CHAMPION OF EVIL

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[@ChesterRico]

"This is the Painmaster. He's a master of pain."

[@zakarouf]

**CBT INTENSIFIES**

[@tylerd4884]

shrike reference?

[@redneckster6639]

No paint master. MS paint!

[@Falcon15x]

This is space adventure, It's an adventure in space.

[@redneckster6639]

@@Falcon15x Who told you That?

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

In DUSK you couldn't kill the tornado. Now in Amid Evil you can, with magic weapons.

[@ConsarnitTokkori]

have to wonder what ultrakill and gloomwood are gonna do with tornadoes

[@averageeclairenjoyer3010]

You do defeat a tornado in Serious Sam: TSE. Not kill it, though, they specifically mention that.

[@Synthonym]

There's an enemy that uses the same attack as the whisper blade, and when the two projectiles meet, they make the sound of two swords clashing. It's a fantastic little detail and I love it

[@TheRezAbides]

For those of you arriving from the Steam Storefront, your quote reference is at 1:55. You're welcome.

[@bretarseneault7302]

Wait Civvie got quoted on the Steam storefront? Or was it an in-game quote?

[@dilet1114]

@@bretarseneault7302 The store page says it

[@joshuasmith6909]

You are a blessing

[@BestCupid]

Oh don't worry as of now he's on like 3 or 4 new blood games and they all usually reference his dick in some way

[@caoilfhionndunbar]

@@bretarseneault7302 civvie is qouted in just about every new blood games steam page under "reviews"

[@GravelordNEETo]

I love that Civvies such a boomer that he didn’t think to look up during Solar Saint’s jump attack

[@thelordofthelostbraincells]

For real! 😂😂😂😂

[@cumcumcum148]

When I fought minos prime in ultrakill, I never looked up when he jumps. I just listen from here he says "Crush" or "Die" and I know where to dodge

[@insensitive919]

I love that you are such a zoomer that you think we should rely on the internet to teach us game mechanics.

[@LateNightVibes56]

​@@insensitive919he meant looking up as in you look at the sky

[@surjashismukhopadhyay5510]

​@@insensitive919I love that you're such a retard that you think to "look up" could only mean to web-browse

[@NerfPlayeR135]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the sound design in this game? I think a good example would be the health pickups. The same sound could have been used for all of them, but no, they each have their own variant of a base sound that gets progressively longer and more “angelic” as the pickups increase in size. The sound for the 200 health pickup in particular seems to have been specifically designed to activate all the dopamine production centers in the brain!

[@Innomen]

"Now the flowers will grow..."

[@kungfuskull]

Brandon Sergent and I got 4 lawn care ads. 🤔

[@sebastiannemeth-ramirez2160]

"I dare you to put that on the Store Page." New Blood Interactive: "Challenge accepted."

[@DiegoAlanTorres96]

7:15 "You don't hold S key and shoot like in other games" *Proceeds to hold A instead*

[@expendableround6186]

Practically the same thing.

[@simonringqvist7540]

W+shoot / ALT+A+shoot alternating is the only way

[@WTFisTingispingis]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@zarnox3071]

The star of torments alt attack is infact still extremely effective against bosses. I played through it less than a month ago.

[@GameShreder1]

Pro Plutonia , Civvie. You cannot escape map 11.

[@BBGunsPGH]

Pro plutonia!!!

[@JoseBerrospi]

Pro plutonia!!!

[@andrewvaldez1710]

I want TNT as well

[@Doomwolf82002]

Don't forget the PTSD inducing Secret Levels.

[@AleK0451]

bruh final doom isnt even hard any more

[@OKNewman]

A choir and organ. You magnificent bastard.

[@eduardodiaz9942]

Best version of Big Gun ever

[@frogmin7994]

its truly godlike

[@aquaisnotuseless6376]

link

[@sleepy6918]

Haha with the solar solstice boss I love that Civvie is so conditioned on his boomer shooters that he didn't even think about looking up to see where the boss would be dropping. It worked like a charm for my playthrough, the boss just tries to land in front of where you are going.

