For many, the sight ofDoombeing rebooted in 2016 withEternalfollowing up a few years later has enabled the franchise to be welcomed back to the limelight with open arms. Asone of the most important FPS games of the 1990s, if not of all time, id Software’s original games helped establish the genre, inspiring shooters to this day. However, there was a time when the newDoomgame was going to be something different to what was launched, and some new images have been doing the rounds which show what some of the characters were going to look like.A few days ago, a post on Twitter by user Crispies, a self-professed lover ofDoom, displayed three renderings which showed a number of variants of the resistance soldiers that would have been in the game before it was scrapped in favor of the reboot. Each image shows a different character in gritty armor and with what appears to be warpaint on their faces. According to the tweet, the body shots were produced by Blur Studios, which has worked on things likeQuake 3 RevolutionandStar Wars: The Force Unleashed 2.RELATED:This Doom Mod Basically Turns the Game Into MinecraftFootage from the cancelled Doom 4 projectwas released back in December 2020, which showed what the game would have been like had the developer seen the project through. The animation test shots and gameplay sequences show something not too dissimilar toDoom 2016in terms of monster designs. However, some of the action footage, which features a number of marines, gives it a modern FPS look in line with things likeCall of Duty, only grittier and with hell demons.
As interesting as the new images are, many fans would agree that what was eventually released in 2016 was stunning overall. Asone of the most brutal video gamesin existence, theDoomreboot, along with its subsequent sequel, have breathed new life into the series. But many will wonder what could have been hadDoom 4kept its original vision.
Asawesome and modern run and gun gamesgo,Doom 2016andDoom Eternalhave been highly praised by critics and fans alike, with some considering the latter superior to the former. Of course, the original id Software games from the 90s will always be fondly remembered, with many continuing to play and mod the classic shooters. It will also be interesting to see where the studio takes the series next.
Doom Eternalis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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