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Escape from Castle Chezcrea

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A linear, challenging level that shows off some some neat ideas I had.


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Havoc Crow

  

A level with a lot of atmosphere, but the gameplay leaves a bit to be desired. There's too much of shooting monsters locked in cells or squeezed in tight corridors.

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NuMetalManiak

  

from a mechanical perspective, this is pretty fucking good. the idea of escaping a torturous prison area by punching your way through makes a whole lot of sense. the big slaughter room is pretty good mechanics wise, especially with the conveyor, the tower controls, and the pickaxe secret. for some reason when a monster telefrags the baron by entering the machine, he somehow manages to survive the barrel teleport for some dumb reason. the escape route out of the castle is admirable, and there's even a dead body to shoot to actually get a secret along the way. the murky gray water with friction is nice.

 

but from a gameplay perspective, other than the berserk punching at the beginning, this one doesn't offer much to be honest. it's got good ideas but the combat is meh.

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whirledtsar

  

Very cool level. The way you have to use your fist & pistol in the beginning enhances the feeling of being trapped & powerless and having to escape. The visuals are very nicely-done, with lots of little details & cool ideas. The atmosphere is quite spooky, reminding me of the dungeon segments of the later Unloved. It is indeed linear, but it's still an interesting journey and the gameplay is fair & fun.

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Excellent middle-sized level with plenty of neat ideas, nice texturing and difficult to get to secrets. All in all, very good indeed. 5* -Phobus

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From Creaphis again, to the second-last reviewer - shortly after the initial release of this level, I silently uploaded a "fixed" version in which solving the obscure "pickaxe puzzle" was no longer necessary to pass the level. Perhaps I shouldn't have made this change, as it seems to have contributed to this level's original mystique...

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WOW, gets a 5/5 from me

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I enjoyed this very much. Thanks Creafis.

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Woolie's review sums it up well for me. 3/5

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5/5 very good

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Ass kicking, lots of cool effects and Gothic textures here. This one liked me a lot. 5\5

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Holy crap, this was awesome dude. It felt like a REAL adventure. Thx.

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This is an impressive debut map, with some clever ideas, including a simple effect, near the start, where if you peer into one of the jail cells... no, I won't spoil the surprise. It's a castle/dungeon level, very dark in places, a bit copy-and-paste. 190 monsters, mostly weak, with a couple of toughies; it's not hard, although the sewer at the end is irritating. I love punching cacodemons, it's like punching a big beach ball.

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From Creaphis, to the previous reviewer: Points 1 and 4 are intentional and related. You need to press 5403 to be able to press 2668 and 2656. (First you pick up a tool and then you use it.) Point 2 is intentional - the baron only exists to be telefragged. (Monster telefrags must be enabled.) The tag 666 sector is raised in another way - you must have "keen" observation. Point 3 - good catch! (I voted 3 for fairness)

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very good and enjoyable, some very nice effects 4/5

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Such an awesome map... the atmosphere is so sinister and evil. Really enjoyed playing this level!! - DeathevokatioN

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I DONT LIKE BECUASE IT USE STOLEN RESOURCES.

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Freakin brilliant, a true adventure. 5/5

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Sweet. I didn't have a big problem with the "lines 2688/2656/5403" puzzle (although I may have just gotten lucky there), and I certainly loved the atmosphere. Great work, 5/5.

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Very cool ideas and effects. I couldn't figure out how I was supposed to beat the level until I opened up doombuilder. That whole pick ax thing was so clever it blew my mind. Then after beating it (hardest boss battle I've ever fought) and finding 0/4 secrets, I had to open doombuilder back up. This is a must download for mappers.

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Design is really really good. Very violent and impressive looking location. I agree with Woolie about the gameplay, it's not very fun, and the telefragging conveyor is just silly. Great first map all the same. 3/5

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A very cool map with some neat traps and gameplay moments, as well as good use of textures. You really get the feeling that you are in the dungeon of some murderous maniac. Some cool Boom effects as well. I felt that the architecture, while very good, could have been a bit better in some spots. 4.5/5 stars from me.

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I loved it! diabolical and beautiful architecture, fun gameplay. you hit the nail on the head with this one. I might just be a crappy player, but some more health & ammo at certain points would have been appreciated. also the conveyor belt killed me (telefrag), so maybe you should have set those teleporting lines as impassible - to save inquisitive players from a disheartening death. overall, a great level. -Acyclitor

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An architectural masterpiece, but packed with gameplay tropes that I absolutely hate. Forcing you to tyson Hell Knights by withholding ammo, confined spaces, throwing you into completely unfair positions where you have little defense against the monsters, high-friction sectors that slow you to a crawl, and obnoxious (ab)use of Revenants and Pain Elementals. A very good-looking root canal. 2/5 --Woolie

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Total masterpiece of a first level, that gameplay might not be for absolutely everyone but I'm incredibly surprised with how many people have been echoing Woolie lately, the gameplay should be just fine for most. And as for the "unfair puzzle" mentioned in the /newstuff review, what puzzle? I couldn't even find anything in this level I'd call a puzzle!!!!!!!! 5/5

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"Stolen"resources or not,just a really good-looking level to play.4/5

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