Reviews for The Palace V4.0

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    • Shieldmaiden

      Posted this review

      6

      Nice atmosphere- mostly

      I like the pathing of the map, particularly the rooftop portion. However, I agree with many of the others- the Family Guy scene absolutely breaks the feeling.
    • inferno1268

      Posted this review

      10

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    • DCaplinger

      Posted this review

      9.9

      Pros:

      - Awesome layout
      - Generous with weapons/ammo
      - Includes a scene from Family Guy! :)

      Cons:

      - Some buggy areas
      - As previously mentioned, sound desync with Family Guy scene.

      Conclusion:

      Even with the few buggy areas, I really enjoyed this map.  Definitely in my top 3 favorite addon maps.
    • flefis

      Posted this review

      9.5

      Pros:

      +That movie !!
      +Large and several floors
      +Many different ways to do it
      +as good as campaign as survival
      +a large amount of weapon
      + Day/night maps
      +not so ugly
      +detailed
      +poster
      

      Cons:

      -sound desync
      -A huge spot / bug ( search how to have gold medal palace on youtube ) 
      
      

      Conclusion:

      To my mind, it 's one of the best map for l4d2 . Excellent in so many ways excepted 2 bugs which will not prevent you to really enjoy the map.
    • 5566Westside
      5566Westside

      Posted this review

      9

      Pros:

      + Nice movie played and I laugh alot watching that
      + Nice L4D2 Posters
      + Both Day and Night packages
      + Realistic
      

      Cons:

      + No Co-op Mode included
      + Movie sound is desync

      Conclusion:

      Excellent map very realistic
    • USAirForce14
      USAirForce14

      Posted this review

      9.5

      Pros:

      -2 Maps to choose Day/Night
      -HONG KONG??? O.o
      -Family Guy Movie xD
      -Movie Posters
      -Custom Textures and Models

      Cons:

      -Movie/Sound Desyncs 

      Conclusion:

      awesome map i love the custom textures/models + the movie. :D
    • shadowking58
      shadowking58

      Posted this review

      9.5

      Pros:

      Excellent Map
      i've never seen a playable movie in a map before, i can imagine how hard it must have been to script
      good variation and amount of weapons
      

      Cons:

      the sounds on the movie eventually desyncs
      there's only one movie

      Conclusion:

      overall really good, just try adding more movies instead of just the family guy one, and try to fix sound desyncing.
      
    • grassfoot

      Posted this review

      9.5

      Pros:

      EXCELLENT map
      Very realistic (could be official)
      Enormous with lots of variation
      Good amount of weapons
      Both Day and Night versions in one package
      Playable movie is interesting idea
      "Movie" posters
      Rooftop climbing
      

      Cons:

      Movie sound and picture can get desynched

      Conclusion:

      A great map with tons of attention to detail. Fun to play alone or with a friend.
    • Cpt. omega
      Cpt. omega

      Posted this review

      9.3

      Pros:

      -Very nice map
      -Nice textures
      -Movie
      -Scavenge mode is FUN

      Cons:

      -No Co-op mode

      Conclusion:

      Excellent! Nice design and gameplay.
    • Strider489

      Posted this review

      9.4

      Pros:

      Very big map
      A lot of details
      Movie
      Two versions of map
      

      Cons:

      Bots sometimes fall from rooftop

      Conclusion:

      It worth to play
    • Mattsville
      Mattsville

      Posted this review

      9.5

      Pros:

      GREAT detail
      Very large map to explore
      Top notch level design and concept
      One of the best survival maps out there.
      

      Cons:

      Co-op is just one map.
      AI Can stumble a bit on the rooftops.
      

      Conclusion:

      Very impressive single map! This definitely rivals any of the Valve maps that are in the game!
      
      This is currently my favourite community made survival map.
      
      Campaign is too short however. Make a 3 or 4 map campaign of the same quality as this one map and you'll have yourself just about the best campaign out there!

      This review was posted before the latest release.

    • soupmap

      Posted this review

      9.5

      Pros:

      great map 
      day and night
      good looking in the cinema
      nice place to put the weapon

      Cons:

      too short
      easy to get lost
      

      Conclusion:

      is a great map but can you make it longer

      This review was posted before the latest release.

    • enzocool98
      enzocool98

      Posted this review

      7.9

      Pros:

      - great map with nice textures 
      - daytime and nighttime maps
      -The cinema was beautiful.
      -weapons are in nice places.

