Experience the gory side of Star Wars with this ‘brutal’ Doom/Dark Forces mashup

The entire Star Wars oeuvre is replete with lore and 🔯characters, such that the films alone cannot explore all of it. As such, we have plenty o𓆏f spin-offs, novelizations, and video games to fill in the gaps, or at least create new stories from the same universe.

Despite the swashbuckling and lightsaber glory of Star Wars as a successful franchise, one thing it’s not really known for is its depiction of blood and guts. Even Luke Skywalker’s famous hand-removal scene is pretty tame. However, someone has decided to rectify this lack of viscera.

Over on ModDBm, user has brought us something that essentially recreates Dark Forces within the Doom 2 engine. One thing they have added for certain is a healthy dose of gore. The mod itself – currently available in early access – is even called “Brutal Dark Forces,” which, judging by the images alone, promises a bloodier and more violent take on the LucasArts title.

No sign of Doom‘s chainsaw, however

Cruikshank seemingly invites us to “be one with the force and save the galaxy with blood,” saying that their mod boasts the aforementioned gore, as well as “remixed weapons, brutal enemies, bosses, weapons,” and other things.

To that end, it does appear they’ve essentially created a Doom-esque version of Star Wars: Dark Forces, but with some much-needed bloodshed that’s evidently missing from the original 1995 game. Of course, we already did get a remaster of Dark Forces not long ago, but I’m guessing that one downplays much of the excessive violence this mod is aiming for.

One thing that’s not clear, however, is which port of Doom 2 the mod supports. Given that it has the word “brutal” in the title – not to mention the aquifer of ichor seen in the screenshots – it stands to reason that it may require Brutal Doom in order to run. Either that or GZDoom.

Maybe Dark Forces didn’t go down as the best Star Wars game of all time, but I still have pretty fond memories of playing it many moons ago. I’m not sure how I feel about an excessively bloody take on it, but if it keeps me installing and playing classic Doom, I’m all for it.