The Ancient Gods - Mayo Review (some spoilers)

[@AVGNROCKS1996]

Can’t wait for Ancient Gods Part 2: “Oops All Spirit Marauders.”

[@criticallyconk4944]

_Wait, it's all spirit marauders?_

[@AVGNROCKS1996]

Marty: Always has been

[@ShyamadeepPrasad]

All Spirit Marauders with a respawning buff totem. Oh, and the arena is filled with tentacles to prevent you from moving freely. You're welcome 🤣🤣

[@IbrahimKhan-ix9vt]

Dlc 2: "woopsie all spirit, buffed, spectre marauders"

[@wettoast8141]

Ancient gods part 2 spirit archville Boogaloo

[@angeldust7047]

The main game was only the tutorial

[@EnigmaGameMaster]

And that's not a bad thing!

[@ABC-in2le]

DOOM 2016 was the tutorial for Eternal Eternal was the tut for ancient gods part 1 Ancient gods p1 will be tut of ancient gods p2 That is because DOOM, is *_Eternal_*

[@DukeoftheAges]

@@ABC-in2le both games are the tutorials for the 90s doom games.

[@dragonsban3327]

@@DukeoftheAges and that's a tutorial for the clusterplex and clusterfuck and lsd mods for doom 1 and 2

[@eddieg4858]

Me: Dies 15 times The game: SENTINAL ARMOUR

[@tjw_]

imagine buying the dlc stand alone without ever having played eternal and facing a baron of hell in the first arena

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

I don't get why they made it standalone

[@deadrock1678]

@@guybrushthreepwood8174 So that people that can't afford the main game, can at least play the DLC for only 20 dollars. It's generous and so friendly. Not many companies make standalone DLC's anymore after all. Id Software want as many people as possible having access to Doom Eternal hence why it's available on almost every console even Stadia.

[@ErikTails]

@@deadrock1678 its for people who is playing the pirate version to have a reason to buy it

[@eunaoseibrother467]

Hey that comement is for me! I never played the the main game and buyed the DLC, i'm in the Blood Swamp (i guess that is the name) on ultra violence, i absolutely love the game, is like a evolution of the first quake, maybe that's why i was quick to adapt and get good.

[@sumguyonabike8776]

@@eunaoseibrother467 you should get eternal and 2016 if u haven't. If I'm being honest you should get doom 1 and 2 final doom and doom64 as well all master pieces. I dunno how new you are to the doom franchise but check out the speed runs as well its another level game play again.

[@albinoreaper2949]

I actually kind of like the intern. He’s just a fanboy and makes me chuckle every time he stutters or make mistakes.

[@xetta8805]

same

[@garrettcooper4647]

Same, but he’s not afraid of us like everyone else and I like that

[@waihochow4635]

Well i think the intern is suppose to represent the fans of this franchise. Who wouldnt want the actual doom slayer look at you. Hell it would have been more funny/cool if the doom slayer nodded to the intern before he left.

[@evrimenustun9548]

It's pretty hilarious to me how his criticism for the intern is that he states the obvious. Meanwhile our boi Hayden is out here like "T h e l o n g e r T h e I c o n o f S i n i s o n E a r t h t h e s t r o n g e r h e b e c o m e s". Such a prejudiced argument lol. Both of them serve as exposure device. No need to deny that.

[@albinoreaper2949]

@@evrimenustun9548 I actually kind of like the intern more than Hayden. Apart from the 50 times Hayden said “the longer the icon of sin is on earth, the stronger it will become” in Urdak alone, he just kind of seemed a little know-it-all and slightly condescending to me. At least the intern is funny and knows what you’re capable of and respects you and will probably follow you to the ends of the universe. Also, my money is on that in part 2, he’ll key killed by evil doom guy and then the slayer has to go on a revenge quest. Just a theory though, probably won’t happen.

[@BlazinPheonix32]

"I got my ass kicked for about half an hour, and it felt really good" -Under the Mayo, 2020

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

Ooooh Kinky!( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@supremeteen1975]

It sounded mad gay. 😂😂😂 i was dying. XD

[@rootboyfloat]

a lot of the stuff said in this interview could be taken out of context like that

[@0918only]

What a masochist

[@thetravelingmarauder1777]

under the mayo likes cbt????????

[@theother2166]

Get ready for a possessed Icon of Sin in part 2

[@carlosquintana590]

Stfu

[@79bigcat]

Possessed, Empowered, Icon that summons Marauders.

[@solehinaznan7026]

@Jean Sinclair lmfao

[@supremeteen1975]

@@79bigcat Kill me if that happens. 😶

[@supremeteen1975]

Hell no!

[@floating8016]

"whiplashes are invisible now" ... i beg your pardon

[@KaiserAfini]

In short, the game aims to whip your reflexes into shape and you won't see it coming

[@MtnDew4828]

hey wtf are you doing here

[@Psychoangel-d23]

Yep. No lock on delete on those bitches...

[@Allstin]

@@Psychoangel-d23 if you freeze em you can!

[@House_MAL]

Watch mojo: this game needs to be easier, id: I’ll have 2 possessed marauders a marauder buffed 2 tyrants one possessed a ton of fodder with extra shield and a invisible whiplash

[@ThrashMatter]

01:01 - And the giant tentacles are the definitive middle finger to Watchmojo :_D Very good review, couldn't agree more :)

[@trapenoone6904]

Yeah, I'm glad that ID put giant ass tentacle just to toy with them.

[@doukybooty2105]

Haha, that's not something I knew. I thought it was pretty cool that they included a giant ass tentacle that you had to kill.

