dobu here-glad you enjoyed the map! Seems that for every person that likes it, there's always someone that hates it for being dark. And cramped. And filled with un-killable archviles. And dark. And deprived of munitions. So it's always nice when folks enjoy its prickly nature. Believe it or not, the original map was 16 units darker-I was told in playtesting to knock it off and add some light :P Also, working on this map made me swear off vanilla Doom due to all the visplane limits and whatnot. Was a real headache. There's actually a little bit more cover in the archvile cavern than there should be due to needing to block the player's sight! I'm fairly certain that if the AVs lift you up, your game is likely to crash before you run out of health. I'm Glad I got to make at least one map under those limitations... you never really understand or respect how truly constrictive vanilla mapping is until you try it yourself.

This map was truly a work of art with some nailbiting moments. Unreal.

"Chainsaw! And tech pillars...I'm very conflicted right now"

Hands down, one of the most memorable maps of Revilution, from how you almost feel your face melting due to archvile exposure, to the creative puzzles, to the claustrophobic fights in the blood tunnels. Not very nice of me but I was entertained by decino freaking out, it really shows what a masterpiece of survival horror FPS this level is.

This is easily one of the best maps I've seen in my entire life. I feel like I could write an essay about it, but I'll just keep it short and simple. The atmosphere, music, and decino's commentary and mood had me completely gripped and glued to the screen, living vicariously through him. I felt every tense moment and appreciative marvel like I was playing the map myself. 9% HP face rocket hype!!

Incredibly visually interesting map, very tight and the raising walls for cover was a neat idea. Very Sunlust MAP29. Love that slow lift down to the room where you got the SSG, great for building tension. Big fan of the midi too! (Also those vertically moving textures!!) A real standout map in Revilution for sure!

Always fun when a mapper has a very distinct and recognizable style. Been a while since I last played TNTR and I couldn't remember who made this one... but after a few minutes of watching, I was like "Yup, that's a dobu map for sure".

Dude you can survive anything it's just mindblowing

That level is exhibit A of why I prefer FPSs that don't have regenerating health and unlimited resources. It makes things so much more tense when you need to be careful.

This one is kinda giving me Turok vibes with the labyrinthine layout and music. Add the puzzle elements and some really creative fights on top of that and it's seriously a masterpiece, one of the most impressive maps I've seen.

See, I meant what I said last episode when I referred to this map as "cerebral". Dobu really brought his skills to the finest edge in this one, mixing atmosphere, enemy composition, the puzzle elements, and by good golly gee, the music. Avec Vous is one of those midis that are so closely married to an excellent and popular map that it'll be _hard_ to re-use without feeling tacked on. If you liked this half as much as it sounds like you did, then I wager I know what to submit in a future submission roundup. 😉

That arch-vile fight at the end felt more intense than Hunted. And you had room to move. Nice work.

Decino, don't worry about a video getting long. This was gripping from start to finish with a great soundtrack too. How are 10K+ people watching and not liking? They must have forgotten that feature exists on KZfaq...

It might sound typical for me, but this map feels kinda like Black Mesa compared to Half-Life 2. So huge, so rich with details... I am very impressed.

I remember my first run of this was waaaay less smooth than decino's and I kept getting outflanked in that one room. Oof. Major props to pumpkin man . By turns rewarding and frustrating, but still arguably one of the most memorable maps in a WAD full of standouts.

You gushing over the map is so wholesome and enjoyable to hear.

This map is amazing in ways it’s hard to express. I got the chills from watching this! Sunder, Map 16 vibes somehow. The music is so fitting. Just thriller. Well played. ❤

I'm with you! The caves were really atmospheric and scary, and then it just kept getting better and better, and the puzzles were legitimately clever. Who knew too that a MEGASPHERE would scare you more than anything. I do like how they went with the cavern theme of later TNT-Evilution, but they really built on it. Putting a Computer Area Map at the end was such a good design choice too.

This might have been one of your best playthroughs ever. Amazing.

This is one of the coolest maps I've seen you play in a long time - This was really well done!

1:19 A Man Has Fallen Into the River in LEGO City

It feels so rare to hear actual trepidation in decino's voice. The hell maze fight in particular felt like death was just a few low plasma damage rolls away.

The dark section of this map retroactively exists because your hubris of using Berserk Punches, Decino.

I love it when a map brings doom back to its horror roots with all that grim atmosphere, dark catacombs of monsters you're ill-equipped to deal with, and that midi sounds like something stomping its way through the underground ready to tear you to shreds. The aesthetic of machinery and hell integrating itself into earthy caves is lovely too, I really need to replay this one.

That MIDI having Wolfenstein bits and pieces was really awesome. All in all a very interesting and challenging map for sure. The mapmakers out to be proud of this one! That puzzle alone was really mind-boggling.

i can feel Decino playing this map at the edge of his chair waiting for whats going to happen ahead. again decino show us his great skills !! , almost dieing at the end with the archvilles but he nail it !!, congratz on accomplish this map !

