doom beta review

DOOM has been plagued with contentious opinions ever since they released the first cover art. People quite validly complained that the Doom Marine looked like yet another generic Call of Duty soldier, which instilled the initial doubts in the hearts of fans regarding the game, that it would be similar to a generic shooter, much like a Call Of Duty. And the open Beta over the last weekend has near confirmed these fears. DOOM is no longer the arena shooter fans had been waiting for. It begins right when you jump into the multiplayer and the loadout screen greets you. One of the best elements of DOOM and similar arena shooter (like Quake and Unreal) was that you started off with a melee weapon and picked up better weapons as you ran around the map trying to stay alive. This made the gameplay ...