I couldn’t take any of it seriously, and that’s the point. We’re meant to inhabit the blind, dumb rage of Doom Guy. But for the curious, codexes scattered through the environments detail characters, locations, and enemies in intentionally overwrought high-fantasy strokes. The plot is dead simple and easy to ignore, loose scaffolding for the furious gunplay, which suits Doom. promised her “great things.” Guess how that one turns out. Our primary villain, high-ranking UAC scientist Olivia Pierce, wants the opposite. The story partners you up with Samuel Hayden, a high-ranking UAC (Union Aerospace Corporation) official who worked on secretive Argent energy research projects on Mars. Hell is my home now, and I won’t leave until a better source of unadulterated fun guts me out. Abated by a dull multiplayer mode, a limited level creation toolset, and a familiar art direction that doesn't feel as malevolent or creative as modern technology allows, my journey is otherwise one of playful, indulgent FPS action.
