Review: ‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ reinvents run-and-gun formula … again A prequel to the revamped “Doom” takes a different tack to create Doom Slayer that’s a different beast ...

While The Dark Ages can feel like traditional Doom in a lot of ways, there are some chapters that get experimental. One other part of the demo introduced a giant mech piloted by the Slayer.

The Doom Slayer can even toss his shield and jump to it, acting like a form of traversal. Best of all, all of this is done with one button, according to Martin.

Doomguy gets a makeover in Doom: The Dark Ages, releasing May 15, 2025. Bethesda Softworks. In previous games, the Slayer would be locked into a predetermined animation when committing to a glory ...