Scythe was a blast for me. I really loved the concept of very short maps with a fair amount of difficulty. Most of this maps can be finished in less than 5-6 minutes, but they are still challenging in a very Plutonia way. It really captures the idea of having fun playing Doom.
There are a few maps than differ from this concept of keeping things pretty short. You have two slaughter maps, a few whose length is probably the average of a Doom 2 map (Notably, MAP29 was basically Downtown but well designed, plus snow), and of course the infamous MAP28, a map that basically forces you to speedrun and finish the map within 30 seconds before you automatically die.
It’s also very interesting how this wad covers up for the whole difficulty spectrum. It ranges to a very easy difficulty in the beginning, to full pro at the very end.
Fav Maps: 19. 3000 AD / 23. Anger / 29. Hell on Earth
Worst Maps: 07. Deadly / 27. Terror / 30. Fire and Ice
Honorable mentions: Map26: Fear (I dislike slaughter maps but this one was a surprisingly fun one to play with) / Map28: Run from It (althought it’s pretty hated, i actually enjoyed the “speedrun for your life” idea)
There are a few maps than differ from this concept of keeping things pretty short. You have two slaughter maps, a few whose length is probably the average of a Doom 2 map (Notably, MAP29 was basically Downtown but well designed, plus snow), and of course the infamous MAP28, a map that basically forces you to speedrun and finish the map within 30 seconds before you automatically die.
It’s also very interesting how this wad covers up for the whole difficulty spectrum. It ranges to a very easy difficulty in the beginning, to full pro at the very end.
Fav Maps: 19. 3000 AD / 23. Anger / 29. Hell on Earth
Worst Maps: 07. Deadly / 27. Terror / 30. Fire and Ice
Honorable mentions: Map26: Fear (I dislike slaughter maps but this one was a surprisingly fun one to play with) / Map28: Run from It (althought it’s pretty hated, i actually enjoyed the “speedrun for your life” idea)