its a shame they didnt really bother to do much with it thus far. one set of maps, it tends to play out more or less the same. next level posessed/demon combos kinda ruin it for me. its not really fun fighting enemies that effortlessly hunt you down in a tiny arena over and over again lol. possesed maruader is a warcrime lol.
@@pyrelord8763 aye ngl I understand completely. But if your a no life playing this game it's pretty fun. I love the challenge. Everytime I accidentally use the bfg or crucible I load last check point because it makes it to easy.
Dialogue forgetable? You don't remember: "The longer the icon of sin stays on hearth, the stronger it becomes." or "You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars!"
It is, but for whatever reason, the game keeps crashing for me every few minutes, even with updated graphics drivers, my system meeting the system requirements, and all my graphical settings set to low even if my rig is more than capable of reaching 100 fps around Ultra+ settings. I just wanna rip and tear man, but no I keep crashing.
@@mayonnaise3959 I hate to break it to you but. A. a rig with 16gb of ram and a 2060 is definitely not down to potato PC standards, and I can play other heavyweight games like Elden Ring, Battlefield V, and Doom 2016 without fps and crashing issues and B. I never said nor implied that Doom Eternal is unoptimized because the entire game is still under 100gb even after TAG 1 and 2 so yes this game is well optimized, I just didn't understand why I'm crashing despite having the right system, and updated graphics drivers. But it doesn't matter now, because for some reason I just enabled Vsync and my crashing issue was relieved.
Good for you! I'm never going to play it so every extra time you play it makes up for how much I'm going to terminally avoid this game for not being true Doom, and for being a garbage weapon swap shooter jrpg in motion with jumping puzzles.
great video, just wanna mention, the marauder is meant to be the first introduction to quickswitching. the moment you learn how to switch weapons better, he becomes infinitely easier to fight. even on console, just swapping between ssg and ballista is enough to take him out in a couple of cycles. even if you're not at mid range, the moment he shoots out the axe beam thing, he will rush you and do the green eye attack. i know this is from last year, but i just felt this might help someone whos having some trouble.
Honestly if he didn’t have that infernal hound it would have been so much better O do t need to be punished for him being in the shot radius when I’m thinning out the ranks
@@jmurray1110 the dog is so easy and mostly non-existent. One ballista or ssg shot and it's gone. Out of the 30+ marauders i've fought, they were only a threat once
@@jmurray1110 i mean, it howls when it spawns, it barks when it's nearby or attack, it's pretty easy to notice when the dog is after you. Aside from that should your priority always be to kill the dog before anything else, it's very easy to kill so it shouldn't give much trouble.
It's similar to 2016 where there's a basic story upfront, but something much bigger if you look around. I'd say Doom 2016 delivered it's upfront story much better, but reading all the codex stuff in Eternal just makes me love that games' overall story way more.
It always baffles me when I see people absolutely missing key elements of dialogue or lore bits and as such being unable to comprehend the story. The story in eternal felt straightforward, and while not the best thing ever, fairly simple and oldschool video gamey, just like practically everything else in this game.
"The suit upgrades are not that impactful" >0 upgrades on frost grenades Sir, have you heard of the health drops on attack on frozen enemies? That shit will get you from low health to up in no time when the fight gets real crowded.
I doubt now act man really played this game that well. He probably sped through it and thats why he said the story was bad and some upgrades were not impactful.
Yeah I'm calling bullshit on that. IF nothing else upgrades to my armor and health helped keep me alive, especially since I did go back to prior levels and surviving them was a cake walk and I was playing on Ultra Violence.
The Act Man: "The dialogue is forgettable" Dr. Samuel Hayden: "That is a weapon. Not a teleporter." "The longer the Icon of Sin is on Earth, the stronger it becomes." (and by far the most memorable quote from DOOM Eternal) "You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars."
@@Max.pina1511 vega: would you like me to disable the safety protocols Slayer: *clicks aggressively* That will always be my favorite part he doesn't answer Vega but he knows the answer already and the fact that Samuel still thinks the slayer will listen to him is laughable like dude he clearly didn't listen to you at all the first time you helped him then you banish him to hell afterwards what makes you think he will listen to you now after you trapped him in hell when it comes to something that's not related to his mission at hand doom guy is the ultimate rebel you can tell him to not do something and he will do it just cause he can
@@DarkKosmic Because he had no other choice? Either leave him there so he could open the portal to Earth and defeat the Icon of Sin, or take him and be unable to have a portal. It's pretty simple.
Christian Vennemann Nothing said you couldn’t take him out once he realigned the rings, there wasn’t even hesitation or anything. Nothing in the game indicated “no choice”, at least him reaching for the drive then Samuel saying ‘you can’t, it’ll break the ring’s alignment’ would work, but there’s absolutely nothing
@@DarkKosmic There's no evidence that if the Slayer had pulled VEGA out, that he would still be able to get to Earth. Why, exactly, are you choosing to argue over this, and over one detail?
16:33 that's... the point of the game. You're supposed to be switching weapons instead of relying on the SSG all the time. That's how weapon combos work. 16:56 that's why you have the chainsaw, and that refuels every 10 seconds 17:29 you wouldn't see that if you implemented the chainsaw into your gameplay to resupply ammo. The chainsaw isn't there so you can blow through all your ammo and restock. You use it at around half ammo to keep the gameplay going, and you'll never run out of ammo 17:55 you should be swapping weapons for LESS than every 5 seconds. It's in the loading screen tutorials that it's a part of the combat loop. And you SHOULD be using the chainsaw every minute or so because that's it's purpose. Then again, this review was made a little after release, so I can understand that the gameplay wasn't fully understood
They already have reason to switch weapons baked into the game in the fact that different enemies are weak to different weapons. They didn't need to force your hand to change weapons so regularly by having the ammo count so low. That's why it's annoying. I'd rather choose to switch weapons regularly due to tactical decision making than because I have low ammo so frequently.
@@L3monsta You shouldn't have low ammo so frequently. The fully upgraded ammo cap was pretty reasonable for the most part. Only are rockets low in ammo capacity with 13. 180 machine rounds and 250 plasma rounds is plenty. 24 shotgun is little low but still reasonable. Previous game gave out too much ammo especially supershotgun rounds.
I got to be honest, this sounds like really ass gameplay. Don't force me into your combat loop where I have to change weapons constantly and the chainsaw is required because the developers can't balance the ammo count or enemies anymore. They never made a sequel to Doom. They made their own game with doom trappings, and jumping puzzles to drag it out for more than 2 hours.
Tbh, I never saw Doomguy as an edgy/brooding "rage golem." It just fit him to be a mostly polite, cheery, and friendly kind of person in my eyes, despite the absolutely monstrous amount of suffering he's endured. It's clear he's still a regular human man deep inside, with his skateboard, nunchucks, workshop, guitars, comic books, gaming computer... and Daisy.
The story is actually pretty interesting when you read into it. It may seem forgettable but trust me, the story *enhances* the experience. Like seriously, it even makes the music in the game even better. For example, the track "Gladiator Boss." It sounds cool on it's own, right? Well, after reading into the story you will come to find out that the chants are of fallen sentinel soldiers, your former brethren, cheering you on telling you to kill everything in sight. The Slayer, having chosen to stay in hell in Doom 64, finds his way to sentinel prime. When he arrives, he is a 'worn warrior'. Him yelling about the demons isn't bad writing, it's the ravings of a man who's almost gone mad from all the fighting. When Doomguy was first brought into the Gladiator arena to prove himself to be worthy to join the Sentinel army, he would beat the shit out of everyone participating while yelling "Rip and Tear." The sentinels (who spoke their own language) had no idea what he was saying, but the few who did speak English (like the priests and some guards) translated it to their language as "Kar En Tuk" and that became their battle cry. This makes the part when you arrive on sentinel prime even cooler when all of the Soldiers greet you with a resounding "RIP AND TEAR!" this is only a portion of the cool story writing. (Another example being how Samuel Hayden is most likely the Seraphim) The story only seems forgettable because you actually have to look for the story to really get it, the campaign only shows you the bare bones of what's happening.
that's the only part im confused about. i love the story, but how did the priests and some guards know english, when, to them, its a completely alien language?
Snavels i get that, but do you think that just because they’re a higher rank that they somehow know a language they have never heard? I would understand kahn makyr understanding it, but even that is a stretch.
Sad to see Mick Gordon had a hard time with this games music and horrible time dealing with the lies the hire ups said about him. Bro makes some beautiful beats and people who wrong him, will HEAR THE RIFFS OF HIS 9 STRING!
@@Frogggle tldr; Mick didnt get to start making the OST til 3/4 done with the production of the game due to ID software not letting him make the OST according to the maps and feel of the game due to not sharing the maps and the like with him, he had to work overtime and sleep under his workplace for months on end and they refused to pay him. Honestly watch Ludwig or Moist Critical coverage on it, and there were many more things i didnt mention.
@@Anonymous-73 My money is on either Urdak or Nekroval for best level. Just the right amount of kick ass action, decently hidden secrets, and platforming for down time between slaughterfests. Also you get to destroy Heaven AND Hell before saving Earth.
@@mrbigglezworth42 my money is on ARC Complex. It just keeps throwing demons at you while you look for secrets. Plus it ends on a badass note with the first encounter with the Marauder
Oh, man, I wonder how The Act Man will talk about the Marauder, who's probably the best enemy in Doom Eternal right now. Given that he's an FPS god, I wonder what he thinks. The Act Man: The Marauder sucks. Me: *You were never one of us. You were nothing but a usurper. A false idol. My eyes have been opened. Let me help you to see, Act Man.*
@@TheActMan someone described the marauder as a demonic copy of yourself. His shotgun range is your shotgun range, his axe throw range is your balista range. He moves at your dash speed and has a lot of health. To kill him you must get better than yourself
I found the ammo restrictions really rewarding. Having to balance health, armour and ammo forces you to be careful which demons you kill when and how you do it, and by the time I got to the end of the game I really felt like I’d mastered it and it just felt so good
So completely opposite to the actual flow of all the other Doom games, where you tend to choose a weapon and stick with it until you're low on ammo and you just shoot things until everything is dead.
@@hariman7727 False. Doom series always had resource management. The difference in the new games is that you can gain resources from killing enemies. In the old games it was purely based on replenishing resources from exploration and secrets. While the ammo cap is much larger in the old games it doesn't really mean much when the pickup locations are quite scarce around the levels. Guns also did way less damage, you fought more enemies per level and enemies were much tanker. I was regularly low on ammo in many moments using whatever I had to kill enemies playing Doom 2 on Ultra-violence.
@@hailbane9633 even with that being true, that changes the entire dynamic of the game and Doom 2 locks you into the shoot chainsaw shoot chainsaw cycle instead of letting people find their own pace. It's the difference between devil May Cry games and final fantasy X in combat. Devil May Cry games give you a bunch of cool moves and you can string them together as you want. Final fantasy X you're locked into swap again specific party members because they are the only one that can handle certain enemies.
@@hariman7727 Yea and Call of Duty forces you to shoot, move, reload and hide behind cover. How is this even an argument? Every video game on earth locks you into its core fundamental mechanics in order to beat it. In Doom 1 and Doom 2 you are forced to move, shoot and explore for resources to replenish them. Eternal literally just inherits the previous games loop of gaining resources from the enemy & playing aggressively and expands on it. You didn't seem to have issues with shoot glory kill for health shoot loop in the previous game. Eternal literally plays like Devil May Cry fps and was an inspiration for the combat according to Hugo Martin. You are given bunch of weapons and tools and you figure out interesting combos. Both games on harder difficulties require mastery to beat it.
