While the franchise got its start in 1993, it wasn’t till the 2016 reboot that DOOM found its footing in the modern era, putting itself up there with the campaigns of Call of Duty and other shooters. All the while, DOOM Guy, now renamed The Doom Slayer (or The Slayer), has become such a legend in modern folklore that he is the only man who could challenge Chuck Norris and put on a decent fight (The Slayer’s fight against Master Chief should have been one punch and done… fuck Death Battle). Now we head into the third game in the modern DOOM timeline, heading… backwards? DOOM: The Dark Ages is a prequel… oh god, I thought we were beyond this… Time to strap on the shotgun, put on that heavy metal track, and see if DOOM: The Dark Ages is worth stomping through demonkind once again.
Name: Doom: The Dark Ages
Platform(s): PC (reviewed), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Developer: id Software
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Game Type: First-person shooter
Mode(s): Single-player
Release Date: May 15, 2025
To be honest, I’m not as up to date on the massive lore that is the modern DOOM series as I should...
