Doom Eternal Review-Increasingly Stimulating Stories • iGamesNews.com

The restart completed in 2016 has been quite easy, and its crossfire is the close-up of hell-like hell monsters, whose heavy metal tracks have been gradually developing. Eternity further exacerbates the heat, enabling you to sprint and flip around the newly fixed arena on the vertical axis. Pull the dripping organ out of the devil's torso and stuff it in; the charged alt-fire screams to release the health ball that will scatter ramps and block points like a splash-well, you know. This environment usually looks like the work of H.R. Giger, who has just entered AC / DC's adolescence. In addition to the silver Protoss-style fortress and some serious heel office areas, you can also stroll through the labyrinth in the winding body, use runes to loosen the toothed sphincter, and use a shotgun to cut the pop-up tentacles into two half.

Of course, some people will soberly insist that all of this is kindness, honesty, video game violence-clean, upright fun, with absolutely no overkill or hint. I said to these people: When I walked along the shaft of the huge spear, directly into the pierced belly of an a-wrapped, open Titan, it was hard to say that there was no metaphor at work. "Tear"? More like rifts and floods.

Carmack's famous sayings (he has a little qualification since then) reflect the idea that the narrative in the game is always a momentum, a foreign body inherited from movies and literature. This view has been thoroughly exposed. The thing is, nevertheless, Eternal does have a story, located somewhere in the Demon O-face parade. Although this story is lightweight according to the Zenimax game standard, it is undeniably transplanted. After stopping hell from invading Mars, the legendary doomsman must clear the demon invaders of the earth itself, go from a gothic orbital station to a custom center, and travel to a series of rundown cities, factories, and temples borrowed by war machines. In the process, he must also return to the glittering past, sit in the flashback, and quarrel with his old allies.

The 2016 game has an exciting reimagination of the speed and brutality of the late 90s doomsday battles, but it also amplifies the narrative traps of doomsday, adding cutscenes, audio diaries, codex entries, and mid-term conversations-curiously upside down One of the key decisions about ID was that the original game was planned to include a sizable narrative section written by co-founder Tom Hall. Eternal added more burden, expanded the cast, and doubled the emphasis on lore.

Now cutscenes mixes first-person and third-person perspectives, which means that the killer is a completely tangible person-and you can use unlockable outfits and weapon skins to cheat-instead of a pair of huge fists at your aim Down the twitch line he felt like he was surrounded by the novel, instead of putting it back like Christian Donlan, like a and also Play Doom and who will encounter the grudges that are holding you back. We are working hard to explain the superhuman abilities of this character, and a scientist suggests that you represent the anger of human survival, not humans keen to have Cagemons bouncing in slow motion. These days, the killer even has a voice, although I think he may have strung a total of five words.

That's right, our man in a green costume will never be satisfied with all the attention, stepping on film photography impatiently, and the other parties monologged on his flinching head (if you are lucky, it is-"Eternity" The fate of most of the speaking characters will be like tuna). You also don't need to listen to the audio diary or immerse yourself in a transcript. But these elements still drag you on, just like the purple lake prevents you from running or jumping on a certain level. They are a frustrating reminder that you are no longer just obsessed with basic instincts. Instead, the guilt consciousness of developers is that people don't mean to play "death fighters" for narratives, which means that when you dig deeper into world architecture, you will find it small and numerous: a set of ancient tired reference race , Legendary battles and fallen cities.

Still, if inner satisfaction is the goal, eternity can be achieved. The battle revolves around the constant rotation between attack and retreat, taking care of the noisy battlefield ecology, you will see the prey take ammunition from the prey, health and armor replenishment, not just looking for medical tools or looking for something to cool down local. Stun the enemies and you can execute them to stay healthy. These executions are twice the rest window, and the other demons will gradually relax until you finish rearranging the victim's anatomy. You can also trigger them from a few meters away and twist you to your target even without transition animation, which means you can use them to escape or hide behind the mob. At the same time, split the devil in two with a trusted chain saw and get an ammunition geyser to store all your weapons back in a small cage for your reward. You will need a lot of chainsaw fuel to cut the larger demons, but you will always have enough power to cut the smaller "feed" demons that will endlessly spawn eggs in each battle until the larger demons are killed Demon.

