DOOM: The Dark Ages

Release the Slayer! Doom: The Dark Ages is a pedal to the metal high octane adrenaline fueled first person shooter with some of the best combat in any game I've ever played. Doom 2016 was a great first step. Eternal, for me at least, has always been a bit too experimental and hard to fully enjoy. Dark Ages though? Absolute peak! Good: Performance is absolutely stellar. On my rig, at 1440p, locked 60 FPS with nary a drop in frames even when maps have upwards of 20 or more enemies all vying for a piece of the Slayer. ID Tech is without a doubt one of the best engines in use today for FPS gameplay. Combat is nothing short of near perfect. While parrying may not be everyone's cup of tea, I never once got bored of it. The sound when you reflect a projectile off your shield, or the impact of your boots hitting the ground creating a shockwave that turns lesser demons into chunks - glorious. Weapons are also well thought out and all have their uses, from the overheating accelerator or the wrecking ball that is the chainshot, to the classic super shotty that tears through anything, it's simply sublime. Level design is fantastic. Whether it's the large open arena fights with leader demons and their minions, or side areas with minor encounters or puzzles involving the shield, it's all well thought out and never comes across as ID being lazy just to get their work done for the day. The in-game map is also extremely well designed, with easy to read layouts and clearly placed icons that are overlayed with a checkmark once you've found the item, making it easy to know where you've been, where you haven't yet, and what you may have missed. Upgrades are meaningful and worth experimenting with. While it may seem tempting to stick with one form of a weapon, switching its perks around can be useful if you're getting your tushy handed to you on the higher difficulties. The accelerator with the heatblast modification has saved my bacon more than once against some of the tougher enemy groups. Difficulty sliders for a custom experience should be the standard in every game going forward. This allows players of any skill level to get their feet wet and eventually overcome the challenges, tempting them to dive into the deep end when their skills have improved enough to warrant it. Neutral: The story is hit or miss. Entertaining, but nothing amazing. It serves the forward movement of the levels and at least shows how powerful Hell's armies are when they're at literal war. People have touched on this before, but the soundtrack is not amazing. There are some bangers here to be sure, but there are more tracks I zone out to than jam to. The ones I do really enjoy are absolutely killer though. Bad: This is fairly annoying. The collectible counter in the corner of the screen accounts for every piece of loot you can pick up in the level, but does NOT account for how many pieces of loot are in the current map, and since a number of levels have transition points with no way to return, you may miss gold or other upgrapde materials if you aren't thorough enough, and since many of these levels are very large, it can be easy to miss things and not realize it until you finish a level and it shows 99% instead of 100% all because you missed a single piece of gold. A simple solution to this would have been to have counters for map sections, rather than for the entire level. A small gripe, but there has to be something in an otherwise near perfect game. In conclusion: If you like razor sharp combat, meaningful upgrades, performance that is as smooth as a freshly lotioned lady, play this game. It is so bloody good that it just might put other FPS games to shame and show why ID Software are some of the best in the industry at what they do.

hi i love this game so much If you're holding off because it's not like Eternal or 2016, DON'T. It's a super fun middle-ground between both and it's lore (especially in the Revelations DLC) makes it ABSURDLY great for a Doom game.

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Great Doom game, the gameplay might be a little bit different from eternal however I like the parry mechanic. Please create more Doom

Игра сама по себе отличная, но Path Tracing реализован ужасно с точки зрения производительности и плавности. У меня RTX 5090 + Ryzen 9 9950X3D + 64 ГБ DDR5 + 4K/240 Гц OLED. В нативном 4K с DLAA и Path Tracing я получаю около 40–45 FPS, что само по себе ещё можно было бы принять. Но проблема в другом: игра ощущается так, будто у меня 15–20 FPS. Движение, камера и дождь идут рывками и будто в замедленном режиме. При этом с теми же настройками, но с TAA и динамическим разрешением игра работает значительно плавнее. DLSS Quality тоже работает нормально. А DLAA + Path Tracing остаётся проблемным даже при включении Multi Frame Generation 4×/6×: счётчик показывает 150–200+ FPS, но игра всё равно ощущается плохо. Для сравнения, в других играх с Path Tracing при 40–45 базовых FPS управление и frame pacing ощущаются значительно лучше, а после Frame Generation игра действительно становится плавной. RTX 5090 — самая мощная игровая видеокарта, и если даже она не может нормально обеспечить плавный нативный 4K + DLAA + Path Tracing, проблема уже не в мощности железа, а в реализации и оптимизации Path Tracing. Зачем делать режим максимальной графики, который даже топовое железо не может нормально отрабатывать в нативном 4K? Надеюсь, разработчики исправят именно производительность и frame pacing Path Tracing.

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Forces my machine into 4K, max settings, drains my power and forces a shutdown. Can't even get into settings before everything dies.