Escape from Castle Chezcrea

A level with a lot of atmosphere, but the gameplay leaves a bit to be desired. There's too much of shooting monsters locked in cells or squeezed in tight corridors.

from a mechanical perspective, this is pretty fucking good. the idea of escaping a torturous prison area by punching your way through makes a whole lot of sense. the big slaughter room is pretty good mechanics wise, especially with the conveyor, the tower controls, and the pickaxe secret. for some reason when a monster telefrags the baron by entering the machine, he somehow manages to survive the barrel teleport for some dumb reason. the escape route out of the castle is admirable, and there's even a dead body to shoot to actually get a secret along the way. the murky gray water with friction is nice.

but from a gameplay perspective, other than the berserk punching at the beginning, this one doesn't offer much to be honest. it's got good ideas but the combat is meh.

Very cool level. The way you have to use your fist & pistol in the beginning enhances the feeling of being trapped & powerless and having to escape. The visuals are very nicely-done, with lots of little details & cool ideas. The atmosphere is quite spooky, reminding me of the dungeon segments of the later Unloved. It is indeed linear, but it's still an interesting journey and the gameplay is fair & fun.