"The
cold, war drenched hell-hole of a world
has slowly rotted its way into the
temple, now decaying and crumbling into
the shadows."
I played
this level on normal and I think it left
bruises. The Looming Madness is as
difficult as it is beautiful. Featuring
textures from Heretic, Diakatana, and
Rogue, this level is simply one of the
coolest this reviewer has played.
The
architecture is outstanding. The ruined
temple theme here really grabs you and
brings you into its world. The texture
usage is nothing but perfection. It was
very hard to choose where to take
screenshots.
The reason
the balance score is so low is because
Kona just loves to leave you empty handed.
You will find yourself begging for
ammunition and health. All I can say is
keep one hand on the save button and push
it often. If not, you will be angered by
how many times you will have to restart
the level. My best example of the
difficulty is in screenshot 2. This is a
huge open area where you must defeat a
room full of knights, 4 shamblers, and
then more knights. The best explantion is
in the .txt file : "Monsters are
not scarce - around 130 including the
Snakeman, Gremlin and a stronger class of
Knights".
Overall,
the gameplay is great. Total action from
begining to end. Not to mention some of
the best architecture you will find. A
definate must to have in your collection.
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Level
Created by Shaun [Kona] Ross
Please
visit the author site :
Ethereal Hell
Other
files by this author :
Evergem
Rapture
Grisly Manifest
Review by Joe
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