NecroVision - Horror of the Trenchbloom

[@ohuckabee]

The game starts with you fighting a gruesome trench war, and two levels later has you driving a dieselpunk mech suit into French Stonehenge against a gigantic scorpion robot piloted by a necromancer wielding a magic gauntlet created by vampires to fight demons. Just *describing* this game is a fever dream, let alone playing it. EDIT: Also worth noting is that the machine gun is the Maxim MG 08/15, a water-cooled weapon which weighs over 45 pounds fully loaded, and he's *dual wielding them*.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

I've already seen a magical girl dual wielding muskets against corruptive lich entities, so the latter is a tad tame to me now.

[@Ivan_Zygan]

And from Nosferatu: Wrath of Malachi we know that just one machine gun is better than holy water, cross, and stakes combined. Why didn't he just bullet-punish Mephisto into nothingness I'll never know.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@Ivan_Zygan Good thing firearms and missile launchers aren't "weapons forged", at least according to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. No idea why hellspawn are not immune to those though.

[@NEEDbacon]

If I had a dollar a World war themed game devolved into Dieselpunk mechs I'd have 2 dollars. Which isn't a lot but weird that it happened Twice. And the other time was a Tactical shooter with even less indication it's going to go off the rails wacky with tesla cannons. For anyone wondering I'm talking about Silent Storm.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@NEEDbacon At least Silent Storm was a far better game in terms of content and story. Bit hard in difficulty terms though.

[@jonas8588]

I just love the huge contrast between the message of "War is hell" and COMBO SYSTEM!

[@geoffreyprecht2410]

ULTRAKILL Layer 7 when?

[@funybirbman3813]

​@@geoffreyprecht2410about a month from this comment

[@TheRogueWolf]

This game has a high degree of historical accuracy. There was a reason attacking infantry on dragonback was banned by the Geneva Convention- the inaccuracy meant a lot of civilian casualties.

[@MrNegativecreep07]

I'm glad it finally told the story of all the Texans who served in the 1916 British army.

[@SaladofStones]

@@MrNegativecreep07 The weirdest thing is that there american volunteers in that time somehow

[@CaptainFellowship]

This plot of this game and it’s prequel are like the videogame equivalent of trying to explain a really sick dream you had a few days ago

[@zzodysseuszz]

Nightmare* and as you’re explaining it you keep conflating the details of your dream with a bad movie you watched weeks prior.

[@CollegeDroputPowerpoints]

@@zzodysseuszz And you only remember the nightmare in snippets so you fill in the blanks yourself

[@BloodDarkPearl]

With this, we're officially one step closer for Civvie's inevitable Painkiller video and for one I cannot wait.

[@potnawroble6946]

It's gonna be on halloween unless he reviews Nitemare 3d instead in which case fuck civvie

[@Civvie11]

@@potnawroble6946 you are gonna be so mad later this month lol It's not Nitemare 3D but also not Painkiller.

[@007kingifrit]

@@Civvie11 based on the kidden context you left in this comment i have decoded that you're planning to review duke nukem 3d mods. clever civilus, clever

[@MegaDoom101]

@@Civvie11you wouldn’t happen to be covering a Doom WAD featuring some guys house would you?

[@snake41411]

@@Civvie11WILL rock*

[@luminaire42]

"This level is more of a 'Hot Topic'-themed train station" is such a great line.

[@MrTheMasterX]

this video is full of great lines, it's unbelievable.

[@RubyRangerr]

This might be one of the most out of pocket games Civvie has ever played, and he's played the Postal series.

[@dijjo]

Hey Ruby, I love your videos

[@RubyRangerr]

@@dijjo hey, thank you so much!

[@agbrenv]

Vivisector was pretty random at the time too I'm glad that finally another big channel covered this janky mish-mash rough gem of a game

[@GuntanksInSpace]

You know, I thought we already went places after We are Empty/Varginha Incident/Kreed. This one went fucking EVERYWHERE.

[@terminallygray]

Out of pocket ?? More like viral infection dizzyness followed by toxic hangover.

[@mattr75]

J. R. R. Tolkien and vampires in a World War 1 FPS game is not something I was expecting to see

[@lordmontymord8701]

So i assume you expected diesel-mechs and robo-scorpions? 😁

[@RedHazeCh]

If you play Lost Company you can even see a younger version of adolf hitler as a friendly NPC too, no i'm not even kidding

[@Oddmanoutre]

Well, Christopher Lee did ask Prof. Tolkien for his autograph once...

