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Essays 10 July 2020, 19:30

author: Darius Matusiak

Amid Evil. New shooters that embody the spirit of the 90s

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  1. Release date: 2019
  2. Producer: Indefatigable
  3. Platforms: PC

Even more Hexen, even more Quake, as well as some Unreal (mainly due to the specific color palette) can be found in Amid Evil. Another dark fantasy title. The plot, as usual, is vestigial. As a mysterious "Champion" we travel through stages located somewhere in another dimension, purifying the sacred areas from the forces of evil. Same as in retro shooters, maps are complex and nonlinear, requiring keys to unlock certain areas, while a thorough exploration is rewarded with hidden secrets.

Like Quake, the gameplay begins in the hub level, from where we move through portals to the next levels, called episodes. Each one is distinguished by a slightly different style and colour palette. The enemies are characteristic of their old-school behavior, often attacking the player straight on instead of leaning out from behind covers. Amid Evil was created by a studio founded by David Szymanski, the author of DUSK.

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Darius Matusiak

Darius Matusiak

Graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Journalism. He started writing about games in 2013 on his blog on gameplay.pl, from where he quickly moved to the Reviews and Editorials department of Gamepressure. Sometimes he also writes about movies and technology. A gamer since the heyday of Amiga. Always a fan of races, realistic simulators and military shooters, as well as games with an engaging plot or exceptional artistic style. In his free time, he teaches how to fly in modern combat fighter simulators on his own page called Szkola Latania. A huge fan of arranging his workstation in the "minimal desk setup" style, hardware novelties and cats.

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