Voyage to Deimos: E2M1

This is one of Memfis's earliest maps (2008 according to the text file), which shows in the unrefined design. The opener of a promised Episode 2 replacement, Voyage to Deimos, which never came to fruition, visual appeal tends to be highest when it's dark. Otherwise it mostly looks bland. Geometry doesn't sway from the rectangular. Floors and ceilings of sectors seem left with whatever texture Doom Builder assigned them upon creation. Years later, Memfis would specialize in an appealing, clever mode of lower-detail design, but this is more of the "novice" sort. 

 

As for gameplay, it's straightforward warm-up Doom 1 stuff: pistol to start, 'zerk early, shotgun later; lots of imps and pea-shooter zombiemen, occasional pinkies and lost souls, the rare caco.

 

That's nothing groundbreaking, but I won't comment on it, because once I found the berserk pack, I decided "now we're punching stuff" and did nothing else.

 

Health is scarce, so the cacos are a bit tricky, and shotgunners lurk the later shadows in good numbers. Without the benefit of range, I once had to platform and then box imps point blank. A partial invisibility secret enacts a clever trade-off; it can help with the shotgunners, but it complicates dealing with the imps, both of which often commingle.  

 

The map was uncommonly well suited to that and my punching ability, and I enjoyed myself. So 4/5.

A decent looking map with a good use of minor monsters to create a challenge. I got a bit overeager with the tysoning at the start and lost some health so I had to play is slow and took more like 17 minutes to reach the exit, but didn't die, even though my health was rather low all along, which made it suspenseful. [4/5] ~Chain Mail (06/2012)

I like this alot sir.... feels very classic... excellent work!!!!!

Nice job for doing classic map like this. :D And it take 2 years to finished? oh shit! 4.5/5 -playerlin

Nicely done sir, nicely done

good job. You have done fot it. but a littel easy.

Very fun with BrutalDoom mod 4/5

I quite liked this one. Too many fun traps and lot's of pistol/berserk gameplay at start. 5/5 - Optimus