They're legends for the original Doom games, however Carmack definitely went off the rails with Doom 3. Although I actually like the kind of "break" in the seri

They're legends for the original Doom games, however Carmack definitely went off the rails with Doom 3. Although I actually like the kind of "break" in the series with a more traditional horror style game. The Doom concepts were all there in Doom 3 but they just ruined the pacing/feel of the combat. Doom 2016 was only possible because Carmack was pushed out - apparently what his team was already assembling was absolutely terrible and they ousted him and essentially started from scratch, something I am super glad for, because Doom 2016 perfectly captures the same feeling as the OG Doom imo. Makes me wonder, with Starfield recently, if Todd Howard needs to be ousted from Bethesda so that ESVI won't suck hard, or if their problem is more Zenimax related. I think it's a bit of both - they still desperately want to use their shitty, outdated Creation engine.