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[Music] it's only natural to imitate success throughout video game history there are countless examples of clones shameless mimics that write abort the coattails of others call it inspiration Anna Marsh or just a plain ripoff no good idea goes without a few retreads on rare occasion a game's influence will be such that it won't just inspire a few imitations of forge an entirely new genre doom is a massively important step in the development of 3d action games one that defined the first-person shooter and changed gaming forever so what inspired such a revolutionary game what did doom do that Wolfenstein didn't and how much of its influence remains in games today the early 1990s a time unchanged by guilt when action movies were an ironic thrash-metal was at its peak and unlike the Vice written 1980s all he needed for a good time was pizza and videogames it's software were living the dream their previous success port access to all kinds of had mystic thrill but their core passion remained and their creative freedom was unfettered only one obstacle remained how do you beat a game like Wolfenstein 3d while most of the Year team were working on delivering spear of destiny the first strokes of their next project were being made by John Carmack he was discontent with Wolfenstein engine limitations and with the increasing pace of the PC gaming market he could afford to target more impressive hardware instead of running on a 286 with less than one megabyte of RAM its new game would demand at least a 386 with four megabytes and only a top-of-the-line 486 would suffice for the most impressive performance some of Carmack's improvements to the Wolfenstein engine ended up in a game called shadow caster developed by Raven Software a first-person RPG with similar ambitions to Ultima Underworld it exists as an evolutionary step between Wolfenstein and doom the upgraded tech providing a hint at what was to come later in the year from it walls and ceilings were now texture mapped a corner cut less necessary on newer machines and a chance to inject more variety both underfoot and overhead including outdoor areas diminished lighting allowed the texture colors to be gradually faded into the darkness allowing for better distance cues and variable lighting compared to the static flat light of Wolfenstein they made a substantial difference to the game's atmosphere another major upgrade was to the level architecture grid-based no more walls can be constructed at any angle at any position better yet floors and ceilings could now be different heights allowing for platforms stairs windows and elevators a massive leap forward in terms of level design its new upgraded engine unlocked huge technical potential all they needed now was a good idea clearly they were on to something good with the 3d shooter formula so a further exploration seemed logical creative director Tom Hall wanted to revisit Commander Keen they shift away from realistic violence to a cartoon aesthetic and a chance to tell they more in-depth story however the others were less convinced it wasn't a compelling narrative that made Wolfenstein 3d 8 it was it's fast-paced and instant action as John Carmack put it story in a game is like story in a porn movie it's expected to be there but it's not that important it was the era of this self-assured action-hero with a hefty arsenal of bombastic one-liners EPIA hasta LaVista this is my boomstick there would be considerable influence from cinema nor through cutscenes or lensless but instead as inspiration for the setting mood and attitude even the name stems from a quote taken from a Tom Cruise film in the color of money his pool hustling character has asked what resides within his queue case with a cocky smile and pause for effect he retorts in here do Doom's cybernetic heart beats with the rhythm of science fiction future soldiers high-tech weaponry and isolated installations on a far-flung world the alien films are a key influence to the point where doom was originally planned as a licensed time although this idea was ditched in order to retain more creative freedom still there's no shortage of parallel elements the grizzled space marines sent him to investigate an anomaly of unknown origin the interstellar conglomerates operating at the frontier of human exploration and questionable ethics that unleash dark dangerous secrets the alien films and doom also share a common visual inspiration the disturbing sir reality of HR Giger his Necronomicon to find the terrifying look of alien xenomorph and inspired countless nightmares he cares only official contribution to video games was a graphical adventure called darksied and its sequel but his works overall influence is far broader fearful symmetry amidst an uncomfortable place somewhere between sex and death demons and machines it's this blend that provides the key aesthetic for Doom a fusion of metallic sci-fi with fleshy Hellspawn these satanic influences originated from its Dungeons & Dragons sessions where had the climax of a lengthy campaign the entire planet was overrun with demons no longer constrained by the grid-based stone walls of Wolfenstein its imagination could run riot an indulgence of pure twisted fantasy a departure from a loose historical basis from Heil Hitler to hail Satan it have never been particularly afraid of controversial subjects still the devil has