"Torment and Torture 3 : Fortress of Damnation"

tnt3.wad

Author(s):

Tormentor667

Year of release:

2003

Map(s):

01 - 02

Engine:

ZDoom

Date of review:

09/30/2007

Overall rating:

This 2-map-wad is quite impressive.
It has a nice hellish atmosphere, created by a very good music, nice new textures and new monsters. I already knew the monsters from other wads, except for the nasty final bosses that were really well done, both in appearance and sound. The level of detail is very well-done without being overloaded.
You'll find lots of rocks and lava here, combined with some icey outdoor areas and large indoor complexes with a romantic high-tech theme. (Map 01 reminded me of my Biovite Project now and then, with its big dark halls, and I think, Tormentor's and my approach to mapping are very similar.)
The difficulty is perfect, challenging at times, but never frustrating, except for a certain shortage of ammo. In map 01 I had to give me an additional box of shells and some rockets in map 02.
I didn't quite understand the end, by the way; there's a portal at the end of the map, and after stepping into it, the map ends but it says, that my mission failed. I was unsure if there's another way to finish it, or if it's only a dramaturgic trick to "justify" a sequel...
Oh, and there was an interesting new weapon that reminded me of the "Blitzbuffbomben" (sorry, don't know the original word) from Magia de Spell. But I didn't find a way to switch to that weapon. I only could use it, when I ran out of ammo and it switched automatically.

This is very good work and I'm looking forward to playing more maps by Tormentor.