3 – Get Twitchy and Watch Others Play the Game
DOOM isn’t a game I’m playing for the story, so I’ve been poring over game-play videos, twitch streams, and reading other peoples impressions. Each one is like a dagger made out of jealousy with “you can’t play this yet” written on the handle, but I’ll admit my interest in the game is reaching critical mass at this point. If you’re in the same boat as me, here’s a bit to tide you over from the game’s initial reveal that set the hype in motion. There’s bits of gameplay footage that vary from bite-sized to gargantuan, so these should help kill some of that Doom’s download time
4 – Â Play Adrian Carmack and John Romero’s New Doom Level
You might be asking “how is he playing someone else’s content if he’s not even done downloading the game yet?” and to that I say “Thanks for reminding me, prick”. I’m talking about old-school Doom. Romero and Carmack put out a new level that you can download directly from here, and it is a recreation of the E1M4 – Command Control level. They’re working on a new FPS as well, and decided to create this to help remind fans it wasn’t all just John Carmack that made iD Software what it is today. This level was originally made by Tom Hall, and this is instead how Romero and Carmack would have handled it. If you want to sink your hands into this one, you’ll need a copy of the Doom, and an updated engine, such as GZDoom. Once you have those in place, feel free to go nuts on this cool little bit of retro gaming. Just be sure you don’t lose track of Doom’s install time, as the modding scene for the original games is fiercely dedicated.
5 –Â Write Strongly Worded Letters to Those Responsible for the Doom Movie
I don’t think I need to talk about this one. I’d rather sit through watching Doom’s download time instead of this piece of garbage.