tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post5535144421988935891..comments2024-03-28T04:01:06.446-05:00Comments on ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews: Unholy Realms (UR_FINAL.WAD)KMX E XIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05745439363707845462noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-51117329929703011202015-07-09T21:34:52.178-05:002015-07-09T21:34:52.178-05:00It's not a criticism at all, just more a comme...It's not a criticism at all, just more a comment saying there's been a few other impressive one man megawads recently as well. Not an implication that UR isn't impressiveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-54515429074812203402015-07-09T07:58:04.133-05:002015-07-09T07:58:04.133-05:00in which case, why stand to denigrate Unholy Realm...in which case, why stand to denigrate Unholy Realms, unless you have some kind of a "one man megawad" fetish?KMX E XIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745439363707845462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-87020269270059570782015-07-09T01:05:14.300-05:002015-07-09T01:05:14.300-05:00I agree Resurgence is most comparable, but I don&#...I agree Resurgence is most comparable, but I don't think any of them completely don't compare at all. Going Down has some short hectic maps and some arenas (I will admit the atmosphere and often the author's overall 'style' is extremely different though). Valiant has tons of fast paced action and mostly not too long maps.<br /><br />However I wasn't really intending to draw comparisons between UR and these other wads at all; I was just mentioning a lot of the other impressive one-man (or duel effort i.e. Sunlust) megawads that have popped up just in the time span since UR was released. Comparable or not in style, I still think they all give competition to each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-40787905401954445392015-07-08T09:58:55.693-05:002015-07-08T09:58:55.693-05:00yupyupKMX E XIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745439363707845462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-79909377469650616282015-07-08T09:58:28.911-05:002015-07-08T09:58:28.911-05:00yup. i particularly like the guest maps - they do ...yup. i particularly like the guest maps - they do a neat job of breaking up Knox's relentless death arenasKMX E XIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745439363707845462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-27485345897250825722015-07-08T09:57:28.462-05:002015-07-08T09:57:28.462-05:00the only one of those mapsets that really compares...the only one of those mapsets that really compares to unholy realms is resurgence, and that's only because of the holdovers from Surge. if you want bite-sized arena action in the style of Scythe II, you can't do much better than Unholy Realms. Swift Death has a vaguely similar scope but its execution is vastly differentKMX E XIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745439363707845462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-36326376399008052422015-07-07T23:32:10.307-05:002015-07-07T23:32:10.307-05:00Good one-man megawad of solid maps. Only - recent ...Good one-man megawad of solid maps. Only - recent years have been active with one-man megawads so it could easily be argued that Resurgence, Going Down, and Valiant all top this one. Sunlust quite possibly too (although it has 2 authors).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-42902625938557964482015-01-13T02:10:33.652-06:002015-01-13T02:10:33.652-06:00Almost every level in here is quality, even if I c...Almost every level in here is quality, even if I can only name one or two standouts. Guest mappers are welcome to. Very good short to medium size but hard map megawad, it was worth the LONG wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-5480255629217402692014-01-22T23:57:35.585-06:002014-01-22T23:57:35.585-06:00There are only a few real standouts, but almost ev...There are only a few real standouts, but almost every level is well made and good fun to play. A job well done. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-30214137962598382862013-12-29T19:09:07.028-06:002013-12-29T19:09:07.028-06:0017 and 28 are definitely among my favorites. Overa...17 and 28 are definitely among my favorites. Overall, I love it when maps play like rubik's cubes, whether the puzzle is in surviving the fights or the less popular Eternal Doom descendants. UR does not disappoint and makes me want to put Scythe under my belt. And, heh, I kind of want to give Doom Jr. a review, if only because no other acclaimed author went through such a shitwad period.KMX E XIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745439363707845462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781490333212566792.post-48868389520164515882013-12-29T03:24:43.581-06:002013-12-29T03:24:43.581-06:00Great review :)
I found a few tidbits you wrote i...Great review :)<br /><br />I found a few tidbits you wrote in here to be quite interesting. Namely, the Onslaught reference in Map12 was something I did not do consciously - as a matter of fact, I actually had to play both maps again to realize what the similarities were! Must've been something I kept in the back of my head at the time.<br /><br />I'd say Map28 was the big success of the whole wad - beautiful, *almost* expansive in certain aspects and just plays like a fiddle. Map17 is a close second, though I should have altered the final fight for the official release (truth is, I kinda wanted to punt the thing off of my hard drive, heh) There are certain tweaks that I'd make to this mapset, especially if I'd started it a year later. That being said, I'm very happy and proud of its completion and the reception has truly overwhelmed me. In its own small way, it's gotten me to start playing Doom frequently again. I'd previously thought that passion to be completely dormant right before I started Map24.<br /><br />Thank you for the review. I always appreciate your thoughts on various projects :)<br /><br />P.S. - Four Maps certainly suffers a bit of "old shame" for me, but probably not as much as Doom Jr. does for Cyb :PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312771353869886297noreply@blogger.com