Seum: Speedrunners from Hell
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is an independent video game developed by Pine Studio and published by Headup Games. It was released on Steam on July 29, 2016, on Xbox One in September 2017,[1] on PlayStation 4 in October 2017 and onto GOG.com on October 12, 2018.[2] It is a first person platformer where you race against time using a variety of power-ups, inspired by speedrunning sessions in games like Quake[3] or Super Meat Boy.[4][5] The name "SEUM" was derived from ColloSEUM, the working title of the game.[6]
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| Developer(s) | Pine Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Headup Games |
| Director(s) | Tomislav Podhraški |
| Producer(s) | Marcel Aldrup |
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| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows macOS Linux Xbox One PlayStation 4 |
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| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
On October 20, 2017, it got its first DLC titled "The Drunk Side of the Moon".[7]
Gameplay
Seum is a first person platform game where the player controls Marty, a man who goes into hell to retrieve beer that was stolen by a demon, the player can cast fireballs that can light up a lantern and activate objects. A beer is hidden in every level, if a player finds one they get the option to restart or exit. If the player dies, they have to restart the level. Players attempt to reach the end of a level in a certain time, while avoiding fireballs, saws, bombs, swinging blades and others, if players are fast enough they get an Uber Skull. Some levels have power-ups with special abilities:
- Gravity
- Teleport
- Rewind
- Spawn platform
- Roar (DLC)
- Rocket (DLC)
- Shadow world (DLC)
Players can navigate each level by elevator, There are 9 floors in the game. Levels in each floor can be played in any order, but a certain amount of levels need to be completed to play the boss level, which can unlock the next floor. Finding all the beers in each floor can unlock a bonus level which replaces beer with bacon. There are a total of 11 level in each floor.
Story
"Marty was having a late morning breakfast and minding his own business. The demon knocking on the door wasn’t part of his morning routine. Before Marty was able to open, the hell breed smashed in the doors. A fierce brawl commenced and Marty lost his right arm – but at least the demon also lost his head. Unfortunately, whilst the brawl erupted more demons entered his garage and stole his last batch of limited edition Walrus Ale (tm). Now Marty has become furious! He ripped off the demon’s arm and did some DIY to re-attach his arm back to himself. This demon is no looker but gee it casts some nasty fireballs. Marty’s (after)life now has a single purpose: Go to hell and get his beer back! \m/ "
Reception
The game received mixed to positive reviews. It currently holds an aggregated score of 77/100 on Metacritic for Xbox One.[8]
External links
References
- https://majornelson.com/2017/09/01/seum-speedrunners-from-hell-is-now-available-for-digital-pre-order-and-pre-download-on-xbox-one/
- https://www.gog.com/news/release_seum_the_speedrunners_from_hell
- https://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-seum-speedrunners-from-hell/2300-11497/
- https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/07/28/seum-speedrunners-from-hell-demo/#more-386345
- https://www.polygon.com/2016/8/4/12377436/seum-speedrunners-from-hell-gameplay-video-first-person-quake-movement
- http://media.equityarcade.com/explore/articles/2016/08/03/indie-game-of-the-day-seum-speedrunners-from-hell/
- https://www.bug.hr/master/vijesti/seum-speedrunners-from-hell-dobio-prvi-dlc/162794.aspx
- http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/seum-speedrunners-from-hell