Bloodite Krypto
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Holy Hell - Plays like a miniature Nuts in a surprisingly bland looking environment. Get's an immediate star for the ghoulish atmosphere created by the "Super Castlevania IV" music.
Gave this a whirl today, only completed the first MAP so far due to the sheer length. I'd classify it as a Joke WAD given the deliberately bland rooms and the inconsistentcy in theme, the combat is grossely monstrous with hundreds of enemies coming at you from several directions. Initially it's quite boring as the outside area allows you a breadth of movement and it often boils down to the mind numbing tedium of running in circles while constantly firing. Good use of teleporters to keep the player sandwiched suffice for this, once you enter the main building fight's become more intense with tight corridor battles limiting your movement, often forcing a combination of rockets and charging head first into a horde with the BFG to avoid being cornered.
Ammunition is dangerously balanced, you've got just enough to get the job done and it's often not immediately in sight, infighting is a necessity at times but you may find it horrendously dull due to the stupid scale of the battles. I find it plays similiar to Sunder without the unique architecture, addictive nature or attention to creating anything sufficiently worthwhile. Perhaps it's a guilty pleasure to enjoy this plight of facing constant hordes. Every room is a replication of it's former self, tons of enemies, run in circles, but take care not to go wild with the BFG. Plenty of Spheres and Armor however their spread sparsely throughout.
If anything witnessing a near impossible fight and working out the correct tactic makes it worthwhile.
The first map alone has 6751 monsters which took 84 minutes to complete. Not entirely sure if every map is completable from a pistol start as the comment sections may be referring to the old version, the start of MAP02 has every weapon available however.
Oh pfft, it's already been mentioned, atleast I gave a slight glance as what to expect.
-Titan 2 then.
Last edited by Bloodite Krypto on 03-07-10 at 19:58
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03-06-10 16:54 
