Author of the mod here. Thank you for featuring it! The plan is to add a few more maps as soon as I get time, maybe eventually another episode. Also thanks for pointing out the things you didn't like. I'm keeping a list of feedback that I'll be attempting to address as well. And as other commenters have already pointed out, yep, that's a Lewis variant.
Good job! I love how interactive some of the level design is, as well as that dusk map. Maybe Icarus will do a sequel when you release the next level! Oh yeah: Han Solo gun at 13:44! As a point of reference, I would watch Decino's playthrough of *TNT: Revilution.* The 1st and 2nd episodes have a lot of fantastic map design. Maps that are relatively small, but constantly cross over different paths to make them feel bigger. If there is any criticism I would have is to not make a level _too_ big where it turns into a slog. That is one of the things I really love about *TNT: Revilution* is that the original *TNT: Evilution* WAD pack had some maps that were a bit too long. Like Tony Stark, they learned from their mistakes.
So I got the mod, but when I try to launch it, it just plays DooM 2 vanilla. I dont understand what Im doing wrong, help would be greatly appreciated! I have the latest version of GZDoom.
@@DooMedSean If you've copied the Doom2.wad into GZDoom's root folder, and unzipped the zip, you should just be able to drag and drop the mod's pk3 onto the GZDoom exe to run it.
4:20 this is a Macuahuitl, an Aztec Sword/Club that has obsidian shards acting as the blade. A really nasty weapon deliberately designed to maim as the Aztecs were very much into human sacrifice! Yeah! Right upto the 1520s
Such savage weaponry... and they were STILL wiped out by Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors. Even an obsidian chainsaw is no match for matchlock rifles.
@@unforgivencaleb528 And diseases, don't forget those. Mesoamerica basically had no defense against diseases that Spain brought over. Particularly smallpox.
@@2ltsierra417 Problem is that the Vickers K doesn't have that style of iron sights and the mag is the 97 round Lewis mag, it's a Lewis missing the shroud.
Unfortunately, a sword made of pure obsidian would break after one solid swing. Contrary to what Minecraft teaches people, black glass isn't very durable.
@@asialsky That's why it's not 100% black glass- if I recally correctly the shards of aforementioned material were embedded in a wooden paddle, and I think they often had to be replaced?
That "paddle" is called Macuahuitl, a sword like maze with pieces of Obsidian that cut like a sharp scalpel. It was used by the aztecs, the mexicas, tlaxcaltecas and others. When You hit someone with that not only the cut would tear off the body part, but the Obsidian Blades Will sharpnel and stick inside the victim causing more damage.
This feels like the lovechild between Indiana Jones and the Egyptian bonus chapter and the catacomb levels from RtCW in the DooM engine; loving the idea and style.
I like that they went the full TC route even for such a short wad. I briefly saw some footage a few days ago but wasn't sold on it until this review. Thanks Icarus! As if I didn't have enough wads to catch up on already...
We are finally getting the Indiana Jones FPS game we always dreamed of. Let keep those rowdy Uncharted fans off the game we deserve. Rare W for Microsoft.
The khopesh is an awesome weapon, and is my favorite historical sword. The outer curve is sharp for slashing attacks, the inner curve is dull to be used to trip foes. It was perfect for the Pharaoh's guards to kill or restrain assassins without having to swap weapons.
13:15, that is indeed a lewis gun, specifically a lewis gun without the air jacket which is meant for hair cooling but that fat pan mag and the lack of a jacket is an indication this is taken off an aircraft. The Air jacket is not a permanent part to the lewis gun but an additional component to help prolong use. The one gun however in this whole thing is the lever action shotgun which does not make sense (I know its a doom mod but eh) because using lever action shotgun means all teh shells are using black powder. (I am assuming these are like after market shells or they are all 10 gauges assuming smokeless powder, but hey, its still nice to see the leveraction as a primary and not getting over shadowed.) And the Jezzail seems to be a muzzle loader, no idea why the Jezzail that uses brass cartridge wasn't used, though it shoots magic so I am gonna assume its near onpar to the other weapons so nevermind.
