The Dark Knight
It turn over out that Bethesda ’s upcomingDoom Eternalgained an unusual tie to Christopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy when it amount to mention the sequel . 2016’sDoomreinvented the shooter serial from its original roots and brought the diabolic world of Slayers to the next - generation of gaming console .
As one of 2016 ’s biggest hits , Doomwas always going to be follow by a sequel . declare as part of this year ’s supersized E3 demonstration for Bethesda , Doom Eternalhas a more elaborated name than its predecessor . Instead of going with the standardDoom 2 , here ’s how Nolan’sBatmanmovies influencedDoom Eternal ’s name .
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speak toIGN , creative conductor Hugo Martin explained howThe Dark Knighthelped Bethesda settee onDoom Eternal :
" I think [ Christopher ] Nolan did it the in effect , and we thought about that . It was n’t ‘ Dark Knight 1 , Dark Knight 2 , Dark Knight 3 . ’ Each one had its own name , but there was an arc there . They were all connected , as is this biz as a continuation to [ Doom ] 2016 . "
WithDoomfirst hitting MS - DOS in 1993 , prognosticate the 2016 rebootDoomcaused some discombobulation among fandom . Executive producer Marty Stratton said how he wanted to try something different when it came toDoom Eternal :
" You hear us say it all the time , we call it Doom 2016 , and the net has called it Doom 2016 . We go back and forth on whether it was a mistake to call it Doom . I still do n’t think it was a mistake , because we really were kind of drawing a novel assembly line in the backbone . Coming out and saying ‘ we ’re break to do Doom 2 , ’ we would have ‘ Doom 2 : Year of Release Date . ’ "
While there will no court to Heath Ledger ’s Joker inDoom Eternal , it ’s a nerveless nod to the bequest of Nolan ’s trilogy that the picture show had a hand in namingDoom ’s sequel .
Looking at the story of the serial , it hit sense thatDoom Eternalbe promise something other thanDoom 2 . sports fan of the games will remember that 1993 ’s original was followed byDoom II : Hell on Earthin 1994.Hell on Earthwas usually abbreviate toDoom 2 , so it ’s loose to see why Stratton and his team want to keep off the disarray .
Interestingly , Doom Eternalstill has aHell on Earthvibe as therecent QuakeCon gameplay trailershowed the ruins of an apocalyptic Earth alongside the Martian moonlight of Phobos . Much more than a standard sequel , Doom Eternalwill include a variety to 2016 ’s maligned multiplayer and alsointroduce a new ' invasion ' systemwhere team of players can go in someone else ’s exclusive - player campaign as a group of bloodthirsty demons .
Considering thatDoom IIwent on to be the best - betray plot of 1994 in the United States and the third best - selling title between 1993 and 1999,Doom Eternalhas a lot to live up to when it comes to the bequest ofDoomsequels . Thankfully , Bethesda looks to be try its best to reinvent one of the well - have a go at it shooter series of all clock time while still keeping the hardcore horror that madeDooma household name . Gamers can once again abuse behind the visor of Doomguy forDoom Eternalin the near future .
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