Yeah, I didn't find this thing easy at all. Granted, I played on XB1, and I'm much better at shooters on PC. Just don't have a PC that can run this at the moment.
@@Allen.Christian I played Doom 2016 on UV, had a great, challengning time. Playing Eternal on UV has my seriously questioning my cognitive abilities...I feel old.
@@jessehenderson2967 Yeah, I was in the same boat. Breezed through UV on 2016. Died some, but never got too frustrated. I'm just getting to where I can do UV without much trouble in Eternal. 9 months later.
I think part of the reason people find marauders bs/confusing is because the tutorial for him isn’t actually correct. The tutorial implies that you have to stand in a Goldilocks midrange zone, the actual way to beat him is to bait out his axe throw and then shoot him when he swings at you. The game also never tells you that he only spawns the wolf if you shoot his shield.
This is actually NOT a good point. The tutorial says what attacks he does at certain ranges, it never says you should NEVER be in those positions, it's simply telling you his attacks, and that midrange means he won't do those attacks.
He's playing on PC so I understand. Console is a lot harder for me personally. Getting those precise sniper shots on most of the cannons and turrets takes a lot of effort.
I played the on hurt me plenty beacause I was a new player but I’m at the last to levels and I change the difficulty to nightmare and turned my field of all the way to see better and I’m really enjoying it I’ve had a harder time on hurt me plenty
Let's face it: Most of the Demons in Hell just flee for their lives before the Doom Slayer arrives, leaving the limited amount you fight. The dumbest and bravest of the demons.
I feel like with the hierarchy system demons have, some of the demons that fight you are also forced to fight you even if they are afraid of you. ordered by hell priest, khan maykr, or the nearby archville and tyrant. Or else the lesser demon might get a whoop ass later or tortured. Like the titan that was crying lava and chained at the beginning of the "city of the damned" lvl nekravol? Maybe he didnt wanna fight the doom slayer and got chained for disobedience.
@@royalfilmakingdynasty1910 Actually no, when the demons first invaded earth they did it just because they could. Not because of the Khan Makyr's influence.
"If there is a way, I'm going to stick giant mechs in it." I love that man. Fun fact, the lead programmer on the Doom 64 port is the same guy who made Doom 64 EX.
Meh, nothing against Hugo personally, but I really don't like the idea of this guy walking into the Doom franchise and injecting his own personal interests into the franchise, when these things were never part of Doom before. The He-Man and Ghostbuster references; the high fantasy stuff; the mechs; etc. All of this shit feels extremely out of place in the Doom franchise. If I was to take over a pre-existing franchise, I would respect the source material. I wouldn't start radically changing countless things just to fit my own personal interests and likes.
Trav: "I'm going to play Doom 1 on Hurt Me Plenty because I fear ultra violence is more difficult than what the developers balanced for" Also Trav: "W E P L A Y D O O M E T E R N A L O N N I G H T M A R E B E C A U S E T H I S G A M E I S E A S Y"
Civvie 11: *Forced to drop the difficulty to Hurt Me Plenty* Trav: "So I played on Nightmare because DOOM Eternal is kind of easy." Trav better at DOOM than Civvie confirmed.
@@ThatTravGuy We still await the time the United State Department of Special Corrections frees CV-11, at least long enough to be on an episode of That Trav Guy to defend his honour in DOOM Eternal.
I've yet to so any kind of "quarantine," but I've still been playing the mess out of it since it's release. I've played through 4 or 5 times. I haven't been on multi-player very much. Are the servers still decently healthy?
People who never played DOOM Eternal: WHAT!? 40 Minutes of Lore/Story Spoliers!? DOOM Eternal Players: You somehow summarized DOOM Eternal and its lore in 40 minutes, you're speed is incredible.
This game came at a time when I needed to have a sort of visual vent of my frustrations at life. Work, the pandemic, a recent passing. It came at the right time.
*Fun fact:* Pistol was going to be in Doom Eternal but it was so bad that the developers decided to not include him in the gameplay. (Although you can still get it trough the commands)
@@JacoTheSecond deleted means no files of it exist in the game. No model no texture nothing. Removed means they just locked it out but it still exists.
he sounds exactly like a crazy guy who's done nothing but kill monsters. idk what else people expected him to say. plus yeah i thought people would like the fanservice towards the comic. it's that slight cheesiness that people always say Doom has!
I think the lines were fine, I just don’t think the voice actor really suited him well. Some people like the sort of campiness from his lines but idk, it just didn’t stick well with me, just a personal preference tho
There happens to be an unused line where Samuel Hayden goes “Well, I suppose you can…” You think maybe it was supposed to play after he says that the Slayer can shoot a hole into the surface of Mars? Or maybe he was supposed to say that when Vega mentions the tectonic plates, then says the unused line after the Slayer brings up the BFG 10K? I wish they kept it.
i dont think its hard or easy honestly, i think it's just so different from most fps games that a lot of people don't consider stuff like quick switching i mean i play on nightmare too but i still die sometimes (mostly because i refuse to spam overpowered stuff like the lock on rockets and mobile turret shield dash)
I can say this without reservation: Eternal is a fantastic game. Every single problem with 2016 has been fixed: every weapon has its own niche and is relevant for the entirety of the game (even the Shotgun is still decent), the story is not obtrusive to the gameplay and is even climactic sometimes. The new additions to the gameplay are all great and help differentiate the game from its predecessor. Even the environments are more varied while still retaining the great level design! It's nice to be satisfied and even surprised by a sequel again.
The shotgun is a must use, if you only use the rifle to kill weak points, you cant kill, like, 3 cacodemons. You must use the shotgun, you can destroy weak points AND kill cacodemons. And it is 1 of 2 weapons that gets weak demons into stagger state without exploding them imediately (aka ssg blast)
This was the game that finally dethroned Doom 1 as my favorite. I just love everything this game does right, but also agree with some of the criticisms you highlighted and I'm so looking forward to finishing it on Nightmare. I want more character action fps in my life
I like the rebooted "Doom" series... but even if I didn't, I'm grateful you make long-form video essays I can enjoy during quarantine. Hope you're safe and unharmed by pandemics, protests and tear gas.
