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Brutal Doom

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Brutal Doom
Developer(s)Marcos "Sergeant Mark IV" Abenante
Initial releaseAugust 19, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-08-19)
Stable release
v21 / May 18, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-18)
EngineDoom engine
PlatformMicrosoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Android
TypeFirst-person shooter
Websitewww.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom

Brutal Doom is a video game mod for the 1993 first-person shooter Doom created by the Brazilian developer Marcos Abenante, known online as "Sergeant Mark IV." It adds numerous gameplay elements and graphical effects. The mod has been in development since 2010, and continues to receive new updates.[1][2]

Gameplay

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Brutal Doom adds many gameplay features, such as blood splattering, allied Marines, an updated particle system, the ability to drive vehicles such as tanks,[3][4][5] stealth kills, headshots, and various "Mortal Kombat-esque fatality animations".[6][7] Enemy AI has been revamped, with most enemies gaining new attacks and behaviors.[7]

The mod includes new and updated guns, such as a flamethrower, the demonic Unmaker, assault shotguns, new rifle types, a grenade launcher and some weapons used by enemies, specifically a Revenant's missiles or a Mancubus' flame cannon. In addition the weapon mechanics have also changed, with certain guns requiring reloading, having recoil, and iron sights or scopes.[8]

Reception

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The mod was mentioned by John Romero, who jokingly said that if id Software had released the original Doom with the features of Brutal Doom, they would have "destroyed the gaming industry",[9] but he later mentioned on his Twitter feed that Brutal Doom "is not how doom's supposed to be played".[10] Dominic Tarason of Rock Paper Shotgun remarked how the mod has "risen to such ubiquity that it has spawned a whole parallel mod scene of its own" and considered it "a game in its own right at this point".[11] Andras Neltz of Kotaku said that it was "shaping up to be one of the modding greats".[12] TechRadar called it "the most modernised, spectacular Doom mod to date".[13] Chris Plante of Polygon called it "incredible", "stomach-churning" and "hysterical".[14]

Brutal Doom won the first-ever Cacoward in 2011 for "Best Gameplay Mod"[15] and the "Mod of the Year" award by Mod DB in 2012[16] and 2017.[17]

In 2021, Brutal Doom surpassed five million downloads on Mod DB.[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brutal Doom mod". Mod DB. February 27, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brutal DOOM". IGDB.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Plunkett, Luke (November 1, 2012). "Just in Case You Thought Doom Needed to be Even More Brutal". Kotaku. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Neltz, András (December 9, 2013). "Brutal Doom is—Surprise—Getting More Brutal". Kotaku. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Neltz, András (April 18, 2014). "Doom's Got Some Really Sweet Ragdoll Physics. Wait, What?". Kotaku. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Tarason, Dominic (April 19, 2017). "There's more to Brutal Doom than gore". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Petitte, Omri (November 1, 2012). "Brutal Doom mod update adds custom fatality animations". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Prescott, Shaun (December 17, 2015). "Brutal Doom video shows forthcoming 'gib physics' update". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  9. ^ IGN (December 10, 2013), We Play Doom With John Romero, retrieved July 21, 2017
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/romero/status/695255530458193921?lang=en [bare URL]
  11. ^ Tarason, Dominic (April 19, 2017). "There's more to Brutal Doom than gore". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  12. ^ Neltz, András (July 21, 2014). "Brutal Doom Is About To Become Even More Brutal". Kotaku. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  13. ^ Robert, Zak (December 10, 2018). "The 10 best Doom mods you should play on its 25th birthday". TechRadar. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Plante, Chris (July 21, 2014). "Watch 1993's Doom with features you'd expect in 2015's Doom". Polygon. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  15. ^ "Doomworld -- The 18th Annual Cacowards". DoomWorld.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  16. ^ Henley (December 25, 2012). "Mod of the Year 2012 feature - Brutal Doom mod for Doom". Mod DB. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  17. ^ Dan (December 27, 2017). "Players Choice - Mod of the Year 2017 feature". Mod DB. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "Brutal Doom mod". Mod DB. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
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