Player voice · Doom: The Dark Ages
The patterns long-haul reviewers keep returning to.
What players love
The tank playstyle with shield chainsaw and demon-upgrade system is a fresh, satisfying evolution that veterans embrace.
Reviews behind this:
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"Love this game. My favorite of 2025. Smooth, balanced, robust, crunchy. An amazingly good time."
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"rundundunbudnudududnududuudd goes the sheild chainsaw = absolute cinema and demons go pop"
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"First of all comparing this game to Doom Eternal is just not fair or necessary. Nothing can match the gameplay loop of eternal. I'm kinda glad they have overhould the gameplay and it makes sense from the lore perspective. This is an awesome Doom game just don't expect Eternal 2 and you will have a g"
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What frustrates them
The slower, more methodical combat compared to Eternal's frantic pace is a common disappointment for long-time fans.
Reviews behind this:
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"Jha2 Game hatt bc 🤬"
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"buy doom and doom eternal instead of this"
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"its a good doom game i guess? its a fun shooter. it focuses a little too much on the bullet hell dodge parry stuff. and the removal of the glory kills for generic "i am zooming to you upper cutting" same animation over and over doesnt feel as fun as doom eternal or 2016. honestly the older doom game"
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Discussion threads we read
Long-form community discussion that informed the patterns above.