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  Level of the Week - Charred Chaos Review
 
 
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Charred Chaos
Deathmatch
Medium/Large
20 Max
Half-Life
Dave Johnston
charred.zip
Killa-Kyle
   

Charred Chaos: May 22, 2000

Let me just say, as soon as you spawn into Charred Chaos, you see 'Half-Life' straight away. The way in which DaveJ has recreated the 'Half-Life' feel to this map is untrue. The lighting, texturing and structure are all brilliant.

A medium to large size map; most maps of this size have problems with the connectivity in the level. Charred Chaos has no such problems. DaveJ has hit a good balance in this map.

You can see that DaveJ has worked very hard on Charred Chaos and the results have done him proud.

Item, Ammo and Weapons placement are also damn good. A nice balance between Weapons and Ammo but it seems there is a little too much armour lying about the place. Not to worry though… who is complaining?

I feel originality in Charred Chaos. I don't think it is based on anything in particular. It's just been put together to be like 'Half-Life'.

Playability wise… Charred Chaos could be uploaded to a mainstream server and people would just keep going back for more. A top notch map, download it today.

Summary:

Brilliant. Lets hope Dave continues his wonderful work.

Rating:

Layout:
 
90%
Playability:
 
90%
Connectivity:
 
90%
Placement:
 
80%
Texturing:
 
90%
Overall:
 
88%
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

 
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