Doom Eternal is id Software's 2020 first-person shooter and the sequel to Doom (2016). It launched on 20 March 2020 for PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows and Xbox One, followed by Nintendo Switch (ported by Panic Button) in 2020 and by native PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions on 29 June 2021. The game ties your resources to specific actions: according to Wikipedia, a Glory Kill on a staggered enemy drops health, setting enemies on fire with the flamethrower (the Flame Belch) refills armor, and using the chainsaw on an enemy drops ammunition. Keeping all three stocked while you fight is the core skill.
Movement matters as much as shooting: the Slayer has a double jump, wall climbing and an omnidirectional dash, and arenas use monkey bars and poles for vertical movement. The Super Shotgun carries a grappling hook (the Meat Hook) that pulls you towards enemies. Slayer Gates are optional, very hard combat challenges, Master Levels are remixes of campaign missions with a different set of enemies, and in Ultra-Nightmare (and Extra Lives mode) the Slayer dies permanently when the lives run out. The five difficulty levels run up to Ultra-Nightmare.
The Ancient Gods is a two-part story expansion: Part One was released on 20 October 2020 and Part Two on 18 March 2021. A free Horde Mode followed in October 2021. Battlemode, the asymmetric multiplayer mode, pits one Doom Slayer against two player-controlled demons.
Glory Kills give health, the Flame Belch (flamethrower) gives armor and the chainsaw gives ammo, so each resource is tied to an action you perform in combat.
Double jump, wall climbing, an omnidirectional dash, monkey bars and poles make arenas three-dimensional.
The Super Shotgun with its Meat Hook grapple, plus weapons such as the Ballista, Heavy Cannon, Plasma Rifle and BFG, each used for different situations.
Many demons have weak points or stagger conditions you can exploit; reading each room and choosing targets is a big part of the combat.
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