{"id":76470,"date":"2015-06-01T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=76470"},"modified":"2015-06-01T15:42:14","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T13:42:14","slug":"our-doom-wishlist-what-we-want-from-the-new-doom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/76470-our-doom-wishlist-what-we-want-from-the-new-doom","title":{"rendered":"Our Doom wishlist: what we want from the new Doom"},"content":{"rendered":"

The legendary Doom <\/em>franchise returns with its fourth instalment<\/a>. I am personally very excited to feel like a child again, to feel the thrill and vulnerability not often found in the cookie-cutter first-person-shooter world of today.<\/p>\n

This being said, the glory of the first two titles must be translated into modern standards without losing their classic charm.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The return of the old enemies<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Doom\"<\/a>

Doom’s<\/em> Skulking Revenant<\/p><\/div>\n

Although Doom 3 <\/em>did feature the enemies of the classics, they were reinvented and looked significantly different to their old-school counterparts.<\/p>\n

What I would like to see from the new one is high-powered graphical representations of their primary skins.<\/p>\n

The glimpse we got from the gameplay teaser showed a Skulking Revenant with shoulder-mounted energy guns.<\/p>\n

The slightly-longer cinematic trailer voyeuristically panned across the mangled surface of the titanic and iconic \u2018Cyberdemon\u2019, sending chills down the spines of anyone who played the originals decades ago.<\/p>\n

The whirring sound effect of the automatic door opening before the Cyberdemon would have brought a nostalgic smile to Doom <\/em>veterans, as well as whisper of a return to basics.<\/p>\n

These precious insights suggest that the game will be reintroducing the classic monsters of old, if not the entire mechanics and style that made the first game such a legend.<\/p>\n

Prepare to regress.<\/p>\n

Expansive and engrossing stages<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Rage\"<\/a>

id has had more than enough practice creating vast, open worlds thanks to Rage<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n

The eerie, labyrinth-like stages which sprawled across hellish digital temples and futuristic urban blight were fantastic. A game like Bloodborne <\/em>painted the essence of a dark gothic and victorian nightmare wonderfully.<\/p>\n

The new Doom<\/em> will hopefully deliver as well and further develop the intricate atmosphere of horror games. Prepare to experience the most well-developed version of hell before you actually get there.<\/p>\n

One can expect vibrant visions of the underworld, fully fleshed out with satanic imagery and tortured victims hanging pitifully.<\/p>\n

A desecrated planet Earth would also be great to see, with buildings and crowds of people being devastated in real-time by gnarly demons. Being swallowed by a pitiless, complex hell-zone is the zenith of environmental stimulation.<\/p>\n

There will certainly be plenty of hazards littered around the stages, from acid to lava to hateful traps. And, of course, secret areas which will reward players with much-appreciated items, ammo and weapons.<\/p>\n

A leaked image of Doom 4<\/em> developers claim has nothing to do with the game.<\/p>\n

A return to the original Doom\u2019s gameplay<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Doom\"<\/a>

Doom<\/em> was about blasting everything in sight to pieces, we sort of want that again.<\/p><\/div>\n

Doom 3<\/em> was great. The storyline and characters were impressive and we felt compelled to save the world from being ravaged by the forces of hell.<\/p>\n

Video games are becoming more and more complex in their decision-making mechanisms and believable humanity found in protagonists, NPCs and enemies.<\/p>\n

However, what made Doom<\/em> so special was its no-nonsense approach. Dashing about at high speeds, mowing down hordes of unholy, slimy abominations without some moral higher-power barking instructions at us in an ear-piece was completely liberating.<\/p>\n

It was a debased release from the stress of life, something you knew your parents would snap in half if they found you playing.<\/p>\n

This is something that true fans will wish for to return, the nostalgic approach to mindless cannon-fodder, free of politics.<\/p>\n

Happily, this is what Doom\u2019s <\/em>developers appear to be returning to. Massive, over-the-top weapons that produce awesome light and sound, rendering the fearsome mechanical beasts to visceral splashes of blood and bits are fundamental to Doom.<\/p>\n

Information surrounding the nature of the gunplay in this game describes a more hardcore approach, eliminating the simplicity and easiness of games like Call of Duty<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Apparently, there will be no aiming down sights, which makes sense. Lifting up a BFG to one\u2019s eye, and pulling the trigger, would kick one\u2019s face to the back of their head.<\/p>\n

People lucky enough to attend the 2014 \u2018QuakeCon\u2019, where Doom 4 <\/em>was initially revealed, got a taste of two levels in the game. Melee-combat was shown to play a major part in the game, and from what I\u2019ve heard from interviews, it is completely savage.<\/p>\n

The player will \u2013 with his bare hands \u2013 be able to tear apart enemies. This will balance the fast-paced shooting with more concentrated face-to-face executions. Something I delight in finding in a game.<\/p>\n

I would love a return to this chaotic exhilaration<\/p>\n

Powerful Multiplayer <\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Doom<\/a>

id know how to make a good multiplayer game, Quake Live is proof of that.<\/p><\/div>\n

The previous Doom<\/em> titles offered great co-op expansions in the first two titles and deathmatch-oriented multiplayer in the third, akin to arena games like Unreal Tournament <\/em>or Quake Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, both these versions of playing together will be incorporated into the new Doom, <\/em>along with perhaps an original new twist on virtually murdering friends and strangers.<\/p>\n

Games like Evolve<\/em> and one my favourites, Vampire Slayer,<\/em> offer players the chance to assume the role of the bad guys.<\/p>\n

A multiplayer mode in which one fills the hooves of one of the various Cyberfiends would be incredible.<\/p>\n

Ingenuity aside, \u2018If it ain\u2019t broke don\u2019t fix it\u2019. The standard deathmatch will always be fun and there is no feeling like dominating a friend or someone sitting in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

For many players, however, Doom<\/em> is meant to be a solo experience. It is meant to be the testing of individual reflexes and endurance, a baptism by fire into the world of hardcore gaming.<\/p>\n

“1v1 me scrub ill wreck u.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Feature image sourced from ModDB<\/a>.<\/h4>\n

In related news<\/h3>\n

Our hopes and dreams for E3 2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Fallout 4 wishlist<\/a><\/p>\n

Doom is teased, and what Doom could have been leaked<\/a><\/p>\n

Not the first Fallout 4 rumour, but certainly the most credible<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To feel afraid again; it’s what we want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":76476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[165,883,2561,3180,4894,14156,14196,1325,2700],"class_list":["post-76470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-bethesda","tag-doom","tag-doom-4","tag-feature","tag-id","tag-opinion-piece","tag-what-we-want","tag-wishlist","tag-zenimax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}