@@royalfilmakingdynasty1910 | You could call it a soft reboot, akin to how "Splinter Cell: Conviction" was technically a sequel but it overhauled the franchise's gameplay. The new "Doom" games are technically sequels to "Doom 64", but the gameplay has been drastically overhauled and modernised (for the better, thankfully).
I love the foreshadowing of the icon of sin right from the first time you boot up the game, with the main menu theme being an updated icon of sin theme even with the whistling
Doom Eternal really did feel different from Doom 2016. Especially after playing them back-to-back. I like many others, had to adjust to ammo limitations, armor management, and more frantic movement. Didn’t help that my first playthrough was on Nightmare. But when you finally understand how this game works, I think Eternal easily trumps 2016 in terms of gameplay. Then again, the fact that the super shotgun has a grappling hook would have made me bump this game above 2016 for that reason alone.
I agree overall. Eternal feels absolutely soul crushing until you learn the new Doom Dance but once it clicks Eternal might be the most intelligent shooter I've ever seen. Or rather it demands intelligence from the player in a way that I've rarely seen while still giving you the insane power fantasty if you can earn it. Eternal is imo the far superior game in terms of quality however the lack of Snapmap leave Eternal ironically limited compared to the endless content 2016 offered. The rare case where I think quantity might just beat out quality as a lot of Eternal's new features can be replicated in Snapmap, turning 2016 into a slightly janky hybrid. Look up Arch Revival to see Eternal maps and features remade in 2016. End of the day though both games are 10/10 in their own regard.
When the Slayer takes the Plasma Rifle from the soldier, what he did is take its ammo. That’s why whatever skin you’re using (assuming you’re using a different one from the default) stays but the one he takes from the soldier is the default. He took the gun to take its ammo not the use the gun itself. He probably dropped the gun during the cutscene right before the elevator.
Kind of a late fun fact, but he actually keeps the gun if you somehow didn't bother to take it back in Exultia, so it's kinda like the dev's way of making sure you have it.
@@norrecvizharan1177 It makes sense, they let you get both mods for the Combat Shotgun before they introduce the Arachnatron so they make sure you have the sticky bomb. The devs at Id Software are all around awesome.
@@poopybuttguy5523 I'd totally recommend using the gun more though, honestly, because it's a really effective fodder killer, and the microwave beam is very good at pinning larger demons down, but that's just my thoughts. Hope you're having plenty of fun with the game though.
I think the rip and tear line makes sense because that was the sentinels' chant "kar en tuk" in the arena and over time the slayer learns their language which is why we can understand them in english.
I think you're one of the best to review these games. You not only legitimately understand why things were done in the game, but you also understand the story! That's almost rare for reviewers
I love this game. DOOM 2016 was already my favorite game of all time, and Eternal replaced it. It's a huge upgrade in nearly every single way and 20x more fun and rewarding because of the added depth in it's gameplay.
Glad someone finally understands the lore that was given through the base campaign. Literally no one cared to think about/understood the story at first, even though it was quiet easy to figure out.
Finally! Someone who knows first person platforming is a good thing. Though Eternal’s is more like Sonic P-06 (specifically that version as it’s gameplay is fixed) in first person instead of Mario. The only Mario thing are the spinning fire bars so saying it’s like Mario is like comparing the exploration in Classic Doom to Mazewar, or the realistic level design in Duke Nukem 3D to Tekwar.
I watched this video and then looked at your subscriber count. I did not expect that. You seriously deserve at least a million, honestly. Your content seriously made me think you had that much. Hope you eventually reach that goal someday :D
I LOVE the Marauder, the reason I see him as hard is that the game is like music, it has a tempo. The Marauder has a tempo too but it has its own tempo. So its like the game is a band and the Marauder is like the drummer just decided he wants to play jazz every now and then
Exactly this. The Marauder doesn't fit the rest of the game. He just throws off the rhythm of the combat by making you play wonky marauder combat puzzles instead of high-flying pewpewpew. Boring and wonky. Then they made Satan a Mega Mecha Marauder with Extra Dullness Sauce and I just quit the Satan fight out of disgust.
@@Quztuk wonky combat puzzles? Literally all you have to do is stay moderately close to him and shoot when his eyes glow green. Super easy, but adds challenge because he has a different tempo to the enemies around him
@@JasperBun Yeah, he's easy, but he's annoying and he doesn't fit. Which makes him wonky. The Marauder isn't a threat, barring shenanigans, but he is unfun. Which is much worse.
13:02 The intrinsic value you speculating may be right. I feel it's symbolic for Valen succeeding in resurrecting his kid, at the cost of the kid being trapped in the icon of sin. Literally saying "You won, but at what cost"
I personally love the new art style change. 2016 looked more like doom 3, pain killer and killing floor than classic doom. I liked it but it didnt reallly "look" like doom to me. Eternal however looks like a modern day interpretation of doom 2. Somthing ive wanted to see since i was a kid. I love how the modeled everything after the original sprites. This is how a modern interpretation of doom should look. Embracing the classics with some modernization. This game might be up there with doom 2 as my favorite doom game!
I didn't exactly convey it well 'cause I thought of the Name for the video well after the review was finished. I tried to imply that the divisiveness was the Troublesome part - Denuvo (at the time) being a problem, folks complaining that it was too much of a departure from the classic formula, etc etc.
@@ThatTravGuy Oh yeah, Denuvo. I had this game pre-ordered in part because they were advertising it as not having Denuvo. Then it came out and people realized Bethesda were lying and it did have Denuvo (Anti-Tamper/DRM, that is). I refunded my purchase instead of playing the game. Then things got even worse when they forced in Denuvo Anti-Cheat. They eventually removed Anti-Cheat, stopped lying about Anti-Tamper, and I finally picked the game (and the season pass or whatever) on sale late in 2020. And even then, the game is full of bugs, so troubled still applies. Hell, still troubled now, with everyone upset about TAG1 nerfs, and TAG2 also having more bugs and a weak as hell final boss.
@@mjc0961 i have played the base campaign plenty and I still haven't found any game breaking bugs, nor any noticeable one. I dunno about the dlcs but for me the game works just fine Edit: Also I play in console wich tends to be more unstable
This was an amazing, in-depth analysis. I wasn't expecting this level of quality. You, sir, deserve more views and followers. I didn't think I was gonna watch the whole video in one sitting, yet here I am. I'm especially grateful for all the lore recap. I don't remember Doom 2016 pretty well and I haven't played the other ones -okay, and maybe I haven't read all the codex entries and shit. I'll be checking out more of your videos. Good stuff.
