Thats what i love so much about ID. They say "Oh, you dont like this new thing i added? Alright, then i'll add more of it to drive your bitch ass away from my game"
Glad to see a console player's perspective on this! Especially with the emphasis on precision with the Blood maykrs, turrets and cube boss; nice work man! :)
@@masterdeity3400 ive never seen someone complain about using the controller. Im not saying it doesnt happen, but why buy a game on console and then bitch about it being on console? -a controller user
@@cynicalgold9992 That’s not what I meant. I mean, pc players all around just saying the game should’ve never come to console is solely meant for pc. Most console users aren’t complaining that it’s on console, it’s the pc players who are. Stuff like “imagine playing an FPS on console,” and what not.
@@masterdeity3400 ah, i see. Yea, ive seen a bit of that. Pretty dumb if you ask me. We all just wanna rip and tear, why keep it to one specific group of people
@@cynicalgold9992 It’s frustrating, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter. Doom is on console and pc and will stay on console and pc. Both groups can enjoy ripping and tearing and their hearts content.
I’m not very experienced in shooters. Doom 2016 was my first FPS, I did it on easy. After that I did Eternal on too young and hurt me plenty on the second playthrough. I’m in the third level of Ancient Gods on hurt me plenty now and it’s so so hard I just can’t. It’s very satisfying to finally git gud and push through, but it really really hurts. This is a love-hate relationship for sure. Always loved marauders though. I’m struggling on possessed+normal cyberdemon a lot more.
Ok talking about the mick Gordon scandal people were outraged to hear that they didn’t let him finish mixing the song but there was a due date and I’m sure they wanted to extend that but they couldn’t because it’s a due date
I think the platforming is really good in the dlc. Much better flow on average. Platforming was just really hit or miss in the main game, some levels like SGN was good with it when others like Urdak, DHB, were pretty meh.
i think mostly cause of how he differs to other enemies. Like he is an enemy where you have to play the patient game instead of shredding around and all that. He isnt insanely difficult as reviewers said but i do agree that he is kind of a pace breaker. Still i didnt mind it that much
everything about this dlc is just a middle finger to non doom fans 1. after the 2nd big battle instantly a marauder later double marauder alot more platforming not just more annoying tantacles but 2 giant ones also spirits to make u not use the ballista a buffed marauder in the 2nd lvl which u HAVE to kill while buffed. they just hate game journalist and it makes me happy id is one of the best dev team ive ever seen and i respect them really much (even tho they lost some of that respect when they removed the doog easter egg)
id: Oh, you hate tentacles? Here's a giant one. id: Oh, you hate Whiplashes? Well, they're invisible now. id: Oh, you hate marauders? Get two at once, and a buffed one. id: Oh, you hate enemies you can't just spam to death? Have some turrets and invincible Maykr drones.
@@DropkickNation It's funny because by this point in time most people got good at the game, which made them realize how ridiculous those complaints sounded at the beginning. And for those who didn't, well, "I'm Too Young to Die" difficulty level still exists.
@@DropkickNation I love the marauder, because it makes you think and forces you to use different strategy, there are so many ways to deal with them and the entire process of discovery, is what kept me going. Also why not have a game for specific group of gamers, why everything have to be inclusive these days ?
@@DropkickNation Then you clearly haven't figured out how he works. He is a fake pressure piece on the board, clear out the other demons, you can easily avoid him and keep at arms length. Clear the other demons and then focus on him, alone he can not do much. He is just a traffic light man afterall.
@@DropkickNation You are faster than him, he is quite slow going through obstacles and elevation. His long range attack is easily dodged, dog is only summoned when he is blocking projectiles with his shield, you can go an entire fight with him, not summoning the dog once. We are probably playing a different game, I can completely ignore him for minutes if I want to, just keeping an eye where he is and just run around the arena, killing other demons that are the true source of dps againts you, once all other threats are gone, deal with him. Grenades, remote detonation mod, sticky nades even the bfg can be used for distraction to open him up if you are bored waiting for his eye flash. Thats it. Seriously Archviles are more dangerous than him.
@@DropkickNation I played on Ultraviolence, and suffered no deaths against the double marauders (and the massive wave of demons the room threw at me after I killed them) or the buffed marauder. It's just a matter of spatial awareness, trigger discipline, and knowing when to keep your distance and hunt for -walking resource packs- zombies. And proper Ballista-SSG quick-switching. But I guess that's just a bit too much for some people.
I absolutely love every thing about this DLC. Disagree about the final boss though. I feel the last wave stepped a bit into annoying to beat rather than satisfying to beat.
@@Xeotroid I managed to finish the dlc fully on nightmare on my first playthrough but the final phase of the boss fight made me turn the sentinel armor on which made me feel like cheating unfortunately. If I wasn't a controller player I'd probably overcome it without the armor but I still had fun nonetheless
Well my strategy on nightmare difficulty was to leave 2 bfg shots till the end, blast 2 on the pain elemental, he will be very low after it, then unload the rocket ammo on the dread knight, obviously there's the risk of the blood makyrs screwing you over or another pain elemental spawning if u couldn't get rid of the dread knight quickly, I guess there's some rng to it but I found it to be the quickest way to get rid of one and have some breathing room.
@@BungalooEi2e Dread knight is a surprisingly easy target to put down if posessed. Just hit him with the micro missiles after killing a zombie preferrably to get the damage boost (seriously the DPS the mod cranks out is insane)
I loved this DLC, it's a shame seeing it get some negative reviews because people refuse to learn the Doom dance and then complain about ammo and difficulty lol
Is it!? I don't like to look at reviews to keep myself objective. I guess I remember hearing some complaints about the difficulty when it first came out. You're right though, once you embrace the game's mechanics you realize the difficulty is actually pretty fair... punishing yes, but fair.
@@KIRKCOLLECTS idk i cant tell if im good or the game just easy but i feel like the base game is harder having my entire equip made it a breeze for me. i did 2 nightmare runs on day 1 and then i did my first and also succesful ultra nightmare run it technicly wasnt the release date anymore but i finished the ultra nightmare i think about 10 hrs after release. so im not sure why ppl complain about the difficulty if a nobody can do it 10 hrs after release it cant be that hard
@@mariozunder3435 First of all, you are good, very good. Second, I think a lot of gamers aren't used to having a lot of resistance in their games. I think difficulty (good difficulty) is an acquired taste for a lot of gamers. Personally I didn't get a taste for challenge until I got into the Souls series .
