Alive and kicking, bastards!

[FATAL]

Danimetal said: "fuck quitting" and I hear him.

We're setting up a new plan, me, Danimetal and AlysiumX that is. Hopefully we'll get some more activity, but we'll see. As always, we're open for new reviewers.

However, here is the (way too) long awaited review issue. AlysiumX lost one review when he got into reformatting rage yesterday, so we mourn for the loss. More details at the review site.

So here it is, the new year's special:
NEWDOOM WAD REVIEWS #13 (http://reviews.newdoom.com/)

Discuss, flame and sign up as a reviewer!

[PumpkinSmasher]

Glad to see this up finally. MY OMGPump2 wad got the same score as the original, guess thats a good thing. I'm guessing 7.5 is a good score since the highest yall have ever given is a 8.5. I'm glad to yall reviving this.

[DooMAD]

Thanks for the Void Space review, heh. Glad to see you're keeping this thing going.

[Doom_Dude]

Yeah good to see this thing is still alive....

Too bad I'm not all that alive in the Doom stuff.............................. :/

[Danimetal]

Fun we only had like 150 views here... I guess the advertising campaign wasn´t strong enough (the advertising campaign simply... wasn´t) but I thrust next issues to have more boom and spam all over the forums :).

As for being dead in Doom... You know DD, it´s only pressing the use key and respawning at the beginning of the level. Sometimes we´re burnt out and we just need some rest. Some other times you have to delete Morrowind from the HDD and wait for the summer to install it again.

[Dutch Devil]

Too bad I'm not all that alive in the Doom stuff.............................. :/
Traitor :p I see some good maps that I need to check out this week, nice reviews as well.

[PumpkinSmasher]

boom and spam all over the forums :).
Hehe....Spam spam spam. YAY ND WAD REVIEWS

[Danimetal]

LOL@PS.

@Dutch: Lend Doom_Dude your mapping engine for a couple of days. The guy really needs to stop playing these Guild Wars stuffs :P.

[Dutch Devil]

Sorry its an top secret engine its an improved version of slige do you guys really thought I could make an map nah I let an program do it for me :p

[shtbag667]

Hey, I'm surprised to see one of my levels. I admit I do tend to focus on looks rather than gameplay.

[Sigma]

I would be willing to review a few maps from time to time-- granted you are still "hiring" for such a position. Sign me up. I'll get the details from FATAL in due time.

[FATAL]

That's exceedingly cool. You're in. If you already have some wad in mind and you wished to write a review of it before we meet again on msn, just follow Danimetal's fine example, and you'll do fine. His reviews are horribly long, though, and at least I can't reach such fine quality all the time as he does.

Currently we have three regular reviewers: Me, Danimetal and AlysiumX. Anyone willing to join will be welcome, just as long as the reviews are longer than just a few lines. ;)

I've met some very nice maps lately. I'll write two or three ordinary reviews, and a few "mini reviews" I'm introducing in the next issue.

[Danimetal]

Hey, I'm surprised to see one of my levels. I admit I do tend to focus on looks rather than gameplay.
That´s something to learn and something to learn from, I guess :). I usually do a lot of detail (though my maps look pretty bad) but, given that I am patient enough, also a lot of playtesting and gameplay cheking. My maps still play bad but I can say that I pay attention to gameplay ;).

@Sigma: Excellent news!!!. Contact Fatal or me through mail or PM for details, we could get you templates and such :).

Also, people, if you didn't know, I'm a genious. Bigtime.

[FATAL]

@Sigma: Excellent news!!!. Contact Fatal or me through mail or PM for details, we could get you templates and such :).
Oh yeah, I'm sending him the template right now.

Today Danimetal did a gay marriage proposal to some random guy.

He is blank.

[Sigma]

I must admit that I have become discouraged with the utter crap that resides at the "idgames archive" and have taken it upon myself to review a few WAD-files downloaded from other sources. Assuming this is acceptable, I have then completed four reviews (a fifth review is pending-- at this juncture, I am not sure if I care to complete this fifth review).

I'll send them soon enough.

[Danimetal]

As long as the wads are downloadable from some reliable source it is perfecly right :). Notice this is a Wad Reviews service and not an "Idgames-newstuff" digest. It would be nice if you review newly released wads and point out stuff to make them better (specially in case of novice authors) but you can even review your favourite wads of all time :).

Although I am busy at making love to myself while playing World of Warcraft, I managed to make this post! I'm sure my mom's proud of me!

[Osiris's_Legacy]

I wouldn't mind doing some reviews from time to time. I enjoy trying out new wads, no matter how.......whatever. And obviously, my reviews would be more than a few lines :D.

[FATAL]

I must admit that I have become discouraged with the utter crap that resides at the "idgames archive" and have taken it upon myself to review a few WAD-files downloaded from other sources.
Sometimes you get lucky. ;)

Heh, usually it's a bad idea to download wads less than 100KB, and even then most of the maps are rather bad. I've been very lucky lately, though, and I think I'll write a review or two next weekend.

[Danimetal]

I wouldn't mind doing some reviews from time to time. I enjoy trying out new wads, no matter how.......whatever. And obviously, my reviews would be more than a few lines :D.
We´ve been thinking about the "Guest Review" feature, something that could easily fit you in this case. More to come!.

