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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
The mod was praised by [[John Romero]], who jokingly said that if [[id Software]] had released the original ''Doom'' with the features of ''Brutal Doom'', they would have "destroyed the gaming industry".<ref>{{Citation |last=IGN |author-link=IGN |title=We Play Doom With John Romero |date=2013-12-10 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUU7_BthBWM |access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref> Dominic Tarason of ''[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]'' remarked how the mod has "risen to such ubiquity that it has spawned a whole parallel mod scene of its own" and considered it "a game in its own right at this point".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarason |first=Dominic |date=19 April 2017 |title=There's more to Brutal Doom than gore |website=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/04/19/theres-more-to-brutal-doom-than-gore/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref> Andras Neltz of ''[[Kotaku]]'' said that it was "shaping up to be one of the modding greats".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Neltz |first=András |date=2014-07-21 |title=Brutal Doom Is About To Become Even More Brutal |language=en-US |work=[[Kotaku]] |url=http://kotaku.com/brutal-doom-is-about-to-become-even-more-brutal-1608220123 |access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref> ''[[TechRadar]]'' called it "the most modernised, spectacular ''Doom'' mod to date".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/the-10-best-doom-mods-you-should-play-on-its-25th-birthday |title=The 10 best Doom mods you should play on its 25th birthday |last=Robert |first=Zak |date=10 December 2018 |website=TechRadar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210180353/https://www.techradar.com/news/the-10-best-doom-mods-you-should-play-on-its-25th-birthday |archive-date=2018-12-10 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Chris Plante of ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' called it "incredible", "stomach-churning" and "hysterical".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plante |first=Chris |date=2014-07-21 |title=Watch 1993's Doom with features you'd expect in 2015's Doom |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/7/21/5922651/brutal-doom-video |access-date=2017-07-21 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref>
The mod was mentioned by [[John Romero]], who jokingly said that if [[id Software]] had released the original ''Doom'' with the features of ''Brutal Doom'', they would have "destroyed the gaming industry".<ref>{{Citation |last=IGN |author-link=IGN |title=We Play Doom With John Romero |date=2013-12-10 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUU7_BthBWM |access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref> However, he later mentioned on his Twitter feed that Brutal Doom "is not how doom's supposed to be played." <ref>https://twitter.com/romero/status/695255530458193921?lang=en</ref> Dominic Tarason of ''[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]'' remarked how the mod has "risen to such ubiquity that it has spawned a whole parallel mod scene of its own" and considered it "a game in its own right at this point".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarason |first=Dominic |date=19 April 2017 |title=There's more to Brutal Doom than gore |website=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/04/19/theres-more-to-brutal-doom-than-gore/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref> Andras Neltz of ''[[Kotaku]]'' said that it was "shaping up to be one of the modding greats".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Neltz |first=András |date=2014-07-21 |title=Brutal Doom Is About To Become Even More Brutal |language=en-US |work=[[Kotaku]] |url=http://kotaku.com/brutal-doom-is-about-to-become-even-more-brutal-1608220123 |access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref> ''[[TechRadar]]'' called it "the most modernised, spectacular ''Doom'' mod to date".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/the-10-best-doom-mods-you-should-play-on-its-25th-birthday |title=The 10 best Doom mods you should play on its 25th birthday |last=Robert |first=Zak |date=10 December 2018 |website=TechRadar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210180353/https://www.techradar.com/news/the-10-best-doom-mods-you-should-play-on-its-25th-birthday |archive-date=2018-12-10 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Chris Plante of ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' called it "incredible", "stomach-churning" and "hysterical".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plante |first=Chris |date=2014-07-21 |title=Watch 1993's Doom with features you'd expect in 2015's Doom |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/7/21/5922651/brutal-doom-video |access-date=2017-07-21 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref>


''Brutal Doom'' won the first-ever [[Cacowards|Cacoward]] in 2011 for "Best Gameplay Mod"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doomworld -- The 18th Annual Cacowards |url=https://www.doomworld.com/18years/others.php |access-date=2020-12-17 |website=DoomWorld.com}}</ref> and the "Mod of the Year" award by [[Mod DB]] in 2012<ref>{{cite web |last=Henley |date=2012-12-25 |title=Mod of the Year 2012 feature - Brutal Doom mod for Doom |url=https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom/features/mod-of-the-year-2012 |access-date=2020-10-12 |website=[[Mod DB]] |language=en}}</ref> and 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dan |date=2017-12-27 |title=Players Choice - Mod of the Year 2017 feature |url=https://www.moddb.com/groups/2017-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-mod-of-the-year-2017 |access-date=2020-12-17 |website=[[Mod DB]] |language=en}}</ref>
''Brutal Doom'' won the first-ever [[Cacowards|Cacoward]] in 2011 for "Best Gameplay Mod"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doomworld -- The 18th Annual Cacowards |url=https://www.doomworld.com/18years/others.php |access-date=2020-12-17 |website=DoomWorld.com}}</ref> and the "Mod of the Year" award by [[Mod DB]] in 2012<ref>{{cite web |last=Henley |date=2012-12-25 |title=Mod of the Year 2012 feature - Brutal Doom mod for Doom |url=https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom/features/mod-of-the-year-2012 |access-date=2020-10-12 |website=[[Mod DB]] |language=en}}</ref> and 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dan |date=2017-12-27 |title=Players Choice - Mod of the Year 2017 feature |url=https://www.moddb.com/groups/2017-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-mod-of-the-year-2017 |access-date=2020-12-17 |website=[[Mod DB]] |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:59, 24 February 2023

