I finally got around to trying Doom 2016. I’m a huge fan of OG Doom, so I’ve always been curious to give it a go, but for one reason or another I’ve only just got around to trying it.
And… I… didn’t love it. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t hate it or anything, either, but I think I was just expecting something a little different. Something less annoying. Something a bit more like classic Doom.
Instead, what I got was a speedy, fluid first-person shooter that admittedly stands out from other examples of the genre these days by virtue of its pacing, but which had me gnashing my teeth in frustration more than going “wow, cool!” Join me after the jump and let’s explore why I ended up feeling this way.
