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|title=<center>Doom Absolution</center> | |title=<center>Doom Absolution</center> | ||
|image=Doom Absolute recreation.JPG | |||
|imagecaption=Screenshots of the fan-made recreation of the game. | |||
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
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'''Doom Absolution''' was a planned sequel to ''Doom 64''. The game was to be multiplayer-focused, as | '''''Doom Absolution''''' was a planned sequel to ''Doom 64''. The game was to be multiplayer-focused, as the original game's multiplayer mode was cancelled during development. The developers wished to compete with ''Goldeneye 007'''s multiplayer mode, but the game was canned shortly after development started.<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/articles/1997/07/11/midway-adds-new-sports-games-to-the-fire Midway Adds New Sports, Games, to the Fire - IGN.]</ref> It was supposedly cancelled due to how dated the Doom engine was. The team then decided to work on ''Quake 64'' instead.<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/articles/1997/07/11/n-query-6 N-Query - IGN.]</ref> | ||
No screenshots were released, nor were any gameplay trailers. The name ''Doom Absolution'' was later used by fans for the ''Doom 64'' Total Conversion. | |||
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Revision as of 00:34, 1 July 2020
Doom Absolution was a planned sequel to Doom 64. The game was to be multiplayer-focused, as the original game's multiplayer mode was cancelled during development. The developers wished to compete with Goldeneye 007's multiplayer mode, but the game was canned shortly after development started.[1] It was supposedly cancelled due to how dated the Doom engine was. The team then decided to work on Quake 64 instead.[2]
No screenshots were released, nor were any gameplay trailers. The name Doom Absolution was later used by fans for the Doom 64 Total Conversion.