The enemy AI, for the most part, head straight towards you but they do deviate some in the later levels. What was fun many years ago with Diablo 2 just doesn't hold up as well with Hellgate: London being a 3D variant of the Blizzard hit. What Hellgate: London suffers though in gameplay is that it's repetitive and can get boring relatively quickly. I found I spent most of my time in the closest third person view even when I was using guns as I wanted to see if any monster was coming up behind or to the side of me. If you are dual wielding a melee and a range weapon, you'll only be able to zoom into the closest third person view however. Most of the time you'll be playing from a third person point of view. Only when your only weapons are ranged weapons do you get the first person option. The game's a hybrid allowing you the ability to zoom out to an almost angled view of your character to having a first person perspective when you equip guns. The one class, Evoker, though doesn't seem to have full helms so you'll see their faces mostly. While the lack of detail in adjusting your character's physical features might turn off hardcore RPG folks, I'm glad that Flagship Studios put little emphasis on this part since the armor you pick up in the game will really define what your character looks like. I played through the Blademaster, Evoker, and Guardian and I did play each character a little different taking advantage of their strengths.Ī basic character appearance editor lets you change some of the minor details like face, hair color, skin color, and so forth but in reality you probably won't see much of your character's face once you get past Act 2 as you'll be getting helms that cover the entire face for most classes. If you really like weapons from long range, you can opt for the Marksman who takes out enemies from afar. Evokers are the spell casters and they do their best damage from afar. Guardians are the clerics of the game where you'll be able to heal and offer bonuses to your party members via auras. For example, the Blademaster is a straight up melee juggernaut but be prepared to spend a lot on health packs to keep him alive as he'll take the brunt of the damage.

You'll be able to play as six different classes each with their own unique abilities and play styles. In these stations you can do trading, gather quests, and upgrade your items. The safe areas are old subway stations where they are essentially towns. So as the title suggests, Hellgate: London takes place in a Hell torn town in Great Britain. Hellgate: London, while fun at times, can get repetitive and old a little too quickly but the potential is there for a great game to emerge. After what seemed like an eternity from the initial announcement, the game hit on Halloween of this year.

Hearing who was behind Hellgate: London, I got pretty excited by the prospect of an addictive 3D spiritual successor to Diablo 2. I played a good deal of Diablo 2 and the expansion pack.

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