Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

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  1. Velvetvelvet
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Так получилось, что Wolcen выглядит лучше, чем Diablo 4...Но игра в целом годная.
  2. Pteromyin0
    Sep 4, 2023
    7
    Surprisingly good ARPG, finally with controller support. Seems to have had lots of bugs, but I didn't encounter any. Nice graphics, mechanics as expected, but fairly short.
  3. PenetratorGod
    Aug 21, 2023
    4
    A failed diablo clone. The game repeats itself too much and the main story is very bad. Some parts become extremely difficult, the difficulty level is very unbalanced. I played for long hours but I don't like it so far. I will try again in the future.
  4. justinx
    Jul 21, 2023
    8
    good game. I played offline mode, end game version, no bugs, no problems, 20hrs good playing
  5. o1nk
    Jun 13, 2023
    7
    Как итог я бы скорее всего игру посоветовал, но ждать от нее ВАУ не стал бы. Моё мнение - это череда косяков разработчиков, которые больше огорчили старых игроков, чем новых.
    За фул прайс я бы не стал брать, но по скидке для прохождения в кооперативе, либо соло на несколько вечеров - самое то.    Как итог я бы скорее всего игру посоветовал, но ждать от нее ВАУ не стал бы. Моё мнение - это череда косяков разработчиков, которые больше огорчили старых игроков, чем новых.
    За фул прайс я бы не стал брать, но по скидке для прохождения в кооперативе, либо соло на несколько вечеров - самое то.
  6. strangermoon
    May 23, 2023
    6
    better graphics than diablo 4 bcouse of cry engine game but lesser gameplay than diablo 3. more vairarty good armors than diablo but lack of weapon variarty. have pistols not save that even. only 3 act with not feel open world. maps not make sense mostly. performance and visuals great. camera zooming kinda allow very end to push third person level and bcouse of visials intact can be butbetter graphics than diablo 4 bcouse of cry engine game but lesser gameplay than diablo 3. more vairarty good armors than diablo but lack of weapon variarty. have pistols not save that even. only 3 act with not feel open world. maps not make sense mostly. performance and visuals great. camera zooming kinda allow very end to push third person level and bcouse of visials intact can be but gameplay not allow. demon variarty also weak uses more metalic mechas like enmyies. still quite suprising to see cry engine like diablo style game and kinda success that quaite good for a fps forest engine. the prologe for once feels like a lord of the rings diablo game but rest not feels like that.… Expand
  7. Cristianberte5_
    Mar 20, 2023
    9
    Zerei todos Diablo, olhei pra este jogo e curti o que eu vi e comprei,e já estou bem longe no game e até estou gostando muito, muito mais do que Diablo 3,até agora jogando offline não tive nenhum travamento ou bug no Xbox série S, achei o jogo bonito e pra quem está reclamando e dando nota baixa está inventando....
  8. Morbus47
    Mar 15, 2023
    2
    They released Endgame, which takes all of your characters, drops them all to level 40, takes away all of your skill points, all of your talents, all of your Stormfall upgrades that take days to complete, spits in your face, and expects you to just.. be okay with it and do it all again. Now all the gear you've collected cannot be used until you reach the appropriate level.. again. And theyThey released Endgame, which takes all of your characters, drops them all to level 40, takes away all of your skill points, all of your talents, all of your Stormfall upgrades that take days to complete, spits in your face, and expects you to just.. be okay with it and do it all again. Now all the gear you've collected cannot be used until you reach the appropriate level.. again. And they compensate you with level one gear. These devs are such a joke it's unreal.

    I'm not even going to play the new chapter. It's just not worth it at all.

