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DOOM: The Dark Ages Fixes Eternal's Melee Problem & I Couldn't Be Happier

DOOM Eternal's melee attack was somewhat controversial among players when the game first came out. It was a lot less effective than the melee attack in DOOM 2016, and in general it felt strange that ...
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Doom: The Dark Ages Needs To Fix Eternal's Biggest Gameplay Problem If It Wants To Succeed

Doom: The Dark Ages is one of the most anticipated games of 2025, coming May 15, and while I'm excited about it, I'm also a bit worried. Doom 2016 is one of the best modern shooters, and Doom Eternal ...
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Review: DOOM: The Dark Ages Builds on DOOM and DOOM Eternal

I missed the 2016 DOOM installment and, while DOOM: The Dark Ages is a prequel, it heavily relies upon knowledge of DOOM and DOOM Eternal. After all, it begins on Argent D’Nur with the Night Sentinels ...
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DOOM: The Dark Ages Players Not Happy About “Amazing” Feature Removed

Bethesda, id Software, and Xbox released DOOM: The Dark Ages this week via the PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X. And judging by its 85 on Metacritic, there is a lot to like about the new DOOM game, which is ...
Game Rant

Image Comparison Shows How Doom: The Dark Ages Graphics Improved Over Eternal

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...
IGN

Doom: The Dark Ages Owes a Lot to Eternal’s Marauder

When director Hugo Martin explained that the mantra for Doom: The Dark Ages was “stand and fight” during Xbox’s Developer Direct earlier this year, I was instantly enticed. It's an idea in direct ...
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DOOM: The Dark Ages is much easier than Eternal, here's why

TL;DR: DOOM: The Dark Ages early access introduces a parry system and shield mechanics, shifting combat from glory kills to fast-paced, strategic engagements with more enemies on-screen. This change ...
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Doom: The Dark Ages reaches major success milestone, Bethesda confirms

TL;DR: Doom: The Dark Ages surpassed 3 million players within a week, outperforming Doom Eternal's by seven times, largely due to its availability on Xbox Game Pass and Battle.net. This highlights ...
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Doom The Dark Ages isn't as good as Eternal or Doom 2016, but it doesn't matter

"You're a space marine, one of Earth's toughest, hardened in combat and trained for action. Three years ago you assaulted a superior officer for ordering his soldiers to fire upon civilians. He and ...
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One Doom: The Dark Ages' Demon is a Perfect Use of the Prequel Setting

Jake is a writer from the United Kingdom. With a focus on first-person shooters, RPGs, and achievement hunting, writing about the gaming industry comes naturally and is a real point of pride. Outside ...
GameSpot

Doom: The Dark Ages Hits 3 Million Players Right Away, And The Majority Of Them Are On Game Pass Apparently

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Bethesda has announced that Doom: The Dark Ages has become developer id Software's "biggest launch" in the company's 34-year history dating back to ...
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Doom: The Dark Ages Review

If there’s one thing that’s kept the name Doom up near the top of the list of first-person shooters, it’s how it’s always boldly reinventing being a badass, super powered, one-man army against the ...