The keynote brought about impressive gameplay that was stuffed to the seams with fan appeal, but I couldn't help feeling like it all looked rather safe. This rebooted Doom exhibited during Bethesda's first E3 press conference is continuing this fast-paced and action-filled gameplay, moving it away from the horror-esque experiences found in the corridors of Doom 3 and boldly placing it back into the territory of its classic forefathers. It's the speed at which these games operate that really popularised them, forcing players to sharpen their competitive edge as the difference between victory and just being another frag has dwindled to mere milliseconds. The likes of Titanfall and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare have each benefited from the ideas of vertical gameplay, team-based modes and super-human speed that all stem from both early Doom and Quake games. Together these two games are arguably responsible for many titles you'll be familiar with today. Where Doom cemented the genre-defining first-person viewpoint, Quake grounded arena shooters in the history books with its aptly-titled third instalment Quake 3: Arena.ĭoom 4 gameplay footage kicks off Bethesda's E3 2015 show The arena shooter is a staple in the FPS genre it provides unrelenting and competitive combat that can't usually be found in the regular shooters, lending itself beautifully to multiplayer action. While the single player gameplay displayed during the keynote offered up a tantalisingly classic-looking Doom experience - focused on hectic gunplay, speedy movement and skull-splitting violence – I felt that the real star of the show was the newly-announced multiplayer mode and how this brings something very important and long overdue to the table. Last night, hidden between the oversized weaponry and incessant showers of blood and guts, id Software's Marty Stratton announced something I never expected to be at E3 this year, a spiritual successor to the mighty Quake. Unlike our rivals in SIR who are a bunch of CTF+CA players, I think we have what it takes to become and stay the #1 2v2/4v4 clan in all of NA.A screenshot from Doom 4, starring two of its horrific enemies. Together me + you + the rest of clan DRC will redefine what it means to play 4v4 with our new arsenal of powerful QW tactics and superior aim skills. I'm sure you've heard that I'm one of the better 4v4 players in the USA (I am top5 overall in everything in USA) and therefore I feel that it is my duty to help the other players learn to conquer the battlefields of QuakeWorld. You seem like a quick learner, definitely one of the better DRC clan players I've been around, and I think I might be able to teach you a thing or two this year about proper 2v2/4v4 gameplay if you keep an open mind and keep trying to understand my 'strange' tactics.

I will be waiting for our Mumble duel training session today Cream, I will not be late I promise. I am hoping that in 2015 I will get closer to Creams level of play and make him proud of me.

Being Top 6 in the USA myself, I am proud to have players such as Cream guide me in the right direction and teaching me the ways of dueling and team play 2v2/4v4.

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