Summary

Doom: The Dark Ages director Hugo Martin has responded to complaints about the difficulty sliders in the upcoming game, with some calling the title ‘Woke Ages.’

• Alongside a standard difficulty setting, fans will be able to tweak game speed, enemy aggression, and damage taken.
• Martin states that while the sliders can make the game easier, they can also make it much more challenging.

“I don’t agree with that,” Martin said. “Really, when you think about options like the sliders, the policy was it has to be good both for the white belts and the black belts. If we’re gonna allow you to slow the game down, we have to enable you to speed the game up.”
Translation: I don’t agree with that. It’s essential to create options that cater to everyone, whether they want a faster or slower pace.

The game is set to release on May 15, 2025.