T-Rex
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Well, I've played both megawads, but I won't make comparisons to either of them, except for the difficulty difference, with TNT being easy while Plutonia being hard. I'll just do a take on the two megawads to see which I prefer.
TNT: I can say that yes, the megawad may seem like a patchwork due to the levels being designed by a group of mappers instead of one, two, or even four in the case of Doom 2. There were some ugly maps, and some that were annoying, but it has its share of maps that look interesting. The techbase maps were good, and some of the industrial and metal themed maps as well. One thing I liked is how there's more versimilitude in the maps, like Map19 for instance with the computer panels, offices, and even a truck apart from the realistic warehouse. The hell maps were more well designed too, and overall, the megawad's not too difficult to go through. The new textures were ok, even if some were awful to look at. It's got original music among using some Doom 2, so that's an added plus.
Plutonia: Where do I begin with this megawad? Well, the maps were done by two authors, so there's consistency in design and style throughout the entirety of the megawad. It uses tracks from Doom and Doom 2, so it does give an air of nostalgia while being something fresh at the same time. I did say I won't make comparisons to TNT, but yeah, the level design of Plutonia is more abstract than TNT, however, it is abstract in qualitative form opposed to badly designed maps back at its time. Props to the Casalis for doing maps that aren't realistic but with thought out design and style. They're also unique in a good way. Now, yes, there's no doubt that the difficulty of Plutonia is sadistic. There's no learning curve as in Doom, Doom 2 and TNT, all the maps are sheer murder with very little to distinguish in terms of difficulty. Some may hate it, some may like it, but to me, the Casalis intended it to be a challenging megawad, and I thought it was entertaining. It's like Thy Flesh Consumned in that sense, only more insane. Personally, I felt that if it hadn't been for the Casalis' trailblazing, HR, Alien Vendetta, Kama Sutra, and other megawads famous for their knockabout fights with heavyweight enemies wouldn't exist, so I give that megawad a huge credit.
So in conclusion, I think both megawads are awesome, although I considered Plutonia to be the real winner.
Last edited by T-Rex on 10-23-11 at 14:50
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