I did not follow any of the pre-release news regarding Hellpoint; In fact I had never heard of it prior to its release on GOG. As someone who's played all three DS games as well as Bloodborne, I would say this does feel very much like a dark souls game, even down to most of the fight mechanics. There are some interesting additions to the formula though, such as an "omnicube" tool, which can make use of modules you find throughout the world to provide useful abilities (trail marker, flashlight, etc). I also like the "accretion storm" mechanic, which causes more powerful enemies to appear in some areas of the station at certain intervals. At the moment, there are still some bugs and crashes plaguing the game, as well as the lack (for now) of functioning multiplayer, but I imagine those will be fixed in short order. Overall,I feel my money was well spent! I should also mention I am playing the game on Linux (Manjaro XFCE), for what it's worth.
