You can theoretically beat Doom: The Dark Ages without using a gun, but 'You'd have a hard time, that's for sure,' says the game's director

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Interviewing Doom: The Dark Ages game director Hugo Martin and producer Marty Stratton for PC Gamer's upcoming print issue 408 (396 in the US), I was curious how the game's new, robust melee and parries would translate to challenge runs.

Could you beat the game with those mechanics alone, never touching the guns? While Martin said the potential challenge run would be "slightly out of the bounds," he thinks it's definitely on the table for more hardcore players.