2022 A Doom Odyssey - E5M1: Phenex (UVMax 6:56)
10Source Port: Dsda 2.7.5
UVMax, Pistol Start, No Saves
SoundFont Combo by @GoranObal
Wad of the SoundFont Cover:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18OlguN5IWmHqfKeKsuNHCkYxXohZr8nS?usp=drive_link
2022 A Doom Odyssey on idgames: https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/131349-2022ado-released-now-on-idgames/
2022ado on the DSDA archives:
https://dsdarchive.com/wads/2022ado
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Map Author: Paul Corfiatis @pcorf
Song Name: Black Gold Sea (James Paddock)
Difficulty: 6.5
Design: 7
UVMax World Record
I would've been content if this wad ended at E4, but Paul has blessed us with a 5th chapter, this is his take on Sigil. I have already played through it quickly and I have to say, it is excellent. But I won't spoil any specifics.
Hell of an opener map. I am SURE this time could be cut down greatly, but I am confused trying to route this. The optimal path is not clear at all to me. If someone else sees a better solution, please, be my guest and improve this. It feels like there should be another box of rockets or bulk cell somewhere that I'm missing. Way too many barons to kill with what you're given. The cacodemons are not much help due to the shape of the environment and all the fodder enemies filling the space between them. I figure maybe you can kill most of the barons with berserk easily while they are distracted by the cacodemons, but that would take so much luck to be able to do cleanly. The spaces are all either very cramped or full of heavy damaging floor.
I really hate these mandatory chainsaw secrets. They are in most of the episode 5 maps, and you seem to be encouraged to berserk a lot in several of them.
I bumped this up to a 7 design mostly because of that opening shot. It is so simple, but so devastatingly effective at creating a surreal environment that says "you have crossed into a new realm, and you are trespassing". The pillars with impaled corpses, and the hard shadows on them with that golden sun, paired with that dreamy midi. That is amazing.