Doom Eternal's gameplay is an evolution from doom 2016 that offers more depth and satisfaction, but feels less revelatory than its predecessor.
Perhaps most of its faults attributed to it are unfair - Doom 2016 was a huge surprise and it's hard to follow up such a strong first impression.
The visuals are incredible, and the music is solid, yet something about the game's presentation feels less intensely demonic. Chalk it up to the change in atmosphere, the different combat dance, or whatever you want, but despite Eternal feeling just so much better to actually play, it's a game that feels strangely unsurprising. It feels almost dirty to rank it below 2016's reboot.
Perhaps most of its faults attributed to it are unfair - Doom 2016 was a huge surprise and it's hard to follow up such a strong first impression.
The visuals are incredible, and the music is solid, yet something about the game's presentation feels less intensely demonic. Chalk it up to the change in atmosphere, the different combat dance, or whatever you want, but despite Eternal feeling just so much better to actually play, it's a game that feels strangely unsurprising. It feels almost dirty to rank it below 2016's reboot.