Summary
The Ancient Gods is an unapologetic and brutal conclusion to an epic game. Rip and tear into this expansion and see end for yourselves.
Developer –id Software
Publisher – Bethesda Game Studios
Platforms – PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch
The Ancient Gods has reached it’s finale with the release of Part 2 of this DLC. Going far above a typical DLC release, Ancient Gods confidently moves the story towards a finale worthy of the game it’s built off of.
I don’t need to say much about Doom Eternal. It’s one of my favorite games of 2020 and is a blistering and fast based experience. If you like, feel free to read my full review of it right here.
The Ancient Gods picks up where Eternal left off. Without giving too much away, you will dive deep into the heart of Hell, with tons of revelations and some pretty major story beats. Enough to warrant a Doom 3 but instead it’s tackled in this huge expansion.
The Ancient Gods also introduces a decent amount of new enemies and variants of pre-existing ones. That’s right, for those who hated the polarizing Marauder, more of him where that came from and it’s just as brutal as before.
It’s tough to review this honestly, as the new story, locations, weapon and encounters are all top notch. If you even had mild interest in Doom and it’s gameplay, this expansion us a no brainer. I would say that it doesn’t do much to change it’s style for those who couldn’t get into it before.
That was my favorite part of The Ancient Gods. It’s unapologetic. They heard all the complaints about certain enemies, and tripled down on them. They ramped up the difficulty and the combat puzzle by a significant margin. I have tremendous respect for choosing to go into the deep end of the difficulty scale and putting the conclusion of the Doom story behind that kind of content.
I really enjoyed The Ancient Gods. The lore, locations and fights were blistering and fast paced, and both parts together creates a compelling and tightly paced follow-up to a great game. For any Doom fans, this expansion is a must play.
