Just a quick post about this, really. Not least because the demo is pretty short. Now, I did enjoy the original Doom games but Doom 3, as a more survival horror title, wasn’t my sort of thing at all. Since then, I’ve veered away from first person shooters in general, especially if the main thing they involve is, well, shooting. I prefer to have to think a bit, so Bioshock and Dishonoured both appeal more.
However, because it’s been getting a lot of good press and it’s there, I thought I’d try the Doom (that’s new Doom, please stop using the same name for different games, games companies!) demo.
And? I liked it! It’s big and fast and bright, exactly like Doom 3 isn’t. It’s wide open spaces not dark grimy corridors. It’s crushing the skulls of baddies in over the top ways. Mindless, quick, old-school, shooty fun. I was very surprised.
This week I played some things which people who know me might not expect me to play at all.
Play
Assassin’s Creed Unity (PS4)
I completed it this week, timing it so that I didn’t beat it just before bedtime then have to wait an hour while the credits scrolled, only to find that you can fast forward the credits. They still took ages, mind. After finishing the story I jumped straight back in and started mopping up icons on the map, which means the game must be doing something right or I wouldn’t bother.
Battlefield 4 (PS4)
Look, combined with Battlefield Hardline and some cheap PSN credit, this game set me back just £2.96. Why I actually started playing it though, I don’t know. It took a few hours to download and a few days to install (the wrong way round, surely), but I’m enjoying it enough to continue through it. Apparently the multiplayer mode is great. I don’t care: I won’t be playing it.
Table Top Racing: World Tour (PS4)
Meh. I’m playing through it but I don’t know why. It’s soulless, slow and not a patch on Micro Machines or Trackmania or Revolt.
HYRULE WARRIORS LEGENDS (3DS)
Still so good. I’ve a couple more characters to unlock on the first Adventure Mode map and then I can get back to the Wind Waker one to finish that off.
Kirby: Planet Robobot (3DS)
A surprise Father’s Day present. It’s a lot of fun – proper Dreamland level Kirbying, and the mech suit actually works well. It’s so colourful, and so Nintendo. It’s hard to stop playing but I had to before my battery died.
Doom Demo (PS4)
Fast! Fun! Good! Unexpected!
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Demo (PS4)
It’s Lego and Star Wars. The new feature seems to be building more than one object from the same set of bricks, which is novel if a little confusing. The flying section wasn’t great, though. Still, Lego innit.
Want
Is No Man’s Sky (PS4) out yet? No? Boo. What about Lego Marvel Avengers (PS4)? It is? Should probably get round to buying that then.
Also, thanks to E3, I want The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. But do I want it for the Wii U, or should I wait for the NX? Hmm.
Bin
Still ill.
Expense
Battlefield 4 (PS4) £2.96Battlefield Hardline (PS4) £2.96Kirby: Planet Robobot (3DS) £free
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