AMID EVIL

a-"mid" evil

I enjoyed AMID EVIL a lot more than I expected, and I feel that it is relatively underrated. The levels are large, visually and aesthetically stunning, and very entertaining to complete. Level design is amazing honestly, probably my favorite aspect of the game. Weapon roster is small but finely tuned, every weapon feels impactful and fun to use. Having completely different and unique enemies for each of AMID EVIL's 7 episodes is a novel aspect and really sets the game apart. Not every enemy archetype is vastly different and some of them feel a little too similar to each other, but the enemy variety really kept the game feeling fresh until the end. Not super long but also not very short, I really liked this game's runtime. I played on the secret EVIL difficulty (which is tucked away in the game's Difficulty Select stage) and I thought the challenge was satisfying and balanced, without creating artificial difficulty. And THE BLACK LABYRINTH DLC is AMAZING HOLY COW! A must play. Overall, I think AMID EVIL doesn't get quite enough recognition when compared to its highly praised boomer shooter brethren, such as DUSK, PRODEUS or CULTIC. Which is a shame, because this game is so great!

its alright, i got 0.8 hours on the game so far maybe ill change the review when i finish the game and (not) get the dlc. I'm a huge fan of Quake and the games but this kinda felt underwhelming at the start, cant judge it too fast though. Loved Dusk and Ultrakill so I hope this is as good

Best looking NewBlood game, also very entertaining gameplay. Buy this and the DLC

Although AMID EVIL is the weakest entry of the New Blood FPS trio IMO (DUSK, ULTRAKILL and this), this is still an enjoyable experience from start to finish that is absolutely worth replaying. I would even go as far as to say that it's still one of the better boomer shooters on Steam. Get this if you like boomer shooters.

a solid boomer shooter with some truly beautiful level art. And a level that I'm 99% is a reference to the opening of diakatana? Which is cool if its true.

It's good, but! Let's get the good stuff out of the way: The visual level design is gorgeous. The physics are good overall. The weapons are mostly fun, the Celestial Staff is top tier. The "but!" stuff (uhm...): I don't care much for the enemy design, if anything they remind me of Descent's enemies. They look a bit bland and hard to grasp visually in-game, they do look good in screenshots though ^^ The map design while visually stunning sometimes makes it hard to identify enemies at a distance. And I don't really like how every world is bound to a certain map design philosophy. So one world mainly has wide open levels, the next mainly claustrophobic ones and so on. Now if it's a theme that you don't like, then you'll be stuck with it for quite some time in that world and that can easily become a bit of chore really. Speaking of which: The Forges can f right off. Seriously NB, release a patch that removes them from the game, thank you. When it comes to the physics I only have two minor issues. Sometimes it feels as if jump inputs don't properly register when jumping off ledges or while bunny hopping. And getting out of the water is a somewhat weird procedure. Last but not least and not criticism as such, but the difficulty is too low, IMHO. I know about "Evil" difficulty, but still I think "Hard" should be much, uhm, harder, it hardly feels like "Hard". (okay, I'll stop now...) Nevertheless, this is a good game and you should buy it.

If you're looking for a boomer shooter with fun weapons that stand out, a no nonsense and engaging story, easy to grasp yet challenging levels and a brilliant soundtrack through the whole game, get it. Another winner from New Blood. DLC is grand too.