"Stigmata"

stigmata.wad

Author(s):

Ray Schmitz

Year of release:

2004

Map(s):

01

Engine:

Doom2

Date of review:

12/27/2005

Overall rating:

Ray Schmitz is one of the two mappers who reached the maximum rating here with one of his wads. So, I was very curious to play a second map of him.
It's rough! It's challenging from the very first seconds, until the end. You're facing all kinds of monsters in mostly small areas in GSTONE-style.
The whole map is looking nice and detailed, though not as superb as the first one I've played ("Yesterday's nightmare"). But still atmospheric and thoroughly done.
The layout is cleverly done with new ways opening to areas that you already had cleaned before, now infested by monsters again.
Overall, it's an excellent map which I recommend. And Ray is becoming one of my favorite SP mappers.