The only bit of doom eternal i really struggled with was the boses I could beat ulmost every encounter on nightmare on my 3 or 5 atemt but the boses tock me 30 to 50 atemts
I did my first run of 2016 on Ultra-Violence and it had me but I managed. But on eternal I started on nightmare and boy oh boy did it give me a run for my money. I died a lot on 1 part but i managed but sadly i had to change the difficulty to Ultra-Violence when I got to the first Unmayker key battle. I just could not do it. after I changed to Ultra-Violence it wasn't easy but I did it on the first try. I still haven't finished it yet ( work and other stuff ) but the game is great and it isn't just a walk in the park and I love it for that.
DLC in other games: We will assume you are new to the game so we have reduced the difficulty to none existant but you have everything DLC in Doom Eternal: We assume you have played the game so this is an extension of the main game.
@@hydroshock1853 The problem is I never played those games, nor am I able ot get far in Witcher 3 due to equipment breaking very early and I have no funds to repair it, or some secret game mechanic I am unfamiliar with.
@@Tucher97 Equipment is still very much usable when broken, it just does less damage. There are some repair kits to find, and monster contracts usually pay well.
Game is hard, but makes you a better player in the end. If you beat it on Nightmare, I assure you that any difficulty lower is actually boring because it's too easy.
Since I passed the main campaign in ultraviolence I thought "I'll go for nightmare the first time with the dlc" Boy do I regret making that decision lol I skill haven't finished yet, but I won't reduce the difficulty, I really wanna finish it on nightmare
@@onnol917 hell yeah bro I finished it a few days ago, and that was definitely one of the hardest parts of the entire DLC It was fun af tho, can't wait til part 2 comes out
I did main campaign on ultra violence. One of the battles (the spirited baron one)in the blood marshes though beat me and I dropped the difficulty out of frustration. Props to anyone who did this madness on nightmare.
I personally didn’t enjoy fighting the Blood Maykrs very much, and in general the Holt was far more sadistic than I expected. In my opinion, the entire DLC is a step up from every single level in the campaign, but the Blood Swamps were just masterful. The gimmicky mechanics like the wolf section, the cube fight, the giant tentacles, they were all fantastically fun. And the Spirits were too! Even the music is by far the best in the DLC.
Yeah the wolf section was a trip. The image of demons emerging from the mists gave me chills. The cube fight too was pretty nuts too, I wouldn't mind seeing something like that return in Part 2.
Blood Maykers seem to have a bit bloathed kit. They can do without the invincibility or the slowdown. They are currently balanced by being slow themselves, which isn't fun at all. At one point on final boss i simply started ignoring them.
@@KosmataBradva they’re not that hard to deal with but sometimes they just decide never to bring their shields down. I feel like the shields should only offer some damage resistance and still let you try to headshot them.
The game is crushingly difficult for me. After I beat the game I didn't feel rewarded or satisfied but rather "thank **** that's over and done with". The sky bridge section in The Holt was where I got stuck constantly and decided to just lower to easiest difficulty because at that point I just wanted it over and done with.
Yeah, beating the campaign on UV was like “Meh. Not bad, but not that hard either.” Beating TAG on UV was like “You did it. You crazy son of a bitch, you did it.”
ANCIENT GODS PART 2 REVIEW: th-cam.com/video/AjaccUa85Gc/w-d-xo.html Hey everybody! I hope all of you are enjoying these last few days of Spooktober and of course staying safe and healthy. The Ancient Gods whooped my ass pretty good. My neighbors probably hate me for how much I was yelling and swearing at my TV. But man was it a blast to play, a next level challenge for this series. I hope you all get a chance to play it, its the right amount of Demon carnage for Halloween. If you're already playing be sure to let me know your thoughts on it in the comments and if you have reccomendations for games you'd like to see me cover I'm all ears! Timecodes if you need them: 00:53 - Doom Eternal Ancient Gods Soundtrack, Andrew Hulshult + David Levy 2:33 - Doom Eternal ancient gods gameplay - general info 3:34 - Atlantica - turrets 5:24 - The Blood Swamps - Spirits 7:38 - The Holt - Blood Maykrs 9:49 - Doom Eternal The Ancient Gods Conclusion
Yeah shield guys were kind of a nightmare in this. That one section at the end of The Hold where they spawn dozens of them definitely tried my patience.
I didn't even think about it but youre totally right about the Ghost Busters thing. Hugo Martin is such a 1990-2000s media nerd that its almost guaranteed that he was referencing ghost busters.
As a massive Doom fan from a very young age, Doom Eternal is utterly awesome and epic, just like it's predecessor and all the Doom games, I have to say Eternal is my absolute top game this year and Ancient Gods is the best DLC I've ever played!
ID and Bethesda when regarding Doom are like Wrath from Darksiders 3. The harder you fight, the stronger he gets. The harder you complain about something, the more of it they add. You hate Marauders? Alright, sure. Here, have two Marauders at the same time, oh and with a buffed one too. You dislike Barons? Here, have 3 or more each fight, usually with one that cant be stunned and runs faster than you and your little Overdrive mod ever could. You hate Archviles? Here, have fucking 2 of them in a cramped arena along with like 5 spirit boosted Arachnotrons.
Definitely an underrated weapon! Good for tickling hell knights to trigger a stagger and the shield lets you get up close to blood punch a Cyber-mancubus
Yeah I got a habit of favoring the chaingun and super shotgun, although I found myself using the Ballista a lot more in this DLC. Also chaingun makes for more exciting footage IMP.
@@KIRKCOLLECTS also since you are planning on replaying this, keep in mind that possesed demons take less damage from plasma weapons (balista, plasma rifle) i beat the dlc on UN already and i had to master the dlc on nightmare first Edit: i watched your boomer shooter video and it was amazing too
Quick correction: the desperate punch support rune takes effect when your health bar is under 75, Not 75%. Great review though, very well described and not as criticizing as most game journalists.
The difficulty curve was very high, especially since I was out of practice by now. Muscle memory kicked in and I can still say it's super brutal. Nightmare or even UV is pretty damn sick. The last phase of the final boss seemed easy but throw in the new blood makyr and have them constantly spawn and it's just a doozy. Possessed pain elementals and dread knight are nuts. The microwave beam is useful in stunning possessed enemies if you can get that going. Good for breathers and getting armor/health
My hope is that for DLC part 2 we get a couple of main tracks by Mick and rest all by Andrew & co. By this everybody has enough time to create their master pieces
Hey dude just wanted to say that your reviews are very high quality. Great mix of criticism, personal impressions, and humor, and the editing is seamless and always relevant to what you're saying. Cheers!
