Doom: The Dark Ages
Release Date: 2025
Action, FPP, science fiction, FPS, shooters, Game Pass, very brutal, boomer shooter, singleplayer
The sixth main installment of the popular FPS series. Doom: The Dark Ages takes us to the past, showing us the origins of the Doom Slayer. The game introduces new weapons (including a unique shield) and an option to control both a traditional mech and a dragon.
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[1:55] Doom: The Dark Ages DOOM - The Dark Ages Official Reveal Trailer - Xbox Games Showcase 2024
Doom: The Dark Ages Description
Doom: The Dark Ages is the sixth main installment of the best-selling FPS series launched in 1993, which received a kind of "soft reboot" in 2016. Like the previous parts of the series, the game was developed by id Software, whose portfolio also includes the Quake series.
Plot
Doom: The Dark Ages is a prequel to 2016's Doom and 2020's Doom Eternal. The creators take us several hundred years into the past, to a specific version of the Middle Ages, allowing us to see with our own eyes the transformation of the Doom Slayer from the last hope of humanity into a hero terrorizing the demons. As a super weapon at the service of gods and kings, the protagonist must go into battle with the forces of hell, which are launching an assault on the kingdom he protects.
Gameplay
In Doom: The Dark Ages we watch the action from a first-person perspective (FPP). The game draws heavily from the achievements of the two previous parts of the series, but also introduces a number of new elements. We explore various, albeit equally dark locations, facing hordes of demons. In addition to adversaries known to fans of the series, we also have to face previously unseen minions of hell.
We eliminate monsters by using a rich arsenal. In addition to iconic firearms such as the super shotgun, the game includes new types of weapons. Our protagonist can use a hybrid of a shield and a circular saw, which can not only defend against attacks, but also be thrown at enemies. The game also offers a powerful flail, used for close combat.
Once again, the key to success on the battlefield is to keep moving, avoid enemy attacks and weaken the attacking creatures (mainly with the use of firearms), and then finish them off up close, by performing brutal "finishers" on them.
The Doom Slayer also has powerful mechs at his disposal - a walking Atlan of impressive size, whose metal fists crush enemies. There's also a dragon we can take to the skies.
Engine
Doom: The Dark Ages runs on id Tech engine. It's an in-house technology developed by the id Software studio, which was also used in the two previous parts of the series.
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Doom Series
FPS series being one of the forerunners of the first-person shooter genre. The series was created by id Software studio and has, so to speak, three "fathers" - John Carmack, John Romero and Tom Hall. Nevertheless, over the years, teams such as Midway Games and Nerve Software have also been involved in its development. Although the series made its debut on personal computers, over time it began to make its presence increasingly clear also on consoles, as well as on mobile devices.
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Doom: The Dark Ages Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: id Software
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Age restrictions: 18+
Doom: The Dark Ages Lets Us Feel Like Leonidas of Sparta. Dark Shooter Is Set to Draw Handfuls From Classics
Doom: The Dark Ages will make us feel like Leonidas. The creative director of id Software studio, Hugo Martin, talked about what we can expect from the latest installment of the series.
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Maciej Gaffke
June 12, 2024
Doom: The Dark Ages Brings Iconic Shooter to New Setting. Release in 2025
Studio id Software graced today's Xbox Games Showcase and presented its next game. We are talking about the game Doom: The Dark Ages, which takes us to an alternate „Doom” version of the Middle Ages.
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Christian Pieniazek
June 9, 2024