@@banes4908 and you completely missed the point of my comment. The way the devs want me to play Doom eternal sucks cloaca in my book, so Doom 2016 does not have a sequel.
Even without the codex I thought the story was good. Not halo good, but good. I wanted to kill the hell priests and I hated the maykrs just as much as doom guy. Without a good story I never would have felt the want to do so.
@@Whyyin Yeah presentation is super important. Lore can be deep without it being presented like a textbook, and the story could've been told better (it doesn't need to show everything in the codexes, just enough so it's at least somewhat good)
Oh crap, ActMan look out! There’s a Hellknight behind you! Ah jeez, hes listening to DOOM Eternal’s soundtracks with the new Raycon E25 earbuds and can’t hear us! Curse you Raycon!
I’m gonna be honest man of acting, this is my first time I’ve disagreed with you. 1: Personally I feel the marauder enforces speed and staying on the move more than anything. Getting quick chainsaws and glory kills after stunning him. Keeping distance with dodges. Quickly taking advantage of his attacks. Not shooting his shield so the dog won’t come out. It’s like a quick dance. 2: The parts you called cringey I found SICK. The part where the DoomSlayer talks felt awesome because it not only connected him to the universe but just was a huge revelation and he just sounded sick. 3: The lack of ammo really in my opinion made you better at the game. It was way more fun to be constantly switching between guns, something that most players didn’t do in 2016. 4: The story was great. I’m not even a hardcore fan. In fact I’ve only played 2016 and Eternal. I loved the characters. The betrayer showing up was great. Especially because it really starts off the DoomSlayer’s origin by shutting a theory down. The Khan Makyr was a fun villain, design wise and character wise. Does she have a lot of depth, no, but she did enough in my opinion. In general i might’ve disagreed with you but I watched the whole thing because I love your videos and your personality. I also agreed with you gameplay wise as well.
I agree with you almost completely, I do think the story is shit on par with a Wattpad/SCP fan fiction of Doom with MAJOR inconsistency, specifically for King Novik and his opinion on you fighting or not. But otherwise I completely agree with you.
Nooby Dooby, i would recommend that you play brutal doom with berserk (IDBEHOLDS keyboard cheat code) if you want to fill entire rooms with blood. Note: Brutal Doom is a fangame and an overhaul of doom 2, to get the full experience i would recommend playing it with Maps of Chaos and use GZDoom to run it. Just select both wads and drag it into GZDoom.
I agree with you except for the cringey dialogue. I honestly started laughing when Doom guy spoke because the writing and delivery of his dialogue was atrocious. His voice sounded like some low testosterone nerd in a studio trying to put on a tough guy voice.
I know it was someone else who opened the portal but here: Hayden: I am not the villain in this story *Opens a portal to hell on Earth causing a invasion*
Same brother idk a lot people complain about them badass mfs me ohh noo I get black air Force energy as soon as I make eye contact with one the slayer makes u feel unstoppable
Same here dude.. I loved the . marauder.. mainly cuz he was like an equal . dashing. Shooting and being aggressive... Everytime he showed up I was like " OH IT IS OOONNN" ... M
VEGA: I’m opening the portal now Doomguy: *stares at Marauder* *tosses Hayden’s body carelessly into a portal, while staring down marauder with murderous intent*
I think the ammo count was designed to be the way it is to balance ultra violence difficulty. Rather than turn the enemy into meat shields or the tile to kill you into something like Halo 2 legendary, you are constantly forced to search the map for every little bit of fuel for your chainsaw and scrap of ammo you can pick up.
My bad, it’s Valen, otherwise known as the betrayer. I was saying it was his kid due too misinformation that I was given from a lore theory a year or so prior
Can't believe he said that the story is weak and the characters are forgettable. Literally going to unsubscribe and have PTSD for such a horrible way to say for such a great masterpiece. Fuck ass man 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
I love how in Eternals intro it’s like: Yo we back on Mars And Then the Camera goes off planet: Where’s the camera going Shows a destroyed Moon and ravaged Earth: Oh yeah
@@radiumdragon5592 actually, the major filesize reduction came from the very in-depth decal system which Eternal uses, which recycles and combines textures very efficiently.
To be fair. In ID Software's defense with the Marauder. They said that ''When he is on the field. You no longer control the fight. He does.'' Thank you all for all the likes! Really appreciate it. Stay home, stay safe!
I agree with that mentality since it makes you feel that the Marauder somehow has a semblance of being a worthy challenge as he represents a sort of an equal to you.
I mean he is ofc you but as a demon. I mean imagine how the demons feel after getting shotgun blasted, killed in long range the marauder is supposed to be an equal but in the end you'll come up top
The Marauder's good but they could have at least made him less of an annoyance either by removing the shield or the Hell wolves he spawns in. Shield Marauder = Tactical gameplay Hell Wolf Marauder = Keeps you moving and on the defensive to avoid being attacked by the Hell Wolf Current Marauder = Just a pure annoyance.
@@ghostalpha2886 don't shoot the shield and don't kite him into enemies that can shoot his shield. No puppies will spawn. Another big brain move you can allow yourself - shoot the dog. It's actually mortal. Go in close and bait him to attack you, thus dropping guard. Its not annoying, its just that unlike the rest of the enemies, he has enough brains to not run at you without any defense. Get good, alpha lmao
@@enderael7878 this was a month after it came out no one was a god at that time the DLC was not out yet, and yeah he should make another. Correct me if I am wrong.
26:15 Actually he doesn't punching the droid only adds to Doom guy's character, he punched the droids in 2016 because they were UAC's droids, in eternal if you look close you can see "Vega" written on it, and Doom Guy likes Vega, is like one of his friends, it's basicly's doom guy's jarvis That's attention to detail
I actually disagreed with a lot of his statements. The first one was about how he said, "forgettable, characters are forgettable, dialogue is forgettable and the plot is forgettable". In my "opinion" Bethesda made a memorable story on how the Doomslayer is fighting through the forces of hell to stop the Priests and the Khan Maykr from destroying Earth. Also, the betrayer is not forgettable he's a badass with a cool big hammer.
The story isn't neccesarily meant to be memorable and/or thrilling, it's just there to string the action sequences together. And that's not a bad thing, the gameplay is where the Doom games have always shone the brightest.
Because I'm a Night Sentinel and also a very powerful demon. It's like combining a tank, small warship, and alien technology. I'm not going down easily.
Doom Eternal's story:explains how the Slayer meets the Knight Sentinels,how he got his powers,and turned into a hero. "Forgettable " Still a great video though.
I think the problem some people have with it is a lot of the detail is in the codex pages. As someone who only played 2016, I understand mostly what has happened to Doomguy from 1-Eternal now just from those codexes. Yeah show don't tell is usually better, but it's already a 20 hour campaign on average and adding in more cutscenes to show all of the codex pages probably would've bumped it up way higher. For what it is, it's perfect. Not forgettable. The reveal that the Doom Slayer is Doomguy was the point in the game where I decided the story was great. In fact, Sentinel Prime in general became my favourite just for the quiet walk of collecting pages, explaining a lot of backstory before a top-tier boss battle.
P.S, it is also sometimes better to leave things for the player to imagine with written stories, than show them it flat out. The Human imagination often produces a lot more fun and wild things from just words than a lot of people can visually create.
Yeah those parts were cool but everything else just felt like wasted potential. I think the best example Act Man pointed out was how Samuel Hayden was just now a background noise instead of the anti-villain he was at the end of DOOM 2016, so utterly wasted.
Also it explains that doom guy goes through all of doom 1 2 and 64 then during 64 gets slipgated and was utterly driven insane, worked with argent dnur who helped temper his hate and bring him more control in life after losing so much that he literally has the foot of his deceased rabbit daisy not for luck but for literally the loss of innocence in his life no sexual puns please. Also how through this he unknowingly caused the very paradigm of heaven and hell to literally form around the way of the use of man's soul to avoid the effects of transmogrification in the makyr kahn which is essentially alzheimers for angels, though they are false gods and thus doomguy killing kahn makyr and re establishing vega in urdak is insanely important as samuel hayden basically pulled a massive game of celestial hang man's gambit bye betraying them to save mankind but nobody is talking about that shit. Dude is literally a makyr faking being a human who stuck his brain in a robot to dodge horrific brain cancer in the toxic after math of the uac also Slipgates are now cannon in doom. If you have no clue how scary that shit is, look up Ranger's story in quake champions, dude killed an eldergod and went fucking nuts tossing the dire orb around making him even fucking crazier.
im also furious for not mentioning the top tier meme about shooting the hole in mars surface. like this fucking badass scene sell me doom eternal faster than john romero his career when releasing daikatana
Right, the only people who complain about the Marauder are the ones who refuse to adapt and just want to spam rockets at shit... like we saw Act Man do in this video.
@@ZioPeraPad I think it boils down to him not fully grasping the game mechanics because watching the game play showed he didn't know how the maraurder worked
Playing this game and seeing the glory kills made me feel like a kid saying DID YOU SEE THAT HE RIPPED HIS HEAD IN HALF! YO HE BROKE THAT DUDES! and HE JUST POPPED HIS EYE OUT!
@@nebulai9587 And in Doom 2016, the field drones, if you get a weapon mod the slayer will punch the bot. But, however, since it's Vega bots, the Slayer just takes it because VEGA and the slayer are friends
@@jared2933 I seriously can't see how it's even possible to beat this game with a controller on Nightmare, let alone Ultra-Nightmare... It's hard enough on PC with a mouse and keyboard
@@wilsonjonah I have my ultra nightmare run on ancient gods 2 posted on my channel. Get good with the meat hook to get in the air and out of trouble. Use the mid air opportunity to use lock on rockets or ballista shots... And abuse that chain gun shield. Set your weapon wheel to 70 milliseconds, and rebind your dash and jump to to l2 and r3. I also bind my super shotty to O since the update.
Everytime that i tries to kill him is a HELL(jokes aside) because my right stick has drift so change to the super shotgun is very bugged, and i aways forget that you can make an quick switch of guns by pressing LB(or L1 in PlayStation) quickly
So I'm one of the few, who actually enjoyed Doom: Eternal story and setting? It's not that rich by itself, but perfectly fits badass doomslayer who just remains silent all the time and only cares about ripping and tear. It's epic enough, gives interesting background to all loctions, leads you through the levels and doesn't distract you. So I think it's just enough of it.
Yeah, for a Doom game, i would say the story that is presented to us, already serves its purpose. Demons doing demon shenanigans and then invading other realms, you go to investigate, you kill demons, you uncover more about Hell and its power and Gods being corrupted by said power, etc. For a DOOM game, the story is good. Overexplaining shit tends to ruin the fun. IDsoftware went with the direction of visual storytelling with all the environments like for example bodies of huge, towering demons and destroyed mechs lying around the levels give us an illusion that Earth's military forces actually tried their best to fight back the demons and shit like that.
Yeah the story was treated like how Carmack or Romero treated story in Doom and Quake. Like story in porn, except this time the sex is exactly what you like and the story is one of those scripts that win awards. They're separate experiences that are also connected enough to make sense.