I was expecting the gimmick to be that you do actual archeology in this wad. Getting the paperwork done, specialising in a specific historical period, dealing with corrupt government officials and religious zealots who want to destroy what you're trying to dig up, stopping the whole world around you to scoop up a broken plate from ancient Mycenae...
Now I have this idea of a game just handing you paperwork you can fill out while plot discussion happens in the background. Player character even just verbally giving you what some bit should be filled in with when the conversation reaches a point.
The spritework in this mod is genueinly impressive, but I feel like some of the leftover stuff from original doom like the hud elements and some item sprites clash with the overall aestethics. Fixing that would make this mod stand out even more.
I would say that since it's a video game, any inconsistencies in the weapons can just be ignored. If he says it's a Lewis gun despite the drum looking a bit too thick and not having a large enough diameter, I'd say go with it. I agree with the changes you suggested and would add another, a spider enemy in the Meso-America temple, maybe even in the pyramid as well. Could have a vicious looking tarantula type for the former and one of those sand spiders for the latter.
Actually, the Lewis Gun's "girth" is due to the barrel jacket. It functions surprisingly fine without it, to the chagrin of WW1 vets who had to lug the thing around with the barrel jacket. It's more associated with the British Home Guard in that particular configuration, however. It could also be a Vickers K MG. Either way, British MGs are British MGs.
When Ramses the Second destroyed Syria, that was an accident.... The Mummy and The Mummy Returns are a lot of fun and well worth your time. Like this mod.
the Macuahuitl is actually closer to a sword than a paddle, given the obsidian blades wedged into the sides of the club for cutting purposes. because Obsidian is so sharp, it actually cuts REALLY good, even if the material is VERY hard to work with. ... you do totally bap those skulls with the blunt end of it though, so I get where you'd call it a paddle.
First time on your channel and I gotta say, it's been very pleasant to listen to your musings seasoned with great sense of humor 🔥 The gameplay is A1 too, tbh. Glad that i discovered your channel, subscribed immediately 🎉
11:17 Although IRL the Vampir was mounted onto the STG-44... Also the thing weighs five pounds and required a battery pack that weighed 30 pounds with a combined weight of 33 pounds, in metric the scope was 2.25 kilograms and the pack was 13.5 kilograms and the whole unit was 15 kilograms.
Han Solo gun at 13:44! I like how at 16:00 the Holy Diver opens his mask to activate his attack. I have to wonder if the Creator didn't base him on the Scooby Doo villain. Advice for the map creator: maybe consider designing each episode as an Act 1, Act 2 and Act 3 of a movie, so the last 2 or 3 episodes (28, 29, 30) are the main hero escaping.
I just played through the game and I enjoyed it. It's a little hard I'll give it that, but a nice experience that gave me vibes of tomb raider, the mummy and Indiana Jones.
Yea this looks slick going to have to try this one. I agree that the Mummy is a pretty good movie but my youngling has watched that movie so much that I don't know if I can watch it anymore ha.
Not gunna lie that looks awesome and cool would be cool as a standalone game the machine gun witht the rotating drum clip is a real weapon and were often mounted to planes called Vickers K machine gun
Are there any Film Noir-inspired Doom Mods? I'm sure they'll have some creative titles from "Double In-DOOM-nity" or "The BFG Sleep" or "Johnny Peashooter"
This is incredible for a DOOM mod. But i cant help but imagine if it was a Blood mod. Imagine fire fights with the Nazis with Blood style movement and combat. It just feels right.
why even bother putting the blast shield on the panzerschreck at that point? it's supposed to keep the rocket blast out of your face which it cannot do if it is on the *opposite side of the tube* from where your face is and the "girth of the barrel" is mainly cooling fins surrounded by a shell to force air through it when it recoils, so the actual barrel doesn't melt during sustained fire. aircraft mounted ones would have all that stuff removed since the movement of air in flight does cooling pretty well.
