Winter Hellscape

Uploaded this map almost a year ago on ModDB, thought I'd put it on here too
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MelonHead8944
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1,798
Release Date
Dec 25, 2024
First uploaded
Last update

Ratings

4.44 star(s) 16 ratings

Latest reviews

Very decent little map, good castle/village setting. Decent brushwork and lighting, however, here and there landscape and walls are a bit plain and blocky. Not quite as polished as the previous map.
Nice take on a Creepy Christmas!
Thanks for Your work, and thanks for sharing.
Enjoyable little Christmas romp, doesn't outstay it's welcome.
Skill
Hard
Really good map. Wish you could go back after the final fight and do some exploration for secrets.
nice little holiday map, very classic style... nice 'ice lava'
Skill
Hard
Good little map. Easy but fun. Liked the town area, i think it would had benefit from more secret / optional areas to explore.
Skill
Hard
I always like spooky-xmas vibe stuff, and Quake is a pretty good fit! Thanks for sharing.

Fun little map with a progression through distinct interesting areas that make sense in their own weird way... I'd probably rather see that kind of thing than detailed geometry and texture work. Although of course having both would be the best! Not sure where this lands in the 3/4 star area, just going with 3 since it's less ambitious than other stuff I usually 4-star.

Two miscellaneous things I noticed:
* I saw an obvious (IMO) "floor is going to fall away" trap, so I ran fast enough so that it wouldn't catch me. After the floor did open, I saw that it was dumping into a slime pit (I think) and just moved on elsewhere. At the end of the map tho I was only at like 45/72 kills, and noclipping back I see that the trap fall actually leads to a significant area with more monsters and weapon pickups and stuff. Hmm! Kind of a bummer to be punished for escaping a trap.
* In a different area: it was satisfying to notice a way to climb up to a little secret-y platform, and then have a monster rush trigger while I was on my way up. Got to hang out above them milling around, cause some infighting, shoot them at my convenience. If that was intentional, nice way to make the player feel a bit smart.
Skill
Hard
I played it last year. I played it this year. And I'll probably play it again next year if I can find it. Short, lighthearted Christmas fun. I liked the theme. If I could make a wish, it would be to be able to go back at the end to hunt for more secrets.

Thank you very much and happy holidays.
Skill
Hard
light bit of fun :)
Skill
Nightmare
Nice blue-green colors! Quite rare in the array of red bloody maps :)
I remember I played it last year, and it was fun to play again.
imo it is much more detailed than Dark Keep.
Happy X-mas, have fun, enjoy!
Skill
Easy