This aggressive style of resource management forces you to distance yourself from enemies who are very good at disappointing you in any situation. Some, such as Archville, the Summoner of Minions, are closer to the terrain, but the legions of the underground world are lightly loaded on snipers or cannons. Almost everyone, from the chunky Mancubus to the winding Whiplash, will be in trouble in front of you. It sounds confusing, and often it is, but the eternal battle has a lot of scientific basis, and the key skills of how to transfer from one second to the other are solid. Ammunition, health, and armor drops are color-coded; staggered enemies flash blue, and then flash orange when they are about to recover. Once adapted to the heavy heavy metal tracks, the game's audio is similarly readable. You'll learn how to track the progress of the fight through your ears-is the patch of the cooler, Cacodemon's bel strap that just swallowed explosives, ready to execute the death penalty, or Pinky's nose how to charge.

New variables include an ice grenade that maps to a trigger, allowing you to quickly freeze an entire team to interrupt an otherwise deadly attack. You can also ignite enemies with shoulder flamethrower attachments, causing them to spit out armor parts and further inspire you to fight in close range when injured. But the most important change is your new agility. In addition to using the launch pad, the killer can perform aerial sprints, climb up the surface of the ladder, swing from the monkey bar, and use the grapple line mounted on the Super Shot bullet gun to pull himself towards or over the enemy.

This encourages the antigravity duel in the unforgettable Offender. You might fight someone, shoot a shotgun, jump over it, then double jump to the monkey bar, throwing yourself at the shocking element of pain, then Neatly placed on the launch pad while switching to heavy assault rifles so you can cover the arena on miniature missiles. These weapons are basically an entertainment modification of DOOM 2016 products. Each gun has two upgradeable alternate firings, which can adapt to different tactics and different opponents. For example, your shotgun can act as both a sticky grenade launcher (when attempting to fire a turret from a Cyberdemon) or as an anti-aircraft gun Gatling machine gun for crowd control.

The never-ending charm will inevitably weaken the distance you have traveled from these fights. In addition to its grand story elements, the game is somewhat burdened by custom systems. In addition to tracking weapons and equipment on your own in the level, you can also get runes of equipment for the runes, such as slow motion when aiming in the air, and upgrades to the Praetor Suit, such as the ability to draw health from a distance. Combining rune skills has a trick, especially when dealing with the "Master" version levels, these levels have more generation modes that can punish the enemy, but the role-playing system is not new, and the related menu diving puts the shooter at the most Good condition is in the depths of bleeding.

However, the real frustration of eternity is the predictable way that the battle breaks down again into a battle bowl and a flat table stretch, it feels like they are randomly stripped from the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. There are collectible collectibles, some hidden in high alcoves, or behind smashable walls, plus an optional hidden combat room, but throughout the firing process, the shot fires then bounces and then The alternation of shots is the same. The battle of bosses is the biggest change in tone-the ultimate conflict is a doozie, a hard two-phase business, and your Avengers is shrouded in layout like the world's most angry D & D player. But some of them are just annoying, they are repeated measures to reduce the health threshold. It reveals that the game gives you a layer of almost indestructible outpost armor after a certain number of deaths, although the accessibility of Eternal Land is refreshing: reducing the difficulty doesn't cost you anything in progress, you can Restore. When the Bossight battle ended, the previous difficulties.

It is worth remembering that Doom in the old days was more than a series of single-person massacres. It may be ominous and cause anxiety. It has monsters that you can hear through the walls, ring in the intestines of the level, and hidden partitions that can slide open without warning. It's just a narrative, but it doesn't try to root the weirdness of its concept or space, and its secret lies not only in enjoying the possibility of virtual architecture, but also in ensuring power-on. It's a world of stunning corners and optical tricks, they just deform and move because they are possible. Although there are many things to find, your feelings in DOOM Eternal are different. Sometimes it feels like the level is designed backwards from the completion screen, and its grocery list has optional treasures and encounters. You might say that the 3D world as a whole is no more surprising in 2020 than it was in 1993, but this is the work of countless DOOM modifiers whose creation using id's original engine and tools is still shocking and fascinating today .

The missing link in this review is a multiplayer game, which is currently offline, but it seems to be more shaky than online in Doom 2016. This is a completely asymmetrical thing, with one player acting as a killer while others controlling one of the five demon dog breeds in the campaign. As a demon, you can use the D-pad to summon AI-controlled hell monsters, so the victory of the mob strategy is probably as important as causing your own damage. Once you're tired of the sweat of a sport, this sounds like a great way to relax. Although it completely breaks the old motto of Carmack, it may become one of the best sports of the year. However, Eternal Doom still made me hesitant. Fundamentally, the game will restart in 2016 with new props, and its tenacious commitment to the Doom narrative world is just as confusing as the daunting battle. Is Doom really all now? A series of collectibles, redundant cutscenes, and a pair of demon-ur grimace glasses will always exist?