>I feel pressured to play well >Falls into a well I laughed more than I should have.

This was fun to watch! So many of your reactions gave me flashbacks to when I first played this map, especially your epiphany about the well water valve/boomstick and incredulity about the silly step switch and valve in the bushes. Grove requires lots of patience, but it’s well worth it in the end. It’s very close to my heart and I’m glad you featured it. PS: I’m not “anonymous” haha

22:07 that’s a really inventive use of an archvile, don’t think i’ve ever seen something like that before. Definitely amped up the creepiness

Makes some of the strangest and eclectic maps of all time Leaves the community Refuses to elaborate BPRD was truly a doom map making gigachad

This reminds me of certain old school adventure games where you'd be able to explore freely, but you'd often run into places you can't get into or enemies you're unable to defeat. The only hint you're on the wrong track is suddenly getting obliterated by a monster or being softlocked in a trap. Good times!

Ah, the work of B.P.R.D., dark and cruel, yet so unique and weird Absolutely eerie and otherworldly experience, i love the atmosphere and ideas in this map Even the well softlock feels kinda... in right place, which perfectly works with map and it's essence And even though Grove can be kind of "frustrating and unfair, dragging" experience, there's something that makes it special and pretty interesting. .. The spooky and fiting darkness... The atmosperic adventure... Never thought i will be scared by baron together with decino and here we are... And even the vile archie in darkness, architecture, spooky scary revenants, disturbing key, the switch with "you", scarcity of resources... It just works well together And yeah, the MIDI and sky, it's just hits perfectly in the spot Just beautiful, i love it I watched the entire thing and jumped in same places, as you are, lmao I wonder, how long is initial non edited footage ?

That light amplification visor does an amazing job of showing how important good lighting is for atmosphere!

Thanks for playing Grove! The secret message at the end was what made the map stand out for me. Shout out to MtPain27 for reviewing it too, I wouldn't have known about it otherwise. Since I'm thanking people, here's one for B.P.R.D. I hope he knows what an impact he has made on both individual players and the community at large.

This map is so rough to play but man what an atmosphere.

I'm so impressed that the Pumpkin fully explored the forest. Some mapmakers have the imagination to turn Doom into a bizarre and memorable experience.

This one actually made me nod off towards the end. Not because I found it boring but just so relaxing. Seeing decino casually explore the grove really settled me down lol. The map itself is cleverly made but seriously, that switch on the step in the cave can take a hike!! Troll map levels there.

I would never have patience to play this myself, so I'm glad to at least watch you play. What an experience! Truly the work of a madman xD Btw, maybe you should start using saves in these cases where you want to play all the way through blind, after realizing a map is too difficult or cryptic. Cause one thing no mapper expects is someone to play their maps for the first time without saves and having to restart everything if they die. Just a suggestion...

decino literally jumping down into a well and calling for help is so funny like, yeah, what did you expect in an adventure map 🤣

B_P_R_D is one of the greatest mappers in Doom history. Very underrated and often overlooked because of "lol nuts". The guy is a living legend and it is a shame he is so reclusive now.

OMG, almost 1.5h. Good I don't have a social life, and can watch it on Friday evening

Never, ever flip off a switch with your name on it. Watching your curiosity get the better of you was painfully satisfying 😂

Everytime you and MTPain give a wad a story I go back to my uncle's office where he had DOOM installed. It's about as close to time travel as I think people can get. Great videos.

19:27 "ahhh you son of a b--" lol, you knew it was gonna happen, but you pressed it anyways. The sacrifices you make so your fans can see it all ;)

Thanks for playing a narrative wad for a change! It was refreshing, even though I always enjoy your runs of more action-focused Wads. If you can stomach it, it'd be great if you could play dobu gabu maru's iconic The Given and his very underrated Moonlight, which might not have nearly as much doomcute but it makes up for it with a great story and excellent music.

An angry looking pumpkin confronts an angry looking fat dude over mushroom theft. Aliens may be involved.

It's so weird,atmospheric, melancholic, and moves from lulling you with the atmospheric music and then unsettles you. So stange but appealing.

"catched" instead of caught is not technically incorrect but a bit "dated", considering that people stopped using it around 200 years ago 😅 In the early 19th century (starting 1800) the irregular caught replaced the regular catched. The reason why both exist is that they have different origins. There were two words "catch" in the English language, one from old English (that one had the past tense catched) and one imported from French (that one had the past tense caught). Both had similar meanings but not exactly the same and the way we use the word "catch" today matches the French meaning, so the French one basically survived.

"Ah, you son of a-" _FAST FORWARD_

That Yellow Skull Key is Gold

>One Hour and Twenty Minutes long uh-oh Congrats on beating Smugla and his cronies. B.P.R.D. is such a genius/troll.