[@NerfPlayeR135]

I feel like both halves of NecroVision - gritty WW1 shooter, and demon-slaying Painkiller clone - were each originally planned to be the full game at one point. Then something happened during development and the two were stitched together with an insane plot. It's like the game is Frankenstein's monster, and the story is the lightning that brought life to them.

[@BAgodmode]

Good choice. I was thinking you should cover this. Strange fact: American’s joined up voluntarily to assist the British before America officially joined the war. Bonus fact: the battle of the Somme is the most brutal battles of all time. Historians also haven’t been able to establish if it any appreciable outcome on the war, and the strategic value of capturing one side of the Somme over the other.

[@CabalCorporation]

Lost Company was an interesting prequel, given that you play as the man himself - Zimmerman. Also, the collector's edition came with a wooden german grenade with the name of the game etched and burned into it. I have two, because I ordered one, then won a graphics competition on the semi-official forums. Good times.

[@zzodysseuszz]

That’s the most niche collectable I’ve ever heard of

[@GmodPlusWoW]

IIRC Lost Company had a Hitler cameo in it. I know this because Mandy made a painting joke while the Hitler soldier was on-screen.

[@Mechazaurus]

Man, I love these Slav-jank videos. The ludicrous shlock story treated as if it were a profound philosophical statement, the amusing bugs and the kernel of something actually kind of cool. Thanks for another great one.

[@handznet]

Isnt story treated as profound philosophical statement a standard for most fantasy/scifi videogames?

[@hypethekomodo6495]

This game gave me the most severe tonal whiplash I've ever had. It's like a 12 year old with a very hyperactive mind just going ham on a keyboard and trying to make a story about war, vampires, dragons and demons and trying to make it all work out. What a wild trip.

[@otacon6566]

So ADHD, Autism, with Cannabis. I'm not bashing I just understand it.

[@oz_jones]

@@otacon6566 Unfortunately no one can be told what the NecroVision is, you have to see it for yourself.

[@Gatorade69]

​@@otacon6566You forgot the cocaine.

[@Burevix]

Clive Barker's Call of Duty: The Masquerade

[@RomaraAhallow]

thats the deep cut right there.@@Burevix

[@seanthesheep276]

I literally rewatched Mandalore gaming's old Necrovision video yesterday and thought to myself, "I'd like to see civvie play through necrovision and see how he feels about this crazy coked up ww1 shooter." I don't know what kind of pre-cognitive power I tapped into but it scares me. Tbh, i'd love to see you do a video on Platinum games Vanquish too. But great content as always Civvie!

[@estefencosta1835]

Ok when the face appeared in the sky I just busted out laughing. This game is like some sort of prank.

[@jimmyv3170]

From WW1 shooter that shifts between Medal of Honor then to COD Zombies then to Wolfenstein that transforms into Edgelord FPS where you play as Spawn riding a dragon is wild.

[@mattkidroske]

I really like the mechanic of the Challenge Room, it would be cool if more games with story campaigns had something like that

[@thegammalemon]

Really love the antartica ambience, a nice change of pace from the dank underground dungeons

[@HQ_Default]

This is one of those games that occupies that exact grey area of being well-known enough that I've heard other youtubers talk about it, but obscure enough that I never would have expected Civvie to do a video on it. The result? Pleasant surprise.

[@ЭрикКартман-ч4ю]

It's a slav FPS, a Polish shooter of the time period when they've mostly figured that out. Why haven't you expected it?

[@HQ_Default]

@@ЭрикКартман-ч4ю Point taken

[@katiacritten9975]

Love the genuine shocked laugh from Civvie after he got a combo from that guy unaliving himself

[@cerebralm]

He didn't unalive himself, Civvie killed him to prevent having an on-screen suicide. Because youtube is absurd like that.

[@RadikAlice]

Completely understandable. Game basically handed him a joke on a silver platter, simply unbeatable

[@voracioussergal9360]

A classic i found out exists from mandalore. Going to enjoy this one.

[@alfalldoot6715]

This game has two wolves inside of it: "War is Hell...." "War is Hell!!! 😎😎"

[@chrispysaid]

I wish I could understand the mind of Civvie like Katie does

[@EnclaveSOC-102]

What makes you think Katie understands the mind of Civvie?

[@nicklager1666]

Another time both Civvie and Mandalore have checked the same game. No wonder i like both channels.

[@princessmaly]

"Castle Jankenstein" I love you. This is one of the most wild and crazy things you've made in a while, I just love everything about this. I don't have any dumb joke comments I just really love this one a lot, it's awesome and hilarious and great.

[@jankarieben1071]

Omg, that Xmas intro nearly gutted me! Now THAT was a jump scare! 😅 also, I think the second half of the game is trying to be Warhammer, what with that “my guns never tire” quote and the flamethrower rats.

