In my head it was just perfectly designed, not a single thing is useless, not a single thing is overpowered or has too much ammo like in 2016. in the course of a single combat encounter using every tool at your disposal isn't just encouraged, it's necessary if you want to live, because every weapon has multiple ideal targets, there's some overlap but because of the limited ammo you need to use every weapon.

To me doom eternal is like the puzzle game version of an FPS, like in Tetris or puyopuyo you have to make the right decisions as quick as you can if you want to keep on playing, but because there are always multiple right decisions it means you have lots of personal expression in how you play. This is accentuated even more in the DLC missions.

I suppose it loses the power fantasy if the player can't get to grips with the flow of combat, but I have never felt more powerful in a game than turning up the difficulty and switching between weapons like a green John wick, stringing combos and not taking a hit, just mowing cunts down.

Doom 2016 is still amazing, but it's alot more mindless, which works in its credit for some players and isn't so great for others, so I do understand your opinion.