DOOM - Nintendo Switch

Overall - this game is awesome, especially for the Switch. Great single player campaign with lots of secrets to uncover and items/upgrades to unlock. Multiplayer is really fun, competitive and it's super fast to load into a game and get playing. The graphics are pretty awesome for the Switch - it's not a cartoon game or simple sprite side-scroller.. it's a full-on 3-d environment, scaled down from it's predecessors. I have not played Doom with higher resolution, so it really does not bother me knowing the graphics are "muted". Once you get into the game, it becomes really fun and engaging and you don't even pay attention to the graphics. The bad part about the graphics is that there is no field of view (FOV) adjustment which makes things look like you are playing on a 1:1 aspect ration instead of 3:4, or that things look a tad bit narrow. I hope that Bethesda Studios integrates more options to adjust the graphics beyond motion blur and chromatic aberation. This game is great - I would recommend it. Read more

The port DOOM for switch is a very optimized version, it has been perfectly tailored for the system. This version provides the same brutal doom experience you find in PC or other consoles, as someone who owns and completed the PS4 game, I can say that I'm very satisfied with the port and don't plan to go back to play the PS4 version. This is easily the best looking game on switch, it runs at stable 30 fps. The Game The game itself is fantastic, the campaign alone is worth the full price, the best campaign you'll find in any modern FPS. Muliplayer is insanely fast and satisfying, the progression system is so well designed that you'll always find yourself playing more and more to obtain the myriad of unlockables. It has a huge repertory of game modes, both team based and free for all, plus the classic DM and TDM. Read more

I've played this title on all available platforms, and , for obvious reasons, this is the lowest quality port of Doom I've seen. With that said, it is a good port of the game, and surprisingly run well enough that I barley notice the low quality textures of the terrain. However, the sound in this game is very lack luster on default, especially when playing multiplayer. I will be playing this game again on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox one s to compare sound dynamics to be sure that it's not just this port of Doom that is lacking. Over all, its not worth the full AAA price since this is a port of an old game, but if you've never bought the game before and you only own a Nintendo Switch, wait for the price to drop before getting this game. Final verdict, 3 out of 5 stars for the high price and lacking sound dynamic in multiplayer. Read more

Full disclosure: I have a PS4 and i’ve never played the new Doom before. I like the series but I just wasn’t interested in trying it. However, once they announced a Switch version I instantly had flashbacks to when I rented the SNES Doom port as a kid. And I had the same exact thought I had back then: “that cover art looks so cool”. I couldn’t resist picking this up, knowing well that it was a full priced port that lacks the “good graphics” of the other consoles. And I regret nothing. This game is awesome. I think no matter what system you get this for, you’re gonna have a great time. That said, I do recommend: - don’t adjust the brightness when the game first prompts you to, it’s a trap. I set it so low based on the instructions that it was impossible to read the text. You can adjust the brightness later under the video option in the settings menu (it’s referred to as ‘gamma’). - I prefer the motion blur on high (which is the default). I think it compensates for the degraded visuals. You’re mileage may vary, but I think it looks pretty darn good that way. - I turned the horizontal and vertical sensitivity down a bit (settings > controller). Doomguy runs around like he’s on roller skates and I felt like this helped me play better. Read more