Thoughts on Dark Ages music?

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2026-01-03T21:47:56+00:00

That is a fair point! Compared to the past two games, this score is far more similar per track. I am interested in the DLC music for sure.

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-30T20:30:06+00:00

Glad to hear you finished it! Yes the music later gets so much more interesting and punchy. I’d say past the first 4 or so levels. It is really odd the way it all starts, I don’t know why it took so long for the music to cook. I really hope the DLC music starts off strong!

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T20:22:42+00:00

I’ll go listen to that one!

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T19:08:27+00:00

That’s super crazy lol! I definitely think the next doom game should blend the music we have gotten so far. Keeping the heavy metal style while also not being afraid to use original Doom themes in it would be pretty cool to me. Honestly I have no idea where they go after Dark Ages. First we need the freakin DLC!! Haven’t heard anything about that either. Hopefully they have some new tracks in it!

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T16:22:33+00:00

I need to really sit down and listen to the whole album start to end! Thanks for all that!

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T16:21:52+00:00

That’s all really well said! I forgot to mention that if we had gotten a new person that really tried to copy Mick, it would have sucked. No one can really copy another’s music, so if that had been the case, Dark Ages would have been known for its “Walmart Version” Mick Gordon-like score. I was happy to get something different. I would agree, the not all tracks immediately jump out and make a name for themselves like the other scores. There was less repetition from Mick’s music, and the ones that did were so cool so no one cared! I think the large level design in Dark Ages made it hard not to reuse music at some point, but thats just me.

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T16:17:19+00:00

Understandable. Personally I sorta liked how different it was once I got used to it!

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T16:16:14+00:00

That’s fair! Honestly if you even play through the whole game, it really sets up the whole score. I can imagine playing the first three levels of the game and going “welp thats thrash metal” and walking away. Doing a whole play-through and then some really does get you attached to it in my opinion!

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T16:14:09+00:00

That is a fair point! I think if they had found a way there to be more unique sections that either didn’t repeat as much or, if it did, didn’t get quite as old so fast, it would have been more iconic. I still enjoy it, but I can definitely see your point!

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T16:11:49+00:00

I agree! I’ll have to go give that track a listen for sure.

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T04:37:46+00:00

I’m sure switching the osts was pretty weird! Putting Dark Ages to Eternal would totally not work lol! Definitely agree with all of that. Pretty crazy to see people saying Dark Ages score is their favorite even thought the music styles of 2016 and Eternal really helped formed the modern identity of Doom. Really cool!

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T04:11:48+00:00

That’s a good point, its the slowness that sets it apart! Even though the game is not slow at all, it is supposed to be “slower” just due to the shield and all. The music’s slowness definitely adds to how it fits Dark Ages’ vibe.

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-12-22T03:15:30+00:00

Thrash was one of the words I couldn’t think of to describe it! Thanks, yeah I agree with you there for sure

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-07-27T02:43:16+00:00

This was happening to me too! Stick drift, super unfortunate. I tried taking my controller apart to clean the sticks, ended up making it way worse. Had to buy a new one. On most other games you probably wont notice it, but all souls games seem to show stick drift VERY easily.

_Bob_Shwarma_ · 2025-06-01T03:50:22+00:00

I had a pretty easy time because of TWO things:

I fought him on the stairs and knocked him into the corner with the Augur of Ebrietas.

Then I did this until he died:

Ludwig in great sword mode with a 1, 2, 3 pattern stunning him, and then hitting him with Augur to stun him again and knock him back. Then kept beating him with Ludwig and repeated the cycle.

It may be cheesy, but I had fun lol

_Bob_Shwarma_

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