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 ...

Doom: The Dark Ages is not Eternal 2. It’s something braver — a reimagining that honors its roots while forging a new path. It’s bloodier, slower, moodier — and undeniably Doom. The combat is still ...

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.

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.

Whether new means better is a different story entirely. Doom and gloom After its introductory text dump, The Dark Ages reveals its setting with an aerial scroll over tree-lined hills.