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You can theoretically beat Doom: The Dark Ages without using a gun, but 'You'd have a hard time, that's for sure,' says the game's director

2025-04-24 00:45:02| Spiritual Career Counseling

Interviewing Doom: The Dark Ages game director Hugo Martin and producer Marty Stratton for PC Gamer's upcoming print issue 408 (396 in the US), I was curious how the game's new, robust melee and parries would translate to challenge runs.Could you beat the game with those mechanics alone, never touching the guns? While Martin said the potential challenge run would be "slightly out of the bounds," he thinks it's definitely on the table for more hardcore players.DOOM Ultra Nightmare Pistol Only - YouTubeWatch On "If people could beat Dark Souls with no damage and pistol-only Nightmare runs on [Doom 2016]," said Martin, "I'm sure people will figure out how to do it with the shield and the melee, because they're pretty powerful, but you'd have a hard time, that's for sure."Those other challenge runs Martin mentioned are a big reason why I brought the idea up: No-hit, level one, and weird controller runs are an institution in the Souls community.The pistol-only Ultra Nightmare run, meanwhile...


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