DOOM

Doom is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released worldwide on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in May 2016 and is powered by id Tech 6. A port for Nintendo Switch was co-developed with Panic Button and released in November 2017. A reboot of the Doom franchise, it is the fourth title in the main series and the first major installment since Doom 3 in 2004.

According to the game’s executive producer Marty Stratton, the key principles of Doom’s single-player mode are “badass demons, big effing guns, and moving really fast”. The game allows players to perform movements such as double jumps and ledge climbs throughout levels of industrial and corporate fields of a Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) research facility on Mars and then levels of Hell, as the combat system puts emphasis upon momentum and speed. The approach is known as “push-forward combat”, which discourages players from taking cover behind obstacles or resting to regain health while playing from the “Doom Slayer”‘s perspective. Players instead collect health and armor pick-ups by killing enemies. “Glory Kills” is a newly-introduced melee execution system; when enough damage has been dealt to an enemy, the game will highlight it and allow the player to perform a quick and violent melee takedown, rewarding the player with small health recovery.