all the best tunes and a game like doom needed a killer soundtrack it didn't have to look too far for inspiration the tunes playing on their office stereo to provide ample material tracks evocative of Metallica Slayer Pantera Judas Priest true they were low fine MIDI renditions but from the first level to the last doom is chock-full of thrash riffs Gouri b-movie horror will provide inspiration to with films like Evil Dead 2 a particular favorite it's influences clear in a number of places such as human enemies possessed by demons in a similar manner to the Deadites from Evil Dead the chainsaw and later addition of a double-barreled shotgun are taken straight from the film and the gory blood-soaked action led in shoes is only natural caffeine-fueled pizza fed and a love letter to the culture they consumed all the elements were starting to come together a fusion of hell sci-fi and fantasy alien demons with a twist of Satan as the end of 1993 approached so too did dooms release anticipation was sky-high with anxious fans following development through news groups and BBS confident it declared that their next game would be Wolfenstein times Emilia the hype was real but could they deliver dooms myriad influences all to make very crowded mess of ideas but in the absence of explanation it works is a shotgun no more questions just get out there and shoot some demons on Mars like with Wolfenstein very little time is wasted action is instant and you're flung into combat straight from the first beat the level choreography is very similar to you spawn weapon in hand fight through room after room of enemies and make your way to the exit again levels are episodically grouped each culminating in a boss fight the original release comprised three such episodes knee-deep in the Dead was the first an introduction to the Mars base on Phobos and the incursion of Hell spawn into its metallic sci-fi interiors the second takes you to Deimos the shores of Hell it is sent in two diabolical madness and a border between the human and demon domains the third was Inferno a full realization of satanic terror and a test of the heroes metal against Howl's full fury this approach was a tried and tested formula many elements were retained from orphan Stein but doom was anything but more of the same for instance the arcade influences were chamfered to be far less frustrating gone with the limited lives death was now but a pause with tougher levels repeatable until cracked also absent worthy high-score tables and the point-scoring pickups this wasn't pac-man slaughter is its own reward doom also evolved its health economy with a greater quantity and variety of health pickups bonus files littered the levels with each surely providing a single point of stamina but providing a strong incentive to stay on the move to gradually replenish lost health stimpaks provide more immediate relief than the full sized med packs and rarer super charges are a sight for sore eyes when you find yourself in trouble the addition of armor adds another dimension with the standard green pickup absorbing a third of all damage until depleted and the rarer blue suit cutting all incoming damage by half fully decked out taking on the hordes of hell almost seems easy but a quick comeuppance our weights the overconfident health pickups are not necessarily the best solution for every first-person shooter but one thing is certain cowering behind cover won't do you any good in doom the level design is perhaps the most drastic change from Wolfenstein 3d the grid based mazes were gone dooms architectural enhancements meant these rigid walls were instead replaced with more freeform fantastical spaces rather than conforming to realistic designs the Mars base has a more abstract composition than might be expected of a typical sci-fi installation rather than shooting through corridor after boring corridor the chambers and passages are varied serving an unknown purpose in universe the making for a far better experience as a game this detachment from reality also makes for a far more organic transition to a twisted vision of Hell as the game unfolds [Music] animated textures were another new introduction used a particularly good effect in creating pools of noxious liquid rivers of blood and molten lava serving as a punishment for falling from an intended path but also enticing the player with the potential of Secrets the risk of damage versus the reward of hidden supplies as well as pools of toxic waste dooms levels are littered with barrels of a particularly volatile nature it isn't the first game to indulge in the trope of explosive barrels but it might be the first fps dooms world is far more dynamic than Wolfenstein Zephyr was beyond simple doors and push walls now massive segments of level geometry could move in response to the player this was limited to up-and-down motion only as the binary space partitioning of the level data required considerable pre calculation this was perfect for doors staircases platforms and elevators however and dynamic level elements are a well-used feature throughout dooms episodes now the levels could react to the player and not always through the explicit press of a button some triggers were invisible these new tools gave the level designers ample chance to flex their creativity unleashing fresh monster closets to repopulate a previously trodden path drastically altering a level to reveal