7:21 don’t forget the possessed marauder in the second slayer gate guarded by infinitely spawning carcasses they added. It took me 5 whole days to clear that gate on nightmare mode.
Jesus christ, in the secound level a buff totem appeared and the only way to kill it was to 1v1 and kill a buffed marauder In the best way Fuck this DLC it's too good
Finished my Ultra Nightmare run on console yesterday, got my ass beat in 20 different ways. I have to say, it was the best and worst experience I ever had. Especially on console, on PC it's no so bad, but damn the limited options on a contoller makes it 10 times harder. Beating UN in the base game felt great, but holy damn if I look back at it, UN in the base game felt like Rookie mode compared to this. You just know something's wrong when the double Marauder fight was one of the easiest in the entire DLC. The only thing I disliked about the DLC was the final boss. Fuck those respawning Blood Maykrs and fuck those eyes. I also never thought a possesed Pain Elemental would be such a pain in the ass. The arenas were simply to small for the amount of enemies thrown at you. I really hope they'll balance it in the second part. Still, I really love how they basically told the critics to fuck right off, I'm so glad they didn't listen to them. For the music, it was OK, sure it wasn't on Gordon's level, but I didn't expect that. It could have been a little louder, but all in all it's pretty good. For the skin you'll get, hot damn that gold skin looks 🔥 AF, but I don't know if it's enough to justify the pain you go through. Long story short, I never want to play UN in this DLC ever again, I'm so glad I'm done with it.
This DLC actually cracked into just too much for me. I beat the main game on Nightmare with a good challenge, but I ended up seriously frustrated and upset at most of the DLC. It's certainly not bad, but it's just so much and I ended up turning down the difficulty at the end because I just wanted to finish it. Very good design though, and a good DLC, just too much for me lol
I know the feeling bro. I am too hard on myself with everything in life so I didn’t let myself change difficulty but I was raging so damn hard in that first level until I got the constant 360 scanning and moving it requires figured out. It took me like 2 or 3 hours to beat that first level.
The only opinion that I disagreed with in this video is the story part. I found the story pretty easy to follow and under stand but to be fair I am a lore junkie for this game so I can understand why its harder for people who aren't as much into the lore to understand. quick edit: I would like to say after watching this video you deserve my sub with such good content for a relatively small channel.
Hey maybe so more doom stuff?? You got more views in 11 hours than some have in months, still make content you love but id love to hear more of your take on Doom!
Yeah something magical happened with the algorithm tonight for sure! lol Definitely more Doom content in the future! But the the channel's focus will be on FPS and shooter games.
iD Software is the best. They know exactly wtf they are doing! I'm so glad I grew up on the 90's on Wolfenstein 3D, the original DOOM games, the Quake games, etc. Also the Duke Nukem games, Half Life, Unreal, you get the picture. DOOM Eternal is definitely one of the best, if not the best game iD has ever made. Hell, it might be the most fun I've ever had with a game, and that's saying a lot. I know the original DOOM games have a ton of mods and are still highly influential and relevant today, but iD knocked it out of the park with DOOM Eternal. I just love it so much!
I've just started playing eternal a month ago, beat the main campaign, doing the ancient gods now, and it is thoroughly kicking my ass in the best possible way.
Wait wait wait, you only have 1k subs? I thought you had more by the amount of quality in these videos! You doing a good job and i hope you get more successful!
id say its worth mentioning that if you buy the DLC with the season pass that includes the next part of the DLC as a preorder and its like what a few dollars more expensive?
Maybe im crazy but i just felt like the enemies felt more aggressive. Doom hunters I usually take out like nothing but they seemed to attack more ferociously.
I am a huge metal fan and I really gotta say they totally knocked the soundtrack out of the park , Mick was great but I really feel like people are underestimating the new composers , its on the same level of mick but in a different way imo , it hits HARDD sometimes , they did a fantastic job and I can't wait for more from them .
Hey guys, I absolutely love this game. However I feel like the platforming and puzzles gets in the way of being able to load in and decimate waves of enemies mindlessly while simultaneously and unconsciously honing your combat skills and precision aim. Without the platforming I give the game a 10/10, but my honest review is 8.5. 100% worth the money and play throughs.
Playing on Nintendo Switch, interested in playing Ancient Gods pt 1 because they've just released it for Nintendo. Picked it up a year after release, played through 2016 and Eternal both nightmare on Nintendo. Doom Eternal was life changing, just beat it on nightmare TODAY. Been playing the series since 1996. Still playing today. Very interested in the DLC campaigns.
Awesome video, my guy! Really enjoyed it and I just gotta say, goddamn, I have no idea how you managed to beat this on a console. I must have died 30+ times playing this on Nightmare difficulty on PC. I LOVED the DLC's gameplay, but the music is truly a super disappointing dreary forgettable metal slog. And before any of you perpetually pubescent twats get triggered, I'll remind you that you're battling cybernetically enhanced (synths) demons from hell (metal). But yeah, I too hope that id Software and Gordon patch things up for the 3rd game in this reboot. As for the platforming, you gotta take into consideration that the arenas are loaded with platforming elements like jump pads and monkey bars, so essentially, the platforming sections also work to make you better in arena fights.
1:59 Aaaand you showed one of the most hated by me songs, that I was hearing in first level over and over again and it just maked me angry about repeating guitar string. There are some more songs that I dislike, like Last boss song or non fight blood swamps but some are good, especially two from the Trailers ancient gods. 10:52 Thehe already did Ultra Nightamre ^^
@@MaximG. Well shit lol Yeah the Blood Swamps tracks were the highlights. I dug the Holt music too though, some hints of Mick's themes mixed in there was nice to hear.
