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[jayextee]

DOOM - Fava Beans

Fava Beans is an Ultimate DOOM episode 1 replacement that has been hailed by many as a big inspiration on their own similarly-themed maps; not least one of my favourite classic DOOM auters, Nicolas Monti. It's a bit of a shame, then, that I hadn't really given it the time of day until lately.

So, the episode plays out as a Knee Deep in the Dead replacement like any other, albeit with a couple of hints of that episode 2, The Shores of Hell flavour. Challenge is moderate, a few steps above what the original iWAD offered; and progression is sometimes not entirely straightforward, but never overstepping into 'maddeningly-obtuse'.

Visuals, however, look pretty consistent with any reasonable contemporary vanilla WAD. Which doesn't sound as impressive as it ought to, until you learn that this was a WAD made in 1995. Yes. Nineteen fucking ninety five. People were still making boxy myhouse WADs (no, not that one...) back then. We hadn't even seen the doomcute of TNT Evilution at that point and visually this whups its ass into the afterlife.

The 1995-ness does show in a few other ways though. Combat can be one-sided, and secrets almost as predictable as the ambushes; but y'see, back then we hadn't had the benefit of having seen all the greats that have innovated and set the tone for community DOOM mapping since. And in context, this shines above many of its '95 peers and is completely deserving of its status as one of the best-received and well-remembered WADs of the year.

The E1M8 boss encounter's just kinda there though. We already fought two barons in close quarters in an earlier map. At least it does something interesting with the secret level and its immediately-accessible exit, the whole shebang playing out more like a bonus map than a full and mandatory (once accessed, that is) affair.

But hey, it was 1995. I keep saying that as if it excuses a multitude of sins but in reality Fava Beans only makes a couple of tiny missteps and is actually entirely worth playing.

4/5

[semperintrepida]

This is the worst timeline. (x)

[mail-me-a-snail]

he's free now

[cringengl]

Re reading the original hunger games is so funny bcus katniss can literally read haymitch's mind like what. I'm dying of thirst but haymitch hasn't sent me water, that must mean that there's some nearby!! And one kiss is one pot of broth!! Like she even acknowledges that it's strange when she's like oh to peeta this would just be a pot of broth. Haymitch will give her one look and katniss knows immediately what he means and she's right every time

Meanwhile peeta is like your dress really suits you and you look nice :) and katniss is like he's trying to kill me

[mysillycomics]

[spitblaze]

[guy who doesnt watch shows voice] yeah ive been meaning to watch that show

[sparemoon]

Quiet cat gf vs loud dog bf

[crabussy]

"dolphins are completely evil" I actually don't think we should assign human morality to animals with no concept of law or civilisation with an intelligence roughly equating to that of a toddler

[godmindedgaming]

[star-pup01]

I was promised a vessel and got thrown into a teenager who has their own shit to work through that is not being helped by this situation, and if I ever give up then the world is covered in darkness.

[devileaterjaek]

Doom + Doom II (PC) //Discord// //Ko-Fi//

[incessantlark]

made some icons of the pony crew !!

[birdpaladin]

god isnt watching

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[egophiliac]

missed the mark by (looks at calendar) uhhh. hm. but I really wanted to do something for the 5th anniversary! happy five years to these idiots 🎉