It is a hybrid, part creature and part machine. One of the earlier bosses, the Doom Hunter, requires two different types of weapons. If you have a bunch of enemies including the Hell Knight, you have to deal with the Hell Knight first. It takes a few big hits with a rocket or sticky bomb to bring him down. So you have to run away from him and fire at the same time. Once he catches you and corners you, you’re dead. You have to use the Dash button a lot to escape. The Hell Knight, remembered by its exposed skull, forces you to run faster because it is so fast. The Pinky demon is like a rhino, but it’s vulnerable from behind. The heavy cannon has a Precision Bolt mod that lets you pull up a sniper scope and knock the turret off the top of an Arachnotron, a spider-like enemy that can deal massive damage from both far away and up close. The plasma gun works against enemies carrying shields or the Carcass Demon, who can deploy a shield to protect other demons. It’s hard to remember to use your ice bomb or flame belch, but you won’t be victorious without these weapons. You have to change weapons on your weapon wheel (I played with a game controller on the PS4), and you have to remember a lot of different ways to fight. It may seem like a horde, but I counted more than 25 different types of demon minions and bosses that you have to fight.
The trick is to remember all of this in real time. And if you use the chainsaw, you can get ammo. And if you find cans of fuel on the ground, you can quickly refill your chainsaw, which otherwise gradually refills itself over time. If you do two Glory Kills, you can fire a massive Blood Punch to take out multiple enemies. If you use your flame belch, the enemies you burn will drop armor plates.
If you do a Glory Kill (melee) attack on a stunned demon, you kill the demon and get health. Rather, it is by moving and killing that you can collect what you need. To motivate you to move, the designers have devilishly put very little resources on the ground for you to pick up. If you camp in a corner or try stealth, the demons will spawn on you and kill you. And you get more and more weapons along the way that can do satisfying harm to the demonic horde.ĭoom Eternal is like a forced march, or maybe a marathon where all you do is sprint. You have to keep moving to stay alive. You fight alone, but you have speed and power, with an ability to rip apart demons with your bear hands. As the Doom Slayer, you are Earth’s only hope at pushing back the horde.
It is all about fighting increasingly powerful and numerous demons.
Id Software’s previous game, Doom 2016, set the tone for this game.
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