History VideoGame / WhiteHell

* TheAlcoholic: Jarmo, of course; it doesn't get better than using beer as health pickups.

** Green Balls - replaces the Flamethrower with a... thing that spits out green fiery fireballs. Jarmo feeds it booze on reload.
** B.O.B - replaces the Anti-Tank Rifle.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Red Tomorrow's basic {{Mooks}} wield riot shields which reflect gunfire and projectiles like grenades; necessitating aiming for their heads or feet, hitting their backs, or just using an ArmorPiercingAttack.
* PowerGlows: Turning the SISU Mode on gives Jarmo glowing green veins and eyes. Yup, seen even under the shades.

* AppliedPhlebotinum: Both Blue Eagle and Red Tomorrow use SISU as an energy source to great effect; the former have an entire hi-tech bunker under their main base of operations powered by the stuff, for example. [[spoiler: Tuoni's forces are full-on tech monstrosities with laser weapons and menacing cyborgs.

* AppliedPhlebotinum: Both Blue Eagle and Red Tomorrow use SISU as an energy source to great effect; the former have an entire hi-tech bunker under their main base of operations powered by the stuff, for example.

** Sword of Destiny -- replaces the Knife, available from beginning. Gives you a big glowing sword that throws out energy waves.

** Ice Cannon -- replaces the Machinegun's hitscan rain with armor-piercing icicle projectiles.

** The Squireller - replaces the Grenade Launcher.
** Green Balls - replaces the Flamethrower.
** B.O.B - replaces the Anti-Materiel Rifle.

* {{Cyborg}}: Plenty of enemies on both sides of the conflict, especially [[spoiler: Supreme Leader Cyborga]].

* Literature/TheKalevala: The game is heavily inspired by the epic in question; it starts with finding "the brew of Vainamoinen" in Jarmo's apartment and goes all the way to [[spoiler: Finnish mythology underworld]], among other things.

* LocomotiveLevel: Level 7 takes place entirely aboard Red Tomorrow's supply train. In a true boomer-shooter fashion, you crash it at the end.

* UndergroundMonkey: The Wurstmeister and the shopkeeper in Level 3 are just variations of the basic Blue Eagle grunt, complete with the same voicelines. The former is marginally tougher, the latter is exactly the same.

* TheKalevala: The game is heavily inspired by the epic in question; it starts with finding "the brew of Vainamoinen" in Jarmo's apartment and goes all the way to [[spoiler: Finnish mythology underworld]], among other things.

* AlternateFire: SISU Mode provides you with a selection of these. Killing enemies with SISU weapons grants armor, encouraging you to use them liberally. The Early Access version lets you use four of them:

** Ice Cannon -- replaces the Machinegun's hitscan rain with icy projectiles with an increased stun rate.

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: Sober, Tipsy, Drunk, and Wasted.

* LocomotiveLevel: Level 7 takes place entirely on Red Tomorrow's supply train.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Red Tomorrow's basic {{Mooks}} wield riot shields. Good for singular attacks, but vulnerable to sustained fire like Machinegun's.

* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Cyborga tackles Jarmo into a portal after their fight, sending him into Chapter 3 of the game.]]

''White Hell'' is a retro-style FirstPersonShooter made by Robert Raulus, Mikko Tamper, and Antti Allen; with a MIDI soundtrack composed by Arsi "Hakita" Patala of ''VideoGame/{{Ultrakill}}'' fame. You are Jarmo, a survivor of {{Glacial Apocalypse}} that decimated Finland and left it free pickings for violent extremist warlords. Trying to make sense of the whole situation will put you against the [[ThoseWackyNazis Order of the Blue Eagle]] and [[DirtyCommunists Red Tomorrow]], two extremist groups who share a single hatred: [[EverythingTryingToKillYou you.]]

To help you survive, you will gather a collection of {{Standard FPS Guns}} and a set of strange {{Alternate Fire}} modes powered by a strange energy called SISU as you travel through the ruined Finland, visiting deserted cities, secret facilities, and trekking through the wilderness, among other things. Make sure you drink your beer responsibly: [[HealItWithBooze there are no other health pickups in the game]].

The game's first two chapters were released on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1378360/White_Hell/ Steam]], on August 12, 2021. A free demo is also available on the same platform.

* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: Jarmo gets shot by a Red Tomorrow sniper as he exits the Uberfuhrerbunker. He gets better.]]

* UniqueEnemy: The Wurstmeister and the shopkeeper in Level 3 are just variations of the basic Blue Eagle grunt, complete with the same voicelines. The former is marginally tougher, the latter is exactly the same.

To help you survive, you will gather a collection of {{Standard FPS Guns}} and a set of strange {{Alternate Fire}} modes powered by a strange energy called SISU as you travel through the ruined Finland, visiting deserted cities, secret facilities, and trekking through the wilderness, among other things. Make sure you drink your beer responsibly: [[HealItWithBooze there are no other health pickups in the game.]]

** Sword of Destiny - replaces the Knife, available from beginning. Gives you a big glowing sword that throws out energy waves.
** Tickshot - replaces the Revolver's weak hitscan bullets with a delayed explosive that sticks to the enemies. Can be used to {{Rocket Jump}} for reaching high-up ledges or practicing hilarious speedrunning shenanigans, among other things.
** Barrels o' Fun - replaces the pump-action Shotgun with a pair of sawn-offs that turn everything in front of them into red mist.
** Ice Cannon - replaces the Machinegun's hitscan rain with icy projectiles with an increased stun rate.

* UniqueEnemy: The Wurstmeister and the shopkeeper in Level 3 are just variations of the basic Blue Eagle grunt, complete with the same voicelines. The former is marginally tougher, the latter is exactly the same.

* ShowsDamage: Other than Jarmo's HUD portrait changing depending on his health percentage, his sweater also gets notably more torn on the sleeves the more damage he takes.

To help you survive, you will gather a collection of {{Standard FPS Guns}} and a set of strange {{Alternate Fire}} modes powered by a strange energy called SISU as you travel through the ruined Finland, visiting deserted cities, secret facilities, and trekking through the wilderness, among other things. [[BoozeBasedStuff Make sure you drink your beer responsibly: there are no other health pickups in the game.]]