2016’s DOOM seemed purpose built to put to rest any suspicion that the franchise was drifting from its roots. Players and critics alike felt that it strayed a bit too far into survival horror territory, at the expense of the frenetic action DOOM was so well-known for. 2004’s DOOM 3 had had a mixed critical reception. In 2016, id Software-the inventors of the 3D first person shooter-rebooted the DOOM franchise after over a decade of dormancy.
