Hell Pie Review | TheXboxHub

Are you a gamer with a weak abdomen, or who prefers the cuter issues in life, like unicorns and kittens? In that case, may I counsel that you simply go and discover a totally different evaluate to learn, as what’s to observe could upset you…

Nonetheless right here? Good. Now, the most recent sport from builders Sluggerfly is known as Hell Pie – a sport that’s being billed as “an obscene 3D platformer that takes unhealthy style to the following degree”. Properly, having performed it I can truthfully say that each final phrase of that description is true, however the query I hope to reply on this evaluate is the next: Is there an honest sport struggling to get out from beneath this pile of crudity? Let’s go to Hell and discover out. 

Now, each good sport wants a narrative, and fortunately there’s a story in Hell Pie. Whether or not it’s a robust one is up for debate, however an effort has been made, and we have now to respect that. We play as Nate, the demon of unhealthy style (off to a very good begin) and we’re given the duty of gathering all of the substances that want to enter Devil’s birthday pie. The extra discerning amongst chances are you’ll effectively assume that this feels like nothing greater than the setup for a collection of fetch quests, and there’s an excellent motive for that: it completely is a setup for a collection of fetch quests. As we progress, new hub worlds are unlocked, permitting the prospect to go to new and thrilling areas. The story has a reasonably large tick subsequent to it.  

Presentation sensible, all seems effectively too. Nate is a cute little demon with a natty line in outfits that may be purchased with regardless of the in-game foreign money is – they appear to be purple blobs, however I suppose they might be crystals at a push. As you’d anticipate, the graphics are firmly on the gross out/gory/downright disagreeable finish of no matter spectrum this stuff are measured on, and one of many first scenes exhibits us what occurs when demons upset Devil, as he melts their faces clear off, merely by speaking on the telephone. And issues worsen from there, a selected “spotlight” being wading by means of a sewer, combating poop monsters. 

It’s a disgrace that there are digicam points and Hell Pie can generally battle to have the ability to give an honest view of the motion, nevertheless it principally copes pretty effectively. The sound is fairly good, all informed, with meaty thwacks as we battle (utilizing an angel on a series, however extra about this quickly) with some highlights discovered within the music and the remainder of the incidentals. Up to now, as marketed. 

Now, a 3D platformer like this (of which there have been many up to now) has three important legs, three important areas to excel in for those who like. Specifically, these are exploration, fight and traversal. Beginning with traversal and the information is sweet not less than. One of many first issues we have now to do within the sport is purchase a cherub, a chubby little fellow by the title of Nugget. Now, Nugget is chained to Nate, and that is the place one of many cool bits of the motion mechanics are available in. As we soar, if we’re going to fall wanting our vacation spot, Nugget can hover, and permit us to swing off the chain to leap that little bit additional. So Nugget is, the truth is, just about a grappling hook. Add to this Nate’s air sprint transfer, and the power to equip totally different units of horns to get new talents (my private favorite being the Jet Horns, that enable him to fly a good way) and the leaping about little bit of Hell Pie is excellent certainly. 

Fight once more utilises poor previous Nugget, as he will be swung round by the chain and clobber just about something he comes into contact with. There’s not a large quantity of variation in how the combating facet of Hell Pie performs out to be frank, and even the bosses of the worlds have pretty easy assault patterns that shouldn’t trigger you too many difficulties.

Lastly, exploration is its personal reward, as is common in these sort of video games. There are numerous, many collectibles hidden across the place, with each hub world having its personal assortment of issues to find. Within the first world, for instance, we’re accumulating unicorn goats, and when we have now sufficient, they are often sacrificed in an effort to get a brand new set of horns that enable us to sprint assault issues. The precise sacrificing animation is fairly grim (what did you anticipate?) however the ends justify the means, kinda. If I had my tremendous choosy head on, I might have preferred the collectibles to be both greater or extra noticeable, as they’re fairly arduous to identify, however cautious exploration pays dividends. 

To conclude it’s in all probability finest to reply the large query that I requested on the high of the evaluate: Is there an honest sport in Hell Pie, apart from the gross out “humour”? Properly, sure there may be. The star of the present must be the best way that with an appropriate set of upgrades for Nugget (performed by discovering cans of his favorite meals, which add as much as unlocking new talents ) you possibly can nearly spend extra time within the air than on the bottom. And truthfully, utilizing a cherub as a grappling hook by no means will get previous. Neither does utilizing Nugget to smash crates, to be trustworthy, however that possibly says a bit extra about me than Hell Pie itself.

All of it comes collectively to make sure that Hell Pie is a greater than competent sport that’s value enjoying regardless of the obscenity, moderately than due to it. 

Hell Pie is obtainable from the Xbox Retailer