Waffle House
By Waffle House Team - 11 Maps
Format: MBF21
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Started: October 11th 2026
Finished: October 13th 2026
Status: Completed
The path of "playing every other Waffle House Team wad before I do Sewerlust" begins here! (Well I guess I did Sunless Empire first technically) And it's off to an... eh start. Waffle House Team's inaugural wad is a bit of a weird grab bag, lacking any cohesive theme, but unlike a similarly grab-bag-y wad like Simulacrum, Waffle House's maps are much less substantive, and the much greater variety of mappers means there's no real design cohesion going on here either. The early maps aren't much special, myolden's Map 1 "I Don't Care Where I Go When I Die" feels like an outtake map from Piña Colada, with the limited monster count and restricted space for movement, while Mocha's Map 2 "Saddam Hussein is Rock'N'Roll" has a lot of bite for its silly title and minimalistic texturing. I was really excited to see what LVENdead cooked up for this wad, but Map 4 "Only as good as my God" felt a bit filler-ish and underwhelming to me. Ludi/Mocha's Map 5 "Prishpreed's Maneuver" is a chaotic mess that massively underequips you for a nonstop scramble that is not fun whatsoever. Muumi's Map 7 "Roses of Rust" is predictably my favorite in the set thanks to some gorgeous custom textures, but I wish it was a lot longer. Death Bear's Map 9 "Waffle Chasers" is the most substantive in the set, and the format of 6 separate areas linked to one central hub would've lent itself well to a big collab map, but in execution it's a bit lackluster, though it and the secret Map 11 "Ha Ha Ha" are the only two that actually make use of waffles for their visual theme in any way (with the credits map also being an actual Waffle House building). Overall, Waffle House feels like the Doom equivalent of the clearance shelf at the grocery store where they put things that are super close to expiring. Still edible, but clearly not in the best shape, and you're better off going for the fresher stuff.
Rating - ⭐⭐⭐
Favorite Map - Map 7: "Roses of Rust"
Least Favorite Map - Map 5: "Prishpreed's Maneuver"