New episode isn't bad, so far. Two maps in, and I like it.
I have only two real complaints; they aren't things that make it bad, just things that don't fit the original game, or things that I think we can learn from. First of all, every time there's a major section in the map (so far. I am only two maps in) there is a clearly-marked secret there. I hope it gets less obvious, they cluster some secrets together and/or they have some sections of the map without secrets. At the moment it's pretty obvious when there's going to be a secret.
Secondly, there are some arena fights with a quad damage. I don't recall very many difficult fights that just hand you such a powerful powerup immediately. Usually they made a tough fight and then hid a powerup nearby to help you deal with it, if they even give you a powerup at all. The fight at the end of E1M3, for example, had four fiends and a shambler and it was perfectly doable without any quad or pentagram. Not to mention that it didn't actually lock you in; you can walk between the two initial fiends and exit the map.
Now, since my Quake 1 playthrough on Youtube is no longer a full 100%, I need to record a run of these maps to actually finish it.
Xtyfe wrote:Now you see boys and girls, this is how companies should behave. Pro-consumer and not pro-corporate circle jerk.
So, who's paying the mappers to make this content, and where's that money coming from? As much as I like when developers do this (this new episode, nerve.wad, etc.), we can't really expect this sort of thing.