[@adasreddress8970]

I'm not happy about it they one shot me from the other side of the map they don't take damage and I'm still stuck on the first one what do I do they made me a beta while the giant tentacle is a G O D CHAD

[@discountstrelok505]

playing on UN that caught me so Off guard I screamed

[@suto9233]

If you read the codex on the tentacles it says, "Sometimes they can be very big"

[@InnuendoXP]

The art design in Blood Swamp just has me incredibly thirsty for iD to take on a reboot of the original Quake now.

[@tochka832]

new dooms are kinda already quake in the essence, not so much old doom especially if you think about how quakes didn't have a single identity, but rather were different with each entry

[@InnuendoXP]

@@tochka832 The first Quake had an identity & it's the only one whose single player most people remember fondly. The new Doom doesn't have nearly enough Lovecraft to be a Q1 reboot, and the movement mechanics are too different. So between gameplay & aesthetic, it isn't Quake in 'essense' at all. Almost nobody likes the Stroggoverse (Q2+4) and the other multiplayer entries don't really count as far as campaign goes. Hence why I specified "original Quake" - because iD seems willing to give people anything but that. It's almost as bad as Rare under Microsoft with any subsequent Banjo Kazooie games.

[@Ravaholix]

i would be happy af for it to be remade as lowkey the first Quake is literally a Hp Lovecraft game where you kill Shub-Niggurath

[@InnuendoXP]

and nobody better come into this thread going "hey have you heard of this game called Dusk?" Dusk is great. It's not Quake. Doom is not Quake. Even (and especially) Quake 2/4 is not Quake.

[@Kobalt_Rax_the_one]

@@InnuendoXP Hey say to yourself , i like the Stroggverse actually and yea a new quake with that cyber ghotic design and astetic would be cool .

[@SB-rf2ye]

Mayo has speaketh against the precious intern. Heresy, I smell.

[@kalebbeack2232]

The intern is a chad homie.

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

The Intern is a literal Doom Slayer fanboy, he even calls him Doomguy

[@rootboyfloat]

@@dantefromdevilmaycry9857 so did the news woman in the base game lol

[@riflemanm16a2]

hath spoken*

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

My favorite quote from the Doom Slayer: "........" My favorite quote from the Dark Lord: "........"

[@friedrice7876]

But the dark lord has actual lines

[@tromboneman4517]

The Dark Lord literally narrated the Slayer testaments.

[@heatyeet6538]

My favourite quote from the Doom Slayer: "I have killed bigger and worse than you" My favourite quote from the Dark Lord: "In the first age, in the first battle, when the shadows first lengthened, one stood. Burned by the embers of Armageddon, his soul blistered by the fires of Hell and tainted beyond ascension, he chose the path of perpetual torment. In his ravenous hatred he found no peace; and with boiling blood he scoured the Umbral Plains seeking vengeance against the dark lords who had wronged him. He wore the crown of the Night Sentinels, and those that tasted the bite of his sword named him... the Doom Slayer. Tempered by the fires of Hell, his iron will remained steadfast through the passage that preys upon the weak. For he alone was the Hell Walker, the Unchained Predator, who sought retribution in all quarters, dark and light, fire and ice, in the beginning and the end, and he hunted the slaves of Doom with barbarous cruelty; for he passed through the divide as none but demon had before. And in his conquest against the blackened souls of the doomed, his prowess was shown. In his crusade, the seraphim bestowed upon him terrible power and speed, and with his might he crushed the obsidian pillars of the Blood Temples. He set forth without pity upon the beasts of the nine circles. Unbreakable, incorruptible, unyielding, the Doom Slayer sought to end the dominion of the dark realm. he age of his reckoning was uncounted. The scribes carved his name deep in the tablets of Hell across eons, and each battle etched terror in the hearts of the demons. They knew he would come, as he always had, as he always will, to feast on the blood of the wicked. For he alone could draw strength from his fallen foes, and ever his power grew, swift and unrelenting. None could stand before the horde but the Doom Slayer. Despair spread before him like a plague, striking fear into the shadow-dwellers, driving them to deeper and darker pits. But from the depths of the abyss rose The Great One, a champion mightier than all who had come before. The Titan, of immeasurable power and ferocity. He strode upon the plain and faced the Doom Slayer, and a mighty battle was fought on the desolate plains. The Titan fought with the fury of the countless that had fallen at the Doom Slayer's hand, but there fell the Titan, and in his defeat the shadow horde were routed. And in his terrible rancor between worlds and through time, the Hell Walker found the wretch who shall not be named, but in his heresy was loyal to his evil cause. The wretch adorned the Doom Slayer in a mighty armor, wrought in the forges of Hell, impenetrable and unyielding. With sword and shield of adamantine strength, the Doom Slayer set to banishing all that were left unbroken by his savagery to the void. Yet as the mighty Titan fell and dread engulfed the armies of Doom, the demon priests of the Blood Temples laid a trap to capture this scourge of Hell. Insatiable, even by the vanquishing of the Great One, the Hell Walker sought prey in the tombs of the Blood Keep. And blinded by his fervor, the lure drew him in. The priests brought down the temple upon the Doom Slayer, and in his defeat entombed him in the cursed sarcophagus. The mark of the Doom Slayer was burned upon his crypt, a warning to all of Hell that the terror within must never be freed. There he lies still, and ever more, in silent suffering."

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

“Have you nothing to say to your creator before you strike him down?” “No.”

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

I agree with 99% of this video. How ever that last boss wave is awful. Having an enemy that effectively acts as a taser that infinitely respawns is *awful* enemy placement. In general I have a problem with the idea of an enemy that takes movement out of the players hands. Single handily ruins that boss. Also I loved the intern. Goofy little dork dude that's just really easy to like.

