After Civvie graciously covered so much Slav jank, he got rewarded with a game entirely taking place in a sewer.

Alternative title: Oops! All Sewers!

The Romero's face slowly appearing in the background is always something i'll be fond of.

"Hrot" means something like "tip", as in "tip of an iceberg", but I feel like "spearhead" would work too.

The term you're looking for is Zombunists.

"The boss of episode one is the reanimated corpse of Czechoslovakian Communist leader Klement Gottwald on spider legs" might be my new favorite out-of-context quote from these videos.

"Wait, it is all sewer?" *looks out of window on Vltava and Prague* "Always has been"

“Remember our friend the Gas Mask Horse?”, Civvie asked as reality itself began to fizzle and break around us

Civvie's videos are like a gourmet meal : you can either consume it in the appropriate setting and appreciate all the work put behind, or just eat it on the sofa like it's no one business and still find it extremely entertaining.

That moment when civvie spends almost 2 minutes of video to really show us GASMASK HORSE really got me.

i bought an ultra wide too... i gave it to my dad for free after having these same problems with recording shit now i haven't bought him a birthday present for 3 years riding off the back of that thing, it's a win win

11:30 Yeah that's actually an ashtray. They were absolutely everywhere back in the day because everyone in Eastern Europe smoked so much tobacco their organisms evolved to synthesize nutrients straight outta nicotine.

Thanks for the history lesson, Civvie. It's rare to see a foreigner do so much research on Czechoslovakia.

A Czechoslovakian shotgun that violates Pauli exclusion principle sounds like a badass weapon from another game.

The horse doesn't get one hit by lightning in water. He simply drowns instantly.

Hi, I'm Czech. Good that you made this video. The "Hrot" means tip, spike, or apex. I believe that the aim of the game was a nostalgia and parody on our socialist times in the Quake-like coat. Btw. The table at 11:32 is an ashtray.

See that Civvie video title has "Episode 1" Me: "Ah shit, here go again."

This game just said: "Here, akimbo pistols. Now *take down that helicopter* "

Civvie: Did you not expect the bulldozer to come to life? Me, having beaten Alan Wake at least 3 times: Actually, I would have been severely let down if it didn't.

Ah, but Civvie. You have not taught us how to make beef stroganoff.

As a czech citizen i asked my grandfather and yes, everything in this game is 100% true, especially the color scheme, this is how things looked like back then.

As a Texan who watched this on a phone with barely a connection, thanks Civvie. HROT was a really fun game, and hope to see more updates and levels. Edit: Thanks everyone. Things are coming back to normal on my side of the state, but continue to send best wishes and support to others that aren't doing great.

Leaked beta version of Stalker looks hrotastic.

As a Czech "Hrot" is also street slang for a dispute/drama nice to see that Czech video games are still out there doing some good.

Yes! As a czech im really, really happy to see how much research Civvie did on this game and the history of the ČSSR. ......Unlike some other reviewers *cough cough* "HROT is set in a small socialist town neighbouring the Soviet Union"

It's great to see that civvie actually took the time to do some research unlike some *other* reviewer. No, Prague is not neighboring to Russia nor is it a small town.

Definitely gonna be fun to see Civvie cover the full release.

"Remember our friend the 'Gas Mask Horse'?" *The universe now enters 'Level Two' after this epic phrase*

Civvie: *implies the sickle is a reference to Dusk, thus triggering Gmanlives* Also Civvie: *proceeds to demonstrate he knows far more about the game's setting and inspiration than Gman did*

Something impressive about this game is just how fast the developer responds to feedback. Features and fixes have been requested on the Steam forum and added/ changed the next day.

This is why I like Civvie so much. Other youtubers just review the game and be done with it. Civvie gives us history lessons and background checks into the games that borders on being Easter eggs, like the Gustav picture frame you can kiss; would’ve just be a weird inclusion if you didn’t know about that infamous moment.

I think this is the first confirmation I've ever seen that "Civvie" is indeed supposed to mean "Civilian."

But Civvie, there was a Czechoslovakian super shotgun that violated the Pauli Exclusion Principle.

The second most unexpected pleasant surprise of today was Civvie dropping a playthrough series of this game. The MOST unexpected thing of today, of this week, of this month and of the past bloody year was Civvie melting my heart in the intro. Thanks for the shout, brother. The Czechs and Slovaks hear you.

