First revealed at immediately’s Xbox Video games Showcase, id Software program’s follow-up to 2020’s Doom Everlasting can be a medieval flavored prequel referred to as Doom: The Darkish Ages. The temporary trailer confirmed off Doom Man’s new look (full with furry Sport of Thrones cape!), some gameplay snippets, and a deliberate 2025 launch window.
The large takeaway? The Doom Man (Slayer for those who choose) has a goddamn combo Captain America protect/chainsaw that he can bounce round between enemies. That is already sufficient to get me by way of the door, however id can be significantly upping its recreation on the subject of shooter ranges that seem like they need to be Metalcore album artwork, with all of the colossal fantasy spires and terrain fabricated from big demon skeletons I’ve come to count on from the collection.
The reveal was a bit much less of a shock than it would in any other case have been, with its title and normal idea having leaked virtually two weeks earlier than Microsoft’s showcase. Nonetheless, id’s Doom reboot collection has been such a winner, it is onerous to undercut the thrill of this announcement.
Doom 2016 was type of a revelation: it is simple to take the boomer shooter’s new lease on life as a right now, however the indie explosion of old skool FPSes owes quite a bit to id’s lightning-fast, acrobatic reboot of the collection that outlined the style. Doom Everlasting was a type of “larger and higher” sequels in virtually each approach, introducing new mechanics, weapons, and difficult enemies just like the notorious Marauder.
The thought of a extra medieval Doom additionally brings to thoughts one among id’s different foundational FPS franchises: Quake. Earlier than it was all Stroggification and House Marines, Quake’s look was outlined by the type of heavy metallic, battle axe, Ragnarök stylish that is now been co-opted by Dooms Everlasting and The Darkish Ages. With Doom now taking up that lane, I gotta marvel the place Quake suits into any future plans for the studio.
Regardless, extra Doom is, nicely, extra Doom, and I am unable to wait to see the place id takes this collection subsequent yr.