Overview:
This is a very fun mod and map combination.
The monsters are changed around quite a bit,
complete with new skins and weapons. The maps
are set in medieval, so if you think like I
do, you would expect traps and tricks. This
is exactly how it is, walk through a door, fight
about 5 monsters, then 5 more spawn around you
once those are dead. Couldn't be much better.
Architecture:
Very nice style,complete with block walls, missing
floor tiles, slanted grates, slanted walls,
and slanted doors, medieval looking as the theme
implies. The only thing I do not like about
this is that some areas are hardly navigable.
Although it may be hard to navigate through,
it helps against those pesky vores (spiders
that lunge flying heatseaking purple spiky balls).
Other than navigation, architecture is very
nice. -=Architecture Score: 9/10=-
Lighting:
Lighting is just about perfect. Kona has placed
the lights so the map has a spooky ambience
effect that keeps you on your toes. I do have
1 little problem with the lighting though, in
many areas it is hard to see where you are going,
so you pretty much have to hug the walls and
pay attention to the floor so you do not fall
through, this can be very annoying when trying
to watch out for traps and holes in the floor.
-=Lighting Score: 9/10=-
Texturing:
Many of these textures are from the gothic/medieval
set that ID had made. If they're not ID, then
they are colored versions of ID's textures.
There are also many completely origional texutres
though. I have seen better use of textures,
but don't get me wrong, Kona did use these textures
to their fullest, the floors, walls, and ceilings
are easily distinguishable, so the map does
not look too plain or overdone. -=Texturing Score: 9/10=-
Skill:
If you are not very good, I highly suggest you
go to easy skill. I was having a hard time on
normal, and I am pretty much a pro. I have no
more to say about the skill, this is excellent.
-=Skill Score: 10/10=-
Item Placement:
Pretty good, everything was placed quite nicely.
It might be just me, but I think Kona did not
place enough health. I can't count how many
times I had to load the game again, just because
I did not have enough health to get through
a certain spot, and as you may or may not know,
this can get very frusterating. The weapons
are placed just right, you almost always have
ammo and a gun to use. --=Item Placement Score:
8/10=-
Final Comment:
Good job Kona, very nice map, keep the good
work flowing through the community. We need
more masterpieces as you may have noticed yourself,
since you are a reviewer also.