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Morrissey Alexander, Environment Artist at Underdog Interactiveĭoom © id Software, 2015 I really enjoyed what I´ve seen so far, because even if you are watching top notch visuals, you can still smell the DOOM franchise, and this is something difficult to achieve because the technology leap from the original game to nowadays is quite important. I think elements like Snapmap really serve an awakening it unlocks the inner love for design and prepares some players who already have an unknown pre-existing desire to design and create, so in short yes. The idea that Snapmap game elements will encourage players to want to be in the game industry is interesting because it’s a small but large industry, but a lot of people don’t even know that getting into game design is a thing. I believe that the power of tools like Snapmap is that it’s working towards replay value allowing players to finish campaign and to have their fun on multiplayer and they decide “I want to make my own fun!” and then they do. I love it, I play video games with my friends all gathered together in a room and we love building maps that are just terrible and hilarious. Snapmap much like Fallout 4’s building tools remind me immediately of RPG Maker, Infamous 2, and Far Cry 3 and their building systems. Doom also appears to have a lot of environment pieces that can be used as weapons to improve the players play through, the tech appears to be just what it needs to be. So I’m always happy when companies provide a platform for people to get creative and share that with the community, which is how a lot of fresh ideas start up.ĭoom has a seemingly vast number of finishers and these finishers look like they may be based on where you attack your target if that’s the case like in Dying Light, I’m going to pour hours of my time to see how I can kill everything and how I can look the coolest doing it. My interest in environment art actually started off making simple custom maps for games such as Starcraft, which really brought a lot of ideas for me to create thanks to its ease of use.

Snapmap should be a really cool draw for a lot of people and a smart move by ID (Bethesda). It’s definitely a leap from their previous games in terms of tech. I think this is the Doom everyone has been waiting for!ĭoom Evolution ©, 2015 The new tech looks to bring a powerful punch and it looks like it’s bringing in everything you’d expect out of a game this generation. Then you’ve got pieces and objects moving around, sci-fi architectural designs that make structural sense, and weapons that feel just right. It’s not just lava it’s lava, heat distortion, amber floating around, smoke, and the lighting to go along with it.

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All of the environments feel rich and full of atmosphere thanks to the use of plenty of ambient effects.

In regards to the visual design I think they’ve done a fantastic job keeping things gritty while not being hesitant of injecting mood through its color palette. I really welcome the more fast paced gameplay of shooters from years ago making a return. Hans Palm, 3D Artist at Edge Case Games and Born Ready Gamesĭoom © id Software, 2015 Doom looks to be a GOTY contender to me.