[@tigerhasnoend648]

One guy said a Civvie video always goes up with food in front of him. I can confirm this to he true.

[@atomicpunch1990]

Tiger Tank Gaming Same. It’s like a short film

[@rustyshackleford5553]

Thank God I'm not the only one

[@kungfuskull]

Ditto

[@KurtHectic97]

True Story

[@valentinom.4292]

Not me, i'm poor

[@LaverniusTucker2410]

If anyone cares, Secret Joke level music at 29:30 is a vocal version of "I SAWED THE DEMONS" from Doom, and Boss music at 30:20 is "BIG GUN" by AC/DC

[@Hubert_Cumberdale_]

I think both are Big Gun

[@smonkadonk]

thanks a ton!

[@pAWNproductionsDE]

It's all Big Gun, but to be fair "I sawed the demons" was...ahem..."heavily inspired" by that song

[@universalshyguy3369]

powered up axe to every enemy in game WILL IT BLEND?

[@juaja1]

OMG this

[@CrizzyEyes]

He didn't even mention that you can use it as a propeller underwater to swim fast.

[@arnox4554]

"These enemies don't quite fit in the jar, but I can take care of that..."

[@jeffd.683]

Eldritch horror smoke, don't breathe this!

[@LordofSadFac]

Fun fact: it works as a propulsor underwater, you even get an achievement for using it underwated while powered.

[@SpiritThanatron]

I watched up 'til 20 minutes in, then went and bought the game. I'll be back to watch this again.

[@RBFiddy]

I've done this a couple times watching his vids.... Amid Evil, Blood, Ion Fury, etc. Damnit, Civvie 11!! Quit spending my money!!

[@themarlboromandalorian]

Did you finish both then, my old son?

[@Maurime2]

Same

[@ThomasShatter]

7:15 Speaking of Painkiller... WHEN?

[@johnarmstrong5533]

I'll second that. A Painkiller video would be a great time. We'd get to laugh at the awful cutscenes and ponder its mixture of Serious Sam and Quake.

[@PutkisenSetä]

Painkiller Redemption; for when you want something truly irredeemable.

[@kungfuskull]

ThomasShatter christ I loved that game. The original, that is. The spinoffs... ugh.

[@fruitylerlups530]

New Blood is quickly becoming one of the best up-and-coming studios out there, honestly can't wait to see when they start doing some huge titles that hit it off big

[@carlostaffanelly418]

Am i happy that civvie has been playing genuinely good games? Yes Do I wish he would play more dogshit games because I need more Gordon? Also yes

[@Bluecatte]

@@jacksongrantham4848 YOU DONKEY! those are honestly the best parts

[@jacksongrantham4848]

@@Bluecatte Agreed

[@Knuckx117]

Iunno, he could throw in the "Finally, some good fucking food" clip a few more times.

[@minerkey682]

9:06 "The earth has been through enough I think." if only he knew...

[@MaximG.]

Very late pro tip - Solar Saint doesn't disappear in skybox when he jumps, so you could avoid those deaths by just _looking _*_up._*

[@lemmings3540]

he didn't mention that you finish off evil with the GODDAMN AXE

[@ericschuster2680]

Not just some axe. THE FUCKING AXE OF THE BLACK LABYRINTH, CREATED BY THE OLD GODS THEMSELVES! ;)

[@eduardodiaz9942]

And you lop off Evil's finger, as in the splash art.

[@elijahjarman2837]

I'm sorry......? WHAT?

[@1337penguinman]

I honestly think this is what Romero wanted Quake to be.

[@BirdRaiserE]

Probably because it's a MAJOR ASS SPOILER

[@scapelife]

I demand a link to that Big John music

[@LaatiMafia]

A friendly reminder: When the channel reaches 100k subscribers, Civvie will play Duke Nukem: Forever.

[@terminator572]

I love that this is no longer a question of "if", but "when".

[@vidmastereon]

What are you going to do when he finally hits it? You are going to be out of a job

[@flash4354]

A reminder that you should stop reminding us. /s

[@batmangovno]

Play? I don't care. Pro DNF or nothing, bitch.

