGs.
DOOM is still fun as shit though. The basic fundamentals are extremely solid, and provide basic fun in a way few other shooters do today.
DOOM is still fun as shit though. The basic fundamentals are extremely solid, and provide basic fun in a way few other shooters do today.
chronic_archaic
Member
I thought Doom had really good gameplay but it's plot didn't grab me like Wolfenstein and the gunplay was just as solid, just not as off the wall as Doom. Both are good, but I do think Wolf is the better game.
Vital Tundra
Member
Doom is forgettable in story and location but memorable in the fact that when I play a new fps I just think "man I wish this played more like Doom."
GMAK2442
Member
The variety of monster that are all different was interesting.
The weapons were all different and interesting. Plus you had to do weapons and ammo management.
For the story, it's kind of short but I like it that way and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
I doubt I will forget this game.
The weapons were all different and interesting. Plus you had to do weapons and ammo management.
For the story, it's kind of short but I like it that way and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
I doubt I will forget this game.
BlondeTuna
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GAF loves the performance and gameplay feel of DOOM. No one will argue that the story is forgettable.
That "feel" is during the latter part of the game, when all enemy types are thrown at you at once, the killer soundtrack is blaring, and you are cycling through the limited weapon selection (albeit with alternate firing modes) wrecking house and ripping.
That "feel" is during the latter part of the game, when all enemy types are thrown at you at once, the killer soundtrack is blaring, and you are cycling through the limited weapon selection (albeit with alternate firing modes) wrecking house and ripping.
RunWhiteBoyRun
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Making the DLC free has been a nice step to starting to enjoy the multiplayer. I've played a handful of hours the last few days and have really been enjoying it.
Dude, are you me? I bought the Steam controller when it came out... played with it but couldn't 'feel it', just couldn't get used to it. So it sat on the shelf.
Then, Doom came out and I decided to give the SC another go. Boom, this is where I not only fell in love with the SC but knew how to experience it. Now, I play every game regardless of genre with it.
I can't go back.
Baron Von Beans
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Busted, OP is DOOMed
Unknown Soldier
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TheGameshark
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Got the game for pretty cheap after seeing all the praise on GAF. After playing it though I have to say it's probably the most overrated game I've played of this gen. It's not a bad game but it certainly isn't a classic.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I hate getting lost in mazes in Doom. I want combat. Not going around trying to find keys. I can tolerate the game only in short sprints.
Icyflamez96
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Weapon sounds are bad, but the rest sounds good.
ROUGE_BLOCK
Member
Nah, I will disagree entirely. This game will be remembered for a very long time especially in the case of how you refresh a classic franchise into modern standards and setting up some new ones a long the way. Doom 2016 was a way to get SP in FPS back on track and away from the cutscene and set-piece heavy COD influence pushed further back for more emergent and dynamic gameplay.
It's replayability however is another question altogether, as the game becomes crazy by the end as it mentally drains you with how many enemies its throws you, and how often enemy encounters start occurring. Which is why I relegate the game to shorter playtimes to get the most out of it.
It's replayability however is another question altogether, as the game becomes crazy by the end as it mentally drains you with how many enemies its throws you, and how often enemy encounters start occurring. Which is why I relegate the game to shorter playtimes to get the most out of it.
This.
Pilgrimzero
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Good game but It gotta repetitive after a while.
Oh here is a big empty area and I see Power Ups everywhere. Demons spawn in 3 2 1....
Oh here is a big empty area and I see Power Ups everywhere. Demons spawn in 3 2 1....
Drillary Clinton
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Doom was never about the story. That shit is irrelevant for this game and it makes multiple tongue in cheek references to this. Doom was about the exhilarating, pulse pounding combat sequences, the layered and detailed level design, and soundtrack.
Buzzwords
Buzzwords
The level design was nothing special and the combat sequence was just the same cycle throughout the whole game.
Gorocketcat
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I played through it twice when it was released, and again a month ago when I got a 4k TV, in 4k.
It's the most fun I've ever had with a shooter. So...I disagree with forgettable.
It's the most fun I've ever had with a shooter. So...I disagree with forgettable.
RelentlessRolento
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Even if I forgot most of the game, that intro is unforgettable. Best start to a game in a long while.
To Far Away Times
Member
The gameplay alone ensures it won't be forgotten.
It almost feels like a Western developed Nintendo game with the multilayered mechanics, gameplay driven focus, and smart design choices.
It almost feels like a Western developed Nintendo game with the multilayered mechanics, gameplay driven focus, and smart design choices.
Well yeah dude you went from chaotic explosions with enemies everywhere to an alternate universe of the World War II events...
I wish I'd live in he same world as you do.
Please point me to all he other shooters of the last decade with such open and well designed maps filled with dozens of well hidden secrets
â Narayan
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I ended up playing this after going through Titanfall 2's campaign. I enjoyed DOOM's campaign, but I definitely thought it paled in comparison to Tf2's.
I agree with the thread title.
I agree with the thread title.
∀ Narayan;244416363 said:
Crazy, I've played through both multiple times, and DOOM is the one I keep coming back to. The movement, the pace, the guns, the music, all keeps bringing me back.
Titanfall has great movement, but it's not so useful in the single player like it is in multiplayer.
I just wish DOOM didn't take like 10 minutes to load from nothing to in-game on PS4. So many loading screens and menus to go through until you're actually playing. Really kills my desire to replay it.
For me DOOM was just so incredibly fun to play.
Didn't really give a damn about the story tbh I was just there to rip and tear demons.
Combine that sublime gameplay with Mick Gordon's ridiculously good soundtrack and I think it's one of the best FPS campaigns I've played in years, far from forgettable.
Didn't really give a damn about the story tbh I was just there to rip and tear demons.
Combine that sublime gameplay with Mick Gordon's ridiculously good soundtrack and I think it's one of the best FPS campaigns I've played in years, far from forgettable.