Oversaturation makes standing out harder than ever before. The difference in what was expected from a game then VS what one 'needs' now is vast. I don't think they'll have the power that Classic Doom had and has - that's basically impossible to attain because the age they come from was so primitive, relatively speaking. Even as a person distant from modern stuff, there's definitely some fun to be had there. If I take the word on the street at face value, the new Dooms stand so far apart from their peers solely due to not being slow military shooters, and that speaks pretty poorly on behalf of the genre.īeing two of the only modern games I've put any time into at all, I'd say they are most certainly 'pretty darn good' games and the amount of effort put into them is apparent. Nowdays there are a million and one 'reasonably enjoyable games with nice looking graphics and large worlds to explore' (well, that's what I've been lead to believe anyway and what the current gaming market suggests, none of them interest me personally). Back then, there was really nothing like Doom, Wolf3D being the closest but still being clearly inferior (in technical terms, not trying to shit on Wolf3D). It's hard to say because the environment is so different now. I have my own opinion, but I'm more interested in hearing yours. Would 2016 and Eternal stand on their own or be forgotten within 15 months of product cycle, lost to memory as another 'me too?' Without leaning upon a name that carries the weight of nostalgia, a preexisting fan base and corresponding legitimacy, would these games create their own lasting legacy? Doom was the first to the table in helping bring a new genre (although not necessarily creating it, as some may intimate) to the forefront of public attention, and that was a contributing factor in its legendary status. Although they borrow heavily from our beloved 90s era Doom, a great deal of their features, approaches to gameplay, etcetera, are unique. Imagine for a moment, that Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal existed somehow, in a vacuum and within their own context, outside of classic Doom. Having played it, and 2016 as well, I never considered this until recently. This question has been on my mind since the release of Doom Eternal.

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