[@darthludicrous99]

SOMEONE GET THIS MAN 100K SUBS!!!

[@Maladjester]

This looks like everything Quake and Hexen were trying to be, but didn't quite manage. And I say that as a guy who loves Quake and Hexen. Top of the wish list.

[@kungfuskull]

Interesting how secrets are subjective. The early one he calls hard to find was the first one I ever found and I actually thought I was just following the correct path. But some others look obvious in this video, but I missed in my playthrough. Funny that.

[@StratEdgyProductions]

Awesome. Strapping in for this one. Just started playing this to mixed feelings. Mostly because I suck at it.

[@GrapeHate]

Just booted up the MDK video again, since I was missing CIVVIE. Checked mail and saw this instead. Pretty happy right now.

[@mathewhaight]

I made a rule ever since playing enter the gungeon that if you have a weapon that shoots planets, that game is automatically awesome.

[@SPTX.]

16:36 Looks like we found Civvie's greatest weakness. Z-axis. How about you try to look up sometimes?

[@lagg1e]

He grew up in the 90s. He's skilled, but not adaptable. This pattern implies two dimensional thinking. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJO3hoeEmtOpebs

[@NoXion100]

Gamers can't look up. Just like dogs.

[@lanereynolds4567]

might be a hold over from all those shitty dos games

[@FightingForceSoulless]

Out of all the new old school boomer shooters, I think this one is my favorite. I'd say it's better than Dusk, and Dusk is phenomenal. I like the shorter episodes with 4 levels and boss fights, they never overstay their welcome, the level design is phenomenal, and I think that the weapon design is the best I have seen. Every weapon is useful. Some for clusters of enemies and overcharge, some for desperation, some for annoying flying targets. Who knew that putting autoaim on your basic staff will make it the most useful weapon in the game. 10/10 game, all killer, no filler.

[@TooMuchSascha]

The best game developrs are the ones that look at a level and say "This needs to be fun before it's pretty." Cough cough old Bungie cough cough

[@barrybathwater4877]

the first halo was a tech demo

[@TooMuchSascha]

@@barrybathwater4877 Yeah but the sheer love that went into 2 and 3 is unparalleled especially on the Xbox medium

[@barrybathwater4877]

@@TooMuchSascha we had so many nerd parties in highschool playing 2 and 3 with 16+ people on lan

[@heyimgoingtoplaysomegames]

OMG I wish more people knew about Bungie's TRUE crowning achievements: Myth - The Fallen Lords, and Myth II - Soulblighter. Best.Realtime.Strategy.Games.Ever.Ever.

[@cyberdiver7076]

Marathon was the first halo yeah I said it.

[@ninochaosdrache3189]

The Void is probably the closest representation of the realm of Tzeentch we have in a game.

[@roberte2945]

Hey hey people.

[@OhNoTheFace]

God I love the Arcane Expanse music. Really catches a "something is wrong" feeling

[@KenFromHell]

I waited for this one. Amid Evil is just so good. Actually took a break from playing it just to watch my boi Civvie play it.

[@arthurwulfrun]

Looks fun. The battle against the big John army at the end there with ACDC’s Big Gun (on organ) playing was great!

[@DStecks]

This game is gaudy in a way that feels like what would happen if you went back in time and gave 1994 game devs the modern Unreal engine

[@jestergodfield690]

He literally vanquished evil with two eyes closed

[@elmastaa]

I hope they'll make more game like Dusk, AMID EVIL or Ion Maiden because that's nostalgia done right.

[@soylent_brown4456]

That level after the temple... _Stunning..._ That music... _Beautiful..._ This game... _I love it..._ *_I need it._*

[@Holgast]

Civvie, the final boss's attacks are based on where you are in the level, except for when he gets to low health and pulls out all the stops. So if you park yourself behind the blue torch he'll constantly use the blue attack until that point, which is trivial to dodge.

[@wahidtrynaheghugh260]

The mace when powered up is hilariously op. I was having a tough time on the forgemaster and said what the hell I’ll try the mace, not thinking it would do much. Dude was dead before I even checked his health bar. Killed him in less than 4 seconds I think.

