You can chop both demon's arms and they will stare at you until death, 10/10 game

Another entry, another twist on the formula, another banger. They simply never miss.
The new engine is stunning and as always runs like butter, assuming you have the hardware to support it.
The OST is still fire, just not as memorable as Mick's work. If only Stratton didn't act like a corpo scumbag...
Anyways, for some reason it's very low in the mix, if you wanna enjoy it turn down everything else 30%.
Difficulty-wise it's on the easier side compared to Eternal, but there are sliders to make it as unfair as you wish.
I would suggest playing through it at least on UV, but the real fun is Nightmare 150% game speed.

Can we have a Quake reboot next, pretty please?

I am sorry, but I have to give this a negative review, simply because it is really not living up to what made Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal great.
Don't get me wrong, the gameplay was fun enough for me to complete the Campaign, but it all came with a pretty bitter taste.

The Story shifted from having a few characters to an entire Gears of War Squad serving a Power-Metal looking King.
It was really annoying having voices in your head, constantly giving you orders. Honestly, in some Missions I felt more like I was playing Call of Duty with all the orders I've been giving.

The Dark Ages tries to built upon what made the other Doom Games great, but they do it in a way that kinda destroys the entire vibe. Like overusing certain tropes because people really loved them in the other games.
A slight spoiler but there is a part that earns you the achievement "Too Angry to Die" - while it was most certainly pretty ridiculous, it left me with a "meh" feeling.

A lot of other things didnt really make sense, but I am also aware that I shouldnt expect the most coherent story with a Doom Game.

As I've mentioned it before, the core of the game, the gameplay is good enough.
For some reasons, you weight like 100 tons which you can feel with every step and jump you take.
You are literally a walking Tank in this game.
With shield charges and constant sprinting, the gameplay is still relatively fast, although it doesn't really reach Doom Eternals vibes.
It kinda eludes my why the "Doomslayer" has to hide behind a shield, though.

While all the Weapons mostly feel alright, you dont really need anything else than both your normal shotgun and your super shotgun. You kinda have to force yourself to switch to other weapons to make the game feel less repetitive.
That is because your main focus lies on parrying attacks.

At some point, the only thing you have to focus on in the game is a rythm of parry-shoot-parry-shoot, which hilariously left me in a dazed state after playing for a longer period of time. I guess that's what you call mind-numbingly repetitive.
Pretty weird, I can't really say that I've experienced that before.


To sum my thoughts up:
I do believe people will still be able to enjoy the game, but it is defnitely a downgrade when you compare it to previous titles.
The Story and setting feel a lot like someone whos a Doom Fan got to direct it, instead of someone who understands what made the previous 2 titles great.
Since I dont like the direction this game took, I have to give it a negative review.

Also: The pricetag of 80€ is ridiculously high and is pretty much adding insult to injury.
Pick it up for less and you're good to go