Monday, 17 February, 2020 UTC
Summary
“They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you. You will be worse. Rip and tear, until it is done.”
In a video posted to Reddit yesterday, the same team of talented developers responsible for bringing the original Half-Life as well as both Quake and Quake 2 to VR via the Oculus Quest has teased the upcoming arrival of another video game classic on standalone headsets.
Though the video doesn’t actually specify what game they are referring to, the music is unmistakable. Those aggressive guitar riffs and hardcore drums belong to the original theme song to ID Software’s 1993 classic DOOM. While the game has already been available in VR for some time via DoomGVR, the 3DoF experience—originally released on the Samsung Gear VR followed by the Oculus Go and Oculus Quest, is a vanilla source port of the original game, offering users a poorly-optimized, borderline broken experience.
Happiness is a warm shotgun! Can you guess the game? from OculusQuest
According to the Reddit user u/VR_Bummser, who appeared to be posting the video on behalf of its creators Dr. Beef and baggyG, this new version will be running on a modern engine; either the Gzdoom or Lzdoom. Not only will this offer improve the overall visual quality of the experience, but allow for various mod support as well.
This includes potential support for Brutal Doom, a mod so popular even horror icon John Romero praised it as the definitive version of the game. Noticeable improvements include dramatically-enhanced blood effects, the ability to blow of individual limbs with high-caliber weapons, as well as various lighting enhancements. You can actually play Brutal Doom in VR via a PC VR headset right now. Just follow the instructions located here.
The video does not include an official release date other than 2020. Like Half-Life VR and both Quake and Quake 2, the port will be available to sideload free via the SideQuest app. If you’re looking for something to satisfy your demon-killing urges until the release, check out DOOMVFR on SteamVR and PSVR.
With DOOM: Eternal releasing on PC and consoles next month, 2020 is shaping up to be a big year for the legendary franchise.
Image Credit: iD Software
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