Back to Saturn X E1: Get Out Of My Stations

The cohesion and quality control of this wad are unmatched. BTSX is the defining moment of this era of mapping.

I'm reserving my judgement until Ep2 and Ep3 are released...

It's one of those rare mapsets I enjoy rediscovering again. Music,atmosphere and visuals stroke me when I first time loaded this wad. Anyway,I'm bad at writing reviews,so I leave 5 starts,because  mappers and their work deserve it.

A true masterpiece. Everyone said it all already, but I'll do it again nonetheless : tons of effort have been put into every aspect of the project, from graphics to music to the maps themselves. BtSX features some of the best modern Doom mappers ever, and it shows : every level is gorgeous and inspiring while staying within good old vanilla Doom's limits - an impressive feat. A minor nitpick of mine is that maybe the gameplay curve could've been smoother (you get the SSG and meet almost the entire Doom II cast in the very first level !), yet the maps are diversified enough and always interesting, and some of them have a gameplay style of their own, from the map02 rocket shenanigans to map07's titular Mastermind mothers to map19's roaming Viles here and there. Overall the experience is always fresh and challenging. BtSX E1 has achieved its status as a modern classic, and the praise it gets is well deserved. Thanks again for this, essel & team ! 5/5

It's good.

4/5, absolutely dreadful. The demon placement and map architecture always fills me with dread.

One of the greatest. Can't wait for the finished E2 and E3

Instant Classic

What can I say. This is the first custom wad I have ever finished. This is the wad that got me interested in Doom community levels. This is the wad that made arch-viles my second favourite monster.

The textures are beautiful, the soundtrack is amazing and the gameplay has variety and is a decent challenge.

I recommend this wad to everyone, whatever the difficulty you choose may be. It's a work of art and you seriously need to check it out.

lol this is a really nicely made wad, like duh, its BTSX E1. Go play it now

During development, I made sure it worked on "the real thing", and in the process this wad broke Doom to the point that it could have destroyed my computer's hard drive. If that doesn't say "it sucks" then I dunno what does. 5/5

Boring greybase textures. Layouts aren't straightforward corridors. Too many revenants. Music sounds like a Mariachi band falling down a flight of stairs. Enjoyed the goatse pipes in MAP22 though. Shit otherwise. 5/5

I feel awful for having contributed to this void of artistic integrity. 5/5.

This was the second custom WAD I played through since my Doom hiatus 15 years ago. I didn't know things like this existed and I was shocked and amazed both during and after play as the ending is just fantastic. What an amazing detailed work of art that really felt like it's own game without stepping outside of the Doom 2 umbrella of greatness.  5 Stars, easy. 

Currently the zenith of vanilla texturing and mapping, this is a great slog from beginning to end. The singular theme (dirty tech bases) threatens to get old, but toward the end the encounter design keeps it engaging. Also, the subtle hues in the new palette are pretty sublime; and the music never fails to inspire.

Gets a 3 star due to some maps being with hellish stuff, which I don't like, and it also doesn't fit into mostly techbase theme of the mappack. Still, it's worth a play if you want.