I know this will excite many of you. DOOM: The Dark Ages has been announced today and it will arrive on Steam in 2025. Get ready for more ripping and tearing.
Vile forces push a kingdom to the brink. Fangs gnashing, their fury is emboldened by the flames of Hell’s own malevolence. No mortal blade cuts their masses down. No bulwark stays their advance. No army dares match them in the battlefield.
But you will. You are the super weapon primed to destroy evil.
For when Hell is at the gates, the DOOM Slayer answers.
Seems like I really need to go and play through DOOM Eternal to the finish now. I know, I'm a bit of a late bloomer on the recent DOOM games after only finishing DOOM in the last year. Although, you don't actually have to play the others, since DOOM: The Dark Ages shows off the Slayer's origin and is actually a prequel to the other two modern DOOM games. Oh, and this time you've got some fun toys to play with like the Atlan, a "daunting skyscraper-sized mech capable of toppling Hell’s behemoths with titanic metal fists" and a Mecha Dragon to fly around on too.
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Since it will be on Steam, thanks to Proton we shouldn't have much trouble playing it, and we know id Software use Vulkan so it's likely it will run really well.
Hell yeah, this looks awesome!
Read more in the full announcement. The Steam page isn't up yet but should be soon (update: Steam page is live).
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
9 Jun 2024
More doom is never a bad thing!
TimeFreeze 9 Jun 2024
Was not a fan of Eternal so hope the game is more like 2016.
StalePopcorn 9 Jun 2024
Yes, Another Doom game.
Was not a fan of Eternal so hope the game is more like 2016.
I was going to complain about the publisher but lost my train of thought when I read this comment. I completely agree! Too much dancing, weapons swapping, etc for my old ass self when I wanted a beautfil boomer shooter with a couple of extras. I reinstalled and am trying another go at the wimpiest level 🙄
Last edited by StalePopcorn on 9 Jun 2024 at 7:51 pm UTC
I know, I'm a bit of a late bloomer on the recent DOOM games after only finishing DOOM in the last year.Pff, that's nothing! Until the Steam Deck and its ilk, my FPS motion-sickness issues stopped me from playing any of them!
I'm still inching through Doom II right now, with Doom 64, 2016, and Eternal sitting in my library waiting for their turn. 
and a Mecha Dragon to fly around on too.!Mega Man 2 Mecha Dragon
Not this one, I presume?
!Wonder Boy III Meka Dragon
Or this one?
I've just finished Final DOOM (specifically the Plutonia Experiment) a couple of hours ago, lol.
Last edited by pb on 9 Jun 2024 at 9:19 pm UTC
I would rather a Mecha Penguin.......and a Mecha Dragon to fly around on too.!Mega Man 2 Mecha Dragon
Not this one, I presume?
!Wonder Boy III Meka Dragon
Or this one?
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CyborgZeta 10 Jun 2024
pleasereadthemanual 10 Jun 2024
It seems like the new game is partially inspired by the original Quake concept where "The protagonist would become a Thor-like being wielding a giant Hammer."
Now I feel like watching that Ahoy retrospective again.
UnixOutlaw 10 Jun 2024
Spent much more time recently playing GZdoom...
I still miss Doom "I" deathmatch - where I worked : we had an IPX (Novell) network - we'd deathmatch in the IT training room and kill the WHOLE LAN with IPX broadcasts!
Last edited by UnixOutlaw on 10 Jun 2024 at 4:13 am UTC
officernice 10 Jun 2024
R Daneel Olivaw 10 Jun 2024
Just keep it simple! This is Doom we're talking about. Does it really need building size mechs? I'm not sure. I'll wait for some more previews to see if this is even interesting to me at all. Time will tell.
Does it really need building size mechs?Doesn't everything need building size mechs?
10 Jun 2024
echoing what others have said here: As long as it's more like the 2016 game and not Eternal: bring it on! Eternal was not a Doom game, it was a silly platforming weapon management sim. The devs completely forgot what was fun about Doom when they made that game.
Just keep it simple! This is Doom we're talking about. Does it really need building size mechs? I'm not sure. I'll wait for some more previews to see if this is even interesting to me at all. Time will tell.
I enjoyed both but prefer eternal over 2016 myself
I find it too easy to cheese in 2016, I'd just spam RL and SSG and win without really putting any thought
The gunplay didn't have the same "oompf" factor either, enemies chunks coming off as you shoot them made a BIG difference in eternal
The trailer for dark ages seems like there's no hook for the ssg, and looked more grounded so maybe it won't be like eternal were you're basically flying around like superman lol
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