![]() Hel is an interesting character and it was great seeing a little bit more of the world that the base game introduced but rarely explored. Ghostrunner Project_Hel is a fun, if a little bit short-lived expansions. The base game eventually received post-launch, so I’m hopeful that a similar add-on is currently being developed for this expansion. It’s also lacking when it comes to a hardcore mode. There’s not enough platforming that really makes Hel’s movement abilities shine. With that being said, the combat encounters are fun and do enough to change up the game’s core formula. One of its biggest issues is its length, as it lasts for, at the very most, 90 minutes or so. Unfortunately, Project_Hel felt just a little bit lacking. ![]() Still fun, but a bit too short for an expansion. I also need to point out that Project_Hel ended up being significantly easier than the base game. Then we have a few new boss fights, which were honestly rather disappointing. As such, you will be doing more leaping around than ever before in order to deal with new threats. There’s less emphasis on the wall running angle, with the game leaning more heavily on the usage of Hel’s unique abilities. With a change to the overall game flow, some other changes were also bound to occur, namely with the overall level design. The more kills you perform, the more your meter charges up, eventually letting you use a surge attack or even survive a single shot. Hel also has a rage meter, which replaces the Ghostrunner’s basic abilities. A simple change, granted, but it does a good enough job of differentiating the two characters from each other, also changing the overall flow of the game. Jumping now launches Hel forward, whilst her dash has an arch. Hel can still wallrun and jump like the Ghostrunner, but she does have access to a handful of different (and exclusive) abilities. One of the expansion’s few platforming sections.Īs expected, being a DLC expansion, this retains that same fantastic sense of speed and agility from the base game. It’s actually rather amusing to see a different side to a character that was originally a simple boss fight in the original. Hel herself is a surprising fun character to play, constantly disobeying Mara’s commands in order to avoid casualties. We do get to see a bit more of what happened before the awakening of the titular Ghostrunner, though, and that’s always a good thing. Granted, this isn’t a DLC expansion that lingers too heavily on its storytelling aspects, focusing rather on the past events we had already heard about in the base game. There’s more to this story, however, with the lingering question of Hel having an agenda of her own, or not. Awakened by Mara after her own rebellion has taken control of Darma city, Hel is sent out to stop the climbers’ resistance and anyone who opposes Mara. As you may (or may not) remember, Hel was one of the major bosses that you’d eventually encounter during your journey. Project_Hel takes place a bit before the events of the main game.
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