A bit of a fun fact: Olivia Pierce, the main antagonist from Doom 2016, makes a cameo in Eternal. In Nekravol Part 1, after the final arena fight that ends with two Doom Hunters, you have to knock down a statue and jump through a hole in the ground caused by said statue. That statue is of Olivia Pierce. I would have loved to watch Trav Guy say sth like, "Oh hey, it's Olivia from Doom 2016! Aww poor Olivia... all that hard work and sacrifice and all you get is getting killed by the Doom Slayer and a stupid statue. Serves you right, ya bitch." XD
''ohhhh no that trick is not gonna work on me I saw what you did with the betrayer's son we're not gonna have an icon of daisy'' that line made me die of laughter 😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
12:50 if I’m being honest, I always thought it sounded more like the opening guitar riff from “One”. But hearing it more clearly now, I think you’re right.
25:00 The issue with the marauder is not that he's hard, it's that he changes the gameplay style in a way the game doesn't train you for. The game trains you to get close and personal, to be aggressive, keep moving forwards and being aware of your surroundings, quite often just doing what you believe is right rather than think is right (heart over thinking). The marauder is the opposite: While he's active he needs to contain your full attention, he can't be dealt with via pure aggression, he needs to be taken out methodically with you moving BACKWARDS while you aren't aware of your surroundings. A lot of people just don't adapt to that, especially in a situation when you're surrounded by other demons that require attention and aggression.
I've been waiting for this review, and you did not disappoint. Nice job! And yeah, this has effectively replaced Doom 64 as my favorite doom game and is now one of my favorite games of all time. I have no idea how they can top this.
A lot of people say they don't like eternal and I look at their footage and they're really bad, but the think is I'm really bad AND THIS IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES
Wow this review is of a pretty high quality.. how do you only have 4K+ subscribers?!?? Maintain this level of quality or better and I’m sure you’ll grow quickly.
Surprisingly when I encountered the marauder the second time I went with your advice with quick swapping and it made them a piece of cake… thanks trav :)
In Doom 64's steam version, use the command "-skipmovies" in the launch options of the properties menu. I found out about this in the PCGaming wiki, it's a quick painless fix.
I'm actually really happy I found this video, because I was looking for an explanation on some of the lore (i.e. why do people think Samuel Hayden is some sort of angel, how Doom's 1 thru 64 connect to 2016) for Eternal. And I gotta say, the events of the game make more sense now.
The one thing I choose to let myself be smug over is that in 2016 I actually guessed that Samuel Hayden was the Seraphim for completely the wrong reasons because I had a completely BONKERS theory involving time travel that ended up being wrong in ever single way except for that one part I accidentally got right.
Yes. Good. Honestly I couldn't imagine a better time frame for the game to come out, at the exact moment people suddenly had a shit ton of free time, DOOM Eternal descended.... So did Animal Crossing, then the best crossover to never happened was pushed into pop culture.
Hey trav, Another cool way to kill the marauder, and the fastest way is shooting an ice bomb over him, this will make him pull his shield up and track the bomb, this lets you use lock on rockets, and he dies really quick to lock on rockets
@@SR-388 Yea especially when Marauder is not immune to BFG when you stun him. If you want to use BFG on him simply parry using any gun preferably supershotgun and than switch to BFG quickly to one shot him. th-cam.com/video/xFLhb0AZ1Is/w-d-xo.html
@@megamanfan52 You're missing out my friend, with the re4 remake out it's probably the best place to start. My personal favorites are Re6, Re: Revelations, and Re 4 remake. Re6 and Revelations 2 are both co-op so grab a friend (I drag my cousin over remote play together for these two) and it's so fun. Re5 is also co-op but the remote play together is kind of bad and It uses tank controls despite being more action focused, just a bit too clunky for me to play it multiplayer.
This being the game that pulled me into the doom franchise I'm glad this was my first ever doom game and it will have a special spot in my heart with other games
On Doom 64: Lost Levels: This port was made by Nightdive studios, of which Samuel Villarreal, or as he's known in the Doom community "Kaiser," is part of. Kaiser is most well known for making Doom64 EX, so this port is actually extremely similar, to the point where the Doom64 EX level editor is completely compatible with this port. The "Lost Levels" are all new and made by Kaiser himself. Also, the lack of mouselook is to ensure authenticity to the original game, just like how the new Doom ports also lack this "modern" feature.
I’ve watched all 3 videos he has or this game I j wanna say these are some of the best when it comes to the game apart from midnight,crazy how good he explains and explains his opinions without droning on
Great, comprehensive review, one of my two TH-cam favourites. At the other end of the spectrum, I also recommend Hmmmp's 5 minute review "This is f---ing amazing. This is f---ing impossible. How the f-ck did they do this?!"
Are kidding me dude, Urdak has one of the most atmospheric music in Doom period. I freaking love it. It boggles my mind when people say that Doom Eternal doesn’t have atmosphere.
@@masterdeity3400 agreed. “Voices of Urdak” is definitely a prime example of Doom Eternal having atmosphere. The calm, yet haunting tone is very unsettling (in a good way)
I miss the pistol because in doom 2016 I forgot how to use the chainsaw for most of the game and the pistol was my “Ol’ reliable” whenever I and the area ran out of ammo, which was a lot.
Fun fact.on the first level i thought that the kahn makyr sounded like assaj ventress from the clone wars, i googled it and she is! Tl;dr: kahn makyr is voiced by ventress
Serious question here: Samuel Hayden specifically said the souls are harvested from the human body and the remaining body becomes the demons the slayer fights. So what humans make the cyberdemon or hell knight? What specific actions need to be taken in the physical world that causes someone to become an archvile? Can someone answer this?
The codexes of the game somewhat contradict what Hayden says. I believe only a select few demons are made from human husks, though which demons those are is hard to say - if I had to guess, Hellknights are at least one of them. But no, I'm fairly certain it's only a small handful of demons that are actually human.
