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Hack and slack quicky... in an E1M1, E1M2 and E1M3 levels replacement. Mainly a single player pwad. ....more to come!
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One of the more playable level packs from 1995. The textures are imperfect, there's a bit too much darkness in hallways than I like, but there's a good balance of health, ammo and armor vs enemies. It lacks things like door tracks, wall details and key card lights on doorways, but makes up for it in its concepts, playability and rough charm. Rough charm like the switches are placed far too high off the ground.

The first level feels like someone's first level with basic design, transporters, ugly rooms and hidden doors that are mandatory, but they get better with more ideas from there. The second level is built around square rooms joined by dark corridors. Nothing to get lost in, simple and flowed well. The third level starts outside with full access around a complex before going in. It also does a few good things with platforms that are either innovative or slow.

 

If I could give it a 3.75 I would. C+

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Enthusiastic 1995 mapset. Primitive, but at those times this small adventure did give some fun playing it, so small 3*.
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I liked it.
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This WAD is pretty good, better than the other person said that's for Shure.
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Three levels dated March 1995. E1M1 is an ugly mess that irritated me; it has a dearth of shotgun ammo but lots of demons and lost souls. E1M2 has the same problem, you have to run past most of the baddies, and in fact the level only entertaining if you do. Both levels are formless dungeons. E1M3 is an angular castle, with more ammo, but only 54 baddies. It ends with a tedious set of lifts that take too long to move, and a boring quasi-puzzle exit.
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