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+#+title: SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
+#+date: 2021-01-01
+#+description: A video game review for SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell.
+#+filetags: :gaming:
+
+* Game Description
+[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/457210/SEUM_Speedrunners_from_Hell/][SEUM:
+Speedrunners from Hell]] is an incredibly fast-paced mashup of a puzzle
+game and a free-running game. Created by [[https://pinestudio.co][Pine
+Studio]] in early 2016 and first released as a
+[[https://gamejolt.com/games/seum-speedrunners-from-hell-demo/154868][demo
+on GameJolt]], 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:
+
+#+begin_quote
+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.
+#+end_quote
+
+* 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:
+
+#+caption: SEUM Story
+[[https://img.cleberg.net/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.
+
+#+caption: SEUM Floor Menu
+[[https://img.cleberg.net/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.
+
+#+caption: SEUM Main Menu
+[[https://img.cleberg.net/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.
+
+#+caption: SEUM Level
+[[https://img.cleberg.net/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.
+
+#+caption: SEUM Win
+[[https://img.cleberg.net/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.
+
+#+caption: SEUM Beer
+[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20210101-seum/seum_beer.png]]