Hellpoint is tinyBuild's Action, Adventure, Role-Playing, and Hack & Slash game released in 2020. Hellpoint includes the following styles of play. Action games are fast paced and tend to put the player in the middle of the action, requiring you to jump over obstacles, climb ladders, and shoot things. Sign in to your Steam account to review purchases, account status, and get personalized help. Hellpoint is available now on STEAM with a console release (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) later this year. So, if you’re a fan of the Soul experience and you’re looking for a new challenge, then this one is right up your alley. The controls may be quirky, but there’s still some fun to be had. I’d recommend giving this one a try.
'A short and simple guide directing to the locations of the six horde events in Hellpoint that are active during the Accretion Storms.' Followed by a link 'allblackholehourhordes' Broso Aug 22. Hellpoint is a dark and challenging action RPG set in a heavily atmospheric sci-fi universe where the line between science and occultism is blurred. Once a pinnacle of human achievement, the Irid Novo space station has fallen. Its ruins are now overrun by cruel interdimensional entities acting as puppets of the malevolent Cosmic Gods.
Hellpoint is an intense action RPG taking place on Irid Novo, a derelict space station soaked in an intoxicating dark sci-fi atmosphere. Fight dreadful creatures, face the Cosmic Gods, and unravel their twisted story. Should the challenge be too great, play with a friend in local or online coop.
Pros:
- Decent graphics.
- 5215mb download size.
- Steam achievements.
- Controller support.
- Graphics-fullscreen, resolution, v-sync, shadows, anti-aliasing, texture limit, bloom, glare, anisotropic filtering, dirt, depth of field, motion blur, ambient occlusion, and local contrast.
- Twitch Integration. Viewers can spawn in enemies. Ies and mess with your character.
- Action RPG gameplay.
- Takes a lot of inspiration from Dark Souls.
- The tutorial is dished out by interacting with handprints in the world.
- Blood-on/off.
- Combat is very heavy on timing, learning patterns, and counter striking.
- Axions-found in the world and by defeating enemies.
- Level up at a rift portal by infusing Axions into your body and picking a start to increase.
- The game never pauses.
- Online Co-op by summoning for help and players finding and interacting with the summoning hand icon.
- Emote system with the touchpad.
- Find and unlock shortcuts.
- When you die you leave behind loot and a ghost of yourself guards it.
- Leave messages for each other via handprints on the wall and you can vote on them.
- Load out-main and off-hand slots, armor slots for body boots and head, equipable items like healing items. You can equip multiple main and offhand weapons at once and swap between them.
- Big open areas to explore.
- Enemy health bars show.
- Attacks-light and heavy along with block or kick.
- Stamina system in play for rolling, blocking, running, and attacks.
- Can farm to level up.
- The atmosphere is top-notch with a touch of jump scare to it.
- Random drops from enemies.
- Ranged weapons are guns and they are brilliant fun.
- Enemies respawn over time.
- Big boss encounters.
- Difficult.
Cons:
- The slowdown happens a lot.
- Very cagey and unhelpful on what mechanics and systems are at play.
- Online has lots of unplayable lag and rubber banding.
- Difficult.
- Long loading times.
- Small text.
- A lot of the messages don’t load.
- A long way between boss fights and checkpoints.
- 9/10Graphics - 9/10
- 9/10Sound - 9/10
- 9/10Accessibility - 9/10
- 9/10Length - 9/10
- 9/10Fun Factor - 9/10
Summary
Hellpoint makes no bones about it, It’s a Dark Souls game through and through. It is also a very good Dark Souls type game with a really good setting and satisfying combat, it’s hard not to fall in love with it all. Funny thing is it’s so like Dark Souls it even has the same performance issues of slowdown and choppiness, How’s that for the dedication! Seriously though its a great game and the world reminded me somewhat of a Dead Space game, eerie lighting, out in space facing off against who knows what and just trying to survive. I struggled a lot with the difficulty but to be honest, I’m getting on a bit and the old reflexes are not what they used to be! (actually they are and always have been the same… Shit) I lost hours scouring the map and finding new shortcuts and secrets every time, having the enemies respawn on a timer made it so you never felt safe, the leveling up was quite generic and boring but the combat was sublime. Boss battles as you would expect are there own spectacle taking place in locked arenas and granting the best rewards, proper nails difficulty mind as you learn the patterns but ultimately satisfying. Overall it is what it is and it does it really well and is a must-play game for Souls fans and alike. It ever so slightly outscored the PlayStation 4 version as being in Steam it gets updates quicker and thus has a smoother experience overall.
