The slayer seems to have borrowed Kratos' furry coat
“Before he became a hero, he was the super weapon of Gods and Kings,” exclaims the trailer. While the world we’re shown here looks like a different age for Doom, its certainly not lacking in technological advancement, with giant mechs that the Slayer can pilot for a light spot of demon stomping. There’s also some more decisively medieval melee combat options, like a chained mace. Also, the Slayer has a furry cape, which looks ridiculous with his space marine helmet.
The last shot we’re shown in the trailer is the Slayer flying over a huge city on the back of some kind of plasma wyvern. Aerial vehicle combat in my DOOM? If I didn’t trust the team implicitly, I’d be worried.
There is, of course, one notable absence from the trailer, that being the music of Mick Gordon, following his departure from the series a few back afterhe made allegations of serious piss-takingon Bethesda’s part - allegations that later turned outto be more than justified, despite Bethesda’s public statement to the contrary. Still, it’s an exciting reveal, although any good will toward Xbox’s future line up is worth tempering with the reminder that they recentlyshuttered the studiosthat made Prey,RedfallandHi-Fi Rush.
