

They were really easy to manage last time around but a lot trickier here. Pinkies are pretty much unstoppable from the front unless you give ’em the ol’ blood punch. Praetor Tokens are useful and all, but grabbing a single one just isn’t worth it when you have to use just as many batteries to access a crystal. There are two upgrade crystals and two weapon mod upgrades as well, so you’re going to want to grab those as soon as you can. It takes two to open a single door, so don’t go using them on Praetor Tokens. In The Fortress of Doom, you can spend all those Sentinel Batteries you’ve picked up through the entire campaign. It’s a really invaluable feature that respects the player’s time and effort and I’m all for it. The levels are huge too, so going back and hunting for secrets would be problematic if fast travel weren’t handled properly, but you can choose between a wide variety of locations that will grant you access to anything you may have missed. The game’s even nice enough to tell you specifically when this becomes available.

You don’t need to worry about permanently being locked out of areas and missing secrets in Doom Eternal: Fast travel is unlocked right as you get to each level’s exit. Fast travel makes it possible to go back and find secrets you missed Even though Doomguy has an arm blade, he only uses it during Glory Kills.
