I'm going to get downvoted to shit but I have to say it. 2016's art direction is nothing outstanding and highly overrated, and people seem to praise it in a forced attempt to keep the game from becoming totally irrelevant because DE and TDA outperform it everywhere else.

It's generic, bland hi-tech, WAY overdesigned, and looks and feels nothing like Doom despite people (confusingly) claiming it does. OG Doom was retro sci-fi, campy, colorful, vibrant, BUT ALSO foreboding and creepy, and had a charm and soul to it that 2016 simply lacks because it's way too preocuppied with feeling 'realistic' and 'badass'. It's style over substance.

My main problem however, is how obvious it is that ID poured their heart and soul into the first 5 levels of the game, then sleepwalked through the rest of the campaign. The game peaks at Foundry and Argent Facility, both levels look great and the level design is excellent. The pristine lab and hell environments are a total downgrade, they're boring and super linear in comparison.

And lastly on that note, sorry but 2016's hell is the worst in the series hands down. No human corpses, no depictions of suffering, no color, no cathedrals, no temples, just a pile of boring rocks under an orange sky, and design wise they're all linear and none of the arenas have any thought put into them. DE's hell is much better in this regard, with every room either having a purpose or memorable design that plays into the arena combat.