@@ThatTravGuy if you want to learn the entire thing, go check out Roannoake gaming's doom vids. He basically explains that probably all the demons were never actually a part of hell. Rather a different species that later turned into the demons with the argent energy and so on. Some of the demons such as caco and pain elemental are the same species just with sexual dimorphism.
if you want to learn the entire thing, go check out Roanoake gaming's doom vids. He basically explains that probably all the demons were never actually a part of hell. Rather a different species that later turned into the demons with the argent energy and so on. Some of the demons such as caco and pain elemental are the same species just with sexual dimorphism.
@@ThatTravGuy My guess is that what you did and looked like in life is what determines the demon created from the body. Zombies and Imps may have come from the more average citizens, Hell Knights could be the more rough and tumble type folks, Carcasses are pretty chunky and he does camp quite a lot so maybe he was once your typical overweight beer dad, and Archviles could have been more politically powerful people given how they boss demons around. In terms of massive or misshapen demons like Cyberdemons, Cacos, and Arachnotrons, they may simply be spawns of hell itself. Monsters like the Titans couldn't possibly come from human bodies, and we know Jekkad is it's own world so some of the demons must simply be it's natural inhabitants. They've gotta come from somewhere, and sometimes the wickedness of mankind just isn't enough.
I like Civvie because it's an oldschool FPS veteran talking about Doom and stuff. I like Trav Guy because it's a younger guy talking about Doom and stuff. Looking forward to your next video, hope you dive into the Build Engine games at some point in the future.
Trav: "This game is easy."
Me, who died tons of times on Normal: "*Gulp* Yep. Yeah. Way easier."
Yeah, I didn't find this thing easy at all. Granted, I played on XB1, and I'm much better at shooters on PC. Just don't have a PC that can run this at the moment.
@@Allen.Christian I played Doom 2016 on UV, had a great, challengning time. Playing Eternal on UV has my seriously questioning my cognitive abilities...I feel old.
@@jessehenderson2967 Yeah, I was in the same boat. Breezed through UV on 2016. Died some, but never got too frustrated. I'm just getting to where I can do UV without much trouble in Eternal. 9 months later.
As a person playing in UV, I completely disagree, this game is ridiculously hard at some points.
From my experience Doom Eternal is actually easier than Doom 2016, however Doom Eternal is just harder to learn
I think part of the reason people find marauders bs/confusing is because the tutorial for him isn’t actually correct. The tutorial implies that you have to stand in a Goldilocks midrange zone, the actual way to beat him is to bait out his axe throw and then shoot him when he swings at you. The game also never tells you that he only spawns the wolf if you shoot his shield.
That is a good point that I didn't consider. I'll give you a heart so folks can see
This is actually NOT a good point. The tutorial says what attacks he does at certain ranges, it never says you should NEVER be in those positions, it's simply telling you his attacks, and that midrange means he won't do those attacks.
except the game doesent tell u to stand but keep him mid range
@@GuyOnTheInternet53
Stop defending bad design decisions. The tutorial is shit. Full stop. Hugo Martin isn’t going to fuck you.
@@TheGuardingDark_ I can just read mate
Trav: "Nightmare is easy"
*say sike right now*
i mean, nightmare isnt that hard once you understand everything in the game, and take advantage of everything you possibly can
@@dtomis1335 except for the first few levels I can beat final sin on nightmare but can barely beat the first one on nightmare
@@Andysgal797 pretty good point, the hardest level from the very start on nightmare is cultist base. without a doubt
He's playing on PC so I understand. Console is a lot harder for me personally. Getting those precise sniper shots on most of the cannons and turrets takes a lot of effort.
I played the on hurt me plenty beacause I was a new player but I’m at the last to levels and I change the difficulty to nightmare and turned my field of all the way to see better and I’m really enjoying it I’ve had a harder time on hurt me plenty
Let's face it: Most of the Demons in Hell just flee for their lives before the Doom Slayer arrives, leaving the limited amount you fight. The dumbest and bravest of the demons.
actually that explains a shit ton
The demons that run are smart.
Tbf Doom Guys spent countless centuries killing demons in hell so 99% of demons know of him.
I feel like with the hierarchy system demons have, some of the demons that fight you are also forced to fight you even if they are afraid of you. ordered by hell priest, khan maykr, or the nearby archville and tyrant. Or else the lesser demon might get a whoop ass later or tortured. Like the titan that was crying lava and chained at the beginning of the "city of the damned" lvl nekravol? Maybe he didnt wanna fight the doom slayer and got chained for disobedience.
@@hbsavage0387 no it’s quite literally said ALL the demons know of The Slayer
Had to leave a like for "Oh no, I saw what happened to the Betrayer's son. We're not having an Icon of Daisy".
What would the icon of daisy do? Isn't it the Khan maykr's fault that daisy is dead. The Khan maykr is fuckin stoopid.
@@royalfilmakingdynasty1910 Actually no, when the demons first invaded earth they did it just because they could. Not because of the Khan Makyr's influence.
to beat the game you must kill me, Daisy
@@Destro65 and we know how that turned out
@@royalfilmakingdynasty1910 xd
"If there is a way, I'm going to stick giant mechs in it."
I love that man.
Fun fact, the lead programmer on the Doom 64 port is the same guy who made Doom 64 EX.
Oh fuck
That's cool
Meh, nothing against Hugo personally, but I really don't like the idea of this guy walking into the Doom franchise and injecting his own personal interests into the franchise, when these things were never part of Doom before. The He-Man and Ghostbuster references; the high fantasy stuff; the mechs; etc. All of this shit feels extremely out of place in the Doom franchise. If I was to take over a pre-existing franchise, I would respect the source material. I wouldn't start radically changing countless things just to fit my own personal interests and likes.
Trav: "I'm going to play Doom 1 on Hurt Me Plenty because I fear ultra violence is more difficult than what the developers balanced for"
Also Trav: "W E P L A Y D O O M E T E R N A L O N N I G H T M A R E B E C A U S E T H I S G A M E I S E A S Y"
Civvie 11: *Forced to drop the difficulty to Hurt Me Plenty*
Trav: "So I played on Nightmare because DOOM Eternal is kind of easy."
Trav better at DOOM than Civvie confirmed.
I formally invite Civvie onto my channel to defend/avenge himself
@@ThatTravGuy We still await the time the United State Department of Special Corrections frees CV-11, at least long enough to be on an episode of That Trav Guy to defend his honour in DOOM Eternal.