[@soracool1234]

Yeah kinda agree with the blood angels part. The fact that they slow your movement down on top dealing crazy AOE damage on pretty much every attack, made me really dislike them by the end.

[@keelanbarron928]

That's actually why i hated the cubes as well as that boss.

[@geicolizard8147]

@@keelanbarron928 just use the ballista 4 or 5 times and they die fast.

[@vibraphonics2762]

@@geicolizard8147 A well placed precision shot or ballista does the trick as well. the catch is that ya need a headshot for that.

[@PKTimmy]

Agreed, taking away your movement for getting hit is infuriating and can ruin an entire fight. The intern is also a charming character I think, him being a massive fan of The Slayer and continuing to help him even though his co-workers ditched the scene.

[@bennifer94]

As someone who didn't like DOOM: Eternal, I'm genuinely glad the DLC is made for the people that did enjoy it. If they tried to meet the fanbase halfway it would have been a disaster. I'll always acknowledge that D:E is a great game, and definitely the game the devs wanted to make... it just wasn't for me.

[@JunayedMahin]

First time i didnt like the combat to be honest but the 2nd time was different for me i loved it . Maybe give it a 2nd chance... maybe?

[@henrynelson9301]

Thank you for not acting like the game is poorly designed because of your personal preferences

[@LeQuartermaster]

This lovely comment, ladies and gentlemen, is called “actual constructive criticism” ^

[@MrChisponX]

trying to appeal to people who dont like the game is what capcom did with Resident Evil, and everyone knows how that ended.

[@henrynelson9301]

@Jeeses99 Dude, come on. They said that Doom Eternal is a great game, it just wasn’t for them.

[@Animericashow1]

You mentioned how dangerous the Hell Knight is in this DLC, and that's true, but the Fodder food chain has dramatically shifted. The Gargoyles used to be at the top of the heap, but the Shield Soldiers have taken the throne. Those bastards are always up your ass in this DLC melting your health and armor in seconds. It's outrageous.

[@Animericashow1]

@Eric Desjardins Nah, they didn't get buffed; it's the combinations of demons that you normally don't face outside of it as well as being in arenas that benefit those combinations heavily.

[@Animericashow1]

@Eric Desjardins You hate Carcasses *in the DLC?* Sssh, nobody tell this guy about the SGN Master Level!

[@Animericashow1]

@Eric Desjardins Nah, dude. The Master Level is fucking kickass. It depends, I guess, on what your threshold for difficulty is.

[@toptier2800]

@@Animericashow1 jesus christ fuck that carcass part of SGN lmao

[@pinkliongaming8769]

I juster started the DLC, the Shield Zombies have been trained by the Carcasses to always get in my way

[@JackHagar]

Under the Mayo is the type of guy to select nightmare difficulty when he goes to bed and dreams.

[@pjf674]

I couldn't imagine these levels being someone's intro to the game. That would be a bit much. "hey, here's a 20+ weapons and a million demons... Watch out for the guy with horns. By the way you're out of ammo again."

[@eunaoseibrother467]

This DLC is a intro for me, i dont have the main game (not yet, i'm waiting for halloween steam sale) and i absolutely am loving the game, my first 15 minutes was of pure shock. The game is good af

[@pjf674]

​@@eunaoseibrother467 Did it show you all of the tutorials on the grenades, blood punch, etc.? It seems like that would be a lot to take in all at once.

[@eunaoseibrother467]

@@pjf674 i watched some videos about the game and the game have a tutorial level with the basics.

[@devon8419]

@@eunaoseibrother467 the base game will be a cake walk for you then

[@underthemayo]

I apologize for not having a spoiler warning in the video at first. I'll be better about that. I'm considering a second part to this. Is there anything else you'd like me to expand upon in this DLC? Should have mentioned David Levy. Don't know why I didn't. I just tried to get this done quickly and it slipped my mind. If I do a second part I definitely will. Check out this guide on how to fight the Spirits: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opbThqCXm8-VeNE If you like my content, consider supporting me on Patreon. patreon.com/underthemayo KZbin Memberships to my channel now available, click the "Join" button. Follow me on Twitch at twitch.tv/underthemayo Join the Discord: discord.gg/s4PEVcc

[@freddoomer3515]

I like how there is more hell knights and pinkies they are used a lot more and better than they were in the base game and they are pretty brutal.

[@Disissid19]

Hey mayo. Can you play doom eternal with a gyro controller on PC

[@MtnDew4828]

Mtn dew

[@FrancisCastiglione]

One word. Patreon.

[@thomas-of1mg]

I want the master levels to have the player fighting something like a marauder and archvile at the same time and a tyrant for the fun it

[@DEASTESMusic]

Everyone forgets about the other composer, David Levy :(

[@punishedvenomsnake716]

It's very clear that everything that Id Software does is a labor of love and that's so obvious with the Ancient Gods. I can't wait for Part 2! This DLC was crazy hard but it was absolutely fantastic.

[@MtnDew4828]

Mtn dew

[@deathnote939393]

@Jack Burton how? lol. Doom eternal and ancient gods are fantastic

[@ChadicusThunderCock]

@Jack Burton Ok, how did they ruin doom again?

[@irrationalreasoning6368]

@Jack Burton sounds more like a you issue

[@desolator4662]

Aw man I miss the party, what's that Jack guy said

[@A73X3]

Honestly my first impression of the DLC is like receiving a lot of kicks in the balls and you just keep asking for more XD

[@lycan623]

10:55 "The marauder feels absent." Holt slayer gate update: Say no more. One possessed marauder and one regular marauder coming right up.