entirely new areas or setting traps for greedy payers a tempting powerup atop a well-lit podium in a seemingly quiet room for redeeming the price unleashes far more an emotive bargain for these dynamic triggers are used to great effect in tandem with variable lighting dim corridors the receipt - distant gloom strobe lighting and pitch blackness sometimes the game will turn off the lights while simultaneously unleashing an enemy assault the pride of a vital sense while the guttural growls of demons surround you such moments are terrifying and bring the game's horror influence to life compared to whorfin Stein stark VGA palette the dimmer tones of doom most an atmosphere unlike anything else of the era dynamic diverse and dangerous the virtual spaces that doom forged by not resemble reality but they were the perfect stage for its hellish theatrics a performance demands players and our protagonist stand center stage his story not important his name even less so doom guy is a blank slate a Space Marine with no identity stripped of humanity and built for only one purpose the Spartan detail is intentional making for an easier self insert into the players blood-soaked boots and in any case the real stars of the show with a hero supporting cast the weapons of doom follow a similar progression to Wolfenstein a hierarchy of arms of escalating power however they were far more to choose from defining the classic FPS tradition and a single soldier lugging an impractical arsenal of several heavy weapons the introduction of different ammunition types and a new complexity to gameplay with ammo availability shaping weapon use the weapons themselves are more varied - with a blend of hitscan from LA and projectile options each mandating different strategy you start with the pistol a basic slow firing weapon it's adequate for facing off with the weakest enemies but not much more still it's better than nothing should you run out of ammunition you'll have to rely on your bare fists to fight and punching demons can be a dangerous proposition the berserk powerup can even the odds a little multiplying your melee power by a factor of 10 a force capable of turning the basic enemies into a thin red paste equally visceral is the chainsaw an alternate option of rips and tears through flesh in a particularly satisfying way getting up close and personal can be dangerous however so you'll spend most of your time using the more powerful ranged options and the pump-action shotgun is a mainstay of doom shooting action it's devastating up close tearing through low-level foes like paper and is an effective weapon for highly mobile aggressive use rewarding a high octane style of play is what separates doom from the more modern trend of cover based shooters instead of cowering in the shadows waiting for a red screen to fade dooms action is unrelenting brutal and bloody good fun unlike the slower firing shotgun the chain gun offers continuous firepower for effectively suppressing larger groups perfect for those who like to keep the trigger held down and a far better use of bullets than the anemic pistol the rocket launcher fires slow-moving projectiles which detonate on impact dealing massive explosive damage great for quickly culling enemies at a distance the very dangerous at a closer range getting caught in your own blast radius will quickly deplete your health the plasma gun rapidly spits blue balls of energy effectively interrupting enemy attacks and quickly dispatching even the most robust of foes even so the ultimate weapon on offer is the BFG 9000 a bigger brother to the plasma gun The BFG takes a while to charge bucking clear an entire room with just a single shot an impressive arsenal a variety bolstered since Wolfenstein and a standard the future games to meet but what good is such an array of weapons with no bad guys to shoot luckily there's no such shortage of enemies there's a whole demonic ensemble of Satan claymation they're drawn as sprites on screen to the entities within a 3d world but each Monster is drawn facing multiple directions to permit rotation in order to expedite the drawing process many of the monsters were first sculpted as models photographed and digitized this approach gave the larger monsters more naturalistic believable form unlike more rigid hand-drawn sprites these speak of corpulent demon flesh the realization of these monsters also benefitted from the game's sound design with each type exuding idle noises and announcing their discontent of the players presence coupled with the dark dangerous chambers of Doom's levels the addition of guttural sounds and the gloomy distance further enhanced the game's mood and the battle cry of the greater demons sparks terror like no other the lowliest of hells minions are the human opponents possessed by some unseen demon force the first encounter and a common sight throughout the first episode some wield machine guns others shotguns both provide easy kills and a steady supply of ammunition the brown imps filling the fireballs from a distance and tear flesh up close they're tougher than humans but their attacks are easy to dodge when they still succumb to a single shotgun blast the pink demons are much tougher sinewy walls of flesh that lack a ranged attack but make up for it with a fervor for consuming thy flesh worse still some such demons are not pink but invisible specters that are hard to see in the best of conditions