Well, I guess I'm in the minority but Doom Eternal is a disappointment to me. The platforming is annoying and unnecessary. I hate those parts where you can't even see where you have to jump next until you are on the next platform that falls before you can even take a look around. Combat wise, Doom 2016 made me feel like a powerful god-like demon slayer, like the doom slayer. Eternal makes me feel like a puny weakling. Secrets are way too hidden. I don't want to wander around for like half an hour or look up a guide on youtube after clearing every level. And lastly, the storytelling is just bad. I loved in 2016 that when you found a book or scroll or whatever a deep demon voice narrated it in awe of your might. In eternal, you have to go to the menu and just read it to yourself which just like the frustrating platforming, the running around to try to find the secret loot breaks up what doom should really be about. Annihilating demons. So far I've only played a little over 10 hours of eternal and I'm yet to find one of those runes that let you just jump from demon to demon and rip and tear. In doom 2016 those were the funnest and most memorable parts for me.
Luckily i beat a masterlevel on nightmare a couple days before the DLC dropped. Still went down to UV and well holy shit if the thing didnt keep me on my toes (even if i only died like twice. Once not far from the start and second at the boss fight, though it was technically just using an extra life)
Pretty good review. Hope you make another video for dlc part 2 in the future. The only thing i didn't like from this dlc was the fog and the music, turn only ambient type of music after first level.
I am not the biggest fan of the spirits but their backstory is super cool.they are literally the sumeners from doom 2016.their whole species were wiped out in that game because of doomguy and that fact is awsome
I can’t decide what level was harder blood swamps or the holt Cause those two arenas before the boss were some of the hardest encounters I’ve ever beat and the final boss isn’t that bad, also there’s that one marauder fight too ..hmm Then again there’s the final boss and the two tyrants and doom hunter fight I think there plenty of hard arenas in this level but did not quite get to the difficulty of those last two arenas in the blood swamps but if they added one more round of super heavy’s it would of been on par I am just not sure what I would quantify as a harder level, but I guess it really depends on what you look at
I know you're using a controller, but you can still do weapon swap combos for increased damage. SSG-ballista, precision bolt-ssg, precision bolt-rockets, etc. You can even pre-hold the mod to shoot as fast as possible, check out some 100% runs and you'll gain some new weapon combo ideas. An even better alternative, play with mouse and keyboard :) Also don't forget to mix in frag to falter enemies in your combos, I did see you using blood punch to kill frozen cyber mancubus which was good.
I love how they take everything people have complained about and cranked it up to 100
Everything the journalists complained about* their opinions shouldn't be taken seriously anyway, most could barely be considered passionate gamers
'Marauders are hard!'
Here's a double Marauder fight lmao.
'Too many Barons!'
Okay more Barons.
Other game companies would pussy out and nerf their games but I'd is the polar opposite.
@@mihirlavande Fake gamers/kotaku journalists: You can't expect us to fight 2 marauders!
I'd software: Ha Ha demon axe go sweeeeesh!!!
Thats what i love so much about ID. They say "Oh, you dont like this new thing i added? Alright, then i'll add more of it to drive your bitch ass away from my game"
Glad to see a console player's perspective on this! Especially with the emphasis on precision with the Blood maykrs, turrets and cube boss; nice work man! :)
Somebody NOT complaining about playing it with a controller? Never thought I'd see the light of day. Hats off.
@@masterdeity3400 ive never seen someone complain about using the controller. Im not saying it doesnt happen, but why buy a game on console and then bitch about it being on console?
-a controller user
@@cynicalgold9992
That’s not what I meant. I mean, pc players all around just saying the game should’ve never come to console is solely meant for pc. Most console users aren’t complaining that it’s on console, it’s the pc players who are. Stuff like “imagine playing an FPS on console,” and what not.
@@masterdeity3400 ah, i see. Yea, ive seen a bit of that. Pretty dumb if you ask me. We all just wanna rip and tear, why keep it to one specific group of people
@@cynicalgold9992
It’s frustrating, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter. Doom is on console and pc and will stay on console and pc. Both groups can enjoy ripping and tearing and their hearts content.
This. THIS. SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN MORE VIEWS!
I’m not very experienced in shooters. Doom 2016 was my first FPS, I did it on easy. After that I did Eternal on too young and hurt me plenty on the second playthrough.
I’m in the third level of Ancient Gods on hurt me plenty now and it’s so so hard I just can’t. It’s very satisfying to finally git gud and push through, but it really really hurts. This is a love-hate relationship for sure.
Always loved marauders though. I’m struggling on possessed+normal cyberdemon a lot more.
Ok talking about the mick Gordon scandal people were outraged to hear that they didn’t let him finish mixing the song but there was a due date and I’m sure they wanted to extend that but they couldn’t because it’s a due date
This DLC was amazing. I loved it
The final boss on nightmare is insane… hats off to people doing this on ultra.
I think the platforming is really good in the dlc. Much better flow on average. Platforming was just really hit or miss in the main game, some levels like SGN was good with it when others like Urdak, DHB, were pretty meh.
‘Worth the price tag?’
y e s
Very much yes.
@@DropkickNation u should stop playing hurt me plenty :D
@absoluteunit he deleted his comments I think
@@ryanwilliams9466 who tf you talking to?
@@ryanwilliams9466 There's nothing wrong with playing on Hurt Me Plenty. I used to play on it but have started the switch to Ultra Violence.
I love how this dlc is a big middle finger to all the marauder haters.
when i first played against the marauder i beat him first try, i don’t know why everyone was saying he was so hard. they even tell you how to beat him
i think mostly cause of how he differs to other enemies. Like he is an enemy where you have to play the patient game instead of shredding around and all that. He isnt insanely difficult as reviewers said but i do agree that he is kind of a pace breaker. Still i didnt mind it that much
everything about this dlc is just a middle finger to non doom fans 1. after the 2nd big battle instantly a marauder later double marauder alot more platforming not just more annoying tantacles but 2 giant ones also spirits to make u not use the ballista a buffed marauder in the 2nd lvl which u HAVE to kill while buffed. they just hate game journalist and it makes me happy id is one of the best dev team ive ever seen and i respect them really much (even tho they lost some of that respect when they removed the doog easter egg)
@@karurosu4121 Depends on how you look at it. I just think of marauders as minibosses and keep ´em for last.
@@Psychoangel-d23 yeah i started doing that after a while too.
id: Oh, you hate tentacles? Here's a giant one.
id: Oh, you hate Whiplashes? Well, they're invisible now.
id: Oh, you hate marauders? Get two at once, and a buffed one.
id: Oh, you hate enemies you can't just spam to death? Have some turrets and invincible Maykr drones.
@@DropkickNation It's funny because by this point in time most people got good at the game, which made them realize how ridiculous those complaints sounded at the beginning. And for those who didn't, well, "I'm Too Young to Die" difficulty level still exists.