[@velocilevon]

The mace is a certified boss killer weapon in this game. Chews through green mana like crazy, but it doesn't matter because the baddie will be dead by the time you run out of it (final boss being the exception).

[@Jesse__H]

7:30 How it feels when a new Civvie vid hits my inbox

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

This game is just so, so, so tighly crafted, balanced, beautiful and polished. I feel like the only thing it lacks is a really iconic character to slap on all the marketing material. And I definitely agree that Foregone Fortress is the best level, it's like the boomer shooter level design formula taken to perfection. Edit: can't forget about the soundtrack! It not only proves that Hulshult is capable of a much wider range of genres and styles than he's often paid to do, but it also fits the both the pacing and the world itself incredibly well.

[@WorldsRichestLesbian]

The mace is one of the most satisfying weapons I’ve used in an FPS in a long time

[@theylivewesleep.5139]

Tips for fighting bosses: spawn eight black holes on their location and then load them up with suns.

[@redcell2852]

Man this looks like it's pretty fun! It's like a mix between hexen, quake and doom with a hint of Doom Eternal....

[@yjre]

arcane expanse from this game should be taught at every graphic design class ever. absolutely insane

[@BucketCrust]

7:14 "Not talking about some Serious Sam/Painkiller backwards death march where you hold down the S key and shoot [...]" No, he's talking about some Serious Sam/Painkiller sideways death march where you hold down the A/D key and shoot.

[@novaglow1466]

Watched this, went and bought the game, 100% a winner Thanks Civvie 11

[@АннаЗинурова]

Well... Now we need Ion Maiden, Wraith: Aeon Of Ruin and Prodeus! D:

[@channel5980]

2 out of 3 done.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Another New Blood masterwork. Still waiting for the The Black Labyrinth expansion though, but no pressure there, we all know one can't rush art *looks at Rockstar, Blizzard, and Gearbox.*

[@thelordofthelostbraincells]

there's a video I seen from zero punctuation, it was something like "triple a games companies are getting worse while double a games are getting better" . something like that

[@DrHlus1]

Missed opportunity for developers - using lightning in water could damage everybody in the water (IIRC it was implemented in Quake). Great video though!

[@gozinta82]

Thought the same thing when I saw Civvie using it underwater. :)

[@MoShugah]

Was it quake or another game, used lightning gun underwater and received instant death.

[@channel5980]

@@MoShugah Quake. Use the Thunderbolt while submerged in any liquid and you're toast.

[@NerfPlayeR135]

@@channel5980 Interestingly, the damage is based on how much cell ammo you have, since all of your cells are consumed when you do it. It deals 35 damage per cell to enemies, and half that to yourself, for a max of 3500 enemy damage and 1750 self-damage. If you barely have any cells (or are invincible) then you won’t die from an underwater discharge.

[@sentrysapper45]

**Civvie uploads a 30+ minute video** Welp, guess I'm eating dinner in front of the computer again.

[@DarthMirasshtar]

lol "the first weapon you get in this episode is one that shoots planets at things, so that should give you an idea of how this is gonna to go" utter perfection

[@luissantiago5163]

7:30 Man that still feels amazing to watch. Love Army of Darkness. *edit* love the little advertising intermissions. Neat little touch and doesn't make the ads come out of nowhere

[@orinanime]

The Wee John Clan secret boss is hilarious.

[@ryxtan]

Just a reminder that the weapon viewmodels are actually 2D sprites. When I was first told that, I thought I was being fucked with.

[@alexmelik4030]

Well, after making it through the game twice, once on Hard once on Evil, I must say that I actually find that there IS one bad (relatively) weapon - the Voltride. It is only effective if you have an average or big mob of various enemies assembled, you need to pick one, focus on him and fry only him for quite some time, then it's beautiful, chain lightning boom and bloody chunks everywhere, Solmyr approves. Unfortunately, it's REALLY not suited for this game, with all the rapid erratic moving and shooting and mobs being FAST, takes too much of your effort and attention, gets you killed. You would do much better with planet lobbing or whisper's edge waves of slice and dice in the same situation, and if you are strapped for anything but blue mana azure orb soul mode is still much better in my opinion.