I enjoyed the story and setting, too. It's pretty cool. Honestly don't know what people were expecting. It's a *Doom game.* We aren't here for the story, we're here to chew gum and kick demon ass, and we're all out of gum.
_"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers"_ That intro with Samuel L Jackson is legendary
Never had a problem with ammo honestly, switching weapons constantly is how i've always played doom. It feels really weird when i use one gun for more than 30 seconds.
@@Bathtubcrocodile Super shotgun was very powerful, once you'd get it it wrecks everything, though that's why i changed my playstyle to focus on killing an enemy in the fastest way possible and move around like quake.
that guy Hugo Martin is such a legendary Creative Director if half the other creative directors in the industry were as talented, passionate and serious as him we'd have a huge number of +9/10 video games every year
@Luke F UAC isn't crap, the cultist employees of UAC are crap :p we see the other part of the UAC personnel on Phobos, they're still fighting against the demons
@@erayergi I think the UAC has completely split. Those who are still in the UAC are only the cultists, while the resistance we see in Phobos is the ARC
@@cesarperez1835 you're definitely right, they've probably split right after the invasion began, the problem is all of the cultists except Olivia are either dead, possessed or sacrificed so there are no UAC personnel left, maybe :p
@@PhrooberCZ Jumping is the whole reason I’m playing, the movement is so good especially when your switching weapons every two seconds midair and using the super shotgun chain to stay in the air, that is an experience I will never experience in any other game, it’s just so fast paced.
I gotta disagree with you on the story here my guy, I honestly love it. I find this story so compelling and interesting but it’d told in such a way where it’s not up in your face, it’s told through short cutscenes (which you can obviously skip) through dialogue or the environment which won’t interrupt the flow of the game or through in depth codex’s which are optional.
I also found the story to be good as well. While it is arguable the story was delivered better in 2016, I never felt like there wasn't enough story in Doom Eternal. Much like the last game, it felt like just enough to make the universe look that much more grand while you're busy adding to your body count. And the codex entries on the Sentinels revealed far more than I expected, especially on the mutha-effin' Doomguy! That revelation made him even more of a badass, which made me smile in 'rip and tear'. Also, really Act Man? No memorable lines? "You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars."
The story's actually pretty good. Doom Guy isn't a fallen angel. He's a mortal man, who had not one, but TWO different lives, both of which were then taken away by demon kind. He used to be a normal human, but then demons killed his rabbit, and he had to remain in hell and fight them to keep humanity safe. Then, once he was beaten and finally defeated, the night sentinels found him and made him one of them. He finally, after all that fighting had a family, a PEOPLE again. Then, once again, it was all taken away by demons. He is a man fueled by rage, who wants to avenge his people. Not just the humans and rabbit he lost before, but the night sentinels he fought alongside with for decades. And for Samuel Hayden. It is made QUITE clear that Samuel isn't what he says he is, but rather, that he is the Seraphim, the being that gave Doom Guy the power he needed to become the Doom Slayer. He is also the person who stole the essence of the Father, who is this worlds God and without whom, the Khan Maykr remained in power, letting her apparent "hubris", be the downfall of Argent D'nur. This implies that rather than just being a robot scientist, Samuel is a higher being that managed to pull the strings in order to destroy heaven. I like the story for both the lore and world-building. You didn't need to know what happened in earlier Doom games, mainly because those games didn't even have that much of a story. This game, as well as Doom 2016, added so much to the Doom franchise. But the best part is that it is purely optional. The cutscenes provide all you need for the immediate, leaving everything else, which currently doesn't matter for those that actually care. It manages to provide just as much story as other games, with 4k three hour cutscenes, with barely any cutscenes, and with storytelling that doesn't interfere with the gameplay. Also, the Marauder. The Marauder is NOT as bad as people think. The only problem is that they give you false information and leave things out in the introduction. The Marauder's dog only spawns when you or an enemy shoot the shield. You don't have to remain in its range and are even rewarded for keeping distance, as his projectiles move slowly and can be dodged when at long ranges, and because he is far more likely to perform his sprint attack when you are far away. The best way to deal with the marauder is also how you should play anyway. Stay on the move, dodge attacks, keep your distance from certain enemies (the marauder) and switch weapons for max damage once you stun him (Super Shotty > Ballista > Rocket Launcher works pretty well). But most importantly, don't panic. Many a time when people struggle with the fight, its because they panic and forget that they have a damn dodge which they can use to get out and into his range. If YOU'RE the one playing like a dumbass, failing to dodge his projectiles, getting right up in his grill, shooting a rocket at him at melee range dealing splash damage to yourself and dumping all of your precious ammo into his shield doing no damage and summoning his dog, you have no right to be mad at the developers that they made an enemy that requires some goddamn skill.
Nicholas Marashio That's the point? They want to annoy you so you play in a certain way to minimize that annoyance. Only time the Marauder really hurts the flow of combat is if you’re lacking in skill
Nicholas Marashio Nicholas Marashio That’s the point of super heavy demons. Ignore them and the fight is going to be a pain in the ass. Only time I remember the Marauder being spawned when there’s a ”million other demons” is when playing the arc master level. In the normal story you’ll never find a marauder spawned together with another super heavy or even a big amount of regular heavies
@Nicholas Marashio Ohhh. Yeah DOOM: Eternal kinda sacrifices D16's constant demon slaughter to teach you how to play the game "correctly". Kinda annoying but it is what it is
It seems like you really like writing. Lol. If that's the case you should work on your grammar. I'm not trying to be a grammar Nazi. Just giving you some constructive criticism. At least figure out when, and where to use commas. Understanding what a run-on sentence is, and how to correct them. Using a thesaurus is also hugely be helpful. Conjunctions don't work well as sentence starters either.
I just finished this game today, and tbh, I thought it was an amazing experience. I like DOOM 2016's visuals, boxart, demon designs, and overall arstyle a lot better, but this game's environments, story, and gameplay better. I changed my skin a lot, but for the most part, especially in the end game, I found myself rocking the 2016 Praetor suit, because that one's my favorite. I really enjoyed the final boss. I thought it was really satisfying to see his armor then body fall apart over time. My only complaint about the final boss was that it felt a little too long, but maybe that's just my fault. Overall, I thought it was an amazing game, and would highly recommend this, especially to FPS fans.
Especially since in order to actually do damage I was constantly relying on the super weapons and finding the ammo possessed was a chore at times Especially since for some reason you only get 2 shots for the BFG at full ammo
Holy shit yes. I was actually pretty nervous for my first Marauder fight on Nightmare, and while it wasn’t a perfect fight, I still managed to beat his face in within 30 seconds on Nightmare. From then on, every time I see a Marauder my mind goes “you think you’re my equal? you’re nothing but a shitty cheap knockoff”
I am glad, the story is still not the focus. Imagine a story driven Doom, with forced in characters and unending dialogues. That would be horrible. Gameplay focus with more lore if you care is perfect.
Definitely. More games in general should follow this kind of storytelling if you ask me. It's the same way Dark Souls handles story. It's all there if you want it, but it's never the focus. Gameplay comes first and the story is up to the player to decide if they want to piece it together. Obviously some games are meant to feel cinematic like Halo or Gears of War but a lot of games could really benefit from a more Souls-like approaching to storytelling like Doom Eternal took
For me this is the best FPS I’ve ever played! Because it does what other FPS titles should be doing: JUST. GO. FUCKING. NUTS. It’s fast paced, bloody, and just gives you an adrenaline rush!
me problem is not with the entire story, the ending after you kill the icon of sin just felt underwhelming, you stab him with the crucible, stare at him, he falls down and then it’s over that’s it
While I agree it didn't give as much of a punch or intrigue as to what happens next in 2016, they're fairly similar endings. Boss dies, Doom Slayer leaves/teleports out somewhere.
I would have liked it if you got the chance to glory kill by blasting a BFG round through his chest, climb in and start hacking away with the crucible at its heart and climbing up his spine before cleaving through his forehead and back onto the building.
I kinda agree with you, but I think it just makes the Slayer more badass. He has killed a creature that warps realities and ends universes, and doesn't give a shit about it. He simply stabs the Icon before snapping the blade off, just like the titan in Taras Nabad. He's just so nonchalant about saving the universe, kinda like a finishing an overtime shift. You can tell he's thinking "Thank fuck that's over, I stopped caring from minute one" He just doesn't care
Also remember the longer he stays on earth the stronger he becomes. Just wanted to say that ok. By the way the longer he stays on earth the stronger he becomes :)
26:20 actually no, he's not destroying the drone because that's VEGA'S and VEGA is a homie, the other drones are made by the UAC and they're the one's that's causing all this bull
@@yeetusdeletus7039 He is The Father, tha AI that fathered Maykrs. Samuel Hayden is a Seraphim called Samur Maykr, he is that one priest who gave Slayer his power and ran away after stealing The Father. Pay attention to dialogue and notes throughout the game, its easy to figure out.
wait, Doom three was connected? I thought Doom Slayer was in hell (where the slayer's testiment starts) during doom three, and doom 2016 was just his return to a different Earth, why it's always refered to as "your people" and also the people of Earth are refered to as just that, and I'd like to see more sides and thoughts on this.
@@kevinmayfield6182 thats what im asking i looked it up and see alot of people saying that doom 3 takes place during doom 1 with the mars base being attacked too and the other doom 3 marine (who is not the slayer) is the only survivor. I cant find any source of this tho...
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Hey Ack Man
I prefer DOOM 2016's grounded, darker artstyle much more than Eternal's. That is the only problem I have with the game.
I get it
“The slayer has entered the facility”
Random demon: The W H A T
I think the best part of this is that I posted it while I was doing religion homework
15 minutes later : ''The Slayer has acquired the BFG''
Random demon : *THE W H A T*
Random demon: *coughs out cigar*
Say WHAT?!?!
*shoots a hole into the center of mars*
Satan: W H A T I N T H E H E A V E N
Hey the word “demon” is racist you bigot! U must call them “mortally challenged”
The Act Man: Dialogue is forgettable.
Me: *YoU CaN't JuSt ShoOt a HoLe InTo ThE SuRfAcE Of MaRs*
R I P A N D T E A R
DEMON CAN BE AN OFFENSE TERM, REFER TO THEM AS "MORTALLY CHALLENGED"
ACTIVATING THE PORTAL NOW
THaT iS a WeaPoN NoT A TelEpoRTeR
Some may look at it as bland and forgettable, but it was beautifully meme-able and memorable for the rest of us.
Dr Hayden: That is a weapon, not a teleporter.
Doom Guy: You’re not my mom.
You're*
John Van you’re*
You're*
Yo're'ure*
Yore*
"Here's an idea, what about a horde mode"
That aged so well
He even described the features it would have perfectly
its a shame they didnt really bother to do much with it thus far. one set of maps, it tends to play out more or less the same. next level posessed/demon combos kinda ruin it for me. its not really fun fighting enemies that effortlessly hunt you down in a tiny arena over and over again lol. possesed maruader is a warcrime lol.
@@pyrelord8763 lol hammer destroys regular marauder they had to bring a spirit marauder
@@pyrelord8763 aye ngl I understand completely. But if your a no life playing this game it's pretty fun. I love the challenge. Everytime I accidentally use the bfg or crucible I load last check point because it makes it to easy.
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Mick Gordon is so metal he should be added to the periodic table.