Wow, the puzzle section was intense!

I do remember taking like an hour and a half in this one and I died A LOT. You can find the exit earlier, but after seeing my stats that I am definitely missing a lot here, I had to check it all out and I am glad I did. The fact how little enemies there are and how well they were placed/used is insane by itself. Like it was 37 minutes long gameplay of this map you,'ve done, but there wasn't as much enemy fighting, yet every encounter with enemies was a difficult one. I thought you were done in the archvile area when dropping to 9 HP, but great comeback! Darkness makes this even harder/more creepy and the puzzles were interesting. Dobu Gabu Maru can deliver some great masterpieces.

I won't spoil it but if u liked this map, there's another map you will enjoy later down the line, I won't say which one :D and indeed, this map was just pure genuis! specially enjoyed the puzzle secrets

This was a masterpiece! Also, masterfully done blind - incredible decino!

This map was an absolute thrill to watch! The atmosphere was incredible, the midi could not have fit more perfectly. Dobu really knocked it out of the park with this one, & nervous decino makes for a very entertaining video 😂

Epic, epic video!!! Just as an espectator, the Arch-vile fight at the end was pure adrenalin!! And your "Just Mua!" at the end is an instant clasic! I legit pictured you doing the "chef's kiss"!! I can imagine a pumpkin-man in chef's hat T-shirt saying this phrase!

This is one of the best maps of the wad IMO

That is one insane map - some real survival horror vibes. The puzzles were incredible - can you do a bonus video with Doom Builder?

This map is pog, sick midi too.

Really a nerve wrecking map for blind playthroughs

1:19- "Only the penitent man will pass."

That moment between 40:35 and 40:41. I replayd it again and again XD Your reaction about wad is smth unbeatable. PS: Even tho i like map 32 more (just like i like Wormhole... the whole idea about 2 different but same layout dimentions. Some wad also had it between different maps.... nova 2 or twilight zone 2, can't remember).

Playing this map blind, exploring it and discovering it's secrets along with you made for a great video. Congratulations!

"I'm not a fan of maze-y areas with no light." - DoomTuber quote of the year. Lol.

this map was amazing! the darkness, the music, keeping you on your toes all the time, the usage of archviles, good usage of chainsaw, really clever secrets and puzzles... this doesn't even feel like TNT D:

I'm so glad I could watch some else playing this map. I could never play such a map myself just like I cannot play survival horror games either. I cannot play a game where I'm constantly afraid of what's happening behind the next corner or always expect a jump scare to happen. When I'm constantly under such a tension, I choke all the time, even in situations that should be easy to handle otherwise. The darkness, the midi, the winding paths, and the whole setting just scare the heck out of me.

Your production rate is simply amazing ❤

Something really cool about this midi, chill but menacing at the same time

I was looking forward to this video so much after playing this map myself. And it was even better than I'd expected. This is why I love these blind playthroughs.

WHAT A MAP! And so satisfying - also not too many enemies yet always tense and always someone's there

Nicely done indeed! Today I also beat Scythe 2 on HMP. Was a bit of a struggle in the later maps but I eventually won. Want to thank you as learning from your playthroughs has hugely improved my game and made me capable of beating more punishing maps. Especially with things like crowd control in slaughter scenarios. You're a top dude, pumpkin man. 😉👍🏻

Holy molly what a scary map man! Also Decino it really got you good! The music, the darkness, everything. Holy, creepyness

This was a very cool level.

Few maps 16 are this memorable, this was scary. And you were too confident about the last archviles at some point, luckily you beat them.

Perhaps the best map ever made, to date. True skill, a deep understanding of the mechanics, excellent gameplay/exploration/placement of power-ups/demons. Bravo. More please!❤

Man I thought it was gonna be as bad as TNT Evilution map 16, but no this map here is much better and alot better than Evilution map 16 for sure. Devil's Den? It is a better way to say it here than Baron's Den cause again, Baron's Den is boring as hell. This one here feels more Den in a way for nasty enemies in a tight corner place and Arch-Vile secrets are also nasty to take out at least 10 perhaps. Not to mention the puzzles here are something to consider about cause this one is a very good puzzle to do. Normally I don't like puzzles as much but this one is a clever to figure out just for lovely rewards. Not my favorite one, but this one is really good so glad I watched this video. This MIDI, daaaang! Please do more like this very often. 😃

Awesome map, awesome playthrough, thank you decino! Truly thrilling 40 minutes

Decino in literal actual hell: "What is this place? This is awful!"

30 years old textures and mechanics and still manage to blow our heads off. No random/hidden stuff, no arrows pointing secrets. Everything flows naturally. High risk high reward moments. Puzzles. Doom well done.

