Going Down

Going Down tells us a story, one that involves Doomguy (called Doomguy for once) simply doing his job. this is compounded in the idea that 32 levels all take place in one building, and as the title states, going down each floor once you clear out the one you're on. Elevator Action on Doomroids, in other words, but again, this is compounded by each and every map being outright memorable. yes, mouldy does craft out some amazing level concepts involving warping through time, hide and seek with arch-viles, going off of the deep end, a puzzle level, an arena, a stair climb just to get cellular reception and the roof rage that follows, entering a spaceship and fighting off loads of archies (or revenants) and pain elementals before returning, the infamous Mouth of Madness, the collecting of yellow skulls, the forbidden fruit, and necropolis, then you go back up and destroy the building and find yourself actually playing a video game.

and yet again, mouldy compounds this with "chaotic evil" gameplay. it's basically compact slaughter, but what mouldy does differently that sets it apart from your average slaughtermap is to make it fun by balancing it out so the weaker players can have the gaul to stick through it. if you're not a fan of getting your ass kick consistently, you're in good hands. play on the lowest setting and take note of the invulnerabilities you can find. this can make many maps a breeze. even MAP28, the largest slaughtermap, becomes amazingly easy once you find the invulnerabilities. and then you got the crazy music that plays in the maps, all compounding the chaos of this compound.

there's just no way you can pass up Going Down, if you can't get it good on one setting, play on another and remember, these gimmicks are actually good.