Doom (2016) Single-Player Extensive Review – Ripping and Tearing – GNG

The original Doom, released in 1993, is a truly landmark title. Groundbreaking not just for first-person shooters, but for video games in general, Doom pushed forward the medium with its revolutionary software engine and focus on fast-paced shooting from a first-person perspective.

Building off of what id Software had previously established with games like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom took everything to another level. Where level layouts in Wolfenstein had consisted of simple hallways and rooms, with every wall adjacent to each other at a 90 degree angle, and with just a handful of different enemy and weapon types to encounter, Doom significantly added to the complexity of what id could deliver to action game players.