Community Chest 4

On balance, a pretty good wad. Most of the authors seemed to put a lot of effort into their maps, and for the most part it paid off, even if some levels do drag on for a bit too long (The Grotto being a prime example). 

 

Being a community project, a variety of styles are on play, but the maps are very polished and free of beginner errors. Only in a select few maps (such as Hoedown) do things delve down into outright frustration. I also appreciate the fact that this wad doesn't mess around and kicks into gear straight away - the first two maps are amongst my favourite in the wad.

 

A lot of the maps are very detailed, so much so that the ones that aren't, such as Mortar Combat, do stick out quite a bit. That said, one could also argue some maps are overdetailed - Interstellar Sickness and Shaman's Device being a prime example, with the plethora of colours, niche details and busy textures thrown at you quite overwhelming.

 

Difficulty is reasonably high but it never really delves that far into slaughter - Spiritual Holocaust and Ragnarok being about as close as it gets on that front. Hard to pick out one highlight in particular as there are many great maps in this set, and for differing reasons. But I'd say my top five are Inner Fear, Slugfest, Spiritual Holocaust, Crucifix Held Close and Detachment.

Played all maps on UV with keyboard only. This is a incredible megawad with a lot of good maps such as 10, 11, 13, 32, 16, 17, 24, 27, 28 and 29. The only map I didn't like was MAP 18 because it's very confusing to navigate. All other maps were fine to play. I would recommend this megawad only for moderate or advanced doomers, not for beginners. And, for moderate level doomers it's better play on HMP otherwise you'll suffer a lot in some maps (for example: 32, 19, 29 and 30).
 

A very uneven WAD (probably, due to being a community chest, IDK). Some maps are tedious, some maps are filled with dickhead teleport traps. Others have cool secrets and progression (MAP14) or are just well-balanced hard maps (MAP19, "fair slaughter").

 

Other specific maps that I remember:

• MAP20 & 21 are ok, but a bit too long, and you can get lost occasionally; there are also a lot of annoying monster turrets that are MILES AWAY and "shoot to annoy" from where you can't get them.
• I don't get why MAP12 is so popular in the comments.
• Another good map: MAP24.

 

Map quality is pretty good towards the end of the WAD.

A decent contribution to a long standing tradition. Might not be to the taste of certain slaughter groupies but you can't please everyone.

Ugly detailing, no thought given to gameplay when the layouts were decided, monster placement is pointless space filling, overall pace of most maps is slow and disjointed. The ~1 good map(s) in here are not worth trawling through this drivel, sorry.

This is the best MegaWAD I've ever played, everyone MUST try it. 10 stars

Maps of interest: 7, 11, 15, 18, 27.

Great variety, definitely my favourite of the mapsets I've played. The thing that makes me love it the most is the music, especially when played with the sounds from Doom on Xbox 360. The Grotto (one of the coolest maps), Crusifix Held Close, Spiritual Holocaust, Hell's limits, Inner Fear, and (my favourite) Nightmare Complex all has great music. Some songs are from other games, and some are written specifically for the maps. However, not every single map is great, hence the four stars.

Not only the best CChest mapset so far, but one of the greatest mapsets available for the game. Unlike previous CChest's, which were hit-and-miss deals, here practically every map is awesome, and some are downright breathtaking ("The Grotto"). "Interstellar Sickness" and "Shaman's Device" stand out for their stunning visuals. MAP30 could stand to be a little less tough (and it contains an Icon of Sin, boo!) but it's not a bad map as well. Overall, though, this is a fantastic experience.

Some excellent maps here but unfortunately many authors seemed to be in competition to make the biggest map, which can make it something of a slog to get through. So although I find it hard to enjoy as a whole I certainly recommend dipping in and out of it if you feel like playing a substantially sized level or two.

Played this co-op with 3 friends and enjoyed the hell out of it, out of the Community Chest series this one is by far the most consistent in terms of polish. Sure, there were a few maps that weren't so great, but I could really only count them on one hand, and these were evened out by the masterpieces such as Map11 by Christoph and Josh Sealy, Map29 by Christian Lian, Lupinx Kassman's work, both Wilou's maps and there's also many solid maps to connect the masterpieces.

Best Community Chest so far! Fantastic megawad.

Not as good as CC3, but its still Great fun all around, and easily among my favourite mapsets.

This doesn't feel like a Community Chest at all. The texture pack, and the lack of sky transfers, kinda made the wad have more of a consistent theme/story going on, compared to the more wild creativity that's showcased in previous CC entries. But, all the maps in this set are pretty fun and nicely detailed. Can't find any that stand out as being bad. Overall, I still enjoyed it. For this, I give it 4/5

I didn't find this to be as compelling as cchest3.

****ing spammer above, this is worth all five and then some! One of the best 10 megawads ever made.

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A reviewer above complains about "too much focus on detail", and then cites CChest 2 as better? Seriously? CC2 is practically definitive of early-2000s gimmicky sourceport maps with no gameplay. This collection, on the other hand, is a great piece of work and is easily the most consistently enjoyable, high-quality Community Chest ever put together. There are a lot of lengthy maps, so it's probably best taken in smaller doses to keep it from getting overwhelming, but that's not a strike against it.

the best cchest so far

Incredible. Humbling. FUN! -schwerpunk

Quite possibly the most solid of all community chest so far. The work that went into this really show. Well worth a look 5/5! Simon666

long, amazing and FUCKING HARD ON UV have a fiver

Great megawad! 2012 is a year known for many Doom megawads!

Some outstanding work here, but also some mediocre stuff, which is to be expected with a community effort.

IMHO this deserve a Cacoward, well deserved 5 stars - SuperGod.