[@officialprincelouie]

Oh right? But the thing is, the sprit Marauder wasn’t even hard. Just like the regular one, he was suuuper fun to fight, even more so because he was faster, but also like the regular marauder, it’s *the enemies around him* that made it hard to fight.. fucking carcasses I SWEAR I WANNA DELETE THEM FROM THE GAME

[@DRKLCNS1]

@@officialprincelouie you're just making Mayo stronger

[@generalgk]

I like fighting Marauders but the possessed one in that gate was just so annoying and tedious. It took me like 5 minutes to kill him. Not fun.

[@DRKLCNS1]

@@generalgk if you now how to cycle Marauders it becomes better but yeah the possessed one is tough (unless you get lucky and the game decides lol he possessed a carcass instead)

[@IbrahimKhan-ix9vt]

Spoilers: Edit: spoilers in the first reply too That ending of the dark lord being the doomslayer is such a 90s action mystery plot twist and I love it.

[@SomeKindaSpy]

Spoilers: The Codex entries make it seem like the Slayer is the Dark Lord's original body after the Father ripped out his life sphere. It seems like all the gods are actually full-on mythical deities all being humanoid and very tall. Maybe the body was made mortal and banished to the Earthly realm?

[@tbone9474]

Would be funny if in the second dlc they fistbump and go out for a beer, like old friends

[@RaengStinger]

I hope he turns out to be the Doom3-marine.

[@IbrahimKhan-ix9vt]

@@SomeKindaSpy spoilers: But Vega said he is you in their world so isn't he just a Doomguy from a different universe aka hell and his whole story was trying to find immortality so it could mean that the body just decomposed after that fall. But I bet id has something in store for his old body

[@IbrahimKhan-ix9vt]

@@RaengStinger Doomguy or demon guy?

[@Jo-ew7lw]

i think the intern has a gold mine of potential. imagine the chemistry between a human and the slayer. sure he says the obvious stuff, but so did hayden in both games but what saved him was the god like delivery. sure the intern doesnt have that, but what he does have is relatability since he’s the closest to any of us (because he’s like the only human around) which could make for some excellent fan service.

[@BobsRevenge]

Yeah at first I was like, "Who the hell is this?! I'm the mfing Doom Slayer why am I getting talked to by this low-tier intern on my missions, do we not have the personnel so I can talk to someone with some actual experience?" and by the end I was like "The Intern precious and must be protected at any cost." I wouldn't say I relate to him but it was nice to have that wholesome foil for the Slayer.

[@8eewee]

I think he's supposed to take over Hayden's role.

[@MurriciTerceiro]

The Intern is all funny and all, but don't forget that *the longer the icon of sin is on earth, the stronger It will become*

[@RacingSnails64]

I do like the intern but I don't want him to be our sole comlink guide in the future. We're still getting the Father it seems, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Samur come back after he heals from his transfiguration, but I don't want our sole aid to be a totally normal human. It'd be weird after having a cyborg and an AI as our allies for 2 games now lol

[@mrperson6773]

"The Ancient Gods - Part One" is actually the second name for the DLC. The first one was actually "git gud"

[@fanman6568]

My experience in the game in a nutshell, oh and I was playing on nightmare difficulty and I am a average player. It’s my game I do what I want. The doom eternal the Ancient Gods is a d**k. In a good way.

[@SenseiJamesX]

While the heavy intensity was right at the beginning, I **super** enjoyed it during my first playthrough. It forced me to push to get back into the game after beating it on Nightmare haha. Edit: Forgot to give my review on it lol. I greatly enjoyed that they pushed into different territory and forced you to be even more on the move. I still hard focused using Super Shotgun, Heavy Machine Gun, and Plasma Gun. I've never been the type to switch weapons for specifics, but this DLC taught me a bit more of how to play this game in a different way, and I loved it. Highly recommend it for anyone who enjoyed the base game.

[@RunningShovel]

The DLC immediately lets you know it ain't fucking around and you better de-rust real quick if you wanna play again. I thought it was great.

[@princetchalla2441]

@James It also gave me insane 2016 vibes while also making me feel like I was constantly pressured, like how I felt when I first played 2016, but this was after I beat Doom Eternal. After Final Sin I didn’t think it could get any more hectic, but that level had other ideas. I absolutely loved it for that and the 2016 familiarity which I felt was missing in the base game helped ease me into the much nastier second and third level. Game and music was so good and stress inducing I started having chest pains

[@PyroRaider47]

the dlc won me with the big tentacle I was laughing so hard when that thing poped up and made me jump

[@EmanGameplay]

@Beau James “pretentious”? Lmao wut?

[@disownership]

I audibly yelled “What the hell?!”

[@jet3386]

I like to think of it as Id giving the Middle finger to people bitchin how hard the game is that its unplayable. lol

[@desolator4662]

@@jet3386 That thing scream what ID think about the complain lol "Don't like tentacle? Here's the lighthouse tentacle and now fuck off my game"

[@RacingSnails64]

I gasped. It's so much bigger in person lol

[@rsolsjo]

"I got my ass kicked for a good half hour and it felt really good" - Under The Mayo, sadomasochist

[@gabr1elawesome]

"I hope we aren't stuck with the intern, I don't really care for him" _what did you just say?_

[@TU7OV]

he's awful

[@0918only]

He’s amazing

[@gabr1elawesome]

@@TU7OV well maybe you're just not open to the possibilities

[@friedrice7876]

adrift You're awful

[@TU7OV]

@@friedrice7876 no u

[@mastermind4499]

And BTW I absolutely love Blood Swamp soundtrack, Ambient especially How ironic that Andrew Hulshult started as IDKFA fan-made album of DOOM 1 remixes creator and now he is creating music for the game officially

[@Lugbzurg]

But that's... the opposite of ironic.

[@erin3967]

What does idkfa mean Ive seen it everywheree

[@mastermind4499]

@@erin3967 cheat code that gives you keys, weapons ammo and armor in classic DOOM.

