Hell is Us

An extremly well crafted exploration and investigation game. A really interesting setting and lore accompagnied by really impressive scenery. Only weakness is the lack of enemy variety. I'ts a really deep game, I recommend.

[b]It’s a pretty unique and special game, that’s for sure. It’s definitely not your typical soulslike or RPG, and it won’t be for everyone.[/b] I tried the demo a while back and wasn’t all that impressed, to be honest, quite the opposite, I was actually pretty disappointed. But I just bought the game now, on sale, and I don’t regret it. [h3]What did I like about it?[/h3] Very interesting and original blend of ancient or medieval times, modern technology, and a 20th-century military setting which somehow fit together well. The story and gameplay are engaging, and figuring out how and where to proceed gave me that nice, tingly feeling. Visually, it’s a banger, some locations are just [i]wooah~[/i] and the animations and combat are a comfy to experience. Game runs well, without any crashes. [h3]What didn’t I like quite as much?[/h3] The enemies (they look super cool) lack variety, and there is a lot of them, from start to finish, you’re fighting the same types over and over again and it gets kinda annoying and repetitive pretty quickly, by the end, I wasn’t enjoying the combat anymore. Some locations are way too massive, and it’s very tedious to run through them, at times, it’s overwhelming for casual exploration, trying to remember where you’ve already been and where you haven’t. And the story’s ending was [spoiler]a bit…underwhelming, for the buildup and hard work.[/spoiler] [h3]What might put you off?[/h3] The game doesn’t have standard quest marks or progress indicators and is FULL of riddles, puzzles, and heavy exploration. You won’t make any progress unless you read, observe, listen, talk to NPCs, and so on. There’s no fast travel, for areas on the map that you’ll be returning to frequently, you have to walk through them entirely and remember where everything is. At times, I’d give my entire inventory just to teleport to a checkpoint... [b]All in all, I had a great time.[/b] I managed to unlock all the achievements on my first playthrough, and even though I had to google-up a few things, I'm glad I figured out most of the solutions on my own. I recommend taking notes and screenshots, heh~ enjoy!

This game is such a hidden gem, one of the best games I have ever played ( this is not like soulslike, its more like metrodivania mixed with tomb rider, idk even how to desribe this but its great ) + amazing story telling, interesting characters, solid cut scenes, its from begining very mysterious + outstanding level design, every location is full of quests or items, maps feel sometimes like a maze which is very good if someone enjoy good soulslikes locations + amazing visuals, games runs smooth as butter on rx 9070xt, upscaled from full hd to 4k on high + great soundtrack, I put everything on 60% volume and music with voices on 100%, what an amazing experience, its a very dark, mysterious world, kind of giving me tv show ( Dark ) vibes + great puzzles, you often need some kind of information to finish them, but its often very tricky and fun, most of them are not too hard, so u wont need a guide if u read notes + combat is not bad as people say, it is just not a dark souls game even if it looks like it

Great game, with a great story.

Enjoyed it No performance issues

Fantastic narrative, especially in todays world. Writers went Hard.

Hell is Us is a clever, mature take on the "souls-like" modern action game, with some of the core philosophies of retro games. It's a game that treats you like an adult and respects your inteligence. It has one of the greatest art directions of recent years, one that proves that graphics are compatible with style, and a perfect sound design from soundtrack to ambient and enemy sounds. Highly recommend.