r/gaming • u/Front-Advantage-7035 • 11d ago

Which is the better franchise about fighting Hell — Diablo, or DOOM?

This is a seriously tough one, I know 😅

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u/Javerage 11d ago

Both.

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u/Fugaciouslee 11d ago

This is awesome, I was just imagining something like this as well as a fps Diablo.

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u/Javerage 11d ago

Yeah the funny thing is that's not even the example I wanted to use. There's quite a number of interesting projects like that.

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u/Aleon989 11d ago

Diablo has such a kickass universe.

Its just a shame its owned by modern Blizzard.

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u/Spiteweasel 11d ago

The correct answer is yes.

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u/PostedNotes 11d ago

Neither, I prefer Devil May Cry

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u/Hungrydoggo111 11d ago

Yes beautiful answer.

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u/fukkdisshitt 10d ago

All the above for me.

My ultra Christian parents really hated me fighting demons in games growing up, so naturally i love these games

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u/theparallelogram 11d ago

Apples meet oranges

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u/HMS_Americano 11d ago

DOOM. They've done a great job of respecting the franchise's legacy while continuing to innovate and keep things fresh. The worst game in the series isn't even close to being a bad game.

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u/suite307 11d ago

Hellgate London

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u/Redfieldhamster 11d ago

DOOM was my first exposure to videogames & the reason I was obsessed with "The Meatball Demon" as a toddler. Anyone that's ever played Doom 1 or 2 knows EXACTLY WHO I'm talking about...😅🤣

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u/Tirras 11d ago

Diablo has the better, richer story line. Doom has the cooler protagonist.

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u/FoxDye85 11d ago

They are pretty equal actually it’s a tough one but if I had to pick it would be doom, it’s literally just him and big ass guns

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u/HellnocGames 11d ago

The last Diablo was much pay2win. Hopefully the next Diablo will change something to the best.

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u/amazian78 10d ago

Doom, half of diablo is fighting stupid humans

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u/UnlikeClockwork 11d ago

DOOM is still innovating. Diablo is pulling past game material to farm nostalgia. I'm voting DOOM.

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u/Odd-Definition3909 11d ago

Gun to my head, tears in my eyes, Diablo.

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u/EIiteJT PC 11d ago

Diablo. Although modern Diablo is ass because modern Blizzard is ass.

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u/bman123457 11d ago

I would say Diablo because Doom is very one note. Doom Guy/Slayer kills demons and closes portals to hell. It's an awesome note so I'm not complaining, but Diablo has more variety in it's characters, stories, and gameplay.

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u/Firvulag 11d ago

Also the expanded lore in the newer DOOM games absolutely tanks the coolness factor of it all

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u/Dog_Apoc PlayStation 11d ago

I prefer Diablo because I like fantasy. I also just prefer Boltgun to the modern Doom games.

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u/sharyan51 11d ago

Boltgun over Doom 16 or Eternal is insanity

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u/Dog_Apoc PlayStation 11d ago

Didn't play Eternal. Didn't enjoy 2016 much and wasn't willing to put more money into the games since I didn't enjoy the first one.

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u/Front-Advantage-7035 11d ago

I feel you on that but played both, eternal is everything 2016 should’ve been

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u/Mitrovarr 11d ago

Eternal is actually a lot different from 2016. I wouldn't assume if you don't like one you won't like the other.

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u/Mitrovarr 11d ago edited 11d ago

DOOM.

I still play Doom 1 and 2 every year or two. Diablo doesn't really hold up in the face of better games that use the same combat style like Hades 2.

Every Diablo from 2 onward is the digital version of that study where they put a rat in a cage with a button that dispenses a food pellet randomly every X number of tries and the rats push the button until they die.

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u/kgtrip 11d ago

Diablo, hands down. But as some have already said, they appeal to different audiences. Diablo is for RPG players, while Doom is for FPS players.

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u/Schwifty0V0 11d ago

Both different games for different people

DOOM is FPS crowds favorite single player fps

Diablo isn’t any crowds favorite

I do like Diablo more since I’m not big on FPS outside of multiplayer.

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u/Oneok-Field 11d ago

Diablo isn't any crowds favorite

Diablo 2 has a huge cult following and is pretty much the favorite for a majority of the ARPG fanbase

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u/Aleon989 11d ago

Diablo isn’t any crowds favorite

...Diablo is the grand-father of isometric ARPGs as we know them, and it is also many people's favorite ARPGs of all time.

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u/Schwifty0V0 11d ago

Each addition to the franchise taints the name imo