‘Doom’ going multiplayer is sheer bloody madness. It’s as if the very architects of hell’s battlefield and demon prisons shat out the design for this multiplayer add-on. I haven’t seen a game trailer on par with this kind of gory savagery since ‘Postal 2‘, which centered on drop-kicking grenades at and/or slashing unsuspecting civilians with a fucking scythe if they refused to participate in your character’s life story. ‘Doom’ already has a reputation for being on politicians’ and parents’ fuck-you-list for being so profoundly violent that it allegedly causes real life violence. I’ll be curious to see how those kinds of groups react to this multiplayer trailer–genuine teeth-grinding, eyes popping-out-heads rage, for sure on the horizon.
The multiplayer add-on looks sick though. This is undeniable. The demon mode we catch a glimpse of is epic in every sense of the word. It looks like some sort of temporary god-mode any player’s rewarded after slaying enough rival space marines. If you want to try your hand at brandishing a hellstick as you skate through the flaming pits of a chaotically satanic battleground in the ‘Doom’ multiplayer beta, Bethesda reports it’ll run from March 31 to April 3. The catch here being that you’re only eligible if you pre-ordered a copy of ‘Wolfenstein: The New Order.’
The full game is set to ship for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 13.