and an unseen menace in darkest bases hell plays home to the lost souls fire branded skulls that fling themselves to watch you fast-moving and a tough target to hit Cacodemons are large red spherical monsters that spew fast-moving fireballs whilst floating in mid-air demon meatballs where the pawn short for Charles pray beyond like the greater demons the her sign Barrens of help serve as a culmination of dooms first episode satanic brothers that service guardians to the gates of the abyss standing head and shoulders above their minions they are unyielding in the face of whatever punishment you mete out flinging green fireballs at you with all their fury in later episodes you'll meet yet more parents only as regular troops rather than Nene boss like capacity episodes 2 and 3 and with yet greater Menace the cyberdemon is half goat half rocket launcher and all archfiend highly resistant and more than happy to dispense these rockets in your direction it takes a well supplied Marine to even have a hope of dispatching this vile demon still at least you can dodge Rockets bullets prove a my more difficult the ultimate evil is the spider mastermind a squishy brain on stilts armed with a super chain gun and a bad attitude it's instantly landing attack will quickly kill anyone foolish enough to stand in the open barring from cover your best hope for success in a firepower and even the most vile of Howl's denizens will be reduced to a puddle of blood guts and brains quite the menagerie with distinct designs very tactics and attacks and eerie presence dooms monsters are memorable frightening awesome between a protagonist laden with guns and a host of evil demonic opponents or follows next is only natural jibing that's gifs like giblets not gibster goblet are one of Doom's gory ways a red shower of body parts and sickening sound effect your reward for a particularly brutal kill it's a development of Wolfram Stein's death camps but the gory death animation of the bosses extend to all enemies instead and can occur as a natural part of gameplay doom wasn't the first gory game to feature fleshy jibs but Nick codified the name and it's later influence made sure similar dismemberment would remain a hallmark of violent shooters no guts no glory visceral action is the perfect accompaniment to a first-person perspective or better way to experience the thrill of being knee-deep in the dead shooting mechanical monsters is good fun but computer-controlled opponents are predictable and victory over the a I eventually rings hollow single-player is great fun but it's the multiplayer that really gave doom longevity and in the years following its release the sounds of competitive combat were commonly heard anywhere near a computer network such was its popularity that network administrators were often forced to take action the congestion caused by players could bring even the largest network to a standstill it is the game that coined the term deathmatch and gave birth to a now long-standing tradition of digital carnage another important contribution to dooms longevity was its modder bility it wasn't the first game to support user created content but it was very successful in this regard its generosity played a key role providing level editors and tools for editing the games files content creators were able to make new levels add new graphics and sound all with relative ease these mods were packaged in convenient files called watts an acronym for where's all the data a single file easily distributed and containing anything from minor tweaks to a full-blown total conversion the most popular wads stru from pop culture with locations characters graphics and sound bites gratuitous be taken from film and TV others indulged in more original work with imagination unfettered and the keys to dooms creation with the dawn of the Internet there was no shortage of enthusiastic talent keen to share their skills the right game at the right time doom led to a burgeoning modding community and forged a tradition that enjoys today groundbreaking technology an atmospheric and scary setting fast paced and addictive gameplay frantic multiplayer deathmatch and fully mod of all to boot [Music] truly a complete package and the first episode was free who could resist an offer like that du proved a success by every measure the fans loved it the gaming press praised it in every turn and it's sold by the millions it repeatedly shareware success story of Wolfenstein with the first episode available for free copies of the game spread like wildfire with an estimated 10 million installations while the shareware model had proven successful the retail market for PC games had expanded since the days of Wolfenstein and boxed copies could attain a broader reach than mail-order the doom franchise first found its way onto shelves with the rapid release of its sequel in 1994 with doom to hell on earth it was not a major change from the original shareware release retaining the same engine and overall format but it came with an all-new set of levels enemies graphics and an extra weapon the super shotgun is a defining difference between doom and doom - boasting double the barrels and nearly tripled the damage it provides an extension of these shotguns usefulness with even more close-range power and while it fires more slowly than the pump-action the ability to take out crowds of enemies with a single spray of buckshot is