[@Warbringer95]

I actually almost died on "you gotta license for that bloomin' accent"

[@Araseth]

The scariest thing about this video is that we got to hear what I believe is Civvie's natural laugh at 13:40

[@sleeplessindefatigable6385]

3:27 has to be one of the best bits in a Civvie video I've seen in a while. You know you're onto something truly special when the game looks truly nauseating through horrendous bloom.

[@brandonobaza8610]

8:13 An adjustable firing rate is a feature of the Maxim gun. This one is set to "falling toolchest".

[@antiphlex]

"Castle Jankenstein". Another classic added to the list.

[@Biodeamon]

If you like 200's era bloomshooters about the horrors of war with a metaphorical and actual zombies in it, multiple downer endings, with a fast paced plot that zips between trench warfare and horde shooter, you'd LOVE shellshocked: blood trails its the PTSD 'nam shooter with a 28 days later zombie outbreak

[@DwarfElvishDiplomacy]

Cant wait for the unavoidable 5 nights at civvies

[@Flesh_Wizard]

Civvie slavbear

[@Furluge]

0:25 - You cannot stop us Civvie! All too soon our plans and soon the first day of the holidays will be Independence day. At long last it will finally be Christmas in July.

[@POQUEX]

This game was my childhood. Literally the only game I ever purchase in physical media on PC. Remember the first level where the first ever fight is a mele with someone not wanting to leave the bunker or let u leave to then, a few levels afterwards be killing deamons on hell and riding a fr dragon.

[@EnclaveSOC-102]

This game is total madness with the plot, especially with the ending being determined based on which difficulty level you choose. Although the gameplay is pretty decent. I think Katie was intentionally putting that Python clip throughout the video so that Civvie would be punished even though it wasn't his fault.

[@CommanderBohn]

I need to finally try this game out. It's in my GOG library. Edit: Oooooh. That OMD reference still hurts.

[@KonigDesTodes]

This game looks like it was two separate games, one about WWI and the other about hell and necromancy, that were largely done that got meshed together just to make it longer. Wouldn't surprise me and would explain the voice change of the protagonist and... everything.

[@MrSpartan993]

I feel like this game was a collective fever dream we all had and subsequently forgot.

[@swalsh216]

I did not expect a One More Day reference in a Civvie video! Wow!

[@lolzers7986]

The start of Armageddon being 2016 is scarily accurate

[@LazyBuddyBan]

from what im getting: they completely redone the game into completely different thing half-way through development, but didnt change the first half? this is a rare sight to behold and its truly insane lol

[@BabySkinCondom]

i remember playing this when it came out, i actually didn't hate it. it was weird and janky but in a kinda charming way

[@kainhall]

exactly!!! i didnt love it.... i didnt hate it . with a bit more budget and time.... it could have been an AMAZING well known game but that may have removed some of the charm.... idk

[@J.DeLaPoer]

I actually like this game a lot; and Lost Company was even better. It had it's issues, but there's such a shortage of WWI games; let alone the _WWI horror_ subgenre, that I can forgive a lot. It also manages to be eerie and atmospheric in many areas, and they really did a good job in portraying the grimy chaos of trenches; with realistic weapon models and some honestly good map design. It's too bad the last third or so went off the rails, ditched all that, and turned into a generic sci-fi shooter out of nowhere. The total shift in setting, tone, enemies and weapons felt like I was playing two completely different games mashed together. Not good. Lost Company didn't make that mistake at least.

[@BabySkinCondom]

@@J.DeLaPoer i think i played the launch version of the game before LC released, this has definitely made me want to go back to replay it

[@AC-hj9tv]

Username checks out

[@RealRedRabbit]

I've tried to watch this video 4 times but I keep falling asleep half way through.

[@SwannyTheMike]

I remember buying this when it first came out. I was so pumped for a horror game set in WW1! Then I saw the combo system and realized that I had made a terrible purchasing decision.

[@MasterSoto]

You've got no class, man. The combo system is EXACTLY what this WW1 horror with vampires, gas, trenches, mechs and dragons needed!

[@samjudge1240]

This game took the insane to 11, I love games like this, reminds me even in war, it shouldn't stop you for having fun.

[@MasterSoto]

This quote should be engraved in a statue.

[@KillinCat]

So you're why my NecroVision videos suddenly started getting more views! I actually did the challenge you showed the ancient footage of about two years ago. Fun game, loads of flaws. I recommend it on GOG, as it runs a bit better. Unless you got it on GOG and it still runs like crap, but hey, I literally couldn't get the game to stop blurring the screen to the point of being unplayable like a slow creeping death, and so had to rush through everything. I never got the AI path finding errors, though. Also fun video, 5/7, would recommend

[@rafaszewera9983]

All I remembered about NecroVision were: Trenches + Gauntlet. Nothing more. And this vid shows it.

