/vr/ - Retro Games

syndicate
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a nice varied level where you seem to have arrived in some sort of institute in a city street. the map offers views outside the building giving a sense of the world, and is fairly long with several different areas to clear. first you must rescue a key from a dark storeroom by the entrance, then on the first floor there are offices and even a library. so it seems rather like a city university department building.

gameplay is straightforward with monsters mostly approaching from one direction at a time, and you blast them. there's plenty to shoot including a large group of hellknights who shocked me by all screaming at once when i was right by the door, and some nice opportunities for infighting. the archvile guarding the exit is very little of a threat, perhaps it would be a better as a surprise pop-up when you go through the yellow door.

i thought the lift took too long to lower, perhaps it would be nice to change it to the faster v1.666 type (line 1135 type 62 -> 123) also it's not possible to lower it from the top, so if you forget to bring anything up, you've lost it.