Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 34
  2. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 21, 2015
    40
    It should be labeled: "only for core fans“. Third installment of Van Helsing is not entirely bad, but it’s average and completely misses its mark..
User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 49
  2. Negative: 9 out of 49
  1. Jun 12, 2015
    6
    it has been better. this was poor sequel. i love 1. and 2. but this is boring. story is worse than in lego minifigures and i can't get online working.
  2. Aug 26, 2015
    6
    This is the final installment of the Van Helsing series, and if you had hoped it would end on a high note you'll be disappointed. VH3 isThis is the final installment of the Van Helsing series, and if you had hoped it would end on a high note you'll be disappointed. VH3 is definitely a downgrade over the previous games, the biggest regression being the skill system, it has been dumbed-down by removing many skills and changing others, this leaves you with very little choice when it comes to creating your build. The toughest decision you'll have to make is which of the skills you'll max out first, as you'll end up maxing out most of them by the end anyway. Another major issue with the game is simply the classes aren't fun to play, the skills are boring, the skill trees are bland and I honestly felt only two of the six classes were enjoyable enough to finish the game with.

    If you can get past the boring classes and restrictive skill system another backtrack from previous games is the loot, much like in VH1 you will rarely find any legendary items, by the end of my play-through I only had two equipped. In VH2 this was fixed and the loot progression was great, I was regularly finding interesting, build changing legionaries and I have no idea why they went back on this in VH3.

    Now if you can look past the bad, underneath it's the same old Van Helsing, so if you enjoyed the first two games you'll probably enjoy this one too, just not as much as the previous entries. The solid voice work and humor once again carries the game and makes you forgive certain downfalls, and if you want to see how the story ends I would suggest picking the game up when it's 50 - 75% off as it's not worth full price. That being said, if you own all the Van Helsing games you will be entitled to the Final Cut edition for free which is releasing next month, it's basically all three games combined and improved (although we're not sure how, but they have said they're overhauling the skill system which was absolutely necessary IMO). My advice would be to wait and play the Final Cut edition, instead of playing VH3 as a standalone game.
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  3. May 25, 2015
    7
    hmm The final outcome of a game is always different some changes some removals though it retains some of the old magic we have seen in vanhmm The final outcome of a game is always different some changes some removals though it retains some of the old magic we have seen in van helsing 2 many things have been stripped down level cap skills i am not quite sure what purpose this will serve for if you are casual player for the kill it s ok if you expect more better wait for updates to fill in he blanks nonetheless it s ok Full Review »