    Don't buy this game. This is like the fifth time they've taken everything away from the players and said "Do it again" without any warning. Every single update makes this game worse. Every single update breaks five times as much as it fixes. Just leave it to die. The devs want this abomination dead.    … Expand
  9. MorRin
    Dec 29, 2022
    0
    eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  10. jttru
    Dec 20, 2022
    5
    didn't have a good launch that's for sure hopefully next time they can delay it until ready.
  11. ijhkig
    Dec 12, 2022
    5
    really hard to connect to the server and the game itself wasn't running that well
  12. jirny
    Nov 6, 2022
    6
    типичный дьяблоид, но история банальна, а персонаж неинтересен. зато есть древо навыков
  13. KJyff
    Oct 10, 2022
    6
    This game is okay at best nothing too original or fun but it can be good for a day or two for playing
  14. rjtrt
    Jul 28, 2022
    6
    this game is a bit of a let down for me because of not nearly polish enough
  15. Chena
    Jul 1, 2022
    6
    the game is too easy for player to cheat and exploit on the difficulty and then made the game not good
  16. rosao
    Jun 14, 2022
    6
    too many bugs and glitches for the game now and the server was pretty bad so still waiting
  17. dotrem
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    What? WTF is this? Is it even a game? Are you sure that it's not a demo version?

    It's so short unbeleavable. There are just a couple hours of game play in main compain. And after only some kind of simcity and raid:shadows legends(no ads). Okey. If we talking about compain only. Well you can compare it with D3 and PoE and all of them on same ResidentSleeper level. But you can not    What? WTF is this? Is it even a game? Are you sure that it's not a demo version?

    It's so short unbeleavable. There are just a couple hours of game play in main compain. And after only some kind of simcity and raid:shadows legends(no ads).

    Okey. If we talking about compain only. Well you can compare it with D3 and PoE and all of them on same ResidentSleeper level. But you can not compare Wolcen with good action rpgs, couse if you start you find Wolcen in tresh bin.

    There are no punishment, no challenge, nothing what can push you to change your build. Just a unharm journey into unicorn lands.

    Also standart set of untested action rpg bugs:
    Invisible chests.
    Clickable companions what prevent your moves.
    Freezes on RTX 3070.

    Will i recoment it? No.    … Expand
  18. hTdRxu7Z_rNRGgH
    Jan 25, 2022
    10
    Норм Норм становится игра эндгейма всё больше.
  19. Mitchlb
    Sep 3, 2021
    10
    Clearly this game had a troubled launch, but it's a great game. Great graphics, and it's very fun. Definitely recommend.
  20. pornography
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    i never played the game at launch looking at reviews it must have been a mess but this game is amazing now. after i killed my first mob i was hooked the sound and feel is so good. graphics are so good really sad how much hate this game has
  21. Kusbegi
    Aug 6, 2021
    5
    I don't like gameplay of this game and I don't like the idea of using a mouse to attack in rpg games.
  22. Juli01223
    Jun 11, 2021
    7
    A decent game. I like the ARPG genre, for sure wolcen is not among the best in the genre, but it was fun. Awesome graphics.
  23. XBliss
    Feb 20, 2021
    5
    This could have been a good game but it's done very bad. I'm not gonna tell about fps lags but about bad targeting(aiming forward but targeting enemy behind you), movement(you will be constantly stuck in things) and poor key reading(can't use healing potion before end of last animation and such a things) which are unforgiving in a diablo-like game. Also main story is a little bit cringy
  24. Bloodnes
    Jan 22, 2021
    5
    Унылая игра, динамики нет, сюжет просто неинтересен, интерфейс полностью скопирован с диабло, 5/10
  25. the_flame
    Dec 24, 2020
    10
    the most beautiful action rpg game out there... its gorgeous active skills are cool with a huge passive skill tree i love it honestly
    i just started playing the game December 2020 with the blood trail DLC didn't face a single bug
    i can see the time and love for the genre that the devs put into this game give this game a chance and be supportive for the creators so they can give us more    the most beautiful action rpg game out there... its gorgeous active skills are cool with a huge passive skill tree i love it honestly
    i just started playing the game December 2020 with the blood trail DLC didn't face a single bug
    i can see the time and love for the genre that the devs put into this game
    give this game a chance and be supportive for the creators so they can give us more awesome stuff    … Expand
  26. DingerDonger
    Dec 23, 2020
    4
    You can't reassign left click. That is insanity and on its face is an instant failure for an ARPG in my book. But let's keep going, because the game honestly isn't all bad.

    Almost every skill has a cooldown. This is incredibly lazy design and extremely boring to play ESPECIALLY considering that this game has a unique resource system that could have been used to balance these skills    You can't reassign left click. That is insanity and on its face is an instant failure for an ARPG in my book. But let's keep going, because the game honestly isn't all bad.