[@InfernalMonsoon]

I honestly respect how utterly unhinged Necrovision is, there's nothing quite like it in its so bad it's good kind of way. It's just a shame goes on and on and becomes a boring tedious slog during the second half. I do recommend giving Lost Company a try though, honestly thought it was so much better than the base game, it embraces the camp, gets even crazier and doesn't outstay its welcome. Has some fun goofy challenges that remind me of the ones in TimeSplitters too, it was just more fun in general.

[@TheMC1102]

This game still takes war more seriously than the recent CoD and BF titles.

[@cauyawolfe4724]

16:51 Sounds like the kind of riddle-directions the map would give Dora if he suffered a whiteout lobotomy

[@purplebatdragon]

11:08 I haven't been flashbanged this bad by a video in a long time. Worth it.

[@lymb3914]

When I saw the thumbnail, I was thinking "His eyes must be glowing from all the hackblood, tee hee hee," but - after hearing this guy's one-liners - I'm pretty sure his eyes _are_ glowing from all the hackblood

[@scottl.1568]

A "History of the World, Part 1" reference? Civvie11 out here doing God's work 😊

[@W4iteFlame]

And another great video. Also good to see the change of scenery. You can even see the sky over there

[@PersonWMA]

Sounds like a From Soft ending where going out of your way to get the extra endings nets you increasingly metal and bleak ones.

[@XzMondayNightzX]

You can tell civvie is a certified boomer when he used the UT99 Headshot and not the zoomer halo one and then shortly after a king of the hill voice clip involving pocket sand. Oh and the whole history thing about WWI that everyone ignores because Cod Zombies took place in that other one.

[@Mankey619]

putting J.R Token in this game is one of the weirdest take they've ever made by these guys. I know that the guy served during WW1, but never thought he'll be in world filled with monsters in the trenches during that time period.

[@alfalldoot6715]

It might just be because I'm a big Tolkien fan, but I kind of wish they leaned more into it. Have Tolkien be a recurring character, name the dragon "Smaug," and have the main character's middle name be "Baggins" or something.

[@fonkyfesh-old]

the WC3 font makes this game feel like a WC3 TC map, and i think contextually that idea makes this whole thing easier to swallow than this being a full studio-released game

[@BlazingOwnager]

lol, never have I seen a game where you get a worse ending for a harder difficulty. That is truly a new one.

[@luketheskymarshall4472]

13:43 civvies genuine laughter warms my soul

[@FlexxibleFree]

Way to put yourself through the wringer for us! Thank you, Civvie!

[@thehoodedteddy1335]

I wish I could make a version of this game that changes the whole title screen and cutscenes at the start, maybe even the start icon and name to make it fully seem like a normal, slightly jank ww1 game to get a friend to try and then watch as they devolve into madness

[@theparticularist5373]

Civvie mentioning Necrovision used Painkiller's engine made me look up exactly what engine Painkiller used. It's the Havok engine. Now *that* is a name I haven't heard in a long time. Very long indeed.

[@RyumaruMG]

I'd seen the Mandalore vid, but it did not prepare me for how absolutely BANANAS this game is. Consider me impressed.

[@Skuttie]

This game has so many tonal shifts going on all at once

[@fearanarchy]

19:00 ROBOT WARS?!?!? Man, it's got all the references!

[@jr.elwood9326]

All these bloom effects must given Civvie serious headaches. He should take some Painkillers.

[@phillphunny]

The music Modest Pelican also uses threw me for a loop a weird psuedo-crossover of creators I didn't expect

[@Daniel-be6cj]

13:41 Civvie morphed into Joel for a second... PISTEL? GRAND DAD?

[@liamaldrich2476]

Its been a long time since one of these games made me say "Oh my god, this is bullshit" out loud, but youve outdone yourself with this one. Good lord lmao

[@LostSoulsParadoxicalDoctrine]

This is giving me Iron Brigade flashbacks... Not in play, graphics, or styles of any kind. Only in the "wtf" path the story takes. Like a fever dream in history class. lol Also, talking about madness, KZbin was telling me that Civvie had a new video out before it actually hit! I had to binge about 4 hours of his vids before the newest finally appeared. Worth it.

[@t0xcn253]

Doubling down on the Palm Pilot humor really lets me know that civvie is my kind of guy, uh friend... my guyfriend.