@@DropkickNation I love the marauder, because it makes you think and forces you to use different strategy, there are so many ways to deal with them and the entire process of discovery, is what kept me going. Also why not have a game for specific group of gamers, why everything have to be inclusive these days ?
@@DropkickNation Then you clearly haven't figured out how he works. He is a fake pressure piece on the board, clear out the other demons, you can easily avoid him and keep at arms length. Clear the other demons and then focus on him, alone he can not do much. He is just a traffic light man afterall.
@@DropkickNation You are faster than him, he is quite slow going through obstacles and elevation. His long range attack is easily dodged, dog is only summoned when he is blocking projectiles with his shield, you can go an entire fight with him, not summoning the dog once. We are probably playing a different game, I can completely ignore him for minutes if I want to, just keeping an eye where he is and just run around the arena, killing other demons that are the true source of dps againts you, once all other threats are gone, deal with him. Grenades, remote detonation mod, sticky nades even the bfg can be used for distraction to open him up if you are bored waiting for his eye flash. Thats it. Seriously Archviles are more dangerous than him.
@@DropkickNation I played on Ultraviolence, and suffered no deaths against the double marauders (and the massive wave of demons the room threw at me after I killed them) or the buffed marauder. It's just a matter of spatial awareness, trigger discipline, and knowing when to keep your distance and hunt for -walking resource packs- zombies. And proper Ballista-SSG quick-switching. But I guess that's just a bit too much for some people.
I absolutely love every thing about this DLC. Disagree about the final boss though. I feel the last wave stepped a bit into annoying to beat rather than satisfying to beat.
Fuck that part.
I was probably just unable to find a good strat there, but I had to turn down the difficulty in the last phase from UV all the way down to ITYTD.
@@Xeotroid I managed to finish the dlc fully on nightmare on my first playthrough but the final phase of the boss fight made me turn the sentinel armor on which made me feel like cheating unfortunately. If I wasn't a controller player I'd probably overcome it without the armor but I still had fun nonetheless
The Dread Knight was a major bitch boy
Well my strategy on nightmare difficulty was to leave 2 bfg shots till the end, blast 2 on the pain elemental, he will be very low after it, then unload the rocket ammo on the dread knight, obviously there's the risk of the blood makyrs screwing you over or another pain elemental spawning if u couldn't get rid of the dread knight quickly, I guess there's some rng to it but I found it to be the quickest way to get rid of one and have some breathing room.
Pain elemental and mecha knight sprited are worse than anything I can think of
How bout a spirited marauder
@@yaboihanz7658 I mean marauders arent really that hard once you know what to do. I feel like a pain elemental and dread knight would be a lot worse.
@@BungalooEi2e Dread knight is a surprisingly easy target to put down if posessed. Just hit him with the micro missiles after killing a zombie preferrably to get the damage boost (seriously the DPS the mod cranks out is insane)
@@yaboihanz7658 imagine a marauder spirited, totem buff and as a special demon 😈 = ded lol too fast too tanky
@@misabodybuilder double buffs aren't a thing
I loved this DLC, it's a shame seeing it get some negative reviews because people refuse to learn the Doom dance and then complain about ammo and difficulty lol
Is it!? I don't like to look at reviews to keep myself objective. I guess I remember hearing some complaints about the difficulty when it first came out. You're right though, once you embrace the game's mechanics you realize the difficulty is actually pretty fair... punishing yes, but fair.
@@KIRKCOLLECTS idk i cant tell if im good or the game just easy but i feel like the base game is harder having my entire equip made it a breeze for me. i did 2 nightmare runs on day 1 and then i did my first and also succesful ultra nightmare run it technicly wasnt the release date anymore but i finished the ultra nightmare i think about 10 hrs after release. so im not sure why ppl complain about the difficulty if a nobody can do it 10 hrs after release it cant be that hard
@@mariozunder3435 First of all, you are good, very good.
Second, I think a lot of gamers aren't used to having a lot of resistance in their games. I think difficulty (good difficulty) is an acquired taste for a lot of gamers. Personally I didn't get a taste for challenge until I got into the Souls series .
The only bit of doom eternal i really struggled with was the boses
I could beat ulmost every encounter on nightmare on my 3 or 5 atemt but the boses tock me 30 to 50 atemts
I did my first run of 2016 on Ultra-Violence and it had me but I managed. But on eternal I started on nightmare and boy oh boy did it give me a run for my money. I died a lot on 1 part but i managed but sadly i had to change the difficulty to Ultra-Violence when I got to the first Unmayker key battle. I just could not do it. after I changed to Ultra-Violence it wasn't easy but I did it on the first try. I still haven't finished it yet ( work and other stuff ) but the game is great and it isn't just a walk in the park and I love it for that.
The Intern is just the fanbase personified.
Very high quality content for a relatively small channel, glad TH-cam recommended you to me.
Me too! thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed the content 🤗
DLC in other games: We will assume you are new to the game so we have reduced the difficulty to none existant but you have everything
DLC in Doom Eternal: We assume you have played the game so this is an extension of the main game.
As it should be.
Don't most games ramp up the difficulty in the DLC? Soulsborne, The Witcher 3, Horizon: Zero Dawn, etc.
@@hydroshock1853 The problem is I never played those games, nor am I able ot get far in Witcher 3 due to equipment breaking very early and I have no funds to repair it, or some secret game mechanic I am unfamiliar with.
@@Tucher97 Equipment is still very much usable when broken, it just does less damage. There are some repair kits to find, and monster contracts usually pay well.
@@hydroshock1853 Then I guess its my bias blinding me as I was thrown off guard to learn that blocking attack with your sword is not a good idea.
Ah I’m so glad I beat the campaign on nightmare mo...
*New DLC*
*Shotgun loads with malicious intent*
A game for masochists. Love it.
Never heard of you but it seems that the algorithm is starting to look at your channel.
Keep up the great work, editing was on point.
Thank you so much!
Your editing is immaculate.
Mayo you are too kind. Thank you!
Mayo you here too?
Game is hard, but makes you a better player in the end. If you beat it on Nightmare, I assure you that any difficulty lower is actually boring because it's too easy.
Since I passed the main campaign in ultraviolence I thought "I'll go for nightmare the first time with the dlc"
Boy do I regret making that decision lol
I skill haven't finished yet, but I won't reduce the difficulty, I really wanna finish it on nightmare
Kudos to you sir, good luck my friend
I salute you and your steel balls.
