PCGamer gave it a 89%+ review score pre-patch.. the latest patch update really improved upon it still! ..see www.hellgatelondon.com for demo,screenshots, review links as well as at www.gameRankings.com or www.gamestats.com/ ----- the too short/too simplistic DEMO SUCKS(missing the hi-res graphics/art found in the fullgame--it's not at all like the deeper/huge game with much more variety --the real game is MUCH HUGER & DEEPER w/ more strategy & options & hordes of different new monsters, plays like an action RPG version of Counterstrike/Halo3 (with all the dual-wielding) + Oblivion/GuildWars/Diablo2 skill-trees/char development/persistent online characters on massively multiplayer servers like GuildWars (but better teamwork w/ integrated voice chat thru xfire)
Hellgate: London for $39.99 (20% off from $49.99 regular price) --I was in the Beta & it's by far the best massively MULTIPLAYER action/3d shooter/RPG to date (I havn'et been this enthused about a game since Oblivion/Fallout2 & Asheron's Call) !
Combines awesome Oblivion/Halo3 graphics with the RPG/skill trees/item slot mods & co-op or consensual Player vs. Player of Diablo 2/World of Warcraft & the shooter/gameplay aspects of Counterstrike/Unreal/Quake/Halo3
U aim/shoot, run, throw grenades/spells,etc like a 3D shooter, your skill points determine the spread & damage of your shots/spells + INFINITE REPLAYABLITY with randomized quests, randomized loot/quest rewards, randomized maps/dungeons/levels each time u play!
BEST GRAPHICS for a massively online RPG (about equal to Oblivion/Halo3/Unreal 3, better than FEAR or STALKER) .. pair this up with the new Nvidia 8800 GT's u can get for $199 to $249 (equal or BETTER in performance to a 8800 GTS or GTX if overclocked -see reviews at www.tweaktown.com(1st reviews up) or other hardware sites!)
FREE MASSIVE ONLINE MULTIPLAYER with persistent characters & grouping like GuildWars, with dueling/consensual Player vs. Player or Co-op up to 4 to 6 people at a time.. FREE online gameplay (like GuildWars) & an optional $9/month subscription for more added quests --since it's made by the same ex-Blizzard programmers/designers who made Diablo 2/GuildWars/Warcraft
Note that mobs/loot is increased & harder when playing co-op (mobs get 3-4+ times more health & do 3-4+ times more damage depending on number of players but u get FULL EXPERIENCE by all team members (mobs r worth more) & all the loot u see is individually for u to loo (loot assigned to other party members u can't see --eliminates loot stealing)
Also, if u play an Engineer or Summoner, it plays like a Real-Time Strategy game since u can have over 20+ minions fighting for u that u control
P.S. my in-game name is RippednBuff (for my long-lost old guildmates from Asheron's Call on the Leafcull server so see u in-game!
it's out Oct 31 but they WILL OPEN THE SERVERS EARLY for the pre-order people (about 1 or 2 days) or those who get their orders early/those in beta
It's like Counterstrike/Quake because the aiming reticle spreads out the more u fire/move & u can dodge/jump incoming fire -the fireballs/spells/rockets/grenades move at about Halo3/Quake speed rockets .. the bullets move too fast to dodge but u can use the plenty of cover on the levels --the area of effect weapons & skills are a huge blast (dozens of different types of rocket/splash/acid/poison gas weapons/skills like Napalm strike.. sort of like the Artillery/AirStrike commands in QuakeWars/Wolfenstein:Enemy Territory ..