Doom Eternal: The Perfect game to play while being in quarantine.
And I only just got it yesterday because I only have a switch
Or when angry
or while in deep depression
I've yet to so any kind of "quarantine," but I've still been playing the mess out of it since it's release. I've played through 4 or 5 times. I haven't been on multi-player very much. Are the servers still decently healthy?
It's scary how close his opinions are to mine
People who never played DOOM Eternal: WHAT!? 40 Minutes of Lore/Story Spoliers!?
DOOM Eternal Players: You somehow summarized DOOM Eternal and its lore in 40 minutes, you're speed is incredible.
This game came at a time when I needed to have a sort of visual vent of my frustrations at life. Work, the pandemic, a recent passing. It came at the right time.
Yeah hard times man. Hope you doing well and stay strong my guy
@@mikeoxmaul577 much better now. Thank you ^^
A demon slaying a day keeps the depression away
Same, man. Came right as my parents split last summer. It got me through a lot and now I love doom.
*Fun fact:* Pistol was going to be in Doom Eternal but it was so bad that the developers decided to not include him in the gameplay. (Although you can still get it trough the commands)
They didn’t delete it on pc u can open the dev console and get it
@@unity9214 yeah, that means it was deleted
@@JacoTheSecond not deleted but removed
@@brauliodeans9437 it's literally the same thing
@@JacoTheSecond deleted means no files of it exist in the game. No model no texture nothing. Removed means they just locked it out but it still exists.
Apparently, all of Doomguy’s lines are from the comic book. Imo they’re completely fine.
he sounds exactly like a crazy guy who's done nothing but kill monsters. idk what else people expected him to say.
plus yeah i thought people would like the fanservice towards the comic. it's that slight cheesiness that people always say Doom has!
I think the lines were fine, I just don’t think the voice actor really suited him well. Some people like the sort of campiness from his lines but idk, it just didn’t stick well with me, just a personal preference tho
@@bolson42 Yeah he just sounded like stockcrazyman.ogg
Did you say comic book?
I like most of them, just not the Rip and Tear. It's fine, just kinda cringe, but still not that bad. It's not as bad the "To War" from Halo 3.
What if John Romero's head is the betrayer's son?
what if it's John romaros leg
Say sike right now
@@Hyacinthus_spp Okay.
“Sike.” Glad I could help.
@@orvilleredenpiller338did u notice the "ICON OF CHEEKS" in tehre lmao
@@Hyacinthus_spp Yo these cheeks thicc af
45:23 "The longer the icon of Cheeks remains on earth, the THICCCER it will become"
"If you can't destroy that booty, Earth has no hope for survival!"
Taking clapping the enemy to a deeper level
Samuel: to defeat the icon of sin you need to destroy the icon of cheeks
@@happyhank8571 plz no
@@iconofthicc6086 u made this account just to reply here didnt you
There happens to be an unused line where Samuel Hayden goes “Well, I suppose you can…” You think maybe it was supposed to play after he says that the Slayer can shoot a hole into the surface of Mars? Or maybe he was supposed to say that when Vega mentions the tectonic plates, then says the unused line after the Slayer brings up the BFG 10K? I wish they kept it.
completely disagree with saying DOOM Eternal is easy honestly, but that might just be because i don't play like any FPS games.
No trust me hes just god if he's playing on nightmare
He's literally wrong on that point. lol.
i dont think its hard or easy honestly, i think it's just so different from most fps games that a lot of people don't consider stuff like quick switching
i mean i play on nightmare too but i still die sometimes (mostly because i refuse to spam overpowered stuff like the lock on rockets and mobile turret shield dash)
@@tylenolsaurus lock on isn’t op imo but shield dash definitely is
@@narenthebeesechurgerman422 lock on is retty obviously op
it's 3 rockets that deal a ton of damage with no aim required thats pretty unfair
I can say this without reservation: Eternal is a fantastic game.
Every single problem with 2016 has been fixed: every weapon has its own niche and is relevant for the entirety of the game (even the Shotgun is still decent), the story is not obtrusive to the gameplay and is even climactic sometimes.
The new additions to the gameplay are all great and help differentiate the game from its predecessor. Even the environments are more varied while still retaining the great level design!
It's nice to be satisfied and even surprised by a sequel again.
The shotgun is a must use, if you only use the rifle to kill weak points, you cant kill, like, 3 cacodemons.
You must use the shotgun, you can destroy weak points AND kill cacodemons.
And it is 1 of 2 weapons that gets weak demons into stagger state without exploding them imediately (aka ssg blast)
The story and lore pickups also help you get an even better idea of how powerful the doom slayer actually is
It's a solid game but it definitely doesn't fix anything technically.
@Antonio Trivelloni "bUt WhAt AbOuT tHe HaMmEr?!?!"
Hammer: Your "I see demons but I don't want to" fulfillment tool that is also too OP.
@@jetthejudge you make no sense
This was the game that finally dethroned Doom 1 as my favorite. I just love everything this game does right, but also agree with some of the criticisms you highlighted and I'm so looking forward to finishing it on Nightmare. I want more character action fps in my life
"We're not about to have an Icon of Daisy!"
...damn it now I want to see that.
Watched the whole video, You deserve more views.
Why can’t everyone give reviews like this fair and honest and having played the whole game you can actually give a full and honest review bless
So is criticism a dishonest review?
@@jetthejudge did I say that? No where did I say anything about a criticism being dishonest
@@speedstarz_media647 it reads like it
@@jetthejudge that is your interpretation
@@jetthejudge I think he ment most "professional reviewers" only play the game up to a certain point.
I like the rebooted "Doom" series... but even if I didn't, I'm grateful you make long-form video essays I can enjoy during quarantine. Hope you're safe and unharmed by pandemics, protests and tear gas.
It's not rebooted. That's proved in sentinel prime.
@@royalfilmakingdynasty1910 | You could call it a soft reboot, akin to how "Splinter Cell: Conviction" was technically a sequel but it overhauled the franchise's gameplay. The new "Doom" games are technically sequels to "Doom 64", but the gameplay has been drastically overhauled and modernised (for the better, thankfully).
