The Entrance & The Sanctum

Content - Quake - Quake Levels - Quake Single Player

Author: Mexx | Rating: 5.20 | Download: mexx.zip

Well, here we have the very first map by Marcus, split in two parts because, as the author writes in the readme file, QBSP wasn’t able to compile it. It’s quite difficult to evaluate this level ’cause it isn’t a masterpiece, as you can guess knowing it’s someone first attempt in mapping. On the other hand we can notice the author has put much effort in placing lights and in building some nice areas. Nothwithstanding, the level(s) suffer from a very simple layout, not-so-well placed textures and a squared, “blocky” construction. Also, enemy placement is very “basic”, they see you, they run towards your weapon, you kill ‘em.

Not an enthusiastic description, is it? This shouldn’t be considered an author’s fault. This is his first map, he has built it while learning the editor and the hardware available at the time forcing the author to split the map in two parts and to fastvis the first section (’cause VIS Level 4 took 72 hours to complete 10%).
Most important of all, he’s proved to be a very skilled mapper in his next works (and his employment for commercial works as Zaero for Q2 is the evidence of it).

Keeping these facts in mind, I’m sorry to give this map a score little higher than five.

- D13H4RD

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