Doom: The Dark Ages Players Are Missing One Of Eternal's…

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Doom: The Dark Ages players miss the Meat Hook from Doom Eternal for its unique functionality and movement options.
The Shield Saw Charge in The Dark Ages serves a similar purpose but doesn't offer the same swinging ability as the Meat Hook.
The Meat Hook's absence leaves a gap in movement mechanics, affecting how players navigate levels in Doom: The Dark Ages.

Doom: The Dark Ages players took to social media to express how much they miss using the Meat Hook from Doom Eternal, which is a weapon enhancement for the latter game's Super Shotgun. Although the Shield Saw Charge serves a similar purpose in Doom: The Dark Ages as a gap closer, it can't be used to swing around enemies like the Meat Hook could.

In Doom Eternal, the Super Shotgun could be used to deal high damage while allowing the Doom Slayer to remain mobile and keep demonic hordes at bay. Although the Super Shotgun can clear a room in just a few shots, its versatility gets a major boost once the Meat Hook weapon mod is unlocked. The Meat Hook shoots a chain hook from the gun barrel that can then attach itself to a demon and let the Doom Slayer either swing around for momentum or follow up with a point-blank shotgun blast to eliminate the target. In short, the Meat Hook weapon mod makes the Super Shotgun one of Doom Eternal's most reliable weapons.

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By James Ratcliff

Although the Super Shotgun has returned in Doom: The Dark Ages as a weapon for players to master, the new title left one of its best perks behind. On the r/Doom subreddit, Reddit user Right-Parking-1836 started a thread that paid tribute to Doom Eternal's Meat Hook. In Doom: The Dark Ages, the Meat Hook has been retired in favor of other weapons and mechanics that focus less on movement and more on players standing their ground while fighting. Though Right-Parking-1836 stated they liked using weapons like The Dark Ages' Shield Saw, the Meat Hook was "irreplaceable" in their view. A screenshot from Doom Eternal that showed a demon holding the Super Shotgun was posted as part of Right-Parking-1836's tribute.

Doom: The Dark Ages Players Lament the Loss of Eternal's Meat Hook

The Meat Hook's main replacement in Doom: The Dark Ages is the Shield Saw's charge ability, which can be used to clear a room of lesser demons and allow the Doom Slayer to travel quickly between objectives via contextual targeting. Given that navigating around Doom: The Dark Ages is a crucial thing for first-time players to learn, the Shield Saw plays a pivotal role in that regard.

In response, some Doom players pointed out that the Meat Hook's vertical momentum was a unique part of exploring Doom Eternal's levels, while the Shield Saw is notably better with horizontal movement. Given how many iconic weapons there are throughout the Doom franchise, it remains to be seen how the arsenal of The Dark Ages will fare over time.

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