quite satisfying a host of new enemies await your wrath complementing dooms original set and providing new challenges and hazards a new human enemy the chain gun guy is amongst the first you'll meet a little tougher than his brothers and a lot meaner the hell Knights are less at Barons of hell weaker than their superiors but still very much a threat the spooky rocket-launching skeletons are known as the revenant a clattering assembly of shrieking undead the grotesque manky bus is have a little more meat on their bones a corpulent pile of flesh and Rockets miniature versions of the spider mastermind known as the arachnid Ron's are equipped with a powerful plasma weapon the pain elementals resembled brown Cacodemons but instead of fireballs they spawned lost souls instead and the arch-vile a mysterious figure quite happy to immolate all in their path a host of new denizens a host of new ways to die the thirty new levels represented as a single episode hell on earth a diverse set with some more mundane locations and some truly evil hellish labyrinths tricks and traps galore as the game more confidently exploits player expectation to endless surprise more creative levels like barrels of fun often the player a dilemma where the need to shoot is tempered by the reluctance to self-destruct with the experience games from the first three episodes the level designs were more confident whimsical and certainly more devious Dhoom 2 gave Arden fans another slice of shooting action and its retail presence introduced it to a new audience between it and its shareware incarnation Doom would dominate the home computer gaming scene if you had a PC you had to have doom doom would go on to boast a larger install base than Windows a claim no game since could possibly make such was its influence that it would define the first-person shooter genre four years after its release any FPS would be dubbed a doom clone such an honor was not without warrant there was certainly no shortage of attempts to help doom doom with its games enjoying massive commercial success plenty of other developers were keen to taste a slice of the doom clone pie in a sense to do Bungie were then champions of the mac gaming scene and marathon in 1994 provided 3d shooting action for the rival platform even LucasArts best known men for their point-and-click adventure games leveraged the Star Wars I paid into the first person shooter domain with dark forces in 1995 the most prolific doom rivals came from its former publisher for Wolfenstein Apogee software we rebranded as 3d realms in 1994 ken Silverman's build engine would drive their games most notably Duke Nukem 3d a game clearly made in tombs image but with a swagger and style hall of its own later titles like blood Shadow Warrior from redneck rampage are generally well remembered not so much as technical innovators but as varied fun experiences with an abundance of charm however none of these imitations are remembered quite as fondly as the real thing attempt to out doom doom we're of course doomed that's not to say all versions of do mariko the DOS version was the definitive but the covetous consoles were also granted ports of varying quality of their own the 16-bit consoles of the era lacked the grunt needed to shift textures of the required rate leading to some severe compromises the Super Nintendo version made valiant use of the super FX to chip but while this coprocessor assistance made the game viable its framerate was poor and resolution inadequate even the 32-bit power of Sega's ill-fated 32x add-on couldn't muster a faithful rendition while its framerate was superior nearly every other aspect suffers lighting effects were reduced as was the color palette a number of textures and the music was terrible it would take a new generation of consoles to deliver something more convincing and as a new wave of 32-bit and 64-bit machines trickled in each tried their hand at matching the PC doom was the must-have next-gen game and the atari jaguar 3do and sega saturn all made an attempt but despite their increased power the conversions were underwhelming the marketing hype around bit counts fell flat in the face of poor performance the PlayStation version was more convincing with full-screen graphics that ran well and novel features such as alpha transparency and colored lighting there were some concessions the level geometry was simplified compared to the PC version and RAM limitations restricted the use of some assets not all monster types could appear in the same level for instance still compared to earlier ports it was far more playable and the Playstations more confident 3d performance no doubt played a part in its success perhaps the most impressive version of doom on the consoles came in 1997 for Nintendo's new platform with doom 64 with new graphics levels and story it is a drastic departure from the original doom and is generally considered a spinoff the n64 s analog control stick is far better suited to FPS movement and ain't digital d-pad and was a step towards the twin-stick controls used on consoles today between doom 64 Chirac and Goldeneye the viability of first-person shooters on a console had arrived meanwhile on PC the original doom saw a retail release in 1995 as the ultimate Duke capitalizing on those who missed the shareware release and adding a bonus fourth episode thy flesh consumed with the widespread success of Doom there was a thirst