DOOM Eternal Vs DOOM 2016: Which Is Better?

10. Visuals – Doom Eternal

When Doom released back in 2016, it was praised for being faithful update to the original classics.

The enemies looked like they jumped out of the 2D plane and flawlessly entered the third dimension. It also perfectly captured the setting of the gritty, hell-infested Mars Research Facility. It was truly a love letter to fans of the old-school shooter. You wouldn’t think that Eternal could do much to improve on the visuals, but they did.

Eternal hit pretty much the same mark with their graphics, beautifully adding the details where it was necessary and keeping true to the original demon designs.

However, Eternal decided to go one step above by giving the player's weapons more effects. When shooting the enemy, their bodies actually deteriorate with every shot - something that isn't usually seen in video games. There’s also more variety to the environments.

Much like Doom 3, Doom 2016 mostly took place on the Mars Research Facility, while sometimes taking a detour through Hell. Eternal wanted to branch out with some new ideas by going to Earth during a demonic invasion. The team wanted to really try and create a Doom universe by featuring larger, more varied locations.

This allowed the player to explore more city-based locations and even an Arctic-style level in the daytime, which was a nice change of pace from those formerly repetitive dark settings.

All told, Eternal's aesthetics are leaps and bounds above what went before.