Speaking of reloading, the load times for Doom aren’t great. I’ve had this happen multiple times in both single player and multiplayer, and at one point my audio totally stopped working till I died and reloaded at a checkpoint. Performing these glory kills sometimes causes the audio to be really low or even muted, which completely kills the mood of otherwise intense guitar riffed murder sprees.Īnother audio bug is where a loud buzz will randomly occur that sounds like a speaker malfunctioning. Damaging enemies will eventually make them flash orange and blue, at which time they are stunned and you can run up and click the right stick to perform a glory kill that grants health and sometimes ammo. What is really annoying, however, is the various audio bugs. What would a Bethesda release be without bugs? I’ve had moments where the frame rate drops and there is some minor slowdown, but nothing bad enough to make me all that upset. While not unplayable with Joy-Cons, they leave a lot to be desired, even if the right one can be swung in the air to melee.

I managed to make it through one level before switching to my Pro Controller, at which point I felt like I could play the game as it was intended. These jumps-like aiming-requires a lot of precision, which I just couldn’t have when using the Joy-Cons due to their short sticks and lack of resistance. This means a lot of jumping around, clambering up ledges to find secrets, and pouncing on enemies. The campaign for Doom has a lot of platforming and verticality, unlike previous games in the series.

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