Hellpoint | |
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Developer(s) | Cradle Games |
Publisher(s) | tinyBuild |
Engine | Unity |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Linux MacOS PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S Google Stadia |
Release | July 30, 2020 |
Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Hellpoint is an action role-playing game developed by Cradle Games and published by tinyBuild, released for Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on July 30, 2020. The player takes on the role of a nameless humanoid stranded on derelict space station Irid Novo, and must battle vicious creatures in order to solve the mystery behind the events that happened there. Irid Novo orbits around a massive black hole; the station's position in relation to the black hole affects the strength of enemies.[1][2] A Stadia and Nintendo Switch versions were released on February 25, 2021,[3] with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions are set to be released in 2021.[4]
Gameplay[edit]
In Hellpoint, the gameplay revolves mainly around combat. The player has both light and strong attacks in their arsenal, as well as an evade mechanic. The game progress can be saved at breaches which do not resurrect foes as they respawn after a certain amount of time. Up to two healing injections can be stored. The healing gauge is refilled by dealing damage to monsters. The game relies heavily on exploration, offering a number of secrets to discover. They may be hidden behind secret doors or in seemingly inaccessible places that can be reached by utilizing the jump mechanic.[5][6][7]
Hellpoint has been dubbed a 'Soulslike' game, due to similarities in the gameplay mechanics to From Software games such as Dark Souls and Bloodborne.[2]
Development[edit]
Kickstarter campaign[edit]
In 2017, Cradle Games initiated a Kickstarter campaign to fund the development of their project. With the initial goal of CA$50,000, they managed to gather CA$64,500 over a span of two years. In 2019, the project was declared funded.[8][9]
Critical response[edit]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | PC: 64/100 (25 critics)[10] PS4: 59/100 (17 critics)[11] XONE: 68/100 (7 critics)[12] |
Publication | Score |
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IGN | 6/10[13] |
Hellpoint Steamdb
Hellpoint received 'mixed or average reviews' from critics, according to review aggregatorMetacritic.[10][11][12]
Playable sequel chapter[edit]
A playable sequel chapter to Hellpoint, Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast, was released on Steam on February 20, 2020. The events of this chapter take place half a century after the events of the main game.[14]
References[edit]
Hellpoint Steam Key
- ^'Sci-fi fantasy RPG Hellpoint will be released at the end of July – TheSixthAxis'.
- ^ ab'Preview: Hellpoint is an exciting indie Souls-like game and I love it'. Windows Central. February 11, 2020.
- ^'Hellpoint for Switch launches February 25'. Gematsu. January 12, 2021.
- ^Romano, Sal (November 4, 2020). 'Hellpoint coming to PS5, Xbox Series in 2021'. Gematsu. Retrieved November 4, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Hellpoint Is A Souls-Like With Some Cool New Ideas'. Kotaku.
- ^'Hellpoint Preview'. ScreenRant. April 29, 2020.
- ^Powell, Kai (April 29, 2020). 'Hellpoint Preview - In Space, No One Can Hear You Throw Your Controller'.
- ^Prescott, Shaun (February 5, 2020). 'Hellpoint is a horror sci-fi Souls-like releasing in April'.
- ^Luces, Mike (May 1, 2017). ''Hellpoint' Dev Turning To Thunderclap As Sci-Fi RPG Struggles To Reach Kickstarter Goal'. International Business Times.
- ^ ab'Hellpoint for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ ab'Hellpoint for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ ab'Hellpoint for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^Jagneaux, David (July 29, 2020). 'Hellpoint Review'. IGN. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast Is a ‘Free Playable Sequel’ Chapter Out Now on Steam