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 Let's Play Van Helsing Van Helsing is a 3D shoot 'em up based on the movie that came out the same year. In it, you play as a man with a nice fedora and a lot of guns. The game drew some comparisons to Devil May Cry and other action games released at the time, which was unfortunate. You don't do much hack 'n slashing, there aren't complex or flashy combos, and most of the game is spent holding down Square and strafing a whole lot. That being said, it's still fun as hell and feels much like a 3d upgrade of much older shooters. Oh, and there are also a lot of unlockables and secret areas and stuff. About the Let's Play We're going to be playing through the game once on Normal difficulty, collecting secrets along the way. All of the secrets? Goodness no. But hidden areas, health upgrades, and such? For sure. I also intend to use as few healing items as possible. It should be a relatively light-hearted information and critique focused play-through. Videos              We're not a murderer, we're a monster hunter. GamesAreSupernice fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Aug 25, 2016 |
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TIL there was a Van Helsing game 
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Aug 5, 2016 21:16
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Alexeythegreat posted:TIL there was a Van Helsing game It came out during the time period when every movie was getting games, and it was after all an action flick.
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Aug 5, 2016 21:22
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Alexeythegreat posted:TIL there was a Van Helsing game Heck, I was confused for a second and thought this was going to be one of the Van Helsings on Steam, or Victor Vran.
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Aug 5, 2016 21:23
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All I remember from the movie: -The kickin theme -18th century james bond gadgets -MAREESHKA KEEL THE STRAAANGER
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Aug 5, 2016 21:52
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^ "TIL"? And I remember the movie. Pretty stupid and sadly did not help the Universal Monsters gain popularity.
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Aug 5, 2016 22:16
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Mraagvpeine posted:^ "TIL"? Today I Learned.
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Aug 5, 2016 22:17
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Lotish posted:Heck, I was confused for a second and thought this was going to be one of the Van Helsings on Steam, or Victor Vran. There are three of those now I think. Rigged Death Trap posted:All I remember from the movie: I really liked the movie, I think Stephen Sommers has a habit of making whatever he wants and nobody really tries to stop him. As much as he messed with some of the lore of the old characters, he definitely wanted to tell an interesting story, and I liked his take on Hyde. (Not the stealing souls part, just his character.)
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Aug 5, 2016 22:20
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We killed Dracula's wife
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Aug 6, 2016 07:56
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I feel like there was a Van Helsing game and it was good and this is def not it e: Looking in my steam library there I was partly right, it's called the Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing but it's absolute trash garbage some plague rats fucked around with this message at 08:23 on Aug 6, 2016 |
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Aug 6, 2016 08:18
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Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing seemed really inoffensive, that's probably the most vicious opinion I've ever seen of it.
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Aug 6, 2016 09:00
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GamesAreSupernice posted:Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing seemed really inoffensive, that's probably the most vicious opinion I've ever seen of it. Man I hope you like grinding.
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Aug 6, 2016 09:20
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I tried to play IAoVH2 three times and every time I gave up after less than two hours when I hit a bug that made the game stop working. Different bug, every time. Which is a shame because what I saw of it was actually fun
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Aug 6, 2016 10:21
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What is with the red dial that keeps filling every time an attack finishes during combat? Do we do more damage if we don't button mash?
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Aug 6, 2016 13:08
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Lotish posted:What is with the red dial that keeps filling every time an attack finishes during combat? Do we do more damage if we don't button mash? That dial is what determines the combo number. It's not filling, rather, it's unfilling, and every spare second between an attack it goes down. The more we button mash, the higher our combo goes.
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Aug 6, 2016 16:47
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If it's a timer, what doesn't it run counterclockwise, like you might expect of a countdown? What do we get out of combo numbers again?
