The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III Reviews

[u][b]In their own category[/b][/u] Special in its own way Among the best A lot Very much Liked Was cool Managed to finish it....... had enough fun to give it a like though I tried....

I dont even have anything funny to say, its just very, very disappointing.

The first 2 Van Helsing games were great. This one needs a little work. There are lots of bugs. Several quests don't complete correctly. Steam achievements don't work yet. The maps are a lot shorter than the first 2 games and there's less to do. Level design is more linear and uninspired compared with the previous games. Potion functionality has been changed to a timer (for the better imo) in that there are no potion items, but aura skills are reused so there's still +chance to drop potions. Classes aren't actually "classes." The skill trees from the first 2 games were just split up and a class is basically a limited build option. Instead of having a fairly large skill tree and some combination skills, the classes are limited to 6ish skills and 6ish auras. Technically the first 2 games would count as having more classes since you could mix and match your own skill choices. VH3 adds unique artwork to each class, so that's something I guess. Spell effects on inclines still render horizontally, so it looks pretty bad. There's errors in item tooltips and enemy descriptions. Skills are terribly unbalanced and don't really "synergize" well with each other, which also kinda defeats the purpose of a "class." Also, I bought it with the 10% off discount, but now it's 20% off for some reason. That said, it's only a $13 game. The music, voice acting, and sound effects are great. I liked the overall story arc this one completes from the first 2 games. The art and animation is fantastic.