[ Rating ]
Design = 7
Flow = 8
Balance = 8
Textures = 10
Overall = 7.88
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"set
in a hostile (and ancient) complex in the
desert (I think?) at night,"
Courtesy
of mapper Fern, here we have a large
medieval looking map. The texture style
is very unique, grey stone and detailing,
under a night sky, for some reason
inspired Egyptian imagery within.
Accompaning the custom textures are some
normal id ones, like the the key and
runic symbols.
Architecture
is on the simple side, but still good.
Rooms are for the most part nicely done,
stone blocks with this neat triangle
texture for trim, and the occasional
corner pillar. Deviations from the main
style are few and far between, although
the exit teleporter is in a different
style, it somehow fits in. The ceilings
have angled sections, but most visual
interest is acheived via great texturing.
This map does feel cramped at times, but
not too bad.
Layout is
very good, you have to do various things
to unlock doors, such as pressing
buttons, getting keys and runes. One
interesting thing i found which I liked
was that some doors were locked, saying
that they were barred with Hell magic,
for instance, and you must find the
corresponding rune to unlock it. But as
matching doors might have been a bit
confusing, once you pick up the rune you
are teleported to that very door. I liked
the the layout, I never got lost once,
and you can use some teleporters to your
advantage...
Gameplay
is frantic, challenging, but very fun.
There is a very high constigency of
knights, ogres, scrags and vores, with
the occasional fiend and shambler thrown
in. Things are hectic, with teleporting
monsters, walls falling away to reveal
monsters, and being teleported without
warning to very tough situations.
Monsters are used effectively, especailly
the vores, with many times being placed
long range, where their voreball is the
deadliest. Although it's tough, ammo and
health are always adequate. The ending is
cool, your look through a doorway and see
three shamblers clumped together, and
that's just the beginning...
Fun map,
with some great custum textures. Get it.
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Created by Fern
Review by Edgecrusher
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