by IDKrisis » Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:06 pm
Having played with each of the weapon sets through each of their matching megawads, I though I would give some feedback. I've listed them in the order I tried them.
Doom 2
Everything seemed smoother and more refined overall. Even the sounds seemed more satisfying. The BFG is now a lot more reliable and fun to use.
Evilution
This weapon set seemed a little bit more high-tech than vanilla and nearly all the weapons were great fun to use. I tended to use the Halderman device when revisiting areas I'd cleared out to look for secrets, but it didn't see much use overall.
Plutonia
Using these weapons made me feel like a grizzled veteran. I particularly liked the machine guns.
JPCP
With this collection, I especially enjoyed sneaking up on enemies to take them out with the silenced pistol or the katana. I would often switch to the energy katana for close combat in place of the neutron guns, but the neutron guns saw plentiful use too. I also enjoyed sealing the bigger demons with the ofuda caster.
Ancient Aliens
My personal favourite. All of the weapons were huge fun to use. I would often use the stasis bow to lock down troublesome revenants and I'm glad no-one was around to hear my manic laughter when I powered up the Illuminator.
Back to Saturn X (Tested with episode 1)
I had some trouble with the shotgun replacements in this set. Every time I tried to use the machreaper, I would either take a dense cluster of fireballs to the face or do so little damage that it felt like a waste of ammo, so I soon stopped using it altogether. The arc blaster seemed decent, but not strong enough to fill the machreaper's role. Other than these gripes, I still enjoyed myself. I used the nanocore on nearly every level after I found it and took great pleasure in using the pulse rifle. The X-spark cannon is spectacular.
Alien Vendetta
The thunder and roar of the shattergun from this set soon began to fill every corridor once I'd found it. I also enjoyed makiing regular use of the tornado battery. The phased-tachyon cannon took some getting used to, but I enjoyed the sense of power it gave me.
Whitemare
Ah, who doesn't enjoy a cozy little fire when its cold outside? Throw another caco on the fire, would you? I would often take out the blazeblade when tackling groups of imps with this set. The firegrasp was particularly fun to use and as for the Sol's wrath... if this game was more realistic, it would melt the buildings, let alone the snow! I should probably get some sunscreen before using that again.
Hellbound
These weapons really made me feel powerful. I would often use the Zaiger rifle to take out hell knights and throw C4 into the middle of demon hordes. I tended to use the borstal shotgun a lot because I found the burst fire oddly satisfying.