Cygnus IV - Version 2.0

Great original music. A exquisite blend of short and tense levels. Abstract details. Beautiful lighting. Spooky one.

Also for myself it was one of the first wads (megawads) I've ever played. The work with light levels, connection of maps and overall design was really influential on my own work. It is not the best wad ever made, but it stands out for me somehow.
Now I think that I've never played "The Talosian Incident" so I need to complete it as soon as possible.

where's Cygnus I, II, and III? Cygnus IV made entirely by John Bye is perhaps one of the shortest multi-level sets in existence, despite actually having 14 maps to its name. the style that Bye uses pertains to the scenery and the cinematic-like feel rather than actual Doom combat. as such, this is one of the easiest and oldest wads out there as well. many levels don't have more than 50 monsters and the actual level length can be easily done in a minute or so.

MAP01 is the best map in the set, owing mostly to its nice detail and hub format. the ones that follow it don't do as good, but Bye does his best with designing areas, as orthogonal as they are, they manage to look decent. yes, even the sewers. MAP05 had no monsters, MAP06 was a boss shooter map that is way too easy. MAP10 attempted a city level but didn't offer too much, at least besides the big enemies behind barricades. MAP11 was a huge cathedral but had very few monsters, with only the arch-vile as the main exhibit. MAP13, holy shit how the fuck do you do this level I won't even try at times. interesting concept but I'll be damned if I ever finish it. bleak finale for MAP14. it's got a cinematic feel, and either feels completely underwhelming or just okay, but never really amazing.