Steam says I have under 90 minutes in this game, but trust me when I say I probably have close to 600 hours, beat ultra-nightmare for the main game and DLC2, and had a few hundred cosmetics that I unlocked through the battle pass thingy. I had to buy the game again thanks to Badthesda shutting down their launcher and not letting me link my Steam account.

But yeah, I bought this game on release and damn... this might be the best game ever made, and I am not just saying this as an exaggeration to better express my love for this game, I wholeheartedly believe that this right here might be the current peak of game making. Aside from a few things here and there, this game is perfect.
A game being a 10/10 is impossible, because 10/10 means that the game is perfect in absolutely every way, which is just not feasible, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is DOOM Eternal close. Every weapon, every weapon mod, every enemy and their placement, and every mechanic just flow so beautifully together, its quite frankly art.
One of the main criticisms that I see about the game is that the game does not give you enough freedom on how to play, and it is true that there is not a lot of wiggle room, but what people fail to understand is that that is literally the thing that makes this game so great. Making your own fun can be nice, but letting someone else make your fun is usually better. The director of this game had a vision and he is making you play according to this vision, and if you don't try to fight that vision, you are going to have fun, lots of fun, a surprising amount of fun.
Eternal is a game that takes up 100% of your attention, which is exactly why its so much fun, when something takes up 100% of your attention, you enter what is called the flow state, this game right here is basically a flow state button. You click on play and boom, flow state within the next 5 minutes.
What is important for you to actually achieve that flow state is playing on as high of a difficulty as you possibly can. If you have the skillset for ultra-violence, but play on too young to die, you will obviously not achieve the desired flow state, instead you will be bored out of your mind. The director of this game said that the intended difficulty is nightmare, which will mean something. So if you think you can manage it, try to play on it.

As for negatives, there isn't a lot.
I guess the story is kind of meh, which like, who cares? DOOM was never meant to have a story, so we already got more than what was intended by the founders of the franchise. Considering this, the story is ok.
Boss fights are honestly not great, they are either too easy or their gimmick is worthless, only boss fight I really enjoyed was Samur from DLC1, which was just because it was difficult, not because it was actually good. The dark lord from DLC2 was honestly a big disappointment, especially since he marks the end of the Slayers story, but the boss fights are such a tiny part of this game that once again... who cares? This game is really more of a "Its not the destination, but the adventure along the way" kind of game.

But yeah, my conclusion: 9.5/10 game, possibly the greatest game created. Buy it if you can, but try to play on as high of a difficulty as you can, with nightmare being the intended experience according to the director himself. Also, under absolutely no circumstances play this game with a controller. I told multiple console players to just straight up not get this game, since I believe that not having the efficiency that a mouse and a keyboard give you severely limits your experience. Also learn to not use the weapon wheel as soon as possible, there is a reason why no high tier players ever use it, instead, place your weapons around the WASD keys, or whatever you find most comfortable and then directly swap to weapons instead, its faster, more efficient and allows for great combos, which in turn increase your fun even more.


Also for the people that complain about constantly running out of ammo: How about you use the beautifully implemented chainsaw mechanic????????????????? I never run out of ammo, since the chainsaw recharges pretty quickly, just chainsaw something as soon as you have a charge. Also "I cant find anything to chainsaw" is not an argument, the game literally endlessly spawns fodder demons until you killed all non-fodder demons. Running out of ammo is really just an issue of just not playing correctly.

Update: ULTRAKILL has surpassed this game. This is no longer the peak of game making. Not saying this game is any worse now, I am just saying that if you can only get one of them, get ULTRAKILL

Steam says I have under 90 minutes in this game, but trust me when I say I probably have close to 600 hours, beat ultra-nightmare for the main game and DLC2, and had a few hundred cosmetics that I unlocked through the battle pass thingy. I had to buy the game again thanks to Badthesda shutting down their launcher and not letting me link my Steam account. But yeah, I bought this game on release and damn... this might be the best game ever made, and I am not just saying this as an exaggeration to better express my love for this game, I wholeheartedly believe that this right here might be the current peak of game making. Aside from a few things here and there, this game is perfect. A game being a 10/10 is impossible, because 10/10 means that the game is perfect in absolutely every way, which is just not feasible, but god damn is DOOM Eternal close. Every weapon, every weapon mod, every enemy and their placement, and every mechanic just flow so beautifully together, its quite frankly art. One of the main criticisms that I see about the game is that the game does not give you enough freedom on how to play, and it is true that there is not a lot of wiggle room, but what people fail to understand is that that is literally the thing that makes this game so great. Making your own fun can be nice, but letting someone else make your fun is usually better. The director of this game had a vision and he is making you play according to this vision, and if you don't try to fight that vision, you are going to have fun, lots of fun, a surprising amount of fun. Eternal is a game that takes up 100% of your attention, which is exactly why its so much fun, when something takes up 100% of your attention, you enter what is called the flow state, this game right here is basically a flow state button. You click on play and boom, flow state within the next 5 minutes. What is important for you to actually achieve that flow state is playing on as high of a difficulty as you possibly can. If you have the skillset for ultra-violence, but play on too young to die, you will obviously not achieve the desired flow state, instead you will be bored out of your mind. The director of this game said that the intended difficulty is nightmare, which will mean something. So if you think you can manage it, try to play on it. As for negatives, there isn't a lot. I guess the story is kind of meh, which like, who cares? DOOM was never meant to have a story, so we already got more than what was intended by the founders of the franchise. Considering this, the story is ok. Boss fights are honestly not great, they are either too easy or their gimmick is worthless, only boss fight I really enjoyed was Samur from DLC1, which was just because it was difficult, not because it was actually good. The dark lord from DLC2 was honestly a big disappointment, especially since he marks the end of the Slayers story, but the boss fights are such a tiny part of this game that once again... who cares? This game is really more of a "Its not the destination, but the adventure along the way" kind of game. But yeah, my conclusion: 9.5/10 game, possibly the greatest game created. Buy it if you can, but try to play on as high of a difficulty as you can, with nightmare being the intended experience according to the director himself. Also, under absolutely no circumstances play this game with a controller. I told multiple console players to just straight up not get this game, since I believe that not having the efficiency that a mouse and a keyboard give you severely limits your experience. Also learn to not use the weapon wheel as soon as possible, there is a reason why no high tier players ever use it, instead, place your weapons around the WASD keys, or whatever you find most comfortable and then directly swap to weapons instead, its faster, more efficient and allows for great combos, which in turn increase your fun even more. Also for the people that complain about constantly running out of ammo: How about you use the beautifully implemented chainsaw mechanic????????????????? I never run out of ammo, since the chainsaw recharges pretty quickly, just chainsaw something as soon as you have a charge. Also "I cant find anything to chainsaw" is not an argument, the game literally endlessly spawns fodder demons until you killed all non-fodder demons. Running out of ammo is really just an issue of just not playing correctly. Update: ULTRAKILL has surpassed this game. This is no longer the peak of game making. Not saying this game is any worse now, I am just saying that if you can only get one of them, get ULTRAKILL