New weapons, levels, baddies
“I’m going to put on my golden spike fists and start punch the air rapidly, like this”,Amid Evilexpansion The Black Labyrinth seems to say. “And if all you monsters in the mist should be pulped, then that’s your own fault.”
Set before the events of the base game, it looks every bit as bloody, and Blood-y, as its throwback first-person shooter predecessor. It also now has a release date: August 18th.
Here’s the release date trailer:
Earlier this month, developers Indefatigable have also released Amid Evil VR, a standalone spin-off that reformats the thoroughly retro, rapid-paced shooter for headsets. Withmixed results, according to Rick Lane, who found it slightly cumbersome to control and less satisfying than its flat-screen sibling. That’s in part because Amid Evil’s weapons are all melee and projectile hybrids, and melee attacks rarely feel as impactful in VR.
The Black Labyrinth seems more likely to satisfy if you’ve craved more of the original. Aside from the glowing fistycuffs, I like the look of its reality warping scythe.