Do you ever go outside
i see you everywhere
"Mickgordium"
You could say he should be a *HEAVY METAL*
What do you think Mg stands for
Dialogue forgetable? You don't remember: "The longer the icon of sin stays on hearth, the stronger it becomes." or "You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars!"
You're forgetting ⚠ Warning ⚠ The BFG 10,000 is firing boy.
We can't forget "that is a gun. Not a teleporter."
That hologram lady alone had hilarious lines.
“Give your blood. Give ALL of your blood!”
“Can somebody kill this idiot?”
He said the longer he stays on earth line like 10 Fucking times I was getting annoyed with Hayden
he's not getting soft, he doesn't punch the upgrade bots because they're vega's, not the UAC's
Yea, fuck those uac bots
He cares about Vega. Good guy Doom Slayer.
Cuz vega did nothing wrong while the UAC....
Y'know he was joking when he said that right...
That makes sense.
this game is absolutely worth 60$, i have literally replayed it so many times, it is genuinely that fun. 11/10 game.
It is, but for whatever reason, the game keeps crashing for me every few minutes, even with updated graphics drivers, my system meeting the system requirements, and all my graphical settings set to low even if my rig is more than capable of reaching 100 fps around Ultra+ settings.
I just wanna rip and tear man, but no I keep crashing.
@@zerozone5848 that’s unfortunate, hopefully soon you’ll be able to get ripping and tearing.
@@zerozone5848 I hate to say it but you either A. Have a absolute potato for a computer or B. Lying. Eternal is optimized to perfection
@@mayonnaise3959 I hate to break it to you but. A. a rig with 16gb of ram and a 2060 is definitely not down to potato PC standards, and I can play other heavyweight games like Elden Ring, Battlefield V, and Doom 2016 without fps and crashing issues and B. I never said nor implied that Doom Eternal is unoptimized because the entire game is still under 100gb even after TAG 1 and 2 so yes this game is well optimized, I just didn't understand why I'm crashing despite having the right system, and updated graphics drivers.
But it doesn't matter now, because for some reason I just enabled Vsync and my crashing issue was relieved.
Good for you! I'm never going to play it so every extra time you play it makes up for how much I'm going to terminally avoid this game for not being true Doom, and for being a garbage weapon swap shooter jrpg in motion with jumping puzzles.
I actually like the story of eternal when Samuel talks I listen and I LOVE the lore behind the codex's its so interesting
The longer the icon of sin is on earth, the stronger it becomes
Same, the lore is great
why is thicc plankton commenting this
This makes sense coming from a guy named sirbuttsthe4th
@@SirButtsThe4th the longer thicc plankton stays on earth the more horny i will become
“You can’t just shoot a hole into mars” Objective: *Shoot a hole into mars*
Mars
Objective Updated:Survive
Lol
"That is a weapon, not a teleporter"
@@kuddlykraken2157 The longer the Icon of Sin is on Earth, the stronger he will become
oh wait, wrong level
Doomguy: big gun go bang bang haha
“Dialogue is forgettable”
99% of one of the missions dialogue: THE LONGER THE ICON OF SIN IS ON EARTH, THE STRONGER HE WILL BECOME
THAT IS A WEAPON NOT A TELEPORTER , YOU CAN JUST SHOOT A HOLE IN THE SURFACE OF MARS
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard that phrase
@@g8way818 you've likely heard it 570,000,000,000,000,000,000 times
The same mission, one of the projections asks the demons “Can someone kill this idiot?!”
"YOU WERE NEVER ONE OF US, YOU WERE NOTHING BUT A USURPER, A FALSE IDOL"
great video, just wanna mention, the marauder is meant to be the first introduction to quickswitching. the moment you learn how to switch weapons better, he becomes infinitely easier to fight. even on console, just swapping between ssg and ballista is enough to take him out in a couple of cycles. even if you're not at mid range, the moment he shoots out the axe beam thing, he will rush you and do the green eye attack. i know this is from last year, but i just felt this might help someone whos having some trouble.
Honestly if he didn’t have that infernal hound it would have been so much better
O do t need to be punished for him being in the shot radius when I’m thinning out the ranks
@@jmurray1110 the hound is to punish your ass for spamming bullets outside of his punish window.
@@jmurray1110 the dog is so easy and mostly non-existent. One ballista or ssg shot and it's gone. Out of the 30+ marauders i've fought, they were only a threat once
@@viewera on its own sure but the issue is when it nibbles you after you didn’t notice the shield was hit and you were focusing on a different enemy
@@jmurray1110 i mean, it howls when it spawns, it barks when it's nearby or attack, it's pretty easy to notice when the dog is after you. Aside from that should your priority always be to kill the dog before anything else, it's very easy to kill so it shouldn't give much trouble.
I feel like the story for me felt good, as a long time doom fan I was satisfied with what was brought to the table especially with the final boss
Jose Lozada same. Tho if people read the lore pickups they might actually understand what’s going on
It's similar to 2016 where there's a basic story upfront, but something much bigger if you look around. I'd say Doom 2016 delivered it's upfront story much better, but reading all the codex stuff in Eternal just makes me love that games' overall story way more.
Same
It always baffles me when I see people absolutely missing key elements of dialogue or lore bits and as such being unable to comprehend the story. The story in eternal felt straightforward, and while not the best thing ever, fairly simple and oldschool video gamey, just like practically everything else in this game.
Jose Lozada I feel the same way I actually like the story
Bro Doomguy was so rich from all those games he bought himself a dope ass space base
lmao and we love it
It's a castle...in space. The Imperium would be proud.
He also had some left over to buy Quake, Quake III: Arena, and DOOM 2.
"The suit upgrades are not that impactful"
>0 upgrades on frost grenades
Sir, have you heard of the health drops on attack on frozen enemies? That shit will get you from low health to up in no time when the fight gets real crowded.
LameMovieCo yeah for real played on nightmare diff and those grenade upgrades really help out 🔥
I doubt now act man really played this game that well. He probably sped through it and thats why he said the story was bad and some upgrades were not impactful.
Yeah I'm calling bullshit on that. IF nothing else upgrades to my armor and health helped keep me alive, especially since I did go back to prior levels and surviving them was a cake walk and I was playing on Ultra Violence.
These shouldn't be allowed to review this damn game without understanding the game's mechanics first.
@@modernwarrior24 Yeah I know right? I actually cringed when he also tried to shit on the story with the dumb music, the story if anything is amazing.
"i had to swap weapons every 5 seconds and chainsaw a guy every minute"
that's the entire point
But you seem to have missed his point that it's a tad annoying.
@@L3monsta think of the chainsaw as a reload animation
@@EpicGamer-kj1tj it basically is, yes.
I chainsaw basically immediately when I can, it’s just a reflex at this point
@@chonchjohnch But is just over repeating and boring to do so. Not a fan of it
The Act Man: "The dialogue is forgettable"
Dr. Samuel Hayden:
"That is a weapon. Not a teleporter."
"The longer the Icon of Sin is on Earth, the stronger it becomes."
(and by far the most memorable quote from DOOM Eternal)
"You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars."
“Demon can be an upsetting term, try calling them mortally challenged.”
"The slayer has entered the facility, please proceed with aggression"
Hehe BFG go brrrrrrrrrrr
@@Max.pina1511 vega: would you like me to disable the safety protocols
Slayer: *clicks aggressively*
That will always be my favorite part he doesn't answer Vega but he knows the answer already and the fact that Samuel still thinks the slayer will listen to him is laughable like dude he clearly didn't listen to you at all the first time you helped him then you banish him to hell afterwards what makes you think he will listen to you now after you trapped him in hell when it comes to something that's not related to his mission at hand doom guy is the ultimate rebel you can tell him to not do something and he will do it just cause he can
@@mastershooter64 uac hologram lady: "will someone please kill this idiot already" like even the hologram lady was fed up with him at that point
26:15 He probably doesn't punch the drones anymore because they have VEGA's name on them, and VEGA is one of the only beings he truly cares for.
cacodemon DOOT exactly what I was going to say
Why did he leave him in Urdak then?
@@DarkKosmic Because he had no other choice? Either leave him there so he could open the portal to Earth and defeat the Icon of Sin, or take him and be unable to have a portal. It's pretty simple.
Christian Vennemann Nothing said you couldn’t take him out once he realigned the rings, there wasn’t even hesitation or anything. Nothing in the game indicated “no choice”, at least him reaching for the drive then Samuel saying ‘you can’t, it’ll break the ring’s alignment’ would work, but there’s absolutely nothing
@@DarkKosmic There's no evidence that if the Slayer had pulled VEGA out, that he would still be able to get to Earth. Why, exactly, are you choosing to argue over this, and over one detail?
Actually, Doomguy doesn't beat the hell (pun intended) out of the drones with the care packages anymore because they are supplied by VEGA
That’s exactly why he should
Herbert T. Viking Damn right!
Joey Green if you played the last game, VEGA was innocent and helped the doom slayer on his journey, he does have morals y’know
Soul. WAV how did Vega survive? Didn’t the Doom Slayer destroy his core in the last game?
@@Aredel No. He made a backup of it and took it with him before he destroyed the core.
16:33 that's... the point of the game. You're supposed to be switching weapons instead of relying on the SSG all the time. That's how weapon combos work.
16:56 that's why you have the chainsaw, and that refuels every 10 seconds
17:29 you wouldn't see that if you implemented the chainsaw into your gameplay to resupply ammo. The chainsaw isn't there so you can blow through all your ammo and restock. You use it at around half ammo to keep the gameplay going, and you'll never run out of ammo
17:55 you should be swapping weapons for LESS than every 5 seconds. It's in the loading screen tutorials that it's a part of the combat loop. And you SHOULD be using the chainsaw every minute or so because that's it's purpose.
Then again, this review was made a little after release, so I can understand that the gameplay wasn't fully understood
Yeah, he made this very early on, and I don't think he fully understood the new "meta" if you can call it that.
They already have reason to switch weapons baked into the game in the fact that different enemies are weak to different weapons. They didn't need to force your hand to change weapons so regularly by having the ammo count so low. That's why it's annoying. I'd rather choose to switch weapons regularly due to tactical decision making than because I have low ammo so frequently.
@@L3monsta You shouldn't have low ammo so frequently. The fully upgraded ammo cap was pretty reasonable for the most part. Only are rockets low in ammo capacity with 13. 180 machine rounds and 250 plasma rounds is plenty. 24 shotgun is little low but still reasonable. Previous game gave out too much ammo especially supershotgun rounds.
@@L3monsta they give you a fucking chainsaw to replenish your ammo dude...
I got to be honest, this sounds like really ass gameplay.
Don't force me into your combat loop where I have to change weapons constantly and the chainsaw is required because the developers can't balance the ammo count or enemies anymore.
They never made a sequel to Doom.
They made their own game with doom trappings, and jumping puzzles to drag it out for more than 2 hours.
Tbh, I never saw Doomguy as an edgy/brooding "rage golem." It just fit him to be a mostly polite, cheery, and friendly kind of person in my eyes, despite the absolutely monstrous amount of suffering he's endured. It's clear he's still a regular human man deep inside, with his skateboard, nunchucks, workshop, guitars, comic books, gaming computer... and Daisy.
I honestly could imagine him being the DJ at a party, my guess is he would be a good one too.
