Doom: Quick Look

[@Livinamontage]

Five years later and “John Hellway” is still one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard on one of these quick looks. Lmao

[@retnuHDJ]

So just after 14 mins the guy was disappointed that he missed that mod. You can go to mission select, replay the mission, get the mod and keep it for future missions. No downside to replaying a mission! It means you can go back and pick up the stuff you missed at any point in your campaign.

[@BromanEntertainment]

DOOM is supposed to be written in caps at all times. I think it's a law.

[@phetaduck]

It's funny when people complain about handhelding and then miss obvious clues like green lights marking intended path.

[@Ozeki_Negima]

19:02 "This fucking music dude XD" Jeff speaks for us all, lmao

[@pashmpoosh]

Just a clarification for anyone who watched this, they said in the video they didn't think you could go back to old levels and collect whatever you missed while in fact you can from the main campaign menu. It saves all your upgrades and all the stuff you collected last time you played the level shown as orange on the mini map and it will show you what you have missed as white. You can also change to higher difficulty in options and play the old levels again with all the new upgrades you have earned which is kind of cool.

[@cuekalamos]

"rip and tear" is from the doom comic if anyone hasn't seen that yet

[@Kharn526]

+kyle ross (KOMNCCAP) yes

[@MumrikDK]

Time to Brad - 2:10

[@nixtblack]

This looks like the FPS equivalent of Ninja Gaiden 2 - just fast paced, good-feel combat with special kills. I'm getting pumped!

[@internisus]

1) You get runes that affect glory kills, including one that speeds them up and another that gives you a speed boost after doing them, so it does wind up feeling like a crazy-fast speed combo system if you go that route. Instead I've chosen a thing that gives me armor for glory kills and another that gives me infinite ammo when my armor is high enough, which is fucking nuts. 2) Generally, I think the glory kill system is fabulous both because of the rhythm it creates in combat and because of its risk/reward tactical considerations. It makes this game feel totally unique among first-person shooters, all while still feeling very much like Doom. 3) The way the campaign works with secrets and challenges is exactly how you'd want it to. You can replay any mission from the save slot menu, and any new things you find get basically added to your save file so that they're available when you go back to your current progress. You can also continue to work on mastery challenges while replaying levels. So the character progression and collectible stuff keeps building up when you go back. 4) The Hell levels have colored skull keys. ^_^

[@internisus]

***** You have to shoot them again. They are basically in a near-death staggered state and will regain some health if you don't finish them off. It's fair if you think about the risk of getting close to them for the glory kill versus spending a little bit of ammo to end them from a safe distance.

[@DavidBalmbra]

John Romero us gonna give you his pitch.

[@Sha0linShadowb0xing]

Metroid Prime...some of the best maps ever.

[@Leinad44]

Wow. This game starts strong.

[@jgoods4444]

John Hellway is something that made me laugh as hard as anything I have ever watched on GB... Jeff was so quick with that. The guys are amazing!

[@EleventhHourPower]

Fun Fact: The Imp in the thumbnail isn't roaring at you, he's screaming in sheer terror because he knows what you are and what you're about to do to him.

[@JayAreAitch]

Very original.

[@HatFancy]

What awesome about the glory kills is it changes depending on where you hit them, fucking awesome.

[@jancz357]

going to play this game with brutal doom soundtrack

[@Loggins1969]

This game seems so awesome. I had a special feeling way back when i played the Doom shareware version, and this game really brings me back. All the violence is so correct :-P

[@pickledparsleyparty]

+Loggins1969 The single player is really freaking good. I'm super curious about lines this might draw between generations. For instance, I'm wondering if opinions that hate the no-reload mechanic are from people in their early-20s and younger. People who grew up with reload as a standard mechanic.

[@imahobo8544]

I always turn off my mic and mute everyone when playing with randoms. I dont want to hear them and they dont want to hear me.

[@Highwaysonyfan87]

That's completely stupid because not everyone online is going to be a dumbass. I've met so many friends I've had for years and talk to regularly just from playing a game online and seeing a random mic and putting my headset on. It's a shame you automatically mute yourself and everyone else.

