Topic: Doom Eternal

@Grumblevolcano
Good catch. In fact, I remember noticing that when I bought it, actually.

Seems to be a mistake in how the listing was created.

This seems like an awesome game to have, but I am not good at FPS and have tons of games from recent sales. I will eventually get it. Is this a decent game for someone not good at shooters?

@rockodoodle
Yes, because it has gyro aiming. And gyro aiming lets anyone be good at shooters because it’s much more natural to use small reflexive motions already built into your DNA than learn those reflexive motions with your thumb, using a radius of movement smaller than an inch mapped to an entire screen.

Just be sure to play on the lowest difficulty available. And because loading is so fast, and checkpoints so frequent, you’re instantly back in the game trying again any time you die.

I've been playing on the easiest difficulty yet keep dying at the part of the second level with the electricity all over the ground. There's one type of demon I'm having a hard time killing!

@Tendo64
The game can be a little difficult. I’m playing on the easiest difficulty myself, and still die from time to time. Use gyro aiming to your advantage and STAY MOVING, always always always stay moving. You stand still, you’re dead. Make sure you’re using glory kills as often as possible to regain health, using flame belch as often as possible to regain armor, and chainsaw as often as possible to keep ammo stockpiled. Should be a constant rotation between flame belch and chainsaw every 30 sec or so, with glory kills every single time you see someone flashing (don’t shoot them if they’re flashing! That’s free health if you glory kill by clicking right analog).

Aside from that, use your double jump, use your double dash, and stay fluid throughout the arena as you move around, killing whatever you come across. Don’t be afraid to throw your grenades as well with L (I set to ice grenades to freeze). And know your enemies’ weaknesses. Those flying round things with a giant green eye, you want to plunk an explosive inside their mouth. Use the shotgun mod where holding ZL shoots out an explosive bomb, and shoot right into their mouth (preferably when they open it, but the timing is pretty generous). If you’re dealing with the scorpion like enemies make sure you’re lobbing an explosive onto their stinger tail that shoots heavy artillery. Blow that thing off ASAP.

@JaxonH
chainsaw every 30 sec, if i recall fuel was limited and rare in the first game, did they changed in eternal? (i am asking because i bought yesterday the game but i did not started yet)

@aresius
It refuels automatically over time. You can still get gas cans, which at least 1 is usually in whichever arena area you're fighting in, but just recharging over time, along with Flame Belch refueling over time, is enough to constantly be bouncing between chainsaw and flame belch every 30 seconds or so, refilling ammo, then armor, then ammo, then armor.

@JaxonH
ohhh good to know it thank you very much

Well I took the last resort buying the Digital to get the PreOrder deals otherwise I woud've passed on this. They clearly are screwing buyers over when the size as indicated is only 17GB big.

I am almost done - penultimate level - and playing on normal mode (hurt me plenty). Great game and I am usually not into shooters except for Doom, Wolfenstein and Duke 3D. Old school shooters Doom 2016 was already great but I prefer Eternal - better and bigger levels and I love the wall crawling. I am only missing 4-5 secrets so far. I take my time to explore and sometimes it takes me 1.5 - 2 hours to finish a level

I have a question to the people, who already own the game:
I usually don't play FPS, but I played through Doom 2016 in easy mode, because I really liked the quiet moments in between the arena fights, where I would hunt for all the secrets.
From what I understand, Doom Eternal has pretty much constant fighting and a much higher difficulty. Both are worrying me a bit.
So do guys think, I will also enjoy Doom Eternal?

Well, I didn't like it at first and for much the same reasons as you. But you really learn to adapt to the increased difficulty and it grows tremendously on you. There's plenty to explore and plenty of secrets to find and the greater emphasis on strategy this time is a really addictive gameplay loop.

@Reprise
Thanks for your reply! It helps a lot!

Took your advice on board and have been having a much better (and enjoyable) time of the game! Thank you!!

@Tendo64
Awesome to hear! I started a new playthrough on Steam with the Steam controller recently and encountered that exact area you were talking about. Those big, dark brutes that run straight at you, jump and slam down, ya they suck. I just stay moving and then dash away right when they get near me to get out of dodge. Usually I just hit em with the chaingun (makes VERY short work of them) but you don’t have the chaingun yet. You’ll get it later though, and it’s glorious 😁

It's glorious indeed, unlocked it today!
Started my leave from work yesterday (Monday) and I've been binging on the game further across these past two days.
Today I finished off Doom Hunter Base, Super Gore Nest and now a way through Arc Complex. The game just has a way of keeping me coming back each day. Bought it despite having a backlog of games I can't jump over (the most recent being Hyrule Warriors which I've hardly touched on account of this!), but I don't regret not waiting. One of the better games I've played on the Switch.

Please help or advise!!

I think there's a bug/glitch in Doom Eternal.

I'm up to the Khan Maykr boss fight which you need the meat hook on the super shotgun to beat the stage. Problem is, the meat hook DOES. NOT. WORK. AT. ALL.

Each time I stun her enough and it's time to use the meat hook, it just doesn't work at all.

Surely this is a bug/glitch in the game? I'm going to give up on this game altogether if I can't get a resolution soon, which would be a massive shame as I've really enjoyed it to this point.

I know you can use the lift beam things to get you up high enough to belt the bitch's chest instead of using the meat hook, but that likely requires absolute perfection in spades which I ain't got.

Am I doing something wrong or has anyone else experienced this problem? It's infuriating.

EDIT: Finally defeated the boss by platforming/jumping instead of using the meat hook which obviously didn't work. By far the most frustrating stage in the game, and the game loses a few points in my book for how the meat hook is inaccessible at a time when you need it. Now keen to just get the game done with one final level to go, but with the way it was seemingly rigged and sets you up to fail in the last stage, my money's on bailing on it early and it never seeing the light of day again.

i finished the game 1 week ago, even on the second difficult level i struggled a lottttttt on the last level and the final battle with shame i had to accept the sentinel Armor and with that i manage to kill the final boss, i wanted to replay some level, but after i discovered they removed the unlimited ammo for the crucible sword just to ruin fun for people without any reason i changed my mind and i find not worthy to replay levels

I finished the game tonight and I too had to accept the sentinel armour on the last bit. It was a pain in the arse but it's a relief it's done.

What's more is that I don't think the final boss fight(s) were as difficult as the one in the second-last stage where the game basically sh**s right in your face by instructing you one way and rigging it the opposite way.

Had next to no expectations of the final stage, and thought the game would f**k me over again after that - at which point I would have given up on it.

It's a good thing the ending wasn't all that bad because that second-last stage boss is a definite low-point and has every potential at leaving a bitter taste for players, which would be a tremendous shame for an otherwise very good game.

@Tendo64

meat hook worked perfectly for me when I played the game.