V Rising
Steam Description:
Awaken as a vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
Episode Summary:
V Rising: A vampire survival game with smooth combat and a non-linear tutorial system
V Rising is a recently released vampire survival game with smooth combat, developed by Stunlock Studios. The game features a non-linear tutorial system that guides players through quests and objectives without being overbearing or boring. Players start off as a newly awakened vampire and embark on quests to regain their strength, build a castle, and conquer the land of the living.
Combat and Progression in V Rising
The game has a natural and non-obtrusive progression system that guides players without being overly hand-holding. The weapon system allows players to choose from seven different types of weapons with various abilities and upgrades, offering a sense of progression and variety. The game also features a spell system where players can equip different spells, abilities, and travel skills, allowing for customizable combat experiences. Additionally, PvP is enabled in the game, offering players the opportunity to engage in both monster and player battles.
Castle building and customization adds a new dimension to the game, allowing players to create unique and personalized bases. The building mechanics are well-designed and intuitive, making it accessible even for those who are not skilled builders. The castle building aspect also adds to the progression of the game, with players unlocking new features and upgrades for their castles. Overall, it adds depth and variety to the gameplay experience.
The Blood Altar and Progression in V Rising
The Blood Altar is a key component of progression in V Rising. It allows players to select bosses to fight and leech their v blood, which grants new abilities and unlocks recipes for crafting. Boss fights are challenging and require teamwork, making solo progression difficult. Random encounters with bosses and NPCs add to the game's sense of a living world.
The Blood System and PvP in V Rising
The game features a blood system where vampires can feed on different creatures to gain buffs based on the type of blood consumed. Players can also share blood with each other to gain the same buffs. PvP in the game allows raiding of other players' castles, but the system is unbalanced and lacks meaningful rewards for raiding.
A Clever and Fun Vampire Survival Game
The game features quality of life improvements like automatically moving items to specific chests and clever debuffs like being poisoned with silver or affected by garlic. The game also has mixed reviews from the community, with some praising its polish and others criticizing its PvP and longevity. The overall score for the game is 88.
V Rising
The reviewers are conflicted about V Rising. While they enjoyed aspects of the game such as progression and combat, they found flaws in the endgame content and PvP balance. They ultimately recommend the game, but with reservations about its longevity and lack of replayability. The reviewers place it around the middle of their leaderboard, considering it better than some games but not as good as others.
Announcement of NieR: Automata deep dive
The hosts discuss their thoughts on "V Rising" and its potential for improvement in terms of end game content, rating, and overall quality. They also announce their upcoming deep dive on NieR: Automata chosen by a supporter. They conclude the episode and mention their other content and platforms for engagement.
Key Points Covered
1. V Rising: A vampire survival game with smooth combat and a non-linear tutorial system
2. Combat and Progression in V Rising
3. The Blood Altar and Progression in V Rising
4. The Blood System and PvP in V Rising
5. A Clever and Fun Vampire Survival Game
6. V Rising
7. Upcoming deep dive on NieR: Automata
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