doom eternal review

Doom Eternal Review | Rip and tear-ific

By Michael Leri

Following up smashing success hasn’t been Doom’s strong suit. Doom 3, the long silence that followed, and the ill-fated Doom 4 are striking examples of the series being damned by its own past achievements. But the Doom Slayer kills damned things for a living and eviscerated that slump with the spectacular 2016 reboot; a surprising accomplishment that puts DOOM ETERNAL in the…

  • Extremely fast, satisfying gunplay that demands and rewards resourcefulness and aggression.
  • A steady flow of upgrades that continually ratchet up the intensity.
  • More involved level and combat design that prioritizes variety.
  • Environments have more color and go outside of the signature Doom locations.
  • Brilliant metal, rock, and electronic soundtrack that further amps up the action.
  • Unobtrusive yet interesting story that flows well and is expanded upon just enough in the optional codex.
  • Intense, inventive multiplayer that intelligently uses mechanics from the campaign in a new setting.
  • Some slight network issues.

10

Michael Leri
Michael Leri

Michael Leri is Evolve's senior gaming editor. He prides himself on playing and finishing as many video games as he can in all sorts of genres from shooters to platformers to weird indie experiments. There's always something to learn from rolling credits and that thirst for experience and knowledge is mostly what drives him. You can find him on Twitter, Backloggd, Bluesky, and Letterboxd as @OrangeFlavored.

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