Terminus

Oh hell yeah brother. Gonna play this as soon as possible.

Found a softlock on Map05. It's by the edge of an end of the road, a jumpable space into an impassable line with a bit of space inbetween with no way to jump out of. I must say I'm impressed by the way the maps have been unbreakable so far - There's so much jumping and maneuvering to do, it's usually easy to break the map in such cases. This is the only one I've found. Having an amazing time as always, the end of Map05 kinda fucked me up in a good way.

I'm about halfway through (at Map04) and this is beyond stellar. It's everything I love about Doom and more. The maps just keep getting better, and I'm thrown back to how I was blown away by Winter's Fury, only tenfold. My sole complaint is the weapon damage. It messes with my muscle memory in how either the weapons are too weak, or the monsters are beefier. Or maybe it's both. Please consider adjusting the weapon damage to match vanilla, that'd make the wad much more enjoyable. Other than that, I'm gonna keep playing this throughout the weekend, since this is my most anticipated wad of 2023. :P

It ain't gonna slide down easy, if it ain't cheesy! Lovely screenshots, quality content as always from you guys. Will definitely play this soon.

This has been my favorite DBK installation as well as probably my favorite wad released in 2023. What an absolute treat! The world building was fantastic and professionally crafted, the attention to detail in each and every area was very much felt and the campaign itself (as well as the secret maps) was solid through and through. It was worth the wait, and I can't wait to play more!

First stream in ages - playing Break Point! Come hang out! http://twitch.tv/motiterminus

Just finished playing through this. Took me over 2 weeks to finish the whole thing. It has some goods, some bads, and some "why"s for sure, but overall this is one of the most impressive megawads I've seen in a while. The good: - The characters/weapon mods for each character are fantastic, weapons feel super good, all of them have altfires which benefit different scenarios. The first character's arsenal felt the best to my tastes, but playing as Sill was very unique and I like how each of her weapons fit different situations. - Maps look good and mostly play well. There's almost no bullshit moments, and the combat feels smooth and rewarding. - The maps give off the impression of the mapper improving as they were making the wad, with each episode having more solid maps than its prior. - Good environmental storytelling aspect, which I'm a big fan of. - Fun and rewarding secrets to hunt. - No unskippable cutscenes! The less good: - Maps tend to drag on way too long, especially in later episodes. Episode 2 was a drag at the latter half, I felt like I played 4 "final" maps in a row. - Some custom enemies are annoying as hell (looking at you, laser hounds). - Some of the above mentioned 30+ minute long maps tend to have a track that loops every 60-90 seconds that can drive you insane at some point. Consider replacing some of the 1 minute or less loop songs please. There are some wonderful longer midis that can fit the longer maps and make them more enjoyable to play. - I expected the wad to be a little more plot driven, considering there's an entire blurb of lore that you can access from the main menu. The maps just feel like Doom maps for the most part. The "Why?" - Stealth Archviles. Or Stealth enemies in general. Cheap, tacky, belongs in early 2000 zdoom wads. - Episode 3 threw me off real hard. By the time I played E3M3 and saw it had 3000 enemies, I didn't know how much more I could take. Imagine my surprise when I realized it's the final map of the episode, and E4 was mostly short and punchy. It just feels weird in terms of map consistency, and E3M3 felt like playing an entire episode in one go. There is also a really annoying bug at the last map of the 4th episode - I think some of the "gate bosses" don't appear in Normal difficulty. I teleported into an empty room and it really threw off the immersion, where I sadly had to noclip to get to the final part of the map. (The gates that you need to shoot that open in that storage area). All in all, a very enjoyable experience, and a fantastic weapon mod+megawad that gave me a unique playthrough that I won't forget for a long time. Keep up the great work, and I hope to see more from you :)

The system is fucked. This is blood boiling. I'm so sorry. May the path of light shine your way out of this hell.

Oh, I remember this from a few years back. Good to see the project finally come to completion! Congrats on the release, will give this a spin for sure :)

The Cacoward order is randomized. There is no #1 Cacoward on the top 10. Never was, never will be. I've finished playing this WAD recently (Wish I saw the hotfix updates, got stuck at the exact same places, heh). Stellar atmosphere, for sure a unique experience. The self-resurrecting Archviles were the bane of my existence. While some maps were frustrating, the amount of work poured into this project is clearly showing. Looking forward to the next project by you, @thelamp :)

I haven't been active in the past year-ish due to personal reasons, but do keep me on the list as I plan on returning very very soon. :)

Congratulations to all the winners! Another wonderful year full of wonderful WADs made by a community that many other games wishes it had. It's been an honor joining the team of writers, almost a childhood-dream come true, heh. We've all worked very hard on the reviews, and I hope everyone enjoys the read and the rest of today! It was my personal pick. I couldn't not do it. The dog is too powerful. It's me. Hi. Currently at 147, and I still haven't played everything on the Gold/Silver board! :P

I've been a long time fan of your works and I thought you quit. I'm genuinely happy to see this project, and the 10 year (jesus christ) update for Winter's Fury as well! Can't wait to finally get to play this!

Congrats on the /idgames release! Will be sure to check this out soon enough. Now would be a probably good time to ask, was MAYhem 2021 ever finished? I think there was a decent number of maps done but I don't ever recall seeing the download link for even a beta.

Live with some Doom, after about half a year of not streaming! Going to play a random assortment of wads! Come hang out! :D http://twitch.tv/motiterminus