Vampire Hunters

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Vampire Hunters. First Person Vampire Survivors-Like. LETS GET THE TL;DR LITMUS TEST OUT OF THE WAY. 1. DOES IT GET THE POINT OF VAMPIRE SURVIVORS (Power Fantasy, Enemy Hordes, Proper Scaling): Globally? No. Game has hordes, but you lack mobility in a 3D space and you have the "Risk of Rain 2 Problem" of being kicked in the back where in the original version, you can see behind you easily due to the previous iteration's viewpoint. (TRANSLATION: FIRST PERSON WITN NO EYES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD MEANS YOU GET BUMPED AND MISTAKES ARE COSTLY). Furthermore, there's no 'gimmie' item like in VS. Even if you suck really really bad at Vampire Surviors, you can get ahead by garlic abuse up to a point. By that point you'll have more than enough gold / resources to unlock permanent improvements to make the game far more manageable. From there, you can spiral into the seemingly endless content treadmill and unlock comfortably as you go. Let alone the 'Queen Sigma I Give Up Trying' threshold that the devs kinda' threw in then realized it was a mistake and now force playing other characters for content and progression unlocks in newer DLC/areas. Enough about a superior game though. Vampire Hunters has no mercy for a new player. The demo was much more lenient, but such is the case with being roped into a financial purchase. Make the free taste fun, and make the paid taste total garbage. Hard for the wrong reasons (DEMANDS ARE FOR DAMAGE. WEAPONS DO NOT MEET THE DEMAND MINUS THE PIRATE CANNON, AND THEN IT FALLS OFF WHEN HORDES START TANKING HITS + SHIELD ENEMIES EVERYWHERE + BUMPED FROM BEHIND.) (YOU ARE BRITTLE. YOU DIE IN THREE TO FOUR MISTAKES. NOT GOOD! THERE'S LITTLE ROOM FOR ERROR. PERFECTION MANDATES STARTING OUT IS A NO GO.) (REROLLING IS A TRAP. IF YOU KILL A BOSS AND REROLL, BOSS SOUL THAT'S USED FOR BIG SKILL TREE UNLOCKS IS USED WITHOUT A WHIM. YOU ARE GENERALLY FORCED TO TAKE THE GARBAGE ROLLS YOU GET ON LEVEL UP BECAUSE VALUABLE RESOURCES ARE LOST, VERSUS A SEPARATE RE-ROLL STAT) (UPGRADES ARE SO MINIMAL AND TRIVIAL PAIRED WITH HOW SLOW THEY ARE ACQUIRED, THAT THE GAME IS EVEN MORE A GRIND THAN THE ORIGINAL.) All of the above plus some easily fixed minor gripes (Get your own music. This game isn't catchy. None of them truly are without licensing power/third party support.), and a lack of respect for the player's time (30 minutes is a slog. Particularly as a helpless cripple in a wheelchair with weapons that make enemies laugh and bosses mock you.) make for a terrible experience off the ground. Does the game get easier? If it's anything like the thing its ripping off of, it should. However, starting out is terrible and is a major filter for the 'fun' to be found. Hate to say it, but play Doom (classic) or Doom (2016) on Ultra Violence or Nightmare for a better power fantasy as a "dude with one crap weapon that gets better" paired with more balanced difficulty, without the jank. Vampire Survivors and Soulstone Survivors both continue to go undefeated as titans of the genre. Accept few substitutes - but not this one!