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[–] [email protected] 45 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Anyone remember when Doomguy was a Space Marine?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the gameplay looks awesome. But the story seems dumb. But then again Doom did come from a dungeons and dragons campaign.

In the end the gameplay has always been the more important part of the Doom games.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Yes but also: this looks cool as hell

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Reboot Doomguy hasn't been a space marine for almost a decade now. He's always been a Titan sent by gods.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

There’s at least one audiolog in Eternal that suggests he is, against all odds, mostly human. I don’t know if they might be retconning that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That explains it. I grew up with the old stuff where he was just angry

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Honestly that's a way better story

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Well, I mean he still resembles some Space Marines I know of.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

He still is, but as he's become a kind of mythical figure in gaming history he has also become so in universe.