Just finished it on nightmare, had some moment where I definitly felt my adrenaline pumping.
The swamp part with the fog was tense as hell
@@onnol917 hell yeah bro
I finished it a few days ago, and that was definitely one of the hardest parts of the entire DLC
It was fun af tho, can't wait til part 2 comes out
I did main campaign on ultra violence. One of the battles (the spirited baron one)in the blood marshes though beat me and I dropped the difficulty out of frustration. Props to anyone who did this madness on nightmare.
Great Video, Great Game, Great DLC!
"I dont think its that bad, but its definitely in the spirit"
That was a good pun
I personally didn’t enjoy fighting the Blood Maykrs very much, and in general the Holt was far more sadistic than I expected. In my opinion, the entire DLC is a step up from every single level in the campaign, but the Blood Swamps were just masterful. The gimmicky mechanics like the wolf section, the cube fight, the giant tentacles, they were all fantastically fun. And the Spirits were too! Even the music is by far the best in the DLC.
Yeah the wolf section was a trip. The image of demons emerging from the mists gave me chills. The cube fight too was pretty nuts too, I wouldn't mind seeing something like that return in Part 2.
@@KIRKCOLLECTS Maligog is my boy
I absolutely love the wolf section. It’s a very creative idea executed very well.
Blood Maykers seem to have a bit bloathed kit. They can do without the invincibility or the slowdown. They are currently balanced by being slow themselves, which isn't fun at all. At one point on final boss i simply started ignoring them.
@@KosmataBradva they’re not that hard to deal with but sometimes they just decide never to bring their shields down. I feel like the shields should only offer some damage resistance and still let you try to headshot them.
The game you hate to love.
The game is crushingly difficult for me. After I beat the game I didn't feel rewarded or satisfied but rather "thank **** that's over and done with". The sky bridge section in The Holt was where I got stuck constantly and decided to just lower to easiest difficulty because at that point I just wanted it over and done with.
The only bullshit moment for me was the double spirit combo with limited movement. But proud I got through on UV
Wait, what part of the game is it? Please don't tell me it's in the holt
@@M.D.Y.1222 ok I won't tell you it's in the holt :)
@@tbone9474 I beat the game, I see what you mean now
@@M.D.Y.1222 congratulations :)
Yeah, beating the campaign on UV was like “Meh. Not bad, but not that hard either.”
Beating TAG on UV was like “You did it. You crazy son of a bitch, you did it.”
Coulda had “hurts so plenty” in the title!
But this makes more sense too
This DLC somehow made it easier for me to focus better irl, that’s how intense it is
Video games have kept my irl reaction times up for a long time. My coordination has a lot to thank for video games.
The slayer gate in the last level was the easiest part.
i know right, it was a bit of a letdown upon finishing that room, i was expecting them to throw more waves at us than the few it had.
@@fancydeeldo I found out today that they patched thebslayer gate, Apperantly they heard me talk shit.
now that slayer gate has a possessed marauder. not even close to a joke.
@Elysian Astrum I haven't had time to git gud and beat it, and that slayer gate is nagging at my damn soul every day.
The makyr skin by its self is 20$
Hola
ANCIENT GODS PART 2 REVIEW: th-cam.com/video/AjaccUa85Gc/w-d-xo.html
Hey everybody! I hope all of you are enjoying these last few days of Spooktober and of course staying safe and healthy.
The Ancient Gods whooped my ass pretty good. My neighbors probably hate me for how much I was yelling and swearing at my TV. But man was it a blast to play, a next level challenge for this series. I hope you all get a chance to play it, its the right amount of Demon carnage for Halloween.
If you're already playing be sure to let me know your thoughts on it in the comments and if you have reccomendations for games you'd like to see me cover I'm all ears!
Timecodes if you need them:
00:53 - Doom Eternal Ancient Gods Soundtrack, Andrew Hulshult + David Levy
2:33 - Doom Eternal ancient gods gameplay - general info
3:34 - Atlantica - turrets
5:24 - The Blood Swamps - Spirits
7:38 - The Holt - Blood Maykrs
9:49 - Doom Eternal The Ancient Gods Conclusion
You forgot to say about A LOT OF SHIELD GUYS that can kill you in seconds if you let just one to get too close to you.
Yeah shield guys were kind of a nightmare in this. That one section at the end of The Hold where they spawn dozens of them definitely tried my patience.
Gonna love the intern guy! ✊
If the Intern became The Slayer's sidekick I'd be okay with it.
Wish a Dev would make a halo game with the confidence of ID making eternal and this dlc
I'm a simple man, I see someone rip and tear, I subscribe.
“Want a challenge? Try Ancient Gods Part 1, journalists hate it.”
Having already played it, watched countless other reviews this one was honestly one of the best. Well done, you deserve much more.
Thank you so much!
I didn't even think about it but youre totally right about the Ghost Busters thing. Hugo Martin is such a 1990-2000s media nerd that its almost guaranteed that he was referencing ghost busters.
Amazing dlc, if you wanna improve i suggest mastering weapon switching
As a massive Doom fan from a very young age, Doom Eternal is utterly awesome and epic, just like it's predecessor and all the Doom games, I have to say Eternal is my absolute top game this year and Ancient Gods is the best DLC I've ever played!
ID and Bethesda when regarding Doom are like Wrath from Darksiders 3. The harder you fight, the stronger he gets. The harder you complain about something, the more of it they add. You hate Marauders? Alright, sure. Here, have two Marauders at the same time, oh and with a buffed one too. You dislike Barons? Here, have 3 or more each fight, usually with one that cant be stunned and runs faster than you and your little Overdrive mod ever could. You hate Archviles? Here, have fucking 2 of them in a cramped arena along with like 5 spirit boosted Arachnotrons.
They're definitely taking some pages from the FromSoft school of design.
I actually found the two Mauraders rather easy.
@@irvinmorales1409 good for you
Great video man! Definitely deserve much more attention on TH-cam. Keep it up!
Thanks you! I definitely will 🤗
this was great, you have some pretty nice editing skills. I noticed you used the chaingun a lot, quite a man of culture you are :)
Definitely an underrated weapon! Good for tickling hell knights to trigger a stagger and the shield lets you get up close to blood punch a Cyber-mancubus
Yeah I got a habit of favoring the chaingun and super shotgun, although I found myself using the Ballista a lot more in this DLC.