I dont think its a coincidence that I found out about this mod after watching Moon Knight.....the show was PHENOMENAL, and im sure this mod will be a blast!
Having played this, I'd say it's plenty challenging for entry-level gameplay. It's certainly more challenging than any COD I've had the displeasure of engaging with- but most of my complaints are centered on, well, wanting to scratch that nazi-shooting itch. The author of this mod did a wonderful job with that nearly action-figure aesthetic and making the nazis feel both satisfying to shoot and period-authentic, even with the fantasy twists. Frankly, I just want the guy to make a campaign with maximum Medal of Honor energy once he's done with Venturous.
when damage is indicated by numbers instead of blood or other effects it just makes the impact of the shooting feel flaccid, you should just replace it with nashgore
Looks pretty dang cool. Think I'll check this out after I'm done with the current batch of Steam Next Fest demos. I hope you can turn off those big dumb floating damage numbers, though. Never been a fan of 'em.
Saying a game is relatively short is a huge thumbs up for me typically. I dunno about anyone else but I would rather have short fun time than a long boring one. If a game advertises itself as being hundreds of hours long I couldn't be less interested. But a handful of hours? Now we're talkin.
Author of the mod here. Thank you for featuring it! The plan is to add a few more maps as soon as I get time, maybe eventually another episode. Also thanks for pointing out the things you didn't like. I'm keeping a list of feedback that I'll be attempting to address as well.
And as other commenters have already pointed out, yep, that's a Lewis variant.
Good job! I love how interactive some of the level design is, as well as that dusk map. Maybe Icarus will do a sequel when you release the next level!
Oh yeah: Han Solo gun at 13:44!
As a point of reference, I would watch Decino's playthrough of *TNT: Revilution.* The 1st and 2nd episodes have a lot of fantastic map design. Maps that are relatively small, but constantly cross over different paths to make them feel bigger. If there is any criticism I would have is to not make a level _too_ big where it turns into a slog. That is one of the things I really love about *TNT: Revilution* is that the original *TNT: Evilution* WAD pack had some maps that were a bit too long. Like Tony Stark, they learned from their mistakes.
This mod is the indiana jones game i always wanted
So I got the mod, but when I try to launch it, it just plays DooM 2 vanilla. I dont understand what Im doing wrong, help would be greatly appreciated! I have the latest version of GZDoom.
@@DooMedSean If you've copied the Doom2.wad into GZDoom's root folder, and unzipped the zip, you should just be able to drag and drop the mod's pk3 onto the GZDoom exe to run it.
The mod looks amazing.
4:20 this is a Macuahuitl, an Aztec Sword/Club that has obsidian shards acting as the blade.
A really nasty weapon deliberately designed to maim as the Aztecs were very much into human sacrifice!
Yeah! Right upto the 1520s
Macuahuitl were recorded as being capable of beheading conquistador horses, too!
Came here to see if someone else commented first and glad I did!
It's the most savage weapon ever, it's great.
Such savage weaponry... and they were STILL wiped out by Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors. Even an obsidian chainsaw is no match for matchlock rifles.
@@unforgivencaleb528 And diseases, don't forget those. Mesoamerica basically had no defense against diseases that Spain brought over. Particularly smallpox.
13:13 It looks like its the Aircraft-mounted version of the Lewis Gun, without the barrel shroud. This *has* to be another reference to The Mummy
It's the Vickers K (probably, fits with the SAS in North Africa)
I don't think so, that has a different shaped drum from what I can tell.@@2ltsierra417
@@2ltsierra417 Problem is that the Vickers K doesn't have that style of iron sights and the mag is the 97 round Lewis mag, it's a Lewis missing the shroud.
That ain't no paddle, that's an Obsidian Sword.
A macuahuitl, more precisely. A club with lots of sharp obsidian shards.
Unfortunately, a sword made of pure obsidian would break after one solid swing. Contrary to what Minecraft teaches people, black glass isn't very durable.