[@imahobo8544]

+David Restrepo ur completely stupid and so r ur friends

[@Highwaysonyfan87]

+Im a Hobo you're missing out on so many opportunities to make new friends to play games with and talk about games with by automatically doing what you do. It's absolutely stupid

[@thehza2592]

God damn. Seems like they've really improved this from that E3 presentation. I was worried about how this game would turn out, but this actually looks good.

[@Zekparsh]

He might as well turn off the indicator since he clearly never looks at it anyways...

[@retrosimon9843]

All they had to do was release an old fashioned "shareware demo" of the game. Great nostalgic marketing and would have shown people before release that the campaign was great.

[@augustwest5356]

in this COD saturated world, there is no marketing campaign for this game that would be super successful. I know I sound like an old fart, but these kids don't respect their roots. I've seen all sorts of reviews deriding this game for its ho-hum multiplayer and storyless campaign. people are obviously entitled to their opinions, but they need to realize this game isn't about the story, or creating new FPS conventions. this is a throw back to the old days, a reimagining of the game that started it all. this is raw, visceral fun. don't like it? then don't play it. there's a new COD game coming out in 40 minutes and another in an hour after that. again and again for the rest of time. so go p!ay that rehashed garbage. in the mean time Doom will be here reinforcing everything that made your bullshit game great.

[@mrcyberpunk]

+RetroSimon I agree. And its bullshit that they didn't, instead opted for a shitty open beta instead.

[@raumfahreturschutze]

August West gets it

[@darkishzapo1155]

GUESS WHAT THOUGH: THEY TOTALLY DID RELEASE A SHAREWARE VERSION

[@retrosimon9843]

Darkish Zapo It's a limited timed demo though.

[@Infestedhobo1]

Didn't realize Brad worked for polygon too.

[@krisrudecki9477]

QUAKE MODE ON! Been a while ]:-> if anything for me this is how I wanted Quake 2 to be, and now all those years later, presto

[@zembryoz]

I so fucken love that this game brings out the PC Gamer in all of them. Stellar work, Bethesda and id.

[@Three-Headed-Monkey]

Woof. Getting the gaming vertigo watching this. The first time I got that was when I first watched a friend play the original Doom! Very fitting :D So yeah, definitely fast and frenetic enough.

[@treytison1444]

11:42 is hilarious to me with Jeff's delayed "yeah you fucked up".

[@saltyginger3481]

im so happy that theres that new Unreal Tournament beta going on right now because that basically just fills the need that i was hoping doom's multiplayer would fill. as long as the single players good i already have other arena shooters :D

[@TrentMathewsTSM]

That's my thing, we don't need Doom MP to be good. it seems like the SP is really good and that's what matter

[@AllieMoonSailor]

They were super friendly to that guy in multiplayer.

[@MagikGimp]

It's really quite amazing to have enemies that you think of as having one move do all sorts of new things. I guess it's not surprising but it does throw you considering what you're used to in the original games.

[@nathesford9701]

I laughed way too much at John Hellway

[@glorydog13]

Alright it's decided I'm getting this game.

[@SilentCheechGaming1991]

Have they ever heard of a thing called checking your keybindings? lol

[@paavokokko]

2:00 it's a direct sequel to Doom 64 actually, in which the doom guy decides to stay in hell ;^)

[@EldrinOS]

+paavokokko No seriously. He's not joking.

[@paavokokko]

Eh, who knows really. But with as little plot as there is, it fits.

[@ErzenDesignClassic]

Best opening ever!

[@tpoppapuff]

2:05 Is this a new record for time til Brad?

[@TheBeomoose]

+tpoppapuff Nah he's been under 60 seconds in the past.

[@tpoppapuff]

Chris Boggs I think you're right, but in terms of playtime this was literally less than 10 seconds. :D

[@DrLynch2009]

7:42-7:44 Vault Tec logo on the blast door.

[@Reidbynature]

I did the same thing as Dan. I just assumed getting the other upgrade for a weapon meant swapping it out entirely and I had to stick with that mod until the next opportunity to switch. Only I'm a lot further into the game. Now I'm tempted to just carry on not getting the other mods for the sake of habit.

