Doom: The Dark Ages reminded me how fun old-school archetypes can be
Old-school heroes still rule. Doom: The Dark Ages reminded me why I love unstoppable icons like BJ, Dante, and the Slayer.
Over the past years, gaming has evolved as a storytelling medium to rival film in its nuance and narrative complexity. That has opened the gate for complex, morally gray characters. Joel and Ellie to Lee Everett, Snake, and James Sunderland, we’ve now been conditioned to expect protagonists who are deeply flawed, emotionally scarred, and often one bad day away from becoming the villain.
