There's something about classic Doom that I love.

[Denzel20]

All that “objects and structures satanic", mixed with a very 90s vision of the future, is as fascinating as it is a proposal in itself, that the game is about an ordinary person like any of us, literally going to kill demons with a Lovecraftian and intimidating aspect, with his super shotgun and machine gun 

 

[SupremeBioVizier]

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that the game is about an ordinary person like any of us, literally going to kill demons with a Lovecraftian and intimidating aspect, with his super shotgun and machine gun 

In Scandinavian folklore there's always that ashlad, Joseph Campbell with his book "hero with a thousand faces" is an interesting base, doomguy may just be from a video game, but I consider things like this part of some wacky American culture, some people have Jesus, some people have Krishna, we have DOOMguy. 

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And bugs bunny.

Edited November 12, 2023 by SupremeBioVizier

[Maximum Matt]

Nearly thirty years old, yo... get ready........

[Sonikkumania]

On 11/12/2023 at 2:59 AM, SupremeBioVizier said:

In Scandinavian folklore there's always that ashlad

Gimme an example plz.

[SupremeBioVizier]

6 hours ago, Sonikkumania said:

Gimme an example plz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askeladden become a reading junkie partner, Have a great day!

[Bubbabooie]

That "ordinary guy" aspect always appealed to me. Even though Doomguy runs like a Mazda the game still feels like you're just a dude fighting Hell, because so many enemies can put such a hurting on you so quickly. My favorite Doom feeling is a scrappy, fighting tooth-and-nail for my life kind of anxiety that I don't get from many other games. And the 90's aesthetic is a huge draw too :)