A Doom II: Ray Traced comparison video was shared online this week, highlighting the stunning visual improvements the path tracing mod brings to the classic game.
The video, put together by Cycu1, does an excellent job showing not only how stunning the game looks with path tracing but also how much the atmosphere is improved, making the game almost feel like a horror game at times. Sadly, path tracing sometimes makes it difficult to spot enemies in the dark, which is expected, but it's only a minor issue compared to how much better the game looks with path tracing.
2024 and 2025 are setting out to be great years for fans of the series created by id Software. Besides Doom II: Ray Traced, the official re-releases of the first two entries in the series were launched earlier this month. They will be followed by Doom: The Dark Ages, a bloody medieval take on the series formula, which will provide more frenetic demon slaying sometime in 2025 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S.
The latest main entry in the series is Doom Eternal. You can learn more about it by checking out our review.
Doom Eternal is a brilliant game, one that is a worthy successor to the previous release. While the game does stumble here and there, trying to be something that it really shouldn't be, the outstanding gameplay more than makes up for any issues. Going by the campaign alone, Doom Eternal is well worth your time and money, particularly so if you liked Doom. I'm not sold on the multiplayer, as it feels just a bit too threadbare.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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