I’m going to complete Episode 5 as well. I’m at the start of E5M6 now, which means I have two more levels + the boss level which basically one fight.
E5M1 is another difficult level, but not in an annoying way, because there actually is enough ammo to go around. Bonus points for letting the Maulotaur fall into the lava pool and slowly kill itself. 🤣
I like E5M3 with the secret exit behind that fake wall. You need to be observant and see the Gargoyles emerge from the hidden chamber to spot it.
In E5M9 (secret level) I used that trick to finish the level with Wings of Wrath active + 1 in the inventory, so that you get to start the next level with 1, as it lets you skip most of E5M4. 😆
E5M5 is a bit long and annoying, with some obtuse “puzzles”. My DOSBox froze twice playing it. No idea why.
Update:
I seem to have a problem with DOSBox on this one PC. Lots of games glitch occasionally, but with Heretic it causes a freeze. Oh well.
Anyhow, I struggled with the last two non-boss levels, and I must say the obtuseness of the puzzles kinda continued there. I didn’t like it. Too much random back and forth from place to place, and at least one case where I got stuck for a while because I didn’t figure out I was supposed to shoot a wall.
E5M8 is a walk in the park if you bring ammo and artifacts from the previous level. Even without those, it’s not that hard, as long as you are reasonably accurate with your shots and know how to avoid being cornered.
