Outside of some confusing as fuck aspects to the level design, this game has some of my all time favorite levels. Even the later half.
I do consider this and Ultimate DOOM to be one whole experience but the big problem that nobody talks about is that the music here just isn't anywhere as memorable or as good as DOOM's sadly.
Sandy petersens level design is trash in Doom 2. The pit, barrels of fun, and tricks and traps are some of the most infamous examples of atrocious level design I can find. At least it has the double barreled shotgun and new enemies because most of the maps are terribly tedious and frustrating to play even after beating it on UV multiple times
I do consider this and Ultimate DOOM to be one whole experience but the big problem that nobody talks about is that the music here just isn't anywhere as memorable or as good as DOOM's sadly.
Still for me a 10/10 boomer shooter