Is the single player aspect of the game worth the 50 bucks? I dont plan on playing an online instanced game, and if i buy will certainly not subscribe.

So if any1 has played the SINGLE player version of the game, do u think its worth the money?

For me it was.....  even tough i play onoline (no subscription) butt hen nobody even tries to communicate so its just like single player.

I am having fun playing two characters to 50, after that i am probably done...

I am wayting on TCoS

I like the game a lot.  It might be the most addictive game, for me, since Diablo II.  So, I would say its worth the money.  I have played online and off and not encountered any major bugs, but that probably means I've just been lucky.  I like that all the classes I have tried really feel different.  I like collecting weapons and breaking them down to create things to make my equipment better.  I even like NOT knowing when I should use what kind of weapon.  So, of course, I am going to say buy it.

Bad things?  I see NO reason what so ever to group unless you WANT to play with friends. 

Originally posted by oight

I like the game a lot.  It might be the most addictive game, for me, since Diablo II.  So, I would say its worth the money.  I have played online and off and not encountered any major bugs, but that probably means I've just been lucky.  I like that all the classes I have tried really feel different.  I like collecting weapons and breaking them down to create things to make my equipment better.  I even like NOT knowing when I should use what kind of weapon.  So, of course, I am going to say buy it.

Bad things?  I see NO reason what so ever to group unless you WANT to play with friends. 

 

I agree

This game is pretty good single player I think.

I bought it for multi, which disappointed me, but the single player, or the solo play if you play online, I think is worth the money.

The last single player fantasy romp I enjoyed this much was Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.

Compared to Dark Messiah, Hellgate is not as well story boarded, and the gameplay not as innovative. The combat however is just as fun. It's that same hi tempo blitz speed killing.

Similarly Hellgate is not as enjoyable a romp as the Thief games. It just doesn't have the same depth of storytelling.

It reminds me a lot of those Vampire games. Bloodlines, and The Masquerade. Same sort of action, same sort of game engine, same sort of combat.

It's not the greatest RPG ever, but it is never the less a very solid and addictive one. I think there is a good 30 hours of fun in this title and I'm enjoying it.

It excels in the movie sequences, it's theme and it's combat tempo. There are some entertaining levels thrown in that break up gameplay by getting you man a turret gun or RTS style control some NPC's.

Mostly it's the same old repetative tunnel bash over and over again with a variety of monsters and weapopns that look different but do the same thing. But the combat is fun. It is dynamic and it works.

Originally posted by fantaros

Is the single player aspect of the game worth the 50 bucks? I dont plan on playing an online instanced game, and if i buy will certainly not subscribe.

 

So if any1 has played the SINGLE player version of the game, do u think its worth the money?

No.  I've played the multiplayer online all solo, which is the same as offline.  It ain't worth 50 bucks.  At most the game will give you 30 hours of play if you only play one character.

I'm not sure if you can play to goto 50 after beating the normal mode in offline, but the question would be - why?

Stay away from the game for now, it has solid gameplay (combat wise), but everything else is lacking severely, including the story.

If you don't have a group of friends that you play together with, no it is not worth it at the moment.

No. I've played it for a week - and neither single nor multiplayer part is worth 50 bucks. It's not a bad game - but it's not as good as it was hyped before.

Diablo I and II are still better.

Sorry, Bill. Maybe better next time.

Great game if you have friends, if you dont you'll prolly feel lonely, although its still just released give them time to get it goin good

Yep, worth 50$ out of the box. Co-op play is a blast. If you have friends you like to play with then it's great. If you're all alone then not so awesome because there is no LFG system in the game yet and you have to whisper people to invite them to a group.

Single player is quite fine.. fast and furious although, as I said, group play with xfire and people you know is where this game shines.

Agreed.

I think the most accurate thing to say about this game is that you will like Hellgate exactly as much as you liked Diablo II.  Fortunately for me, I happened to like Diablo II quite a bit. 

I finally bought it.

Only a few hours in, but yes its a nice change from elves shooting magic arrows at orcs.  The graphics is nice.  Those who says its ugly might need to tune their PC or display a bit.  I set everything to max and it looks cool.

Action is better than TR.  Its the usual diablo configuration of keyboard and mouse, except that the UI is more like MMORPG than diablo look.  FPS view is actually fun when playing a rifle guy.

I do not plan on going online yet.  The single player is good enough for me.  I believe I will be enjoying it till the next major MMORPG launch.

True I only based my view on many hours of watching my friends play it, he played 5-10 hours a day since beta.  I only have 3 hours or so active gaming myself.  Don't flame me, but I am more than happy parting with my $50.

Its a matter of opinion really.

And I hate that everyone compares TR and HG:L now. Just because the 2 came out during the same time period.

Anyway, HG:L did not appeal to me at all. May not be a bad game for some though, but I definately can not see anyone playing it over a month.

Originally posted by dA_fReAK

Its a matter of opinion really.

And I hate that everyone compares TR and HG:L now. Just because the 2 came out during the same time period.

Anyway, HG:L did not appeal to me at all. May not be a bad game for some though, but I definately can not see anyone playing it over a month.

I believe HGL will last more than a month.  As a single player game for me, its a good time filler.  At least I can go afk and go baby sit whenever I want, without worry about a mob sneaking around me.

Originally posted by oight

I like the game a lot.  It might be the most addictive game, for me, since Diablo II.  So, I would say its worth the money.  I have played online and off and not encountered any major bugs, but that probably means I've just been lucky.  I like that all the classes I have tried really feel different.  I like collecting weapons and breaking them down to create things to make my equipment better.  I even like NOT knowing when I should use what kind of weapon.  So, of course, I am going to say buy it.

Bad things?  I see NO reason what so ever to group unless you WANT to play with friends. 

 

This can be a problem, or NOT.

Why? cause you dont NEED to group to take fun, if you are casual, you dont want to waste 30' or one hour finding a group, do you? I got quickly bored in gw the time you spend preparing a gvg and the time playing, also, the same that CoX I found that you NEED a group in some situations, and you cant play when you dont  got it? this is not a bad thing.

Games are FOR FUN, so if you have friends and wanna get more fun, just group, if your friends are working and you want to play, then, go solo... where is the problem?

Originally posted by fantaros

Is the single player aspect of the game worth the 50 bucks? I dont plan on playing an online instanced game, and if i buy will certainly not subscribe.

 

So if any1 has played the SINGLE player version of the game, do u think its worth the money?

It surely is worth 50$, but it's definetly not worth to waste a single minute of anyone's life to play it.

Ah, come on, it's worth it just for the voice overs.

I noticed that the npc's, when you talk to them, say one thing in the text, which is often funny, but the voice overs...they say stuff completely different.

I was getting a quest today, the npc was spouting some gibberish in the text box...then I almost sprayed soda out of my nose when he said out of nowhere "I'll cut you B*tch!!"

I was laughing my arse off!

Other than that I agree with most of what people are saying. I'm having a blast with it..and online is as solo as offline. There's no real reason to group. I'll probably do it when I get bored to make the quests more fun, but you don't really need it, at least not at the lower levels.

D.

Definately worth it. If you ask me, this game is aces!