Ramp2025 Reviews Part III
What, they did another RAMP thing in 2025?! Golly!!!
Index of my Ramp2025 reviews on Google Docs.
UNIT.WAD by ONETAP
An interesting idea, and some of the smaller levels are pretty cleverly twisted around each other. However, the final couple of levels are just really annoying. Running to a timed elevator was clever in 1993, but for a secret, not in order to progress the level. Ultimately it just was a bit too much. Nicely polished, of course, as with all Tap's levels, but it's just one step too much. 2.5/5.
MY FIRST MAP by Raitafox
Hell of a lot going on here, and I was loving the creepy atmosphere and shifting structure, but ran into a bug when doing one of the little movement rituals you had to do, and couldn't proceed. Too bad because this one looks like it rules. DNF.
ANOTHER NORTUBEL MAP by EyeBallTank
Cute, quick and very fun! Just a nice little bite size of Doom. 4/5.
BARONCON 2025 by Jay
A really excellent berserk-only map, neither gimmicky nor overwhelming, not too easy, but with every scenario feeling "solvable" like a hectic, fun puzzle. I think this may be the first berserk map that I ever gave 5/5 to.
Dark Cabin by Stace! Coyle
.....interesting? Hmmmm.... DNR.
Doom 2 in da hood only by Thelokk
While the monster placement is delightfully diabolical, I just can't manage the ammo scarcity. Like I just dragged my ass around this map looking for one shotgun shell. Then the pain elementals show up; no thanks. I feel like if I had a berserk pack at the very beginning I would love this map completely. As it is, it's just frustrating. 2.5 stars.
Metro by RedThingy
Incredible pacing, the spare and calculating use of custom monsters and guns, and some extremely well-polished arenas and scenarios make this an instant classic. 5 stars.
Corporate Nightmare by Phantom T Mac
Great to see the cinematic storytelling of this map producer improve and become even more propulsive over time. I'm not sure the showdown at the RAMP computer works 100 percent; it's just a bit small for what it needs to be, and then to have that climax undermined by another climax with Just Another Cyberdemon Fight...I don't know, it didn't quite work for me. But it's an amazing accomplishment, these are nitpicks. 5 stars.
Abandoned Nukage Plant by LSGBri10
It has some promise - some well done modeling, attention to detail as to the location of rad suits and dangerous areas. But there's an easy softlock to get caught in, there's almost no interaction, challenge or puzzles, and on top of everything else it's too big for no reason. You made a map that runs, though, so good job for that, it's more than many have done. 1.5 stars.
Club Infernus by Freya Tail
Trans flag raised on the mangled corpse of a Nazi SS trooper, 10/10. Wait, it's also a really fun adventure-style scenario with multiple custom weapons, polished presentation, a great ending showdown and funny jokes on top of that? In all seriousness, this is one of the best jam game maps I've ever seen. 5 stars.