I’m a 40 year old gamer who has been playing DOOM since the 90s, starting with Doom II. After all these years, it’s honestly amazing that this series can still feel fresh.

First rule: don’t compare this to Doom Eternal or Doom. Each game does something different, and The Dark Ages chooses a heavier, more grounded combat style that works beautifully. The parry system sounded weird at first, but once it clicks, combat becomes incredibly satisfying, brutal, rhythmic, and empowering. The visuals are gorgeous, the art direction is wild, and the performance is impressively smooth. Optimization like this deserves praise. The new RT system is in the DNA of the engine and makes the game beautiful, even on low setting.

The soundtrack by Finishing Move Inc fits perfectly. It shouldn’t be compared to Mick Gordon. Just appreciate it on its own terms. And some tracks absolutely slap for real.
Surprisingly, the story is also strong for a DOOM title, filling gaps between previous games while making the Slayer feel more myth than man. I told a friend that even the warriors of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 don’t feel this unstoppable and wild.

I don't want to waste your time. The final point: Life as a gamer just isn’t the same without DOOM.
It’s not just a game. It’s adrenaline in its purest form. It feels old and in the same time, It's freakin' fresh!

DOOM returns not as a whisper, but as a war drum shaking the gates of Hell. The Slayer rises once more, armored like a medieval god of destruction, stepping over burning corpses and cracked skulls as if they were stepping stones. This is not just a shooter. This is domination forged in steel and fire.
Combat feels heavier, more deliberate. Every shield bash crushes bone. Every shotgun blast echoes like thunder across cursed battlegrounds. You are not running from chaos. You are the chaos. The demons do not hunt you. They pray you do not notice them.
The atmosphere bleeds brutality. Dark castles, hellish skies, ancient war machines. Everything screams power. The soundtrack pounds like a war ritual, fueling every execution with savage rhythm.
DOOM: The Dark Ages is raw, relentless, and unapologetically violent in the best possible way. It evolves the formula without losing its soul.
In the end, this is DOOM at its most mythic.
And yes… it is worth every single penny.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good (recent part were better)
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☑ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☑ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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