Stonegate: The Search For Alexander ver 1.0b

Going to have to agree with the one who said it's not that great. 50% or so of it is "tributes" that are basically inferior rehashes of areas from the IWAD levels. The Swamp of Despair is a high point, but that's not saying much given what it's a high point in.

Lots of bland, open, plainly designed areas, some of which copy areas from the original Hexen IWAD for...some reason. Gameplay is very easy and very straightforward--no challenges save for the Stalker Bosses in "Swamp of Despair," which was the only map with atmosphere and a need for tactical ability. The final battle is anticlimactic, not to mention very easy because you can get some in-fighting going. 2/5

Alexander is out for good. He's still mapping the new project.

Nice open map design. A bit empty; could have done with less stalkers and more of everyone else, and a bit more embellishments around the maps. Still, it has a very "clean" feel to it that you don't get in that many wads, which makes it nice to play.

Poorly thought tricks and traps, + empty spaces = a very "good" example of what you should not do when you build a nice set of levels for Hexen. It's a pity since it really feels like the author can do something far better, but these are just straightforward levels with no imagination. Shame, as I was expecting something else since the reviews weren't too bad. 2/5, doesn't worth more than this.

I like this one quite a lot. Everything is clean and neat, though detail is a bit sparse in places. Several of the maps have excellent atmosphere, particularly the Swamp of Despair. Lots of fast action--i. e. tearing around the aforementioned swamp like some jumped up bloodslavering crawdaddy whilst liberally administering the 'ol "axeblade sodomy" to the hordes of local Stalkers. Not perfect though--mana and artifacts are definitely overabundant. Still, a great effort. --TDotW

The gameplay and visuals are not the greatest, but it's not too bad. The aforementioned swamp does have some cool bits.