BEG
2 reviews liked by BEG
Really dug this 20 level megawad, especially in the first ten maps or so. Like other wads from Doomkid, Jamal Jones comes with an buffed up arsenal like the super-accurate rifle replacing the pistol or the regular shotgun having a faster fire rate.
Once I got into the double digits in the levelset, I felt the fatigue set in as a lot of levels took a half hour each to finish and their theming was repetitive. A lot of those levels are techbases with a poison facility bent. It was discouraging.
Maps 18 and 19 were a welcome change of theming utilizing a city aesthetic. The final map was too big though even if the final fight at the warehouse was good.
Enjoyed my time with this one but the next two episodes look like they have the fatigue problem even worse than this one. Might not check them out.
Once I got into the double digits in the levelset, I felt the fatigue set in as a lot of levels took a half hour each to finish and their theming was repetitive. A lot of those levels are techbases with a poison facility bent. It was discouraging.
Maps 18 and 19 were a welcome change of theming utilizing a city aesthetic. The final map was too big though even if the final fight at the warehouse was good.
Enjoyed my time with this one but the next two episodes look like they have the fatigue problem even worse than this one. Might not check them out.
Scythe
2003
Abandoned at MAP30. I really, really wanted to finish this but MAP30 is just such a shift in tone, gameplay, spirit, and difficulty that I decided for the sake of my sanity to just say goodbye to Scythe forever. I'm proud of myself for beating maps1-29 single segment on HNTR, but MAP30 is where I drew the line.
This won a Cacoward on Doomworld (the main Doom website/has been for its entire timeline) and I can see why, even however many years later. It's fun, punchy action for most of the ordeal with some interesting concept maps, and unlike others I actually enjoy a majority of the Hell maps (maps21-30) and find them fun. If you want slaughter executed well in a wad like Scythe, look at MAP26. Plenty of invulnerabilities, plenty of mega spheres, plenty of BFG ammo, doesn't take that long, bam, there you go, DONE. Some of the maps in here are challenging without even needing that many monsters just because they're well designed for that matter. I just can't see why MAP30 had to be included other than "Oh, it's the final map, might as well go all-out!"
A 4-star mod that gets ruined down to a light 3 by virtue of its final map alone. This is one of the rare instances in which I cannot bring myself to finish a game/mod. It's not even that I hate slaughter, it's the context in which this is inserted into the game with little warning and in such full force that makes it a stinker.
Even all that aside, the good maps suffer from lack of detail (understandable, it's vanilla) and maps1-10 are really boring for the most part. Scythe, I respect the hell out of you but I cannot beat you and I'm sorry that I can't, you just aged rather poorly.
Abandoned on 7/6/23 AT THE VERY END.
ABANDONED
This won a Cacoward on Doomworld (the main Doom website/has been for its entire timeline) and I can see why, even however many years later. It's fun, punchy action for most of the ordeal with some interesting concept maps, and unlike others I actually enjoy a majority of the Hell maps (maps21-30) and find them fun. If you want slaughter executed well in a wad like Scythe, look at MAP26. Plenty of invulnerabilities, plenty of mega spheres, plenty of BFG ammo, doesn't take that long, bam, there you go, DONE. Some of the maps in here are challenging without even needing that many monsters just because they're well designed for that matter. I just can't see why MAP30 had to be included other than "Oh, it's the final map, might as well go all-out!"
A 4-star mod that gets ruined down to a light 3 by virtue of its final map alone. This is one of the rare instances in which I cannot bring myself to finish a game/mod. It's not even that I hate slaughter, it's the context in which this is inserted into the game with little warning and in such full force that makes it a stinker.
Even all that aside, the good maps suffer from lack of detail (understandable, it's vanilla) and maps1-10 are really boring for the most part. Scythe, I respect the hell out of you but I cannot beat you and I'm sorry that I can't, you just aged rather poorly.
Abandoned on 7/6/23 AT THE VERY END.
ABANDONED