DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One

"Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods delivers on everything a fan of this series could hope for and more."

"The Ancient Gods - Part One is just the thing that you are expecting: more of Doom Eternal."

"The Ancient Gods is a real extension of the base game. Some of the uncertainties, especially related to the narrative arc, have been swept away. The narrative is more linear and solid, although quite short at this time."

"With Doom Eternal&s;s The Ancient Gods Part 1 Part 1 DLC, the best and worst of id Software&s;s latest are on full display."

"These new enemies aside, it’s more or less business as usual in The Ancient Gods. While the pace can be a little slower this time thanks to the way the newcomers have to be defeated, for the most part fans …"

"Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One is a solid, meaty, and strong piece of DLC for Doom Eternal. It removes some of the chaff, cutting needless exposition, and makes some strong steps in gameplay. However, strange inclusions like …"

"With double Marauders, Tyrants, and new enemies such as the Spirit, we see a lot of innovation coming, but staying true to what DOOM has offered as a series for over 25 years. If this is what the future continues …"

"Doom Eternal – The Ancient Gods Part 1succeeds in its goal: to give the fans more action, gore and fun. If we put aside the small step backwards made with the soundtrack, this DLC will undoubtedly appeal to all those …"

"DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods – Part One is extremely challenging. The endless waves of enemies coupled with specific ways to kill the new types of monsters make this DLC one of the most difficult ever seen. For those looking …"

"Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods – Part One is an excellent continuation of the main campaign on Switch for the most part. Some areas don&s;t reach the heights of the previous chapter, but the gameplay is still as satisfying as …"

"Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods – Part One does a great job of setting up some genuinely intriguing plot points while also committing to the aspects that I loved so much about the base game. In the process, it’s bound …"

"Ancient Gods is not necessarily a bad expansion pack, but the original DOOM Eternal was so good and even small changes in the wrong direction can hurt the experience. In Ancient Gods case, the uneven difficulty and confusing story seem …"

"A frankly terrifying exercise in pushing Doom as far as it can go."

"A direct continuation of DOOM Eternal’s main campaign, The Ancient Gods Part 1 is a non-stop adrenaline-fueled slaughter fest. It takes all the best parts of the main campaign and turns them up to 11."

"«Ancient Gods Part One» doesn’t do anything too drastically new. Instead it builds on the solid foundation “Doom Eternal” laid out and delivers mostly one thing: More content. It won’t do anything to persuade those that didn’t like the base …"

"The Ancient Gods a great addition to DOOM Eternal. Gameplay is still very nervous, fast and its difficulty makes it more exhilarating than ever."

"Doom Eternal&s;s first expansion, The Ancient Gods - Part One, stumbles in a few areas, but it&s;s ultimately a damn good addition to the foundation laid earlier this year."

"Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods – Part One is an addendum to the base game experience."

"DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One is so much more of the PS4&s;s best first-person shooter. It doesn&s;t do anything dramatically different from the base game, rather letting its phenomenal gameplay loop revel in new environments and against …"

"So much of the success of this expansion hinges on the second part, so we&s;re cautiously optimistic. The story is building to interesting things that we would like to see, it just depends on how well they capitalize on the …"

"The Ancient Gods Part One doesn’t introduce a new way to play the game but it focuses on new extravagant contents, with an extremely powerful level design that results in great and new situations never seen before in this series."

"The Ancient Gods Part 1 is a fantastic piece of DLC partly because of those narrative implications, but also for how it wonderfully continues and expands upon the base game’s legacy. Seamlessly dialing up the difficulty leads to more rewarding …"

"Cubed3 adored DOOM Eternal for Nintendo Switch when it first released and having The Ancient Gods DLC Part 1 come to the console is another cherry on the cake for the handheld hybrid system. The difficulty will be the biggest …"

"There are sparks of the greatness embodied in Eternal, but there are too many places where this DLC stumbles for it to be worth your time."

"Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods part 1 continues where Eternal left off, which is exactly what id Software was supposed to do to make it a success. All the good elements from Eternal with a few nice additions make The …"

"An expansion to the height that brings back the best aspects of the original game, with more of the same but equally powerful and addictive. The included content gives for a few more hours that will leave us satisfied, although …"

"The Ancient Gods Part 1 is more of what made the main game so much fun and a stand out game of 2020 but it does feel held back by its own stubbornness to stick to the frustrating problems which …"

"DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One offers a meaty expansion that doesn&s;t dramatically differ from the base game, and despite a crushing difficulty and dodgy platforming sections, it&s;s an essential purchase for those clamouring for their next DOOM …"

"It&s;s hard to say if the DLC wouldn&s;t have been as satisfying if it&s;d come out later than it did, but releasing a few months after the base game isn&s;t a bad timeframe at all. There&s;s no telling when Part …"

"When I&s;ve been presented with DLC for action/arcade/adventure games in the past, I&s;ve often faced a concern of whether or not the DLC itself is a "New Game +" or an actual expansion to the game. Doom Eternal: The Ancient …"

"The Ancient Gods Part 1 delivers more of what we liked about Doom Eternal, with amazing new environments and shocking story cliffhanger that made us excited about Part 2."