for more and expansion packs were one means of slaking this desire the master levels for Doom 2 boasted 20 additional levels from a multitude of designers generated by it and given a retail release similarly final doom combined to 32 level episodes into one package TNT evolution and the Plutonia experiment these episodes were community created efforts officially licensed and distributed as a commercial product but they wouldn't exist if not for its accepting policy towards modding aside from these scores of user made modifications the doom engine was put to good use in a commercial setting with two releases from Raven Software heretic in 1994 built on the work they did with shadow caster an atmospheric fusion of doom with RPG elements with magic in the state of firearms amidst a gothic fantasy world a sequel Hexen beyond heretic followed in 1995 further expanding on the doom paradigm with a dark fantasy twist with a choice of three character classes each with their own weapons and a deviation from dooms linear level progression Ravens served up a counterpart to doom that familiar choreography though with merits all of its own the RPG elements and strife were even more developed with hub worlds relatively seamless level transitions and NPCs with dialogue all this is blended with familiar shooting action crossbows flamethrowers and enemies lurking in corridors it is probably the most advanced use of dooms engine although by the time of its release the technology was starting to show its age by 1996 the doom engines technical edge had been lost the dawn of hardware acceleration had arrived and full 3d engines were the future what do you get if you cross a violent shooter with a marketing campaign for a breakfast cereal good question glad you asked chexquest is the result of such a bizarre Union a total conversion of Doom's gameplay with the violence removed instead of killing their alien opponents you must search them back to their home planet given away with boxes of cereal the first videogame distributed this way chexquest found a grateful audience in the younger market a far cry from dooms more mature audience but targeting adults grants no exemption from controversy video games were taking some flak in the media at this time games like Mortal Kombat and night trap were upheld as a cause for censorship eventually leading to the industry self-regulation of the ESRB Satanism has been a source of alarm for centuries and even in recent decades has proven to provoke concern from Ouija boards Dungeons & Dragons and heavy metal any form of entertainment that dare tread near the occult triggered a new moral panic and doom was another sacrificial goat at the altar of outrage [Music] can videogames train someone to kill flight simulators can teach someone to fly so the use of technology to train infantry seems plausible enough in 1996 the United States Marine Corps expressed an interest in using computer-based wargames as a means for training a modification for doom 2 called Marine Doom was the result intended for cooperative play with a fireteam of four Marines the scenario was designed for teamwork and supporting fire in the face of an enemy threat military exercises are one application but the simulation of cold-blooded murder is another thing entirely in 1999 doom found itself blames for the death of 13 in a high-school shooting the Columbine massacre the pair responsible were avid fans of violent first-person shooters and one that even created his own custom levels Purdue in the wake of such a tragedy there was no easy explanation the video games alone are no cause for atrocity doom emerged relatively unscathed from this contention despite numerous lawsuits and no end of media criticism but even now in a more enlightened age video games have not seen the end of outrage after the release of final doom in 1996 the franchise was left fallow in favor of its next big project hey pause that would persist until the 2004 release of doom 3 to say that expectations were high would be an understatement doom was a legend amongst FPS and so nothing less than a revolution would suffice while it remained a capable developer they were not the same dynamic team of the early 90s nor was game development quite the same nevertheless with John Carmack behind Doom threes new engine in tech 4 from a technical perspective there were some very impressive new features a host of new graphical techniques were now supported stuff we take for granted today bomb mapping normal mapping and specular highlighting dynamic per pixel lighting solve the game's atmosphere and the illumination or absence of it made for a tense terrifying experience your only weapon against the darkness was a flashlight carving a feeble yet essential beam through the gloom so you were forced to exchange sight for the ability to defend yourself this design choice was not universally liked a duct-tape model was a popular addition permitting the use of a weapon and light simultaneously a later release doom 3 BFG edition adopted this change into official gameplay along with graphical and audio enhancements for more modern machines an expansion pack developed by nerf software followed in 2005 doom 3 resurrection of evil much like doom 2 did for the original it added new levels enemies and weapons including the legendary double-barreled shotgun and a weapon resembling half-life 2's gravity gun called the grabber