Reviews for Solemn Blackout
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ErrorUnknownGTPosted this review
Review
This was actually a pretty solid campaign. However, the map design was poorly done. There are noticeable stretched textures, grass not connecting to anything, floating on its own. It looks.. pretty bad, however I really like the concept. It looks pretty damn awesome, just needs to be polished. Also, you can fall into the water and be stuck and die instantly. You can also spawn inside the saferoom walls on chapter 2. Also, it needs to be clearer where to go, it can be very confusing at times. Other than that I enjoyed it. The navmesh was pretty descent and there was no glitches/bugs. So it was ok overall, just needs to be polished up quite a bit. And also, fps optimization issues in chapter one, struggles on low end systems.
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no hard feelings at all lol dont worry :P
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Ah ok. We all start somewhere. No hard feelings man, if you publish work, prepare to get criticized. xD
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ya this was when i barely started learning to map haha
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****7_****Posted this review
Shouldn't Have Been Left Unfinished
PROS Very detailed forest/ruins Finale is pretty good CONS No variety in weapons Torches don't flicker that much Path not always clear, mostly because it's too dark Bots didn't want to grab health/weapons in Map 2 saferoom Bots wouldn't pick up Tier 2 weapon in finale area, using Tier 1 instead. Bots liked to get stalled near the vine ladder to climb on the finale roof area- they'd stop doing anything. Finale stalled on first try- 2nd tank never spawned so I was stuck. Bots on second try make it to the end, but won't jump in the rescue vehicle to trigger the victory. Lag CONCLUSION As a beta, this is nearly ready, and has the makings of a fun, albeit short, campaign. Not sure why it got abandoned, but after 4.5 years, clearly it's as complete as it ever will be, and it's not great as a finished map.
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Shy BluePosted this review
Pros:
• Custom Soundtrack • Great Concept and Design • [50/50] Interesting Finale Location • Detailed [Few Notable Areas]
Cons:
• Flickering Torch Lights [Very Annoying] • Confusing Pathway • [50/50] Finale is a Little Frustrating • Bot Problem [Map 2]
Conclusion:
More fun than expected, pretty confusing at the same time and the campaign feels very mediocre.
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AmpliDUDEPosted this review
Pros:
======= In general ======= + Nice design. + Water !! + A lot of medkits. + Supplies spread around more than enough. + Bot navigation was quite good. + Finale wasn't too bad either. + No need to give this up, dear author!
Cons:
======= Map 2 ======= - AI navigation problems: getting close to rescue vehicle. - Music was crackling. =================== ======= Miscellaneous ======= - FPS drops. - Laggy. - Very short, let's say about 20 minutes. - Hate these flickering lights . . . . ========================
Conclusion:
Well I really don't know why you are not updating this campaign. It isn't bad at all. Sure it's very short and has a lot of FPS drops, but its very good for people who love short campaigns. Honestly, I think you could add at least two more maps to this campaign, so that it get's even better. Don't give this thing up!
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Latissimus Dorsi
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Pros:
-Great design -Good concept -Pretty challenging -Nice and dark -Bots weren't too bad
Cons:
-Lag -Frame rate issues -Flickering lights -The forest at the start was horrible -Short
Conclusion:
The start of the first chapter appeared rather boring, but it got much better when I entered the cave. The amazing design does not cancel out the continuous lag, frame rate issues and flickering lights (in the cave), which became rather annoying and made it hard to enjoy. If the lag, frame rate issues and flickering lights were fixed, I'd give it an 85 hands down. Overall not too bad.
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TyFulsangPosted this review
Pros:
Very dark, Something new Lots of water Lots of hights
Cons:
Too short Finale was kind of dull Too many health kits, made it too easy
Conclusion:
Very nice map, loved the new feel. Have not played many maps that are as dark as this. But at the same time to easy and too short
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maurizioyugiPosted this review
Pros:
Very creative and fun Dark, unlike most l4d maps Lots of health kits
Cons:
The only ones i can think of is the difficulty of finding the walkie talkie and the lever message sticking on the screen.
Conclusion:
A creative and short campaign. Little hard to find the walkie talkie but overall it was a good map.
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Snoopy123Posted this review
Pros:
Nice short campaign Loved the sound of water, makes it kinds relaxing LOL Bots did their jobs I liked the water effects
Cons:
None I can really think of, Rochelle stayed in safe, didn't wanna leave. The lever saying wouldn't go away after I pulled said lever.
Conclusion:
Nice short campaign. Nothing to fancy or hard. I didn't find it all that dark, I could see fine. Good job
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engineer123Posted this review
Pros:
basic map layout basic gameplay
Cons:
boring map layout boring gameplay monotone graphics too short stretched textures bad lighting a lot of dead end ways no directions signs fall into water and no ladder out
Conclusion:
That's it.
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End of results.
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