[DOOM II] Preacher - Map 02 : Dark Tower - UV-Max in
Pwad : Preacher v2
Map 02 : "Dark Tower"
Skill : Ultra-Violence
Category : UV-Max
Time : 04:17
NOTE : Preacher is currently in a Beta version and may be updated in the near future.
Download link : http://www.confrariadacosta.com.br/do...
(Official Thread : http://www.doomworld.com/vb/wads-mods...)
Let's discover a new wad before going back to harder wads...
Preacher is currently a two maps set, with religious theme, created by Darch (well known for his mod "Pirate Doom"), and titled as "a musical CONVERSION".
Not only it is interesting because of these absolutely great songs used in these levels that leaves a perfect, splendid atmosphere (well, the band claims to play "Country Doom" music, eh) which fits perfectly with the "gothic" ambiance of the design, but also because of the gameplay, which I find pretty original. As author says, maps layout is totally non-linear, which means there are tons of ways to complete them. Also, the start teleport trick will teleport you to a random place (well, not really, but you have to know exactly which point of the teleport you need to cross) ; thus, the maps can be done with almost infinite possibilities. It was a very very nice discovering for me.
About the level : A really really nice map. Despite the previous one being drab, this one's much more gothic orientated, and the map design is just awesome, and the edifice in the middle of the outside zone is simply fabulous. All of this make this level really immersive, and the gameplay is at least as cool as the previous map. Thus I'm excited to see new maps of this project.
Difficulty is just a little harder, but still remains pretty easy. No viles this time, and no bfg either, but a spider mastermind and a little lack of ammo if you plan on a speedrun. (the rocket launcher is damn useful, eh)
The main song is "Glory Amen" ; title song is "This Is Desperation" ; both by Those Poor Bastards.
About the run : It was easy like I expected, but still was very fun indeed, and the song sets a nice gothic atmosphere. Once again I had to choose what teleport destination I find to be the best ; so I chose this one because of the plasma gun, and also the ability to kill all monsters of the outside quickly. Then, the mastermind was a little harder as I had to finish it with chaingun, but it helped me a little to clean the area with infight while I was fighting near the Red Skull Key. The funny thing is that I didn't even go for the SSG (located just near exit)...