@@vdayucla exept conviction wasn't very good imo
I love the foreshadowing of the icon of sin right from the first time you boot up the game, with the main menu theme being an updated icon of sin theme even with the whistling
Doom Eternal really did feel different from Doom 2016. Especially after playing them back-to-back. I like many others, had to adjust to ammo limitations, armor management, and more frantic movement. Didn’t help that my first playthrough was on Nightmare. But when you finally understand how this game works, I think Eternal easily trumps 2016 in terms of gameplay. Then again, the fact that the super shotgun has a grappling hook would have made me bump this game above 2016 for that reason alone.
I agree overall. Eternal feels absolutely soul crushing until you learn the new Doom Dance but once it clicks Eternal might be the most intelligent shooter I've ever seen. Or rather it demands intelligence from the player in a way that I've rarely seen while still giving you the insane power fantasty if you can earn it.
Eternal is imo the far superior game in terms of quality however the lack of Snapmap leave Eternal ironically limited compared to the endless content 2016 offered. The rare case where I think quantity might just beat out quality as a lot of Eternal's new features can be replicated in Snapmap, turning 2016 into a slightly janky hybrid. Look up Arch Revival to see Eternal maps and features remade in 2016. End of the day though both games are 10/10 in their own regard.
"And the shotgun has a grappling hook, because this IS a good game, after all" -videogamedunkey, 2020
When the Slayer takes the Plasma Rifle from the soldier, what he did is take its ammo. That’s why whatever skin you’re using (assuming you’re using a different one from the default) stays but the one he takes from the soldier is the default. He took the gun to take its ammo not the use the gun itself. He probably dropped the gun during the cutscene right before the elevator.
Kind of a late fun fact, but he actually keeps the gun if you somehow didn't bother to take it back in Exultia, so it's kinda like the dev's way of making sure you have it.
@@norrecvizharan1177
It makes sense, they let you get both mods for the Combat Shotgun before they introduce the Arachnatron so they make sure you have the sticky bomb. The devs at Id Software are all around awesome.
@@norrecvizharan1177 wow thats cool ima try that in my next playthrough cuz i never use that gun anyway
@@poopybuttguy5523 I'd totally recommend using the gun more though, honestly, because it's a really effective fodder killer, and the microwave beam is very good at pinning larger demons down, but that's just my thoughts. Hope you're having plenty of fun with the game though.
@@norrecvizharan1177 i once go infinite ammo cheat on super gore nest and see how long it take to microwave through pinky armour
I think the rip and tear line makes sense because that was the sentinels' chant "kar en tuk" in the arena and over time the slayer learns their language which is why we can understand them in english.
I think the sentinels got it from the slayer. Its not the sentinel's chant but the doom slayer's
I just realized that at one point in the Only Thing They Fear is You, you can actually hear them saying that. Cool.
I think you're one of the best to review these games. You not only legitimately understand why things were done in the game, but you also understand the story! That's almost rare for reviewers
Hayden : you can't just shoot a hole into the surface of mars....
Vega and Slayer: haha BFG goes vizzzoom.
I love this game. DOOM 2016 was already my favorite game of all time, and Eternal replaced it. It's a huge upgrade in nearly every single way and 20x more fun and rewarding because of the added depth in it's gameplay.
I liked all the wolfenstein games better than NEW doom
@@His0ka mhm. I really liked new order but thought old blood and new colossus were meh.
@@His0ka Good for you man.
Glad someone finally understands the lore that was given through the base campaign. Literally no one cared to think about/understood the story at first, even though it was quiet easy to figure out.
50:41 aged very well I'm glad they're giving it mod support as it adds so many possibilities in the future.
Finally! Someone who knows first person platforming is a good thing. Though Eternal’s is more like Sonic P-06 (specifically that version as it’s gameplay is fixed) in first person instead of Mario. The only Mario thing are the spinning fire bars so saying it’s like Mario is like comparing the exploration in Classic Doom to Mazewar, or the realistic level design in Duke Nukem 3D to Tekwar.
I didnt even notice that i watched for half an hour. That's how good in engaging your content is
I watched this video and then looked at your subscriber count.
I did not expect that. You seriously deserve at least a million, honestly. Your content seriously made me think you had that much.
Hope you eventually reach that goal someday :D
8:47
"I love them"
*shows footage of ripping its eye out*
I LOVE the Marauder, the reason I see him as hard is that the game is like music, it has a tempo. The Marauder has a tempo too but it has its own tempo. So its like the game is a band and the Marauder is like the drummer just decided he wants to play jazz every now and then
Exactly this.
The Marauder doesn't fit the rest of the game. He just throws off the rhythm of the combat by making you play wonky marauder combat puzzles instead of high-flying pewpewpew.
Boring and wonky. Then they made Satan a Mega Mecha Marauder with Extra Dullness Sauce and I just quit the Satan fight out of disgust.
@@Quztuk wonky combat puzzles? Literally all you have to do is stay moderately close to him and shoot when his eyes glow green. Super easy, but adds challenge because he has a different tempo to the enemies around him
@@JasperBun
Yeah, he's easy, but he's annoying and he doesn't fit. Which makes him wonky.
The Marauder isn't a threat, barring shenanigans, but he is unfun. Which is much worse.
13:02 The intrinsic value you speculating may be right. I feel it's symbolic for Valen succeeding in resurrecting his kid, at the cost of the kid being trapped in the icon of sin. Literally saying "You won, but at what cost"
I want an icon of daisy! :D
The longer the icon of daisy is on Earth the stronger it becomes.
betcha it'd look like frank the bunny from Donnie Darko?
Isn't it the Khan maykr's fault that daisy is dead? Because I'm sure it is.
@@hackergaming6372 the cuter it becomes
"Ripped as fuck demonic bun bun."
That bonk was hillarious!
"The Icon Of Oh He's Got a Body Now" - That Trav Guy 2020
I personally love the new art style change. 2016 looked more like doom 3, pain killer and killing floor than classic doom. I liked it but it didnt reallly "look" like doom to me. Eternal however looks like a modern day interpretation of doom 2. Somthing ive wanted to see since i was a kid. I love how the modeled everything after the original sprites. This is how a modern interpretation of doom should look. Embracing the classics with some modernization. This game might be up there with doom 2 as my favorite doom game!
isnt that what its meant to be
This glowing review certainly conveys "masterpiece", but where exactly is the "troubled"?