@@beaneyguy3815
Death metal intensifies
i mean, he do be scarred tho, like hes LITERALLY been through hell and back
If it where me, I think if he where to encounter say a stranded child in the invasion, he’d bust his ass to protect them
@@TheRealArtimusKnight
He could probably quite literally yeet the child to safety
The story is actually pretty interesting when you read into it. It may seem forgettable but trust me, the story *enhances* the experience. Like seriously, it even makes the music in the game even better.
For example, the track "Gladiator Boss." It sounds cool on it's own, right? Well, after reading into the story you will come to find out that the chants are of fallen sentinel soldiers, your former brethren, cheering you on telling you to kill everything in sight.
The Slayer, having chosen to stay in hell in Doom 64, finds his way to sentinel prime. When he arrives, he is a 'worn warrior'.
Him yelling about the demons isn't bad writing, it's the ravings of a man who's almost gone mad from all the fighting. When Doomguy was first brought into the Gladiator arena to prove himself to be worthy to join the Sentinel army, he would beat the shit out of everyone participating while yelling "Rip and Tear."
The sentinels (who spoke their own language) had no idea what he was saying, but the few who did speak English (like the priests and some guards) translated it to their language as "Kar En Tuk" and that became their battle cry. This makes the part when you arrive on sentinel prime even cooler when all of the Soldiers greet you with a resounding "RIP AND TEAR!" this is only a portion of the cool story writing. (Another example being how Samuel Hayden is most likely the Seraphim)
The story only seems forgettable because you actually have to look for the story to really get it, the campaign only shows you the bare bones of what's happening.
that's the only part im confused about. i love the story, but how did the priests and some guards know english, when, to them, its a completely alien language?
@@erin3967 Well, the higher-ups knew English, the common-folk did not
Snavels i get that, but do you think that just because they’re a higher rank that they somehow know a language they have never heard? I would understand kahn makyr understanding it, but even that is a stretch.
@@erin3967 I'm sure the Kahn Maykr knows every language in existence
But the longer the icon of sin is on earth the stronger it becomes
The soundtrack in itself is worth $60. Good to see we get a free game too!
Doom always knew how to make a badass soundtrack
Big Bang Attack4561 *Mick Gordon*
Feeling very sorry for all deaf people.
Apocalyptico100 even the vibrations in the music are badass lol
Hell yea
Sad to see Mick Gordon had a hard time with this games music and horrible time dealing with the lies the hire ups said about him. Bro makes some beautiful beats and people who wrong him, will HEAR THE RIFFS OF HIS 9 STRING!
@@forehand101 what even happened??
What did mick Gordon do
@@Frogggle tldr; Mick didnt get to start making the OST til 3/4 done with the production of the game due to ID software not letting him make the OST according to the maps and feel of the game due to not sharing the maps and the like with him, he had to work overtime and sleep under his workplace for months on end and they refused to pay him. Honestly watch Ludwig or Moist Critical coverage on it, and there were many more things i didnt mention.
@@forehand101u wrong
@@Froggglenothing, the higher ups didn‘t give mick enough time to make the soundtracks and was unrightfully criticised on twitter
Samuel: yOu cAnT jUsT sHoOt a hOlE iN tHe sUrFaCe oF mArS
*”The Slayer shoots a hole in the surface of Mars”*
And it worked! Samuel owes him an apology.
Samuel: you can't just shoot a hole on the surface of Mars!
Slayer: OKAY GOT IT. IM GOING TO SHOOT A HOLE ON THE SURFACE OF MARS
No, the best part is Vega said: "The portal is ready" right afterward lol.
real masaka moment.
Haha bfg go brrrrr
“You can’t shoot a hole on the surface of Mars!”
*New Objective: Shoot a hole into the surface of Mars*
Doom in a nutshell
Best mission in the entire game
Doomslayer: how bout I do anyway
@@Anonymous-73 My money is on either Urdak or Nekroval for best level. Just the right amount of kick ass action, decently hidden secrets, and platforming for down time between slaughterfests. Also you get to destroy Heaven AND Hell before saving Earth.
@@mrbigglezworth42 my money is on ARC Complex. It just keeps throwing demons at you while you look for secrets. Plus it ends on a badass note with the first encounter with the Marauder
Oh, man, I wonder how The Act Man will talk about the Marauder, who's probably the best enemy in Doom Eternal right now. Given that he's an FPS god, I wonder what he thinks.
The Act Man: The Marauder sucks.
Me: *You were never one of us. You were nothing but a usurper. A false idol. My eyes have been opened. Let me help you to see, Act Man.*
hahaha I got a laugh out of this! Well done
@@TheActMan someone described the marauder as a demonic copy of yourself. His shotgun range is your shotgun range, his axe throw range is your balista range. He moves at your dash speed and has a lot of health. To kill him you must get better than yourself
@@TheActMan yea not gonna lie you're kinda shot at fighting marauders
Anomaly Center • 57 years ago under the mayo?
@@crensh_1357 correct immortal being
I found the ammo restrictions really rewarding. Having to balance health, armour and ammo forces you to be careful which demons you kill when and how you do it, and by the time I got to the end of the game I really felt like I’d mastered it and it just felt so good
So completely opposite to the actual flow of all the other Doom games, where you tend to choose a weapon and stick with it until you're low on ammo and you just shoot things until everything is dead.
@@hariman7727 False. Doom series always had resource management. The difference in the new games is that you can gain resources from killing enemies. In the old games it was purely based on replenishing resources from exploration and secrets. While the ammo cap is much larger in the old games it doesn't really mean much when the pickup locations are quite scarce around the levels. Guns also did way less damage, you fought more enemies per level and enemies were much tanker. I was regularly low on ammo in many moments using whatever I had to kill enemies playing Doom 2 on Ultra-violence.
@@hailbane9633 even with that being true, that changes the entire dynamic of the game and Doom 2 locks you into the shoot chainsaw shoot chainsaw cycle instead of letting people find their own pace.
It's the difference between devil May Cry games and final fantasy X in combat.
Devil May Cry games give you a bunch of cool moves and you can string them together as you want.
Final fantasy X you're locked into swap again specific party members because they are the only one that can handle certain enemies.
@@hariman7727 Yea and Call of Duty forces you to shoot, move, reload and hide behind cover. How is this even an argument? Every video game on earth locks you into its core fundamental mechanics in order to beat it. In Doom 1 and Doom 2 you are forced to move, shoot and explore for resources to replenish them. Eternal literally just inherits the previous games loop of gaining resources from the enemy & playing aggressively and expands on it. You didn't seem to have issues with shoot glory kill for health shoot loop in the previous game. Eternal literally plays like Devil May Cry fps and was an inspiration for the combat according to Hugo Martin. You are given bunch of weapons and tools and you figure out interesting combos. Both games on harder difficulties require mastery to beat it.
@@banes4908 and you completely missed the point of my comment.
The way the devs want me to play Doom eternal sucks cloaca in my book, so Doom 2016 does not have a sequel.
I really liked the story actually, I thought it was a refreshing way of telling it. Not at all boring to me.
Me too. Act man doesn't like to read apparently. If you read the codex pages you get a good fleshed out story. Same as in the first game.
@@Whyyin
The lore in the codex explains the story, and you don’t Need to read much of it to be honest.
@@requiemlul3140 exactly, I'd say you probably only need Sentinel History codex and Urdaak History codex to really get the "complete" story.
Even without the codex I thought the story was good. Not halo good, but good. I wanted to kill the hell priests and I hated the maykrs just as much as doom guy. Without a good story I never would have felt the want to do so.
@@Whyyin Yeah presentation is super important. Lore can be deep without it being presented like a textbook, and the story could've been told better (it doesn't need to show everything in the codexes, just enough so it's at least somewhat good)
_-"Why Is DOOM Eternal SO AWESOME?!"-_
_"DOOM Eternal is SO AWESOME."_
Because no one would ask why, or rather, everyone knows why already.
*Glory kills intensify*
Exactly the best title for this video 💯
Hey u edited it nice
A very overrated game and series
Agreed
"The dialogue is forgettable"
Man just dissed Hayden's final boss quote.
That was Novik
@@Sigkete was it? I'm pretty sure I heard Hayden's voice
@@deadcatisbad2673 that was Hayden
Wonder if Acting Man has played the DLCs and master levels. A retrospect video would be really cool
Honestly, most people who made a video of this game during it's early launch days need to do some sort of retrospective or a "in hindsight," video.
He didn't I asked him in the red dead stream
"Remember, demons can be an offensive word. The preferred term is Mortally Challenged." Has to be my favorite quote from this game
It's that one or "You can't shoot a hole into Mars" for me lol
We have guts...HUGE GUTS.
“All mortally challenged please leave the building immediately”
@@coledurham679 objective: shoot a hole into mars
*YOU JUST SAID THE D WORD*
Oh crap, ActMan look out! There’s a Hellknight behind you!
Ah jeez, hes listening to DOOM Eternal’s soundtracks with the new Raycon E25 earbuds and can’t hear us!
Curse you Raycon!
What's going o-AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
*sad music*
this needs a100000000 more likes
*lord gwyn's theme kicks in*
@@TheActMan I am willing to take full responsibility for the demon knight attack but you must understand that soundtrack was hella dope.
Samuel Hayden: "You can't just shoot a hole into Mars."
Doomguy: *"Observe."*
That is a weapon, not a teleporter - Hayden
@@fistedwaffle845 doom guy: no. I AM THE WEAPON
I made the likes 666
@@sneakycactus8815 more like the ammo in this case
@@fistedwaffle845 I was gonna say that, but it felt too technical for continuing the joke
21:58 “You couldn’t just copy the Gladiator into fights with other demons”
TAG1 masters: “Bring him”
I’m gonna be honest man of acting, this is my first time I’ve disagreed with you.
1: Personally I feel the marauder enforces speed and staying on the move more than anything. Getting quick chainsaws and glory kills after stunning him. Keeping distance with dodges. Quickly taking advantage of his attacks. Not shooting his shield so the dog won’t come out. It’s like a quick dance.
2: The parts you called cringey I found SICK. The part where the DoomSlayer talks felt awesome because it not only connected him to the universe but just was a huge revelation and he just sounded sick.
3: The lack of ammo really in my opinion made you better at the game. It was way more fun to be constantly switching between guns, something that most players didn’t do in 2016.
4: The story was great. I’m not even a hardcore fan. In fact I’ve only played 2016 and Eternal. I loved the characters. The betrayer showing up was great. Especially because it really starts off the DoomSlayer’s origin by shutting a theory down. The Khan Makyr was a fun villain, design wise and character wise. Does she have a lot of depth, no, but she did enough in my opinion.
In general i might’ve disagreed with you but I watched the whole thing because I love your videos and your personality. I also agreed with you gameplay wise as well.
I agree with you almost completely, I do think the story is shit on par with a Wattpad/SCP fan fiction of Doom with MAJOR inconsistency, specifically for King Novik and his opinion on you fighting or not.
But otherwise I completely agree with you.
@@emerson-biggons7078 The story was fun for me imo, the codex made everything better, there are a lot of moments when you are like ohhh and ahhh
@@damousx6860 dont get me wrong, I fucking loved every second of it. But its quality is sub par.
Nooby Dooby, i would recommend that you play brutal doom with berserk (IDBEHOLDS keyboard cheat code) if you want to fill entire rooms with blood.
