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Basilica

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A HUGE one-player level set in a cathedral. Several puzzles and tons of mayhem. For use with original DOOM, v1.666+. Includes lots of original graphics and a Bach instrumental score. See below for important play info.

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doomedwarrior1981

  
Be warned this level is extremely challenging to figure out due to all the puzzles it is fun if you have the time to figure them out. It is a rather large and beautiful level.

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Meril

  
Great map, but without included walk-through I would never found those lion switches. Easy, but final battle is hard in comparison to others. 4,5/5

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Guest

  
Good stuff, but you do need to peek at cheat sheet now and then.

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cs99cjb

  
Jumping puzzles, lift puzzles, switch puzzles, walking puzzles: it's crammed with intricate little mechanisms. The gunplay is mostly shotgun sniping. If you like obvious progression then you'll loathe it; even the non-hidden doors are easy to overlook in the dark. The ending screen helpfully told me that my time of 01:05:54 'sucks' but I think I should get a prize for patience. I hated the one-time door that needs monsters to block it (in fact I cheated) so 3* from me.

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Lots of work. Has some nice scenes, nice decoration and new textures - although they give a bit too cartoonish ambiance. On places too dark, switch-hunty, and most of the puzzles didn't give fun. F.e. the door closing while approaching can be done but is quite tricky because it needs a monster to block it, and it just takes too much time. Fights @ UV are nothing special. Overall despite the gameplay: small 4* for the effort, also because it is from 1997.

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NuMetalManiak

  
very cool map, exploratory with nice architechture and some good fights. puzzling but very cool.

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Guest

  
Really quite nice to look at,decent gameplay.

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Guest

  
Hard puzzles. I finished the map with the walkthrough :P

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Amazing fun and good architecture and didn't confuse me as much as other big riddle wads, even though for a little while I was still wandering around.. 5/5 - Optimus

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Unknown date

  
I love this map. Maybe a little confusing at times, but great overall... - 5/5

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Unknown date

  
This is more than ten years old. You get several .bat files, but you can just run the .wad with e.g. Zdoom, and it works. The level has lots of new textures that look cartoony nowadays, but the lighting and layout are good, but a bit aimless. It's interesting to see a gothic library in a level presumably started before Doom II came out. The gameplay isn't bad, bit dull; there's a clever lift puzzle, a horrible stone catwalk puzzle. Very wandery at times.

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Could be part of Eternal Doom... but would be one of the weakest maps in the set. I liked the locked door texture and that's all. This map is huge, empty and easier than Fava Beans (play it on -fast or yawn when playing). Not bad, just boring and - for me - lacks atmosphere. For big castle-like maps, download Eternal instead and play maps 07,11,19... 2/5 stars, vdgg

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Fantastic wad - very beautiful and atmospheric. The gameplay is based on some clever puzzle-type features, so give yourself plenty of time to savour this one. Monster-wise, it's quite gentle.

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