Great retro FPS.

I was worried it would feel too floaty or otherwise lack the "crunch" of a good old-school FPS, but despite the ethereal aesthetic this game is tactile and nasty in the best sense of the word.

If you're a younger FPS gamer who grew up on Call of Duty or even Overwatch, I recommend you give this a shot to see why games like this used to be more popular than Windows itself.

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+ Magical setting is distinct from almost every FPS on the market in the last ten years.
+ Weapons are mechanically familiar, but conceptually distinct.
+ Boss Fights are a treat.
+ Enemies are different in every campaign, and there's 7 campaigns. That's RIDICULOUS.
+ Soul Mode is a really well-integrated mechanic.
+ Gorgeous art direction. Some games lean too hard on strong early levels and let the back half of the game slip into mediocrity, but AMID EVIL only gets stronger.
+ Truly excellent level design that often twists and loops back in on itself in a way that is natural yet consistently surprises.
+ Some of the tightest FPS combat I've seen in a long time. DUSK and Ion Fury are amazing, but AMID EVIL might actually top them in terms of a raw gameplay loop.

- The levels can be a hair confusing. Just a hair. It's never worse than 1 extra minute of searching for the next door, but if you're used to really obvious checkpoints or a persistent chevron marker at the top of the screen this will take some learning.
- The game might be too easy on anything but EVIL mode. Don't get me wrong I'm glad it's not a punishing or frustrating experience, but I'm not a particularly skilled gamer so pros might find this a bit easy.
- Some levels have platforming that will punish you for bad jumps. It's never horrible, but worth warning you about.

E-- having gotten to the 5th campaign, I can say that the difficulty is ramping up in a good way. It's excellent.

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Highly Recommended