Correction
For this review, the author is credited as being unknown, but we can now say that their name is Nelson Laviolette.
Correction
For this review, the author is credited as being unknown, but we can now say that their name is Nelson Laviolette.
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TiC's WAD Review
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In irregular intervals I will review a few PWADs.
All reviews are totally subjective, I'll not beautify anything!
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Review date: 2. May 95 Review No.: 11
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Title: NLDoom Series Game: Doom 2
Filename: NLDOOM2x.ZIP (x = 1-8) Size: 32k-100k
Author: Unknown e-mail: [email protected]
Maps: MAP01-MAP08 (8) Type: normal/co-op levels
Sounds: No
Graphics: No
Music: No
[ Level construction ] ----------------------------------------------
8 levels with no special plan. Okay, the levels are getting bigger
but this doesn't mean that they are getting better too... The levels
are classical 'shoot, run, pick-up, shoot again...' levels. You do
not even have to look for keys. This means, the NLDoom Series are
at most one-way level. Of course they contain keys, but everytime
you need one, you already got the right one.
The author likes labyrinths. All levels contain a bug. At least I
think it is one. If you die in green waste, you'll finish the level
immediately. I don't think this is useful...
At all you will remember some parts of the levels from the
original Doom and Doom 2 game.
Very interesting is the use of a glass-effect; you can view
trough it, but not shoot and the monsters are not 'seeing you'.
[ Texture design ] --------------------------------------------------
Some misaligned textures and in the first 4 levels the author used
very strange combinations of textures. This is getting 'better' in
the last 4 levels, because the rooms are getting much bigger and the
author used some easier textures. Doors are at most okay, but in the
last 3 levels the author didn't mark the doors with red, blue or
yellow walls. This sucks.
Teleporters are not very good in the first 3 levels, because they
have just some red floor. This is better in the last 5 levels.
[ Bugs ] ------------------------------------------------------------
No Medusa or HOM effect. However, I noticed some Tutti-Frutti
effects, especially at stairs. Some doortraks are moving...
[ Enemies ] ---------------------------------------------------------
Good placed. Nothing special, but in the last 3 or 4 levels you
have to kill several spider masterminds and a few cyberdemons. It is
not very hard at all.
[ Things ] ----------------------------------------------------------
Enough ammo, enough health. Quite easy to complete it. Most rooms
are not containing any extra objects, such as Bodies or Lamps. It's
a bit boring to have a lot of empty rooms. Luckily there are some
monsters in it. :)
[ Scoring ] ---------------------------------------------------------
75%
Worth downloading. Easy to run through; nothing new at all, except
the glass-effects. Better than a lot of other PWADs for Doom 2. I
think they are good for co-op play. I recommend to put all 8 WADs in
one big file. You will need the weapons in further levels...
To the author: please add a textfile to EVERY zip-file and use the
PWAD authoring template!!
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