Hello Wondering Traveler and welcome to the review of Doom! Okay, When I started playing the Beta, I was afraid something might be bad. The guns, the power-ups, anything that would not be useful at all and poorly executed. Well, like always, I was proven wrong!
Although, the Beta was just a Multiplayer Beta, the game was fun. I had my moments of victory and moments of amateur deaths. The multiplayer modes kind of felt like a Halo match, but I really didn't feel it until the King of the Hill game mode. What I can say to sum up the multiplayer is that it's Halo on Steroids.
Like everyone has said, it relies you to be as fast as you can. No time for cover and no time to reload! I love that. I wanted to see that after playing Doom 3 again. And the weapons are so tactical. It makes you use them so strategically, to the point those two weapons you were training with, just became you favorites. And the new grenades you get are just so smart! The regular frag grenade is kind of a let down, but classic, but the Teleporter and the... Ummm... Demon Vine? I don't know what it's called, but it's an areal bomb that covers an entire section of one area to rat someone out from escape! I love it!
And as always, there is some haters out there. Not saying it's bad to hate tha game, it's your opinion, but it's just a stupid one, if you think of it. People have said that the Multiplayer modes are too much of the same to the original game's arena and that they missed a good opportunity to make things original for themselves. I would have to say that's Bull ***! I've been wanting to see a new and greater Quake arena for a long time, and I finally can see that after 7 years. I was like 9 then!
The one thing I didn't like was the character creation. I know it was a Beta, but it felt so limited to me. I was already a level 27, so I get a few new pieces of gear and some new taunts, but it all felt so underwhelming. I hope to see something more than that when the full game releases.
Well, these are my words! My rating will be honest, for the multiplayer showcase, I give it a 9/10 for giving me what I wanted for years and a 9.5/10 for giving us what could come. What did you think it? Did you even play it? And did you pre-order it? Well, you can tell if you want, but 'til next time...
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