Icarus: Alien Vanguard - Map 19: Blessed are the Quick (UVMax 3:46)

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Published on May 19, 2024 6:08:23 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q73ByD1qaXM

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Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994)

Duration: 3:58

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Source Port: Dsda 2.7.5
UVMax, Pistol Start, No Saves
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Map Author: Rand Phares
Song Name: unknown (Jonathan El-Bizri)
Difficulty: 2.5
Design: 4

I get the church aesthetic, which is pretty cool, but damn this music is so loud. Those church organs are booming through this whole place, can barely hear the sounds of my own gunshots. Its also very dark at times, but I'll accept that as a stylistic choice. Besides that, I like the map.
I think "Blessed are the Quick" is a fitting title for it. This map has a whole bunch of traps which could be very deadly, but as long as you are agile enough to not get stuck in them there is little challenge. The biggest struggle is the lack of health, another reason why being fast is a priority. The chaingun is incredibly useful for a lot of this, but you don't get a big stockpile of bullets, so you really have to be picking up all the weapons drops. There is some annoyance with enemies not waking up or getting lost, but once you figure out which ones are the main culprits it becomes tolerable.
30 seconds off from the record is better than I've been doing lately, so I think I'm getting back into the groove of it.

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