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[mnz]

A post on Doomworld shows off what DOOM 4 looked like before the reboot:

http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doom-4-...play-footage-of-the-canned-version-of-doom-4/

A grim, more military-like take on the whole thing. I guess we can be happy it got a fresh start.

News articles:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-05-19-video-for-cancelled-doom-4-revealed
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/05/19/doom-4-leaked-video/

edit:

There was also that leak of like 170 pieces of concept art back in 2012. This leak is more or less just that stuff in motion.

http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2012/02/doom-4-more-leaked-images.html
http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2012/02/rumor-doom-4-cancelled-leaked.html

 

[Pudge]

I'm SO happy that this isn't a game that actually exists. The music in that trailer alone is enough to make me want to die inside.

 

[big_z]

that is some generic shit fit for the dumpster. good on them for going back to the drawing board.

 

[maniac-kun]

Good that this was cancelt.

 

[komplanen]

I hope the rebooted Doom is... well, Doom. No need to chase Call of Duty or any other FPS for that matter. Just keep it simple and focus on the atmosphere and gameplay with story and characters toned down.

 

[Lanrutcon]

That looks fucking terrible.

 

[JordanN]

Gears of Killzone: Modern Duty

Pandering hard to the dudebro audience.

 

[StaffyManasse]

Some great guitar in there.

Said this in the DOOM teaser thread, but I'll say it here too.

I would not mind a game like that. Would probably want to buy it. But it's not DOOM. I'm happy they seem to be going more in the vein of the originals with the new DOOM.

 

[derFeef]

I hope the rebooted Doom is... well, Doom. No need to chase Call of Duty or any other FPS for that matter. Just keep it simple and focus on the atmosphere and gameplay with story and characters toned down.

I have some good news for you.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

No no no no no... just no.

Honestly wish MachineGames were allowed a crack at it after their great work on Wolfenstein but hopefully at e3 id will deliver the goods.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

So what exactly is the difference between what they're going for now and that? Is it the same general concept of hell on earth just toned down?

 

[peakish]

As far as military shooters go I'll say that I like when they branch out into crazy things, and demons invading a city is a decently hype concept. But it doesn't look very Doom, and going by the Kotaku investigation it was also a pretty bland take on the concept. So yeah, bring on the reboot.

 

[Tesseract]

So what exactly is the difference between what they're going for now and that? Is it the same general concept of hell on earth just toned down?

like an abstract wasteland teeming with insane demon monsters that hate everything, especially you

you're constantine on roids, stuck in hell

~ vegeta

 

[Sayad]

Wow, Bethesda made the right call shutting it down, who would have thought?!

 

[duckroll]

CALL

OF

SOLID

Lololololol.

 

[Vinterbird]

I like the overall idea. A mix of CoD and the occult sounds like a fun thing to play for a weekend.

 

[Nibel]

Making new games and attaching old names, brehs

 

[ResidentDante]

What in the world?! There's nothing Doom about it at all!

 

[Chobel]

Looks like shit.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

I actually like the idea of a straight up call of duty clone introduction chapter that goes full Doom.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

Fantastic character models but LOL at this HOT GARBAGE being a DOOM game.

WHATDOG.GIF

 

[hesido]

Lots of hard work scrapped so I feel sorry for all people who worked on it, but they shouldn't have called this Doom. This is not Doom.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

I like the overall idea. A mix of CoD and the occult sounds like a fun thing to play for a weekend.

Sounds like F.E.A.R.!

Time for a F.E.A.R. reboot methinks.

 

[AmyS]

Wow that looked like fucking garbage, no wonder.

 

[glaurung]

Looks like RAGE crossed with The Line crossed with Gears of War.

Zero game play in there though, could have been anything.

 

[Feindflug]

That looks like a generic AAA FPS no.2987, it didn't look like a Doom game at all. So glad they scrapped this.

 

[G-Fex]

No no no no no... just no.

Honestly wish MachineGames were allowed a crack at it after their great work on Wolfenstein but hopefully at e3 id will deliver the goods.

Nah keep MG far far away

 

[54-46!]

So these screenshots were legit after all.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Is that the Governor?

 

[StaffyManasse]

Is that the Governor?

If he is, there's something wrong with both of his eyes.

 

[Vinterbird]

Sounds like F.E.A.R.!

Time for a F.E.A.R. reboot methinks.

But you really weren't using the supernatural stuff to be the aggressor in FEAR. Other then slow motion at least.

I hope the concept gets to resurface one day. Without the Doom name it could probably work

 

[Funky Papa]

It looks like we lucked out. That looks like Gears of Killzone Duty instead of Doom.

Doom has no space for nu-tactical combat. It's all about fast straffing, dodging fiery shit coming from all sides and blowing enemies into a mist of red and purple blood.

 

[Revolutionary]

Wow. Thank god someone finally slapped some sense into them.
I like the look of the female character, though (protagonist?).

 

[Rymuth]

Looks like RAGE to me.

 

[Cipherr]

Hoooooly hell I am screaming over here. I would have LOVED to see that released just to bathe in the rage from the community. Man oh man.

 

[Funky Papa]

Wow. Thank god someone finally slapped some sense into them.
I like the look of the female character, though (protagonist?).

Yeah, I really liked her. And honestly, I think an urban environment could be well suited for Doom's mechanics as long as level design were up to snuff, but it would be pretty hard to maintain suspension of disbelief with so many blocked streets and doors.

Maybe space corridors have some worth after all.

 

[Psyrgery ES]

Yup, this is the call of dooty I mentioned in the teasee thread.

It appears rumours were true

 

[aussiedude08]

wow, that just looks bland and like everyother shooter on the market.

Will we ever get to use the BETA codes for Doom4 from TNO?

 

[Cirruss]

Haahahahahahahah, I can't believe anyone thought that it would be a good idea to call something like that Doom. Good job Bethesda shut it down.

 

[JBourne]

Really dodged a bullet there.

 

[TheVampire]

Have they ever done big human armies vs demon armies from hell?

 

[Fallout-NL]

Good call, whoever scrapped that.

 

[Memorabilia]

Gears of Killzone: Modern Duty

Pandering hard to the dudebro audience.

I came here to post this. Lol

I got a major Gears vibe off that trailer. I actually liked some of the expansive shots that give an epic feel to the war...so its not all bad...but that music is fucking awful.

 

[Hot Coldman]

I can't imagine this wasn't leaked by id just to make their new game look even better.

 

[derFeef]

Have they ever done big human armies vs demon armies from hell?

In a FPS? Don't think so. It could really be an interesting backdrop, though.
But not for Doom.

 

[Pimpbaa]

That looked terrible, holy crap. There was like zero originality there and nothing remotely Doom.

 

[DICKS AHOY]

Doom is at its best when it's fast-paced shooting against goofy as shit demons while legally-dubious heavy metal music plays. This looks like it completely missed the point without being an interesting change of pace like Doom 3.

 

[Vinterbird]

wow, that just looks bland and like everyother shooter on the market.

Will we ever get to use the BETA codes for Doom4 from TNO?

The beta for the new Doom will probably run this summer. Especially if Doom is the big fall game for Bethesda

 

[Memorabilia]

In a FPS? Don't think so. It could really be an interesting backdrop, though.
But not for Doom.

Isn't Doom basically "Marines vs. Demons from Hell"?

 

[CTLance]

Yikes. We all dodged a planet-sized bullet there, I think.

That's really bad. I mean, it would be military shootbang experience #142829 and as such not necessarily bad, but come on, turning Doom into Call of Doomy is just wrong.