Line #43 VideoGame/SEUMSpeedrunnersFromHell


1	[[quoteright:323:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seum_7.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:323:Hell yeah!]]
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4	->''"Does this portal lead to my beer?"''
5	-->-- Marty
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7	''[=SEUM=]: Speedrunners From Hell'' is a [[FirstPersonPerspective first-person]] [[PlatformGame platformer]] released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in July 2016. The game is all about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin speedrunning]] through short levels, using a variety of [[PowerUp powerups]] and [[{{Fireballs}} projectile fireballs]] to open gates and run through the game's [[FireAndBrimStoneHell hellish landscapes]].
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9	The game follows the story of Marty, a [[DeepSouth redneck]] and beer-chugging HeavyMetal fan enjoying his beer while watching the game. Suddenly, someone slides a vinyl disc under his door. Dumbfounded, Marty puts it on his gramophone and it starts playing [[SdrawkcabSpeech demonic backwards speech]] and {{Satan}} himself comes out! He steals Marty's beer and cuts off his arm, but Marty [[ImprovisedWeapon throws the vinyl]] at Satan which chops his arm off. After he leaves, Marty ties Satan's arm to his stump and follows him into a sewer to {{Hell}} on a quest to take back his stolen beer.
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11	A [[DownloadableContent DLC]] for the game has been released in 2017. ''The Drunk Side of the Moon'' contains 33 new stages and 3 new [[PowerUp powerups]] in a [[JustForFun/RecycledINSPACE space environment]].
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13	!!''[=SEUM=]: Speedrunners From Hell'' provides examples of:
14	* AchievementMockery: A couple:
15	** "RIP" achievement requires you to die 666 times.
16	** "100 ways to die" requires you to get killed by every type of trap in the game.
17	* TheAlcoholic: Marty ''really'' likes his beer.
18	* [[spoiler: AllJustADream: The ending achieved by collecting all of the beer cans and bacon and by getting all of the Uber Skulls reveals that the game was a beer-induced hallucination and Marty had thrown a massive party. He is puking in a toilet as the police arrive at his house.]]
19	* AntiFrustrationFeatures:
20	** Hitting a switch with a fireball prompts Marty to make a [[WardingGestures metalhead sign]] to easily tell the player that they have hit their target.
21	** Getting the hidden collectible in a stage will give you a prompt to restart or return to the level select.
22	* AppendageAssimilation: The game begins with Marty getting invaded by {{Satan}}, who cuts off his arm and steals his beer. In retaliation, Marty cuts off Satan's arm as well, attaches it where the old one was, and then goes after the jerk. Marty has no trouble firing {{Fireballs}} and gesturing with his new hand.
23	* BonusStage: Each floor has a bonus stage marked with an asterisk unlocked by collecting eight beer cans on the stage. The secret collectible is replaced by bacon.
24	* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: All [[PowerUp powerups]] have a distinctly-coloured sphere that has to be picked up. If applicable, the shots fired by them (right mouse button) will also have their colour to differentiate between them and the standard orange fireball (left mouse button):
25	** "Teleport" is blue.
26	** "Antigravity" is green.
27	** "Split" is white.
28	** "Spawn Platform" is red.
29	** "Roar" (DLC) is magenta.
30	** "Rocket" (DLC) is orange.
31	** "Shadow World" (DLC) is black and white.
32	* DarkWorld: A gimmick in the [[DownloadableContent DLC]].
33	* DeepSouth: Marty is a classic redneck: beergut, truck driver cap, a love of sports and [[SirSwearsALot a propensity for swearing]].
34	* DownloadableContent: ''The Drunk Side of the Moon'' DLC, which adds 33 news levels and 3 new {{powerup}}s.
35	* EasterEgg: Several levels contain QR codes which direct to, for example, places on the developer's website or to Music/IronMaiden music videos.
36	* EasyModeMockery: The default difficulty is "Hard". If you attempt to open what looks like a drop-down menu that would let you change it, all that's gonna happen is {{Satan}} will laugh at you.
37	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin:
38	** The game is all about speedrunning, as each stage has a standard completion time and an Uber Skull time, plus leaderboards.
