You may think of Doom as the ultimate mindless shooter, but the truth is, the game has deep lore that I don’t necessarily recommend trying to get into, because it can end up hurting your head. Through seven main games (with their corresponding DLCs), the work of John Carmack and John Romero has evolved to unimaginable limits. And now it takes us to the most surprising place where you’ve never killed demons before: the Middle Ages.
Listen to the doom, doom, doom of my heart
There had been rumors for some time about the existence of ‘Doom: The Dark Ages’. And when there’s smoke, you know there’s fire, or in the case of ‘Doom’, blood. A lot of blood. In this Doom, we’ll see the beginnings of the Doom Slayer, back in the year 2025. The game will be released not only on Xbox Series X (with Game Pass), but also on PS5 and PC. We’ll all be killing demons.
As you can imagine, the trailer offers exactly what you’d expect. Shootings, extreme precision, blood, and apparently the ability to ride dragons, which, whether you like it or not, is always a bonus. Obviously, the people behind the thrills will once again be id Software, who already revolutionized the saga with ‘Doom Eternal’ and the DLCs that expanded the story even more.
Some fans are already putting on bandages before any wound has occurred, just in case the studio’s new adventure is not as glorious as the previous ones (particularly the 2016 ‘Doom’); there’s been criticism on the graphics and an alleged lack of imagination in the weaponry. Honestly, this new ‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ promises pure and unrestrained fun. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.
