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I genuinely like joe-ilya's maps. Maybe its because they don't try to be what everyone on Doomworld wants to make, which is hyper-detailed stupidly hard maps. These maps have a classic 90s charm to em. They honestly don't look bad at all and they play pretty well. One complaint I have is that the epilogue maps are a little weird and unnecessary.

This wad was quite a love/hate relationship for me. Episode 1 and 2 were fantastic. They flowed so well and were challenging without being stupid. Sadly once I got to episode 3 the wad took a turn for the worst. Most of episode 3 is too dark, too big, too confusing, and too full of mandatory damaging sectors without a radsuit. Episodes 1 and 2 were a blast but 3 and 4 just felt like a lot of work. I had to use the console to give myself radsuits and light amp goggles many times. Its no fun to find a secret soul sphere if you're just gonna burn it all away crossing lava without a radsuit. In the end I'd highly recommend the first 2 episodes. They're what Doom is all about; fast fun simple maps. The later half was quite the opposite.

What starts as a neat idea just becomes tiring and irritating after the first couple maps. This wad is honestly just a joke that overstays its welcome.

A very flashy map set that sadly lacks a lot of substance. There's a lot to like here, but also a fair bit to dislike. The theme and aesthetics are nice if not a bit too dark and detailed at times, and I actually enjoyed the narrative. Lovecraftian themed wads and mods seem to be pretty popular lately, and with good reason. The music was pretty fantastic, I especially liked the E1M5 " Suspense " remake. The boss fight was also pretty interesting and fun, but it did tend to over stay its welcome. Now to discuss what made the wad more of a bad experience than a good one sadly. What brought this map pack down for me the most was the lack of any fluid gameplay and some honestly very tedious custom enemies. A lot of time is spent camping doorways and thinning out the horde before you can enter a room. Once you clear the big baddies out and proceed into the room you can expect to do the same again, as every key and switch you press results in a very predictable monster ambush. The custom monsters for the most part were fine albeit a bit repetitive ( too many different lost soul-esque enemies that fly about and spit projectiles at you ). The biggest offender for me was the Hell Archon. This guy was a big meat wall that takes a lot of time and rockets to bring down. After the first couple encounters with him I had lost all interest in fighting him. Unfortunately for me, I had to deal with his tanky ass most of the time as a lot of scripted sequences in the map couldn't be completed until he was dead. Pros: -cool theme -great atmosphere -very pretty and colorful maps -great soundtrack -good boss fight concept Cons: -slow tedious gameplay -repetitive maps -irritating/unnecessary custom enemies -boss fight last a little too long

Loved it from the beginning to the end. This one's earned itself a nice little spot in my favorites folder.

As always, a very mixed bag. Some genuinely fun and well thought out maps, but also some honestly not so good ones. Also what the hell is up with map06?

A pretty decent wad but not without some serious flaws Pros - High detail maps - A lot of map variety - Long playtime - Good variety of difficulty - Unreal Tournament Music Cons - A lot of extremely brainless/spammy monster placement ( tiny rooms packed with so many monsters you HAVE to save scum ) - too many obvious traps, every item you pick up and every button you press seems to cause loads of enemies to teleport around you, a lot of levels became too predictable and repetitive because of this - Some bad music choices ( this is mostly a matter of opinion ) a lot of tracks sounded too upbeat for Doom, a lot of these tracks sound like they were taken from an 80's workout vhs

Lame troll map

Pretty decent map, very vanilla in appearance which I like. Ending fight was a little strange but interesting. The invisible walls preventing you from killing the enemies behind the bars was a little annoying though.