The Ghoul's Forest 3
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| The Ghoul's Forest 3 | |
|---|---|
| Author | Cutman |
| Port | GZDoom preferred |
| Status | Released |
| Link | Download from CutStuff |
WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
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About
The Ghoul's Forest 3 is the final in the series of Cutmanmike's The Ghoul's Forest Trilogy. Ghoul 3 has four ghouls which you have to kill (rather than one) before they kill you. Standing around and shooting at it or running around the outside won't work anymore as they all have different attack patterns.
Ghoul3 plays like Ghoul2. You start in the center of the forest with a campfire. The fire goes out and one of three Ghoul's appear and start to hunt. Sjas, the ghostly face from Ghoul2, Jitterskull, a huge skull with a strange movement pattern and a charge attack, or The Creeper, a shadowy figure which pops up in your face up close. Once all three have been killed the boss "Yurei" appears. If you defeat her you are victorious and the game ends.
Story
You're a hunter. And a damn good one at that. You've slain beast after beast and have won award after award for your accomplishments in the wilderness. Your hometown sees you as a hero, but it's not enough for you. When you hear of a man being executed for scaring the public with foolish lies of a screaming monster in the forbidden forest, you begin to wonder. Perhaps there was more to the forbidden forest than people said? You recklessly take your bow and head out, with thoughts of the ultimate prize. You search all day for the beast, but find nothing. Disappointed, you give up and make camp. A few hours into the night a strange noise awakens you. You swiftly grab your bow and start to realise that this challenge has turned into a fight for survival!
Reception
Ghoul3 like the other two had mixed views. Many were sick of "ghoul wads" by the time of it's release while others couldn't wait for it. Fans of the series enjoyed the new ghouls and upgraded map. More inspired wads followed and even more gameplay videos on Youtube of the actual player's reactions to the monsters. People who disliked the wad again criticised the low quality of the map despite the texture upgrades. Many MANY players where shocked by the creeper and didn't understand what happened, thinking that the wad was just a joke to try and startle you. For this reason it many players rated it very low. Players also disliked the disturbing images that the Yurei flashes onto the screen when she kills you, and refused to play it after browsing through the wad.
