Has potential

I found that this map had a lot of potential however it felt very overly complex or difficult in some parts and some areas were just not well designed.
The map did have a nice atmosphere to it and the lighting was well done as were some of the zones. However during the first mission after draining water using the pump and entering the underground zone I was swarmed by many specials all at once - 2 hunters, numerous spitters, 2 chargers, a smoker, a jockey and several boomers. This was on advanced difficulty. It was way too much to handle all at once and combined with the fact that there were common infected and water to slowly walk through it meant we got knocked down in this area. We ended up restarting the campaign from chapter 2.

In a later stage (2 possibly) we were stuck for where to go and were running around like headless chickens trying to find the way forwards. Eventually a horde comes and knocks down part of a wall which allowed us to carry on. It seems like bad design to have a map that requires a random horde event to trigger to open a way to carry on the level.

All in all not a particularly bad campaign but can't honestly say I'd play it again or recommend it to any other friends to play.

Great map!

Really great map! It's so unique and well done. The atmosphere is really tense - it's so dark and you have no idea what's coming. There are large rooms where you wish your torch was more powerful so you can see what's ahead and there are narrow corridors and crypts making you feel claustrophobic. There are several distinct different feels as you progress through the story, with a forest at the start, industrial zone, lab, wierd blood dumping area, abandoned insane asylum/prison (probably my favourite bit - but it's hard to choose!), spooky crypts and a church cathedral finale! The map design is interesting as it often makes you loop back on itself so you will be in a corridor next to the one you were just in which made the area seem large and expansive and made me feel like I was a rat trapped in a maze!
The levels are lengthy and the campaign took me about 2.5 hours to complete on Advanced mode (although I had to restart several times because I'm bad at video games).

I did have a few problems with the AI, such as on the end of the lab zone where you had to get into the lift (being vague - trying not to spoil it for people) but this would not be an issue with human players. Additionally they had trouble path around some of the other areas and getting up ladders which was very annoying if I was pinned down by a hunter for example.
Some of the levels were a little confusing and it's sometimes not immediately obvious what you have to do, such as one part when I had to go through a door but I needed to find and turn on a secluded electrical switch first.

All things considered though I would definitely recommend this map to any players - unless you are easily scared!

Pros:

- Very well designed map.
- Lots of long levels across many diverse areas from the forest to inner city.
- The levels merged together well, so it didn't feel like you went in one safe house and came out somewhere different.
- The levels were a good length. Not too long so that it was too difficult to get the the safe house but not so short as to make it too easy.
- Lots of easter-eggs and cool unique things I haven't seen in any other map (I especially liked the aquarium place and the water on the stairs in the school).
- Loved the idea with the collection in the finale (and the Black Hawk was pretty cool too :P)

Cons:

- Got lost before getting to the finale, but that's more down to my incompetence really.
- In the school there was water on the floors in a lot of places. The water was, what,an inch deep; and yet the survivors slowed down a lot by standing in it, and yet the zombies don't (I can't remember if the CI slow, but I don't think so. The witches definitely don't)
- When I was in the back of the truck, the movement was absolutely horrific. It made it very difficult to aim and shoot properly at the infected. In fact it made it really difficult to see. It's a great idea, it just didn't work out very well unfortunately. I would have loved to see this working well.
- The finale didn't feel like much of a fight. Once me and my friends collected everything we just bunkered down in the centre with the heavy guns and we took practically no damage and the tank(s) posed no threat.

Conclusion:

A very good campaign with lots of new stuff that (mostly) worked really well. It kept me and two friends occupied for a good hour, maybe an hour and a half. Would definitely recommend to anyone who likes professional, good-looking maps.

Pros:

- Very large maps which are open and there are many paths to choose which feels more immersive as you aren't  forced to take a particular route.
- Nice scenery around the maps and they are all following a similar style but not so similar that it gets repetitive and boring.
- Not too many grenades, the weapons are well-placed and the ammo piles aren't too common either.
- Bot navigation was perfect, there were no issues with them getting lost or falling off of cliffs.

Cons:

- On the second map, the tank spawned the other side of a car - just before that house. And, because I was playing with bots, they were close to me consequently the tank was able to incap us all with one throw of the car which seemed rather unfair.
- During the finale the second tank spawned and the music played, but in the subtitles a few seconds later the text "[Tank Death]" appeared, the music stopped and the helicopter arrived. We didn't actually have to deal with a second tank.

