TYF’s The Game Awards Picks 2016

 

Doom was probably one of the biggest surprise hits this year. Reboots may have become a dime a dozen in the modern day, and many of those reboots in both movies and games are mediocre at best, but Doom stands apart as a picture perfect example of how a retro series can thrive in a new era, while still holding on to its roots. Doom redefined the violence in video games back in the 90s’, so it only seems appropriate Id Software would once again bring the blood and guts, and boy did this game deliver on that front. Never taking itself too seriously, instead opting to pour out wave after wave of monsters to murder and hack to your heart’s content, Doom is one of the bloodiest good times 2016 had to offer. It could easily win the “Best Action Game of the Year” award, and much much more. – Donald Strohman