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Fall 2007 Preview

Synopsis: Hellgate: London is the first original title from premier developer Flagship Studios, whose team hails from such blockbusters as the Diablo, StarCraft, and WarCraft series. Set in the near future, Hellgate: London introduces a world devastated by a demon invasion. Players are thrust into a desolate city scorched by hellfire where the survivors meld science and sorcery to gain a foothold against the minions of darkness and save the bloodline of humanity.


My Take: Well, this is more of a hands on impression now that I let a month and a half pass and the game has been released. Basically this is Diablo updated for 2007, and either you're going to love or hate that. The action now is real time instead of point and click, allowing you to go into first person or third person. Classes such as engineers and marksman will usually play through in first person mode in pseudo FPS-style gameplay, while classes like Blademaster and Guardian will usually prefer third person play. Aside from that, if you like dungeon crawling and collecting mad loot while leveling up, this is your game. If you're expecting anything else, like so many in the media seem to be doing, you will be disappointed. I'll try to post a decent review once I've had more than a dozen hours with Hellgate.

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