Thanks for the playthrough... I got stuck a few times so this helped a great deal.

Bro I couldn't look away, I was going to listen while doing some work but man I couldn't look away. The map was so impressive and so haunting. I love maps with low enemy counts but the fights are really interesting, that final area with the hell knights and barons was scary but then the final archvile area and you went to 9% health, my heart was racing man. What a fantastic map!

very late here... but it is always so fun to watch you play a level that impresses you. I'm not even sure I could play a level myself and get that level of enjoyment! thanks for showing it off :)

3% health, giving me "2% health run" flashbacks!

Absolutely brilliant level really enjoyed watching this very clever switch puzzle's that was actually really interesting glad I watched you play this first though because no way I would worked that out lol though I probably would eventually to be fair to myself but yeah another great video definitely a good way to end the day for me and it was a long one 41 minutes which was good I do enjoy the long runs imagine though being killed by the arch viles at the end that would be heart breaking but anyway with that as always Cheers for the upload decino

So that's what the map was that I remembered so fondly but couldn't place. The AV "shields" was so exciting to me at the time.

Yah that map was awesome! Great layout, design, lighting, and midi. It was great to see decino play it, I could feel his nervousness!

the absolute incredulity of Pumpkin Man being like: "I missed half the map?!"

DGM is and has been my favorite mapper, everything he makes is fun and impressive. Saturnine Chapel is one of my favorite one off levels, The Given was amazing, and this masterpiece are all works that are just outstanding.

Really well done, you survived all the nasty ambushes in a blind run, unbelievable!

Was gonna ask you to let darkest hour play in full once by map 30 but this map left such an impression on you that you let it basically the whole way anyway. Awesome. (Intermission song)

I first played this map playing coop and Brutal Doom. That door at the start that jams half-way-up I was able to get in via crouching. Found out there's nothing interesting inside. Then found out my partner fell down a big hole and was fighting demons. Made for a memorable moment, even though I wasn't stopped by the door.

Oh man, during my one segment fast UV playthrough this map was a NIGHTMARE thanks to these archboys

Another awesome watch.

Deepest reaches on steroids!

My favorite map of the set. Great midi, atmosphere, tense combat, cool puzzle

2:08 love the Serious Sam reference haha! Wow, the atmosphere and the MIDI combined. So creepy and dark at the same time. The music is so good, I love it! This map is more like Sigil not TNT :D

Very evil map and I love it!

This midi hits so hard 👌🏼

De los mejores maps que ví en la historia del Doom. Majestic ❤

With the video length that either means there's lots of monsters or... one of those secret walls.

Great playtrough! And this was a nice and good looking map.

Amazing! Feels a little bit erratic and chaotic, but actually everything falls into place eventually. Great enemy placement, challenging but fair fights, nice thriller ambiance, fitting music and last but certainly not least: the puzzles! Man, that one really sucked me in deep! 👻👍

Bold aesthetic choice to use tech pillars outside and in the hell areas. This is definitely a wild map.

A dark map with colorful puzzles. Pure vanilla goodness.

and the midi was freaking awesome!

not gonna lie. i got nervous watching you play this one. amazing

This really was great 👍

Always interesting to encounter sections where the design theme shamelessly changes completely, like the floor-passage control rooms rocket launcher secret area. Suddenly you're in 100% techbase for a secret puzzle section right after a deep blood-soaked bone cave. And the contrasting bright textures of Doom certainly help with achieving this.

This map was really great, and the music also epic!

WHAT. A. MAP.

This map is everything i love about vanilla doom catacombs

One of the best maps I have seen in a long time. Especially in vanilla doom.

worth every second, truly scary!

Watching dark maps on KZfaq is a real pain for the eyes. I understand it's cool to play through, but... oof, that's some serious claustrophobic map right there, so unlike other TNT maps

35:27 Whoa. I have never seen Doomguy's chicken-o-meter face go through this specific sequence before.

One of the best maps ever. Amazing 💯

Awesome map!!

This one shows how important it can be to do a tiny bit of world building in your maps. If you didn’t start above ground and take the plunge down the unintended shaft then it wouldn’t feel anywhere near as suffocating being down in the dark. One of the rare Doom maps that makes you FEEL like you are somewhere real. That damn switch puzzle had me completely discombobulated, the brains it took to make it and then have to test that none of it soft locked the player didn’t go unappreciated.

Daaaammmnnn! This map is very fancy!!

Amazing map with amazing midi!

I never knew there was such a need and fascination with Doom puzzle levels.

Why is that so goddamn claustraphobic

21:09 -- Doom! Giving people an absurd phobia of switches since 1993.

Unsurprised this was such a long video! Not an especially difficult level, but some extremely cool exploration and puzzles. Great environment detail really adds to the mood. I especially love the spiky caves between the step puzzles. Can you imagine if that face rocket had killed you at the very end!? Hahaha, great playing!