nothing more fun than opening up with a concusion grenade, calling in an airstrike or napalm on the stunned enemies, follwing up using a grenade or rocket launcher that engulfs the entire area in fire 5 seconds of flame damage (better hope the demons aren't immune/resistant to fire damage, haha or u have to change weapons/spells)
The demo is very limited/too simplistic..they only give u a few weapons/few spells & 2 simple classes --believe me, it opens up a huge world with more complicated/deeper quests & deeper skill trees after the first city & really gets going after level 10 (there's 50 max levels..higher level caps scheduled to be added in later)
..u don't get the fun/great skills until lvl 5 or 10+ so don't use the simple demo to judge what's really a deep/huge game (the weapon/item mod/upgrades to customize ur weapon is a strategic game in itself
--make ur weapon general or specialized, shields or armor emphasis, etc..it's deeper than Diablo2's weapon enhancments since u can build your own to an extent, not to mention the Engineer's warbots/drones u can outfit with weapons & armor too
Hellgate: London for $39.99 (20% off from $49.99 regular price) --I was in the Beta & it's by far the best massively MULTIPLAYER action/3d shooter/RPG to date (I havn'et been this enthused about a game since Oblivion/Fallout2 & Asheron's Call) !
Combines awesome Oblivion/Halo3 graphics with the RPG/skill trees/item slot mods & co-op or consensual Player vs. Player of Diablo 2/World of Warcraft & the shooter/gameplay aspects of Counterstrike/Unreal/Quake/Halo3
U aim/shoot, run, throw grenades/spells,etc like a 3D shooter, your skill points determine the spread & damage of your shots/spells + INFINITE REPLAYABLITY with randomized quests, randomized loot/quest rewards, randomized maps/dungeons/levels each time u play!
BEST GRAPHICS for a massively online RPG (about equal to Oblivion/Halo3/Unreal 3, better than FEAR or STALKER) .. pair this up with the new Nvidia 8800 GT's u can get for $199 to $249 (equal or BETTER in performance to a 8800 GTS or GTX if overclocked -see reviews at www.tweaktown.com(1st reviews up) or other hardware sites!)
FREE MASSIVE ONLINE MULTIPLAYER with persistent characters & grouping like GuildWars, with dueling/consensual Player vs. Player or Co-op up to 4 to 6 people at a time.. FREE online gameplay (like GuildWars) & an optional $9/month subscription for more added quests --since it's made by the same ex-Blizzard programmers/designers who made Diablo 2/GuildWars/Warcraft
Note that mobs/loot is increased & harder when playing co-op (mobs get 3-4+ times more health & do 3-4+ times more damage depending on number of players but u get FULL EXPERIENCE by all team members (mobs r worth more) & all the loot u see is individually for u to loo (loot assigned to other party members u can't see --eliminates loot stealing)
Also, if u play an Engineer or Summoner, it plays like a Real-Time Strategy game since u can have over 20+ minions fighting for u that u control
P.S. my in-game name is RippednBuff (for my long-lost old guildmates from Asheron's Call on the Leafcull server so see u in-game!
it's out Oct 31 but they WILL OPEN THE SERVERS EARLY for the pre-order people (about 1 or 2 days) or those who get their orders early/those in beta
It's like Counterstrike/Quake because the aiming reticle spreads out the more u fire/move & u can dodge/jump incoming fire -the fireballs/spells/rockets/grenades move at about Halo3/Quake speed rockets .. the bullets move too fast to dodge but u can use the plenty of cover on the levels --the area of effect weapons & skills are a huge blast (dozens of different types of rocket/splash/acid/poison gas weapons/skills like Napalm strike.. sort of like the Artillery/AirStrike commands in QuakeWars/Wolfenstein:Enemy Territory ..
nothing more fun than opening up with a concusion grenade, calling in an airstrike or napalm on the stunned enemies, follwing up using a grenade or rocket launcher that engulfs the entire area in fire 5 seconds of flame damage (better hope the demons aren't immune/resistant to fire damage, haha or u have to change weapons/spells)
The demo is very limited/too simplistic..they only give u a few weapons/few spells & 2 simple classes --believe me, it opens up a huge world with more complicated/deeper quests & deeper skill trees after the first city & really gets going after level 10 (there's 50 max levels..higher level caps scheduled to be added in later)
..u don't get the fun/great skills until lvl 5 or 10+ so don't use the simple demo to judge what's really a deep/huge game (the weapon/item mod/upgrades to customize ur weapon is a strategic game in itself
--make ur weapon general or specialized, shields or armor emphasis, etc..it's deeper than Diablo2's weapon enhancments since u can build your own to an extent, not to mention the Engineer's warbots/drones u can outfit with weapons & armor too