    Almost every skill has a cooldown. This is incredibly lazy design and extremely boring to play ESPECIALLY considering that this game has a unique resource system that could have been used to balance these skills instead. Why do game devs keep putting cooldowns on every skill? Learn to balance your games in more meaningful and creative ways.

    Gameplay is overall slow, partially thanks to everything having cooldowns. Don't play this if you like Diablo 2 or POE.

    Let's talk good though. Character customization is great, the skill tree is really cool, and the game definitely looks good and sounds good overall.

    But realistically the cons outweigh the pros. There are a LOT of cons I didn't cover but I think those are covered well enough by other reviews. Skip this unless you're looking for a casual game to play with friends.    … Expand
  27. Szeidil
    Dec 15, 2020
    8
    Rly good diablo clone, ARPG with potential for future updates and new content. World is rly great, game have rly good story with great cutscenes, I know its not the most imporantnt in diablo clones but its a great addon. Gameplay is rly good, character you can upgrade in many ways, character tree is rly big, and you can even circle him arround to choose diffrent paths, graphic isRly good diablo clone, ARPG with potential for future updates and new content. World is rly great, game have rly good story with great cutscenes, I know its not the most imporantnt in diablo clones but its a great addon. Gameplay is rly good, character you can upgrade in many ways, character tree is rly big, and you can even circle him arround to choose diffrent paths, graphic is definitely the best from all ARPGS/ diablo clones. Overall gameplay is rly good, and by adding new content this game can be PoE/Diablo killed in future.… Expand
  28. Idoco
    Dec 14, 2020
    7
    I liked it.. There is a lot of bugs and bad optimization..
    But I enjoyed my time with the game
  29. Rufasa
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    Its been a week since release and i still cant progress past the 3rd act boss (on 3 characters) because of a bug where the boss just simply does not exist after the cinematic
  30. koubiak13
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    un jeu bourré de bug a ca sortie , une campagne vraiment trop courte 3 act fini en 3 jour meme en travaillant et en ayant une vie a coté payé plein tarif pour jeu qui n est qu une beta c est vraiment pitoyable
  31. Amigos
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    game is not supported, are incompleted and all kickstarter backer no have receive the physical rewards
  32. Itsamine
    Nov 19, 2020
    0
    Garbage game full of bugs boring story and generally a waste of time dont even bother buying this trash
  33. Hexen-Slayer
    Sep 5, 2020
    2
    I regret buying WOLCEN: LORDS OF BOREDOM, which is probably the worst hack & slash game out there. Sure, it's got good graphics (good, not great), and a new twist on a skill system, also doing away with the classes, but all that doesn't change the fact that WOLCEN is BORING.
    Hack through bland enemies in gauntlet labyrinthian levels, switch your loot, return to store to sell obsolete    I regret buying WOLCEN: LORDS OF BOREDOM, which is probably the worst hack & slash game out there. Sure, it's got good graphics (good, not great), and a new twist on a skill system, also doing away with the classes, but all that doesn't change the fact that WOLCEN is BORING.
    Hack through bland enemies in gauntlet labyrinthian levels, switch your loot, return to store to sell obsolete items, rinse and repeat. Let's face it, this genre needs some innovation, the same old - same old is not gonna do it anymore, and just a different class system is not enough. Even the HUD is hardly distinguishable from that of DIABLO and its clones.
    Paired with tons of bugs and bad controls (try hitting a mobile small enemy like a rat with a pixel-big click window) I got sick and tired of this game halfway through.
    Avoid WOLCEN: LORDS OF BOREDOM like the plague!    … Expand
  34. App1e
    Jul 27, 2020
    1
    Dont buy this game its scam. We paid full price for bugged alpha. There is no communication between players and devs, they just dont wanna repair the game we paid for ..
  35. orukusaki
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    They released an unfinished buggy ass game for $59.99 lol THAT STILL IS VERY BUGGY as I write this review. Unless they release a very large update patch to fix a lot of obvious issues do not waste your money.
  36. PatusBence
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    The game itself is simply amazing. The visuals are beautiful, the character, item,creature, enviroment design is incredibly detailed, the audio is good too, gameplay mechanics are incredibly fun, the story is interesting. The only problem with the game right now is that we currently can't access the online mode and some visual bugs here and there, but it will be probably solved soon. MaybeThe game itself is simply amazing. The visuals are beautiful, the character, item,creature, enviroment design is incredibly detailed, the audio is good too, gameplay mechanics are incredibly fun, the story is interesting. The only problem with the game right now is that we currently can't access the online mode and some visual bugs here and there, but it will be probably solved soon. Maybe a few weeks, maybe a month, but when they solve these problems, this game will be one of the greatest ARPGs out there. I absolutely recommend this game, let the devs see that we support them!… Expand
  37. andre_pl
    May 31, 2020
    2
    Wors h'n's i've ever played. Weird, stupid mechanisms, glitches, high system requirements, everything works different than should, irritating tutorial... and many many more
  38. Gee1981
    May 19, 2020
    9
    Why is this game rated so bad? It's not as good as Diablo but almost as good and graphics are even better than Diablo 3
  39. CesarV
    May 18, 2020
    0
    Worst progression system possible, mobs are so easy you breeze through them, you get to bosses you get your arse handed to you like there's no tomorrow with insta kill mechanics and buggy abilities, if you have summons they will simply hand around doing nothing during boss fights.