[@Lugbzurg]

@@erin3967 It's a cheat code for Doom and Doom II that gives you all the weapons and keys.

[@erin3967]

@@Lugbzurg yeah, i get that, but what does it have to do with andrew hulshult and his music?

[@thenei1]

"i got my ass kicked for a good half-hour, *and* *it* *felt* *really* *good* " Mayo - 2020

[@humha7613]

"I love walking into a room and getting overwhelmed" Under the Mayo ~ 2020

[@g1itch561]

I like it when you kill a possessed demon with low-ish plasma and you sit there microwaving the spirit watching as the ammo goes down wondering if you're gonna have enough.

[@santiagoravina4057]

Specially on the final boss fight while you try to dodge the blood maykrs spear atack

[@hpx4060]

there are two types of people in this world... full auto and sticky bomb

[@imtoddhowardandimadeskyrim6553]

I am so thankful that Id software didn't listen to the 'complaints' of whiny people on the internet. The platforming, difficulty, ammo system and the marauder are things doom always needed.

[@shrey247]

And at some places they were even trolling those people by adding stuff like giant tentacles, buff marauders etc

[@eunaoseibrother467]

@Beau James there's a way to kill the shark?

[@belinskiparadox7687]

"Oh my gooooosh the Marauder fights are so hard" 2 Marauders step out of a portal "Allow us to introduce ourselves"

[@jasonmarcus6940]

They aren’t even close to the hardest thing you’ll face in the DLC....*possessed Baron says hi*

[@AlenP996]

@@jasonmarcus6940 Not to mention the final boss fight

[@jasonmarcus6940]

@@AlenP996 oh he was pretty rough too especially once the spirits arrived and then the blood makyrs and the stupid eyes...it was honestly almost too much to keep up with. And then I can only imagine how hard the end of part 2 will be considering the ending we got.

[@spawnof200]

@@jasonmarcus6940 holt bridge battle pls

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

@@jasonmarcus6940 Possessed Baron is easy since it's not hard to keep track of him even when he's twice as fast, the possessed Dread Knight on the other hand is overwhelming.. especially if there are two of them, they are much faster and more relentless, and by the Ancient Gods that final Boss fight with Samur, I'm still dying from it!

[@xq_zg7187]

alternate title: under the mayo being a Masochist for 13 mins

[@eduardodiaz9942]

They could have named this "It Hurts So Good". Quite difficult, but that only makes surviving a battle even more satisfying

[@japple1080]

Two videos in a day. It’s a blessing from the lord!

[@pelopidas4283]

11:14 "I got my ass kicked for a good half hour, and it felt really good." -Mayo 2020

[@helleboreofficial4692]

Tbh, the trial of maligog felt really overwhelming just because of the Hell Knights and Pinkies. I was using Micro Missiles on the eyes lmao. The music that David Levy made is a bop tho 👀

[@mrtrash4128]

12:18 This is a pretty good review so far, He makes some fairly good points, not all ones I can agree with but I respect his opinion, as it is well formated 12:19 Nevermind, 0/10 worst review ever. InternGuy is the best character ever devised in fiction.

[@catch-2321]

Intern seems like speedwagon: the narrator that will do anything to help the MC. Honestly a great character

[@irvinmorales1409]

I'm on the Icon of Sin on Nightmare difficulty right now. Once I beat him, this dlc is next!

[@deadrock1678]

I disagree on the music part, the DLC overall has an equally good soundtrack for example bloodswamps combat music that shit was BADASS. And The Holt is straight up far superior than Micks music on Urdak. Both do the job fantastic. Imo the DLC's ost is absolutely on the same level as Mick Gordon it's just a different style and fits well with the DLC giving it it's own identity.

[@fastenedcarrot9570]

I really like all the blood swamps music, the ambient track is very unique and yet still sounds like it fits Doom perfectly.

[@BobsRevenge]

I love Hulshult and Levy, and they both have a ton of talent and great personalities, but Gordon's Doom music is on an entire other level. Doom 2016 and Eternal were very music forward and you had a feeling of driving the music with your violence, so it felt better integrated. The DLC's music feels like standard game music, although great game music. Aside from that technical aspect, Gordon's music feels like it matches the tension of the combat way better by having all these grindy and noisy electronic effects. The DLC ost doesn't ever come even close to reaching the heights of eg Super Gore Nest either. Gordon was able to incorporate riffs as catchy as something like Mastodon that felt SO badass while playing when the beats dropped as the combat got really intense, but I can't think of any riffs in the DLC ost that hit like that. I'm hoping that with Part 2 they'll be able to really work on integrating the music as well as Mick Gordon pushed for and accomplished, as well as have more time to really polish things up and bring in more variety for the sounds. I hope they work in more homages to other Id projects and previous Doom games too, which is another thing Gordon included in great ways. To be clear, I think the DLC music is great, but Gordon's work on Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal are so legendary that being able to reach that level for new composers is impossible without the time and budget of a full game.

[@Doctor-Infinite]

@@BobsRevenge Jesus robert you said more than I ever could. Those were my thoughts exactly and more.

[@MrChisponX]

@@BobsRevenge based only on the 2 videos andew and levi uploaded (i dont own the dlc) mick's work is way better

[@deadrock1678]

@@BobsRevenge That's your opinion. the music in bloodswamps imo is as good as SuperGoreNest. Mick Gordon is great but people wank him to oblivion. With you being one of them Micks work in 2016 was imo even better than Eternal. Eternal did have good tracks but it was also mostly meh music. The music in the Holt even blows Micks music in urdak away, it was bland as fuck but The Holt gave urdak far more personality.

