[ Rating ]
Design = 8
Flow = 8
Balance = 6
Textures = 7
Overall = 7.38
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"Due
to some poor design in places, the map
plays a little slow on less powerful
computers (sorry)."
This was
Tyrann's first ever released level. After
playing this map, that seems untrue. This
map is huge, one of the largest ever made
at it's time, using standard idbase
textures. Very impressive because of it's
very large scale, but sometimes
repitative texturing.
Escape
from Alcatraz stands up fairly well
architectually. Not anything
groundbreaking, hallways with nice
ceiling detail, such as lights with
wiring between them, and nice texturing
to make it better looking than the build
provides. Most rooms are large, with
usually one bit of standout architecture
to make it distinctive. Lighting I found
to be too dark, which may lend itself to
a problem I encountered gameplay wise.
The layout
is good, you have to find two keys to
exit the level, but original bits are
added here and there to keep things
intresting, such as a gold key in plain
sight, but out of reach atop a crane.
Although you do go back and forth
retrieving keys and hitting switches, the
layout is fairly linear, so getting lost
remains a hard task.
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Ah, but to
the heart of the matter, gameplay. This
level is a challenge right from the
start, with grunts and enforcers
attacking from the ground and from high
above, which makes for some rough, but
fun gameplay. I usually find the base
enemies simple, but this map challenged
me immensely, due to their good placement.
Health is a little on the light side, so
a careful approach is a must. Skill
settings are in effect, drastically
reducing the enemy count with each. ( I
play on hard )
On to the
part I did not like. There was a severe
lack of ammo. I had to use my axe a
couple of times, which sucks, but there
were 5 secrets, i found none, maybe ammo
dwelled within those. Although there were
boxes of nails around, I never found the
nailgun, which I think I missed because
of the dark lighting.
To put
things to rest, a quality map with
challenging game play, original bits and
best of all, it all takes a while to
complete. Don't deny yourself a good
time, download this map.
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Level
Created by Tyrann
Please
visit the author site :
Tyrann's Nevermore
Other
files by the author :
Moonlight Assult
Review by
Edgecrusher
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