Doom (2016) Review

Doom (2016) returns us to the classic PC days of hunting down monsters and finding colored key cards on our ancient computers.

However, is this game merely a retread of the ultra-violence we’ve seen before? Or does it manage to bring something new to the table amid a crowded field of rival shooters?

Take a minute to grab your chainsaw and your BFG because I’m about to answer all of your questions!

Back to Basics

The first thing you’ll notice about this game is the simplicity of the name: Doom. There is no subtitle to it, and no number after the word, which may seem curious because this is the fourth proper entry in the series.

Of course, the simplicity of the name is a not-so-subtle reminder to fans that this game gets back to basics. Doom 3 was a game that divided fans because it traded many of the run-and-fun antics of earlier games for a creepy and atmospheric horror movie vibe.

Basically, if the original Doom and Doom 2 were slasher movies, Doom 3 was more of a psychological thriller. Which is cool in its own right, but fans of the classic games wanted (understandably) classic gameplay.

And this game delivers that gameplay while adding some unexpected twists!