DBP70: Forgotten Psychadelics
By Doomer Boards Community - 12 Maps
Format: Limit Removing
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Started: April 13th 2025
Finished: April 14th 2025
Status: Completed
Not quite the worst DBP I've played but it got pretty close. A consistent theme I've noticed with every DBP I've played is that they frontload a lot of the best/most impressive maps to get you hooked first, and then sprinkle in the not so great ones later on after you're already most of the way through. DBP70 does the opposite, frontloading its worst 3 maps back to back, and only getting good over halfway in. 40oz is pretty much the only good mapper in this whole project, and even then these aren't the best 40oz maps I've played in a DBP. The other main thing holding DBP70 back is that it's theme doesn't feel like it was given enough thought. Title-wise you'd expect it to be themed after a drug trip, and some of the custom textures reflect that, but most of the texture pack (as well as the music selection which I wasn't a huge fan of either) gears the theme more towards 1970s style buildings. The best maps in DBP70 lean more towards the latter, while the aforementioned horrible first 3 maps go all in on the psychedelic part of the theme and do not stick the landing. They feel like even worse versions of Auger Zenith's drug trip map, and are a complete slog to get through. The inconsistent theming combined with a pretty low average map quality means DBP70 doesn't cohere together whatsoever, and ends up falling completely flat. I'd skip this one if I were you.
Rating - ⭐⭐
Favorite Map - Map 7: "Someone Else's House"
Least Favorite Map - Map 2: "Lewis' Hard Work Day"