AMID EVIL

Feels very good to play, fast responses.

Amid Evil starts out well but doesn't do much with itself after the first couple of levels. It's a very middle of the road boomer shooter. Weapon variety is lacking; You will see the entire arsenal within 1-2 hours of gameplay and for the remainder of the game you will be stuck with a grand total of 7 weapons. The weapons in general felt unsatisfying to use, as they lack the feel of guns and seemingly the damage too. They also felt very samey, with the decision of what weapon to use often being more of a "what do I feel like using" or "what do I have the most ammo of" situation, rather than a decision based on the current situation and enemy being faced. Enemies start out very easy but become harder to kill as you advance through the levels, eventually turning into bullet sponges, which exacerbates the problem. Some fights can boil down to holding M1 and standing still for 5 seconds as the enemy gets staggered to death by your shots. I played on hard difficulty with Warrior mode on. I don't think I would've even bothered to finish the game without Warrior mode on, as without it there would be almost no feeling of progression in the game. Levels look very interesting visually, but tend to be very annoying to traverse. There's too much platforming for my taste and in particular too many segments that consist of narrow platforms that you have to fight on. They're also absurdly long, with some levels taking 15-30 minutes depending on how quickly you feel like rushing through them or how deeply you want to explore. The moment I saw that some secrets were hidden behind fake walls that were barely distinguishable from real walls and could only be opened by shoving your face into them was the moment I gave up on getting all the secrets, though.