Doom mods are cool. But hey, you probably knew that already, yeah? After all, I’ve covered a bunch of these over the years. It’s one of my favorite topics to talk about, especially with the passage of time and discovering new mods for this old game. They figured out new and interesting ways to tackle the classic Doom formula, years and years later. This time around I wanna talk briefly about one I tried that definitely hit me emotionally.
you broke me is a mod by Doom modder and level designer kevansevans, who’s contributed to a myriad of Doom projects, including assisting with the immensely popular My House, and helping remaster the classic Action Doom mod with original designer Scuba Steve. I honestly forget where I had initially heard about this mod, but something from someone who helped make My House into a phenomenon of a Doom mod has to be worth looking out for.
When I started the mod, it was just run-of-the-mill Doom combat. Kill monsters, hit switches, find keycards to open doors, that sort of thing. Once I successfully went through the level the first time, I saw the monster lineup that usually ends Doom II, so I foolishly thought “yeah that seems neat” and immediately closed it, thinking that was the end.
Turns out that was only the beginning. After seeing longplay videos that show you broke me’s time as significantly longer than 15 minutes, I jumped back in and opted for a new game to start again. But instead of starting from the beginning, that started me back from where I left off. It was there that I realized there was something really special about this one.
