What genre is DOOM?

00:00 Introduction
00:50 How was DOOM originally described?
02:20 DOOM clones
04:33 Quake Killers
6:06 A hypothetical question
12:05 Conclusion

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[aaronchua]

Clearly Doom is a benchmark test for household appliances

[TheDeadmanstrolling]

"Doom is an action RPG" is a phrase that deals 2d6 psychic damage

[ocha-time]

Fun fact: back in the day, Apogee distributors had what they called a “Shoot-em-up Collection” that I wanted Dad to get me. Immediately he got angry and said “I’m not buying you shooter games.” And I had to go like no, Dad, it’s stuff like Terminal Velocity and Raptor, and I THINK it also had Biohazard, which is what I really wanted. He was like “oh”. Still didn’t get it. Within a couple years we were playing Doom deathmatches AdHoc over a telephone line.

[Kinoksis]

3:03 "But there's a bit of a problem in describing broad categories of games with the name of another."
Dark Souls: 👀

[qwesx]

I'm so glad that you didn't find an angle to categorize it as a Pong clone.

[rosskwolfe]

"I will be taking no questions."
Now that's a power move.

[LesGummo]

In Italy we simply referred to every game with a lot of shooting involved as "sparatutto", literally "shooteverything" being there fps, side scrolling shooters or whatever. i don't remember when the thing stopped, but i'm pretty sure it lasted at least well into psx era

[Burn_Angel]

Doom doesn't require you to kill enemies aside from boss fights (which we could say, they count as 'special levels'). It's just about getting from point A to point B, maybe looking for a couple of keys.

It's a walking simulator, with obstacles. An interactive walking simulator, if you might.

[TrumpLester]

"Daikatana was a Quake killer."
Now comes the part where we throw our heads back and laugh.

[novelezra]

I wish I could have been there to see John Carmack hear about texture mapping for the first time (probably one of, if not the most important technical leaps in 3D game design), only to pause for a few moments to ponder this concept and then say:

"I can do that"

And then do it on a scale that is still astonishing to this day.

[OscarGreenworth]

The phrase DOOM clone reminds me of the term souls-like. A game so successful that it inspired an entire new genre.

[WhiteZet]

3:10 - Just realized we do indeed call rogue a roguelike. Also would be interesting to see Ahoy cover the topic of roguelikes/roguelites.

[mixererunio]

First I was like "Thats a stupid question. It's an FPS"

But then I noticed is an Ahoy video. And I became really intrigued.

[Brunosky_Inc]

5:34 "Co-op's for girls? Not according to Team Fortress 2"

That is _certainly_ a headline.

[rafaeldasilva]

I'm on the hospital treating what I believe and hope is a minor infection, and seeing this pop up on my recommendations brightened my day immensely.
Also, I loved the use of the "Suspense" theme, it was a highlight on the previous Doom video, and didn't disappoint here either.
Finally, "Doom is an action RPG". This is the evilest thing I've ever seen in a while, I loved it!

[LeeeHack]

Come to think of it, EVERY game is some sort of an RPG:
- HalfLife? - you take on the role of Gordon Freeman
- Quake? - you are now a Ranger
- Railroad Tycoon II? - you are now the Fat Controller...

[TheBellTolls]

"Thank you, I will be taking _no_ questions."
Perfection.

[burnthompson]

I gotta say, when I first saw the title of this vid, I immediately thought "dungeon crawler". To me it seems like Doom gameplay focuses equally on shooting and movement, especially navigating the often maze-like levels. Evidenced by the fact that you dont strictly need to kill every monster to advance to the next level. Thanks for the great vid as always!

[hrrawr]

Your logic is actually extremely sound and this is really good presentation. Bravo! More straightforward than I expected, thank you.

[craig]

Ahoy's voice is getting more and more gritty with every upload, not a complaint, just an observation. Also the 90's inspired editing is top notch!