Second official trailer released for Doom: The Dark Ages

Bethesda has released the second official trailer for its new Doom game, Doom: The Dark Ages. This trailer features some in-game cut-scenes, as well as some short gameplay footage. So, if you are looking forward to it, I highly recommend watching it.

Doom: The Dark Ages will be a single-player, action FPS prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal. As always, you will assume the role of the DOOM Slayer, the legendary demon-killing warrior fighting endlessly against Hell.

The game will take place in a medieval setting. And, from what I can see in the trailer, the devs have made the BFG a crossbow. It’s a cool touch in my opinion. Plus, you will be able to ride a dragon. At the end of the trailer, we also see a Cthulhu-like creature/boss. So, this feels like a mix of Hexen/Heretic with Doom.

The biggest feature of Doom: The Dark Ages is its parry system. Although this will be a fast-paced game, it will allow players to parry attacks. So, think of it as a mix of Doom 2016 and Sekiro? Okay, the parry window is not as tight as the one for Sekiro. Still, this description can give you an idea of what you can expect from it.

Bethesda plans to release Doom: The Dark Ages on May 15th. As we’ve already reported, the game will support Full Ray Tracing/Path Tracing on PC. Thus, we can assume that it will support DLSS 4 and Multi-Frame Gen. After all, Indiana Jones already supports the latest version of DLSS.

Moreover, the game will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. However, I expect Bethesda to remove it a year (or two) after the game’s release. After all, this is exactly what the publisher has done with both Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal.

Enjoy and stay tuned for more!

John Papadopoulos

John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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