/vr/ - Retro Games

Okay Doom frens. Half a dozen of you called me a moron for saying that I didn't like Doom II as much as the first game. I said that I didn't much care about the SSG, the new enemy types, or the level design. I also said that I was going to give it a fair shot and finally finish the whole game to see if I changed my mind. I got around to that sooner than I thought I would. I finished the game today. Well, did I change my mind? On some points. The SSG is still just a wide-shot, overpowered SG. I don't feel it adds much to the game, and the fact that's it's super useful means it's too easy to lean on it for the entire game. It's borderline game breaking at times. The new enemies grew on me. I hated the Arch-vile, but now I kind of like fighting them by playing cat and mouse. The Pain Elemental is still obnoxious especially in the Icon of Sin fight where its endless monster spawning is just a giant annoyance. The rest just add a lot of flavor that I've come to appreciate. I feel like that's a net positive. The level design. What a mixed bag. It wasn't as bad as i remembered it. I appreciate the city levels more now. There are some particularly shitty levels though and quite a few levels rely on gimmicks which are fun once, but I can't imagine enjoying replaying them over and over again. Map: 24 The Chasm where you have to walk tightropes being my least favorite. However, I did appreciate how "puzzly" some of these levels were. There were times where I had to stop and think to solve a level. The one with the teleporting Cyberdemon gave me a nice "Aha!" moment when I solved it in what I assume was the intended way. In short, I still like the first game better as a whole experience. Though I'm happy the content is there for modders. I was a bit too harsh on the game based on my childhood memories. It's better than I remember, but I don't see myself replaying the vanilla levels much. Map 28 and 29 make up for Icon of Sin.