[Osiris's_Legacy]

Exellent, there shall be reviews from me.

[g6672D]

When Doom editing came to light, so came the Doom n00ms. Reviewing WADs from the 199# years is somewhat risky for that reason.

[Sigma]

Bah. Without so much as a thought I deleted the E-mail FATAL sent me and now require the address to where the reviews should be sent, the format the screenshot should be in and what form (considering the various options ImageShack gives you after uploading a file) I should attach to the review. I'd appreciate it if either of you, Danimetal or FATAL, could send me these details via private message-- or, I suppose, you could just reply here.

[FATAL]

Okay, I'll resend the email.

[Sigma]

It has been done. I'll wait for some suggestions and/or criticisms in regard to this first review before sending the remaining three. The reason for being such as then I can easily adjust the remaining reviews to better suite your requirements without as much hassle.

[PumpkinSmasher]

cough cough...just how alive and kicking are yall?

[FATAL]

You people with your impossible deadlines!

[PumpkinSmasher]

I'm just wondering which will come first: a review of the first NDCP on here, or the release of NDCP2.

[Phoebus]

Just wanted to say, in case you didn't already know, THANK YOU, GUYS -- great job, I really appreciate your work :)

[Danimetal]

@PS: The reviews are actually done. They have been lying in my desktop for a long time but I just don´t have the time for putting them into the correct format right now.

@Phoebus: In case you´re being serious, thanks :).

[FATAL]

Haha, like four billion reviews on that desktop.

[PumpkinSmasher]

Screenshot of this desktop?

[Phoebus]

@Phoebus: In case you´re being serious, thanks :).*zuh* Of course I am. I thought you guys already knew from my previous post (http://forums.newdoom.com/showthread.php?p=481685#post481685) (apparently either overlooked or quickly forgotten) a while back how I felt.

[FATAL]

Oh, don't mind Danimetal. You know what he's like. Always editing his own posts saying some dirty things about what he does with household vegetables. *sick*

[Danimetal]

Then again, thanks a lot Phoebus :):):). I wish I could really have more time to bring reviews here and create a place where wads could be properly discussed... It´s quite hard to mantain a consistent level of working in one of these things when RL is on the way :(.

As for PS: This is what you get:

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1549/existsnn5.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=existsnn5.jpg)

No way I am showing my desktop with my russian pirate copy of Counter Strike!!.

[FATAL]

I bet it's not as bad as my Russian pirate copy of the Sims. Haha, the merchant even bothered to make his own cd cover art. My god it's horrible!*roflmao*

[PumpkinSmasher]

can i get that in english...heh
if its done then take the time to upload it.

[Danimetal]

What is done is a text only version of the 32 reviews... I need to format them, put them into the html, add pictures and do a lot of work with it... If it was that easy I would have done it already but I can´t find the time.

Fatal, post pic. Now :).

[PumpkinSmasher]

well i hope you find the time eventually. Yall have done a good job with the reviews, and I hope yall keep up the great work.

[FATAL]

Fatal, post pic. Now :).
I'll go scan and post it the moment you publish the reviews!

It'll be like a fun moment, but only twice as great.

[Danimetal]

If you´re being serious we have a deal. I´ll do these things in batches and when I have them all I will ask you for that image. You send me the image and I publish everything. Agreed?.

[PumpkinSmasher]

ah...so this is how work gets done.

[FATAL]

I will post the image here in Newdoom.

In a new thread.

In Rants and raves.

IN CAPS.

[Danimetal]

Deal then. I´ll try to come up with the layout.

[rustyslacker]

05:06 Pumpkin_Smasher: Well my goal is to get NDCP2 done before danimetal can publish the NDCP review
rustywanker: that'll be a good race
Pumpkin_Smasher: I thought it would be

I would bet on Danimetal, but he hasn't been around for a while. I would bet on Pumpkinsmasher, but I know Raptor Jesus is a slow mapper. It's gonna be a tough one. Have at it.

[jetflock]

http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/play_uk.php?id=1843503

[FATAL]

Haha, that's great!

Unfortunately, Danimetal still is in the jaws of capitalism, and therefore busy as ever.

[jester]

Cool. I really need to start playing some more Doom wads. Been so bloody busy with uni work and stuff recently.

It's cool that you guys keep things active.

[PumpkinSmasher]

So I started a thread in here a while ago called 'Dead and Motionless, bastards!'...unfortunately you 'dead and motionless bastards' never approved it.

[FATAL]

sorry, I can't help, it's the bureaucracy. These things usually take from 1 to 16 months to get through.

[Illdo]

Dead and rotting, suckers.

[FATAL]

Just you wait until Danimetal comes back! He will spank you. HARD! All of you!

[rustyslacker]

Come on, Fatty, I told you we should post more reviews in the forum. I can do three reviews tomorrow if you'll get off your sorry ass.

[Nuxius]

Say, there's some mighty rough talkin' goin' on in this thread! :p

[FATAL]

You're such fags sometimes. Just you wait until I employ my stolen Winona bot slaves to put some reviews up.

[rustyslacker]

alive and kicking

[FATAL]

Bastards! *shades*

[Illdo]

Bah. Wait until my loyal Aztec Warriors make pudding of you.