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Currently I'm playing Doom (2016).
I have had it in my Steam library for years at this point and I have tried to pick it up and play it many times in the past. My attempts to get into it never worked out.
Earlier this year I remember reading some posts comparing Doom and Doom Eternal (plus there's been some excitement about the new Doom game in development), so based on that, I decided to give Eternal another chance. Still wasn't getting into the game but I remembered reading suggestions that Doom is a little more laid back and more of a take it at your own pace kind of game. So, once again I fired it up, and it drew me in this time.
It really helps that this is the first time I've tried playing it on the Steam Deck. Not only does it run decently well on the hardware, this is the first game I've played that takes advantage of the gyroscopic aiming. That has vastly improved my enjoyment since it makes aiming so much easier for me and takes a lot of the frustration out of the battles for me.
I don't get much time to game, so I probably won't be finishing the game for awhile. After I'm done, I may give Eternal another try. Then again, I've been itching for some Resident Evil game play and I have several of those waiting for my attention.
I think the newest Doom game I’ve completed was Doom 2, but I’d like to try out the new ones. I bought them on steam, they’re in my backlog, maybe I’ll check them out soon. A friend of mine says Eternal is his all-time favourite game
From what I gather, the general consensus is that Doom Eternal is the better of the two most current (at this time) Doom games. That opinion is fairly consistent from reviews and posts I've read.
Doom Eternal is a go-go-go-go-go never stop moving always be shooting kind of game, as far as I can tell. IIRC there are even in-game hints that pretty much say "don't sit still". I'm just a super casual occasional gamer, so the always under attack game play in Eternal is a bit much while I'm also grappling with learning the controls since I don't really play first person shooters.
So for that reason, Doom is currently a better fit for me and my preferences. The game play is broken up into exploration that's punctuated with enemy encounters. And the encounters are largely set-up so that I can take on enemies at my own pace. Slower, more calculated, gives me time to think things through and consider strategy.
Also for some reason, the gyroscopic aiming wasn't enabled by default on the Steam Deck when I tried Doom Eternal. There are some settings I can adjust that are supposed to enable it, but I haven't spent much time testing those out. If I can make those work for me, then I suspect I'll have a much better experience with Eternal than I've had thus far.
Huh, good to know. 2016 sounds more my style than Eternal too actually, just judging from what you’ve said. I’m replaying the modern Hitman games at the moment but when I’m done with them I might give Doom a shot