Hellpoint Reviews

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just the right amount of jank

cool "Dark Souls in space" experience with mechanics that sometimes unintentionally cause you to crap your pants with enragement

Very competent souls-like from a small studio. I enjoyed my playthrough including the DLC. I wouldn't call it A-tier in that it isn't better or even equal to any of the From souls games, but it's up there. The world is well realized and exploration is fun. There's a lot of weapons and play styles available, but I think combat, especially bosses, is the weakest area. I didn't really enjoy any of the boss fights, but did like fighting my way through the areas. There's tonnes of secrets and lore to uncover as you get stronger and stronger, so if that's what you enjoy about the genre definitely worth giving it a go

Unique souls-like. I loved playing this game on the PS and vow to finish it on PC. It works well enough on Steam Deck as well. Controller support works perfectly. I think the ghost system is both cool and annoying. Combat is pretty generic, i-frames can be a mess though. Godspeed for the solo-players.

I originally got this game as a giveaway on GOG. I played through most of it alone or with random online players, trying to convince my friends to join me. Eventually I did convince a friend to join me, but he got the game on Steam, so I also purchased the game on Steam to facilitate playing together. The fact that I paid money for the game after I got it for free should say enough that I really enjoyed it. But my playtime is another testament to how much I enjoyed this game. Consider also that my actual playtime is even higher if you count the time I spent playing it on GOG. I really enjoy this game! Yes, there are bugs and glitches and jank. If you can get past those, I think there's a lot to enjoy. And if you can play it co-op, you can play through basically the entire game together, unlike Dark Souls which kicks your co-op partner out every time you defeat a boss, or doesn't allow you to summon co-op partners until certain conditions are met. I enjoyed the game, and its atmosphere. I also liked thinking about and discovering the fate of Irid Novo, and what the player's role is in all of it. Admittedly the game isn't for everyone. And there were plenty of times where the jank and glitches became pretty frustrating. And the fully powered up final bosses of the DLC and the main game were not enjoyable experiences overall. (But honestly I don't play Souls-like games for the boss fights. I play them for the exploration and discovery.) Despite all the frustrations and glitches, I played through the game basically 4 or 5 times and all the way to the end I kept discovering new items, secret areas, or new pathways that I didn't know about before. I really enjoyed it and I'm glad this game exists. I think it's worth checking out if you go into it with proper expectations.