I burn a 1up or two, but take the jerk down, my reflexes in overdrive from adjusting to the Marauder's much quicker attacks. I have to get up in this guy's face and stay there. There's basically no running from the truth here. I appreciate the small arena here since I can't really get far enough away to trigger the Marauder's dog to spawn, but poisonous plants flank the space, farting out toxic gas if you get too close. The message here: kill the buffed marauder to lower the totem cage. A totem-buffed Marauder that moves at the goddamned speed of light.

So I drop down, expecting to press a button to release it, then smash the thing and move on.īut there's no button and no way out of the pit.

Around a bend and at the center of a circle-shaped pit: the totem. I run to the far end of the arena, a long trail of juiced-up demons on my ass. So when a totem pops up my old instincts kick in. When you get a buff totem notification, you've gotta drop everything to seek it out and destroy it. If you're unfamiliar, totems buff all the demons in the arena, increasing their speed and attack damage. In the second level of The Ancient Gods, totems make cruel, cruel return. The next bout is just as funny, but not nearly as kind. Worth it, though I don't think two Marauders and a helpful arena will change the hearts and minds of the Anti-Marauder Brigade. I get through the encounter in one try, proof that the designers don't actually hate me, they just wanted to give me emotional whiplash. There's even some BFG ammo up top if you wanna soften those jerks up. Bouncing back and forth and baiting the big leap attack simplifies things a lot. Mobility is buttressed by some helpful portals, set up at opposite sides of the arena to transport you behind the Marauders for easy kiting. Two tiers makes dashing away from the Marauders and blending up a fodder demon for resources pretty easy. My friend, the developer, just pranked my ass so hard.

I nearly die from standing there just watching them, and even after I get Doomguy moving again I panic trying to find the super shotgun key, like a teen fumbling for car keys in a slasher movie.īut take a few deep breaths, study the arena, and it's really not as bad as it looks, tipping the fight from fuck-you territory and safely into the chuckle zone.

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