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+date = 2021-01-01
+title = "SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell"
+description = "A video game review for SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell, an incredibly fast-paced mashup of a puzzle game and a free-running game."
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+
+## Game Description
+
+[SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457210/SEUM_Speedrunners_from_Hell/)
+is an incredibly fast-paced mashup of a puzzle game and a free-running game.
+Created by [Pine Studio](https://pinestudio.co) in early 2016 and first released
+as a
+[demo on GameJolt](https://gamejolt.com/games/seum-speedrunners-from-hell-demo/154868),
+this game was successfully green-lit on Steam and has amassed a cult 
+following on multiple consoles.
+
+Here's the game description straight from the developers:
+
+> Like a bastard child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM: Speedrunners from
+> Hell is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reaction.
+
+## Story
+
+SEUM does a great job setting the stage when you open the game for the first
+time, playing an animated video in the form of comic book images. You see Marty,
+the protagonist, sitting around drinking his beer as Satan busts down the door,
+cuts his hand off, and steals all his beer and bacon. As Satan is leaving, Marty
+whips a vinyl record across the room and cuts off one of Satan's hands. This
+hand is what allows you to use all the powers in the game.
+
+Check out the screenshot below for one of the first panels of the storyline:
+
+![SEUM Story](https://img.0x4b1d.org/blog/20210101-seum/seum_story.png)
+
+## Gameplay
+
+To accomplish each level, you will need to get to the final blue portal under a
+certain time limit. You can beat a level by getting to the portal before the
+time meter runs out or "Dominate" a level by beating it within a shorter time
+limit (noted by a bright red/orange color in the time meter).
+
+The portal is usually set behind locked gates, protected by dangerous defenses,
+or in hard-to-reach places. To reach the portal, you'll need to go through any
+existing orange portals, light all yellow beacons, avoid things like fireballs
+and blades, or use any satanic power orbs lying around. These special abilities
+include:
+
+-   Gravity
+-   Teleport
+-   Rewind
+-   Spawn platform
+-   Roar (DLC)
+-   Rocket (DLC)
+-   Shadow world (DLC)
+
+For the main storyline, there are nine floors to beat. Each floor contains nine
+regular levels, one boss level, and one bonus level; although you don't
+technically need to beat all levels to advance to the next floor.
+
+![SEUM Floor Menu](https://img.0x4b1d.org/blog/20210101-seum/seum_floor.png)
+
+## In-Game Screenshots
+
+The main menu gives you plenty of options for tuning your system, playing main
+levels, playing the DLC, or exploring the other game modes.
+
+![SEUM Main Menu](https://img.0x4b1d.org/blog/20210101-seum/seum_menu.png)
+
+Once you enter a level, you can look around and strategize before starting.
+Clicking any button will start the menu, and you'll have to restart if you die.
+One of the great things about SEUM is that it has great keyboard shortcuts. You
+can quickly smash `R` to restart the level or `M` to return to the level menu.
+
+![SEUM Level](https://img.0x4b1d.org/blog/20210101-seum/seum_level.png)
+
+Once you're able to win a level, you'll see the high scores and can watch
+replays of the best scores.
+
+![SEUM Win](https://img.0x4b1d.org/blog/20210101-seum/seum_win.png)
+
+Each regular level contains a beer in a disguised location that may take some
+out-of-the-box thinking.
+
+![SEUM Beer](https://img.0x4b1d.org/blog/20210101-seum/seum_beer.png)