Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Review

14 July 2011

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Posted by:Rob

In Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, two mercenaries in battle, E’lara and Caddoc, go searching for a mysterious artifact about which Caddoc had a vision. Will their quest be an amazing adventure or should it remain in its dungeon? Let’s review shall we.

Developer: inXile Entertainment
Publishers: Bethesda Softworks
Engine: Unreal Engine 3
Platforms: Microsoft Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release dates: NA May 31st 2011, EU June 3rd 2011, JP June 23rd 2011
Genre: 3rd Person Action-Adventure
Modes: Single-player, Online and Offline Co-Op
Ratings: BBFC: 15, ESRB: M, PEGI: 18

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, is a third-person action video game set in a dark fantasy world. The game was developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. Hunted: The Demon’s Forge was released in North America on May 31, 2011. In Europe, the game was released June 3, 2011 for countries within PAL region. The Japanese release of game has been scheduled for June 23, 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is powered by Unreal Engine 3.

That’s the general information but lets see how it plays in the video review.

Now for some scores.

Graphics: 7

A good dark mood is set for you from the beginning, with character models that seem to draw from a Gears of War style mixed in with Diablo. It’s very satisfying to look at, although in some areas the Unreal engine has not been pushed as far as we know it could go.

Gameplay: 7

With the strong focus on multiplayer co-op it would seem the single player suffered slightly, but it’s not enough to distract from a fantastic old school dungeon romp. Character changing is a slight pain having to find an obelisk to switch between players and maybe some more time spent to deliver an actual inventory system would have helped at some points, but overall solid yet standard gameplay.

Sound: 6

I don’t usually find myself rating sound with a score as low as six but every now and then something comes along that’s almost void of any atmosphere sound-wise, and I’m sorry to say Hunted is that game. The voice actors seem to have spent a few years in a dungeon as they work through their lines, it’s something that’s hard to point a finger at but I didn’t feel the sound quality was good as previous Bethesda titles.

Overall Fun-Factor: 7

Overall, Hunted was a little standard and nothing to shout about, but at other times it surprised me as I was roadie running between cover and then launching into a volley of arrows, throwing enemies to the floor in a manner that only a hero could. I would say this is one better played with 2 players, so grab a buddy and get going!