Hellpoint

This is one of the best multiplayer action RPG's I have found me and the wife have put dozens of hours in together.

This was my first souls like game, and i love it. I got all achivements on GOG. This is not perfect game, but very solid production. Can't wait for Hellpont 2.

A really good sci-fi soulslike. The game looks good, has a unique feel to it and a nice atmosphere. As with Dark Souls, the story is told mostly indirectly and is not essential for enjoying the game (although it certainly helped in my case). I've seen it compared to Dead Space -- I agree with this insofar as the game a place on a space station where a catastrophic event has already occurred, and you are tasked to figure out what happened. The boss fights are for the most part easier than the ones in DS3, mainly because they don't have separate phases that need to be practiced (bosses use certain attacks only at low health, but that's it). On the other hand, some fights take place in extremely tight spaces, which raises the difficulty level a bit. There were only a few bosses that I had to actually practice for, particularly the fight for the complete true ending (which is difficult and really fun to master). This is another aspect of DS that the game creators got right: the bosses that are necessary for completing the game are manageable, whereas some of the optional ones provide a serious challenge. There were many complaints about bugs shortly after launch. I think the developers handled this very well, providing frequent updates that dealt with the serious issues. Personally, I was determined to enjoy the game and had no problems doing so. The only serious bug I encountered was when a boss failed to drop a key item, which seemed to prevent further progress (this was fixed early on). I restarted, but kept the initial save, and later found out that the game can be completed even from that state, by accessing a late-game area first and progressing "backwards". Playing the game this way, unsure if it was even possible to complete, was perhaps even more fun than my original playthrough. All in all, I highly recommend this game if you like soulslikes, occult sci-fi, or both.

What I love: Very responsive combat. So many games want to be a Souls-like but miss this important aspect. When you click the button, you character begins the animation immediately. There's no lag built into the game. It might seem like an easy thing but so many games miss this crucial aspect. The game is fun to play. There are guns that change up the usual pace of combat. You can whack away till your stamina is dry, pelt enemies with your gun, then recharge with melee. The gameplay loop is very satisfying. The major reason I love this is that it gets the atmosphere down pat. You have very differently designed areas even though it's all one space station. You're constantly having to explore but with the trepidation that the next enemy could whoop your behind. This game is as relentless. And the entire place is in a state of decrepitude. Its haunting. What I don't love: Overused boss models. The bosses run from great to boring but the thing is that if you do the harder area first then you'll have seen the boss models and attacks as this follows the script of bosses becoming regular enemies. Just for that reason I'd suggest going to Ikari Walkways then Alma Mater when you get that option. Graphics are so-so but it didn't really matter too much to me. I could live with it.

I really enjoy the fact that it doesn't require GOG or any game platform to be able to play online, they have their own multiplayer service even if it seems a bit clunky sometimes, it works most of the time. I enjoy the weapon leveling and upgrade system. Each weapon has its own EXP bar that grows when you use it and you have to upgrade one of each weapon enhancer and can swap them as much as you want with the dedicated crafting terminals. It would benefit so much from content updates, I have no idea if they plan to release any. In any case, I managed to acheive one ending and I'm currently playing on new game + mode. See you in-game ! My review is based on the gift version GOG offered to me.