FATAL
December 10th, 2005, 10:50 AM
Your soul gets its weekly food. It's time for some reviews to devour.
Luckily I exist, as this week's saviour is the humble me. Hehe, ok, so this week we've got 4 wads, of which 2 are very good, one has a nice idea, and the last one being a sort of joke/test wad. Next week we'll have Aliotroph "lazybones'" first review. Word's around that it's pretty good! But lets concentrate on this week. Remember to comment on these reviews at the discussion thread.
Here (http://reviews.newdoom.com/reviews/ndr004.shtml)'s the main review site, hop in there and red the full reviews!
For whom the bell tolls (http://reviews.newdoom.com/reviews/ndr004.shtml#For_whom_the_bell_tolls) by Didy. For Doom2.exe.
Single player. 2 maps.
[txt] (ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/a-c/belltoll.txt)
Reviewed by Fatal. Score 8.5
A wad everyone should play. It has the best visual quality I have ever seen, uses dozens of Doom editing tricks, and is just plain fun to play. It has very well balanced difficulty, and many interesting battles. What more could I ask for?
dm_doomedfate (http://reviews.newdoom.com/reviews/ndr004.shtml#dm_doomedfate) by DSM. For Jump Enabled Engines.
Deathmatch. 1 Map
[txt] (ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/newstuff/doomfate.txt).
Reviewed by AlysiumX. Score : 8
DoomFate is a deathmatch level created by DSM. This level has a very nice layout spreading detail on almost every surface. The gameplay of this level is also very interesting, dealing with the different height levels makes this a challenging deathmatch to any player. This level showed great originality by including a setting and detail that has not been seen among many wads. Overall I think this level is a very good choice for a deathmatch event of the evening.
Jalla_xmas (http://reviews.newdoom.com/reviews/ndr004.shtml#Jalla_xmas) by Ivar "jallamann" Remøy. For Zdoom 96x.
Single Player. 1 map.
[txt] (ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/j-l/ja_xmas.txt)
Reviewed by Fatal. Score 4.5
An interesting wad reminding me of Max Payne 2's Dead on arrival mode. The player meets more and more monsters until finally crushed by the rampaging enemies. It's really fun, and everyone should try it at least once. However, it's ruined pretty much for having a nearly foolproof method of staying alive basically forever.
Gigantic Bathroom (http://reviews.newdoom.com/reviews/ndr004.shtml#Gigantic_Bathroom) by Rustyslacker. For Doom Legacy.
Single Player. 1 map.
Reviewed by Fatal. Score 3.5
A loony survival map, with lots of spawning monsters and even more mayhem. It's total. chaos here. It is a simple map, which gets a bit boring after a while. Like the Christmas wad this week, this one also has that last man standing type of gameplay. Fight monsters until you drop.
Luckily I exist, as this week's saviour is the humble me. Hehe, ok, so this week we've got 4 wads, of which 2 are very good, one has a nice idea, and the last one being a sort of joke/test wad. Next week we'll have Aliotroph "lazybones'" first review. Word's around that it's pretty good! But lets concentrate on this week. Remember to comment on these reviews at the discussion thread.
Here (http://reviews.newdoom.com/reviews/ndr004.shtml)'s the main review site, hop in there and red the full reviews!
For whom the bell tolls (http://reviews.newdoom.com/reviews/ndr004.shtml#For_whom_the_bell_tolls) by Didy. For Doom2.exe.
Single player. 2 maps.
[txt] (ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/a-c/belltoll.txt)
Reviewed by Fatal. Score 8.5
A wad everyone should play. It has the best visual quality I have ever seen, uses dozens of Doom editing tricks, and is just plain fun to play. It has very well balanced difficulty, and many interesting battles. What more could I ask for?
dm_doomedfate (http://reviews.newdoom.com/reviews/ndr004.shtml#dm_doomedfate) by DSM. For Jump Enabled Engines.
Deathmatch. 1 Map
[txt] (ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/newstuff/doomfate.txt).
Reviewed by AlysiumX. Score : 8
DoomFate is a deathmatch level created by DSM. This level has a very nice layout spreading detail on almost every surface. The gameplay of this level is also very interesting, dealing with the different height levels makes this a challenging deathmatch to any player. This level showed great originality by including a setting and detail that has not been seen among many wads. Overall I think this level is a very good choice for a deathmatch event of the evening.
Jalla_xmas (http://reviews.newdoom.com/reviews/ndr004.shtml#Jalla_xmas) by Ivar "jallamann" Remøy. For Zdoom 96x.
Single Player. 1 map.
[txt] (ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/j-l/ja_xmas.txt)
Reviewed by Fatal. Score 4.5
An interesting wad reminding me of Max Payne 2's Dead on arrival mode. The player meets more and more monsters until finally crushed by the rampaging enemies. It's really fun, and everyone should try it at least once. However, it's ruined pretty much for having a nearly foolproof method of staying alive basically forever.
Gigantic Bathroom (http://reviews.newdoom.com/reviews/ndr004.shtml#Gigantic_Bathroom) by Rustyslacker. For Doom Legacy.
Single Player. 1 map.
Reviewed by Fatal. Score 3.5
A loony survival map, with lots of spawning monsters and even more mayhem. It's total. chaos here. It is a simple map, which gets a bit boring after a while. Like the Christmas wad this week, this one also has that last man standing type of gameplay. Fight monsters until you drop.