(Episodes 1 - 3, will revisit E4 after Doom II)

I don't think there's anything I could say about Doom that hasn't been said better by someone else, so I won't. Instead, I'll talk about the VR port by Team Beef because that's how I played it. It was also my first time playing Doom I all the way through.

The game looks surprisingly great in VR, I would have expected sprites to look jarring but it is all incredibly immersive. The environments look really cool and seeing them in this way really helps you appreciate the detail.

The controls are also incredible, very smooth and very natural for the most part. My only gripe is jump being on B, it's easy to forget but there is also isn't really a better option so it isn't major.

Really enjoyed playing it in VR and I think I'm just gonna play all of the "essential" classic FPS games this way.

I've played a bit of 2 and a lot of 3 (and unfortunately, 4), but this was my first time touching 1. Some parts aged a lot better than others. The story is engaging and the way bits are sprinkled out through books is cool, the atmosphere and music combine in a great way to be just eerie enough to keep you on edge, and the overall spookier, more horrorish vibe than the later games sets a nice tone for the game. I'm very mixed on the gameplay, the actual mechanics of it were no issue to get used to and loot and skills were pretty self-explanatory.

The more glaring issues come from the grid-based system. When levels start getting crowded, moving around and aiming gets really rough, with it feeling like you're fighting the game just to hit your target sometimes. I had a good bit of fun with it up until Hell, and Hell didn't make me hate it entirely, but I'm not particularly in a rush to return.