New Hellboy Game is Beautiful, Addictive and Cheap, but Lacks Polish
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd, an action adventure game with roguelike elements, has gone on sale. A launchtrailer and the first ratings for this title have seen the light of day.
Yesterday marked the debut of Hellboy: Web of Wyrd, an action adventure game with roguelike elements, based on the license of the popular comic book series from Dark Horse Comics. On this occasion, a launch trailer for this title has been released.
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd appeared on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch. It is worth noting that on almost all platforms (except Xboxes) , until November 1, it can be purchased with a twenty percent discount The base price is $24.99 ($19.99 with the discount).
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd - reviews
Is Hellboy: Web of Wyrd a good game? On Steam, the work of Upstream Arcade enjoys "very positive" reviews (80% of player reviews are positive). The industry media, however, are less kind to this project, as on Metacritic, the average of their ratings ranges between 55-61/100 (depending on the platform).
At the time these words are being written, Hellboy: Web of Wyrd is praised primarily for its graphic style and sound layer, world design and storyline. Nevertheless, the game suffers from a number of ills, the biggest of which are the underdeveloped combat system, and on PC - problems with the image display and the controls, which have been very poorly adapted to the specifics of playing on a mouse and keyboard.
As for the popularity of this item - according to SteamDB, at its peak Hellboy: Web of Wyrd was played simultaneously by 398 people.
Hellboy: Web of WyrdSource: Upstream Arcade / Good Shepherd Entertainment
- Hellboy: Web of Wyrd is the fruit of a collaboration between Upstream Arcade, Good Shepherd Entertainment, as well as Dark Horse Comics and Mike Mignola himself, the "father" of Hellboy.
- During the gameplay, we play as the title character, whose search for a missing agent of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense leads to The Butterfly House - an estate that is the gateway to the dimension known as Wyrd.
- During the game we traverse atmospheric locations and eliminate hosts of enemies in dynamic clashes.
- Hellboy: Web of Wyrd stands out due to its original graphic design, modeled on the comic book original.
