Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Wolcen is a game that gives you a dog, but doesn't let you pet it. It's a solid ARPG with great mechanics that consistently stop just a little short. The combat and character progression are the best part of the experience. The game loop is addictive and creates a feeling of becoming more powerful as you progress. Unfortunately you become incredibly OP to early, and the game loses all challenge about half way through. You want to see this world and to kill these monsters, because they are so well designed. The set piece battles are epic. You will want to revisit locations to replay major events, but you can't do either. Once you progress a chapter you're prevented from revisiting anything you've already completed. The voice acting is some of the best I've ever heard in an ARPG, but the writing is inconsistent. Credit to the voice talent for doing so much good work with such poor dialog. The story jumps between Warhammer 40K and 90s California slag. The dialog can break immersion, and the convoluted story is just confusing. Dialog may go something like,"Justicar Maelys will lead the legion of light to victory over that total tool Naerlog and the Cult of the Blind. The Mizzeonth will rise for the fourth time in this second age, and Janaris will regain the throne of Stormfall..... NOT." I don't know who I'm fighting for or why, and I'm expecting a Jerry Springer reference at any moment. The endgame is a fun loop for a few hours, but lacks real depth. It requires grind just to unlock things that should be available by default. For example the right stick button is locked for the entire game, but can be unlocked by grinding for 20+ hours in endgame. The game literally locks the ability to rebind controls until you grind to the very end of endgame to unlock them. By the time I was able to use all the controls and rebind my keys I was done playing the game. Wolcen is a fun 60 hour experience, that I recommend playing. You will enjoy this game, but will also be left with a feeling that it could have been so much more. Wolcen gives you a dog, but doesn't let you pet it. 6/10

Не разрабы, а оречедное кидалово. Срубили бабла и свернули проект. Очередная доилка. Запомните разрабов не покупайте больше ничего у них.

This game got a lot of criticism, but as someone who never relied on online play, and never seemed to have any of the technical issues or bugs that others had, I would consider this game pretty good, I sunk 100 hours in to it no problem. Played through the game multiple times with various builds, and really enjoyed my time with it. It's sad that the servers are shut down now, but you can still play solo, and to be honest it's a lag free experience compared to the online mode sometimes was. The game itself plays great - the skills and combat feel impactful and satisfying, the graphics are decent, and I'd recommend it

Why are there so many negative reviews? Yes, this is Diablo with a nice coat of paint, but the paint is VERY pretty! It's snacky, it's flashy, it's filled with quality of life improvements. It's all here from Diablo and similar games too: side quests, collectable dyes and skins, treasure goblins (called Omen of Wealth), socketed items, the Path of Exile like wheel of minor improvements leading to larger improvements, skills that level up through use, bosses, allies, shrines, tiers...all present and accounted for. But the enemies tend towards the strange over the generic and so do the locations: glittering palaces of opulence, battlefields overlooked by steampunk cannons, shipwreck graveyards. The dialogue is snarky but not too annoying, and easy to ignore since it tends to happen mid-battle. I didn't encounter any glitches. This is a slower and deliberate game than a lot of loot hack/slash types, but I liked the impact, the physics mixed with satisfying death animations. I guess a problem would be the online component is dead, but the single player seems smooth and fun still! If you want Diablo mixed with a little Torchlight (pets collect loot) and Path of Exile, check it out!

They removed multiplayer from the game and I can't refund this turd. Save yourself the trouble and don't buy this or anything this developer makes.

I heard a lot of bad staff about the launch. But it has been a few years and game costs 4$ on sale so I decided to give it a shot. Well.. Terrible performance with FPS drops and stutters, controls are so unresponsive it feels like every other input is not registered. Refunded after like 15min. I would not play this game if devs paid me.

Buggy mess, avoid at all costs.

Wolcen is an enjoyable experience even though the online part of the game is no longer available. Give this game a go if your looking for something similar to Diablo or Path of Exile.