@@asialsky That's why it's not 100% black glass- if I recally correctly the shards of aforementioned material were embedded in a wooden paddle, and I think they often had to be replaced?
13:15 It is a lewis gun, just in the anti aircraft config and no cooling shroud with the 97 round mag I think
That "paddle" is called Macuahuitl, a sword like maze with pieces of Obsidian that cut like a sharp scalpel. It was used by the aztecs, the mexicas, tlaxcaltecas and others. When You hit someone with that not only the cut would tear off the body part, but the Obsidian Blades Will sharpnel and stick inside the victim causing more damage.
This feels like the lovechild between Indiana Jones and the Egyptian bonus chapter and the catacomb levels from RtCW in the DooM engine; loving the idea and style.
That gas mask Pyro sound still gets me;
I like that they went the full TC route even for such a short wad.
I briefly saw some footage a few days ago but wasn't sold on it until this review. Thanks Icarus! As if I didn't have enough wads to catch up on already...
Holy cow, the visuals on this mod are incredible! This looks like something I'd pay full price to buy as a standalone title.
I am 16 seconds in, and I had to pause to commend that Indy Doom guy edit. Outstanding 👏
I Hope that the Dev will continue to develop the mod into a full game and sell it. It deserves success.
We are finally getting the Indiana Jones FPS game we always dreamed of. Let keep those rowdy Uncharted fans off the game we deserve. Rare W for Microsoft.
The khopesh is an awesome weapon, and is my favorite historical sword. The outer curve is sharp for slashing attacks, the inner curve is dull to be used to trip foes. It was perfect for the Pharaoh's guards to kill or restrain assassins without having to swap weapons.
The most realistic thing in the intro is the level trying to kill you when you grab the Yellow key. 😂
13:15, that is indeed a lewis gun, specifically a lewis gun without the air jacket which is meant for hair cooling but that fat pan mag and the lack of a jacket is an indication this is taken off an aircraft.
The Air jacket is not a permanent part to the lewis gun but an additional component to help prolong use.
The one gun however in this whole thing is the lever action shotgun which does not make sense (I know its a doom mod but eh) because using lever action shotgun means all teh shells are using black powder. (I am assuming these are like after market shells or they are all 10 gauges assuming smokeless powder, but hey, its still nice to see the leveraction as a primary and not getting over shadowed.)
And the Jezzail seems to be a muzzle loader, no idea why the Jezzail that uses brass cartridge wasn't used, though it shoots magic so I am gonna assume its near onpar to the other weapons so nevermind.
I was expecting the gimmick to be that you do actual archeology in this wad.
Getting the paperwork done, specialising in a specific historical period, dealing with corrupt government officials and religious zealots who want to destroy what you're trying to dig up, stopping the whole world around you to scoop up a broken plate from ancient Mycenae...
Now I have this idea of a game just handing you paperwork you can fill out while plot discussion happens in the background. Player character even just verbally giving you what some bit should be filled in with when the conversation reaches a point.
You are doing God's work showcasing these devs hard work. Hats off to you good sir
the prerendered cutscenes and sprites look really good
"That's a paddlin'" jokes intensify.
Only thing that keeps this mod from being perfect its the whip.
Indiana Jones, The Mummy and Wolfenstein all rolled into a ultra action/adventure fueled banquet...give me give me give me!
Looks like tremendous fun. Incredible debut onto the modding scene. Well done to the author!
The spritework in this mod is genueinly impressive, but I feel like some of the leftover stuff from original doom like the hud elements and some item sprites clash with the overall aestethics. Fixing that would make this mod stand out even more.
It is a lewis gun. Air cooled variant for airplanes.
Credit to the mod authors for resisting the temptation to call it Temple of BOOM. Looks brilliant!
I would say that since it's a video game, any inconsistencies in the weapons can just be ignored. If he says it's a Lewis gun despite the drum looking a bit too thick and not having a large enough diameter, I'd say go with it. I agree with the changes you suggested and would add another, a spider enemy in the Meso-America temple, maybe even in the pyramid as well. Could have a vicious looking tarantula type for the former and one of those sand spiders for the latter.