    Game is done in corridors, you can't refight any of the bosses or minibosses for loot, and levels feel very    Worst progression system possible, mobs are so easy you breeze through them, you get to bosses you get your arse handed to you like there's no tomorrow with insta kill mechanics and buggy abilities, if you have summons they will simply hand around doing nothing during boss fights.

    Game is done in corridors, you can't refight any of the bosses or minibosses for loot, and levels feel very small.

    Lots of abilities are buggy or downright don't work, it's also normal to simply lose all progression because of corrupt saves. This game should still be in alpha.    … Expand
  40. EustaceCS
    May 3, 2020
    0
    Used to own it at GOG - back when they sold their game on GOG.
    Then - 'hello GOG players! we're scrapping GOG version! Enjoy playing eternal alpha version!'
    Of course, it isn't LITERALLY the text of that announcement but: 1. The announcement's theme was essentially this. No recommendations on how to refund, no advice on how to keep playing the helluva mess the game was back these    Used to own it at GOG - back when they sold their game on GOG.
    Then - 'hello GOG players! we're scrapping GOG version! Enjoy playing eternal alpha version!'
    Of course, it isn't LITERALLY the text of that announcement but:

    1. The announcement's theme was essentially this. No recommendations on how to refund, no advice on how to keep playing the helluva mess the game was back these days. No nothing except 'GOG version won't be updated anymore. Thank you for understanding.'
    Let it sink in for awhile.
    They canned the whole segment of their playerbase and got away with it like it was absolutely okay.

    2. The announcement was NOT posted at GOG.
    Let it sink in for a while.
    They started selling undeveloped game at GOG - and, after deciding to halt the development, they refused to inform their players.

    3. As per what I got from my correspondence with GOG Customer Service, GOG staff was not aware of this... decision either.
    Let it sink in for a while.
    The developer didn't informed the publisher that the game won't be developed for publisher's platform.

    Not mentioning that, as per reviews from my Steam-based brethern, even after actual Release the game is, essentially, incomplete and bugged.

    Absolutely horrid game from bunch of scammers.

    The only place where this game and these developers may get a positive score is a 'Scam Of The Century' award show.    … Expand
  41. poxi1
    Apr 27, 2020
    0
    This game suck hard ,in Act 1 my spells and mobs spells are invisible and i cant win fight with edirc bcs game relocate my chemp into his (still invisible) spells and i die every time. If rest game look same i will thanks and drop this **** into trash
  42. Vasot
    Apr 19, 2020
    4
    Boring and repetitive with plenty of bugs all stages feel the same i only keep playing because of the story the gameplay is meh
  43. Squatchasaurus
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    I'm gonna start off by saying this is my second review of this game because apparently the Devs deleted my previous one which was petty, if you can't accept your game is hot garbage then don't bother making another game...I mean that don't think about it just give up because this is dreadful and the fact it's compared too the greats such as Diablo is laughable, this game is more akin too aI'm gonna start off by saying this is my second review of this game because apparently the Devs deleted my previous one which was petty, if you can't accept your game is hot garbage then don't bother making another game...I mean that don't think about it just give up because this is dreadful and the fact it's compared too the greats such as Diablo is laughable, this game is more akin too a mobile ARPG and it's just as badly made. get gud/10 Wolcen "developers".… Expand
  44. SRKNZ
    Apr 17, 2020
    4
    Wolcen Lords of Mayhem is cast in a similar vein to Diablo. On the plus side its game play is enjoyable, its interface sensible and mostly easy to use. The environments are varied, colourful and well rendered and the enemies including boss creatures, creative and interesting. Cut scenes are well done too and generously sprinkled through the game.

