When comparing Daikatana vs Doombringer, the Slant community recommends Daikatana for most people. In the question“What are the best PC arena shooters?” Daikatana is ranked 20th while Doombringer is ranked 21st. The most important reason people chose Daikatana is:
It is both challenging and versatile. The lore is simple, you're a time traveler and as such you will come across different sets of weapons from different eras. The story might be a little cringey at times (has a few tediously long cut scenes), but if you enjoyed Quake 2 then you will enjoy this for what it is as well.
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Pros
Pro Has a great single player campaign
It is both challenging and versatile. The lore is simple, you're a time traveler and as such you will come across different sets of weapons from different eras. The story might be a little cringey at times (has a few tediously long cut scenes), but if you enjoyed Quake 2 then you will enjoy this for what it is as well.
Pro Targets the oldschool single player niche
Doombringer aims to be what Quake 3 would of been like with a single player campaign. It also comes with multiplayer, but it is not the main focus of the game.
Cons
Con Companion AI is bugged
Sometimes they get stuck or lost, which will prevent you from leaving the level/area. This has been patched in the 1.3 update where you can disable companions altogether, although this needs to be manually updated.
Con Not ready yet
The game is not available for public yet, but you can get a copy of the multiplayer from Kristus on his Discord channel.