[@DanielTejnicky]

Thing about painkiller tho is that if you play it like quake I, bunnyhopping around, switching weapons it is a blast. If you play it like *necro vission* its gonna be shit - confirming your fears civvie.

[@irawee]

Your videos are getting better. already 10/10

[@johndelanie3649]

Civvie is the only person I will permit to celebrate Christmas early

[@ns6438]

I'm really liking the new 3D render/ VR dungeon. It's really interesting to see it in this new light.

[@ajflink]

I relate to some degree with you Civvie on a meta-level. Not sure if that is a good thing. However, changing yourself to uphold popular expectations is beyond stupid. Keep being you Civvie. Your videos are always entertaining, informative, pseudo-lore-oriented, and endlessly re-watchable.

[@lordmontymord8701]

I remember i saw the game in stores and it was on my playlist, but then i forgot about it. What a shame. So, supernatural forces, a cave with strange devices far ahead of their time AND Mechs? Simon is definitly a neighbour of a family with a boy called B.J. Then again if this was related to Wolfenstein we would have gotten a scene where Simon fights a German soldier who is actually a painter from Austria (and wears a Mechsuit) ... And Dr. Mobius wants his robo-scorpion back, thank you very much!

[@freshfrmthehood]

Every video you put out is pure gold!

[@Drakon0Blade]

"The game's rollercoaster of weird shit happening is what's kept me invested thus far" me too Civvie, me too.

[@GameplayandTalk]

I would love to see you cover Painkiller. It is a simple game mechanically speaking, but it's also so much more fun than Necrovision. Its alternate fire methods are useful and its unlocking system is more engaging as every level has its own unlock objective. Some really require you to explore and some of its secrets are pretty well hidden. You can also get pretty clever with how you progress through the game by taking on certain challenges in an underpowered state (like trying to beat the first boss under a certain time limit on your first go, meaning you'll be doing it with minimal resources versus coming back and doing the challenge later). This can net you valuable cards earlier than intended. The game has a ton of replay value because of that.

[@shoopusdawhoopus]

Necrovision is a certified hood classic and I will not hear otherwise

[@markusweber3613]

My German great-grandfather served in WW1. I never got to know him, but he told my father that fighting the Mechs was his worst experience during the war.

[@Mr.Pyromaniac]

Civvie's videos have started to follow a template. Obscure compound word game title: Noun with an R of the Compound word

[@emissaryofcharybdis105]

21:46 I knew exactly what would happen next, and it made me so happy.

[@slightlyserioussam5136]

I never thought I would see the video game equivalent of Serious Sam 2 combined with World War 1, but now I have seen it.

[@ProjectSnowman]

Of all the games ever made, this is one of them

[@giguyjoe]

31:06 You made her watch a comedian who's jokes have actually aged like fine wine? The horror.

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

Seriously, that little head wiggle the bloke does at 5:25 is so funny. Easily the sassiest NPC I've seen in video games!

[@Jaghatai_Kahn]

MERRY CHRISTMAS CIVVIE!

[@RBRSC]

I remember the naive days, when I thought it was ludicrously weird that a Castlevania game about medieval vampire hunting ended up in a Cyberpunk Dystopia in 2200, then culminated in Dracula punching Satan (who has posessing his half-vampire son) on the back of a speeding dagon in space. Sweet summer youth

[@OrigiNur]

Parents of young children; you are not tripping, that was hey bear music used in the background. I thought I was hallucinating from the jank

[@ClexYoshi]

here's hoping "This is the Call of Duty!" becomes a new running gag.

[@majesticsausage9521]

I wish more people would make puns based on BSP map editors in their video titles.

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

This game felt like it was 4 scripts thrown into a blender, and put in the game due to time constraints.

[@danilamikryukov428]

These are probably the horrors Patrick Galloway saw during the war

[@DiehardMechWarrior]

…I gotta say, “Civvie Introducing Me to a Weird-Yet-Strangely-Satisfying-and-Interesting Mid-2000’s Polish WWI Themed Horror Sci-Fi FPS Using the Same Engine as Painkiller” wasn’t anywhere on my Halloween 2023 Bingo card. Must’ve gotten switched with someone else’s. Ah, well. I am far from being disappointed, though. I’m actually delighted! This game looks remarkably charming! Though from your comments on it and your general lampooning and lambasting, it’s probably very painful to run and even worse to play.

[@phydeux]

That indecision you feel when you've been through the slog WITH Civvie and aren't sure whether to like his quips or not like the slog. Meh.... he deserves the like.

[@Comkill117]

“This is the Call of Duty.” “I thought that was a World War II game sir?”