Cacowards 2020 Mentionation Thread

[RonnieJamesDiner]

There were a lot of great looking projects this year that I simply haven’t taken the time to play yet (Akeldama, Interception II, Refracted Reality, Three’s A Crowd, not to mention the rapid-fire DBP releases; the list just goes on...), but among the selection I did sample over 2020, these just happen to stand out as personal favorites. These were all very fun, and managed to avoid disappearing down the memory hole. In alphabetical order...

 

25 Years on Earth by Phobus

Abandon by Bemused, Benjogami and Scotty

Ar Luminae by Aurelius and Kaito

aVOID by bolon667 (I mentioned this already on page 2, but it deserves a second shout.)

Bastion of Chaos by Bridgeburner56

Freaky Panties 2: Boxers or Briefs by Remilia Scarlet

Mutabor by tourniquet

Ray Mohawk's Manic Monday by Doomkid

Shrine II by Scumhead and Mengo

Syringe by Pavera, Tarnsman, Marcaek and Xaser

Technicolor Antichrist Box by Major Arlene

The Devil's Wrath by sturmgewehr44 (Of all the "first maps" I tried this year, this one stood out to me.)

 

And, these are the projects I feel weird mentioning because I was a part of them, but they're still incredible community megawads...

 

1,000 Lines 2 by Liberation and crew

Rowdy Rudy 2: POWERTRIP by Doomkid and crew

The Mapwich 2 by Bridgeburner56 and crew

 

Finally, I’m really not sure if this fits into a category or anything, but I just want to specifically give a mention to the legendary Mr. John S. Weekley (@PRIMEVAL). Between Bastion of Chaos, TAB, and Abysm 2: Infernal Contract – and possibly more that I missed, or am forgetting – the quality of his musical output this year has been astounding, and he elevates every project he touches to a whole different level. You've given us some epic tunes this year, and I doubt I'll get "The Coming Hour" out of my head for quite some time. 

 

Edited November 11, 2020 by RonnieJamesDiner

[Bridgeburner56]

Gonna second RJD's call and pick @PRIMEVAL for creator of the year. Unmatched quality in his musical compositions and a tireless creator.

[TheNoob_Gamer]

On 11/8/2020 at 7:12 AM, SuperCupcakeTactics said:

EDIT: I would like to mentionate Doom Zero if that's eligible!

Doom Zero got a mention in the followups last year I believe.

 

 

[Sapfiar]

I agree with @Bridgeburner56 and @RonnieJamesDiner pick @PRIMEVAL, his music is just breathtaking 

"The Coming Hour" I will remember it for a long time:)

[Sapfiar]

I forgot about my favorite Wads in 2020 - 

 

Technicolor Antichrist Box by Major Arlene

Bastion of Chaos by Bridgeburner56

Shrine II by Scumhead and Mengo

The Mapwich 2 by Bridgeburner56 and crew

1,000 Lines 2 by Liberation and crew

Ar Luminae by Aurelius and Kaito

Faithless: Trilogy by Jimmy

Refracted Reality y killerkouhai and crew

 

There are no priorities everything is written in random order:)

 

 

[AL-97]

The Demon Blade is one of the better GZDoom-specific maps released this year and a great adventure in its own right that sends you on a quest through abandoned villages, catacombs, forests and haunted dungeons to find the titular Demon Blade. Semi-realistic, moderate detailing and great gameplay.

 

 

[IvanDobrovski]

ProgDuel3: 

 

[Gez]

This is also very good.

[baja blast rd.]

We're at cutoff time again. Feel free to keep using the thread, but it's unlikely anything new will be considered for this cycle (it'll be for the next). Thanks for all the helpful posts. 

[Turin Turambar]

On 11/13/2020 at 12:00 AM, AL-97 said:

The Demon Blade is one of the better GZDoom-specific maps released this year and a great adventure in its own right that sends you on a quest through abandoned villages, catacombs, forests and haunted dungeons to find the titular Demon Blade. Semi-realistic, moderate detailing and great gameplay.

 

 

 

i also liked it! Solid run & game experience.

[Untamed64]

Would DOOG be eligible for a Cacoward?

It'd be cool to have a cacoward category for off-engine projects

[Walter confetti]

Is that mod made with Unity?

[Jamie Faith]

Am I too late to throw in another vote for Freaky Panties 2 by Remilia Scarlet?

