Not many FPS franchises can get away with spinning-off into a medieval-fantasy-inspired prequel, but DOOM: The Dark Ages is no ordinary game. Taking on the knights-and-dragons imagery of many an iconic heavy metal album that inspired the series,

DOOM Eternal had a very different combat dance in play, one that had the Slayer use a shoulder-mounted flamethrower to melt enemy armor into armor pick-ups, so DOOM: The Dark Ages feels both fresh and familiar - different enough that it doesn't feel like more of the same or an extension of what has come before.