The Haunted: Hells Reach DLC 1 The Island DLC

Surprisingly decent piece of DLC for the game after all those years. The Haunted: Hells Reach is a ton of fun. It follows the same format as other wave shooters like Killing Floor in which you complete waves in a level which increase in difficulty and if you make it to the end, the boss awaits. This game is themed in a demonic style and the goal is simply to shoot every last demon back to the pits of hell. There are four characters you can choose from to play as and each of them is just as sinister in words and reactions as the demons you are fighting. Famous quotes in the game like “God knows mercy, but I don’t”, make my day and despite that that is all the characters actively do in the game, react to the kills, or hits they take, it adds something to the experience. There is no story of some kind, no intro but with games like this, I do not mind, after all, the goal is just surviving and killing enemies, just like Killing Floor 1. There is some lore online, but I would not bother. There is a multiplayer mode in which you can play as the various demon times the game has to offer but back then, and right now, it is dead and sucked anyways. And that it also my only complaint: The Haunted: Hells Reach has not much content. You can always come back for some rounds of demon hunting, but other than that, there is nothing, no leveling system, no special items, customization etc. But I do not think this was intended for this game. The graphics in The Haunted: Hells Reach are quite good actually. Especially for the time it came out. The animations are smooth and accurate, the fires in levels look nice and it has some sort of film grain mode which enhances the experience. The music in the game is a wild west themed and offer a nice calm melody in the background while you are murdering hundreds of demons. The sound effects are particularly good in this game, something I value quite a lot in video games. You can hear and feel your shots hit on impact and the explosion sounds are Michael Bay style. The controls are very fluent to. Double tapping W, A, S, D lets you roll over to that direction, avoiding a critical hit, the bindings are responsive, and the hit detection is excellent. The Fog DLC came as a suprise. The game has been out for many, many years, and all of the sudden, a new DLC appears. It is just an extra level in Christmas theme, but it also features a timed Challenge in which you need to retrieve a relic. It is simple, but is was a fun little piece of gameplay.