[Master O]

I second that:

 

 

[ukiro]

Doomer of the Year award to @Daerik for completing Sunlust D2ALL. 4:23:47

[Walter confetti]

+1 for Ar Luminae, played today and is truly an epic map!

[Suitepee]

+1 for I.H.N.I episode 1 by @Kraja.

 

 

[Caleb13]

I'd like to mention Archi-TEK, because the amount of detail in these maps is just mind-bending. What makes it even more impressive, this is the first public release by this author. While the maps can get confusing and thus probably  aren't Cacoward material by themselves, I think the author qualifies for the "Most promising newcomers" category.

 

rchi

[Turin Turambar]

On 11/15/2020 at 6:13 AM, ‹rd› said:

We're at cutoff time again. Feel free to keep using the thread, but it's unlikely anything new will be considered for this cycle (it'll be for the next). Thanks for all the helpful posts. 

 

I know there has to be some date that is the cutover date, it makes sense, but you really should try this :

 

On 11/19/2020 at 12:36 AM, Suitepee said:

+1 for I.H.N.I episode 1 by @Kraja.

 

 

 

[NuMetalManiak]

On 11/15/2020 at 12:13 AM, rd. said:

We're at cutoff time again. Feel free to keep using the thread, but it's unlikely anything new will be considered for this cycle (it'll be for the next). Thanks for all the helpful posts. 

Oh well fuck I shoulda done something goddamn I was busy.

 

Well I did compile a list of all megawads released in 2020 as the year went on so there's bound to be a write-up of 2020 being the true "year of the megawad" even though there was a year that had been called that.

 

Spoiler

Tenebrum (Heretic)
Back to Saturn X E2*

NoReason's Speedmaps 2

180 Minutes Pour Vivre

2048 Units of /vr/ (includes a second megawad which is a "clean" version)

Happy

CPD

KINDa

The 64 kb Challenge (2 megawads)
Doom II: 25 Years on Earth (One Year Late Edition)
Interception II
MAYhem 2020
Modest Mapping Challenge
Dark Scythe

Deep Into the Massacre
NOVA III
Texture Extravaganza
Running Late 2
EthernalNightmare
SlaughterMAX
Czechbox (Jabba said something about the RCs being in 2019 but the idgames release is in 2020 so I'm counting it)

Three's a Crowd
Rowdy Rudy II

1000 Lines 2
Akeldama
OOPS: All TechBase
Magic Doom

USQC: UNLOADED (deathmatch megawad)

Abyssal Speedmapping Session 46 (has 17 maps, counting it)

A Doomer Boards Christmas Carol (25 maps)

 

(all above are idgames links)

 

Refracted Reality

Shrine II

Abandon
Faithless Trilogy
Mapwich 2

 

*already won a caco

 

37 in total. A megawad of 2020 megawads if you will. Probably more I missed.

 

Edited November 30, 2020 by NuMetalManiak
added two more

[Gez]

24 minutes ago, NuMetalManiak said:

Probably more I missed.

Yep, I don't see Faithless Trilogy or Mapwich 2 in your list for example.

[Master O]

 

[DoodGuy]

Refracted Reality deserves a Cacoward just because of its looks, but the gameplay is strong as well.

 

For mods I'd mentionate DOOSK (Dusk weapons and monsters) for it's gameplay and effort it took and Highway Acceleroid Booster for it's originality and wackyness that every TerminusEst13 mod needs.

[Dondlo]

Embers of Armageddon: my favorite mod, carbon copy of DOOM 2016, the talent of DoomKrakken is incredible

[Droolius_Sneezer]

Definitely gonna nominate Three Is a Crowd for this year, such a strong megawad both in concept and execution.

[Linuxmaster1992]

On 11/30/2020 at 1:58 PM, Master O said:

 

Yes. Project Osiris is the best.

[doomero-21]

Doosk for best multiplayer mod:

 

 

[skaarjman]

This mod has some potential.

 

Spoiler

Gameplay

 

 

[ReaperAA]

3 hours ago, skaarjman said:

This mod has some potential.

 

Firstly, you don't doot your own horns (i.e don't mention your own mod) on cacoward mentionation thread. It is job of other people to mention your mods.

Secondly, the 2020 cacowards have already been announced now. So good luck for next year's cacowards :)