The color scheme is not only a reference to Quake-engine games, but also a cultural reference to the period of Communist regime in the 1970s and 1980s, referred to as "Normalization". This period is usually remembered as devoid of spirit, grey and depressing. The inscriptions and signs are also cultural references to existing places or to propaganda signs that used to be put on every corner during that time. Couple of notes: - What you call a "table" is actually a public ash tray. This used to be a common feature in many public spaces. - That gym scene is a reference to compulsory gymnastics classes in schools, hated by many. - I cannot really find an explanation for so many sewers. In fact, 95 percent of sewers in Czechoslovakia were just narrow pipes, not walkable tunnels like in New York. I suspect that the developers made this deliberately to tease retro-game players, who like to make "sewer level" jokes.

My dearest baby boy cries out in sorrow every bed time because you haven't finished HROT Civvie why are you making my wonderful child so sad

Anyone else think ab opportunity was missed not calling it the KGBFG

Civvie playing Hrot: "Wait, it's all Sewers?" Hrot: "Always has been."

I get all nostalgic whenever someone mentions a Flak Cannon. Brings me back to Unreal Tournament and the epic steaksauce goodness that was the Flak Cannon. Why can't devs make weapons like that anymore?

The fact that we inadvertantly learn more about history from Civvie than we did in school is astounding.

"soviet russia" meme aside, it should be noted that there are a few pump-forward shotguns, like the Neostead or the RMB-93

Man I still remember the days when Civvie would only have to play How'd I Do once to get all his patrons listed. Man's moving up in the world, despite his incarceration.

As a guy from Slovakia, this video makes me extremly proud. Also everything is really brown and depressing here, so that is totally on point

Shotgun sounds like someone gently slamming a door.

A word of advice Civvie: get rid of that ultra wide monitor. It caused more problems for me with every game, with every recording than its worth.

11:30 thats actually an Ashtray, commonly placed in train stations and other public areas

I don't know what you're talking about. This game has a ton of colors. Brown, sepia, ochre, umber, beige, tan, bronze, wenge...

May I just say, thank you Civvie-11 for raising over $9000 and counting for the people suffering from the winter storm. As someone born and raised in Texas, you have my eternal gratitude and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I thought this game was a legit fever dream. Holy fuck.

Lightning Gun, discharges underwater. *_Romero vibes-_*

Oh god. The swans! That takes me back. How a little me discovered he had severe fear of heights.

Devs be like “I hear you hate sewers so we will make sure there won’t be any” *proceeds to add more sewers*

Me: Sees dual pistol reload. "Oh sure, let's just not talk about that. Maybe it's even *too* awesome."

Fills my heart with joy to see Civvie doing a fundraiser to help millions of my fellow Texans out, as well as all the others spread across the US affected by this storm.

This is the best review of Hrot I`ve ever seen :D Thanks mate, greetings from Prague :)

Seeing that gasmask horse's face falling off is gonna take a while for me to get over...

12:04 ACTUALLY Česká zbrojovka, better known only as CZ did made a Chez double barrel shotgun wich DID violated the Pauli's Exclusion Principle right before Dirac could describe all spin -1/2 massive particles in 1928. So yeah, you are wrong.

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As a proud citizen of Czech Republic... I approve this video

Going from games like Catacombs to Wolf3D to Doom to Quake (and the "brown shooter" craze Quake spawned for the next decade+) was mind blowing at the time. Graphics and gameplay tech was moving at bloody light speed back then too, as it was only 3 years from Wolf to Q1 -- a night and day difference graphically; at least as drastic an improvement as current-gen fps games look compared to Quake, except it only took the relative blink of an eye to achieve that back then. And only 5 years from Wolf to Deus Ex, which is still impressive for it's huge maps, fleshed out world, total interactivity, etc. All stuff which have become almost standard for decades now, but was again like night and day from the simple 2.5D, 320x280, shoot-everything-that-movies-in-a-repetitive-maze games that started this genre. Maybe it's just me, but past about 2010 or so, things have really hit a huge plateau in gaming, especially the fps genre. I mean both graphically and gameplay wise in comparison to the incredible leaps and bounds of 1990s-2000s development. Kids today are spoiled and don't get that, and don't understand how jaw dropping it was for a generation raised on Atari consoles, arcade machines, and 486 IBM PCs to play a primitive, pixellated brown game like this for the first time. Thing is, even older games as "primitive" as Blood or Doom are still fun as hell; though I find it funny the retro look of that whole era is now considered cool and trendy when for me it's just nostalgic...

