![]() ![]() If you don’t feel like bothering, you can just send some Borgovan Resistance members to take care of business instead.Īnother layer of resistance management is added by an Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood-like roster of special agents who can be sent out on timed missions and (if successful) return with loot and experience points. It also keeps the story pretty tight and justifies Van Helsing getting himself involved in pseudo Tower Defense mini-games (back again in Van Helsing 2, this time with handy ink teleporters.) Whenever Harker gets close to sniffing out the lair, it’s time to bunk off from whatever mission is in progress and start deploying some traps. ![]() The initial offensive doesn’t go all that well, so the theme of the game revolves around chipping away at Harker’s grip on the city from your Top Secret Lair / Giant Loot Toybox.Īs a narrative peg to hang a couple of new mechanics on, this works quite well. Instead, he’s thrust into the role of impromptu general, co-ordinating a resistance uprising against new antagonist General Harker. Having expertly blown up Professor Fulmigati’s contraption, you’d think Van Helsing could put his slippers on and have a bit of a sit down. Matters are not terribly jovial at the start of the game, mind you. ![]() ![]() “As a hunter, I feel compelled to know about ancient evil powers, even if they’ve been dead for centuries.” The only people qualified for such a task are the banter-powered double act of Van Helsing and ghost pal Katarina, back for more jovial jaunts in The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2. There are more monsters to be slain and many more skill points to be allocated before the land of Borgova is truly safe from bands of enemies who loiter around the landscape until something tasty to attack shows up. While it wasn’t really a title for min-maxing loot statheads, the novelty of tone and traditional design carried the day instead.Īs the cliffhanger ending in the first game probably made clear, and the existence of this sequel should make obvious, this series is not yet over. The game had some issues sustaining its story through one Borgovan steampunk district too many, but made fine use of Eastern European folklore and a goofy sense of humour. For the most part though, they proved me wrong. Prior to the release of the original Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, I was concerned whether NeoCore could break into the well-heeled world of aRPGs. ![]()
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