They were trying for this, but failed because of dumb resource limits. Plus, DOOM 2016 tried to do this with Snapmap. None have the publicity or attention-grabbing brutality that DOOM 2016 has generated. Ultimately, DOOM Eternal is in a unique place to satisfy this in my life as there are no other contenders for arena shooters in the public eye right now. Doom needs this if I'm ever to experience the kind of fun I had with Jenga, Halo on Halo, Fat Kid, Smear the Queer, Gravity Well, Shark Attack, Duck Hunt. This combination allowed for the most fun I have ever had in a video game with other people.Īt its surface, Infection was zombies, but its real strength was that it was a highly configurable asymmetric gametype. Demon transformations are fun, but not competitive at all.įorge mode with a massively customizable game modes in their own 'Custom playlist' section. Not even a hint of that classic DOOM spirit was present. The entire thing was party-mode through and through. > This is where DOOM 2016's main multiplayer mode belongs. No dancing Doom-Marines at the end of the match.ĭevelopers did really fun community events pretty weekly. No 1 minute long queue times (srsly wtf.). This can be in a competition style, such as deathmatch, or a cooperative style of play. I want to see something a lot like how Halo 3 did it back in good 'ol 2007.Ĭompetitive multiplayer was vanilla arena shooter. In the games single player campaign, players gear up on a UAC research facility on Mars with one objective: kill demons. Multiplayer is a term used to represent a game with multiple players.

Doom 4 co op campaign