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Doom: The Dark Ages - Previews Thread (lemm.ee)
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Previews and first impressions of the new Doom game are out from various game journalists!

IGN: Doom: The Dark Ages - We've Played It!

PC Gamer: Doom: The Dark Ages' melee-heavy, parry-focused gameplay was nothing like I expected, and now I'm more eager to play the full thing than ever

Eurogamer: Hands-on with Doom: The Dark Ages reveals another reinvention, but one that feels less cleanly defined

PCGamesN: Doom The Dark Ages nails the essentials, but some of its new ideas fall short

VGC: Doom: The Dark Ages nails the gameplay, the tone, and the gore

RockPaperShotgun: I threw hands with Doom: The Dark Ages and its rock 'em sock 'em robot

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[–] simple@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago

The previews are mostly positive but some opinions are mixed. It sounds like Eternal where some people love it while others aren't thrilled about the new changes.