Doom II - Hell to Pay [All Secrets / Wrath of Hell]
7The good: Hell to Pay is wildly ambitious, and should be respected for it's consistent visual design, ridiculous commitment to realism, for it's scope. Almost every level has a cool "moment" which makes my jaw drop, whether it's the shuttle sequences, the rockets launching, the fight in outer space, the BIG CRANE or the entire self-destruct level. For a 90's pack, this is straight-up "actual video game" quality, and is a much better wad than Evilution.
The bad: Compared to it's sister wad, the combat is way less refined. There's some truly nasty shit near the end of the campaign. Vile Temple in particular is one of the worst. People praise Romero for being a "troll genious" but this map makes him look tame in comparison, it is by far, bar none, the most uncomfortable map i've ever player. Secret Facility isn't much better. Many maps were obviously not designed with Pistol Starts in mind, therefore i'm using contrinous play.
The ugly: yeah, it's pretty obvious. Hell to Pay looks like dogshit. The new textures aren't good looking at all, and the new monster / weapons designs, (which mind you, i DO appreciate because they help the wad stand out and give it some character of it's own) look out of place.
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00:00 The Holding Cells
02:04 The Slave Quarters
07:45 The Mines
13:12 Nukage Processing
22:34 Trustee Country
33:54 Command and Control
44:19 The Industrial Park
59:15 The Warehouse
01:11:06 The Military Complex
01:21:38 The Liquid Metal Labs
01:26:43 The Spaceport
01:33:55 The Cargo Hold
01:39:35 The Engine Room
01:45:08 The Habitat Deck
01:50:19 Captain Bellows
01:59:42 Secret Facility
02:10:21 Self-Destruct
02:16:41 Io Base
02:27:01 Hot as Hell
02:36:57 Big Crane
02:51:52 Demon Chow
03:03:31 Master Computer
03:11:06 Planet Hell
03:24:16 Vile Temple
03:44:57 Hell's Cavern
03:48:33 Hell's Park
03:53:39 Hell's Gauntlet
03:56:33 Circle of Hell
04:00:23 Hell Squared
04:03:17 Neophyte Reception
04:10:12 Initiation
04:19:23 Sky High