Back in 2012, Bethesda confirmed they had decided to can the Doom 4 that was in favor of a new take that we’ll be seeing at E3 next month. We’ll never really know if the original version would’ve lived up to the hype that’s been gradually building around the game for a decade now, but after looking at what’s left of the scrapped version, I think the decision to start fresh was a good one.
Below you’ll find some screenshots and footage from a work in progress that’s barely recognizable — at least to me — as a Doom game. The video comes from the online portfolio of Mark Bristol, the art director, lead writer and cinematic director on Doom 4.
