But after a bit of recombobulation, I found myself back up to speed with the Doom Slayer, finding my old rhythm of rotating through my arsenal as I surveyed all the demons who were trying to kill me in each combat arena. Its difficulty picks up right where the core game ended, meaning that anyone who hasn’t played it since launch will probably be dying a whole hell of a lot while regaining their sea legs. On one hand, The Ancient Ones is simply more Doom Eternal.

No, the reason I was left with an existential crisis was because despite enjoying my time with The Ancient Gods, I was left wondering not only what it is that I want from DLC, but also just what DLC even is in 2020. And not because it made me realize that Doom Eternal came out just seven months ago during this never-ending hellmouth of a year. Not because of the gameplay, which is an action-packed five hours that picks up the baton from right where the game left off.

After blasting through The Ancient Gods, Part One DLC for Doom Eternal, I was left with a bit of an existential crisis.