Generic in visuals and tone, Bethesda's medieval prequel slows down the action and confusingly strips the game of everything that makes modern Doom great

Hugo Martin and the team at iD have put out a video titled DOOM: The Dark Ages – The Art of Slaying. It’s a short video and this episode is focused on the game’s enemy design.doom the dark ages videoThe Art of SlayingIn this first Doom: The Dark Ages video – The Art of Slaying

DOOM Eternal had a very different combat dance in play, one that had the Slayer use a shoulder-mounted flamethrower to melt enemy armor into armor pick-ups, so DOOM: The Dark Ages feels both fresh and familiar - different enough that it doesn't feel like more of the same or an extension of what has come before.