39	** The "Spawn Platform" and "{{Teleport\|ation}}" {{powerup}}s.
40	* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Most of the floors have this theme, however a couple show a toxic, sewer green version of {{Hell}}.
41	* {{Fireballs}}: The player can shoot balls of fire. There are also traps that shoot fireballs.
42	* FirstPersonGhost: Mary has no legs, but his demonic arm is clearly visible.
43	* FirstPersonPerspective: We only see how Marty looks like in cutscenes.
44	* ForeignLanguageTitle[=/=]GratuitousFrench: "Seum" is slang for "frustration" in French. A strange choice, as the game is not quite NintendoHard.
45	* HeavyMetal: The game's entire soundtrack.
46	* IdleAnimation: Marty may start whistling if the player doesn't do anything, and Satan may ask Marty how he's doing.
47	* ImprovisedWeapon: Marty throws the vinyl at {{Satan}}, managing to chop his arm off.
48	* MetalHead: Marty is implied to be one.
49	* MultipleEndings:
50	** Merely completing the game shows [[spoiler:Marty in beer-heaven]].
51	** Collecting all of the beer cans and bacon and getting all of the Uber Skulls reveals that [[spoiler: the game was a [[AllJustADream beer-induced hallucination]] and that Marty had thrown a massive party. He is shown puking in a toilet as the police arrive at his house]].
52	* TheNewRockAndRoll: {{Parod\|y}}ied in the intro. Backwards metal music ''literally summons {{Satan}}''.
53	* NumberOfTheBeast: 666 appears hilariously often in the game, from the maximum completion, to a secret level between 66 and 67, in the name of some achievements etc.
54	* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Completing all secret levels will result in a completion of [[NumberOfTheBeast 666%]].
55	* PassThroughTheRings: Some levels features rings that the player must pass through in order to activate something.
56	* PendulumOfDeath: Swinging axes show up from time to time, acting as hazards.
57	* PlatformGame: A [[FirstPersonPerspective first-person]] 3d platformer focused on speed.
58	* PowerUp: There are 4 in the standard game and 3 in the [[DownloadableContent DLC]]:
59	** "Teleport" lets you... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin teleport]].
60	** "Antigravity" lets you fly.
61	** "Split" lets you place a point where, if you click the right mouse button again, you will be teleported back.
62	** "Spawn Platform" is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin self-explanatory]].
63	** "Roar" (DLC) also lets you fly, but, unlike "Antigravity"'s floaty controls, is a simple point and fly.
64	** "Rocket" (DLC) lets you RocketJump.
65	** "Shadow World" (DLC) lets you switch between a DarkWorld and a Light World.
66	* RageAgainstTheAuthor: If you keep dying a lot on a single level, Marty may end up yelling "Damn you, Pine Studioooo!".
67	* RecycledINSPACE: The DLC takes place in a space environment.
68	* RocketJump: Possible with the "Rocket" PowerUp in the [[DownloadableContent DLC]].
69	* {{Satan}}: The main {{Antagonist}} and BigBad, he taunts Marty throughout the levels if he dies.
70	->''"MMM... BARBEQUE."''
71	* SawBladesOfDeath: Circular saws that move along the surface are frequently encountered. Touching them will kill the player.
72	* SdrawkcabSpeech: The {{Satan}}ic vinyl record in the intro plays backwards speech. It also prompts {{Satan}} himself to appear.
73	* SlidingScaleOfCollectibleTracking: Each level shows whether you found the beer/bacon. Peaks (the highest point one can go on certain levels, indicated by a flag) and QR secrets are only marked by total number, not even by floor.
74	* SpikesOfDoom: Spikes act as a common hazard.
75	* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: Green jump pads act as springboards, launching the player in the air.
76	* {{Teleportation}}: The "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Teleport]]" PowerUp. It can only be fired three times before you need to hit the ground again.
77	* ThisIsntHeaven: Late in the game, [[spoiler:Marty comes accross a FluffyCloudHeaven filled with beer. He is estatic, but realizes that it is an illusion and that he is still in {{Hell}}]].
78	* WardingGestures: The standard rock and metal gesture has a gameplay function: hitting a switch with a fireball prompts Marty to quickly make this gesture.

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