Originally posted here: https://cultclassiccornervideogames.wordpress.com/2017/06/28/mod-corner-ancient-aliens-doom-ii-hell-on-earth/
Are aliens really out there, somewhere in the universe? Do they ever visit out ancestors hundreds if not thousands of years ago? Did they influence mythology or legends? Do they keep visiting us? And why do they keep abducting cows and giving people anal probes? We may never know. But in the mean time, lets look at a mod that might give us an answer.
Ancient Aliens’ basic plot setup has you going on a very tounge-in-cheek mission to investigate if aliens do exist, and is quite obviously poking gun at how silly a lot of conspiracy theories are at trying to shove aliens into every even slightly unanswered question of history. The story is simply the through line of the mod, but it delivers some amusing fluff to a mod that would have otherwise been a themed map pack otherwise.
All of the maps are pretty solid and well designed. It uses a mix of the earth tones of Mesoamerica for Earth levels and bright purples, teals, and pinks for the the out there alien architectures. It’s all hermetically pleasing and definitely gives the visuals some variety. The only downside is that the whole mod is on the more difficult side of things, with the mod having a ton of monsters on the later levels. While it doesn’t feel unfair, there are going to be a few more deaths for more casual Doom fans.
A few of the monsters from Doom have received a visual makeover to fit the aesthetic of the mod, and their new looks do a good job of mixing the original designs with what the mod is going for. There are a few new ones too, such as a fast moving invisible guy in a robotic looking suit who only appears when he’s shooting at you, and a hexahedron looking monster with faces on each side that shoots rockets.
Another thing this mod has is an original soundtrack that fits the mood of the mod, fitting the bizarre fever dream that is this mod, and is currently on sale for only a few bucks over on the composers Bandcamp.
Amongst all of these compliments, i have only one real complaint, and that is the mod does get a tad bit hard in the second half. All in all, Ancient Aliens gets a recommendation.
Are aliens really out there, somewhere in the universe? Do they ever visit out ancestors hundreds if not thousands of years ago? Did they influence mythology or legends? Do they keep visiting us? And why do they keep abducting cows and giving people anal probes? We may never know. But in the mean time, lets look at a mod that might give us an answer.
Ancient Aliens’ basic plot setup has you going on a very tounge-in-cheek mission to investigate if aliens do exist, and is quite obviously poking gun at how silly a lot of conspiracy theories are at trying to shove aliens into every even slightly unanswered question of history. The story is simply the through line of the mod, but it delivers some amusing fluff to a mod that would have otherwise been a themed map pack otherwise.
All of the maps are pretty solid and well designed. It uses a mix of the earth tones of Mesoamerica for Earth levels and bright purples, teals, and pinks for the the out there alien architectures. It’s all hermetically pleasing and definitely gives the visuals some variety. The only downside is that the whole mod is on the more difficult side of things, with the mod having a ton of monsters on the later levels. While it doesn’t feel unfair, there are going to be a few more deaths for more casual Doom fans.
A few of the monsters from Doom have received a visual makeover to fit the aesthetic of the mod, and their new looks do a good job of mixing the original designs with what the mod is going for. There are a few new ones too, such as a fast moving invisible guy in a robotic looking suit who only appears when he’s shooting at you, and a hexahedron looking monster with faces on each side that shoots rockets.
Another thing this mod has is an original soundtrack that fits the mood of the mod, fitting the bizarre fever dream that is this mod, and is currently on sale for only a few bucks over on the composers Bandcamp.
Amongst all of these compliments, i have only one real complaint, and that is the mod does get a tad bit hard in the second half. All in all, Ancient Aliens gets a recommendation.