Just finished the game last night on my first playthrough using Hunter class and on Hard difficulty.

>Gameplay 9/10 You really have to pay attention on the skill/attribute points, with limited points to spend you need to find the best setup that works for you, but that's only for the first playtrough since leveling is maxed at 30, but the good thing is you can respec your character skills/attributes points through Gaspar the ♥♥♥♥♥ and for Katarina through Vlados. Character to enemy matching is good, you don't get too OP against enemies so there is still thrill even at maxed level. Haven't tried the never ending story mode where you get to replay with stats and all equipments retained.
>Story 8/10 Well thought but very predictable.
>Graphics 9/10 I love the steam punk gothic noir theme of the game.
>Music 9/10

9/10

Excellent voice acting, original atmospheric music , 15+ hour storyline and great attention to detail easily matches full price releases. Very underrated and together with path of exile the best in their genre (with PoE being the more hardcore/advanced option).
The class dlc is somewhat scummy but seeing as how the base game is so cheap its pretty bearable (plus the 'new' classes are just very specialized variants on the base class but still completely new in terms of trees and skills)
Minor critiques is that the gem slot system barely makes an impact but that wont ruin your enjoyment and fairly long load times on zone transitions (but barely slowdown once properly loaded)

Warning: game seems to use a consistent 1,5K-2,5K ram depending on settings

Monster Hunters

super joc

This game plays very similarly to other games of this genre like Grim Dawn, Titan Quest, and Diablo II. the main differences that sets this apart are as follows:

1: Dialogue. Not just from the occasional npc but from you and your companion as well, sometimes just as happy or weird banter when you are in the middle of nowhere. Which brings me to point.

2: No matter where you are, you will be swarmed with beasts etc to a level that the term 'bullet hell' could almost be applied. Its wave after wave of monsters every oh, 10 steps or so. Sometimes even less. This can make the game very challenging, so to pass to anywhere else successfully, you need to plan your pulls of monsters. If you are new to games of this genre or simply want to be able to mindlessly burn through everything in your path- give this one a pass, as it will be much harder than what you are looking for even on the easiest setting it has.

3. You can choose to be a Warrior, Mage, or Engineer. You cannot choose your gender in this game, but at least here there is a story linked reason so I wont put this as a con.

4: Easter eggs everywhere! If you are a fan of the old classic horror movies and books, you will find a ton of Easter eggs here. Worth getting the game for classic horror fan gamer types like myself if only for the nostalgia love this provides. Lugosi river, anyone?


Now for the cons:

None of these cons are an actual fail point, or I would not be recommending the game.I am only putting them here for the sake of transparency:

1: Skill and level up system is about as cliched as it gets. So many games use this exact same style for this exact same genre that you don't really need to do much learning here ( which again may be good or bad depending on you experience level with this type of game). This features the same style as
Hellgate: London, Titan Quest , Diablo 2, and on and on. Again if you are new to these types of games this will be a good thing. For old hands used to these types of games, this will be a bit depressing but will not interfere with the actual gameplay itself.

2: Graphic drain - no seriously. If you have a lower end pc, even with the age of this game you will still likely want t go into options and turn the video quality way down. That is unless you want to wait 3-5 minutes every time you switch areas looking at the (admittedly pretty map design) loading screen. If your CPU is low quality, save yourself the waiting time and turn that as low as it will go. The graphics themselves are old enough that this will not make a ton of difference. If you have a good or great pc, ignore this point as it will not apply to you in any way.

Other notes:

These are not good or bad, but just side notes to do with as you will:

1. Sound. You get the music, you get the environmental sounds, you get the battle noises. You get the occasional quip or witty banter. Not bad or Stellar, just a thing the game has. The game does have full Subtitles for the hearing impaired (or folks like myself who want to be able to read what is said in case the sound of battle makes me miss part of it), so that would be a positive but again this is fairly standard in every rpg so its remaining just as a note of interest.

2. Loot. the loot here is what you have seen in pretty much every similar rpg. It does have some account bound items but as most are playing this game solo or co opp, this is not really relevant one way or the other either. Just another note of interest.

3. Quests and Side Quests: Side quests are usually same areas you need to pass through for the main quests. (I have yet to get one that sent me clear to the other side near where I started out for example). Escort, killing, and gathering quests are all classic rpg fodder.

4. Quests that you didn't know were quests! Here is one that enough other games have its staying just a note of interest, but would otherwise be a positive: Quests that you were not given do exist, along with achievements. I will list here what one of them is but not how to do it avoid any accusations of spoilers: Frog statues which lead to 2 unique bosses, which each have an achievement when you kill them. There are others but again I won't give anything away so the special snowflakes among us won't cry.

Summary: Worth getting if you love these types of rpg games and want a challenge rather than the usual just hack and slash your way through. Time those pulls or you will become monster chow in abut 10 seconds or less. If you want a easy rpg with no real thought needed, give this one a pass. It is not meant for you.

I bought Grim Dawn on sale for $7.49 USD
I bought Van Helsing on sale for $1.49 USD

Totally got my money's worth with both games.

A very atmospheric, dark-fantasy/steampunk Action-RPG.

I wasn't sure about buying it, as ARPGs aren't my favourite (though i really enjoyed Diablo 2), but i didn't regret it.
Actually, it's pretty well done.
You play the son of the famous Van Helsing, accompanied by the ghost of Lady Katarina, which will aid you in your battle against werewolves, robots and all sorts of other monsters.

The world is dark and with lots of steampunk elements in it, very detailed and atmospheric.
As you progress, you also hear some nice dialogues between the two main characters, which are pretty humorous sometimes. The game is also filled with some pop-culture-references (Lord of the Rings, The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, as to name only 2).

Though it has some minor flaws and might not be as polished as bigger productions, it's a nice and well done game, which i would recommend to anyone who likes ARPGs.

The Best Game !

Most of the negative reviews are related to multiplayer. I'm a hermit in real life and in gaming, so that didn't phase me. Without reading tutorials and by taking my time and enjoying the game on normal, I beat the game in about 15 hours. I didn't notice any glitches. With the summer sale, I went ahead and bought the DLC, so I can try the other classes next weekend. If you're buying the game, and you're buying it for the 1p experience, save a few bucks by buying the game+dlc pack.

How to begin...

The first impression of the game wasn't that great. A rather generic forest area with expectable enemies didn't get my hopes up too high, but after around an hour the game gained a lot in both presentation and interesting content. For around 7-8 hours afterwards you are in for a great ride with excellent graphics, music and quests. Your companion really adds to game and lifts it above most Diablo clones. Sadly at a certain point the game turns into a pure grind fest and the content runs thin, very thin. The final battle is over the top hard and while it's certainly finishable, nothing in the game prepares you for it.

A lot of great ideas and lovely designed areas will keep you entertained for a few hours and if you can forgive the game a rather rushed/forced ending, I'd say it's a really good hack 'n slash RPG.

Pro:
- Great design
- Atmospheric music
- Interesting skill system
- Sarcastic and entertaining companion

Con:
- Too short and yet it still feels lengthy in the last 1/4 of the game
- Crashes occasionally