There hasn’t been a big jump in audio as there was the jump from 2D to 3D in graphics.This short ceiling for improvement made the game designers think on how to implement it better. Unless you look at it very closely, sound design has stayed almost the same when it comes to improvement. To the point where it’s hard to differentiate a 3D environment from the real world, especially if you’ve experienced a Virtual Reality headset.The same cannot be said for sound design. Over the past 30 years, graphics of video games have improved significantly. Though I’m not going to talk about how the game redeemed itself after a bumpy beta, instead, I’m focusing on its sound design and how that affects the gameplay of Doom. It’s that mindless fun game, that you’ll play not for the somewhat competent story, nor the stunning graphics, but for that meaty gunplay that was a little rare in the First Person Shooters of recent years. Though people weren’t happy with the beta, which was a lackluster and slow slice of the game, the single player kept it’s promise of the fast paced shooter it set itself out to be.

Together with all these sounds, a melody is created that rings in your ears very familiarly – Yes, this is Doom.ĭoom, just released recently, had a high level of anticipation since it was announced back in E3 2015. The bang from your shotgun sings in unison with the last cries of your hellish foes. As you get in, the door slides open with a high note, the metal chords kick in and the demons unleash fury with their shrieks and roars.

You can hear the slight noises coming from the pipes above and the ventilator fans below. You are about to enter a room filled with demons, the corridor before it is silent with anticipation.

Doom door sound effect