Custom Map Reviews – Surrounded by the Dead 2
3Surrounded by the Dead 2
Can be downloaded here...
http://www.gamemaps.com/details/2655
Other Players...
Emerald Comet
Campaign Description...
“Make your way through the dead city to the docks! ”
An old map this is... Everything stands the test time... The Great parts are still great... and the Meh parts are still meh...
(The marks the moment... the FIRST moment since I have started this new review format... where I actually go back and examine the map before writing the review, as opposed to basing it on the footage alone... mainly because this was demo recorded almost a year ago... :|
I promise higher quality for now on...)
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Aesthetics
+ Very well made...
+ High aomunts of detail...
+ Consistent theme...
/ Safe theme... nothing all too special...
Gameplay
/ Longer chapters...
+ Multiple routes...
+ Explorable pockets...
- Lacking consistent player leading...
+ Non-Linear path...
+ Decent amount of supplies...
Performance
+ Minimal to no studdering...
+ No apparent crashes or conflicts...
+ Well optimized...
Finale
- Lackluster arena...
- An entire chapter before the finale...
- Arena heavily favors survivors...
+ How to start the finale and escape was clear...
Final Verdict
Recommended
Surrounded by the Dead is a well rounded map... Sure it plays it very safe with many elements... but it atleast did this well...
The Inner-City theme... a staple of the franchise and one of the “I can't think of a theme...” that we see very often... And though it is a very generic city scape... it is a beautiful one at that...
Nothing has that cheap feel... Everything has high amounts of detail and care, and it is abundantly clear the level of detail put into making this area look good...
Gameplay is fairly exceptional as well... Non-Linear path, with multiple route and explorable pockets?... We don't see this very often (unfortunately)... and it is always a welcome when people can do it, and do it right... There are some faults, like it being easy to get lost in some areas do to the uneven spread of player leading elements... but nothing to bad... Not here anyway...
The real blemish is the Finale... as it is with a lot of maps unfortunately...
The finale comes so suddenly... And the arena itself, while not only boring to look at, is far too easy for survivors too completely shut down the infected... The Finale is supposed to be the Climax... and for too often does this happen where you are just about to get to the top... and the drop either doesn't exist, or sends you straight into a meat grinder... but I digress...
The finale is a con... not because it is “bad”... but because it is boring...
Still an overall fun campaign despite the lackluster finale...
Intro music - "Cybernetic" by D1scordant
Final Verdict music – "Synthetic Harmony" by D1scordant
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