First Doom Gameplay is Incredibly Gory

At heir E3 showcase, Bethesda showed the very first public gameplay footage of their new Doom title.

The demo opens with the iconic space marine donning his helmet. From the looks of it, this is the same footage shown to attendees at last year's Quakeon, though it looks more polished here. Read our full rundown of the QuakeCon 2014 Doom demo here.

Gameplay looks far more reminiscent of old school Doom, with fast, pitched firefights against groups of multiple enemies at once, as opposed to the smaller, horror inspired encounters of Doom 3.

Many classic weapons and enemies return, including the classic shotgun, the super shotgun, the plasma rifle, and the chainsaw. As you switch between weapons, a quick select wheel comes up and time slows.

Continue reading…