      Cons:

      -short map, played it for like 15 minutes
      -could get confusing; i got lost the first time i played it.

      Conclusion:

      it was a great map, worth the download.

      This review was posted before the latest release.

    • bmacmillan
      bmacmillan

      Posted this review

      9

      Pros:

      -Great detail very believable.
      
      -Map is playable in Co op and survival mode.
      
      -Strong use of  capillary areas in both game modes. 
      
      -Playable at night or daytime
      
      -Director has a lot of areas that it can use to block and redirect the player in the map.
      
       

      Cons:

      -Map is very short for Co op.
      
      -Some players will get lost in Co op mode.
      
      -The Credits at the end don't show your stats and are to long and can't be skipped with out just leaving the game.

      Conclusion:

      Normally survival maps are very boring but this ones use of capillary and detail make it more interesting. I loved the use of the directors ability to alter the level and I feel this is the biggest most exciting part of L4D2 and it's almost used but valve and custom map makers. 

      This review was posted before the latest release.

    • Jules
      Jules

      Posted this review

      9

      Pros:

      - Perfect environments, feel real (maybe even better than the official campains)
      - Excellent variation of open and closed spaces
      - Weapon & items placement variety

      Cons:

      - Too many deadends and useless areas
      - Lighting on night mode could be better
      - Navigation is too confusing.

      Conclusion:

      *review for Coop mode only*
      There isn't much to say as this modder clearly knows what he's doing. Maybe even a bit too much, in the sense that too many areas serve no gameplay purpose and seem to only showcase the modder's skills.
      The night mode was a disappointment lighting-wise, especially since the inside of the theater has such a great mood. Overall there is little to no indication of where to go, which is particularly problematic on the night map.
      However the amazing level of detail and quality of the environment balances out the (small) shortcomings.
      Bref, du très bon boulot :)
      
      (was that people f***ing in the first building?)

      This review was posted before the latest release.

    • Grandemperor

      Posted this review

      9.8

      Pros:

      -Nice location
      -Great feel
      -large map
      -high details
      -Author listening to suggestions and moddifyed the map wonderfully.

      Cons:

      -Since the update it is only fair that I update my review. Personally, I can't find anything wrong with this map. It is near perfection now and with the author making those adjustments that many of us suggested (like me suggesting the actual theatre to fight in and such) I see no cons.

      Conclusion:

       I have to rate this high for fun factor, map size, details and the author updating the map using review and comment suggestions.  Download it, it is a good one and in my opinion, this is the best map on here to date.

      This review was posted before the latest release.

    • CaptRobau
      CaptRobau

      Posted this review

      9.5

      Pros:

      - A wide variety of places to make a stand and due to the map's size it's actually possible to move around between those places. Most survival maps are find-a-place-and-stay-there-or-you-die, which I don't like.
      
      - The gameplay is wavier. Let me explain. Most survival maps are small. Which means that whatever zombies appear, they appear very near to you. Here you get waves of zombies and specials. Especially on the roof. This gives you a few brief moments to patch up  or resupply. The intensity of survival is kept but it's a bit easier to survive longer. As I said, I don't like 2 minute games. 10 minutes is much more fun.
      
      - The design is top notch, both in looks and gameflow.
      
      - The places to drop back into the cinema lobby are an excellent addition. Drop down and take damage or let my buddy down there potentially die?

      Cons:

      - The roof is not a friend of Survivor AI. Too  many AI fall off the ledges. Keep them off there. Let the players snipe on the ledges.
      
      - Too few access points to the roof, both for survivors and infected.
      
      - The ventilation shaft is exploitable.
      
      
      
      

      Conclusion:

      The best survival map for L4D2 at the moment. And I mean both official and fan-made. Looks great, plays great. I'm a big fan of sandbox survival maps. In that respect it's reminiscent of the Helm's Deep map for L4D1 only better in every way.
      
      I had an idea once for a L4D2 map (nothing came of it, I'm not good enough yet for such a massive undertaking). It was set in a large mall. There were no ammo dumps only partially loaded weapons/items randomly spawning in the map. So players would have to move around the map, into shops, through service corridors, etc. to get new supplies. Mobile survival as you will. This map can easily be transformed into this kind of gamemode. Basic guns at spawn and random caches in places such as the weapon store or the roof, etc. Give it some thought, I think it would make this a one of a kind map. Ofcourse the standard survival map as it is now should also be kept as it's already pretty epic.

      This review was posted before the latest release.

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