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Finally played the original Doom for the first time and I get why people still talk about it
I'm 28 and grew up on modern shooters. Picked up Doom on a whim during the Steam sale for like $3. Played it for about 4 hours straight last night. The movement is so fast and simple, no reloading, no crouching, just running and shooting. Got stuck on a puzzle for 20 minutes because I forgot doors can be secret walls. Has anyone else who missed it the first time gone back and had that click moment?
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fiona_kim9d ago
oh man, the secret wall thing got me too. i spent like ten minutes in the first level just shooting every single wall i saw because i missed that the green armor was behind a fake one. but what really sold me was the music. i had no idea doom had this heavy industrial metal soundtrack, i was sitting there headbanging while chainsawing a pinky demon. it's wild how a game from 1993 just throws you in with no handholding and expects you to figure it out. i remember getting lost in the hall of mirrors level and just running in circles until i accidentally pressed on a wall and found the exit. modern games would have a blinking arrow or a waypoint, but doom just says "good luck, sucker." and that freedom is honestly kind of refreshing.
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