Doom is known as the pioneer of the first-person shooter. It redefined the genre with the 2016 reboot by going back to basics with an ultraviolent arena shoot 'em up designed for a modern audience.

Patrick Gill (he/him) has been making serious and unserious videos for Polygon since 2016. He also co-hosts & produces Polygon’s weekly livestreams on Twitch. Doom (2016) was an exercise in ...