Forbidden Compass
By Kuroji_Shi2do et al. - 16 Maps
Format: MBF21
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Started: June 17th 2026
Finished: June 17th 2026
Status: Completed
The Russian doom community has been on a roll of releasing decently high profile community project recently, damn. Forbidden Compass is a pretty neat use of the BTSX texture pack that does a good job capturing a similar feeling of journey and place thanks to the dynamic map screen and boat you use to travel between maps, but it does fumble a little bit. Some of the maps feel very slow and meandering, and map length varies pretty considerably. The new weapons are also very unbalanced and pretty overpowered, and most maps don't really put up enough resistance to make use of your superpowered arsenal. Despite being based on minicharge+ I like this take on it a lot more since the new enemies still retain the feeling of regular classic doom rather than everything being given 5 pounds of crack and a copy of doom eternal. Overall, FC isn't a perfect experience, and I wish it more consistently captured the moody atmosphere it clearly wants to have, but it's a fun and short little adventure, and the mappers who contributed to it clearly have a lot of potential.
Rating - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Favorite Map - Map 14: "Corrupted Reservoir"
Least Favorite Map - Map 6: "Forgotten Island of Heretics, The"