I enjoy this expansion.
But some of the stages in my opinion seem like they lack a bit.
Metalman- Too small for my taste, as well as the pit seems too big considering the stage size.
Flashman- Flashman's stage in the rom hack made it to where the lights would darken only showing some platforms but not all. I was looking forward to this gimmick, but I was a little disappointed to see it not being there.
Airman- The rom hack of the stage had the wind gimmick when ever you were in the open/outside. Adding this to the map could up the difficulty.
Heatman- This might sound nightmarish, but the rom hack had pass-through floors with spikes underneath, It would have been interesting to see this aspect implemented, but to a degree avoidable for the player.
Quickman- This one bothered me the most. It was pretty underwhelming to encounter such a small amount of quick beams; just one that split in two directions and it was very easily avoidable. I was expecting a lot more than just one. Either adding more beams or making them split multiple times to catch the player off-guard would stay true to how difficult the stage is in the rom hack. Plus it was pretty small, I think it could be bigger if more beams were added.
Woodman- This, unlike everyone else, didn't make my eyes hurt, I loved how bright it was.
Wily Stage 3- I love the idea behind this stage. I understand that it is difficult to make it possible to actually walk upside-down in Doom Builder, but it made me a little frustrated that I've died from the ceiling pit multiple times.
Final Boss- This boss was too easy. Knowing how easy it is to dodge his attacks, I thought he would one-hit you. Because he doesn't deal enough damage, it's too simple; in the rom hack, he does so much damage, it was ridiculous.
This is what I think of this expansion. RNC is a difficult game, and the fact that most of these stages don't follow the same difficulty criteria as the actual game, I didn't find this expansion that effective. Also, I think that there isn't a good wide of variety different weapons in some of the maps because I was getting bored using the same weapon over and over again. Not everyone is professional at MM8BDM, but these maps need to
be more difficult AND do-able to reflect the game it is based off of for it's famous difficulty.
I was expecting the maps in this expansion to be more difficult because RNC is a difficult game.
I, by no means hate this expansion,
I like it alot. I just think that this expansion could be made better and I'm waiting and looking forward to this expansion to be mind-blowing in the sense that you could relive RNC in a first person perspective. I enjoy this expansion, and I know it can be better, and I'll enjoy it to the fullest when it does.
This expansion will have my support.
Thank you to anybody reading this, if you did.