[@MrSoroxas]

I feel like they give the multiplayer way too little credit. It's a really fun, frenetic shooter imo - running around like a maniac with a shotgun is pretty great, with the way you need to continually pick up health and armor, try to keep control over the demon spawns and just stay alive as long as possible. I'm really liking MP so far. :)

[@Loggins1969]

Oh god the chain saw was awesome!

[@entityedgenetwork2252]

They actually didn't fuck up Doom - game looks dope!!!!

[@tristanedwards7302]

Brad died during the game intro...

[@Gonothing]

Spend that point, Brad!

[@TheGreatEllipsis]

John HELLway!

[@buckturgidson2448]

JOHN HELLWAY

[@CaptDiablo]

Yes, the hell levels DO have colored skulls as keys, Brad :)

[@jonathanmenegalli]

you guys sound really happy with this game.

[@Ickdaogda]

the multiplayer looks fun.

[@imadetheuniverse4fun]

Is there going to be a 1080p version of this video at any point? Just wondering if I should wait or just watch it now.

[@travis23doyle]

im buying this game tomorrow. end of story

[@skamikaze1983]

I just lost my shit at John Hellway. XD

[@Grasslmeier]

Jeff's complaints about shooters and shooting mechanics basically amount to 'I don't want to aim at all' Kinda shitty.

[@unrealeck]

I think the gameplay would improve if they maybe made the melee kill opportunity something like an 85% chance to happen but drop slightly more health. That way you're not doing it as often, but you still get your health back from it. The only downside is that you might die from not getting that chance melee kill to trigger.

[@ggutu]

Started with Doom Ended with Halo

[@UNSKIALzPSN]

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V Nice copy and paste comment but it literally makes no sense gameplay wise

[@ggutu]

I scrolled down and didn't see anyone with this comment. Unless this is like a le popular comment everyone posts. Your right it isn't gameplay wise since halo already did that better. It's the fact everyone in the game looks like a spartan. Tell me that you didn't think of halo when they went thought the armor.

[@VladiMatt]

+ggutu "everyone in the game looks like a spartan" You do realize Bungie stole that design from DOOM back in the 90s, right?

[@MagikGimp]

Like it's REALLY weird having an upgrade that tells you where all the pickups are in a Doom game.

[@cuekalamos]

also i'm sad there isn't a three stooges style melee kill where you just boink the enemy in the eyes.

[@captaintalon4485]

I feel like the multiplayer should've gone to the fast frenetic arena shooter like Quake or Unreal instead of having loadouts

[@samsonitefanatic4372]

CaptainTalon448 It's not trying to be either of those. Just play Quake or Unreal.

[@raikohzx4323]

I mean if you want to be technical about 'Doom lore', I guess Doomguy was in a coffin because something sealed him post Doom 64, where he kicked the ass of a Mother Demon resurrecting the demon hordes he'd killed before and then he stayed in Hell for eternity to make sure nothing else ever escaped again.

[@MrLegobro]

I love this game.

[@Loggins1969]

Are there other reference to the original game. Like E1M1 or something. BFG? Stuff like that. Would love to see original Doom made in this engine. Yikes! If i had seen this gfx in 1993 i would have died. Completely dead. Thats how much i would have died.

[@WarframeCrunch]

"Quick Look" 1 hour video xD

[@Edin891]

Is it me or does Brad not realise he can double jump in MP? You can tell around 58.35 MIN and during that whole match. He is afraid to make far jumps.

[@justinw1384]

He definitely doesn't. There are a lot of jumps he's really cautious with in the multiplayer part of the quick look.

[@sumosushi7571]

Enemy infighting?

[@cool06alt]

18:29 berserker power up RIP and TEAR

[@LordArghSA]

brad, you don't have to do the glory kills every time just because you can, damnit

[@kjartanskarpheinsson1753]

This seems even better rhan Wolfenstein: The New Order!

[@TheRichardSilver]

+Kjartan Skarphéðinsson Story wise? No. Set piece wise? No. Gameplay wise? Matter of preference.

[@Codeblack95]

>quick look >video is an hour

[@CJSimply]

Why would they allow the rocket launcher to do more damage? C'mon use your brain, it would just be a rocket spam frenzy Lol.

