Doom 4 Speculation, Rumors and Wishlist

It's been nearly 5 years since Doom 3 hit the store shelves and raised the bar once again for first person shooters, at least in terms of single player action and storyline that is. It's hard to believe that it has been that long. It's also been nearly 4 years since Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil came out as well. With that said, Doom 4 was finally announced last summer and we're still salivating for any news on the game and its development.

Our own Doom 4 speculation leads us to believe that something will be said at Quakecon 2009 (See this recent MTV Q&A with John Carmack) in the summer with most likely some kind of teaser trailer being shown. But will any screen shots be leaked before that time? Some nice fake screen shots have come out since the official announcement but they're no more satisfying than being teased by your girlfriend with no hand relief. lol


*Fake or real? ;-)

So with all of that said, we decided to put together a small list of what we'd like Doom 4 to have. From the storyline to monsters to the dynamic level of game play that we gamers demand of games that "claim" to set new standards even before they debut. Below is a pretty concise list but if you have an ideas or suggestions, be sure to leave a comment.



It would seem only logical to have Hell invade Earth just as was done in Doom 2 to some extent but you never really felt as if you were on Earth. Of course this was due to the limited graphical and computer capabilities at the time but this time around, the limit is simply ID's imagination in how they portray the Earth. Just imagine gunning your way through a neighborhood filled with Imps! lol



While Doom 3 brought many innovations, it also brought modified hellions. While most were good, some key ones were either missing or unrecognizable. We do believe that most should stay but we do feel that we should list the few that should make a glorious return.

Pinky Demon
There was nothing more freighting than playing late at night by yourself with no lights on and turning around and having this guy bite your head off in the original game. He was heavily modified to be more modern. Keeping the new age Pinky is fine but there should be different breeds of pinky demon which would lead to the return of the original that stood more upright and had a more menacing devilish look.

Hell Knight
The new Hell Knight is one scary sight to behold but the original is unforgettable with his long horns and screaming howl that made you want to go hide under your Mom's bed! Again, maybe a breed or even class structure could be used to return the original Hell Knight. Perhaps even making him one of the final bosses that is in charge of all the "new age" Hell Knights. This would send chills through any hardcore Doom gamer.



As is the case with many high end games these days, the environment plays a huge role in its success. Since Doom 4 will be using the ID Tech 5 game engine which will look like a heavily enhanced Cyrsis engine, one can only expect to see one hell of an environment. Hopefully the creators are making most everything destructible to a certain extent.

It would be great to be able to use certain tricks or techniques besides running and gunning your way through the game such as setting traps for the demons or using your environment as a weapon itself, that and making it so you can combine a great number of methods in raining destruction down upon the hellions. One thing that made Doom 3's replay value greater was the tips and clues you found on the way through the game and the overall engaging storyline. Adding a destructible game environment along with having that great game storyline would truly add a unique layer to the game and increase its replay value by many factors.

Other Random Wishes: Flashlight mounted on gun, grenades, flame thrower, motion sensor.

Summing it Up:

To sum it all up, gamers have been clamoring for more than a decade to see a true Hell invasion of Earth. It would be great if they showed the actual battles taking place in a broader scope as well but for all we know the next Doom could take place on another Moon! We hope not.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_4 for more Doom 4 info.