Rebel Sky - a puzzle map for doom 2

I played through the map last night and thought it was great, really amazing work! I actually played it twice; the first time, I got stuck at the blue key room. The puzzle there had me stumped, so I quit for a while and decided to start over from the beginning. On my second run, I was able to make it through the blue key area and on to finish the map. All in all, My second run took about an hour and a half. I'd say about 80% of that time was spent thinking though. One part in particular gave me a really hard time, and I was surprised when I figured out the answer... I dont want to spoil it but, the door to the megasphere room was really hard to figure out. I probably spent around 15 to 20 minutes at that part, trying to find the solution. It wasn't bad, per se, I enjoyed it, however I have a feeling that 90% of people who play this map will get stuck there. Other than that , I thought everything in the map was perfect.

It had the perfect amount of challenge and difficulty, so that I was on my toes the whole time, but it wasn't too frustrating. The puzzles took a lot of thought and effort to solve, but I think they were designed really well. The architecture and the flow of the map is spot on, there is a real sense of progression and exploration that I enjoyed. I liked having to think hard in order to find the solutions, sometimes thinking for around 5-10 minutes straight, before finding the solution to progress. I think it makes it all the more satisfying when you finally get to the next area, and it forces you to pay more attention and really think about hidden secrets and things. Ammo is pretty scarce in the start, but there seems to be plenty later on. As a result, the start is pretty challenging, but it gets easier later into the map.

It took me well over an hour to complete, but I enjoyed every second of it! Beautiful map, and tons of fun to play. Overall, I think you did a great job on this one. Look forward to your next map