A Taste for Blood

A decent mapset which is worth an evening or two of your time. Very challenging in places, with an occasional inclination in the direction of slaughterish gameplay. Map 4 features a lethal outdoor urban setting, in which you would be well advised to get into one of the buildings and secure it as quickly as possible. Map 5 has the memorable Cyberdemon plus Archviles encounter in narrow corridors, plus the yellow key fight which other reviews have referred to. Map 6 feels a bit half-hearted and anticlimactic, but it was a pleasant change to get 100% kills, items and secrets (though I'm not sure there actually were any of the latter).

 

Played on UV, GLBoom-plus, continuous. 

very good 4/5

^I agree. You should download this and not let it fly under the radar.

Some of the best wads in existence are less than 10 levels long (Hell Ground is a great example of this). That having been said, I feel like this wad doesn't vary its theme vary much, plus no hellish-themes at all, but it is well done for what it is. Also, I feel that original doom music bothers me when I hear it these days... 3/5

A fun mini-comp of well designed maps that just falls short of greatness by lacking a bit of balance in it's game play. Still a recommended playthrough though. 4/5. -TRRobin.

Architecture is nice, and so is the gameplay. There are some annoying enemy placements which make some moments too difficult. 3/5 - Zalewa

Needs more attention! This IS one of the latest files, just not in the 10 listed!

This was excellent, clean, good looking levels with fast paced gameplay.

I played through this piece in less than an hour and I will never play it again. It isn't bad at all, but there isn't any moment to remember. It is just mediocre mapset with unchallenging ending. 3/5 - Damned

Just played this for the newstuff reviews - very glad I did. Godd stuff!

i agree that waverider is totally one of the under-the-radar quality mappers. go play this, the gameplay's really good and the visuals feel nicely oldschoolish while surprising you with detail a bunch of times. -dew

Average

quite nice. i especially liked map04 and the yellow key battle in map05

I hope this gets a caco, it deserves one!!!

A surprising, somewhat hidden gem so far this year. The gameplay is stronger than it has any right to be, considering that some of the layouts are more concept-driven than anything else. Map04 is best map here, but Map05's run-past-cybie-run-i nto-HOLY-SHIT-ARCH-V ILES moment may be the one that sticks out most. Certainly worth a download. 4/5 -Snakes

Space! I can move! Thank you for providing me with large, maneuverable play areas which I can glide my happy feet across without being disoriented by bumpy (i.e. ugly) floor details. Please continue making maps! I believe that your open plan style (much akin to my own) is one that is lost among many other mappers, and I would be heartbroken not to see it flourish into something truly excellent. 4/5

This is one of those uploads that demonstrate why limiting the latest files to 10 can cause people to miss a gem.