Note: Brutal Doom is a fangame and an overhaul of doom 2, to get the full experience i would recommend playing it with Maps of Chaos and use GZDoom to run it.
Just select both wads and drag it into GZDoom.
I agree with you except for the cringey dialogue. I honestly started laughing when Doom guy spoke because the writing and delivery of his dialogue was atrocious. His voice sounded like some low testosterone nerd in a studio trying to put on a tough guy voice.
The Act Man: "The lines in DOOM: Eternal are forgettable"
The DOOM Community: "The longer the Icon of Sin is on Earth, the stronger it becomes."
But did you know...
The longer the Icon of Sin is on Earth, the stronger it becomes.
You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of mars
The longer the Icon of Sin is on Earth, you can’t shoot a hole into Mars.
OrionsTale “You were never one of us. You were a usurper. A false idol. I have opened my eyes,let me to help you see,slayer”
That’s a weapon, not a teleporter.
Hayden telling Doomguy anything: you can't do this
Doomguy: Observe
I know it was someone else who opened the portal but here:
Hayden: I am not the villain in this story
*Opens a portal to hell on Earth causing a invasion*
But it’s more like, *slash, boom
Kapow, bonk, splat*
Yup
They ruined Hayden’s character, he was the only reason I bought this game.
Bruh I get pumped up everytime I see a marauder cus I know it's gonna go down. The game literally tell you when to attack the dude.
Yeah I love the marauders they're so fun to fight against when you clear every other demon in the level
This only furthers my opinion that the creators wanted to make a jrpg instead of a doom game.
Same brother idk a lot people complain about them badass mfs me ohh noo I get black air Force energy as soon as I make eye contact with one the slayer makes u feel unstoppable
Same here dude.. I loved the . marauder.. mainly cuz he was like an equal . dashing. Shooting and being aggressive...
Everytime he showed up I was like " OH IT IS OOONNN" ...
M
@@zakakhan1572 trust me Broo yesss I see one I be like let the BODIES HIT THE FLOORRR😈😈😈😈😈
Dr Hayden: You can’t just shoot a hole on the surface of Mars!
Doomslayer: *I WILL BLOW A HOLE IN THE SURFACE OF MARS*
More like :
DoomSlayer: *WATCH AND FUCKING LEARN*
Always loved:
Hayden: You can’t just shoot a hole in the surface of Mars.
Objective: Shoot a hole in mars.
LOL
The Slayer: So anyways I started blastin’
"Yeah naw bro, fuck off"
doomslayer don’t talk boi
Let's just appreciate that these mad lads actually spent hours for designing and modeling all of the demons toys.
I really wish they'd sell the toys as actual merch
@@impartialthrone2097 the marauder toy looks so good
@@impartialthrone2097 it looks better than the pop vinyls.
The toys are actually cute somehow 😂😂
They should sell them lol
I want a doomslayer toy so bad.
ARC Scientist: “We have to, ah, prepare for his careful extraction...”
Doomguy: *YOINK*
I like how Samuel gave up trying to dissuade the slayer and just became like your fussy mum.
@@matthew1882 "If *I* was in charge, everything would be fine!"
Sounds about right
VEGA: I’m opening the portal now
Doomguy: *stares at Marauder*
*tosses Hayden’s body carelessly into a portal, while staring down marauder with murderous intent*
dansbigfanguitarist one of my favorite moments in gaming from the last few years bro
Or when the scientist wanted be friendly with the Slayer and got pushed aside
I think the ammo count was designed to be the way it is to balance ultra violence difficulty. Rather than turn the enemy into meat shields or the tile to kill you into something like Halo 2 legendary, you are constantly forced to search the map for every little bit of fuel for your chainsaw and scrap of ammo you can pick up.
Chainsaw last fuel pip actually regenerates infinitely every 20 sec.
"I was switching guns every 5 seconds."
That long, huh?
enough time for 5 pbs.
this is a common thing with csgo players and doom players
@@memroli5919 Whoosh
@@youdontknowmegigna whoosh? what did i do
@@memroli5919 miss the joke
**Doomslayer when he finds out the Icon of Sin is the final boss, again**
"HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TEACH YOU THIS LESSON, OLD MAN!?"
It’s his kid lmao
@@dabbingfrog2523 it's not his kid, it has been confirmed that he is not his kid
@@dabbingfrog2523 it's the betrayer's kid
@@dabbingfrog2523: read the codex or the wikipedia before saying that
My bad, it’s Valen, otherwise known as the betrayer. I was saying it was his kid due too misinformation that I was given from a lore theory a year or so prior
Act Man just casually misses out that the story confirmed that THIS IS THE SAME DAMN DOOMGUY FROM THE ORIGINAL DOOM GAME HOLY HELL
"The stowy's forgettable uwu. No, I didn't read or pay attention"
Can't believe he said that the story is weak and the characters are forgettable. Literally going to unsubscribe and have PTSD for such a horrible way to say for such a great masterpiece. Fuck ass man 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
@@user-uc9cu2lg9h ok boomer
Yea, the new doom games aren't just a reboot, it expands upon the story
F I agree
I love how in Eternals intro it’s like:
Yo we back on Mars
And Then the Camera goes off planet:
Where’s the camera going
Shows a destroyed Moon and ravaged Earth:
Oh yeah
Doom 2016: 70GB
Doom Eternal: 40GB
Me: Wut?
Was this on steam or on console?
@@lord_vwphaeton1883 Steam
@@tales9476 I'm guessing Snap Map took a large portion of the required space. Certainly doesn't look like textures were downgraded.
@@radiumdragon5592 actually, the major filesize reduction came from the very in-depth decal system which Eternal uses, which recycles and combines textures very efficiently.
MISTER PHAETON both
To be fair. In ID Software's defense with the Marauder. They said that ''When he is on the field. You no longer control the fight. He does.''
Thank you all for all the likes! Really appreciate it. Stay home, stay safe!
THEY WERENT WRONG UNTIL THE SHOTGUN+BALLISTA META DECIDED TO BECOME A THING 😂😂
I agree with that mentality since it makes you feel that the Marauder somehow has a semblance of being a worthy challenge as he represents a sort of an equal to you.
I mean he is ofc you but as a demon. I mean imagine how the demons feel after getting shotgun blasted, killed in long range the marauder is supposed to be an equal but in the end you'll come up top
The Marauder's good but they could have at least made him less of an annoyance either by removing the shield or the Hell wolves he spawns in.
Shield Marauder = Tactical gameplay
Hell Wolf Marauder = Keeps you moving and on the defensive to avoid being attacked by the Hell Wolf
Current Marauder = Just a pure annoyance.
@@ghostalpha2886 don't shoot the shield and don't kite him into enemies that can shoot his shield. No puppies will spawn. Another big brain move you can allow yourself - shoot the dog. It's actually mortal. Go in close and bait him to attack you, thus dropping guard. Its not annoying, its just that unlike the rest of the enemies, he has enough brains to not run at you without any defense. Get good, alpha lmao
In the words of Hugo Martin "Or you could just get good."
Lol
Yes sirrrrrrr
Thank you.
@@enderael7878 this was a month after it came out no one was a god at that time the DLC was not out yet, and yeah he should make another. Correct me if I am wrong.
@JMR Then get good.
The DLCs really bring the story together.
I think the story is pretty amazing honestly.
"hmmm the marauder is extending his shield, better empty all my ammo into it, 4835th time's the charm"
broccolidood omyygooodd I love this game but I hated every moment a marauder was in a fight, hate those mfs 😂
broccolidood I’m playing on Ultra Violence and he’s such a pain in the ass. Can’t imagine beating him under 35 secs on Ultra Nightmare
@@Olibuu ballista + ssg + ballista him, ez kill in 30 seconds
*Marauder Shields*
Mass effect?
“Dialogue is forgettable”
Me: *The term demon might be offensive, use the term mortality challenged*
Useless machine ! *A T T A C K !*
Nah fam you got it all wrong.
"Demon can be an offensive term. Please refer to them as mortally challenged."
Random audio log NPC "He ....is...... Doom"
The entire slayer's testament wich im too lazy to type
You can't should shoot a hole into the surface of mars
26:15 Actually he doesn't punching the droid only adds to Doom guy's character, he punched the droids in 2016 because they were UAC's droids, in eternal if you look close you can see "Vega" written on it, and Doom Guy likes Vega, is like one of his friends, it's basicly's doom guy's jarvis
That's attention to detail
I actually disagreed with a lot of his statements. The first one was about how he said, "forgettable, characters are forgettable, dialogue is forgettable and the plot is forgettable". In my "opinion" Bethesda made a memorable story on how the Doomslayer is fighting through the forces of hell to stop the Priests and the Khan Maykr from destroying Earth. Also, the betrayer is not forgettable he's a badass with a cool big hammer.
The story isn't neccesarily meant to be memorable and/or thrilling, it's just there to string the action sequences together. And that's not a bad thing, the gameplay is where the Doom games have always shone the brightest.
Hell, even the Marauder wasn’t THAT bad like he makes it out to be. And it is very very different from 2016
@@jeffreyschilder7468 This review is a very dated it was couple weeks after launch when everyone was still learning the game give him some slack.
People are allowed to have different opinions...
@@mickethegoblin7167 And my opinion is right
I don't think I've clicked on an Act Man video this fast EVER. I have been dying for this one
I GOTCHU BRO
@@TheActMan YESSSS 👌😎
I chopped my dick off
Same bro
Same
The Act Man:*is told that you can only damage the marauder at a specific time*
*proceeds to spam him 24/7
The Act Man:why isn't he dying >:(
Because I'm a Night Sentinel and also a very powerful demon. It's like combining a tank, small warship, and alien technology. I'm not going down easily.
@@marauder6832 super shotgun ballista super shotgun
He's fighting him with remote detonate rockets and a heavy cannon 🤣
@@sandrobruni7575 hey the remote detonate is actually really good against the marauder, blowing up his back is really useful
@@edgarahcow7748 you're right. I've seen gameplay where people have done really well with that strategy. He's just doing a horrible job
*Discusses why one of the best games of the decade is good*
12 year olds: "Y u SaY cOd Ww2 iS bAd"
Yeah well guess what little guy Call Of Duty: World War II fucking sucks.
Me ripping and tearing in world at war like a chad
Bao Nguyen you don’t know wath good games are go play game then come back
My friend says “INfinITE wArfARe iS goOd”
Attack Helicopter COD WW2 was terrible
The story is actually quite compelling beneath the surface, they just didn't really tell it very well
"Characters are forgettable"
Most of Samuel Hayden dialogue and InternGuy: *_dude what the actual f-_*
Ah yes Samuel Hayden
He's so advanced that he can shit **myself**
you do not simply shoot a hole in the surface of mars
Doom Eternal's story:explains how the Slayer meets the Knight Sentinels,how he got his powers,and turned into a hero.
"Forgettable " Still a great video though.
I think the problem some people have with it is a lot of the detail is in the codex pages. As someone who only played 2016, I understand mostly what has happened to Doomguy from 1-Eternal now just from those codexes. Yeah show don't tell is usually better, but it's already a 20 hour campaign on average and adding in more cutscenes to show all of the codex pages probably would've bumped it up way higher. For what it is, it's perfect. Not forgettable. The reveal that the Doom Slayer is Doomguy was the point in the game where I decided the story was great. In fact, Sentinel Prime in general became my favourite just for the quiet walk of collecting pages, explaining a lot of backstory before a top-tier boss battle.
