Victor Vran

I bought this when it came out as Early Access earlier this year. I was looking for a good ARPG at that time to replace Diablo 3 and Path of Exile, as I had played them till utter boredom. Several games, indie and professional alike, had disappointed me, however, Victor Vran did not. You play as the titular demon hunter, on his quest to free the city of Zagoravia from a demon invasion. You don't need much more story in an ARPG, and the first versions of Early Access didn't even have that - the quest givers were basically the developers talking to you. The current version has the story, which is fine by ARPG standards, but nothing special otherwise. You can play with gamepad or different keyboard/mouse configurations, I personally like the gamepad controls the best - they are fluent and support the action-oriented gameplay with dodging and a fully-rotatable camera. To kill stuff (which after all is the prime activity in any good ARPG), you can pick form a variety of melee and ranged weapons (swords, hammers, rapiers, shotguns, mortars and lightning guns at this time). Each weapon time has one basic and two special attacks, which males for interesting synergies in combination with magical properties (up to two per weapon). Character development does NOT work with a skill tree, but by choosing weapons, demon powers (spells you can cast once your overdrive meter is full; it fills by dealing damage) and Destiny Cards. The latter are items you put in slots that are awarded by leveling up and grant various buffs. The graphics are fine for on ARPG (don't expect photorealism) and a bit on the bright side palette-wise. The music sounds nice, I think it's a bit above the average ambient "music" of many current RPGs. Is it fun? Hell yeah, it is! If you're looking for some fun, fast-paced monster-slaying, grab it. However, if you're looking for an "MMO" ARPG in the line of Diablo 3 and PoE, with trading and ladders, check out some videos before, it might not be what you crave.

So, i decided to try this new game. The genre is already stagnant and overcrowded with clones, pretenders and wannabes, the grandfather itself (diablo) has swooped to unbelievable lows, so i was kind of "meh". Thankfully, this game is quite the surprise. Satisfying combat, nice dual weapon system, interesting weapons special skills (each type of weapon has a different special skill duo unique to it), even secrets (in the form of hidden treasure boxes), objectives, bosses and "champions", which took me back to the good old Diablo 2 era. "Spells" come in the form of "demon powers", you need to build up the yellow bar in order to cast any. Demon cards are interesting, as they provide nice little bonuses, specialization and effects; you have to choose carefully and try for them to make a combo. People accuse it of being DRMed. No, it's not. Only if someone wants to touch MULTIPLAYER, you have to be logged in, it can be played offline just fine. Or if you want to redeem the GOG bonus code, which is not mandatory and most importantly, it gives NOTHING new or more, than what you get yourself in-game, while playing the game; it is more like a one time cheat use, in order for you to grab early in game items you would normally find much later through normal gameplay, anyway. Stop bashing, downvoting and overreacting; game is good, IS DRM-FREE and guess what? It is really enjoyable. I gave it 5 stars, even though it does not deserve them fully (has some flaws to it), but i felt like it has to be praised and rewarded. A very nice try, towards a very tired and very abused genre. Feels like an indie, low-budget game done right, at least to me. There is no need for AAAs all the time, or expensive-budget sh*t! This is really an ok title. Grab it, you won't regret.

A very good game, in the tradition of ARPGs, but adding interesting new mechanics and variety. Very good atmosphere, beautiful graphics and quite polished. It was in EA till now and i can say the developers were very active, engaged and delivered updates quickly. Now when it is in full release i can say it is definitely worth getting for every fan of ARPGs.

Looks like the "DRM" aspects have been changed. I just purchased the game with 2.x patch and all of the gifts were instantly available when I got to the hub. I must say, this game, even if I had purchased it with the DRM has made me more giddy than a game has made me in a long time. I understand why some here have a repulsion for DRM schemes, but it looks as if GOG has made good on a correction (correct me if I'm wrong). I debated with myself about purchasing this game on Steam or here and once again, I am glad I purchased it here. If anyone is on the fence about the DRM, fret not. This game has great atmosphere, great gameplay and I never logged into anything to play offline with all the perks. If you have the spare cash and you enjoy ARPGs, then do yourself, the developer and GOG a favor and get this game. This is my first review on GOG and it was prompted by the value/strength of this game. That says something.