Brutal Doom
Developer(s)Sergeant Mark IV (Marcos Abenante)
Initial releaseAugust 19, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-08-19)
Stable release
v21 / May 18, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-18)
EngineGZDoom / Zandronum (Source ports of Doom engine)
PlatformMicrosoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Android
TypFirst-person shooter, Fighting game
Websitewww.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom

Brutal Doom is a game mod for the 1993 first-person shooter Doom created by the Brazilian developer Sergeant Mark IV (Marcos Abenante). It adds numerous gameplay elements and graphical effects. The mod has been in development since 2010, and continues to release new updates.[1][2]

Gameplay

Brutal Doom adds many gameplay features, such as blood splattering, allied Marines, an updated particle system, the ability to drive vehicles such as tanks,[3][4][5] stealth kills, headshots, and a host of "Mortal Kombat-esque fatality animations".[6][7] Enemy AI has been revamped, with most enemies gaining new attacks and behaviors.[7]

The mod includes new and updated guns, such as a flamethrower, the demonic Unmaker, assault shotguns, new rifle types, a grenade launcher and even allows the player to equip enemy weapons in the form of Revenant missiles or a Mancubus' flame cannon. In addition the weapon mechanics have also changed, with certain guns requiring reloading, having recoil, and iron sights or scopes.[8]

Reception

The mod was mentioned by John Romero, who jokingly said that if id Software had released the original Doom with the features of Brutal Doom, they would have "destroyed the gaming industry".[9] However, he later mentioned on his Twitter feed that Brutal Doom "is not how doom's supposed to be played." [10] Dominic Tarason of Rock Paper Shotgun remarked how the mod has "risen to such ubiquity that it has spawned a whole parallel mod scene of its own" and considered it "a game in its own right at this point".[11] Andras Neltz of Kotaku said that it was "shaping up to be one of the modding greats".[12] TechRadar called it "the most modernised, spectacular Doom mod to date".[13] Chris Plante of Polygon called it "incredible", "stomach-churning" and "hysterical".[14]

Brutal Doom won the first-ever Cacoward in 2011 for "Best Gameplay Mod"[15] and the "Mod of the Year" award by Mod DB in 2012[16] and 2017.[17]

In 2021, Brutal Doom surpassed five million downloads on Mod DB.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brutal Doom mod". Mod DB. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brutal DOOM". IGDB.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Plunkett, Luke (November 1, 2012). "Just in Case You Thought Doom Needed to be Even More Brutal". Kotaku. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Neltz, András (December 9, 2013). "Brutal Doom is—Surprise—Getting More Brutal". Kotaku. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Neltz, András (April 18, 2014). "Doom's Got Some Really Sweet Ragdoll Physics. Wait, What?". Kotaku. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Tarason, Dominic (April 19, 2017). "There's more to Brutal Doom than gore". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Petitte, Omri (November 1, 2012). "Brutal Doom mod update adds custom fatality animations". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Prescott, Shaun (December 17, 2015). "Brutal Doom video shows forthcoming 'gib physics' update". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  9. ^ IGN (December 10, 2013), We Play Doom With John Romero, retrieved July 21, 2017
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/romero/status/695255530458193921?lang=en
  11. ^ Tarason, Dominic (April 19, 2017). "There's more to Brutal Doom than gore". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved December 4, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Neltz, András (July 21, 2014). "Brutal Doom Is About To Become Even More Brutal". Kotaku. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  13. ^ Robert, Zak (December 10, 2018). "The 10 best Doom mods you should play on its 25th birthday". TechRadar. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Plante, Chris (July 21, 2014). "Watch 1993's Doom with features you'd expect in 2015's Doom". Polygon. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  15. ^ "Doomworld -- The 18th Annual Cacowards". DoomWorld.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  16. ^ Henley (December 25, 2012). "Mod of the Year 2012 feature - Brutal Doom mod for Doom". Mod DB. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  17. ^ Dan (December 27, 2017). "Players Choice - Mod of the Year 2017 feature". Mod DB. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "Brutal Doom mod". Mod DB. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
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