Is that hyperbole? Absolutely. But it’s not without truth at its core — after all, DOOM 3 VR had the potential to not only be a great game – which it is, when played with an AIM controller – but also to send out a clear message that classic First Person Shooters can have new life if brought to VR.
HIGH Getting a scope shot from 250 meters away.
LOW Fighting against technical limitations on PSVR.
WTF That’s a strange replacement for Swastikas everywhere!
HIGH Playing in VR.
LOW Not playing in VR.
WTF How did it take EA so long to do something cool with this franchise?
HIGH Freezing a flock of sheep and launching them into
the abyss.
LOW Having all of my progress eliminated by glitches.
WTF Walls are people, too!
HIGH The concept’s kinda cool.
LOW The execution certainly isn’t.
WTF It honestly feels like large chunks of the game are simply absent.
HIGH Getting out of narrow passages and into open space.
LOW Repetitive corridors and a dead multiplayer scene.
WTF I’m in Ancient Egypt now, and I don’t know why.
High Watching my intellectual evolution in real time.
Low Mandatory snap-turning.
WTF Ripping out my own heart to satisfy my own impatience.
HIGH It’s absolutely stuffed with one high after another.
LOW Having to swivel my head like an owl to look behind me.
WTF I’m not usually ‘into’ platformers, but this absolutely blew me away.
HIGH The frantic trepidation of wondering whether I have enough fuel and oxygen.
LOW Unclear objectives and frustrating checkpointing.
WTF I don’t understand why these pirates want to kill me so badly.
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