Awesome maps with some Doom textures here and there and some tough encounters. Has some great moments, e.g. parts of a castle collapsing right at the beginning. Expect monsters to appear rather in groups, so instead of 2-3 grunts, you would maybe encounter 6-9, to give one example. The end of level 3 was not a problem for me - the four Shamblers are apparently killed automatically after a few seconds, I think it’s just to shock you. Too bad that there are two more before the exit, anyway.
If you don’t mind that this episode doesn’t have a proper ending and if you’re up for a little challenge now and then, you should definitely try this!
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Reminds of Beyond Belief. Not quite as classic as that, but comparable, and I had a lot of fun! Shows czg can deliver the goods even with a more nostalgic, modest approach - any Quake fan should have this! Also marking/adding qtwid as it seems appropriate (as I interpret qtwid as meaning the original ‘feel’ of the game is largely emulated).
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just replayed this. what excitement during the last four maps! i admit, when the 4 shamblers warped in, i was like, ‘oh, shh…’ EXCELLENT shock value, especially in such cramped quarters.
if i could re-rate, i’d definitely consider a 5/5.
dBAudio you can rerate. Just highlight all five hearts and click. Simple as that! Rate will automatically change.
Oops nevermind not sure that works…no big deal anyways
Nope, you can’t. Sorry. Some day maybe.
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Old school stuff. Some really nice surprises.
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Oddly, this pack has never really done it for me. CZG is among my very favourite mappers, with his BioToxin by far the best 100-brush map out there and of course Insomnia a stone-cold classic pack. But Terra somehow feels disjointed and never quite gets going for me. Of course, it’s never less than competent, but it fails to engage me.
There is one great moment, though, near the start of the fourth map, 3/4 Latent Quarter, when much of the map collapses under your feet, falling into a new configuration. In the end, that’s the one part of this pack that really stays with me.
It feels harsh to give this three stars, but I guess ratings are meant to be subjective, so that’s what I’m going for.
Unregistered user “ezze” posted:
Just finished this map pack, as a fan of medium/small maps I found it really great if a little difficult in some places.
I am just confused by the readme, it starts as a mad ranting and it ends with nonsense?!? I kinda feel I was supposed to understand that…
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This is the map pack I think all wannabe mappers should play through and study as it has some great design and flow.
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