Also chaingun makes for more exciting footage IMP.
Bruh only 1k subs i just found this chanel and its good
I respect your love for eternal, but really? The tentacles bother you that much? Just use the ssg or chainsaw them lol
DEATH TO ALL TENTACLES!!!
This is my first video on this channel and let me tell you.... it's amazing, keep up the good work
Thank you! I hope you dig the others 😁
@@KIRKCOLLECTS also since you are planning on replaying this, keep in mind that possesed demons take less damage from plasma weapons (balista, plasma rifle) i beat the dlc on UN already and i had to master the dlc on nightmare first
Edit: i watched your boomer shooter video and it was amazing too
Quick correction: the desperate punch support rune takes effect when your health bar is under 75, Not 75%.
Great review though, very well described and not as criticizing as most game journalists.
Ah damn cuz health maxes at 200 - yep that's a good correction.👍
And thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
The difficulty curve was very high, especially since I was out of practice by now. Muscle memory kicked in and I can still say it's super brutal. Nightmare or even UV is pretty damn sick. The last phase of the final boss seemed easy but throw in the new blood makyr and have them constantly spawn and it's just a doozy. Possessed pain elementals and dread knight are nuts.
The microwave beam is useful in stunning possessed enemies if you can get that going. Good for breathers and getting armor/health
My hope is that for DLC part 2 we get a couple of main tracks by Mick and rest all by Andrew & co. By this everybody has enough time to create their master pieces
Probably all Andrew now
They literally said they arent working together anymore. I highly doubt it
Hey dude just wanted to say that your reviews are very high quality. Great mix of criticism, personal impressions, and humor, and the editing is seamless and always relevant to what you're saying. Cheers!
Thank you so much!
On Nightmare and UN difficulty, Carcass did a pretty good job protecting his fellow demons from the rage of Slayer.
7:21 don’t forget the possessed marauder in the second slayer gate guarded by infinitely spawning carcasses they added. It took me 5 whole days to clear that gate on nightmare mode.
I hope you grow quickly. This was a very well done video for such a small channel. You got my sub :)
Thank you Aaron!
This dlc is basically the Plutonia of Doom Eternal
Love this content
Super professional
Thank you so much!
Jesus christ, in the secound level a buff totem appeared and the only way to kill it was to 1v1 and kill a buffed marauder In the best way Fuck this DLC it's too good
Great job, just subbed! Hope you grow quickly
Thank you so much!
Weapon swap more my dude. Its always better to swap off the super shotgun and get more dmg with a different gu instead of watching the reload
My only complaint of the dlc is that I couldn't punch the shark.
The fanning slayer
This DLC is hard af. A lot harder than the campaign. But I like it. At least for me, it’s a welcome challenge.
Finished my Ultra Nightmare run on console yesterday, got my ass beat in 20 different ways. I have to say, it was the best and worst experience I ever had. Especially on console, on PC it's no so bad, but damn the limited options on a contoller makes it 10 times harder.
Beating UN in the base game felt great, but holy damn if I look back at it, UN in the base game felt like Rookie mode compared to this. You just know something's wrong when the double Marauder fight was one of the easiest in the entire DLC.
The only thing I disliked about the DLC was the final boss. Fuck those respawning Blood Maykrs and fuck those eyes. I also never thought a possesed Pain Elemental would be such a pain in the ass. The arenas were simply to small for the amount of enemies thrown at you. I really hope they'll balance it in the second part. Still, I really love how they basically told the critics to fuck right off, I'm so glad they didn't listen to them.
For the music, it was OK, sure it wasn't on Gordon's level, but I didn't expect that. It could have been a little louder, but all in all it's pretty good.
For the skin you'll get, hot damn that gold skin looks 🔥 AF, but I don't know if it's enough to justify the pain you go through.
Long story short, I never want to play UN in this DLC ever again, I'm so glad I'm done with it.
They have honestly made so many arenas so vertical, I swear every time I’m about to shoot something, they do a fucking super jump and I lose them
I want the dlc even more now
The stress this dlc gives you almost comes close to how stressful school is but your the quiet kid
This DLC actually cracked into just too much for me. I beat the main game on Nightmare with a good challenge, but I ended up seriously frustrated and upset at most of the DLC. It's certainly not bad, but it's just so much and I ended up turning down the difficulty at the end because I just wanted to finish it. Very good design though, and a good DLC, just too much for me lol
I know the feeling bro. I am too hard on myself with everything in life so I didn’t let myself change difficulty but I was raging so damn hard in that first level until I got the constant 360 scanning and moving it requires figured out. It took me like 2 or 3 hours to beat that first level.
The only opinion that I disagreed with in this video is the story part. I found the story pretty easy to follow and under stand but to be fair I am a lore junkie for this game so I can understand why its harder for people who aren't as much into the lore to understand.
quick edit: I would like to say after watching this video you deserve my sub with such good content for a relatively small channel.
I’d like to mention that Andrew Hulshult also completely remade the original doom soundtrack on his own.
Hey maybe so more doom stuff?? You got more views in 11 hours than some have in months, still make content you love but id love to hear more of your take on Doom!
Yeah something magical happened with the algorithm tonight for sure! lol Definitely more Doom content in the future! But the the channel's focus will be on FPS and shooter games.
Great and detailed review! Subscribed!
Edit: oh man you called the Buff Totems “Buff Tokens.”
Unsubbed. Jk jk
ah crap lol
Well thanks for subbing anyways, I'm gonna go beg for forgiveness from the Doom gods.
Since they brought back summoners from 2016 into the dlc, I hope they bring the hell razers back in part 2
Ngl I hope they bring those cause they can act like snipers from afar
DOOM Eternal is my GOTY and I’m so glad id Software didn’t listen to the haters! TAG is sadistic and I fucking love it! Great review!
iD Software is the best. They know exactly wtf they are doing! I'm so glad I grew up on the 90's on Wolfenstein 3D, the original DOOM games, the Quake games, etc. Also the Duke Nukem games, Half Life, Unreal, you get the picture. DOOM Eternal is definitely one of the best, if not the best game iD has ever made. Hell, it might be the most fun I've ever had with a game, and that's saying a lot. I know the original DOOM games have a ton of mods and are still highly influential and relevant today, but iD knocked it out of the park with DOOM Eternal. I just love it so much!
