Ah, another 100 brush map from
Xenon. Actually I haven't played any of his
other 100brush maps, though I have played his
speedmaps. This map though could almost pass
for a normal Q1SP, and I don't mean that in
a bad way. The reason you can tell is because
of the lack of detail (though most places still
look good) - you can tell Xenon was being conservative
with brushes in order to get a lot of out a
little.
The theme is very remniscent
of Insomnia - the same sort of mix of evil mood
(blood, evil sky, gore) and Quake2 tech (which
I swear looks much much better in Quake). There
is also a temple area, using a mix of textures,
Daikatana, Hexen II and Q3:A to name a few.
Overall, an interesting theme with a semi-decent
layout; this could have been quite a stunning
map if it had more detail and a more intricate
layout.
The gameplay is nasty. You
always know where to go and what to do, and
there is a continual horde (a long line of shamblers
- at one point!) thrown at you. This gets to
be really fun, especially when you have Quad
damage or a lot of rockets. Mainly you get higher-level
enemies, which is fine, because they take more
to take down - better one shambler than a pack
of grunts for this type of combat.
All in all, this will help
you out in these last Q1SP-starved weeks, though
a full Q1SP or episode would do the trick much
better. Heh. Judged on its own merits, CEnturion
is certainly a fun experience though I found
myself not quite satisfied.
