Doom Eternal Reviews

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9.5 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2020

Vaster, magnetic and more brutal than ever, DOOM Eternal is a hymn to the frenzy that perfects the reboot formula, extending it beyond measure. Unmissable.

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Mar 28, 2020

Doom Eternal is a non-stop thrill ride, barraging players with incredible fast-paced action from the opening mission to its blood-soaked finale. Fans of the franchise should be thrilled with it, and anyone looking for a meaty FPS to fill their time can't go wrong with this game.

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Ryan McCaffrey
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2020

Doom Eternal is one of the best first-person shooter campaigns in years. Its brand of fun remains unmatched in FPSes.

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94 / 100
Mar 17, 2020

Doom Eternal is a ceaseless, panicked nightmare that pushes you to point and click with more skill and style than ever before.

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No Recommendation / Blank
Mar 17, 2020

An even faster and bloodier but slightly wayward follow-up to a thunderous shooter reboot.

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Mar 21, 2020

Failure is part of mastery, and by the end of my ~20-hour playthrough of DOOM Eternal, I felt like I had developed a far greater mastery of the game than I ever did in DOOM (2016). Some battles took me 20 tries or more, it's true, but by the time I got through it I learned the timing of every wave and used every single one of my abilities to survive. For that, DOOM Eternal is likely the most satisfying shooter ever made. The easy mode (I'm Too Young To Die) is still available for anyone who prefers the mindless carnage of DOOM (2016), but I promise you, DOOM Eternal is worth the struggle.

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Mar 17, 2020

Doom Eternal is a smart iteration of what came before it that occasionally stumbles under its own desire to evolve

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9.3 / 10.0
Mar 18, 2020

The 2016 game now looks like a primer for a much more elaborate battle against the forces of hell

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8 / 10
Mar 17, 2020

Doom Eternal intensifies the battles with Hell's hordes by requiring you to constantly calculate the best ways to rip, tear, and stay alive.

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Polygon
Top Critic
Unscored
Mar 17, 2020

Doom Eternal’s power fantasy is funny, playful, and a welcome break

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Apr 10, 2020

It may not reach the sublime heights of its predecessor, but Doom Eternal is bursting at the seams with hellacious action.

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Unscored
Mar 24, 2020

The ripping and tearing is as good as it has ever been.

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Unscored
Mar 17, 2020

Doom Eternal is a thrilling return to form and a high-water mark for fast-paced twitch shooting. Buy it.

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Kirk McKeand
Top Critic
Mar 17, 2020

This is the strongest Doom has ever been.

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4 / 5.0
Mar 23, 2020

When everything comes together, Doom Eternal’s combat, mobility and levels combine to create one of the most satisfying gameplay loops and FPS campaigns in years. The Doom Slayer came, he sawed and he lived up to his reputation.

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4 / 5 stars
Jan 28, 2021

In Doom Eternal, ripping and tearing has never felt so good, even if the last few chapters really test your patience.

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9.5 / 10.0
Mar 27, 2020
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Unscored
Mar 17, 2020

Doom Eternal is a lot like the last game, but better.

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90 / 100
Mar 17, 2020

Just when you thought power fantasies couldn’t get any better, Doom Eternal comes along with its universe of blood and gore to put you in a state of flow.

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9.5 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2020

Doom Eternal is loud, brash, hellishly violent, and 100% entertainment. It might not be the perfect video game, but it absolutely is the perfect Doom game.

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