[@springbubble4931]

Yeah, Voltride was my least used weapon. Way too finicky to get those chain lightnings.

[@stevenbarrett9235]

I love the fact that in the last level the musician made a medieval/organ version of AC/DC's big gun..

[@Nightflyermike]

So basically Axe of the Black Labyrinth = Chainsaw/Fists Staff of the Azure Orb = Pistol Whisper's Edge = Shotgun Voltride = Chaingun Celestial Claw = Rocket Launcher Star of Torment = Super Shotgun Aeturnum = BFG

[@mcchiefkins]

Hey Civvie, with the solar saint you can look up to see the direction of his fall, and then move in opposition to it to be safe (mostly), just don't fall off!

[@aircraftcarrierwo-class]

I'm going to have to get this game. You had me at "Heretic/Hexen with more cool magic weapons and less stupid switch hunting."

[@georgesconyers9769]

This is the first channel I've ever seen to insert advertising intermissions instead of mid sentence cutoffs. Maybe someone else did it first, but props for doing something so simple, yet so... Nice

[@TotemSP2]

I'm still thinking about the fact that the weapons are *Normal mapped sprites* That is mind blowing, and as I've been learning UE4 for a few years now, I understand how genius that is. This game is Pro Normal Mapping.

[@King-Bubel]

Watching this video I now realize why I had so much trouble with the arcane expanse, and it’s because I accidentally skipped straight to it after domain of the sentinels.

[@MidnightMechanic]

There should be a name for the art style that's bright, colorful, and otherworldly that certainly brings back a '90s aesthetic vibe this game harkens back to. There was some of it in the original Halo: Combat Evolved, since the hardware wasn't strong enough for "realistic" graphics yet, so it was mostly more uses of bright primary colors and lighting. Nothing more gorgeous than being on another planet with sprawling vistas and breathtaking skylines, even if the graphics are low tech to save resources.

[@eggboi4488]

Damn Civvie last time I was this early people were preordering the first Duke Nukem Forever

[@mudsh4rk]

Just got around to beating this and the final boss is actually pretty easy when you realize that its blue attack is really easy to dodge and it always uses the color of the torch it's facing. So you can just camp out on one end of the platform with the blue torch, wait for its warmup and strafe to the other end of the platform as soon as it starts shooting. You pretty much take no damage that way, and you stay close enough to the torch that you can chip away with the trident and never run out of mana.

[@Thunderwolf666]

gantlet (n.) "military punishment in which offender runs between rows of men who beat him in passing," 1640s, gantlope, gantelope, from Swedish gatlopp "passageway," from Old Swedish gata "lane" (see gate (n.)) + lopp "course," related to löpa "to run" (see leap (v.)). Probably borrowed by English soldiers during Thirty Years' War.

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

Is that a staff that shoots miniature planets?

[@vidmastereon]

You bet Its powered up version launches stars It has a small chance of shooting an earth out

[@q1q2q23]

That's no moon!

[@robbyshenanigans255]

A small comment I wanna make real quick that I am confident ya figured out later on, but one I still wanna bring up: When the Solar Saint does his jumping attack, he will try to lead the shot, aiming for where you're gonna be rather than on top of you. When he makes his falling noise, your best interest is to immediately backpedal and go in the direction opposite of where he's going and you won't be damaged at all. It took me a bit to figure this out

[@KiiroSagi]

Someone on the store page recommended I check this out and I have to say, you have to be the single best reviewer I've ever come across and I've come across quite a lot. Subbed.

[@simbiote89]

That song at 24:00 made me think my phone was going off on silent. That's not how music is supposed to invoke tension but it worked.

[@健二495]

Amid Evil + The Black Labyrinth are one of my many favorites of these newer retro FPS games. The Hexen vibes (my beloved, as hard as that is) are fantastic, the music's great, and the final bosses of each are insane. Play em.

