Invasions exist technically, but they are consensual. It is an interesting spin on what would be an invasion mechanic from other souls-like games. Your ghost uses the same gear you have and fights as the player does. If you die you drop your Axions and have to retrieve them, fighting through the monsters once again, but your own ghost will also be nearby and looking to fight. That is a very important aspect to get right in a game that punishes you so deeply for dying. I rarely, if ever felt that a death was the game’s fault. Boss fights are well designed and brutal. There is the occasional slip of jankiness, but it’s rarely apparent enough to impact the experience. It feels and controls quite well, the weapons are varied, and it gives the player the proper feedback required to succeed. The combat is incredibly polished, which is really impressive given the fact that it is an indie title with such a massive scale. Cradle Games really put a lot of effort into the creature design and it shows. The boss fights also stand out as challenging and well-designed encounters.
Each enemy is a puzzle within itself, and there are a lot of different foes to fight. Each one poses a new and exciting threat to the player. You have standard zombies, creepy ethereal monsters, alien tiger beasts with tentacle claws, and so much more. They have a variety of attacks that you need to learn to predict and react to all with the proper wind-ups, telegraphs, and feedback. Hellpoint features a very satisfying range of monsters and bosses that not only have awesome visual designs but are animated well and are expertly crafted from a gameplay standpoint. The combat is weighty, and it’s all about timing, evasion, and pattern recognition. Both your healing items and energy slowly recharge by attacking enemies. Guns, magic, and some other abilities are also on the table, and they all consume energy. Guns and magic feel good in the game, and you can specialize in them if you wish. Be prepared to do both of those things frequently. Enemies reappear after you leave and return to a location or die. Unlike similar games, your health items do not refill when touching it, nor do enemies respawn. Your checkpoints, so to speak, are called breaches, tears in reality, and it is here that you can spend your Axions. You can make light, and heavy attacks that vary depending on your weapon type and you have a limited amount of healing items that get refilled. Anyone coming from a souls game will feel instantly familiar with the controls. The Fun of FailureĪ powerful challenge is at the very heart of the genre, and Hellpoint delivers it in spades. If you are feeling overwhelmed you can play the entire game in co-op online or in split-screen. Meanwhile, the station orbits a black hole in real-time that can cause disruptions and events on the station. If you die, you drop them and need to fight your way back to collect them, but beware, your own ghost will also stand in your way. You collect Axions as you slay your foes, and these can be spent to level up your character and improve your gear. Along the way, you will fight all manner of creatures from ghastly specters, celestine beasts, and robotic guards. You play as a Spawn on the space station Irid Novo, and it’s up to you to explore and figure out what that means.
Hellpoint succeeds where most others entering the genre fail, and truly captures the intricacies of what makes the soul’s games so compelling while also inserting its own ideas into the mixture. It aims for the former but calling it an inspired game is underselling it. I wouldn’t put Hellpoint in either category. Some are lovingly inspired, while others are bargain bin knock-offs.
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