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Doom: The Dark Ages hands-on tech preview - idTech 8 impresses hugely on PC
John Linneman previews Doom: The Dark Ages on PC for Digital Foundry. How is id Tech 8 looking in hands-on testing, and what has changed since Doom Eternal?
Machine Games' Indiana Jones showed just how capable modern versions of idTech have become, and The Dark Ages shares the same extremely realistic visuals - albeit in starkly different setting. It's wild to consider that idTech 8 is able to handle dozens of enemies in this manner while also delivering a world with virtualised geometry, full RT lighting and reflections and robust physics simulation, all while targeting 60fps. Marketing materials deliberately don't say "open world", and that feels fair - it's a larger level with objectives, bonus encounters, collectibles and even new weapons scattered around for the player to find.
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