I didn't exactly convey it well 'cause I thought of the Name for the video well after the review was finished. I tried to imply that the divisiveness was the Troublesome part - Denuvo (at the time) being a problem, folks complaining that it was too much of a departure from the classic formula, etc etc.
@@ThatTravGuy Oh yeah, Denuvo. I had this game pre-ordered in part because they were advertising it as not having Denuvo.
Then it came out and people realized Bethesda were lying and it did have Denuvo (Anti-Tamper/DRM, that is). I refunded my purchase instead of playing the game. Then things got even worse when they forced in Denuvo Anti-Cheat.
They eventually removed Anti-Cheat, stopped lying about Anti-Tamper, and I finally picked the game (and the season pass or whatever) on sale late in 2020. And even then, the game is full of bugs, so troubled still applies.
Hell, still troubled now, with everyone upset about TAG1 nerfs, and TAG2 also having more bugs and a weak as hell final boss.
@@mjc0961 i have played the base campaign plenty and I still haven't found any game breaking bugs, nor any noticeable one. I dunno about the dlcs but for me the game works just fine
Edit: Also I play in console wich tends to be more unstable
@@صوفيا́-ب1م yeah mine runs pretty much bugless too
This was an amazing, in-depth analysis. I wasn't expecting this level of quality. You, sir, deserve more views and followers. I didn't think I was gonna watch the whole video in one sitting, yet here I am.
I'm especially grateful for all the lore recap. I don't remember Doom 2016 pretty well and I haven't played the other ones -okay, and maybe I haven't read all the codex entries and shit.
I'll be checking out more of your videos. Good stuff.
A bit of a fun fact: Olivia Pierce, the main antagonist from Doom 2016, makes a cameo in Eternal. In Nekravol Part 1, after the final arena fight that ends with two Doom Hunters, you have to knock down a statue and jump through a hole in the ground caused by said statue. That statue is of Olivia Pierce.
I would have loved to watch Trav Guy say sth like, "Oh hey, it's Olivia from Doom 2016! Aww poor Olivia... all that hard work and sacrifice and all you get is getting killed by the Doom Slayer and a stupid statue. Serves you right, ya bitch." XD
''ohhhh no that trick is not gonna work on me I saw what you did with the betrayer's son we're not gonna have an icon of daisy''
that line made me die of laughter
😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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12:50 if I’m being honest, I always thought it sounded more like the opening guitar riff from “One”. But hearing it more clearly now, I think you’re right.
Considering how much of the original soundtrack is -ripping off- inspired by Metallica, you're probably not far off.
the fact that its a bass playing this riff makes it even better
This guy: "Doom Eternal is easy"
Me: "wut"
This is the best review I've seen of this game. most people overlook the lore, but you actually cleared up so much
22:43
“I can’t wait to pound this… oh the demons beat me to it”
Something tells me Trav will love The Ancient Gods 1
He did.
25:00 The issue with the marauder is not that he's hard, it's that he changes the gameplay style in a way the game doesn't train you for. The game trains you to get close and personal, to be aggressive, keep moving forwards and being aware of your surroundings, quite often just doing what you believe is right rather than think is right (heart over thinking). The marauder is the opposite: While he's active he needs to contain your full attention, he can't be dealt with via pure aggression, he needs to be taken out methodically with you moving BACKWARDS while you aren't aware of your surroundings. A lot of people just don't adapt to that, especially in a situation when you're surrounded by other demons that require attention and aggression.
36:45
when someone is misbehaving so you just steal their god
The theory that Doom Slayer was the first Hell priests guardian makes so much sense now!
"we dont want an icon of Daisy"
-That Trav Guy 2020
Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal are some of the few games that make me grin when they spawn more enemies.
I've been waiting for this review, and you did not disappoint. Nice job! And yeah, this has effectively replaced Doom 64 as my favorite doom game and is now one of my favorite games of all time. I have no idea how they can top this.
A lot of people say they don't like eternal and I look at their footage and they're really bad, but the think is I'm
really bad AND THIS IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES
Thing*
The fact that this doom is not the limit to how good a doom game is capable of being is something to look forward to
The bonk on the head noise at 17:46 made the whole video 10x better hahaha.
0:30 one of the only times I laughed at a censor
Wow this review is of a pretty high quality.. how do you only have 4K+ subscribers?!?? Maintain this level of quality or better and I’m sure you’ll grow quickly.
Aw thanks I appreciate it!
@@ThatTravGuy Sure! And thanks for this entertaining review and video!
Wait WTF! how does he not have a million subs or atleast 200k minimum.
Surprisingly when I encountered the marauder the second time I went with your advice with quick swapping and it made them a piece of cake… thanks trav :)
the fact that both millenial and gen z can have their Doom experience is such a wholesome feeling
you deserve more views thas so good written and edited i really like youre work !
In Doom 64's steam version, use the command "-skipmovies" in the launch options of the properties menu.
I found out about this in the PCGaming wiki, it's a quick painless fix.
The murader is my favorite demon in doom it’s so cool to have something called an equal and he’s fun as hell to fight
I'm actually really happy I found this video, because I was looking for an explanation on some of the lore (i.e. why do people think Samuel Hayden is some sort of angel, how Doom's 1 thru 64 connect to 2016) for Eternal. And I gotta say, the events of the game make more sense now.
I remember playing this from the Xbox game pass and JESUS CHRIST I GOT MY ASS KICKED, but call me a masochist cause I loved all of it.
That's the spirit
So
Demo Gaming?
I feel like there should be a scar on the icon of sin’s head referencing how there is a big hole on his head and doom two
The one thing I choose to let myself be smug over is that in 2016 I actually guessed that Samuel Hayden was the Seraphim for completely the wrong reasons because I had a completely BONKERS theory involving time travel that ended up being wrong in ever single way except for that one part I accidentally got right.
That’s actually so goated
Eternal is not easy AT ALL. You're just really really really really really good at videogames
Covid enters my body
The vitamin gummy I eat back in 1994 50:21
42:45 "living pinatas incapable of leaving heaven, Unless it's a slayer gate challenge. In that case they are immune to lore." LMAO !
Yes.
Good.