    On the downside, there are LOTS of bugs    Wolcen Lords of Mayhem is cast in a similar vein to Diablo. On the plus side its game play is enjoyable, its interface sensible and mostly easy to use. The environments are varied, colourful and well rendered and the enemies including boss creatures, creative and interesting. Cut scenes are well done too and generously sprinkled through the game.

    On the downside, there are LOTS of bugs in this game. Enemy targeting is at times "off". The character literally gets stuck on points in a map forcing you to repeat an area. The game took me back to the first episode even though I'd reached the second. Thankfully there was a fix of sorts which required editing a game file. It worked but still who expects that. Lastly the game crashed more than a few times on shut down and locked up so far once during game play.

    I found using potions, such as health and magic, a real issue. Either there's yet another bug or some really impractical decisions have been made. Potions even when equipped often take time to show up in the interface and you simply can't use them in the interim. When you do they often fail to offer a significant effect or sometimes just don't work until you mash the Q or W keys several times.

    This is a substantial shortcoming that badly undermines game play when you are facing off against hordes of creatures or bosses. The result is a frustrating grind where you repeat some sequences over and over and luck sees you through. I can see why people have not rated this game, game play is poorly balanced, in part because of this.

    I really feel this game URGENTLY needs patching and perhaps it was released prematurely? Wolcen has so much promise, if the list of bugs were fixed I'd be unreserved in my praise.

    As it stands 4/10.    … Expand
  45. greenisgood
    Apr 4, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TL;DR - Being a Kickstarter does it mean we are to look forward to a horrendously stupid amount of bugs and crashes?
    This is a question we should put forward to devs before supporting a newbie Kickstarter Games in the future.

    (Re Edit - Dropped score to 2 from an initial 4 currently on final mission, almost everything in this game is unbalanced and feels surprisingly untested. Just because your game looks good does not mean we need to excuse 90% of the game being an unbalanced crapfest.... Clearly and Pointlessly Quantity over Quality was concentrated on which is a horrible decision in any game.
    Instead of cramming in so much dev time in a massive amount of abilities and passives they should have spent time streamlining the game instead. Most of us would have been happier with less than half of the passives and abilities per class with a stable, streamlined experience.
    Because In-game the passives are not enhancing my experience at all in the face of unresponsive controls, delay inputs, movement issues and abilities not working the way they should.
    For Example Flesh Golem - This ability is needed for casters but half the time the golem is tanking a single enemy away from you while 10 others are chasing you all over, regardless of using the Taunt.)

