DOOM: The Dark Ages Review

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Danny and Paris unbox a massive Doom statue and reveal they've completed the 16-hour campaign ahead of its release.

The episode opens with Danny and Paris unboxing a special edition Doom statue sent by Bethesda. They discuss their hands-on experience with Doom: The Dark Ages, noting it took Danny about 16 hours to complete. Paris highlights the game's approachability due to scalable difficulty settings and secret areas that encourage replayability. Both hosts praise the shield weapon, melee combat, and boss battles, with Danny mentioning a specific gold-plated armor boss. They agree the game retains Doom's classic fast-paced vibe while introducing new elements like dragon riding and titan mechs. The conversation shifts to a sponsored NVIDIA segment, where Paris details playing on an RTX 5090 with DLSS 4, achieving 280-300 FPS at 4K ultra settings. He explains that multi-frame generation is exclusive to the 50 series cards. The hosts then briefly speculate on Doom's potential release on Nintendo Switch 2 and discuss Nintendo's tariff warnings. Later, they talk about Grand Theft Auto VI's delay to 2026, its potential pricing, and when GTA Online might launch. The episode concludes with a heated debate about Xbox not offering free upgrades to physical disc owners of Gears of War, with Danny arguing it's unfair compared to digital owners.

As heard by us

A relaxed Doom episode that moves from collector-show energy into a clear PC tech breakdown, with path tracing still pending.

Gamer Tag Radio frames DOOM: The Dark Ages as both a big release and a hands-on fan object, with Danny Pena and Paris Lilly keeping the discussion loose, specific, and easy to follow.

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Why you'd press play

You want Doom talk that moves from a collector's statue to PC graphics tech and a promised path-tracing patch.

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