Doom weather: the new part of the shooter has been translated into Russian
Izvestia was among the first to get acquainted with the high—profile new May video game Doom: The Dark Ages from the developer company id Software. It received a full translation into Russian, including voice acting, and became the conclusion of the trilogy, which began in 2016 with the release of the action game Doom. The project has an impressive fan base of hundreds of thousands of fans, and gamers call it one of the key contenders for the title of the best playable action movie of 2025. To what extent the hype around the shooter turned out to be justified, see the Izvestia article.
What is the game of Doom about: The Dark Ages
The Doom shooter was released in mid-May.: The Dark Ages, which became, from the point of view of the plot, the prologue to the previous games of the trilogy: Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal (2020). ID Software development studio is known for its popular action series: in addition to Doom, it includes Quake, Rage, Wolfenstein and Orcs & Elves. The novelty became the largest launch in the company's history — over 3 million gamers played it in the first five days.
The publisher Bethesda Softworks soon confirmed that the new part in the Doom line was able to achieve this result seven times faster than its predecessor, Doom Eternal. In other words, The Dark Ages was able to break an important record of previous releases. The game was released on a variety of platforms: PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, Steam and Xbox Game Pass services.
A frame from the game Doom: The Dark Ages
Plot-wise, the new Doom acts as a prequel to the entire story and anticipates the events of the 2016 game. It shows the formation of the Executioner of Doom, the titular hero of the series, who turns from a simple soldier into a legendary fighter against demons from hell. Unlike the previous two installments, which relied on futurism and science fiction, The Dark Ages chose the setting of the technological Middle Ages as its distinctive feature. This has affected both the world and the appearance of the monsters, which better fit into the current stylistic direction of the project.
The game is created in the genre of a first-person shooter. This means that gamers see what is happening through the eyes of the Executioner of Doom. This makes the shootings more tactile and personal. Additional emphasis is placed on melee mechanics. For this, the character has been given a shield for the first time in the series, which he can use for parries, counterattacks, and offensive rushes. According to the plot, the hero will also have the opportunity to ride a mechanized dragon and fight with giant devils in a giant anthropomorphic robot Atlas.
A frame from the game Doom: The Dark Ages
In 2022, Bethesda Softworks Corporation decided to withdraw from the Russian market, so the game is sold in the country on parallel import. Nevertheless, it was brought to Russia by Achivka, the country's largest distributor of games and consoles, which provided a copy of Doom for the preparation of the review.
How the novelty was appreciated in the world
Head of the department "Development of games and the gaming community" of the company "M.Video-Eldorado" Sergey Mezin notes that Doom has long outgrown the format of the actual game and has become one of the symbols of the genre that has shaped an entire generation of gamers. The new installment takes you into an unusual era for the series, retaining everything that fans love about Doom: aggressive gameplay, powerful weapons, dynamics and drive.
— In the current reality, not every major game gets an official Russian localization. Therefore, its presence is a clear signal that it is important for the publisher that the project finds a response from the Russian—speaking audience. The first games of the relaunch of the franchise (Doom and Doom Eternal) have sold tens of thousands of discs in our sales channels, which indicates the highest popularity of the series among the Russian buyer," the Izvestia interlocutor summed up.
A frame from the game Doom: The Dark Ages
According to the independent major OpenCritic portal, 95% of experts rated the game positively. She received 86 points out of 100 from the relevant media and 90 points from ordinary gamers. On the Steam platform, the score is also 86%, only 14% of user reviews criticized the project. The main reasons for criticism are the reduced difficulty compared to Doom Eternal, a more measured gameplay with reduced dynamics, and a shortage in the variety of new monsters and enemies. The disadvantages include the lack of a regional price and the high cost of the project, even on personal computers, where historically game versions were cheaper than on consoles. Doom: The Dark Ages costs the same €70 on all platforms, according to SteamDB aggregator.
Many users also did not like the absence of the permanent composer of the series, Mick Gordon, among the authors of the soundtrack. However, the musical accompaniment of Doom: The Dark Ages copes with its task of creating emotionally charged situations where the hero feels like an omnipotent destroyer of hordes of demons from hell. The main effect of the series, which has long been dubbed Rip & Tear in the world press, is still in place.
A frame from the game Doom: The Dark Ages
Overall, Doom: The Dark Ages is really a worthy end to a cycle that lasted nine years and told in every detail the story of the transformation of the Executioner of Rock into a legend and the last hope of mankind. At the same time, official support for the game will continue, and Bethesda Softworks is very pleased with the sales, which means there are chances to receive additional paid content in the near future. Two full—fledged content sets were released for the previous part of Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One and The Ancient Gods — Part Two. For Russians, a full-fledged, high-quality translation into Russian is provided, including an interface, text and voice accompaniment.
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