[@DarthSateus]

The Atlantic Facility gives me heavy 2016 vibes, while the Blood Swamps feel like they came straight out of classic Doom And somehow its fits together

[@bustoo]

The part where the wolf guides you in blood swamp I actually said out loud "this is cool as hell." It changed the pace of the game and made things more confined. Excellent game design imo

[@underthemayo]

Yeah I love that they play with different sections that morph the game play.

[@diegomonteverde3532]

Just throwing it there: What if the dark lord killed daisy in the old games so doom guy resurrects him to kick his ass for vengeance?

[@Driemma0]

this is sad to watch after the disappointment that tag2 was

[@ryder_4435]

TAG2 wasn't that bad, it's just that the hype made everyone expect full game content from it, which the devs can't do because they don't have the time The combat was a lacking, that's for sure, but at least the master levels will make up for it

[@Driemma0]

@@ryder_4435 yea i agree, just wished they at least chose the same difficulty and didnt tune it down

[@ryder_4435]

@@Driemma0 they didn't tune it down either, it's just that with the addition of the hammer, the game has to be adapted to balance out the difficulty, which they didn't do There's also the fact we're all pretty good at the game now so it's harder to bring challenging stuff to the community

[@TonicSpirits]

I've yet to play The Ancient Gods DLC but after watching this review... Hoo boy am I excited but scared. Getting flashbacks to when I got to the final level in the main campaign for the first time and lost all TWENTY of my extra lives trying to beat it, only to lose in the end. But I like your attitude of "it's okay to be scared, it's okay to be frustrated - use that fear and anger to motivate yourself and show the demons (and the devs) that you will not go down without a fight," so I'll do my best to think like that when I get around to playing it. That final level in the campaign may have kicked my ass, but when I gave it another go after a small break, I managed to beat it without dying once (though I definitely came close several times). Having no extra lives that time was probably the pressure I needed. I might not ever be good enough to play Doom Eternal on Nightmare difficulty, but I love that genuine feeling of improvement in robust mechanics to overcome impossible odds that I find in few games nowadays. Devil May Cry is my personal flagship game for that sentiment, and it's looking like Doom Eternal could be its FPS counterpart. :)

[@TonicSpirits]

Started the DLC a few days ago on Ultra-Violence. It's been a blast so far! I haven't played Doom for several months so it feels like I'm experiencing it for the first time again. I've also gotten so rusty that I turned down the difficulty to Hurt Me Plenty while I'm relearning the game, but Under The Mayo's tips and tricks have been a huge help!

[@thereala2812]

"I got my ass kicked for half an hour and I loved it" *you wanna run that by me again chief*

[@jackcaldwell8748]

You said that the whiplashes are invisible way too casually

[@z1u512]

Hope we can fight two icons of sin while there are 2 spirit marauders and a buff totem nearby

[@hotchocolate8008]

This DLC is amazing. I love how open the environments are. I can finally meat hook on enemies and just swing around the whole arena

[@andrejones378]

This Dlc was amazing! Every level felt like a master level they threw everything they could at you.

[@AlChestBreachFan7]

I went through Part 1 on Nightmare in a blur. I don’t even know how I beat half of these encounters, I just remember coming out of a blind rage on top of mounds of demon corpses. Ancient Gods Part 1 makes you become the Doom Slayer

[@Ghostushka]

Just finished it on Ultra-Nightmare. It was such a blast! Killing the last spirit during a boss fight with only 1hp left felt amazing, haha.

[@schnoig_]

One thing I love about this game is how they manage to make every mod great, if you look at them on the surface mods like the Full Auto and Microwave Beam seem useless but once you know how to use it it becomes so rewarding.

[@vincentthereaper1196]

I must buy a pc lol...the way you move so fast, I can’t do that with my controller on my ps4 pro, mouse and keyboard will be a challenge to learn but damn it looks so smooth and crazy fast turning and aiming shooting.

[@_Samm]

That Possessed Marauder in the second Slayer gate was the bane of my existence

[@jesmarkmikesell1957]

I love how this game intentionally forces you to play smarter

[@mro9466]

i finished Doom 2016 last month i'm almost done with Doom Eternal, already bought the DLC :D this is my crack addiction

[@switchiro5262]

I've been meaning to ask, what's background music at the beginning?

[@Fedor_Kisliakov]

Every encounter here feels like a slayer gate) Oh, you've defeated blood maykers, four mancubi, a bunch of fodder, a spirit? Here's a tyrant and a marauder. I remember in the blood swamps, the buff totem was hidden in a locked cage. I thought: "And how do I open it?". And as soon as I saw the first frames of an opening portal, I was like "oh, of course, should have guessed". I like that you do not have many instakill options. BFG ammo is very limited, and no crucible, so more challenge that leads to improved gameplay. The dlc is great.

[@abdullahalhadi3710]

"I got my ass kicked for a good half hour and it felt really good." -Under the Mayo, 2020

[@Fallanshadow]

The reason for the music is because this is a continuation to eternal and I personally love it

[@mr.reddead4430]

10:01 - oh trust me, you’re gonna have a very, very, very different experience playing on console throughout the whole dlc, maybe to the point where you’ll roll back some of your opinions in this video. You really feel nerfed playing on controller compared to mouse & keyboard.

[@dragonsban3327]

I mean I went through it on nightmare on controller the only real "problems" I had were with the blood Makyr's in a very intense arena or in the samur fight.

[@mr.reddead4430]

I just beat it on nightmare (after 3 full previous play throughs: ultra-v, 1-up easy, ultra-v again) so I had adequate memorization of the enemy placements, arena layouts, item locations, etc. by the time I got to nightmare, and the biggest problem I had was on the cube boss fight. That was the fight where I started to think of how different console experiences were from PC after watching many PC nightmare runs on this fight.

