BLADE13.WAD

Fun medium sized level set in some kind of base.

 

Some of the fights in this map could use some more pizzazz; I agree w/ the previous reviewer about the 'pentagon room'. The final fight could have been dramatically improved if all the monsters attacked at once.

 

Texturing is very basic, expect to see a lot of grey concrete. While the texturing was basic, the architecture was stellar. There are some really complex rooms in this map, especially considering the map's age.

 

Only other complaint I have is that there should just be more monsters in this map in general. There are lots of open areas that have very few monsters.

 

I don't have anything to say about the shotgun sound or the MIDI used in this WAD, as I played the map w/ the Dead Marine mod, and Jimmy's Jukebox.

 

Really quite a good time for a 1994 map.

 

4/5

Except for the new sounds and somewhat bland texturing this map is okay. 3/5 - Belial

Fait en une vie - 3/5 - Eye's

Oh yeah, played that one many years ago, still like it and I still use it for the Bach midi and the shotgunsound (I just like that sound). 4/5 considering the time it was built. (Can't compete with today's modern engine superdetailed levels)

This is from June 1994. It is extraordinarily good for something so old; in fact with a bit of polish and a lot more monsters it would be a good modern-day retro level. The architecture is imaginative and the gameplay flows well. There's a huge amount of ammo and it's not very hard, but then again in 1994 most people played with the keyboard only. The pentagon room is a bit obtuse, though. I would change that (or make all the monsters come out at once).