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Final Doom (1996)

Duration: 22:40

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Source Port: DSDA-Doom
Difficulty: Ultra-Violence

Immediately after Central Processing comes another, even bigger map. Mount Pain used to be my most hated map in the game, but after pistol starting this map, I think it's even worse. Central Processing justifies its size with an epic tone and atmosphere, but this just feels like a normal Doom 2 level that’s way too long for its own good.

On top of the standard chaingunners in awkward spots and constant backtracking, the central hub area exposes a flaw with the Doom engine: infinitely tall collision boxes, meaning you can run into an imp or revenant standing way below you and be stopped in place, and they can even claw at you and kill you. Getting down to the central acid pit can be frustrating because of this.

It does end on a cool note, however, with an outdoor Hellish keep guarded by a Cyberdemon and a whole bunch of imps. The map lets you cut loose with an invulnerability and a plasma rifle, and hopefully you got the BFG from one of the secret areas. This is the most fun part of the map, and it makes me wish the author focused more on this area instead of all the tediousness beforehand.

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