[@swanchamp5136]

As a casual gamer on the console it really does sap your soul so you don't feel the urge to pick it up and carry on the next day unlike the main game and the 2016 doom. Feels like once I get through it I won't want to play it again that's if I can be bothered going back to it

[@heatyeet6538]

Mr. Hundler does not speak for us allm

[@benjaminjimenez880]

@@dragonsban3327 As someone whose completed the DLC on un console, controller has a lot of disadvantages. It’s so easy to screw up, and a big problem I have with it it how easy it is to break your rythym, and accidentally swap to a completely useless gun for the job, and that’s how I always die on UN. It sucks

[@js1zzle]

If Doom Eternal gets a sequel they better go hard like this from the start as well. Give us all the guns/abilities we unlocked in Eternal but add a few new ones to collect throughout the story.

[@veryconcernedjesus2584]

*cries in console with no quick key binds that switch weapons instantly and bad aim*

[@swanchamp5136]

It does feel like this dlc is more a middle finger to any minor criticism of the main game rather than a proper expansion and just ends up punishing casual gamers especially on consoles as 'pc elitists' scream git gud while using their quick bind keys and auto aim bots.

[@murderousmayhem6362]

Lol

[@heatyeet6538]

Why does nobody not know that you can quickswitch on consoles? Also, lower the difficulty if you are having a hard time.

[@heatyeet6538]

@@swanchamp5136 lower the difficulty...

[@girthking6429]

I love the maps so much they’re dripping with atmosphere they’re fucking amazing

[@doomer604]

I disagree with the spirit. They're difficult. But they're not fun or fair. Can't destroy weakpoints, can't use ice bombs, they're bullet sponges, and there's only one way to kill it which you leaves you totally exposed. What makes Doom Eternal fun is that every enemy has their strengths and weaknesses. The spirit has no weaknesses. This maybe wouldn't be a bad thing on its own if they didn't appear so often and with such large groups of enemies.

[@SeanGauseOfficial]

Weak sauce, bro.

[@doomer604]

@@SeanGauseOfficial What do you mean?

[@heatyeet6538]

Their weakness is the microwave beam. But yeah I agree, with it being the ONLY weakness is pretty lame (for some people).

[@doomer604]

@@heatyeet6538 Exactly. I'm not against bullet sponges in Doom it they're implemented correctly. The Tyrant, Mancubus, and Baron are perfect examples of how to do it. Mancubi and Tyrants shoot projectiles that are devastating but their movement is slow. Barons are fast and throw projectiles but not as often. All 3 of these enemies can be faltered, ice bombed, and have weakpoints to be exploited. Above all, you can damage them with any weapon. That's good game design. Spirits though? Boring and frustrating.

[@vvvaire]

Honestly, as someone who plays eternal enough that I don't worry much about Spirits anymore, I have to agree in the context of someone's first playthrough for TAG1. They really should've eased you into fighting them a bit more effectively than sending a Posessed Baron at you immediately. At the very least, they should tell you a bit more than what they listed in that tutorial message. I fucking HATED spirits at first until I found out that the microwave beam is effective against the demon as well. I really wish I knew that when I first fought them.

[@micah3030]

“You didn’t like marauders?! Fuck you here’s two at the same time! And a buffed one! You didn’t like tentacles?! Fuck you here’s a massive one!

[@northernlefty5412]

Unpopular comment: I didn't like the new music. Trivial, I know, but it was kind of a let down.

[@firsttimeforge3596]

I beat DE twice when it first came out and I haven’t picked it up a 2 days ago for the DLC. Gotta admit, I was hoping for an ease into the game to remind myself the control layout and weapon wheel. But right off the get go, Spinal Tap came in and cranked it to 11. Best action game I’ve played in so long. In the main game I played (like most people) SSG and Balista almost exclusively with the grenade combat shotgun. But this game had me changing to every single weapon, and I use my equipment so much now. The ice bomb and two grenades I’m using every damn chance I get. I play on PS4 and I must admit, I’m unashamed that right now I’m on the (Maligog?) eye cube level and I can’t get past the final portion when there’s two eyes and pinky’s and hell knights all around. But it makes me enjoy it even more. People seriously underrate the gunplay in this game. It’s fantastic.

[@ETAFan]

It was hard as hell but damn worth it. I can’t wait for part 2, I want to fight the Dark Lord.

[@khmer06]

My favorite thing about this game, especially the DLC and master levels, is that it makes you a masochist. You're not getting the true Doom Eternal experience if you're not enjoying getting your ass whooped by two marauders and thirty imps. The rage you feel shouldn't make you want to stop playing, it should make you want to rip and tear even more. You should want to take that anger on the demons that are pummeling you, because when you finally get the kill on that last baron or that last arachnotron or whatever, you get that massive hit of dopamine because you decided to keep fighting until all was said and done. I myself still struggle with this aspect of the game, but I'm certainly getting better with it, and it's making the whole experience so much more fun.

[@icecold1805]

Hold up... Andrew "The Trashcan" Hulshult!? Oh my gooood... I am soooo happy for him! he is living the dream!

[@fernandoharjono9472]

Don't forget that you can actually use the Microwave Beam mod on the Blood Makyrs (when their shield are down) to stun them and give yourself a brief momment to allign for a headshot! (also apperantly if you use microwave beam on them for some time it also drain their shield similar to how BFG shot drain their shield as well, making them even more vulnerable)

[@joegreenwood4642]

Noted

[@trenth3492]

That’s epic

[@DreamyAileen]

Counterpoint: let the Spirit possess a zombie or something. Hehe speedwalky boi

[@EvilGeniusRANIK]

3 years later and this expansion is still the most heart pounding shooting experience I've ever felt in my 29 years on this Earth.