P.S, it is also sometimes better to leave things for the player to imagine with written stories, than show them it flat out. The Human imagination often produces a lot more fun and wild things from just words than a lot of people can visually create.
Yeah those parts were cool but everything else just felt like wasted potential. I think the best example Act Man pointed out was how Samuel Hayden was just now a background noise instead of the anti-villain he was at the end of DOOM 2016, so utterly wasted.
@@hallowseve5801 Samuel was never a villain in 2016, he was a good guy that took risks. Doomguy otherwise would have killed him.
Also it explains that doom guy goes through all of doom 1 2 and 64 then during 64 gets slipgated and was utterly driven insane, worked with argent dnur who helped temper his hate and bring him more control in life after losing so much that he literally has the foot of his deceased rabbit daisy not for luck but for literally the loss of innocence in his life no sexual puns please. Also how through this he unknowingly caused the very paradigm of heaven and hell to literally form around the way of the use of man's soul to avoid the effects of transmogrification in the makyr kahn which is essentially alzheimers for angels, though they are false gods and thus doomguy killing kahn makyr and re establishing vega in urdak is insanely important as samuel hayden basically pulled a massive game of celestial hang man's gambit bye betraying them to save mankind but nobody is talking about that shit. Dude is literally a makyr faking being a human who stuck his brain in a robot to dodge horrific brain cancer in the toxic after math of the uac also Slipgates are now cannon in doom. If you have no clue how scary that shit is, look up Ranger's story in quake champions, dude killed an eldergod and went fucking nuts tossing the dire orb around making him even fucking crazier.
"Marauder forces the player to slow down"
Laughs in full auto shotgun one cycle Marauder kill.
Lol I loved your doom eternal montages
*Laughs in "murdering literally everything in seconds just so I can beat the shit out of a single Marauder"*
*laughs in explosive shotgun
yea, looks like Act Man didn't find solution to Marauder, he has few ways to be instantly killed or tricked.
Three sticky bombs and two grenades
TheActman :
"The Marauder is so hard and tedious, bro"
Everyone in the comments : "git gud, noob"
"Dialogue is forgettable"
Every samuel hayden voice line: "Are you sure about that"
You can't just shoot a hole in the surface of mars
im also furious for not mentioning the top tier meme about shooting the hole in mars surface.
like this fucking badass scene sell me doom eternal faster than john romero his career when releasing daikatana
Haha hole in mars go brrr
ThE lOnGeR tHe IcOn Of SiN iS oN eArTh ThE sTrOnGeR iT wIlL bEcOmE
That is a weapon, not a teleporter…
When Act Man finally makes a video about Doom Eternal:
Palpatine: "Long have I waited!"
i have forseen it....
"dont shoot his shield"
*shoots shield
ugh it's so hard
aren't that hard if you don't upgrade your player
Right, the only people who complain about the Marauder are the ones who refuse to adapt and just want to spam rockets at shit... like we saw Act Man do in this video.
He says that the window to punish is small and it is but if you hit him with the super shotgun he staggers so u can do combos like ballista and frags
@@ZioPeraPad I think it boils down to him not fully grasping the game mechanics because watching the game play showed he didn't know how the maraurder worked
Also him complaining about ammo? Did he completely forget of the chainsaw 🤦♂️
Earth Survivor: CAN ANYONE HEAR ME HELP US HELP US! Doom Guy: * Cocks his shot gun cooly and goes thru the portal *
I wonder what the Elon Musk of the Doom universe thought when Mars got destroyed.
I cant believe you have so few likes
"Aw dammit, my mansion was up there"
Isn't he basically Samuel Hayden anyway
@@DilapidatedCat No, Hayden is not the Elon Musk of the DOOM Universe. I'd explain why but the explanation is very spoiler heavy.
@@Deadsnake989 if you would tell this spoiler about samuel,is it gonna spoil doom eternal or doom from 2016?
Playing this game and seeing the glory kills made me feel like a kid saying DID YOU SEE THAT HE RIPPED HIS HEAD IN HALF! YO HE BROKE THAT DUDES! and HE JUST POPPED HIS EYE OUT!
Lol same!!
I popped a lot of things recently
If you look close enough, the robots that give you the weapon upgrades say "VEGA". So the Slayer doesn't punch his friend, what a homie.
Holy shit youre right. I never noticed this
I don't get it. Help me open my *eyes*
@@nebulai9587 The drones that gives you weapon mods have V.E.G.A written on top of them since they are his.
@@nebulai9587 And in Doom 2016, the field drones, if you get a weapon mod the slayer will punch the bot. But, however, since it's Vega bots, the Slayer just takes it because VEGA and the slayer are friends
I wouldn't vega he's like my closest special friend
Doom Guy : Rip and Tear, Until It's Done
Any Hell inhabitant lower than a mini-boss :
Hide and Pray, Until He's Gone
"I had to switch weapons every five seconds"
*Laughs in switching weapons every shot*
Yeah I was thinking the same thing marauders were super easy cause of switching between ballista and super shotgun
I really need to learn that better or I'll never survive Ultra-Nightmare
@@wilsonjonah just keep practicing, it will start to click. Especially on console which is what I beat it on. Just takes time.
@@jared2933 I seriously can't see how it's even possible to beat this game with a controller on Nightmare, let alone Ultra-Nightmare... It's hard enough on PC with a mouse and keyboard
@@wilsonjonah I have my ultra nightmare run on ancient gods 2 posted on my channel. Get good with the meat hook to get in the air and out of trouble. Use the mid air opportunity to use lock on rockets or ballista shots... And abuse that chain gun shield. Set your weapon wheel to 70 milliseconds, and rebind your dash and jump to to l2 and r3. I also bind my super shotty to O since the update.
“The marauder is poopoo and too hard and slows everything down”
Ballista > Super Shotgun > Ballista
Edit: throw in a grenade if you feel extra spicy
I just spam the grenade launcher at his feet
My first encounter with him was 3 deaths in a row, until i learned his flow.
Now hes childsplay.
Everytime that i tries to kill him is a HELL(jokes aside) because my right stick has drift so change to the super shotgun is very bugged, and i aways forget that you can make an quick switch of guns by pressing LB(or L1 in PlayStation) quickly
@@cadaver4985 keep at it. You'll get the muscle memory down with time.
Doesn't help that he repeatedly shoots the shield in the footage
So I'm one of the few, who actually enjoyed Doom: Eternal story and setting? It's not that rich by itself, but perfectly fits badass doomslayer who just remains silent all the time and only cares about ripping and tear. It's epic enough, gives interesting background to all loctions, leads you through the levels and doesn't distract you. So I think it's just enough of it.
Yeah, for a Doom game, i would say the story that is presented to us, already serves its purpose. Demons doing demon shenanigans and then invading other realms, you go to investigate, you kill demons, you uncover more about Hell and its power and Gods being corrupted by said power, etc. For a DOOM game, the story is good. Overexplaining shit tends to ruin the fun. IDsoftware went with the direction of visual storytelling with all the environments like for example bodies of huge, towering demons and destroyed mechs lying around the levels give us an illusion that Earth's military forces actually tried their best to fight back the demons and shit like that.
Yeah the story was treated like how Carmack or Romero treated story in Doom and Quake. Like story in porn, except this time the sex is exactly what you like and the story is one of those scripts that win awards.
They're separate experiences that are also connected enough to make sense.
Too much lore. It was of if they kept it simple.
I enjoyed the story and setting, too. It's pretty cool. Honestly don't know what people were expecting. It's a *Doom game.* We aren't here for the story, we're here to chew gum and kick demon ass, and we're all out of gum.
@@aymuhspunj what an Odd way to describe it 😂 i like it!
I LOVE, how DOOM Guy fixed the Hell Priest's crown after he killed him. I thought that was great.
_"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers"_
That intro with Samuel L Jackson is legendary
SHit had me feeling like I should be ready to fight demons right
That was some badass editing
Sheepy sub
Aint that from Afro Samurai
@@ndhunamabunda5444 Pulp Fiction Big Chief
*Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for THE ACT MAN to do a "Why Fallout New Vegas Was So Awesome"*
It's the best Fallout period in my opinion
New Vegas is easily the best Fallout by far.
@@utisti4976 Well 1 and 2 had good stories but New Vegas made the fps take on the franchise the correct way
*We won't go quietly. The Legion can count on that.*
@@vahlok1426
Ave. True to Act Man.
Never had a problem with ammo honestly, switching weapons constantly is how i've always played doom. It feels really weird when i use one gun for more than 30 seconds.
Once you learn to spam the belch, glory kill, and chainsaw buttons in the hordes it's not bad.
Certainly not classic Doom? You play that game with 50-60% shotguns.
@@Bathtubcrocodile Super shotgun was very powerful, once you'd get it it wrecks everything, though that's why i changed my playstyle to focus on killing an enemy in the fastest way possible and move around like quake.
THANK YOU
I use sticky bombs for everything haha
that guy Hugo Martin is such a legendary Creative Director
if half the other creative directors in the industry were as talented, passionate and serious as him we'd have a huge number of +9/10 video games every year
His ability to communicate to his music producers has aged like milk sadly.
@@dr.3998 yea that was some pathetic high school level drama from him
@@dr.3998im pretty sure it was not hugo that had the drama, it was the other guy Marty Stratton
“A word from our sponsor”
*holds a phone*
I swear to god....
“Reycon”
Ok good.
was he thinking that he going to say, "Welcome to Raid Shadow Legends!"
@Ian Paquin same
*RAID SHADOW LEGENDS!*
Welcome to raid suckmyballs legends
me: * play 10 seconds forward*
Journalists: “too graphic, too hard, unfair game, weapons are bad.”
Should have won game of the year
Dean takahashi
But those were apl my favourite parts!!!
@@ziggynocap wait... IT DIDN’T?!
@@ikeashelf9003 Nope, Last of Us part 2 got goty
26:20 I think Doomguy/The Slayer does not do that anymore because the drones in this game are sent by V.E.G.A
Anonymus 563 Correct
@Luke F UAC isn't crap, the cultist employees of UAC are crap :p we see the other part of the UAC personnel on Phobos, they're still fighting against the demons
@@erayergi I think the UAC has completely split. Those who are still in the UAC are only the cultists, while the resistance we see in Phobos is the ARC
@@cesarperez1835 you're definitely right, they've probably split right after the invasion began, the problem is all of the cultists except Olivia are either dead, possessed or sacrificed so there are no UAC personnel left, maybe :p
This game isnt just awesome, imo its one of the best games of all time. So perfectly designed
Just got it for $17 with everything and dlc includes. I'm loving it so far!
Level design is very bad.More jumping than shooting
@@PhrooberCZ Jumping is the whole reason I’m playing, the movement is so good especially when your switching weapons every two seconds midair and using the super shotgun chain to stay in the air, that is an experience I will never experience in any other game, it’s just so fast paced.
@@vexed2576 try Quake 3 arena multiplayer
@@PhrooberCZ git gud
I gotta disagree with you on the story here my guy, I honestly love it. I find this story so compelling and interesting but it’d told in such a way where it’s not up in your face, it’s told through short cutscenes (which you can obviously skip) through dialogue or the environment which won’t interrupt the flow of the game or through in depth codex’s which are optional.