As someone from the Czech Republic, I'm really impressed with the research you've done! Great job comrade!

Pro Marathon when, Civvie? Someone has to carry this torch

HROT FULL VIDEO WHEN CIVVIE

It's worth mentioning that forward-pumping shotguns do exist.

Regarding the Blood and Fat conundrum, I think you're supposed to gobble it.

Just a small correction 11:30 that is an ashtray :D Love the fact that you took the time to look up Czech history! Keep up the great work!

Civvie, one of the only KZfaqrs out there that I saw actually fucking checking for the pronunciation of stuff when not even the goddamn "pro" journalists on tv will do that when they got freaking Google in their damn pocket. I salute you good sir. *respecc intensifies*

"... shotgun that violate Pauli's exclusion principle", I do appreciate Civie's physics jokes, it almost makes my phd in physics worth.

"Commie zombies" I think you mean ZOMRADES! *distant Indonesian screeching*

I'm always amazed at how you edit the video to time the ads perfectly. Great job, Katie!

I´m Slovak (former Czechoslovak) and everything in this video is true. Color palette is correct, historic realies are correct, even language in this game is correct. Even Civvie´s pronunciation of game´s title "Hrot" is correct. Very well done!

My sister and her little family, are one of the affected down in Austin -_- I have no idea how much Red Cross is actually gonna do or care but I really appreciate that you raised some money to help out all that chaos in Texas rn.

I feel Civvie missed the "New Weapon: Octo Shotgun" in that update

Mike Jaret needs to ride the Merrigoround in this game, because Mike J apparently gets motion sick.

"If you thought the rocket monkey was confusing I don't know what to tell you about the pig spitters." It took a solid 20 seconds for that sentence to fully sink in.

I keep coming back to this game, for some reason it's become very addictive and comfy for me

If we're going this deep into Czech references we better get a segment of fighting off a horde while riding a wagon full of huss gun ammo.

Corrections: 13:07 in the new update, all land enemies die in water instead of bobbing like before, so shocking the horse in water is pointless Also, 11:30 pretty sure that's an ash tray, a public one I guess.

Fun fact blood and fat is a British delicacy, black pudding is basically that mixed with oats. Surprisingly not as bad as you think it would be.

Good vid. Cant wait for the full game and subsequent PRO HROT

Saving people's lives from the confines of your dungeon. You rock, man.

"lets just check the steam page..." NEW WEAPON, OCTO-SHOTGUN. oh

Actually it turns out that “hrot” means “prong” in Czech which is cool if under the assumption that the prong is a weapon correlating to the mid 80s Czechoslovakia theme

Today I learned from Civvie that 'Smooth Rest Cafe' is the name of that legendary intro song. Thank you Civ!

The Gas-Mask Horse part was the most disturbing thing I've watched in quite a while, but it was so fitting.

Oh, hey Civvie! You always make my day when you post! Never stop being you man #freecivvie

Update video with all three episodes when?

Full release video when civvie?

5:24 - I personally only ever used the land mines to open secrets, as they could be detonated with gunfire. 13:08 - From my own experience with the game, gasmask horse drowns now the instant he goes underwater. Sorry Civvie, you didn't kill it this time.

A lot of mistakes were made after WW1. Civvie, after WW1 is a time frame of nearly 100 years that continues to grow.

The entire menu and HUD and messages are very Doom, but the models have that PS1 polygon warping to them. But then there is this unfiltered crunchyness of Quake on software renderer with 16 bit color depth.

Thanks, Civvie, I'm absolutely delighted by this game! Feels like a childhood in post-soviet era :)

Czech language, where you can have sentences without a single vowel, like: "Prd krt skrz drn, zprv zhlt hrst zrn" (warning: don't try to translate it).

I wonder if we'll ever see games where we explore some commercial-laden hellscape of failed Raeganomics... you know what, nevermind.

That spinning decal of a shotgun is a mind-numbing exercise to deduce. Soviet RMB-93 combat shotguns did prime this way, good video.

Fun fact, there were actually pump forward shotguns made in the soviet union

I thought it was the ROTT remake, but alas. Ananas.

Love your stuff Civvie 11! If you ever get out of the Dungeon, come by to Prague! I'll show you how metro station Kosmonautů really looks like. We can have a beer or shoot a horse with a gas mask together!

depressing af but props to the dev for writing a custom engine that ACTUALLY looks and feels authentically 90s

Comrade, Episode 2 awaits.