otherwise it plays in much the same fashion as the vanilla game gloomy corridors on Mars with myriad demons prepared for a welcome doom 3 was a success both critically and commercially after all it was a full-blown sequel to do but it's fair to say that it doesn't quite live up to the original from an audio-visual perspective it was spectacular but there was little evolution in terms of gameplay and over reliance on jump scares and not much deviation from the standard FPS fare of the era still its release renewed interest in the franchise to the point where someone thought it might be a good idea to make a new movie with Karl Urban starring alongside the rock films based on video games don't have a particularly good track record and doom didn't do much to change this but the action-packed first-person sequence almost makes it worth the price of admission the same yes or the release of doom RPG a phone game designed for the then emerging mobile market gameplay is turn-based and movement grid based nevertheless an impressive distillation of dooms essence onto the weak pocket hardware of the time Doom resurrection was another mobile title made for iPhones in 2009 a pared down version of doom 3 this time as a rail shooter a fun enough diversion for idle thumbs but dooms strength always lay in it's classic FPS formula what what do we do without the first-person shooter they remain a common sight today and while we might be past the recent peak of modern military themed games genre isn't going away anytime soon dooms DNA runs through them all if not through having direct influence then Byron of the game that does half-life is another seminal game that took direct inspiration a cataclysmic invasion of a sci-fi installation aliens galore and an abundance of toxic waste throughout its levels similarly dooms lack of cutscenes or cinematics laden with exposition laid the foundations for experiential storytelling relying on in engine events to tell a story halo combat Evolved is a game which divides the old school from the new defined by its defiance of Doom's conventions with its two weapon limit regenerating shields a large-scale vehicular combat however for all its differences enough of doom remains both share heavy aliens influence with their sci-fi setting and grizzled Space Marines high-tech installations a varied array of enemy types and a protagonist almost entirely stripped of identity dooms blank slate character paved the way for the generic lead scene in what feels like most modern games a shaven-headed average Joe designed to tread the path of least financial risk the horror elements of doom variable lighting and invisible triggers have been mirrored in games like System Shock fear another such scary FPS with scripted moments designed to surprise and/or terrify the player without their lack of light gloomy corridors and areas cast into blackness games like dead space or alien isolation wouldn't have half the impact they manage today dooms innovations might seem obvious and perhaps they are but it lit the way for future games to tread and its massive popularity cemented its influence modern games have tampered with dooms purity however no longer do games give you the reins to their experience instead forcing you down more linear corridors in the name of cinematic impact some of the longing for old-school gameplay is seen through rose-tinted glasses and even the classics are not without faults doom is far from ready to retire however it still has an indomitable spirit more recently interest in the game has been rekindled and given a fresh coat of red paint with the help of a mod brutal doom a fundamental overhaul with some drastic changes the core is unmistakable fast-paced arcade action but the remote modern elements grafted on a more reactive heart with blood stains and bullet holes smoother animations and more often AI buddies reloads new enemy attacks and more gore than ever the transformation modifed some purists but it is unquestionably exhilarating a fusion of elements from modern games with a classic sensibility and goblet loads of blood for good measure perhaps FPS of the future will take heed and perhaps the franchise will see a return to glory for a new doom waits in the wings a decade since doom 3 and over - since the originals at the time of writing a fourth doom is mere months away one hell of a pair of boots to fill but the recent success of Wolfenstein the new order might be a good sign can the reboot live up to the name which it dares to bear will its violence fly unflinching in the face of our rage shall it inspire the same thrill the original did back in 93 only time will tell every inch the compelling experience the world was ill-prepared for a game like doom an amalgam of pop culture it borrowed heavily from its era but paid back the debt with interest from influenced to influential and an impact that resonates today a new genre forged and gameplay choreography rehearsed countless times doom success invited others to follow in its footsteps and why not it's only natural there is magic in dooms heart it's primitive still raw and the essence of action beats throughout its chambers two decades later and it still kicks ass [Music] of course it weren't quite done yet doom might be the pinnacle of their contribution to gaming but their next project would still manage to shake things up thank you for watching and until next time farewell

