James Berich
Press StartDOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One Review - Relentless But Rewarding
Published 10/25/2020
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Stadia / Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE / Switch - 10/20/2020
DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One
The Ancient Gods picks up after the end of the main story in a time where, due to the Slayer's actions, the armies of heaven and hell have fallen out of balance. The demons have flooded in to overtake the weakened angelic realm, so the Slayer's been called in to clean up the mess.
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- id Software, Panic Button Games
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
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Critic avg
79
16 scored reviews
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16
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45–95
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Score range is 31+ points
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The critic average is 79 across 16 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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90–1003 reviews · 19%
80–898 reviews · 50%
70–794 reviews · 25%
Below 701 review · 6%
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Athanasios Aravositas
Cubed3DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One (PC) Review
Published 10/24/2020
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalJesse Norris
XboxEraReview: Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods – Part 1 DLC
Published 10/22/2020
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95
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Metro GameCentralDoom Eternal The Ancient Gods: Part One review – Hell to pay
Published 10/22/2020
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80
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Read originalLiam Croft
Push SquareDOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One - Much More of PS4's Best FPS
Published 10/22/2020
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80
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Read originalMichael Leri
Game RevolutionDoom Eternal The Ancient Gods Part 1 DLC Review | ‘One hell of a satisfying, challenging expansion’
Published 10/22/2020
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90
+11 vs critic avg
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