While Doom: The Dark Ages isn't super heavy on your CPU, it does need to be reasonably new and, ideally, one with 12 threads or more. But enough chitter-chatter, let's go and see how well the new ...

Oh, yeah, and it also drops armor for you with each hit. If you can’t tell, I’m all about that survivability, baby! Doom: The Dark Ages is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows PCs.

Doom: The Dark Ages doesn’t gatekeep. While you’re free to tackle the game on a pre-set difficulty, you can also customize your gameplay experience with a variety of sliders.

And then there’s the Shield Saw—a new weapon introduced in Dark Ages that I doubted would fit Doom ’s FPS combat. But once I mastered it, it became my favorite weapon in its inventory.

The upgrade system in Doom: The Dark Ages splits between attribute upgrades and equipment upgrades. For the former, you need to acquire Demonic Essence and they raise your Ammo capacity, Health ...