Shit game, doom 2016 it's a blast, eternal its garbage, I completed the game and sell the game for 40 bucks so I didn't waste too much money
I've just started playing eternal a month ago, beat the main campaign, doing the ancient gods now, and it is thoroughly kicking my ass in the best possible way.
Became a Doom fan with Eternal, so when I brought DLC, I figured it would be a breeze. (Wrong!)
In part two I wanna see hellhounds from the rpg
Wait wait wait, you only have 1k subs? I thought you had more by the amount of quality in these videos! You doing a good job and i hope you get more successful!
This channel needs WAAAY more recognition
id say its worth mentioning that if you buy the DLC with the season pass that includes the next part of the DLC as a preorder and its like what a few dollars more expensive?
That intro edit is hella sweet
Maybe im crazy but i just felt like the enemies felt more aggressive. Doom hunters I usually take out like nothing but they seemed to attack more ferociously.
your channel is SO underrated
I am a huge metal fan and I really gotta say they totally knocked the soundtrack out of the park , Mick was great but I really feel like people are underestimating the new composers , its on the same level of mick but in a different way imo , it hits HARDD sometimes , they did a fantastic job and I can't wait for more from them .
Hey guys, I absolutely love this game. However I feel like the platforming and puzzles gets in the way of being able to load in and decimate waves of enemies mindlessly while simultaneously and unconsciously honing your combat skills and precision aim. Without the platforming I give the game a 10/10, but my honest review is 8.5. 100% worth the money and play throughs.
I absolutely love every thing about this DLC
Prepared for possessed giant tentacles?
+While playing this game I'm learning something about myself.
-What you find ?
+I have carpal tunnel syndrome.
Playing on Nintendo Switch, interested in playing Ancient Gods pt 1 because they've just released it for Nintendo. Picked it up a year after release, played through 2016 and Eternal both nightmare on Nintendo. Doom Eternal was life changing, just beat it on nightmare TODAY. Been playing the series since 1996. Still playing today. Very interested in the DLC campaigns.
Awesome video, my guy! Really enjoyed it and I just gotta say, goddamn, I have no idea how you managed to beat this on a console. I must have died 30+ times playing this on Nightmare difficulty on PC.
I LOVED the DLC's gameplay, but the music is truly a super disappointing dreary forgettable metal slog. And before any of you perpetually pubescent twats get triggered, I'll remind you that you're battling cybernetically enhanced (synths) demons from hell (metal).
But yeah, I too hope that id Software and Gordon patch things up for the 3rd game in this reboot.
As for the platforming, you gotta take into consideration that the arenas are loaded with platforming elements like jump pads and monkey bars, so essentially, the platforming sections also work to make you better in arena fights.
1:59 Aaaand you showed one of the most hated by me songs, that I was hearing in first level over and over again and it just maked me angry about repeating guitar string.
There are some more songs that I dislike, like Last boss song or non fight blood swamps but some are good, especially two from the Trailers ancient gods.
10:52 Thehe already did Ultra Nightamre ^^
Sorry! What can I say, the music made me wanna massacre some demons 🤷🏻♂️
Gotta agree, I think this is one of the weakest (lol) songs in the whole DLC.
The Blood Swamps soundtrack though is just… **chef kiss**
@@KIRKCOLLECTS The one that is on the start of this video is good. You should use this one as a example ; p
Ha, noted!
@@MaximG. Well shit lol
Yeah the Blood Swamps tracks were the highlights. I dug the Holt music too though, some hints of Mick's themes mixed in there was nice to hear.
Can't wait for two Spirit Marauders in Ancient Gods Part 2.
I 100% expect something like that to happen.
Well, I guess I'm in the minority but Doom Eternal is a disappointment to me. The platforming is annoying and unnecessary. I hate those parts where you can't even see where you have to jump next until you are on the next platform that falls before you can even take a look around. Combat wise, Doom 2016 made me feel like a powerful god-like demon slayer, like the doom slayer. Eternal makes me feel like a puny weakling. Secrets are way too hidden. I don't want to wander around for like half an hour or look up a guide on youtube after clearing every level. And lastly, the storytelling is just bad. I loved in 2016 that when you found a book or scroll or whatever a deep demon voice narrated it in awe of your might. In eternal, you have to go to the menu and just read it to yourself which just like the frustrating platforming, the running around to try to find the secret loot breaks up what doom should really be about. Annihilating demons. So far I've only played a little over 10 hours of eternal and I'm yet to find one of those runes that let you just jump from demon to demon and rip and tear. In doom 2016 those were the funnest and most memorable parts for me.
I hate spirits with all of my heart
1:12 you called it 2 years ago
How cool would it be if we fought The Dark Lord from the final cutscene as he moves and fights just as the Slayer does
I think thats exactly what's going to happen.
Luckily i beat a masterlevel on nightmare a couple days before the DLC dropped.
Still went down to UV and well holy shit if the thing didnt keep me on my toes (even if i only died like twice. Once not far from the start and second at the boss fight, though it was technically just using an extra life)
Your channel deserves more attention my dude! Unlike most money grabbing corporations who give out falsified reviews with bad gameplay...
Pretty good review. Hope you make another video for dlc part 2 in the future. The only thing i didn't like from this dlc was the fog and the music, turn only ambient type of music after first level.
I am not the biggest fan of the spirits but their backstory is super cool.they are literally the sumeners from doom 2016.their whole species were wiped out in that game because of doomguy and that fact is awsome
I can’t decide what level was harder blood swamps or the holt
Cause those two arenas before the boss were some of the hardest encounters I’ve ever beat and the final boss isn’t that bad, also there’s that one marauder fight too ..hmm
Then again there’s the final boss and the two tyrants and doom hunter fight
I think there plenty of hard arenas in this level but did not quite get to the difficulty of those last two arenas in the blood swamps but if they added one more round of super heavy’s it would of been on par
I am just not sure what I would quantify as a harder level, but I guess it really depends on what you look at
I know you're using a controller, but you can still do weapon swap combos for increased damage. SSG-ballista, precision bolt-ssg, precision bolt-rockets, etc. You can even pre-hold the mod to shoot as fast as possible, check out some 100% runs and you'll gain some new weapon combo ideas.
An even better alternative, play with mouse and keyboard :) Also don't forget to mix in frag to falter enemies in your combos, I did see you using blood punch to kill frozen cyber mancubus which was good.