Actually, the Lewis Gun's "girth" is due to the barrel jacket. It functions surprisingly fine without it, to the chagrin of WW1 vets who had to lug the thing around with the barrel jacket. It's more associated with the British Home Guard in that particular configuration, however.
It could also be a Vickers K MG. Either way, British MGs are British MGs.
If this would be released as a standalone game I would instantly buy it
When Ramses the Second destroyed Syria, that was an accident....
The Mummy and The Mummy Returns are a lot of fun and well worth your time.
Like this mod.
the Macuahuitl is actually closer to a sword than a paddle, given the obsidian blades wedged into the sides of the club for cutting purposes. because Obsidian is so sharp, it actually cuts REALLY good, even if the material is VERY hard to work with.
... you do totally bap those skulls with the blunt end of it though, so I get where you'd call it a paddle.
Ah the skull paddle, you don't see that in many games. Reminds me excal-a-bat from ROTT
For being the first big project of the author, it's entering with a bang...
Top quality video for what seems like an awesome mod, thanks Icarus!
That is one powerful and amazing debut.
Hats off. And then the hat under my first hat, off as well.
Darn amazing work.
Thanks so much for continuing to make videos Icarus!
First time on your channel and I gotta say, it's been very pleasant to listen to your musings seasoned with great sense of humor 🔥 The gameplay is A1 too, tbh. Glad that i discovered your channel, subscribed immediately 🎉
I find it hilarious that the gas mask guys seemingly use pitched down voicelines of the Pyro from TF2. I mean, if it works, it works, right?
6:18 I recognize THAT pickup sound!
11:17 Although IRL the Vampir was mounted onto the STG-44... Also the thing weighs five pounds and required a battery pack that weighed 30 pounds with a combined weight of 33 pounds, in metric the scope was 2.25 kilograms and the pack was 13.5 kilograms and the whole unit was 15 kilograms.
Han Solo gun at 13:44!
I like how at 16:00 the Holy Diver opens his mask to activate his attack. I have to wonder if the Creator didn't base him on the Scooby Doo villain.
Advice for the map creator: maybe consider designing each episode as an Act 1, Act 2 and Act 3 of a movie, so the last 2 or 3 episodes (28, 29, 30) are the main hero escaping.
I just played through the game and I enjoyed it. It's a little hard I'll give it that, but a nice experience that gave me vibes of tomb raider, the mummy and Indiana Jones.
Mr. Icarus taking time to plug Brendan Fraser's The Mummy feels so wholesome.
It is a great movie, and it holds up today, even the special effects.
This has me humming the Return to Castle Wolfenstein battle music.
ps2 version had an egyptian chapter
Why is it the first thing I thought when I saw the Aztec sword-club thingy was, "Ah, the Staff of Wisden got an upgrade!"
just finished playing through this on my ayn odin handheld. Very fun, felt like an entirely different game.
Saw this the other day, looks a great little mod and a nice idea.
2:47 Pyro spotted!
14:32 Fun Fact: there is an Indiana Jones point-and-click about Atlantis, it's Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.
Oh wow I need to scoop this up, thanks man
"You're a..a teacher?"
(Smirks) "Part-time."
17:36 That guy is walking like he dropped a deuce in his pants and he's still holding out hope he can avoid the worst of it.
Yea this looks slick going to have to try this one. I agree that the Mummy is a pretty good movie but my youngling has watched that movie so much that I don't know if I can watch it anymore ha.
version 1.5 has released a few days ago with more maps and changes.
I'm not into films that much but I like Doom WADs so I should try this one out. :D
"Time to go shoot up a museum I guess"
**puts "bad guys raid public museum for artifact" on The Writing List™**
This looks incredible.
Hearing Icarus saying "Mmm! Bandages!!" is triggering a history nerd fight or flight reflex, not gonna lie xD;
2:46 Hudda hudda huh!
