Doom: The Dark Ages is for lovers and slayers

If you've spent any time on the internet, you may have seen the "what I expected vs. what I got" memes. If I could make one for Doom: The Dark Ages, in my expected column I'd reference the earlier Doom games - Eternal and the 2016 soft reboot of the franchise. But for the "what […]

May 16, 2025 - 13:24

Doom: The Dark Ages is for lovers and slayers

If you've spent any time on the internet, you may have seen the "what I expected vs. what I got" memes. If I could make one for Doom: The Dark Ages, in my expected column I'd reference the earlier Doom games - Eternal and the 2016 soft reboot of the franchise. But for the "what I got" column, there'd be an unexpected mix. Those earlier Doom games would still be there, as in most respects The Dark Ages is very much like its predecessors. But I'd also throw in Band of Brothers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pacific Rim, The Necronomicon, and a collection of the best bodice-ripper romance books literature can provide.

For The Dark Ages, id Software takes the story way back to the early days, to a time before the demons invade Mars and Earth. The Doomguy, known as the Slayer, is a supersoldier enhanced by aliens who have styled themselves as humanity's gods. When those gods and their human collaborators are besieged by the legions of Hell, the Slayer gets to doing what he does best: ripping and tearing until it is done.

The Slayer has an arsenal of weapons to aid him in his quest. The series' time-honored favorites, like the super shotgun, make an appearance. But in this old-timey preq …

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