hellgate; london

[Mabs]

demo is out - 1.4 gig

[Noc0de]

Aye, just downloaded last night but haven't had time to play.

Any good so far?

[Mazling]

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Seems to be some problems about adware and a particularly dodgy EULA.

[Mabs]

Originally Posted by Noc0de

Aye, just downloaded last night but haven't had time to play.

Any good so far?

well its not bad. but its Diablo 2 in 3d. right down to the scrolls of identif..er, "identifiers", portals to town/tube station etc.

its ok, not as good as i was hoping. and with that Eula and the mention of in-game advertising considering not getting it.

fucking EA

[Starman]

*cries* I asked first - http://forums.freddyshouse.com/role-...te-london.html :P

[Mabs]

Originally Posted by Starman

*cries* I asked first - http://forums.freddyshouse.com/role-...te-london.html :P

wrong forum tho. diablo type games are NOT RPGs.

[Starman]

To quote Wikipedia -

Hellgate: London is a role-playing game (RPG) which has some first-person shooter (FPS) elements in a post-apocalyptic setting. Gameplay is based heavily on the character's stats. The FPS element of Hellgate: London will be seen in the Hunter faction and will require some skill to use. Soft-aim will be included in the game as a form of aim assistance.

and even the official Hellgate London website -

From Flagship Studios – creators of the award-winning Diablo® series and the fathers of the action role playing genre – comes HellGate: London, the next benchmark in the evolution of the RPG genre.

Combining the depth of traditional RPGs with the frenetic, visceral feel of first-person shooters, HellGate: London offers infinite replayability with dynamically created levels, monsters, items and events that gives each player their own unique hack-and-slash experience.

RPG first, FPS second!

[Mabs]

4 stats you can modify and a handful of skills does NOT constitute an RPG, ofc they say it is, they are making it

go play neverwinter nights or baldurs gate to see what a REAL rpg looks like

[Starman]

I'm fully aware what a "real" RPG is and Hellgate: London along with D2, PSO are more of the Action RPG type but RPG non the less so I still maintain that the topic creation within the RPG section was correct :P

[Noc0de]

I'm a bit dissapointed with this

The demo seems to ubruptly end w/o telling you. The graphics seem predated, the maps seem quite linear and restrictive.

I've cancelled my pre-order :-/

[Mabs]

Originally Posted by Noc0de

I've cancelled my pre-order :-/

ditto

well annoyed, was hoping it would actually be good

[Wij]

Just got on the Beta. Quite enjoying it tbh

[Poag]

Played through the demo. Found it quite good, fairly simple game style which is nice for just relax gameplay.


However the demo, as someone says...ends very suddenly without actually telling your it has done so. One minute your killing demons n zombies the next...oh a collapsed tunnel...uh where do i go now?


Seems it was a very hacked in quick demo