High Hell is a sport that simply screams Devolver. While the indie writer might not produce a lot immediately, they’ve curated a home model that’s unmistakable. Lurid colors, offbeat (and sometimes crude) humor, low-fi graphics and deep, bassy beats. Developed by Terri Vellmann of Heavy Bullets and with a soundtrack from rapper Doseone (Enter The Gungeon, Gun Godz, Samurai Gunn – he likes weapons), High Hell is out now.
While I haven’t had the prospect to dive deep on High Hell (I obtained my copy simply hours earlier than launch), I’ve performed sufficient to check the waters. It feels a little bit like a mix of the developer’s earlier high-stakes Roguey shooter Heavy Bullets blended with Hotline Miami and a really daft sense of humour, as you may see within the monkey and goat-laden trailer under.
It’s pure, targeted stuff. There’s just one gun – a giant pew-pew laser rifle – boasting pinpoint accuracy and limitless ammo. Enemies can kill you in roughly three good hits, however capturing a nasty man restores a little bit little bit of your well being. Most enemy grunts die immediately, with heavier guards absorbing three hits. Enemy fireplace is telegraphed with each a warning laser-line and a spooling cost noise, giving it a calmly Time Crisis feeling. It’s a easy sport of shoot or get shot.
From what I’ve performed thus far (the primary 12 ranges, out of 20), High Hell appears to be a brief n’ candy little arcade-themed factor designed to be replayed in the hunt for the right racing line and excessive scores. While later ranges do get considerably longer, they’re nonetheless quick sufficient to be cleared in a minute or so in a single free-flowing rampage, Hotline Miami model. You rush in, kick within the doorways, shoot everybody and bounce off the rooftop to your subsequent mission.
The sport even has an achievement for finishing the entire thing in below 20 minutes, and whereas goofing round within the first degree, I managed to attain an award for clearing the stage in below 5 seconds. After a couple of tries, I bought it down to only over three seconds, placing me on the high of the leaderboard for that stage, though I totally count on speedrunners with hummingbird-like reflexes to stomp that earlier than the day is over.
Given my SSD and the sub-700mb set up dimension, I’d think about that High Hell’s loading screens are totally arbitrary, however I don’t thoughts. They’re interactive and foolish, and sometimes thematically tied into the following degree. Wiggle the mouse and click on issues and see what occurs. My favorite thus far incorporates a ball pool, with each mouse click on throwing a further lifeless baddie or seashore ball into it.
While I can’t converse for its longevity, I have to admit I’ve had a number of enjoyable with the hour or so I’ve performed. I hope to complete my first run by the sport tonight, and possibly even strive getting one other couple of world information, earlier than the actually proficient gamers transfer in.
It’s out on Steam or Green Man Gaming and can set you again £9/$10, with a launch low cost knocking 10% off that, and throwing a free copy of Heavy Bullets in to sweeten the deal.
