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'''Doom Absolution''' was a planned sequel to ''Doom 64''. The game was to be multiplayer-focused, as Doom 64's multiplayer mode was cancelled during development. The developers wished to compete with ''Goldeneye 007''<nowiki>'</nowiki>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>  
'''''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.
 
==See Also==
*[[Doom (lost FMV scenes and original work of 3DO port of first-person shooter game; 1994-1995)]]
*[[Doom (lost prototype of Sega Saturn port of first-person shooter; 1996-1997)]]
*[[Doom (lost reference photographs for first-person shooter game cover art; 1993)]]
*[[Doom (partially found production materials of cancelled first-person shooter game film adaptations; 1994-1999)]]
*[[Doom and Doom 2 (partially lost original sound files of first-person shooter series audio; 1993-1994)]]
*[[Doom 4 (lost build of cancelled sequel based on "Doom" first-person shooter series; 2007-2014)]]
*[[Doom "Episode 5" (lost build of cancelled expansion to first-person shooter; 1995)]]


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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Latest revision as of 14:58, 15 July 2023

Doom Absolute recreation.JPG

Screenshots of the fan-made recreation of the game.

Status: Lost

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.

See Also

References