Doom Guy's Mind

Interesting idea for a one-off. I suppose it makes sense - Half-Life was a game that revolutionised the FPS and game storytelling, and Doom all but invented the first-person shooter (if we ignore Wolfenstein which was essentially a repurposed top-down game). Obviously it's nowhere near as developed as FM but Ross' Doomguy (Rossguy?) is entertaining enough as a narrator, balancing just the right amount of in-universe logical meta-criticism with the expected gung-hu Duke Nukem antics. I'd have been interested to see if Ross could've kept going with it, as I'd imagine the limitations of the game engine would pose some interesting difficulties for him, as well as how he'd keep the character fresh - not to mention he'd have to start drinking a lot more whiskey to keep up doing that voice.

3 stars.

Ross portrays Doomguy really well. Jokes land hard and I wish he did more with this character.