[@datonkallandor8687]

"I want rocket launchers to insta-kill" - a person who reviews games for a living. You couldn't encapsulate everything wrong with that industry better.

[@Mordalon]

I find it funny that the video title makes it seem like the name of the game is either "Doom:" or "Doom: Quick Look".

[@Humma_Kavula]

+Mordalon No it doesn't. You just don't know how to properly English.

[@Mordalon]

For some reason I misremembered and though the QLs were formatted differently.

[@AlexFurry]

28:13 Gold.

[@godbelow]

John Hellway was classic.

[@MonkeyPantsFace]

wait, they did what to steam reviews???

[@Cooldrew100]

+MonkeyPantsFace Nothing, really. the multiplayer beta was listed as a seperate product on Steam, so when the beta was over they deleted it. The final game has it's own Steam page, which means it doesn't have the reviews of the incomplete multiplayer beta. It's really not as bad as Jeff makes it sound.

[@Phucketmcsucket]

Why would you waste an upgrade point on the pistol? Literally the only thing it's good for is shooting possessed in the head so you can watch them stumble around a bit.

[@seanconnery5494]

Quick look, yet its an hour long.....

[@TheGrayMysterious]

"quick look" *video is an hour long* I don't mean this in a critical way, I just thought that was funny.

[@ripelivejam]

welcome to giant bomb :)

[@Kharn526]

Quick look ? the video is over an hour long lol.

[@ArchKnight47]

holy shit playing console shooters for so long, this is hard to watch because it's so fast

[@retnuHDJ]

Hold on, one of the guys said the music is almost "dub steppy"? Is it fuck. Awesome game though

[@AnarchicApple]

+retnuHDJ actually he referred to it as "metal dubstep" which it is

[@retnuHDJ]

***** It's industrial metal if anything

[@AnarchicApple]

+retnuHDJ ok. complaining about calling it "dubsteppy" is retarded though, that's my point, you can't hear the dubstep type music in some of those songs? you're deaf.

[@retnuHDJ]

***** That wasn't your point actually. You said the music is "metal dubstep". Just because there's a little bit of "dubstep type music" in some of the tracks that doesn't make it "dubstep metal". And you should try not insulting people for little or no reason.

[@AnarchicApple]

+retnuHDJ i know what my point is so don't tell me otherwise, it's seriously obnoxious. also i like how you say not to insult someone and instead act passive agressive asf lol

[@moshkitteh]

Does this one replace Doom guy with Daniel Craig too?

[@kabr0ne]

Better gameplay than polygon

[@racso20000]

why isnt he double jumping what the fuck

[@bobbrossify]

+Jacob McMillan no, you unlock it later in the game. You don't start with it and they're only on the 2nd-3rd level.

[@johnverrick8189]

I don't understand why Brad can't afford to get himself a decent PC for his home. Do these guys really get paid so little?

[@aimenabbas5516]

Doom

[@jimecherry]

there's a genre of metal that they could have used for this game. unfortunately it wouldnt match the gameplay

[@pickledparsleyparty]

+Jim Cherry The music as-is is cool, but tbh I was expecting something more groove-metal instead of djent-y industrial.

[@drquantum6548]

brad is SO BAD at games!!

[@hornylink]

+Dr Quantum yeah, only a couple times even though he's playing on ultraviolence what a scrub

[@advocatefish3562]

This game looks super rad. But I wish the enemy design was better, they all look really generic.

[@p-o2938]

+advocatefish d They... look exactly like their original counterpart. Why change the design when it resonates with the Doom fans?

[@Loggins1969]

Was John Romero or Carmack part of this - or are they doing other stuff? It seems really apropriate to the legacy.

[@DoggyP00]

Look at these guys not aiming their gun

[@TheStowAway594]

This game reminds me of Halo a bit, and the guns look like they copied them straight out of the new Wolfenstein games. Overall though it doesn't really look like DOOM to me and the melee kill/health drop is bound to get annoying. Looks better than I thought it would though, and at least your movement speed is a little faster than other FPS.

[@UNSKIALzPSN]

I beat Doom 1 this month and have put 5 hours in to this. Believe me, it is most definitely Doom.