Honestly I couldn't imagine a better time frame for the game to come out, at the exact moment people suddenly had a shit ton of free time, DOOM Eternal descended.... So did Animal Crossing, then the best crossover to never happened was pushed into pop culture.
19:42 “The whole city’s on fire!”
Hey trav, Another cool way to kill the marauder, and the fastest way is shooting an ice bomb over him, this will make him pull his shield up and track the bomb, this lets you use lock on rockets, and he dies really quick to lock on rockets
Woah really? I'll need to try that, that sounds way more efficient than making him track a BFG round.
@@ThatTravGuy bruh that's a waste of a bfg shot lmao
@@SR-388 Yea especially when Marauder is not immune to BFG when you stun him. If you want to use BFG on him simply parry using any gun preferably supershotgun and than switch to BFG quickly to one shot him.
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They patched that out. Can't let people come up with interesting strategies. Have to make them play the Marauder's red-light green-light game.
21:59 my man missed out on a radical joke and I don’t know if I can forgive it
15:33
You can play as a Revident more in Battle Mode
Revident Evil
@ThatTravGuy, I've never actually played Resident Evil.
@@megamanfan52 You're missing out my friend, with the re4 remake out it's probably the best place to start. My personal favorites are Re6, Re: Revelations, and Re 4 remake. Re6 and Revelations 2 are both co-op so grab a friend (I drag my cousin over remote play together for these two) and it's so fun. Re5 is also co-op but the remote play together is kind of bad and It uses tank controls despite being more action focused, just a bit too clunky for me to play it multiplayer.
i should be sleeping early today but no, here i am. this is such an great video. you're underrated!
Such an underated channel
@Dill Pickle what
@Dill Pickle care to elaborate? i've never watched this guy before, so I need you to explain.
This being the game that pulled me into the doom franchise I'm glad this was my first ever doom game and it will have a special spot in my heart with other games
On Doom 64: Lost Levels: This port was made by Nightdive studios, of which Samuel Villarreal, or as he's known in the Doom community "Kaiser," is part of. Kaiser is most well known for making Doom64 EX, so this port is actually extremely similar, to the point where the Doom64 EX level editor is completely compatible with this port. The "Lost Levels" are all new and made by Kaiser himself. Also, the lack of mouselook is to ensure authenticity to the original game, just like how the new Doom ports also lack this "modern" feature.
The Lost Levels are great. Would kill for more.
I’ve watched all 3 videos he has or this game I j wanna say these are some of the best when it comes to the game apart from midnight,crazy how good he explains and explains his opinions without droning on
DOOM Eternal was the first FPS game I had played in almost 7 years, it's perfect, play it if you haven't already
Great, comprehensive review, one of my two TH-cam favourites. At the other end of the spectrum, I also recommend Hmmmp's 5 minute review "This is f---ing amazing. This is f---ing impossible. How the f-ck did they do this?!"
SOMEBODY FINALLY POINTED OUT THE MUSIC IN THE SECOND PART OF EXULTIA
Ok the biceps call out is hilarious
So I’m not the only one that thought Urdak’s music was chilling af
Are kidding me dude, Urdak has one of the most atmospheric music in Doom period. I freaking love it. It boggles my mind when people say that Doom Eternal doesn’t have atmosphere.
@@masterdeity3400 agreed. “Voices of Urdak” is definitely a prime example of Doom Eternal having atmosphere. The calm, yet haunting tone is very unsettling (in a good way)
I have rewatched this about 20 times
ITS SOO GOOD
36:00 this man called it
I mean it’s not like they were very subtle about it.
28:34 Add "-skipmovies" to your launch options if you don't want to see the splash screens.
I miss the pistol because in doom 2016 I forgot how to use the chainsaw for most of the game and the pistol was my “Ol’ reliable” whenever I and the area ran out of ammo, which was a lot.
17:47 love that little sound effect 👌👌👌
Fun fact.on the first level i thought that the kahn makyr sounded like assaj ventress from the clone wars, i googled it and she is!
Tl;dr: kahn makyr is voiced by ventress
Wow. Dats cool
Love this video, and especially the lore breakdown throughout. Thank you
Serious question here: Samuel Hayden specifically said the souls are harvested from the human body and the remaining body becomes the demons the slayer fights. So what humans make the cyberdemon or hell knight? What specific actions need to be taken in the physical world that causes someone to become an archvile? Can someone answer this?
The codexes of the game somewhat contradict what Hayden says. I believe only a select few demons are made from human husks, though which demons those are is hard to say - if I had to guess, Hellknights are at least one of them.
But no, I'm fairly certain it's only a small handful of demons that are actually human.
@@ThatTravGuy if you want to learn the entire thing, go check out Roannoake gaming's doom vids. He basically explains that probably all the demons were never actually a part of hell. Rather a different species that later turned into the demons with the argent energy and so on. Some of the demons such as caco and pain elemental are the same species just with sexual dimorphism.
if you want to learn the entire thing, go check out Roanoake gaming's doom vids. He basically explains that probably all the demons were never actually a part of hell. Rather a different species that later turned into the demons with the argent energy and so on. Some of the demons such as caco and pain elemental are the same species just with sexual dimorphism.
Spoiler: whiplashes and archvilles are maykrs
@@ThatTravGuy My guess is that what you did and looked like in life is what determines the demon created from the body. Zombies and Imps may have come from the more average citizens, Hell Knights could be the more rough and tumble type folks, Carcasses are pretty chunky and he does camp quite a lot so maybe he was once your typical overweight beer dad, and Archviles could have been more politically powerful people given how they boss demons around.
In terms of massive or misshapen demons like Cyberdemons, Cacos, and Arachnotrons, they may simply be spawns of hell itself. Monsters like the Titans couldn't possibly come from human bodies, and we know Jekkad is it's own world so some of the demons must simply be it's natural inhabitants. They've gotta come from somewhere, and sometimes the wickedness of mankind just isn't enough.
I hope you review the two future DLC for Doom Eternal once they come out. I REALLYYY love your videos and this review was well worth the wait.
I feel like if Doomguy delivered the 'Rip and Tear' line a little faster, it'd be less cringy.
I like Civvie because it's an oldschool FPS veteran talking about Doom and stuff. I like Trav Guy because it's a younger guy talking about Doom and stuff. Looking forward to your next video, hope you dive into the Build Engine games at some point in the future.