Doom Eternal (PS5 version)

“Doom” 2016 was one of the most intense shooters of all time, where successful play means everything is always in motion and it’s rare for five seconds to pass in a fight without someone dying. “Eternal” boosts all these qualities, with a difficulty level that feels close to 2016’s endgame and building from there. Some might argue it gets TOO hard, but I felt invigorated by constantly getting my throat stomped on and felt this was getting close to GOAT status before being brought down to Earth by the routinely awful boss fights. This felt like training for a marathon.

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