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EveningPancakes, do gaming w DOOM lore

2016 was great and I mostly followed along.

Eternal lost me, probably because I was too focused on figuring out the gun/enemy type mechanics.

The Ancient Gods I have no idea what was going on.

The original was definitely better, but maybe that’s just because I was 7 at the time.

moonlight,

2016 was perfect, and a worthy successor to the original. I think the scene in the beginning sums it up: there's a story, but doomguy doesn't care and smashes the screen. Rip and tear.

Aside from the stylistic change to ugly, cartoony visuals, and the more restrictive, rigid gun mechanics, Eternal's story was all over the place. I only got a few hours in, but it was just random characters that had nothing to do with anything.

VindictiveJudge,
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too focused on figuring out the gun/enemy type mechanics.

I haven’t finished Eternal and would probably need to drop the difficulty to the lowest setting to try. I just can’t keep up with combat that fast, especially when it feels like I have less freedom to choose my weapon than in 2016. 2016 wanted me to rip and tear, but Eternal wants me to play 3D chess while skateboarding.

EveningPancakes,

That’s a very accurate assessment of Eternal!

teft, do gaming w DOOM lore
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There’s lore?

I thought the lore was that I’m on mars and there are demons I gotta go kill because it’s my duty as a space marine.

Artyom,

Actually, everything you just said about modern Doom is wrong.

  1. You aren’t a space marine
  2. The story doesn’t begin with you on Mars
  3. You’re only killing the demons because of some prior beef with their leaders.
MightBeAlpharius,

I’m pretty sure it’s implied that Doom & Doom II weren’t fully removed from the continuity, though.

IIRC, the original games end with the Doom Marine stuck in hell… Which is also where they found the Doom Slayer. Additionally, despite his background with the Argenta, the Slayer is confirmed to be human in an audio recording; and his Praetor armor is similar enough to the UAC Elite Guard armor that he can upgrade his armor with tokens taken from dead guards.

So… In short, the Slayer might still be the Marine, but with a ton of interstitial backstory that kind of renders his actual origin irrelevant.

skulblaka,
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It is essentially confirmed that the Doomslayer is the same Doom Marine from Doom 1 and 2. Doom 3 is canon but the protagonist is a different guy. 2016/Eternal pick up the story of the original guy.

Exusia,
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That’s the beautiful part. There doesn’t need to be lore and backstory and all that other bullshit if all you want is a shooty game. Just…“demons on mars/ demons on earth now” for those that just want to move from set piece to set piece. For those that like exploring every nook and cranny there’s more.

Mim, do gaming w DOOM lore

Gotta say I’m more of a fan of the classic one.

InEnduringGrowStrong, do gaming w DOOM lore
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John Wick was a modern adaptation of classic DOOM guy.

Agent_Karyo, do games w I just played a game of Rogue Regiment, a co-op stealth action boardgame. Here's how it went.
@Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world avatar

How do the dynamic elements (motorcycle patrols, arrival of reinforcements) work?

I’ve never played a “PvE” boardgame like this.

setsneedtofeed,
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In the stealth section there are static guards and patrolling guards. At the bottom of every turn the players pull from a deck of cards which says which of the patrolling guards will move and also a special event- this can be the meter towards the alarm ticking down, some of the guards reversing direction of their patrol, or reinforcements prestaging just off board.

During stealth if a dead guard or a player character is spotted by a specific guard, it will shout alerting other guards inside a certain radius and act according to the combat logic. At this point the stealth section will likely shortly end because of all the negative stealth modifiers.

In the combat section, enemies will move towards and fire at whatever spotted player character is nearest. The combat is very simple, which is balanced by it being very difficult for the players to survive, which means you want to delay combat as long as possible.

Agent_Karyo,
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Cheers!

Mad_Punda, do games w I just played a game of Rogue Regiment, a co-op stealth action boardgame. Here's how it went.

On boardgamegeek the community says that best is 1 player. What do you think about that? (You played with 4, right?)

setsneedtofeed,
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Mechanically I don’t think anything changes with the number of players, since you always have 4 player characters no matter how many players.

I personally don’t think it would be as fun solo. You would have more control and precision which might appeal to certain people, but for me the chaos of having other people doing things and having to negotiate a plan where everyone is constantly inputting was part of the fun.

clay_pidgin, do games w I just played a game of Rogue Regiment, a co-op stealth action boardgame. Here's how it went.

Really appreciated the detailed review and pictures. Is the game replayable? Looks like there’s only one map?

Psionicsickness,

This is what I want to know too. If there are multiple scenarios I’m buying it now.

setsneedtofeed,
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The box comes with 9 different missions, and there are expansions with more missions and player characters. I’ve only played just this once so far though.

setsneedtofeed,
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The tiles are double sided and I don’t believe we even used all the provided ones for this scenario.

clay_pidgin,

Thanks, friend.

Wahots, do gaming w In a safe memory
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What exactly do you think the fencing/bushes/perimeter is supposed to be? Bollards?

This always bothered me as a kid.

agamemnonymous,
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I assumed big crisp topiaries.

Wahots,
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That was kinda my thought, too

The_Picard_Maneuver,
@The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, it seems like some really heavy duty material to make fences out of, whatever it’s supposed to be.

Kitathalla,

I always thought they were chopped oak trees, because of the professor’s name and all. It’s funny how kid logic just connects things and you never even think about the conclusions until asked about them.

bamboo, do games w I just played a game of Rogue Regiment, a co-op stealth action boardgame. Here's how it went.

This looks fun. Looked it up on board game geek too: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/…/sas-rogue-regiment. Might check it out if i can get some friends interested as well.

sexual_tomato, do gaming w In a safe memory

Professor oak got all the kids in town to leave so he could be the sole stud next to the two baddies who suddenly have no responsibilities living next door, change my mind

DerArzt,

Not the truth I need to believe, but one that I want to believe.

Just look at his grandson, swagger in the Oak family is legendary it appears.

petrol_sniff_king, do gaming w In a safe memory

I turned on In Stars and Time briefly, and the opening area has the most palette-town-ass song I’ve heard in a loong time. It was cute.

veniasilente, do gaming w In a safe memory
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Before or after your childhood rival smells ya later?

taiyang, do gaming w In a safe memory

Funny, during my break I hijacked my two year old’s tablet to play Pokemon Blue that I snuck on there when we prepped it for our family trip. Initially I just didn’t want her becoming a tablet zombie kid, but I can confirm that playing through Pokemon Blue during the holidays indeed takes you to a happier place.

Entropywins,

Honestly, I started playing it about once a year once I stopped being too cool to enjoy myself over a decade ago.

taiyang,

There’s something nice about not having daily rewards or gacha or always online DRM. Just me and my team. I probably wouldn’t do Blue every year, but a healthy return to 90s gaming is refreshing.

hOrni, do gaming w In a safe memory

I wish I was this peaceful.

imPastaSyndrome, do gaming w In a safe memory
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