Hellraid

[Heaven Angel]

Dead Island meets Oblivion

Techland's first new IP since the Dead Island series looks to recapture the magic of '90s PC gaming, evoking classics such as Quake, Hexen, Diablo and Heretic in its co-operative hack n'slash that's wrapped up in a dark fantasy setting.

"We want you to feel that the game is made by guys in their '30s," Hellraid producer Marcin Kruczkiewicz told our colleagues at Eurogamer Poland. "You can't forget about the past. As young enthusiasts we enjoyed the first Quake, second Hexen or Diablo, and all that remains in us somewhere."

Hellraid offers up a selection of four classes, Warrior, Mage, Paladin and Rogue, and encourages them to work alongside each other as they fight through hordes of enemies. There are interlocking abilities - wizard can cast shields on allied players, or teleport around, and the combat system is built upon a series of magical abilities that include fire, telekinesis and lightening.

 

 

 

The open-world structure of Dead Island has been pared back slightly, with a series of open-ended maps rather than one all-encompassing world. Hellraid also offers a stripped-back leveling system, with experience points unlocking branches on each character's skill tree.

It's being developed on Techland's own Chrome Engine 5, which the Polish developer believes can go toe-to-toe with its competition.

"This is a tool that can easily compete with other solutions on the market," said Kruczkiewicz. "You can do literally everything: levels, enemies, save points, objects, music and weather. We used the same engine for Dead Island, so basically it's a fully functional tool and it works well."

Hellraid is without a publisher, a situation which Techland's currently assessing. "We're financing the entire production ourselves, so we don't need any external funds and a publisher, said marketing director Pawel Kopinski. "On the other hand, at some stage we'll be talking with publishers, distributors, and we'll see who will propose a partnership that won't impact Hellraid in a negative way. We just have an idea that we want to sell with no external interference."

There's currently no word on a release date, though Techland's looking to get it out this year on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC - the only platforms announced "for now."

 

[Heaven Angel]

OMG.. So many games

[Ram Dante]

I love Heretic!

[Heaven Angel]

An Open-World, Hack-Slash, Single Player, Scary omg oblivion, crazy dead island zombies and undead

is this game is all about

[PS Fan]

I love Heretic!

Same here... . .This looks lot like Heretic....Can't wait

[AK77]

 

 

 

 

 

A Q&A on the developer’s site reveals more about how the game will play:

“In Hellraid you travel between levels using a web of magic portals. Each level can be played an unlimited number of times to complete the story campaign, side quests and to defeat forces of evil with friends while competing for experience, points, rewards and places on leaderboards.

“During the game players can use a variety of melee, ranged and magical weapons. Combat is expanded with a set of unique active skills for each character class which gives the team additional tactical capabilities while searching for treasure, completing objectives, avoiding deadly traps, fighting the hordes of enemies and boss battles.”

The team also reveal more about the Game Master AI, which – like Left 4 Dead’s AI Director – tweaks the location and amount of enemies, decides on loot drops and creates co-operative challenges between players.

 

Source - http://www.pcgamer.com/gallery/hellraid-screenshots-show-us-the-denizens-of-the-underworld-then-kill-them/hellraid-block/

[AK77]

Looks awesome.

[NitroNeo]

Wow that was dark, now the deathly aura of the skyrim world is truly captured

['Drake']

looks dark and gory

[MarketTantrik]

Woah! Love that beheading screenie.

[Ichigo Uzumaki]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JYrPVjBO_B0

[Ichigo Uzumaki]

New Screens

 

[Heaven Angel]

Join a group of fierce combatants and begin your quest for the survival of mankind in this unique mix of first-person melee action, RPG and competitive co-op.

 

Fight, develop skills, collect loot and craft weapons while exploring a world devastated by demons.

 

System-generated co-op challenges, loot and enemy spawn points make the game playable for hundreds of hours! Co-opetition also adds an additional layer of rivalry with points and rewards gained for each kill, assist, completed quest and challenge.

 

Slaughter enemies with swords and axes as a Barbarian. Heal and protect your friends with the Paladin’s defensive magic. Burn, freeze and electrocute demons with the Mage’s staff and kill with the precision of the Rogue’s crossbow.

 

Embark on a bloody Hellraid:

• Distinct heroes with unique character development options: Barbarian, Mage, Paladin, Rogue
• Melee combat enhanced with ranged weapons and powerful sorcery
• Advanced weapon crafting system
• 1-4 players co-op with competitive challenges
• Unique dark fantasy setting brought to life by Chrome Engine 5 technology

 

System Requirements

 

Minimum:

 

OS: Windows® XP (SP3) / Windows Vista® (SP2) / Windows® 7 (SP1) / Windows® 8

Processor: 2 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or 2 GHz AMD Athlon™ 64 X2

Memory: 2 GB RAM

Graphics: 512 MB DirectX® 9.0c–compliant

DirectX: Version 9.0c

Network: Broadband Internet connection

Hard Drive: 6 GB available space

Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c–compliant

Additional Notes: This is just predicted hardware setup, details can change slightly over time as the game is still under development.

 

Recommended:

 

OS: Windows® 7 (SP1) / Windows® 8

Processor: 3 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or 3 GHz AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 or better

Memory: 4 GB RAM

Graphics: 1024 MB DirectX 10–compliant or higher

DirectX: Version 10

Network: Broadband Internet connection

Hard Drive: 6 GB available space

Sound Card: 5.1 surround sound

Additional Notes: This is just predicted hardware setup, details can change slightly over time as the game is still under development.

 

 

Coming: 2013 (date to be announced).

Steam link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/226920

[ALPHA17]

Hellraid “interactive movie prequel” trailer

[Heaven Angel]

[SRINI87]

[SRINI87]

[Heaven Angel]

Techland has sent forth three pieces of concept art showing off a vast array of both single and two-handed weapons including various types of long and great swords, axes, hammers, spiked club, morning star, curved sword and a magical staff which seems to be made with a decaying necromancer’s hand and there’s a raven skull attached to it.The image below shows color variants of magical staff.

 

All these weapons can be upgraded and enchanted with some magical properties to chop the head and cut the throats of the enemies that come on your ways. The game is expected to arrive on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year. Watch the images below and tell us which is your choice of weapon that you will be using in the upcoming horror hack ‘n’ slash game. Don’t for get to check our previous previous articles on Hellraid to know more.

 

 

[pbpoovannagamer]

another game that slipped under my radar...looks good

[SRINI87]