Youre a space marine, one of Earths toughest, hardened in combat and trained for action. Three years ago you assaulted a superior officer for ordering his soldiers to fire upon civilians. He and his body cast were shipped to Pearl Harbor, while you were transferred to Mars. With no action for fifty million miles, your day consisted of suckin dust and watchin restricted flicks in the rec room.Thats our introduction to Doomguy, in the instruction manual that accompanies the original game from 1993. Doom doesnt have any cutscenes or dialogue. In terms of a narrative, each episode ends with a short passage of text summing up what youve just done and teasing the next location youre about to enter, and thats all. But the eponymous hero of ids greatest shooter nevertheless has character. When his nose and teeth are bloodied, Doomguy soldiers on regardless, one brow raised, hungrily looking for fresh meat. When he finds a new, big gun, he grins, bares his teeth - he cant wait to kill something with this. Continue reading Doom The Dark Ages isn't as good as Eternal or Doom 2016, but it doesn't matterMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Doom The Dark Ages review, Doom The Dark Ages weapons, Doom The Dark Ages missions