/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10797895
I think that Doom 1 did this better than Doom 3 in the sense that there are times where you are less equipped and are at a distinct disadvantage. The tight and murky wooden maze in E2M6, which has spectres and barons, I think works pretty well still, it has a very oppressive atmosphere.

Just played Doom 1 E2 and E3 for the first time. Overall they were pretty good, I think even as good as E1. Highlights:

E2M2 for the cool looks and box maze
E2M4 for kicking my ass
E2M6 for showcasing how good Doom's lighting is by making me scream out loud when a Baron popped out of the shadows
E2M9 for showing me how fun it can be to dodge projectiles while demons kill each other
E3M4 don't remember why I liked this one, I made this list a few days ago
E3M6 might be my favorite map in the whole game, I felt like I was going insane as Cacodemons showed up seemingly out of thin air in a map so big and open I had no idea where I was.

Only played shareware about fifteen years ago, man this game is good. The movement and weapons are so satisfying, the enemies are fun to fight, great game.

>>6187694
It's not that exciting to look at, but probably not trivial to pull off, so it's impressive in some ways.
I'd compare it to speedrunning E2M6 in Doom by doing a 'void glide', which is a tricky glitch to pull off where you squeeze yourself outside of the boundaries of the map, so you can go to the exit room, and then with absolutely critical timing and positioning manage to use the exit button through the wall and finish the level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B968JxfmTOc
ZeroMaster makes it look easy (because he's one of the top Doom speedrunners), but it's really not easy to do. Squeezing out of the map is one thing, but hitting the button to end the level is something most people will not have the patience to sit down and figure out.
So it's impressive for that, but at the same time, E2M6 is one of my favorite maps, and it's ultimately still much more fun to see someone rush and fight wildly through it.

>>5239491
E2 actually has a bit of spookiness, mostly E2M6, that map still gives me the heeby jeebies after all these years.