The Slayer Returns: Why DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations is This Week’s Ultimate Drop

The waiting time of fans of unrelenting chaos infused with metal is over. The gaming world returns this week to its darkest days of id Software's iconic game, as DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations arrives. This is a major expansion of the prequel story and is a campaign that will be massive and action packed. A complete retelling of the Slayer's early story, to challenge the hardware and reflexes of Xbox Series X|S and PC users to the very edge of their abilities.

While the game was already about as powerful as they come, Revelations will offer more firepower, more demons and more secrets, deeper and darker.

Stepping Into the Untamed Dark Ages

Revelations immediately plunges back into the gritty dark fantasy style that is the hallmark of the series. There was a fierce, medieval bloodthirstiness to the Slayer's crusade before Mars' high tech facilities and the futuristic armor. This expansion opens up the gates on that continuum, plunging gamers into enormous war torn worlds that are more imposing and expansive than anything we've explored before.

The impactful storytelling in this case is substantial. Revelations is a thicket of more of its inner lore. Players will finally be able to find out answers to age old mysteries about the ancient sentinels, the origins of some of the cosmic threats and the magnitude of a tragedy that shaped the Slayer into the ultimate weapon of vengeance. A delight for those interested in the knowledge of the universe as much as they are interested in ripping and tearing through it.

Unleashing a Heavy Dose of New Weaponry

A new id Software game wouldn't be complete without the weapons of destruction. For this add-on, the developers have gone all in on the dark fantasy meets industrial brutality theme, with a new weapons selection that will make combat encounters entirely different.

One of the most notable additions is a whole new suite of kinetic and shield weapons that demand you to change your thinking game about spatiality. These are not re skins of old favorites, they're actual game changers. Suddenly, you're using tools to manipulate people who are able to move into melee, and then you're using projectile mechanics that have the ability to remove armor from afar. The actions are still quick and fluid and if you stop for even a second, it is a lot harder.

Surviving Massive Scale Encounters

If the combat is more intense.. that's because the opposition has grown a great deal. Revelations has a huge battle scale that feels less like a skirmish and more like an apocalyptic battle ground.

Here the engine is driven to the very limits, producing thick waves of classic and wholly new demon variants. It will be up to the players to deal with giant, towering monsters that will change the layout of the game area, requiring players to constantly jump around and up and down. The amount of enemies firing at you simultaneously requires you to be very well balanced, managing health, armor drops and ammo. It's a frenzied, frantic dance, which is punished for any hesitation and rewarded for any forward momentum.

Preparing Your Rig for the Siege

This expansion is designed to take full advantage of modern architecture, whether you're using Xbox Series X/S or a high end PC setup. You will be using a lot of storage drives and processors this week due to the incredible asset textures, massive draw distances, and particle effects.

It is highly recommended to clear your cache and free up some premium SSD space prior to the expansion going live. These new visual assets are monumental, so it's coming a big download, at that. Clear the deck, prep the setup and start getting ready, because the darkest chapter in the Slayer's history is about to happen in a matter of days and it will be absolute metal.