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Abyssal Speedmapping Session 23 (XXIII)
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My Review (Review by Blue Paladin) Here’s the result of several mappers getting together, mashing up their skill sets and resources. A very impressive and fun project, this has become! I used ZDoom 2.7.1 to run thru it. DIFFICULTY: 7.8 Not for the greenhorn or the pathetically old and rusty, that I am. But, it has all of what you need for a 17 level frag fest in the realm of the Undead and demonic. Ammo and weapons are spaced out well and rationed. In fact, the first level, you only get a chainsaw to hack your way most of the way thru! It was hellish until Mr. Archie shows up near the end, and then, cataclysmic demise. Most of the time, I was quite dead… still, I leaned mostly on the saw and 12 gauge shotty for most of the levels, saving the heavy barrels for the big McNasties that are aplenty. DESIGN: 9.3 Custom textures and nice sprite mods. I really liked the headless soldiers! It also has custom MIDI tunes that riffed away while the Imps wailed away. This is a very clean, very well done IWad that will keep you taking notes while taking a pasting every ten seconds. Some levels were a bit TOO dark, but that just lends to the atmosphere of the map. No worries. On the third map, the objective was a bit too obscure and had me wandering about for a bit trying to figure it out. But, I’m old, and a young dude made it….meh. It’s 17 levels long so set aside a couple of hours! REPLAYABILITY: 9 In large wads like this, there’s always that “what if” variable; what if I tried this or strafed that way, or just went berserk and sloshed the crap out of everything…is that even possible? Yeah, you’ll want to run thru this one a couple of times to see, sniff, and score everything. I would definitely give this one another go. TOTAL SCORE: 9.5
Yeah, ok. Why not ‘10’, you ask? I never give a perfect score! This wad is as good as it gets, deals a shitload of death and mayhem, and made me forget about my bruised foot! Hey, that’s gotta account for something! Anyway, this is a winner, download it, get some snacks and go at it!
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