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Doom: The Dark Ageshas a sprint button, something the series has not implemented since 2004.

“Your general walking speed is pretty fast.

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Doom has always been known for its lightning-fast basic movement, going all the way back the 1993 original.

The one exception the that rule was Doom 3, which traded blistering action for slower-paced horror vibes.

“This is Doom through and through,” studio director Marty Stratton continued.

A Doom: The Dark Ages Big Preview frame shows key art of the Doom Slayer tearing a horde of demons apart using the shield saw, super shotgun in his off-hand

“Truly, it feels like a Doom game.

And the shield bashing, the speed at which you move through the environment is incredible.”

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A barrage of enemy bullets flies towards the Doom Slayer in Doom: The Dark Ages, mostly consisting of red orbs except for one column of green which indicates it can be parried with the shield saw - with a frame for the GamesRadar+ Big Preview

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The Doom Slayer aims a super shotgun at a demonic enemy with an inverted cross helmet in Doom: The Dark Ages, in a Big Preview frame

a gun that fires a metal ball attached to a chain for recall

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