[@Amy-J]

As someone on console, it’s weird for me hearing criticisms you had about the turrets, eye-box battle and the Blood Maykrs all being too easy. Not impossible and not unsatisfying to beat, but they’re the types of enemies made with a mouse and keyboard setup in mind. It feels... awkward fighting them with a controller, way harder than it should be. The final boss was also an unsatisfying nightmare on console (and on Normal) which, sadly, had me resorting to using the sentinel armour to finally get past the last phase. Took away a lot of the hard but fair and fun momentum it had. This was a damn good dlc though, and I felt all the better for getting past the Marauder issues I and many others had to enjoy the new challenges and intuitively learn how to combat them. I feel that little bit better knowing how to combat spirits and include what I thought was a useless microwave beam into new strategies.

[@adityaganduri7670]

I understand the argument with blood makyrs. Try to use time slowing rune. It'll help a lot in holt.

[@Amy-J]

@@adityaganduri7670 Will keep that in mind for next time (and there will be a next time lol)

[@MrOmoreau]

Fun fact: the spirits are actually the old summoners from Doom: 2016

[@InfiniteDarkMass]

Seeing all the monkey bars and verticality, I keep wondering why is there no ground slam ability. = (

[@RacingSnails64]

Ancient Gods Part 2: *Allow me to introduce myself* But for real, that's a good point. I feel like pushing and holding melee when you have a Blood Punch could make for a great slam move. Also sometimes I find myself accidentally hitting a monkey bar and hate getting flung up in the air for a second and would appreciate a way to get down quicker.

[@InfiniteDarkMass]

@@RacingSnails64 Yeah, I found out about the hammer a bit later. = )

[@blackdragon3148]

This DLC is fucking brutal. And I like the level design even more than the base game. levels are longer and secrets are really fun to find. Also I love the fact that (SPOILERS) at the final level, there's a part where you have to choose between two different arenas to progress, but you can also do both if you want. But my favourite level is the first one.

[@yourbestfriendinshooters3088]

7:07 never felt angry in this dlc, and it's good, i hate feel anger while i'm playng (Sorry for the bad english)

[@bustoo]

There's different types of anger. The good kind (for video games) is when its something you can deal with. Like these arachnotron turrets are so fast and annoying. Then when you break them it feels much more satisfying. The bad anger is about something you feel like you cant do anything about. Which thankfully this game doesnt have much of

[@yourbestfriendinshooters3088]

@@bustoo exactly

[@rckeet]

i personally love the ancient gods soundtrack, especially the blood swamps. it really felt super good listening to those shreds whilst ripping and tearing until it is done :)

[@swaowf]

can't wait for you to make a brawler run for this

[@stinkyfartguyofficial]

DLC UV brawler

[@zat5176]

No please no, just no.

[@zerotactix5739]

The default game IS the brawler mode this time. They took away the Crucible and added a ton more demons with the Possessed on top of it.

[@swaowf]

@@zerotactix5739 I just feel like it could be.. more.

[@gotdamnntoro9568]

"I now have 2 pairs of balls thanks id software" is how I would sum up the DLC

[@hpdekok525]

Okay, I got pissed off ALOT while playing the ancient gods, especially during the last boss fight and the box eye fight, but I’m starting to realize that maybe I shouldn’t be mad at the game itself but instead channel my anger to the demons so it feels just as good to kill them. Thanks Mayo, you’ve really opened my eyes while playing this game!

[@Zargex]

I also loved that they spawned like thousand imps running at you

[@JohnTheLobsterMan]

"I got my ass kicked for a good half hour, and it felt really good." HMMMM

[@MrBdog1021]

Your commentary on the turrets and weak points was spot on. I would never really focus on making sure to take out enemy weak points that often, instead just powering through with the super shotgun and ballista/rocket launcher since I can only barely quick switch with two weapons since I’m on console. But this expansion really made me think about and start to focus on really making sure to take out enemy weak points every time I’m in a fight now, especially with how much more chaotic the fights are in this dlc.

[@Maplenr]

What did they do to my boy!?!

[@Nick-tc9ps]

What makes me so excited is the future of this. From what we've seen the devs do, part 2 will be _insane_. Crazy combos and ideas here we come

[@chozochiefxiii3298]

Says he loved the possessed pain Elemental, masochist confirmed. Loved the dlc overall though, I think the main game is going to be boring in comparison now.

[@johnharder9925]

I recall disagreeing with your opinion on God of War (4). I really enjoyed both the third and the newest entry (I actually recently purchased the Remastered Edition!), and understood why you may not have enjoyed the new direction as it is quite different... I’ll tell you what, though: you were the first person I came to for an opinion on the DOOM DLC. I’m glad it did not disappoint, and that you are enjoying it!

[@ryanmarchese2250]

"The boss fight was so hard it brought me to tears" Mayo: "Don't cry. That's a waste of good suffering."

[@jabbs888]

Oh shii. That's from Hellraiser right?

[@ryanmarchese2250]

@@jabbs888 right you are

[@snopeydoog]

I’m glad someone else has the same issue with the music mixing, I have always played with lowered sound and off starting level 1 of the ancient gods, I could barely hear the soundtrack at all.

[@ciao_fiv5118]

personally i love the intern. he’s hilarious

[@shredheadterminal]

That fog section where you have to stay in the spirit dog's protection ring kinda reminds me of a really cool sequence in Doom 3 where you had to stay close to a robot who has a flashlight that is your only source of light in otherwise total darkness while enemies rush you from all sides. It obviously as intense as Eternal but it's cool to see developers throw stuff like that in there.