[@ChristiansCartoons]

+The Stowaway The environment design of the industrial areas and some of the weapons is very reminiscent of the style used in Halo 4. But even back then the art styles of space marine shooters were similar because everyone was inspired by Aliens.

[@86Corvus]

That condescending tone of "oh im suprised this is good". Its so sad that your complexes have stopped you from simply enjoying and looking forward to good old fashioned mayhem. You can only allow yourselves to ironicaly enjoy it as if you were guilty for actualy liking this and not some pseudointellectual walking simulator.

[@TechnoSyndro]

+86Corvus lmao what the hell are you on about dude. They're surprised this game is good because all the pre-release footage looked bad, the multiplayer beta was underwhelming, and no press outlets got review copies. It's amazing that people can find reasons to bitch even when Giant Bomb likes a game.

[@BobBoom]

I think you guys lathered on the icing a bit too much. I understand there's been a dry spell for games lately, but it seems like you guys were searching for good things to say instead of just being outright honest.

[@raumfahreturschutze]

Jesus fucking christ when GB isn't being too negative with video games they're being too saccharine. There really always will be someone to complain about anything.

[@fatlizzard19]

I'm just not feeling the kill screens, i want to like this game but there is so much stuff that is making it hard to

[@AllieMoonSailor]

Console is the place to play, it won't feel like classic DOOM if you don't.

[@nsagoogle9581]

you can turn off glory kills quit whining about it

[@DuckieMcduck]

It's a good looking game but the whole glory kill thing got old fast. Sadly Brutal Doom seems to feel better. Snapmap will probably be the one saving grace for it.

[@DuckieMcduck]

Jacob McMillan As it was hinted at in their commentary, your inner problem solver will start screaming at you for not doing it as many times as possible in order to save ammunition, sounds like a must at higher difficulties.

[@samsonitefanatic4372]

DuckieMcduck I disagree. If you like a certain glory kill in Doom 4, you can aim for the part you have to in order to do that glory kill, but in Brutal Doom, it's randomised. Also, glory kills in Brutal Doom don't give you health pickups, so they'res no reward, and there really slow, maybe lasting seven seconds, so there's high risk.

[@DuckieMcduck]

The fact it does give you a reward directly implies that you will want to do it as often as possible which turns watching these animations over n over into a non-choice, differently from Brutal Doom where you do it mostly because it's funny. These things are prone to get stale in any game if repeated often, so personally I find it to be a poor implementation.

[@samsonitefanatic4372]

DuckieMcduck​ Is it that hard to shoot an enemy again once it's staggered? Another shot once it's stunned will more than likely kill an enemy, it's not like they're moving, anyway. Just admit it, Brutal Doom finishers are a fucking gimmick. It looks cool for a second, but once you see the 2-3 randomised glory kills for each enemy, your more than likely never going to do it again because it doesn't give you any sort of strategy and more than likely just going to make the situation worse. It's not like the reward is very big. In harder difficulties, glory kills only give you 15-30 health pickups, and enemy attacks can dish out much more damage than that in a single hit.

[@DuckieMcduck]

I don't think you understand my gripe with it, which is the fact it's *not* a gimmick but something you should be rewatching over n' over for the sake of "strategy" and not because you enjoy looking at it. Would you be performing these glory kills at _every_ opportunity if it didn't reward you? That's the problem. It's weird you don't get it as you even say "it looks cool for a second" for Brutal Doom which directly implies these sort of things lose their visual novelty really fast.

[@Mootje103]

''Quick look" video is 1 hour long....

[@nilewow]

Game isn't worth the $60 price tag. i think around 40 would have been more fair.

[@drquantum6548]

+fuck google+ It's worth 30 Dollars!

[@Clay3613]

This game just isn't grabbing my attention, it's just there. It's DOOM 3 with Halo bullshit and internet humor mixed in. The guns look generic and the Cyberdemon is a joke. It's not what I remember from Doom.

[@slimithy99]

+Clay3613 To each there own. I'm enjoying it a lot. The multiplayer is very Haloesque. The single player doesn't feel like Halo at all. At least not to me.

[@TheAnesthetics]

"quick look" hour long video.

[@jackburton4691]

"quick look" video is over an hour long