I only got to play this for a couple of hours at a friend's house when this came out on N64 as a teenager and although I owned an N64, it never crossed my mind to buy it.
So glad this was re-released on Switch. It plays so incredibly well. The controls are perfect and there's an option for right thumbstick movement; which is a deal breaker for me if it's not featured - thank you to the devs for taking us that love the "Southpaw" controller configuration into account.
The action is incredibly intense and served as a diving board for me to install Brutal Doom 64 on my laptop, phone, tablet, and Nvidia Shield TV. A month after beating the game, I still revisit this classic masterpiece to rip and tear.
Though I did not experience how the save feature worked on the original N64 iteration; the ability to save at any point in time, anywhere is excellent, as if you play on "Bring It On!" or higher difficulty, you'll definitely be leveraging it a lot; there'll be a lot of deaths!
My only complaint is of course what harks back to the N64 original: somewhat confusing map design. Pull a lever/push a button somewhere, and something on a distant part of the map becomes accessible, which can lead to a lot of repeated backtracking and confusion.
Doom 64 is an impressive port of the 1997 original and frankly this is one of my favorite doom games. The level design is top notch and the audio for the weapons and demons are just awesome! The action and gameplay are addicting to get into and love the way how this game ties into doom eternal!
Un gran port, le doy un 10 por revitalizar está versión con soporte para giroscopio. Se ve muy bien los escenarios y el mapeo de botones es muy útil, las locaciones en las que tenemos que enfrentar a hordas de enemigos están diseñadas para estar en constante movimiento y esquivar como todo buen Doom.
It's a good game, welcome addition for the price. Best to be played in short bursts, ideal for handheld. Not as good as the originals, however anyone who will buy this knows the originals by heart. One thought though: I was shocked to read that this was released in 1997. I mean the same year as Quake 2 which is generations ahead or Blood which also a level higher. Still, as a doom fan, I like having this game on Switch.
After a pretty weak start (8 levels of running around on poorly designed maps, spending more time looking for keykard and buttons than killing demons), the game really grows on you. The maps opens up, and the action becomes really intense. Controls, graphics and sound are top notch. The "lost levels"-campaign is a welcome bonus.
SummaryYou killed the Demons once, they were all dead. Or so you thought... A single Demon Entity escaped detection. Systematically it altered decaying, dead carnage back into grotesque living tissue. The Demons have returned - stronger and more vicious than ever before. You mission is clear, there are no options: kill or be killed!