Should You Buy Hellpoint: Blue Sun? [Review]

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  • Опубліковано 11 січ 2025

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  • @Alzorath
    @Alzorath  2 роки тому +1

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  • @TRM520
    @TRM520 2 роки тому +25

    Hellpoint was fun. A very under the radar gem, in my opinion.

    • @Alzorath
      @Alzorath  2 роки тому +4

      definitely one of my favorite souls-likes, despite some of its bugs, it hit the sweet spot for me in terms of difficulty and world building.

    • @aethelfrythhawkins4419
      @aethelfrythhawkins4419 Рік тому +1

      Good controls.
      Sci fi meets Lovecraft
      Oppresive environment

  • @remmy1219
    @remmy1219 8 місяців тому +6

    Hellpoint is still the most fun I’ve had with a Soulslike game.

  • @LordSkullkid
    @LordSkullkid Рік тому +14

    This is actually one of the top tier Souls-likes. It had the jank and experimental mechanics of early Fromsoft games like Demon's Souls

    • @Alzorath
      @Alzorath  Рік тому +2

      yup, and it's still easily one of my favorite non-fromsoft soulslikes to date :)

    • @LordSkullkid
      @LordSkullkid Рік тому +2

      @@Alzorath hope it sold well enough for a sequel

  • @nunchuksteev9811
    @nunchuksteev9811 3 місяці тому +1

    I really loved this game, the atmosphere is something special.

  • @pharaohsmagician8329
    @pharaohsmagician8329 Рік тому +6

    I've watched alot of Hellpoint videos and this one is really good. I think this is the video that's gonna make me buy it!

    • @Alzorath
      @Alzorath  Рік тому +1

      Really is a fun (albeit still buggy) game :) - still one of my favorite souls-likes to date.

  • @matthuck378
    @matthuck378 2 роки тому +6

    0:43 This illustrates a problem I have with a lot of 3rd person action RPG titles, including Souls-likes. The scale is way off. Your character looks like a toddler in a Halloween costume in their parents kitchen. Why? Am I the only one who sees this constantly? Everything is too big/the character is too small.
    EDIT: I really want to try that new soulslike by Spiders...Steelrising. It looks amazing, but also has bug issues, at least for PC. I hope that gets cleaned up. As much as I learn from and enjoy your DIablo 2 content, I do like seeing other reviews like this too. Thanks!

    • @Alzorath
      @Alzorath  2 роки тому

      I sadly wasn't able to get a key for Steelrising, but I know a lot of people enjoyed it (not entirely sure it would run well enough on my system to record it anyways though :( )
      As far as the scaling thing - some of it is intentional in Hellpoint (as there are NPCs/corpses/etc. that are the same scale as you, and a few enemies as well), but some of it definitely goes into that uncanny valley where it's "marginally bigger, but not enough to feel intentional" - wager it's an intentional thing to make the world feel more oppressive, but we've seen in other games that it can be done without this.

    • @Ashanmaril
      @Ashanmaril Рік тому +6

      I can't speak for Hellpoint, but generally when you look too small for the area in the Souls games is because you're running around in areas designed for demigods/giants. It also helps add to the atmosphere that you're a pathetic creature running around in a world where everything is more powerful than you.
      From a gameplay perspective, having the enemies larger helps you to read enemy tells. When you're fighting an NPC-type enemy that's your size, it can be much harder to see where their limbs are, especially in a third-person game when your character's body is between the enemy and the camera, potentially blocking your view.

    • @pharaohsmagician8329
      @pharaohsmagician8329 Рік тому +1

      @@Ashanmaril Exactly it's much cooler.

    • @joshdopp8780
      @joshdopp8780 Рік тому

      Steelrising is good. Cool setting and combat identity. It is easy tho. Hellpoint is also easy

    • @kvltizt
      @kvltizt Рік тому +1

      You see a giant skull in the Sohn District that suggests larger beings/humans for what it’s worth

  • @aethelfrythhawkins4419
    @aethelfrythhawkins4419 Рік тому +2

    Hellblade: Senua's journey

  • @torgo_
    @torgo_ Місяць тому +1

    i might get it, the base game was cool

    • @Alzorath
      @Alzorath  Місяць тому

      the DLC is definitely worth it if you enjoyed the base game

  • @joshdopp8780
    @joshdopp8780 Рік тому +1

    Game would be a masterpiece if the ai and combat was actually difficult. Still enjoyed it