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Doom 2: Hard but fun!
I could never believe I would ever get to actually play this classic, which made even a big cult around it. And even the Normal Mode (Hurt Me Plenty) is actually tough towards the end. It's telling that the enemies in the ENTIRE Knee Deep in the Dead part of the first doom are almost all present and many in the second stage. Exception the motherfucking Barons. Who were strong bosses in Doom 1, but compared to certain other motherfuckers they are cannon fodder in Doom 2.
It's basically Doom 1, but more frantic and with far more variety of enemies. The Revenants who have homing shots and a mean hook, the Pain Elementals who spawn Lost Souls all the time, the annoying commandos and the MOTHERFUCKING ARCHVILES are examples.
Thankfully, you also get the legendary Super Shotgun which is far more effective for melee enemies and fodder killer.
There are many traps, secrets and puzzles that will reward the player, as well as three encounters I describe as "boss encounters".
1. Stage 10, the Cyberdemon who can teleport. Shoot it until it dies. Oh, and make sure you don't get a rocket to the face and watch his teleports to get an invulnerability pack.
2. Stage 20, Cyberdemon and Spider Mastermind. Simultaneously. Don't fight both at once, make them fight each other. Then BFG the heck out of the survivor.
3. Stage 30, Icon of Sin. Get on top of the arena to activate the switch, avoid or use the BFG on the endless beasts the wall of woe spawns, don't allow his cubes to hit you because they always instakill, and fire three rockets (and it has to be rockets) to the wall's brain to kill it.
It's actually a very frantic and fun game, which can be frustrating though. And even though you WILL rage, and Nightmare can piss off even the elitists, in the end you will feel as if you destroyed Hell for real. It's THAT satisfying to see the Icon of Sin go down. I didn't like the boss in terms of gameplay, but I loved the idea of it being the programmer.
Overall, 9/10, I enjoyed this game thoroughly!
It's basically Doom 1, but more frantic and with far more variety of enemies. The Revenants who have homing shots and a mean hook, the Pain Elementals who spawn Lost Souls all the time, the annoying commandos and the MOTHERFUCKING ARCHVILES are examples.
Thankfully, you also get the legendary Super Shotgun which is far more effective for melee enemies and fodder killer.
There are many traps, secrets and puzzles that will reward the player, as well as three encounters I describe as "boss encounters".
1. Stage 10, the Cyberdemon who can teleport. Shoot it until it dies. Oh, and make sure you don't get a rocket to the face and watch his teleports to get an invulnerability pack.
2. Stage 20, Cyberdemon and Spider Mastermind. Simultaneously. Don't fight both at once, make them fight each other. Then BFG the heck out of the survivor.
3. Stage 30, Icon of Sin. Get on top of the arena to activate the switch, avoid or use the BFG on the endless beasts the wall of woe spawns, don't allow his cubes to hit you because they always instakill, and fire three rockets (and it has to be rockets) to the wall's brain to kill it.
It's actually a very frantic and fun game, which can be frustrating though. And even though you WILL rage, and Nightmare can piss off even the elitists, in the end you will feel as if you destroyed Hell for real. It's THAT satisfying to see the Icon of Sin go down. I didn't like the boss in terms of gameplay, but I loved the idea of it being the programmer.
Overall, 9/10, I enjoyed this game thoroughly!