Doom Eternal

Doom Eternal is a 2020 first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the sequel to Doom (2016), and the seventh game in the Doom series. The story follows the Doom Slayer once again, on a mission to end Hell's consumption of Earth and foil the alien Maykrs' plans to exterminate humanity. Doom Eternal introduces several new weapons and enemy types, and has a large focus on resource management in which players can gain the Slayer's ammo, armor and health by executing enemies in close range. Along with the single-player campaign, a multiplayer mode, Battlemode, was introduced. In this mode, players can either play as the Doom Slayer or as a demon, and fight until either the Doom Slayer defeats the demons, or vice versa. Early production of the game began in 2017. A core development goal for Eternal was to address the shortcomings of the 2016 game, introduce more visual diversity and add more gameplay variety. Platforming segments, in particular, were introduced to break up the game's pacing and make the non-combat scenarios more engaging. The team described the game to a "fantasy combat puzzle", as players must choose the best tools to exploit specific enemy weaknesses. Unlike its predecessor, id Software developed the multiplayer component in-house to connect it to the single-player campaign. Mick Gordon composed the soundtracks, however he had a conflict with id Software that led to both parties severing their relationship. Announced during E3 2018, Doom Eternal was released for PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows, and Xbox One in March 2020, with a port for Nintendo Switch released in December 2020, and versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S released in June 2021. Doom Eternal received positive reviews from critics, who praised its campaign, graphics, level design, soundtrack, and...