[@salokin3087]

1am in Australia Its gonna be a long night

[@whytho5607]

Im Aussie too, and tell me about it.

[@ivorysix2541]

To right Cobba.

[@Manyskins]

Civvie in 2019: The Earth has been through enough, I think. (9:06) Me in 2021: Oh, sweet summer child...

[@SumeaBizarro]

Also "Do we want to make our game look terrible or excellent with lighting effects and shit up the imaginary leg betweens of this world?" "YES"

[@Sergeius370]

9:35 "It even works under water"

[@DragnSly]

to show you the power of this trident I blew up this monster in half!

[@JerkingtheGerk]

Just replayed Solar Solstice and while this is really late to ask, but when the boss does his jump attack... why didn’t you just look up to see where he would land?

[@lionocyborg6030]

30:07 "LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN, FALLING DOWN, FALLING DOW...*gasps in pain*"

[@poiz921]

"This game is not just pressing S" *constantly shows himself walking backwards*

[@hustlinjustin3560]

I will never be tired of you talking about the weapons.

[@risseer23]

That ooze boss looks like something from Metroid.

[@nafeel4539]

Mann you just keep getting better and better. One of the few channels on this site that is truly passionate and knowledgeable about their genre. I love you

[@joshuasmith6909]

I find it funny that, by taking Civvie’s advice and leaping into the water immediately, you’ll actually miss the first secret of the game!

[@BSzili]

The art style of The Forges has an Unreal / Chasm vibe.

[@UnrealPerson]

I'm mainly reminded of _Quake_ 's episode 3.

[@SteveMacSticky]

This game should win awards

[@RenegadeVile]

With regards to the Solar Saint, I think the shout he makes is when he's picked exactly where to land, which always seems to be exactly where you're going to be if you keep going in the same direction. So I think if you switch directions after you hear that shout, you should be fine.

[@-Raylight]

Can't wait for someone to say "Amid Evil is Dark Souls of FPS" because of _You died_ xD

[@AllardRT]

Well, to be fair, some of the enemies, and YOU DIED and the writing on the wall and the walls are kind of reminding me of Dark Souls. Which is not a good thing because I hate Dark Souls, but not enough to give AE a pass.

[@valentinom.4292]

@@AllardRT Why do you hate it?

[@Bembel81]

@@valentinom.4292 Because he is a casual.

[@UltimateEnderman45]

@@Bembel81 lol fucking dork souls tards and there casual shit. Series isn't even hard

[@gozinta82]

@@UltimateEnderman45 I bet you beat all of them w/o dying once. LOL

[@Rocky-nj8qq]

15:43 "...they're not fun - shoot an entire solar system at them" This is why video games are fucking awesome

[@raleb4396]

System requirements on Steam Minimum sound card: A Dank One Recommended sound card: A Really Dank One

[@GBlastMan]

I just realized that the Star of torment is just the Needler but in a mace and instead of shooting shards of crystal at enemies until it detonates you just yeet the entire goddamn weapon at enemies instead.

[@Freehotdawgs]

The whole time you were fighting the sun boss from episode 4 I was shouting "look up!" you can see where he is going to fly to if you look up and have a better chance to dodge it.

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

Well it's harder to move mentally without knowing where your gonna fall

[@Pvezin]

Lol yeah, seeing him wonder around blindly was kinda tilting but funny as hell.

[@haerfgvbag7050]

This video is worth watching for the ending alone, amazing work as always. So happy I found this channel relatively early on

[@captainstarlight3780]

Watched 2 minutes of this video, bought Amid Evil, forgot about this channel for a year until 2 days ago.

[@zevorothrappaleano58]

All right Civvie-11, enough of the blue balling, I've been paying attention to your videos, so tell me- PRO SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT WHEN MY BOY

[@caprabasil2542]

civvie is like that one super cool channel you happen upon that stopped uploading in 2014 or something and makes you wish it was still active except he still makes content pretty frequently

[@DSMadara]

Crucible of Pain? Are we sure Randy Pitchford didn't create that map?