Still, I can say that my conclusion on this subject will be a bit unexpected. which basically implies that he only focused on keeping a cohesiveness with the previous four episodes, and didn't care much (or at all) about the subsequent levels that were released by the community, but I cannot avoid being influenced by the experiences these latter levels offered. There’s more detail in the levels than episodes 1-4, but not overly so." "Well, I wanted the levels to feel like they belong to the original game as if they were a true fifth episode. So basically, this time it was no longer about comparing new versions of some levels with their original ones, but to compare these new levels with the works of some of the most established level creators in the Doom community. Because, let's be honest, some users have created authentic masterpieces! I'm talking about new levels that not only have an obsessive attention to detail, but even in some cases they designed them in ways that completely change the way you used to play the original levels, and all this without even need to add new assets (monsters, guns, etc). Having said that, I was pretty enthusiastic when John Romero announced an unofficial fifth episode for the first game, in commemoration of its 25th anniversary not a long time ago, he released alternate versions for both E1M4 and E1M8 which were very well received by the Doom community.Īt the same time, I wondered if he would be able to deliver an episode with a quality on par with other map-packs released by the community during all these years. However, if you want to ensure to get the purest possible experience when playing the episode, in that case it's recommended to stop reading and come back once you've finished with it.īefore saying anything else, it's fundamental for me to disclose that both Ultimate Doom and Doom II are my preferred games of all time, and honestly, at this point it's very likely that they will never be dethroned. Also, the complementary images were extracted from the official trailer. NOTE: The following article only has very minor spoilers, regarding general aspects of some of the levels (although nothing concrete).