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Length: 50min 36sec (3036 seconds)

Published: Sun Jan 24 2016

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It's nice to watch a YouTube video about games in which the narrator isn't yelling and constantly trying to make jokes. I really like this channel.

👍︎︎ 133 👤︎︎ u/JimmiesKerfuffled 📅︎︎ Jan 24 2016 🗫︎ replies

That was freakin sweet!

I played Doom as a 5-year old back in 1994 on my father's PC.

He would have friends over for multiplayer deathmatches and co-op games. So much nostalgia!

I like how the movies and music of the era are seen as its biggest influences (metallica and slayer shred-metal, one-man-vs-the-world movies like Die Hard and the Terminator).

I'm anxious to see how Doom IV turns out.

Although I'm a huge fan of storylines in videogames, Doom is good at just turning off all the noise and just diving into the carnage and fear.

👍︎︎ 81 👤︎︎ u/Santiago__Dunbar 📅︎︎ Jan 24 2016 🗫︎ replies

Read the book "Masters of Doom" if this sparks your interest. It's an absolutely great read.

👍︎︎ 24 👤︎︎ u/guntherslunt 📅︎︎ Jan 24 2016 🗫︎ replies

When I was a kid, the tech guy at our church had this on his PC. The church was a bunch of crazy fundamentalists but that IT guy would let me in his office to play on it after I swore I wouldn't tell anyone. Shout out to Keith for being an open minded badass and igniting my passion video games.

👍︎︎ 41 👤︎︎ u/Carpe_Dispute 📅︎︎ Jan 24 2016 🗫︎ replies

Doom is almost entirely to 'blame' for making me a metal head before id even heard metal music.

👍︎︎ 17 👤︎︎ u/terminhell 📅︎︎ Jan 24 2016 🗫︎ replies

God I love Doom. Some of my best memories of video games come from Wolfenstien 3d and Doom. Doom 3 is a game I replay often.

Thank you for sharing this. I really don't know that I would have ever learned much about this game. Thank you again.

👍︎︎ 11 👤︎︎ u/real-dreamer 📅︎︎ Jan 24 2016 🗫︎ replies

Really good video, I highly suggest checking out more videos from his channel

He has a subreddit /r/XboxAhoy

Some of his best videos like Iconic Arms, Nuclear Fruit and A brief history of.. are really good.

👍︎︎ 10 👤︎︎ u/-Replicated 📅︎︎ Jan 24 2016 🗫︎ replies

Let me take this opportunity to introduce Brutal Doom to those of you who haven't seen it.

EDIT: Make sure you get the DOOM wad files from your software distribution of choice. Also, don't forget to download the Metal Soundtrack Mod on the page I linked. To get Doom II to run awsome:

download the complete pack
download the DoomMetalVol4.wad (replaces MIDI with actual instruments)
find DOOM2.WAD (or DOOM.WAD, etc.) and put it in the same folder as gzdoom.exe
add the DoomMetalVol4.wad to the gzdoom.ini the [Global.Autoload] and clear out other wad files from auto loading
drag-and-drop DoomMetalVol4.wad and brutalv20b.pk3 onto gzdoom.exe (this can be added to always load in the ini)
select the wad you want loaded in the dialog, i.e. DOOM2.WAD
say goodbye to the rest of your weekend

👍︎︎ 45 👤︎︎ u/obious 📅︎︎ Jan 24 2016 🗫︎ replies

John Romero also released a new level for Doom. If you want to play it.

👍︎︎ 8 👤︎︎ u/LynchMob_Lerry 📅︎︎ Jan 24 2016 🗫︎ replies