Zero Punctuation: Doom

[Yahtzee Croshaw]

Doom

This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Doom.

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[OuendanCyrus]

So I only played the game on PC, but there's a "ledge grab" button for the console versions? My guy would automatically get suck towards a ledge if I'm jumping and facing in that general direction, sometimes involuntarily when I'm trying to drop down to lower levels.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

I actually kinda' want to know about James and Marjoine. I'm just picturing Romeo and Juliet in Doom, and its kinda' awesome. The people in Accounts Receivables are at war with the people in Accounts Payable, and the two new interns fall for each other...and the Doom happens.

 

[Saika Renegade]

That last joke got a good chuckle out of me.

Also glad to see that this... is it a reboot? Remake? Whatever of Doom works out generally all right. For me, being able to shotgun a demon's head into powerup confetti is usually a good sign these days.

 

[Hartland]

Ooh... I liked that last suggestion in the credits. Evil corp has stuck a generator on the wheel of rebirth, problem is someone invented immortality. Can't have that can we? Off we go to off some people and get that energy flowing again.

 

[MatParker116]

I actually kinda' want to know about James and Marjoine. I'm just picturing Romeo and Juliet in Doom, and its kinda' awesome. The people in Accounts Receivables are at war with the people in Accounts Payable, and the two new interns fall for each other...and the Doom happens.

I think I blew them up, they were turned in zombies.

 

[Frank Ocampo Gomez]

So I only played the game on PC, but there's a "ledge grab" button for the console versions?

Same here with the confusion. DoomGuy organically grabbed the ledge 95% of the time on PC, I never did anything other than press the spacebar and jump towards my intended target. Maybe he got confused as to how they actually work and kept mashing the melee button on the console, and that's why he kept falling to his doom (hurr hurr)?

If so, then perhaps that's caused by another mistrust thing, the not-so-fun platforming that has to be perfect even if it's wonky in fps. I started sweating like crazy during the Argeant Tower climbing bits, cause I still wasn't used to the idea that if I missed a jump by a small amount, DooMGuy would still pull himself up.

 

[Random Wanderer]

Also glad to see that this... is it a reboot? Remake? Whatever of Doom works out generally all right. For me, being able to shotgun a demon's head into powerup confetti is usually a good sign these days.

It's a... sequel... ish. Sort of. Kinda. I think someone elsewhere described it as "I picture one night the guys at ID were sitting around a table during a night of drinking, and one of them blearily raised his head from his drunken stupor and said "Guys... EVERYTHING'S CANON." ...and they went from there."

Really, if you care about the story the game's got a whole codex full of stuff to read to give you all the details, and if you don't you can pretty much ignore it completely and focus on blowing demons into bloody chunks.

 

[Frank Ocampo Gomez]

Also glad to see that this... is it a reboot? Remake? Whatever of Doom works out generally all right. For me, being able to shotgun a demon's head into powerup confetti is usually a good sign these days.

It's actually a sequel. Unlike Doom 3, which replaces the original events of Doom, this one is a sequel to the first two and Doom64. Apparently, after staying back in Hell in Doom64, DoomGuy proceeded to kick all the demon ass to the point where they now fear him; they had to bring an entire temple down on him to stop him, which I find hilarious. I mean, in the first game, he was this desperate lone survivor, but in this one, after kicking Hell's ass day and night for three games, it's not far-fetched that demonkind all see him as a legendary warrior.

And yes, this game was definitely fun on a bun.

 

[bladeofdarkness]

I'm confused
Is Israel known for quick passport checks ?

 

[Magtok]

So I only played the game on PC, but there's a "ledge grab" button for the console versions? My guy would automatically get suck towards a ledge if I'm jumping and facing in that general direction, sometimes involuntarily when I'm trying to drop down to lower levels.

Nope, there isn't.

 

[Weresquirrel]

Also glad to see that this... is it a reboot? Remake? Whatever of Doom works out generally all right. For me, being able to shotgun a demon's head into powerup confetti is usually a good sign these days.

It's actually a sequel. Unlike Doom 3, which replaces the original events of Doom, this one is a sequel to the first two and Doom64. Apparently, after staying back in Hell in Doom64, DoomGuy proceeded to kick all the demon ass to the point where they now fear him; they had to bring an entire temple down on him to stop him, which I find hilarious. I mean, in the first game, he was this desperate lone survivor, but in this one, after kicking Hell's ass day and night for three games, it's not far-fetched that demonkind all see him as a legendary warrior.

And yes, this game was definitely fun on a bun.

I have to admit, in the audio log describing the events where;

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The UAC expedition comes across where the Doom guy is buried, and the demons were fighting back with a desperation as yet unseen, as if to say: "Oh god no, don't wake him up again!"

That bit gave me a bit of chuckle.

 

[FPLOON]

I guess you can say that other FPSs of this year have met their doom, eh?

Other than that, it sounds like the upgrades are inadvertently trying to get DoomGuy to think of the story, which DoomGuy ain't having that shit...

 

[Flathole]

I may be the only human in existence that liked and still likes Doom3. I even bought the expansion pack. No, it wasn't "classic," but it had a good constant stream of tension running through it, and I thought the design choice to make the Flashlight so imperative to the game was brilliant.

But I went into Doom3 a "technical virgin". I had played Quake 1 and 2 single-player through and through, but no DOOM games.

I still like the running jumping rocket boosting gameplay, but sometimes slowly creeping along, trying to ambush your enemies with the optimal weapon has its merits too, you know?

 

[katsabas]

I just want to say that apparently reading the codex entries is a very good laugh. It goes on to say that the demons are scared shitless of the marine.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Always nice to see Yahtzee review a game he actually likes (points for name-dropping RE4 once more, missed the LDO last week).

 

[Madmatty]

I may be the only human in existence that liked and still likes Doom3. I even bought the expansion pack. No, it wasn't "classic," but it had a good constant stream of tension running through it, and I thought the design choice to make the Flashlight so imperative to the game was brilliant.

But I went into Doom3 a "technical virgin". I had played Quake 1 and 2 single-player through and through, but no DOOM games.

I still like the running jumping rocket boosting gameplay, but sometimes slowly creeping along, trying to ambush your enemies with the optimal weapon has its merits too, you know?

Your not alone I felt that Doom was better suited for horror also and I still think Yahtzee likes Doom 3 he just wanted an update of the originals this time I kinda prefer Doom 3 to be honest

 

[Spade Lead]

I just want to say that apparently reading the codex entries is a very good laugh. It goes on to say that the demons are scared shitless of the marine.

I have never played DOOM before, but I was really intrigued because while it wasn't perfect by any means, I did enjoy the new Duke Nukem, and thought this one looked like what that should have been. I am definitely going to pick it up now.

 

[PunkRex]

I actually looked up the Doom Marine's history after this game was released, I had no idea but turns out one of them is B.J. Blazkowics who had another recent reboot turn out surprising good.

Is he the savior the modern shooter needs, has he come to put Duke Nukem back in his coffin?

Well, he's not as charming as Cortez ever was but I'll take it.

 

[Noyemi-K]

Seems to me that drinking pussy juice would actually be a pretty manly thing to do.