![]() The game takes inspiration from classic survival sim and management construction games. The team invite you to cast aside your boring 9-to-5 day job and unleash your more creative side as you take on the role of a promising new architect of hell in the dark humoured new title. Hell Architect is available now on Steam.Leonardo Interactive and developer Woodland Games have announced the launch date for survival-sim Hell Architect. It would be nice, but it’s not a deal breaker. A bit of variety in future updates would be nice with some different sound bites, but it’s nothing to really split hairs on. They fit in extremely well with the game, so between that and the visuals, it really is the whole package. They’re satisfying, but they are never gorey, grotesque or otherwise off putting. They’ve got a nice touch of humour to them, as well as sassiness which is a welcome thing in a game like this. They’re the same quality as a high quality cartoon, so the art department should be applauded for this. The cut scenes that are present in the scenarios are really well done. The animations in the game are spot on as are the player models. It’s a fully 2D game, but it’s done really well. I can get the developers reason for this, but it’s just a bit annoying that there isn’t a free reign for this. ![]() an isolated area that hasn’t been mined yet. ![]() One thing I really didn’t like is that you can pick up the sinners, but you can’t drop them to where you want them to go. This does add to the longevity of the game overall and it’s good to go back to the scenarios and try them on more challenging difficulty levels. This will dictate the resources that are available to you, as well as how well your sinners will fare and how long they’ll survive for when they’re deprived of their basic needs. I also like the fact that there’s more than one difficulty level as well. In that respect, it’s not unlike the Sims where each Sim had their own pros and cons. This is a refreshing idea and I’m glad to see they’re not all the same useless idiots. Added to this is the fact that each sinner that enters your domain has their own skills and abilities. I think it’s a great, balanced system and you do need to put thought into where the sinners are going to go. Thankfully, there is a fast forward button, so you don’t need to wait for a long time before your next resident arrives. Of course, you’re free to kill them, but then you need to wait for more to arrive (which happens periodically). It’s a tight cycle between keeping the sinners alive and torturing them. ![]() It’s a video, and it’s clear that it’s not an ultra-realistic simulation. It sounds a bit counter intuitive since you’re in Hell, and it’s sadly something other reviewers have criticised. One thing to bear in mind though is that the residents of Hell also need to be looked after. For this, you need to build torture devices to get the right amount of blood and suffering to allow the main construction to continue. However, some objects also require a certain amount of blood, or suffering for construction to take place. This is achieved by digging up the surrounding environment for metal, dirt and coal. In Hell Architect, you need to build things. You’re able to what you want at your own pace and cause as much mayhem as you like. Sandbox mode is really just a free for all. As you would expect in scenario mode, you’ve got a list of goals you need to achieve in order to progress. It was funny and to the point and helped to lighten the mood of what is an otherwise pretty hellish (heh) location. This followed on with the ingame dialogue as well. However, after loading up the cutscene for the first scenario, it really cracked me up. One thing I didn’t expect to do when playing this game was laugh, considering its subject matter. Next is the scenario mode, which is really the story mode split into various sections. This is refreshing since you’re not always guaranteed that with this style of game. The tutorial mode is actually fairly comprehensive, but not in a boring, hand holding way and it was a robust way to learn how to properly play the game. The game has a tutorial, scenario and sandbox mode. The latest game to take on the life strategy simulation is Hell Architect.Īs the name suggests, your cast in to the depths of Hell and it’s your job to run the thing somewhat smoothly.
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