Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Role-playing action-adventure with an isometric camera in a dark medieval fantasy setting, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem invites you to step into the role of a righteous hero and dive into the abyss of battling supernatural evil. In intense, dynamic battles, the chosen one mows down hordes of regular mobs mixed with leaders and sub-bosses. Boss battles will make you sweat, taking up to half an hour and divided into several phases.

Post-completion is presented in a network mode that received new content for several years after release, with its raids into dungeons and arenas, community events, and challenges for experienced players with very rare rewards, reminiscent of an MMO.

The action of Wolcen takes place in an alternate universe where there are forces of good and evil, and humanity, for which the battle is fought. An important component of the world is magic, which is openly used in some regions, while in others, its practitioners are eradicated.

The protagonist is one of the three children of the Great Inquisitor Heimlock, raised, trained, and educated to serve the Republic faithfully. This ideological entity strives to conquer all the kingdoms and empires of the Wolcen world to protect humanity from otherworldly forces and sorcery. Raised in a society of magic opponents, the hero unexpectedly discovers supernatural powers that could lead to his death.

The escalating conflict between the Republic and the Brotherhood of Dawn triggers a full-scale demon invasion into the human world, and the protagonist will be a crucial part of it. The plot in Wolcen, as in other hack-and-slash games, unfolds in the background of the action and is dedicated to the fight for a righteous cause, with a conflict of relationships between the three children and their adoptive father, the struggle of radical new against the ossified old, with a touch of mysticism.

In the release version of Wolcen, there were three story acts, each evolving in its large, open-to-explore location, represented by realistic and fantasy biomes with many procedurally generated levels, such as fortresses, basements, dungeons, etc. Events were fully revealed in the main quest, without touching additional ones. Over time, new acts and accompanying large locations were released for Wolcen.

Classes are replaced by development paths — swordsman, archer, and mage — and you can easily switch between them and redistribute active skills and passive abilities, with their application depending only on the required weapon or staff. Thanks to the common mana and rage scale, which flow into each other, you can use 2 different paths simultaneously in battle, for example, a mage and an archer.

Levels do not play a significant role, as active skills are unlocked by absorbing Enneract energy crystals. They can be bought, found during combat, or received as a reward. By choosing something to your liking from the available ones, the player places the necessary skills in the quick access panel and actively uses them during skirmishes. A skill can be upgraded several times.

Passive abilities are represented by a web of modifiers, enhancements, and types of additional damage, grouped in three rings. By rotating them, you can further customize the build to your play style, choosing anything from the paths of swordsman, archer, or mage, so it's impossible to ruin the development.

В сложные моменты боя персонажа легко перевоплотить в его апокалиптическую форму. Со временем таковых открывается несколько видов и каждая имеет четыре уникальных навыка и одну супер-способность.

Кампания Wolcen рассчитана на одного игрока, прохождение напоминает Diablo 3 или Path of Exile: движемся вперед, методично перемалываем врагов, обыскиваем сундуки, собираем весь выпадающий лут и ресурсы, меняем экипировку и оружие персонажа, улучшаем предметы в инвентаре с помощью крафта, а также развиваем персонажа. Игра предлагает большой набор врагов и монстров самых разнообразных форм и размеров, так что скучать не придется.

По завершении кампании открывается новый контент высокого уровня, доступный одному или в кооперативе друзей (до трех человек в партии). Глобальная цель каждого игрока — восстановить город, пострадавший во время сюжета, для чего нужно строить здания, затрачивая на них немалые ресурсы и чем выше уровень здания, тем больше придется потратиться.

Гриндить ресурсы и предлагается. Для этого игрокам надо выполнять испытания, проходить рейды, зачищать еще больше подземелий с еще большим числом врагов и особо сложных боссов, улучшать снаряжение, развивая ремесла или открывая редкие награды.