While the sci-fi aesthetic is cool and a fresh take on the genre, Irid Novo was just a little too plain for my liking. Where it’s not as impressive is within the overall setting. Sure, the plot wasn’t something I went in expecting to be great, as it’s all about the gameplay, but I was left pleasantly surprised as I progressed throughout the game. I think it’s drip-fed in just the right amount at the right times and I never felt completely confused about what I was doing other than the very beginning of the game, as I did in BB. What I will say is that I actually preferred the story in this game to Bloodborne (one of the few Soulsborne games I’ve played). The Author guides you around the station informing you of why you were created but I won’t spoil too much as things get a little more complicated. Much of the story will be drip-fed to you with markings around Irid Novo that you can read, via notes left behind or by data terminals that have information on them. A mysterious voice known as The Author talks to you periodically and explains that you’re on Irid Nova, a space station orbiting a black hole and a cataclysmic event known as The Merge has left everything teetering on the edge of an abyss. You’re dropped in with basically no information and left to fend for yourself and discover your purpose. You wake up as someone known only as Spawn – You can name your character whatever you want but you’ll always be known as Spawn throughout the game. Cradle Games have come to the fore to try their hand at making a rewarding yet painfully difficult action game to rival those that inspired it, but have they pulled it off? Hellpoint is a 3rd-person Action-RPG game that has a deep focus on a combat system that is challenging but rewarding. Imagine a science-fiction Bloodborne and you’re bang on the money. The latest game in the genre which I’ve been playing is Hellpoint, a game which may not be a FromSoftware developed title but it’s as close to a ‘Soulsborne’ as you’re going to get. Not only has a new genre been created around games which utilise certain aspects from these unforgiving titles, but gamers also love showing how ‘hardcore’ they are by completing them in various ways. Soulsborne games are as famous for their difficulty as they are for how brutally challenging and realistic the heavy combat and gameplay can be.
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