Conclusion:

A good map which was fun to play and kept me amused for 50 minutes or so. Considering this map is a beta it is very polished and there is a lack of bugs. Definitely would recommend giving this one a go!

Pros:

- Well made campaign with large maps.
- Variety in map design/theme, from urban to forest to military.
- Plenty of pickups and weapons.
- Tonnes of action and challenge through out.
- Variety in the cresendos so they aren't predicatable.
- Some good survivor dialog which was mildly humourous.

Cons:

- In the first chapter, the streets feel too compact, and fairly claustrophobic and not like real streets.
- The third chapter felt too short in comparison to the other three.
- I think there are too many throwables at times which can make the campaign a bit easy.
- Some of the voice acting is a bit quite and often I couldn't hear it over the sounds of gunfire or zombies screaming.

Conclusion:

A very asthetically pleasing and professionally produced map which I would recommend to my friends as it has plenty of fun and is not too easy.

Pros:

- Fun, well-designed and produced map.
- Loving the LOTR theme.
- Good scripts such as the dead player TP
- Plenty of ammo, throwables and weapons.

Cons:

- Does generate huge amounts of lag, even with this performance increasing script.

Conclusion:

A really well-made map which kept me and friends amused for hour after hour.

Pros:

- Very well designed map with lots of varierty in the themes.
- Large map, took me and two friends 1 hour and 12 minutes to complete.
- Atmospheric map, with lots of darkness and very professional lighting effects.
- Plenty of weapons and ammuntion as well as other health and throwables.
- Good finale with custom tank skins and the custom melee weapon.
- Loved the aircraft flying around during all missions and the military presence during finale.
- Supports many different game modes.

Cons:

- The map is so big and resource-eating it can cause lags and crashes on lower-end PCs (one of my friends crashed twice) but there is nothing I suppose that can be done.

Conclusion:

A very professional map, definately worth the download and kept me and my friends playing for over an hour.

Pros:

- Well-designed map which made it bot-friendly and rasy to navigate.
- A few hidden areas with bonus rewards.
- Very well designed alien tomb.
- Challenging placement of the tanks and witches.
- Nice and dark which helped build up atmosphere.
- Kept me busy for a good hour or an hour and a half.
- I liked the grafitii/writing everywhere, especially in one of the tunnels (level 2 or 3) where there were signed messages. 

Cons:

- Didn't seem very military in most places in my opinion. It felt more like a mine with the piles of dirt and stuff everywhere; the only places where I felt like I was in a military compound were around/in hangars and near military vehicles.
- Seemed to be a lack of certain weapons and a lot of use of the uzi. I only found once Desert Rifle in a slightly hidden area.
- There seemed to be a lot of weak hordes every time something was activated. I personally think it would have been better if not every activation called a horde, and the ones that did: call a stronger horde.
- Didn't really feel any sense of story. There was little explaination to what was going on, why they were where they were and what they thought to achieve by going into the tomb.
- I didn't understand what happened at the monolith. What happened, they touched it and were turned into zombies is what I'm guessing is what happened. Also, some of the filters were a bit distracting.

Conclusion:

A very good campaign and in my top list. Worth a download and with a bit of work could easily be my favourite.

Pros:

- Very well designed and thought out map.
- Choices during the map, about which way to travel. Makes the whole thing less linear.
- Lots of variety about the theme of the map (personally I loved the sewer/prison area)
- Lots of darkness in some of the levels and some flickering lights which increase the tension.
- A few bonuses hidden around the place.

Cons:

- I fell out of the manor window >.<
- No problems other than my lack of intelligence.

Conclusion:

One of the best maps I have played. After playing the map, my teammates and I spent lots of time looking on the website bonus section after we got the code. Definately a very professional map that everyone in their right mind should get.

Pros:

- Detailed, realistic looking house with complete features such as kitchens with pans, rooms with TVs and beds, bookshelves and lots of other good stuff to explore.
- Things such as cans of petrol to place and ignite.
- Very good lighting and weather effects.

Cons:

- Can feel a bit cramped in some places.
- No ammo in the shed outside (more personal preference than a real problem).
- Possible to exploit the bathrooms by hiding behind the shower curtains and the zombies cannot get to you.

Conclusion:

A very good map that kept me and a friend occupied for a while exploring and try to get the medals.
Would definately recommend this map to anyone and everyone.