A simple mechanic for sure, but one that is a life-saver the deeper into the game you go, it being absolutely vital in the midst of a mob while also usable as you rain down destruction with your weaponry. One of the most interesting new additions to the DOOM Slayer’s arsenal is the Flame Belch, a shoulder-mounted flamethrower on a cooldown that makes enemies drop armour. Over the course of the first few missions, Eternal does a great job of adding more mechanics to the mayhem, so many so that it may take a little while for you to get used to all the different inputs and how best to use them, but once you do, it’s unmatched.
Things start off fairly simply, though DOOM Eternal makes a statement of intent by having the shotgun as your starting weapon - there’s no room for the simple pistol here. Eternal is The Simpsons’ Bonestorm turned into a real game, it inviting you into its Thrillhouse over and over for increasingly captivating carnage. Every single facet of the previous game’s murder has had an extra layer added to it, combos of chaos racking up as you dash and slice your way through the hordes. It’s difficult to describe just how masterful Eternal’s combat is in words, it being the most exhilarating and challenging FPS action I’ve had in some years.
He is the planet’s only hope, something that Eternal revels in proving to you with its utterly intoxicating power fantasy. DOOM Eternal doesn’t waste much time in showcasing its bigger scale, a Titan walking past you within the game’s first ten minutes and the world being in grimly eye-catching desolation. You return as the DOOM Slayer following his previous blood-soaked adventure on Mars as he looks to stop the invasion on Earth by the forces of Hell. While the 2016 iteration may have revitalised the franchise, DOOM Eternal could and should revitalise an entire genre. Within just a few missions of ripping, tearing and now also belching, I couldn’t imagine going back to id’s previous outing - Eternal had made it seem lightweight, decidedly more sluggish, and with much less versatility in violence. DOOM Eternal makes DOOM 2016 look like Chex Quest.
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