DOOM - Hurt me plenty! - The Bear and Badger

Moot_Geeza

Doom Eternal is quality. It's probably doing a bit too much with perks and points and upgrades and rune slots and XP and whatnot, but the core gunplay is as good as it gets. I've got no problem with the platforming yet either.

g.man

Bought me Doom64 this morning then. Looks absolutely mint on the consoles. Had forgotten just how good the ultra-creepy sound design is.
Also I totally suck at playing it now.

Skerret

I found it pretty playable. Got walled in and mashed by some pinkies but it's a damn sight easier to play with twin sticks than on the N64

g.man

Absolutely. I'm just twice the age I was when i last played it.

davyK

Oh please......

g.man

davyK

I bought my copy while half plastered.

Woke up the next day and had a panic because I couldn't find it - it was a £50 game....

Found it in my box of SNES games - must have secreted it there so Wifey didn't find out. Was kind of proud of my drunken self.

nick_md

Priorities

nick_md

If I remember correctly there are

Spoiler:

Not a spoiler for the 'game' as such, but extra modes.

davyK

No way I'd spend the equivalent now on a game even though I'm considerably better off.

(ignoring the fact I bought a classic arcade cabinet)

nick_md

Maybe they're more hidden levels than modes.

davyK

Yes - re that spoiler.

Spoiler:

davyK

I'd like to think the remaster has a few more goodies. I'm sorely tempted.

g.man

The remaster just looks fabulous, and for £3.99 it's a no brainer.

Verecocha

This gets better every time I play it. Sometimes feel like an acrobatic Murdering god.

nick_md

Feels like we need a 64 sub thread, because I keep reading posts thinking it's for 64.

Skerret

It is. There's a different one?

davyK

Is the 64 remaster DLC for the main game or a stand alone thing? Not interested in the main game.

Moot_Geeza

Easter Eggs for Doom Eternal:

Spoiler:

davyK

I've heard there's a mode in Doom Eternal that lets you take over a beastie in someone else's game....that true?

Moot_Geeza

Yep. You get a dialogue wheel too.

Moot_Geeza

(No idea tbh, there's a dedicated monsters vs marines mode though)

g.man

davyK wrote:

Is the 64 remaster DLC for the main game or a stand alone thing? Not interested in the main game.

Stand alone.

Tempy

Got this via dubious means as I was in a sour mood. It’s good! But tough. Ammo feels more slight then before, amping up the puzzle element of the fights. They’ve done away with a lot of the artifice and laid bare the fact that it’s just a string of arena fights in a way that’s quite refreshing. Still think there’s an ungodly amount of busy work though, not a fan of all these incremental upgrades.

Moot_Geeza

Ammo definitely feels more precious and the chainsaw re-up requiring fuel feels a bit much on occasion. I'm hoping that fact that I've been ignoring half of the busy work doesn't come back to bite me in the latter stages. I'm operating on a 'finding some secrets should see me through' philosophy and crossing my fingers. Progression is steady but it's no pushover on Hurt Me Plenty. Didn't play it last night as it's relentlessly intense and I wasn't in the mood.

g.man

@Temps
Aye, that's what's put me off this one. Didn't like that much in Doom2016, and all the talk I've heard about how it's been ramped up in Eternal has stopped me buying it.

Tempy

God knows how necessary it all is really. Combat is very complex though, has me fancying a pad as there are a lot of buttons to recall

davyK

g.man wrote:

davyK wrote:

Is the 64 remaster DLC for the main game or a stand alone thing? Not interested in the main game.

Stand alone.

Oh nice. I'm in.

g.man

£3.99 mate. It's a no brainer!

g.man

Worth noting that the new Doom64 port actually contains 40 levels now. In addition to the original game there's an all new bonus mini-campaign called The Lost Levels, which can be accessed in several ways.

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