For me the Final Cut destroyed Van Helsing, so now I prefer Victor Vran.
Still over all of them I prefer Grim Dawn, but I still play VrVr when I need a more casual session.

I don't get what you mean by the 'Dark Hat' opening, but yeah, Grim Dawn rocks. Unfortunatily at the moment I cant play Victor Vran due to driver issues, and I could never get into Van Helsing due to play issues.