Great stuff! I enjoy it a lot when you play levels fully blind, trying to discover secrets and repeating even when you die, it gives a nice sense of progress. Keep these coming, it was worth the editing!

Great map to make use of that little used feature, marking on the automap. Your commitment to not saving is amazing. I admit that I would have.

That cross on the step reminds of old advanture games when an item was so small that you couldn't see it. :P I liked watching you play this.

I gave this map my best shot. Totally couldn't figure it out. Props to you for sticking with it. It reminds me of the game Myst.

56:20 it's okay Decino, we all feel a little shit sometimes

That backstory sounds like it would make for a great Dorkly video. I can see a carefree Mario collecting mushrooms and coins, when suddenly At Doom's Gate kicks in, Doomguy shouts "THIEF!" and starts blasting, and Mario screams "Oh SHI-" before becoming Swiss cheese.

this looks utterly maddening. decino's dedication to single segment borders on the masochistic

That stunned silence at 1:14:59! I could hear your brain going "What the hell?!" from The Netherlands all the way to here in Venezuela :P This map is such a gem like no other. It can be really, REALLY confusing and frustrating on a first playthrough, but once you're done it stays with you forever. And I love that it's absolutely uncompromising on it's puzzle design, if it was easier or more hand-holdy it wouldn't be anywhere as memorable as it is. I can absolutely see why people say that it's like playing Myst but in Doom. Not that anyone cares, but to me no other puzzle map will ever top this one. It's combination of whimsy and brain-melting difficulty is just so unique. To me it brings back memories of playing games like Legend of Kyrandia or King Quest V, and Myst of course.

Haha, when you went to G.C. to find out what the last diamond brought, my first thought was: "Ammo." I didn't expect a plasma rifle, cells, and a megasphere. Impressive that you got 100% kills without that secret!

Grove is in a league of its own. It's Doom for sure, but it feels like something more than that. The hidden alien message, the starlight column - it's so odd to see in a Doom map, but still so captivating. I hope B.P.R.D knows how much he's affected people from his work. All the same, it was really fun to watch you play this blind, especially after having done a playthrough of it myself. I actually let out an audible "No... no!" when you first came across the "You" switch haha. Thanks for playing this and for another great video!

"Press button for hell knight." Worst vending machine ever.

Nice atmosphere with lovely map design and weird backstory. You got patience of steel. I would not have patience for this map for sure. Cryptic, but interesting though. I like how the automap looked like some kind of map that the Doomguy can actually hold with his hands and look at it, if we ignore the little arrow that marks where the Doomguy is.

You are in a maze of twisty little billboard trees, all alike. It is pitch black. You are likely to be gunned down by a smuggler. You can't get ye shotgun.

Ah, the famous Grove. Weird, but masterpiece.

This is basically a horror movie where the protagonist wanders through dark woods for an hour while bleeding. Cool aesthetic! It also reminds me of the "what the heck and I supposed to do??" puzzle solving in Myst.

this is Eternal level of crypticness

Incredible map. Probably one of the best wads to watch imho, just the type of mystery exploration that I love. Thanks Decino!

this years submissions series are fire 🔥

A beautifully designed map and a beautifully dedicated player ❤️ Thank you! I enjoyed every second of you bringing great nostalgia to play!

Yes! Was looking forward to decino playing this, loved every second of it

Wow this was epic! I love puzzle maps and watching you tackle them :)

Love this map, playing with software rendering on was like playing with a blindfold on the whole time though lol. Big soft spot for maps that also focus on atmosphere instead of solely on massive slaughterfights (see also My House and those intermission levels from BTSX).

This was a longer video but I loved it and it kept my watching. It reminds me of some games like Mist, HL2, etc that were more puzzle based than just pure carnage. Good video!!

Very cool map and appreciate your frustrations going through it. I really enjoyed it!

Gonna have to see how the automap got tricked out. Silhouetted trees always beautiful, especially in full 3d.

Having watched the hour-plus video in its entirety, I can say that this is absolutely a level

Wow that was a very interesting level I don't think I'd have the patience to play this myself if I'm really honest with you but it was fun to watch I do really like the long videos so yeah cheers for the upload decino my Friday night is now complete

This was such a fun map to watch, thanks for playing it!

Thanks for playing and editing this video for us! Since it’s called entryway I was thinking it’s map 1 of a series but looks like it’s a stand alone map

What a map man, that was amazing. Funny to see you get jumpscared so much

YAY GROVE. this is one of my favorite all time maps.

Maybe not the most streaming friendly map, but I really love this kind of exploration heavy puzzle map. Wonder if these are a lost art now when everything is made for streams and demos.

Over 1 hour of nonstop decino goodness! The weekend simply can not start any better.