I saw PagB666 playing this and I knew that Mr. Icarus would eventually do a video on it cause it is amazing (no pun intended)
It's an Macuahuitl. Not a paddle. It's a club with blades on the side usually made of obsidian. An Aztec weapon.
Not gunna lie that looks awesome and cool would be cool as a standalone game the machine gun witht the rotating drum clip is a real weapon and were often mounted to planes called Vickers K machine gun
Holy bubblestuffs this looks super woahhoho
I was sold within the first minute.
Are there any Film Noir-inspired Doom Mods? I'm sure they'll have some creative titles from "Double In-DOOM-nity" or "The BFG Sleep" or "Johnny Peashooter"
This is incredible for a DOOM mod. But i cant help but imagine if it was a Blood mod. Imagine fire fights with the Nazis with Blood style movement and combat. It just feels right.
This mod is awesome fr fr
so the macuahuitl was basically the excalibat from from ROT. nice.
Also...no whip?
A whip in place of the chainsaw? Great idea!
@@anon_y_mousse High Noon Drifter has it and it's pretty great
It belongs in a museum 😊😊
The macuahuitl is no mere paddle
This is incredible! Paid release worthy!
why even bother putting the blast shield on the panzerschreck at that point? it's supposed to keep the rocket blast out of your face which it cannot do if it is on the *opposite side of the tube* from where your face is
and the "girth of the barrel" is mainly cooling fins surrounded by a shell to force air through it when it recoils, so the actual barrel doesn't melt during sustained fire. aircraft mounted ones would have all that stuff removed since the movement of air in flight does cooling pretty well.
I dont think its a coincidence that I found out about this mod after watching Moon Knight.....the show was PHENOMENAL, and im sure this mod will be a blast!
IIRC they put the Vampir on STG-44s not MP-40s. That could have been an interesting change if that had been the replacement for the slot.
Having played this, I'd say it's plenty challenging for entry-level gameplay. It's certainly more challenging than any COD I've had the displeasure of engaging with- but most of my complaints are centered on, well, wanting to scratch that nazi-shooting itch. The author of this mod did a wonderful job with that nearly action-figure aesthetic and making the nazis feel both satisfying to shoot and period-authentic, even with the fantasy twists.
Frankly, I just want the guy to make a campaign with maximum Medal of Honor energy once he's done with Venturous.
No mp40 sounds better than the one from return to castle Wolfenstein, and I will die on the hill.
Oh wow this just looks fuckin cool.
What a neat little mod
better then IJ dial of the destinity.
Awesome mod!!
This seriously reminds me of Pathways into Darkness without the F you.
Love your reviews
I see somebody has been playing Fate of Atlantis.
thad mod is beautiful
Some of the Egypt levels kinda look akin to Serious Sam maps. What'cha guys think?
when damage is indicated by numbers instead of blood or other effects
it just makes the impact of the shooting feel flaccid, you should just replace it with nashgore
Looks pretty dang cool. Think I'll check this out after I'm done with the current batch of Steam Next Fest demos.
I hope you can turn off those big dumb floating damage numbers, though. Never been a fan of 'em.
12:38 i unironically thought this was leading into a vpn ad
9:47 read it in Ahoy voice
OH I played this last week! I was waiting for you to make a video on it. Probably my favorite indiana movie honestly
is it just me or is tha kar 98 k smoother than the other gun models (like less pixilated kinda like the professors shotgun in the museum)
Saying a game is relatively short is a huge thumbs up for me typically. I dunno about anyone else but I would rather have short fun time than a long boring one. If a game advertises itself as being hundreds of hours long I couldn't be less interested. But a handful of hours? Now we're talkin.
i would have chosen to go with a more laputian vibe for atlantis
2:46 am I the only one who thinks that sounds like the pyro from tf2
Is this on Steam?
Serious Sam vibes
The 30s ? MP40 is a hint.
its obviously NOT the 1930s if you are using an MG 42 :)
Ok, I promise I'll finish the video after I finish the mod 😁
I don't think I recognize this version of Powerslave