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~~MicShazam~~ · 08-21-2018, 09:55 AM

I've played Doom, Doom 2 and Final Doom (a standalone Doom 2 map pack) more than most games. At least in terms of how often I used to boot them up.

There really isn't any old school FPS where the balance between different sorts of enemies and weapon types is so well thought out. I will say that Doom 2 improved significantly on Doom, by adding some interesting new enemies, adding 1 new weapon that changes the whole game since you will use it very often and generally having much more interesting map design than Doom did.

I think Doom is a good 8/10, but Doom 2 is more like a 9/10.

Most fun way to play Doom for me these days is to use the map select cheat code on ultra violence difficulty, then just try to complete various maps without allowing myself to save, starting each with no weapons.

Kind of repetitive - like many action games from the DOS days - but good fun in up to 1½ hour doses.

08-21-2018, 09:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	I've played Doom, Doom 2 and Final Doom (a standalone Doom 2 map pack) more than most games. At least in terms of how often I used to boot them up. There really isn't any old school FPS where the balance between different sorts of enemies and weapon types is so well thought out. I will say that Doom 2 improved significantly on Doom, by adding some interesting new enemies, adding 1 new weapon that changes the whole game since you will use it very often and generally having much more interesting map design than Doom did. I think Doom is a good 8/10, but Doom 2 is more like a 9/10. Most fun way to play Doom for me these days is to use the map select cheat code on ultra violence difficulty, then just try to complete various maps without allowing myself to save, starting each with no weapons. Kind of repetitive - like many action games from the DOS days - but good fun in up to 1½ hour doses.