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Doom

2016

The most fun I've had with a video game in a while. Incredible high-pace action, shooting and moving around feels satisfying and performing those sweet sweet glory kills. The game was so fun, I actually thought it was short and wanted more, even though it ran for like, 8+ hours. But, there are loads of extras. You can play classic maps, that are modeled like classic Doom (1993) levels, with modern gameplay. You can revisit old levels to do challenges or find secrets you missed. You can new game+ and upgrade Doom Slayer to the max and so on.

Also, this game made me realise that maybe I'm underestimating my new laptop. I thought this game was a benchmark for good PCs, I mean, I already know that I can run A Hat in Time or Slime Rancher on highest settings with great performance, but I thought Doom (2016) would be quite intensive. But it ran smoothly. Or maybe the game is not as intensive as I thought, I dunno. In any case, the graphics are great. And the music... well, y'know the deal. It's intense during combat and makes you feel like a badass.

The game is not perfect of course, there were a few times, where an enemy would just stand still and not do much. There were also a couple of instances where I had to search for the last enemy to end the combat encounter, in big arenas, on top of occasionally faulty AI. There was also one time, where I performed a glory kill and clipped out of bounds, and died. Thankfully, it seems it's very rare to encounter casually, and it does make for a neat speedrun trick. But otherwise, I didn't notice many technical faults.

Overall, the game is pure fun, a high recommendation for First Person Shooter fans.