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11/11/2013 - "Temple of the Sacred" by Sarevok

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Subject: 11/11/2013 - "Temple of the Sacred" by Sarevok

Post Posted: 11 Nov 2013, 11:43

Map Title: The Odyssey-Map02-Temple of the Sacred
Author: Sarevok
From: The Odyssey
Filename: The Odyssey-Map02-Sacred.unr
Music Files: Area51Bunker_Music.umx, Sacred.umx, Seti.umx, UNREALS.umx




Video Playthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXfNbUT2PGM

Synopsis: The Temple of the Sacred unfortunately happens to be a huge obstacle.

Discuss!

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Subject: Re: 11/11/2013 - "Temple of the Sacred" by Sarevok

Post Posted: 11 Nov 2013, 13:44

A truly HUGE map, took me over 2h to complete!
Bearing in mind that I haven't played everything yet (in particular, I have yet to play the best rated maps and mappacks), I'd nonetheless state that this is the biggest temple map I have ever seen, and also the best such map IMO (and I've already played a lot of excellent temple maps). Engaging gameplay, some scares, some beautiful visuals, nothing exceptional storywise but like the review says it's about the odyssey itself more than the scenario, and all in all it feels extremely satisfying when you successfully get through it as it does require a lot of endurance!
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Subject: Re: 11/11/2013 - "Temple of the Sacred" by Sarevok

Post Posted: 12 Nov 2013, 15:43

This is probably my favorite map from The Oddyssey. I was disappointed with the story, though - I think this would have been a great place to have some sort of build up. Other than that, it was pretty good.
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Subject: Re: 11/11/2013 - "Temple of the Sacred" by Sarevok

Post Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 13:12

A nice temple map, with a decent mix of gameplay elements and some great visuals and varied design. My favourite map in the pack and it's probably the best balanced as well. I agree with the review that the dual Titan fight kind of drags though.

But now a bonus feature!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqtJYuRReZY

This is the map in it's alpha form years ago that Sarevok authorised releasing a while ago. It's really interesting as it's quite drastically different to the finished level, and I actually slightly prefer aspects of the concept and layout despite it being much worse looking and nowhere near as polished (none of the lava actually works); the outdoor sections add some variety and moments like finding a buried temple under a crack in a pool has a sense of mystery that the release version doesn't have (even if the alpha implementation doesn't make much sense).

I think I've got map 1 too but, unlike map 2, from what I recall it's pretty much the release version with less polish and worse looks.
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Subject: Re: 11/11/2013 - "Temple of the Sacred" by Sarevok

Post Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 23:01

hmm, have you got a link to the alpha? wouldn't mind giving it a go myself
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Subject: Re: 11/11/2013 - "Temple of the Sacred" by Sarevok

Post Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 23:19

Here's a link https://www.dropbox.com/s/pigccvjexin7p83/Map02.unr

Like I said Sarevok authorised it for release (and the first level, but I'm not sure I have that still; if I do it uses a completely different naming style), but that's apparently lost somewhere on the previous forums.
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