Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Doom 2's cities are among the most-criticized part of the game. However, I always felt like they were the best part, for the same reasons why people hate them.

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▶Images:
docdroid.net/Ts4U4Gt/doom-ii-instruction-manual-pdf#page=3
tcrf.net/Development:Doom_II:_Hell_on_Earth_(PC)#Early_Progression
reddit.com/r/Doom/comments/zwplfw/why_were_doom_2s_city_levels_so_hated/j1yg5x0
twitter.com/orangebandito/status/1608418511038328832
twitter.com/OLDMANCHENG1/status/1608452954746507264
twitter.com/monster_urby/status/1608510590305050625
twitter.com/succulentscum/status/1608560463260028928
twitter.com/dosnostalgic/status/694296541373317120
pixabay.com/photos/usa-manhattan-kontraste-new-york-1777986
pixabay.com/photos/madrid-spanien-geb%c3%a4ude-architektur-327979
pixabay.com/photos/manila-stadt-philippinen-makati-5466833
static.wikia.nocookie.net/lego/images/6/64/6390_Main_Street-finished.jpg
brickipedia.fandom.com/wiki/6390_Main_Street
brickipedia.fandom.com/wiki/1592_Castle_Town_Square_(UK)?file=Town_Square.jpg
pixabay.com/photos/bremen-altstadt-sehensw%c3%bcrdigkeit-3544758
reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/kzf1f/fps_level_design_then_and_now
doom.fandom.com/wiki/Doom_II#Levels

▶Quotes from:
doom.fandom.com/wiki/Doom_II
dukenukem.fandom.com/wiki/Duke_Nukem_3D
blood-wiki.org/index.php?title=Blood

▶Videos:
[Vinesauce] Joel - Doom Mapping Contest II ( Part 9 ) youtube.com/watch?v=w5QGOw9IO4I&t=5013s
Bloom (Demo Ver.) - Doom Mod Madness youtube.com/watch?v=mk2t8sTXfEY
PRO DOOM 2 youtube.com/watch?v=PRI2rTwvWfk
DOOM - An LGR Retrospective youtube.com/watch?v=_bl33_J3B-s
DOOM 2's Map 16: Suburbs The Way I Remember It youtube.com/watch?v=e7TxGKcEJUc

World Of Longplays
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by Spazbo4
longplays.org/infusions/longplays/longplays.php?cat_id=15&longplay_id=767

▶Thanks to:
Doom 2 Wiki for the overview of all the maps
esselfortium on Doomworld.com for the command for disabling the player HUD
Duck and their friend for the command of disabling view bob when flying

0:00 Intro
1:21 Chapter 1: What Counts As A City?
6:00 Chapter 2: Why Are They So Hated?
7:52 Chapter 3: Vile Visuals
14:08 Chapter 4: Laughable Level Structure
16:42 Chapter 5: The Other Cities
19:47 Chapter 6: Convincing Conclusion

Thanks for walkin' 'eeeere!