Literally only around maybe 30 mins of story cutscenes.
@@gamingcantina9157 less than that, and all of em are skippable.
@@kirbykir literally 1 hour and 40 minutes. Get your facts straight man
Scorpion465 110% agree mate
I also found the story to be good as well. While it is arguable the story was delivered better in 2016, I never felt like there wasn't enough story in Doom Eternal. Much like the last game, it felt like just enough to make the universe look that much more grand while you're busy adding to your body count.
And the codex entries on the Sentinels revealed far more than I expected, especially on the mutha-effin' Doomguy! That revelation made him even more of a badass, which made me smile in 'rip and tear'.
Also, really Act Man? No memorable lines? "You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars."
DOOM Eternal music: *plays*
Everyone: *NUTT*
Creep.
Y K no
The story's actually pretty good. Doom Guy isn't a fallen angel. He's a mortal man, who had not one, but TWO different lives, both of which were then taken away by demon kind. He used to be a normal human, but then demons killed his rabbit, and he had to remain in hell and fight them to keep humanity safe. Then, once he was beaten and finally defeated, the night sentinels found him and made him one of them. He finally, after all that fighting had a family, a PEOPLE again. Then, once again, it was all taken away by demons. He is a man fueled by rage, who wants to avenge his people. Not just the humans and rabbit he lost before, but the night sentinels he fought alongside with for decades. And for Samuel Hayden. It is made QUITE clear that Samuel isn't what he says he is, but rather, that he is the Seraphim, the being that gave Doom Guy the power he needed to become the Doom Slayer. He is also the person who stole the essence of the Father, who is this worlds God and without whom, the Khan Maykr remained in power, letting her apparent "hubris", be the downfall of Argent D'nur. This implies that rather than just being a robot scientist, Samuel is a higher being that managed to pull the strings in order to destroy heaven.
I like the story for both the lore and world-building. You didn't need to know what happened in earlier Doom games, mainly because those games didn't even have that much of a story. This game, as well as Doom 2016, added so much to the Doom franchise. But the best part is that it is purely optional. The cutscenes provide all you need for the immediate, leaving everything else, which currently doesn't matter for those that actually care. It manages to provide just as much story as other games, with 4k three hour cutscenes, with barely any cutscenes, and with storytelling that doesn't interfere with the gameplay.
Also, the Marauder. The Marauder is NOT as bad as people think. The only problem is that they give you false information and leave things out in the introduction. The Marauder's dog only spawns when you or an enemy shoot the shield. You don't have to remain in its range and are even rewarded for keeping distance, as his projectiles move slowly and can be dodged when at long ranges, and because he is far more likely to perform his sprint attack when you are far away. The best way to deal with the marauder is also how you should play anyway. Stay on the move, dodge attacks, keep your distance from certain enemies (the marauder) and switch weapons for max damage once you stun him (Super Shotty > Ballista > Rocket Launcher works pretty well). But most importantly, don't panic. Many a time when people struggle with the fight, its because they panic and forget that they have a damn dodge which they can use to get out and into his range.
If YOU'RE the one playing like a dumbass, failing to dodge his projectiles, getting right up in his grill, shooting a rocket at him at melee range dealing splash damage to yourself and dumping all of your precious ammo into his shield doing no damage and summoning his dog, you have no right to be mad at the developers that they made an enemy that requires some goddamn skill.
Ze N00B just slipped off the tongue didn’t it
Nicholas Marashio That's the point? They want to annoy you so you play in a certain way to minimize that annoyance. Only time the Marauder really hurts the flow of combat is if you’re lacking in skill
Nicholas Marashio Nicholas Marashio That’s the point of super heavy demons. Ignore them and the fight is going to be a pain in the ass. Only time I remember the Marauder being spawned when there’s a ”million other demons” is when playing the arc master level. In the normal story you’ll never find a marauder spawned together with another super heavy or even a big amount of regular heavies
@Nicholas Marashio Ohhh. Yeah DOOM: Eternal kinda sacrifices D16's constant demon slaughter to teach you how to play the game "correctly". Kinda annoying but it is what it is
It seems like you really like writing. Lol. If that's the case you should work on your grammar. I'm not trying to be a grammar Nazi. Just giving you some constructive criticism. At least figure out when, and where to use commas. Understanding what a run-on sentence is, and how to correct them. Using a thesaurus is also hugely be helpful. Conjunctions don't work well as sentence starters either.
I just finished this game today, and tbh, I thought it was an amazing experience. I like DOOM 2016's visuals, boxart, demon designs, and overall arstyle a lot better, but this game's environments, story, and gameplay better. I changed my skin a lot, but for the most part, especially in the end game, I found myself rocking the 2016 Praetor suit, because that one's my favorite. I really enjoyed the final boss. I thought it was really satisfying to see his armor then body fall apart over time. My only complaint about the final boss was that it felt a little too long, but maybe that's just my fault. Overall, I thought it was an amazing game, and would highly recommend this, especially to FPS fans.
Especially since in order to actually do damage I was constantly relying on the super weapons and finding the ammo possessed was a chore at times
Especially since for some reason you only get 2 shots for the BFG at full ammo
What Doom Eternals boxart is way way better lol.
Whoever thinks Doom Eternal isn’t GOTY hasn’t felt the satisfaction of smashing the Marauder’s face on Nightmare.
Played Doom Eternal on Nightmare throughout the entire game without changing the difficulty. It was satisfying. :)
Holy shit yes.
I was actually pretty nervous for my first Marauder fight on Nightmare, and while it wasn’t a perfect fight, I still managed to beat his face in within 30 seconds on Nightmare.
From then on, every time I see a Marauder my mind goes “you think you’re my equal? you’re nothing but a shitty cheap knockoff”
What is GOTY
deMAXgamer Game of the year.
@@maxime2445 doom ethernal
So... DOOM Eternal is like a real-time chess game on cocaine? Fair enough
Where every time someone takes a piece, they get slapped with a raw, bloody steak.
Nah, that would be 1 minute bullet games. They are insane at high level.
Chess, but one side has only a queen that don't give a fuck about how the game is played, only that they get to rip and tear.
Precisely
But 100 times faster. And also on more cocaine.
@@LastRookie Your'e a queen, knight, bishop, and rook....with a rocket launcher
I am glad, the story is still not the focus. Imagine a story driven Doom, with forced in characters and unending dialogues. That would be horrible. Gameplay focus with more lore if you care is perfect.
I loved Doom 3, though it wasn't riddled with cutscenes.
Wish the betrayer was a bit more prevalent then being like "Hey man how you doing okay I'll use this knife okay thanks for your help bye"
And tho the story wasn't very impressive, the amount of lore and universe building is fucking huge, and I loved every second of it.
I feel bad for people who ignored the lore and story. Its fucking good.
Definitely. More games in general should follow this kind of storytelling if you ask me. It's the same way Dark Souls handles story. It's all there if you want it, but it's never the focus. Gameplay comes first and the story is up to the player to decide if they want to piece it together. Obviously some games are meant to feel cinematic like Halo or Gears of War but a lot of games could really benefit from a more Souls-like approaching to storytelling like Doom Eternal took
For me this is the best FPS I’ve ever played! Because it does what other FPS titles should be doing: JUST. GO. FUCKING. NUTS. It’s fast paced, bloody, and just gives you an adrenaline rush!
FOR IT IS HE THAT THEY FEAR, NOT MAN OR HIS ARMIES. They _fear_ the mark of the salute...
As in the salute Act Man does?
I don't get it
Big Bang Attack4561 pulp fiction reference
Tappy Toes I thought he was talking about the Ezekiel 17:25 speech in the beginning🤣🤣my bad fellas
Big Bang Attack4561 wait doom eternal is free
@@Portoman1923 how?
me problem is not with the entire story, the ending after you kill the icon of sin just felt underwhelming, you stab him with the crucible, stare at him, he falls down and then it’s over that’s it
While I agree it didn't give as much of a punch or intrigue as to what happens next in 2016, they're fairly similar endings. Boss dies, Doom Slayer leaves/teleports out somewhere.
I would have liked it if you got the chance to glory kill by blasting a BFG round through his chest, climb in and start hacking away with the crucible at its heart and climbing up his spine before cleaving through his forehead and back onto the building.
I kinda agree with you, but I think it just makes the Slayer more badass. He has killed a creature that warps realities and ends universes, and doesn't give a shit about it. He simply stabs the Icon before snapping the blade off, just like the titan in Taras Nabad. He's just so nonchalant about saving the universe, kinda like a finishing an overtime shift. You can tell he's thinking "Thank fuck that's over, I stopped caring from minute one"
He just doesn't care
@@Rippedyanu1 thats actually how i thought it would have ended or at least something like it😞
So you didn't notice "Am I... the Father?"
THE LONGER THE ICON OF SIN IS ON EARTH THE STRONGER HE BECOMES
12 seconds later
THE LONGER THE ICON OF SIN IS ON EARTH THE STRONGER HE BECOMES
Also remember the longer he stays on earth the stronger he becomes. Just wanted to say that ok. By the way the longer he stays on earth the stronger he becomes :)
@@matteoziegler7632 you kinda forgot to mention, that the longer the icon of sin is on earth, the stronger he will become.
FirstName LastName • 10 years ago No. You’re not getting it right. THE LONGER HE STAYS ON EARTH, THE STRONGER HE BECOMES
Just to be clear, the longer the Icon of Sin is present on Earth, the more powerful he becomes, right?
@@aquaticmisconception5866 well yes, but you missed the part, of where the longer the icon of sin is on earth, the stronger he becomes.
The Act Man: Trying to kill the marauder with the gatling
Pro gameplay strat tbh 🤯🤯
The sequel we’ve all been waiting for
There is no Doom 2016 sequel.
The best sequel of Doom 2016.
@@hariman7727you just watched a video about it. Well, you watched it 3 years ago.
26:20 actually no, he's not destroying the drone because that's VEGA'S and VEGA is a homie, the other drones are made by the UAC and they're the one's that's causing all this bull
Vega is the one good thing the UAC has done
Vega is not from the UAC, he is from them Maykr world.
NIKENITIUS is he now?
@@yeetusdeletus7039 He is The Father, tha AI that fathered Maykrs. Samuel Hayden is a Seraphim called Samur Maykr, he is that one priest who gave Slayer his power and ran away after stealing The Father. Pay attention to dialogue and notes throughout the game, its easy to figure out.
NIKENITIUS ohh that makes sense
What made it EVEN MORE AWESOME was how they connected the older games to this one, even D00M 64 (which I thought would be impossible)
wait, Doom three was connected? I thought Doom Slayer was in hell (where the slayer's testiment starts) during doom three, and doom 2016 was just his return to a different Earth, why it's always refered to as "your people" and also the people of Earth are refered to as just that, and I'd like to see more sides and thoughts on this.
Doom 3 was connected?!?!
Commander Rex328 wait how was Doom 3 connected did I miss some codex or something. And no the Doom 3 easter eggs don’t count its gotta be lore.
Bi0hazard Doom 3 isn’t connected, or if it is id hasn’t said that it is, maybe the upcoming DLC will connect them?
@@kevinmayfield6182 thats what im asking i looked it up and see alot of people saying that doom 3 takes place during doom 1 with the mars base being attacked too and the other doom 3 marine (who is not the slayer) is the only survivor. I cant find any source of this tho...