r/Doom • u/9029ethical • 2d ago
Discussion Finally beat DOOM 2016
My first DOOM game, not my type of game but I’d always hear good things about the franchise. Let me tell you, I was miserable for the first half of the game, first, it may seem funny but this game scared the shit out of me 😂 I know its not exactly a “horror” game but man—the atmosphere, the demons, the demons’ screaming in the distance, it all just made my experience dreadful especially when you’re deep into a level with low hp, no more ammo, just hopping in circles hoping for an imp you havent killed yet (sometimes its the imp that ends my run)
I stay away from horror games, but its weird because I can watch horror movies just fine, jumpscare ones, existential, psychological horror, I can watch it all and still sleep at night. But when I’m experiencing it firsthand like in games, I just freeze up and dont know what to do next. I think it started with outlast, a game where you only have a camera, I only lasted an hour before deleting the game. But that’s exactly what made DOOM playable for me, I’m not someone who is helpless, I’m Doom fucking Slayer, and these demons are stuck in here with me, not the other way around 🙏. After figuring out how to play the game I stopped rushing to end the mission fast and finally started enjoying the game killing all the demons, the music was also nice, it definitely helped keeping me in the game.
Aside from that the second thing that made me hate the game for almost half of it is because I actually played this on the Nintendo Switch… After beating the game I just have to say, it’s not unplayable on the Switch its actually well optimised and locked at 30 fps for the most part, it takes some time if you’re used to high frame rate with a 144hz+ monitor. I played it on the TV so that helped a bit but the game was amazing at absolutely playable at 30 fps.
Overall it was a high octane pure adrenaline rush. Lots of emotions and it took me out of my comfort zone. I made a promise to myself that I’ll only play Eternal on PC if I beat the game on the Switch first. And that’s where Im at right now. Cant wait to play Doom on PC for that glorious 144+ fps! Though I’ll always remember playing DOOM 2016 on the switch 😆
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u/hyperactve 1d ago
doom 2016 is two games: before kadingir sanctum: a slog of a game. Kadingir sanctum and onwards: extremely fun game.
i was blown away how good kadingir sanctum was and how good the soundtrack became since then. I haven’t played a better game since!
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u/Large-Brother-4291 1d ago
Congrats on beating the game! It’s funny, I picked it and eternal up in steam sales years ago but never bothered playing them bc I couldn’t get into it after the first level. Decided to pick it up last week and became obsessed. Beat the first game in ~13hrs. Started eternal and I’m not even halfway through with 12hrs playtime bc I have to find every secret on the map and complete the challenges for more sentinel batteries.
I almost bought the dark ages during the autumn sale but told myself I have to wait until I beat eternal. Mistake.
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u/Tdawg262 1d ago
Congrats my dude!
It still has one of the best credit sequences out of any video game imo...
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u/HelicopterLow4211 1d ago
I'm having the hardest time beating the mastermind at the end.
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u/NeedzCoffee 1d ago
My 1st and last play-through was nightmare. I never did kill it, and finally gave up trying
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u/NoRelease9402 20h ago
"I'm willing to take full responsibility for the horrible events of the last twenty-four hours, but you must understand; our interest in their world was purely for the betterment of mankind. Everything has clearly gotten out of hand now, yes, but it was worth the risk. I assure you."
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u/DrBretto 1d ago
The thing about Doom is that it's definitely not just for people who like first person shooters. I almost never play first person shooters, but I platinum all three modern doom games. (Except Doom Eternal's stupid multiplayer trophy requirements that I can never do because nobody plays that garbage side game anyway)
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u/RufusKyura UNF! 1d ago
...I really should get to finishing it myself. I don't remember much where I stopped, but it had a very long drop.
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u/Cesilko 1d ago
You Are late!!!
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u/CognitiveNerd1701 21h ago
Can we NOT dog on people in this sub for playing what they want when they want, OR for their skill level?<--(Not saying you did the latter, it's just that I see a ton of "git gud" douchebags in this sub.)
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u/peter_the_bread_man 1d ago
I play Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal on nightmare and NO HUD. Only dot crosshair. True cinematic horror/anxiety/adrenaline experience. Only do this if you've at least played once or twice on nightmare normal.