Doom Core

Nice WAD overall

This is an excellent wad and I like it. The maps are well designed and fun to play.

What I didn't like is seeing some people rating it low, If you read these people reviews you'll see that they're mostly noobs complaining about how hard it is to play, Anyone finds any wad hard to play should lower the difficulty level to something they can beat instead of just get frustrated and jump into the forum and  post negative reviews, At least respect the efforts and valuable time the designer put to create this fantastic wad.

The author release a 10th anniversary edition with some changes, named Doom Core Delta, but i didn't play that because i can't review it right now.

So, instead, i give it a try to the original version. But i cheated a little as i grabbed the new status bar and the dehacked patched and load em to play the old version. Sorry, @valkiriforce, but i feel it incomplete without them.

Pretty solid mapset, i might say.
Most maps are really good.
There are some really good and short maps, some neat medium, and some fantastic huge maps (map19: Mountain Fortress is marvelous!!!). I had a really good time playing this megawad.

Its not 5 stars because it uses mandatory secrets to complete the maps... making it somewhat difficult to understand the map progress.

Aside from that, the mapset is a total blast!!!
Neat encounters, really good architecture and layouts. And with a good flow, too.

The best thing that i found in this mapset is the different ending depending the difficult setting. Really really, smart move, and interesting detail for replayers like me.

So yes, i ended the megawad two times in a row in HNTR and UV respectivelly to see the different ending.

Last map on UV is somewhat unfair as monsters keep on getting on the way of the rockets, and if you don't have ny BFG ammo, its a big nope.

Thanks, Valkiriforece for this really good vanilla mapset.

Its certainly fantastic, so ignore the haters i had read below.

This mapset is really a blast!!!
And if the author already fixed some of the issues i pointed, hope he did, Doom Core Delta surely is one of the best vanilla mapsets out there for me.
I will take it a bite when the review page is ready.

I've updated my review accordingly after played the most recent Doom Core version , the delta one that's available here =

https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/megawads/dcdelta

So, it's a very good megawad and it shows that valkiriforce knows very much how to make well designed and beautiful maps as well as balanced gameplay in UV. My favorite maps of the set = 03, 32, 16, 19, 24 and 29. The other maps are also good but not memorable as these ones I've listed. I'll replay this megawad for sure! Nice work valkiriforce!
 

There can be the most boring room in a Valkiriforce level, totally dull, and still it will please the heck out of me.