There's a heavy emphasis in realism, which helps in making the dark fantasy elements that will soon make their appearance feel even more otherworldly as they would otherwise do. The first, very captivating chapter, does wonders in slowly "sinking" you into its atmosphere, by having you, the nameless space marine, take a deliberately slow walk through the claustrophobic and miserable workplace that is UAC's Mars base.
Id Software wanted to craft a horror game, but wasn't successful. Unfortunately, despite it being an otherwise immersive, and beautiful technical marvel, this could be much better.
The first issue is that this broke the tried and tested pattern of past titles, turning the fast-paced action and semi-non-linear exploration of 19, into a slow, more methodical journey down linear, dimly-lit corridors, where, besides shooting at demons, you must also search for PDAs that add to the story and lore, and help acquiring supplies. Upon starting DOOM 3 on the Switch, this nerd was reminded of the things he loved about the first time he experienced it, but also of what eventually led to it being his least favourite mainline Doom entry.
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