Top 15 Games Like Doom (Games Better Than Doom In Their Own Way): Page 6 of 15

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10: Gears of War 4

Gears of War 4 Campaign Gameplay

Pulling ourselves out of first-person perspective, we arrive at one of the most legendary contributions to the third-person shooting genre: Gears of War. While it’s gameplay relies much more heavily on cover-based combat (being one of its signature features) than a game like DOOM, the mix of sci-fi action with atmospheric horror is definitely here, and the pace of combat is faster and more thrilling than it’s ever been.

Gears of War 4 sees you take control of J.D. Fenix—son of the original trilogy’s hero, Marcus Fenix—as he and his pals Kait and Del investigate what turns out to be humanity’s greatest threat since the end of the Locust Horde 25 years prior. With a little (actually a lot) of help from his friends—some familiar and some new—J.D. has to follow in his grizzled father’s footsteps and put a righteously violent end to humanity’s latest threat.

It’s got gore (A LOT of it); it’s got chainsaws (mounted to guns no less); it’s got an entirely unsympathetic enemy just begging to have its head curb-stomped; and it takes the tone a bit more towards the horror vibes of the original. Add in 2-player coop and fantastic online multiplayer and you have yourself quite the recipe for enjoyable blood-soaked mayhem.

Bit of a headache: brutal executions have always been a key part of the GOW formula. The faint-of-heart need not apply.

Take cover!: the Gears series is renowned for its intuitive and well-designed cover system—you won’t last long standing around soaking up bullets... or tail needles...

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Canada-born; creatively-driven; day-dreaming scribe and minstrel known as Jules. His personal idol: Geralt of Rivia. His spirit animal: Chewbacca. Dream dinner guests: the DOOMSlayer and a Xenomorph.
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Favorite Genre: RPG
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Top 3 Favorite Games:Alien: Isolation, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, DOOM


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