I've been playing Hellgate: London on Wintendo.
It's Diablo. In 3D. In the FUTURE. Haha, it's pretty damn cool.
Classes that use guns can go into a first-person mode, kinda giving it a Doom flavor too. But like Diablo (and unlike most other online games)... it's about the pace. The first levels are to get you used to it, but towards the end its several dozen enemies on screen at any time. (One of the challenge areas I went into had some 200+ zombies in a single room). There's even an achievement for killing 50 demons in 30 seconds. Stuff you just never see in the WoW/Everquest clones.
Wish thee was a bit more variety to the environments... some are pretty cool, just wish there was more. They are doing some of that by releasing mini "expansion-packs" for people that choose to subscribe. (Much like Diablo, it's free to play online, however, you can get extras for a $10/mo. fee)
Common online game things: Levels are randomized like Diablo. The whole game is soloable, but like Diablo, monsters get more difficult if you play with a team. 5 player max team I think, no raids or anything, each zone is considered "instanced." Loot is increased with teams instead of being divided. Whatever loot you see is not visible to other team members (unlike Diablo)... so no competition for loot. Loot is not soulbound, and can be traded. Highly customizable through upgrades like jewels in Diablo, as well as a system for taking low level gear and upgrading the same items to become higher level gear. Trading is not through an auction house, but individual like Diablo.
Bit of a sample of a low level guy found on YouTube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EjRa5wIo8QA&feature=related
Anyways, it's fun. I highly recommend it.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2008 07:40AM by Curtis.