What’s more scary than a bunch of Barons? One Baron.

Great work on great map! Nicely dealt with the smuggler.

Bro made me sleep so easily in a bus with a doom gameplay.impresive

nice transition there from that 'you' valve, had a laugh)))

This gives me so many Alice in wonderland vibes. Not only for the mushrooms but the whole atmosphere that you're lost in some magic eerie place

Dude, i loved this. This is the exact kind of doom map i would make. I love the atmosphere in this map and the thoughtful, low ammo combat. I also like cryptic level design, but maybe this was a bit too much on that aspect, haha

That was really cool, fun and eerie to watch.

I love watching you play this, it is such a different beast to a normal Doom map and the slower pace and creepy-in-a-very-NOT-Doom ambiance sort of way is really enjoyable, would love to see you play more like this.

Oh my Lord my. What have we here, look at this beauty I have never seen a wad or map like this in my life and I love the name "grove" so delightful. I'll definitely check it out.

Very nice to watch, nice atmosphere and certainly somewhat different to other maps.

What an eerie map. I love it!

wow. so much appreciation of your blind playthrough. so great to see you find it all. i watched a great playthrough of lightningboltforever on this one. please see his walkthrough of this so it makes more sense. how you did manage the infighting, was genious. Lightningboltforever did it with all the ammo including the plasma. kudos!! goede zaterdagavond vulling!

This is definitley a map where the extended HUD needs to be off

Oh wow this is pretty. Gonna play it then come back to this.

Really enjoyed watching this map. What a great map it is

Decino should be one of those readers at libraries called “ story time with decino”

WTH dude just re-invented the game into Survival-Horror! Was on the edge of my sit the whole time! can't believe it's the same guy who put 10k monsters into a big square :O

this map is pure beauty and unique!

"I'll just hump everything" Hey, that approach worked out for humanity so far! 😂

We ❤ you, decino. Have a nice weekend!

I liked the idea more than the execution.

My man, the patience you have. Bravo.

I absolutely love the midi on this map. Gives me big 'The Album Leaf' vibes - in midi form!

With all the effort and attention to detail, it's weird that they didn't change the dimensions of the spider mastermind. Very simple to do and very obvious that it wasn't done.

song + image of creepy hut with skybox makes me feel some crazy shit. place of origin or something. these programs. love u Decino. thank you for the content you produce =)

1:15:14 HOLY SHIT IS THAT AN EPIC ANCIENT ALIENS REFERENCE???

when i saw the 5 pegs. and the diamond shape i went: OOOO they relate to the 5 houses...

I love you Decino, and your fps skills clearly outmatch my own......but you had me screaming at the monitor on this one. Slow down just a little and don't over think it.

Sorry for the late post so I wanted to say that I literally just watched this mod from LBF 10 days ago and this mod is fun, but there is a problem with this map like you see in the dark as much at all which is never a good thing. Light Amp is nice to have, but it's not enough for you to find everything as literal as possible so therefore it's a pain to see alot of stuff everywhere. That 1 secret with a tiny symbol is very cryptic not letting us know at all. *sigh* Well even though it has flaws, I still think this map is really good and therefore I like it. Great job decino. anonymous did a pretty good job as well for this submissions. Can't wait for next one. 😄

Mysterious map. I like it

Who knew the man who made NUTS is also capable of such artistry? BPRD might be the most versatile mapper ever.

This map should be called "Grove of Confused Frustration".

mtpain must be enjoying himself

This is the Decino Myst playthrough I never knew I needed.

This is one of those creative endeavors that suffers from not being a stand alone game, because of the assumptions and general mindset a player has from the game that the map is made in pollutes how a player will approach it. It kind of reminds me of some of the ambitious Minecraft adventure maps, that are really obtuse to play because the creator hasn't found that sweet spot of communicating information while not hand-holding the player through everything.

That was fun watching. :)

That's a very inventive level

Video length was a little scrary but it was worth it! Big respect for playing it blind first and figuring out everything without any external help.

Maps made by B.P.R.D. is practically an event that no one should skip on this channel. This ain't The Mucus Flow, but it stands on par with it. Too bad we'll not gonna expirience anything by B.P.R.D. because he left the Doom community, but his work will continue to inspire new mapmakers to create their own gems (and I am no exception). I hope you'll get to Equinox someday, decino!

Great atmosphere, great music, a very creative map, but way too many cryptic puzzles for my taste. I would’ve given up on this map because of that. Thanks to you decino I’ve seen it completed and never have to do it myself lol.

Beautiful

This gave me a lot of Zelda on NES vibes. A lot of old games had that sense of discovery of the cryptic. Tunic recreated that really well. Thanks for playing though, I tried it but I didn't have the patience for it.