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Aug 6, 2016 17:20
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Lotish posted:If it's a timer, what doesn't it run counterclockwise, like you might expect of a countdown? Because the HUD is a mess and the combo numbers do nothing Edit: I guess challenging yourself could be considered something? But as far as I can tell they have no valuable in-game benefit GamesAreSupernice fucked around with this message at 17:36 on Aug 6, 2016 |
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Aug 6, 2016 17:29
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Igor has one name to fear
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Aug 7, 2016 17:13
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I played this game a lot as a teen. It's the kind of c-list 7/10 game that's pretty decent for just chilling out and killing poo poo
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Aug 7, 2016 17:38
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The Vosgian Beast posted:I played this game a lot as a teen. It's the kind of c-list 7/10 game that's pretty decent for just chilling out and killing poo poo I think that's a decent way to describe it. It's mildly challenging, but almost anyone could beat it with enough elbow grease. Way easier with the health upgrades tho.
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Aug 7, 2016 18:21
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You do know that van isn’t Helsing's name right? It's just a preface that marks him as a noble. His first name is Abraham, except it seems to be Gabriel here for some weird reason. Just mentioning this because you referred to him as Van earlier.
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Aug 7, 2016 19:43
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Im really feeling the devil may cry inspirations here. Its quite like a bargain bin DMC.
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Aug 7, 2016 19:47
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Thesaya posted:You do know that van isn’t Helsing's name right? It's just a preface that marks him as a noble. His first name is Abraham, except it seems to be Gabriel here for some weird reason. I know but it seemed funny to refer to it as his first name
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Aug 7, 2016 19:52
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It hurts me that the sawed off double barrel shotgun is pump action. I mean, this game is dumb, fine, but there's a limit to what I can stand.
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Aug 7, 2016 22:54
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Lotish posted:It hurts me that the sawed off double barrel shotgun is pump action. I mean, this game is dumb, fine, but there's a limit to what I can stand. Would it make it better if it were a novelty squirtgun.
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Aug 7, 2016 23:02
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Aug 9, 2016 05:34
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These seems to be doing a reasonable job of recreating the movie in the framework of half a DMC game. I still think it would have been better if it cleaved closer to the DMC model with timing based combos instead of just shooting everything forever with lock on.
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Aug 9, 2016 19:54
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Lotish posted:These seems to be doing a reasonable job of recreating the movie in the framework of half a DMC game. I still think it would have been better if it cleaved closer to the DMC model with timing based combos instead of just shooting everything forever with lock on. Holding down Square is the best combo
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Aug 9, 2016 20:04
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Pig goblins
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Aug 12, 2016 05:19
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Those guys don't look fun to fight. Half the time it seems you're fighting them when they're off screen.
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Aug 12, 2016 23:26
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Lotish posted:Those guys don't look fun to fight. Half the time it seems you're fighting them when they're off screen. That's true of most enemies in this game. On a side note, I really hope you show off some of the weird cheats.
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Aug 13, 2016 00:06
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wiegieman posted:That's true of most enemies in this game. If that's an official request, I guess Big Head mode never hurt anyone
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Aug 13, 2016 01:10
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Aug 13, 2016 11:51
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I was wondering why Victor Vran had a lightning gun in his game. I guess they borrowed more from Van Helsing than I thought. I've never actually seen the movie. Is it worth checking out?
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Aug 13, 2016 15:49
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Quiet Python posted:I was wondering why Victor Vran had a lightning gun in his game. I guess they borrowed more from Van Helsing than I thought. I think the movie is pretty fun. It reinvents a lot of classic monster tales in an attempt to fit them into one narrative, but it does a reasonable job.
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Aug 13, 2016 18:06
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It also has some really funny outtakes, like at the ball scene when Dracula is introducing Van Helsing to his guests: "Ladies and Gentleman... I give you... VAN HALEN!"
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Aug 15, 2016 13:43
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We're back again
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Aug 16, 2016 09:30
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Is there any point in including princess whats-her-face in this story? So far she doesn't seem to make a difference. Heck, Dracula kidnapped her and used her as a hostage, but since Van Helsing didn't comply with Dracula's demands, she has not even managed to make a negative difference. Well, there's some game left. Anyway, this game looks like a decent time-waster if you have a somewhat compatible taste. I do feel though that there's something lacking about it.
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Aug 16, 2016 19:31
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Crystalgate posted:Is there any point in including princess whats-her-face in this story? Kind of. In the next mission she's fairly helpful.
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