It’s basically Doom 2016 cranked up to 11. Rip and tear, take what you want, ever forward. If you need ammo, you pull out your chainsaw. If you need health, you damage an enemy until they’re opened up for a Glory Kill - an instant melee finisher that punches heads through necks, or uses wrist-mounted blades to sever limbs. If you need armour, you use the new shoulder-mounted flamethrower to set an enemy alight. You see, combat is exactly like that control room scene: Doomslayer takes what he wants. Id Software is just aiming for a unifying experience in both cutscenes - some of which now briefly play from third-person - and combat.

The little character flourishes won’t get in the way of this - Doom Eternal is as single-minded as ever. This is where my hands-on demo begins: with him ripping the card from a scientist’s neck, scanning it, and stealing a gun from a nervous security guard.Īfter this, we’re straight into combat across Phobos, battling the hordes of hell with a range of over-the-top weaponry. In the Doom Eternal reveal trailer, we see him walk through a control room full of terrified humans, each of them visibly recoiling at his presence. Doomslayer has been transformed from a generic grunt to a mythical figure, but he’d still rather talk with his hands. I recently wrote an article about how Doom 2016’s lore enhanced the experience. Doom developer id Software might seem like it’s doubling down on story and character for Doom Eternal, but slick, violent combat still takes center stage.

Doom 2019 rip and tear