    RE-RE Edit - WTF Ending was that??? OMG I feel like dropping the score to zero. The devs were clearly under the impression that they were making an experience equivalent to the The Second coming of Christ. Such a fcking disaster especially since the gameplay has promise but every decision around it which should have been to give a good experience was replaced by the exact opposite. The least they could do was give some kind of ending to the damn experience, it would not be that hard to continue the story in DLC after giving the current story some closure.
    Fcking Heartbreaking.    … Expand
  46. N3ar
    Mar 16, 2020
    7
    Well, although i really enjoyed the game, it still has a long way to go, in my opinion this game wasn't ready for a full release, it came out buggy and a bit broken, and it lacks a bit of content, nut don't get me wrong, the game has some content, just not as much as it should in a full release, and you'll feel that specially when you're in the late game, that's where things start to getWell, although i really enjoyed the game, it still has a long way to go, in my opinion this game wasn't ready for a full release, it came out buggy and a bit broken, and it lacks a bit of content, nut don't get me wrong, the game has some content, just not as much as it should in a full release, and you'll feel that specially when you're in the late game, that's where things start to get repetitive. Ok, now let's talk about what made like the game despite the thing I've said here, the game has a solid gameplay, great sound design, and a skill tree mechanic that is outstanding, the liberty that the game gives you to create your builds is amazing, you can make characters from a simple warrior to a gunslinger mage, one of the best mechanics in this game is that there's no class! yes, you can choose what your first weapon and ability will be, but that does not limit you in which kind of weapon/armor/skills you can have, the story of the game (although it's not finished) is intriguing and interesting, and last but not least the visuals, the game uses the "Cryengine" (as the name suggests, the same one as crysys), which gives Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem the best ARPG graphics I've ever seen (at least until Diablo IV is out).… Expand
  47. Rkshz
    Mar 9, 2020
    7
    better than Diablo 3 - worse than Grim Dawn
    few bugs, corridor maps, difficult bosses, many abilities and interesting skill tree
  48. Kreiven
    Mar 8, 2020
    7
    Gra jest na stan dzisiejszy przeciętna z licznymi bugami, lecz ma ogromny potencjał.
  49. Kinatsu
    Mar 7, 2020
    4
    They created a good way for "customization" that solved many problems of Diablo 3. I really enjoy the CC-based game where all skills applies some debuff and you can play with this locking runes or using the talent tree, but the game is broken, i mean, a lot of talent and runes just doesn't work, we have a few viable builds for late game and the dev team are working on bugs that makes theThey created a good way for "customization" that solved many problems of Diablo 3. I really enjoy the CC-based game where all skills applies some debuff and you can play with this locking runes or using the talent tree, but the game is broken, i mean, a lot of talent and runes just doesn't work, we have a few viable builds for late game and the dev team are working on bugs that makes the game unplayable for many players first. Since they said they would release a patch every week, we won't see this game balanced and optimized for at least 3 years, and wait all this time without new content because the devs are fixing their own game is sad.… Expand
  50. rot5000
    Mar 7, 2020
    4
    Unacceptable released piece of **** We should not accept these kind of developers/companies. Pure robbery.

    + graphics are good
    + SFX are good
    + hitfeedback

    - passives that don't work
    - gold dupe
    - item dupe
    - character save gone, resetting back to act 1
    - item stash bug, items disappearing
    - Graphics glitches
    - FPS drops
    - Unbalanced skills
    - TONS more negative stuff
  51. Kreepit
    Mar 6, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. People keep comparing the game to Diablo 3 and Path of Exile. Games that have been out for many years and have had many years with patches, fixes and optimization passes.

    While there are issues with the game, admittedly, not everyone experience them. I personally haven't experienced it, albeit i play solo and not online.

    Ability nodes do have issues with balance, but this is something that Diablo 3 and Path of Exile still have issues with. Abilities that are too OP or some that does less than intended.

    The game itself has a deep and well written lore and a story, albeit only 3 chapters, that is longer than even Diablo 3's story.

    The loot system is quite good and isn't as harsh (in my opinion) as Diablo 3 and Path of Exile, though it could definitely do with some improvement.

    After the main story is finished, that's when the real game (and fun!) begins, because Wolcen have unique features that neither Path of Exile nor Diablo 3 have.

    You get to build up your city and do lots of activities. Far more interesting than the mindless Greater Rift system in Diablo 3 at the very least.

    Then there's the soundtrack. It is the first time i have actually bothered listening to the in-game music while playing a game of this genre. It is hands down the best soundtrack i have listened to in years.

    Graphic-wise, it is beautiful.

    Animations are very good and spot on.

    Controls are responsive and spot on.

    Voice acting is spot on and the dialogues are well written throughout the entirety of the main story.

    I'm not giving it a full 10/10 however, because as i said, there are issues they do need to solve, however, i won't slaughter it like other angry reviewers have done due to encountering a few bugs in-game in multiplayer.

    They need to get the bosses fine tuned and balanced along with their abilities.

    They need to sort out the apocalyptic forms, because they are simply too weak and act more like an invulnerability shield than anything else.

    I'll leave it at a solid 8/10.    … Expand
  52. reflex88
    Mar 4, 2020
    3
    This game should be labeled as ALPHA due to myriad bugs, exploit opportunities and unbalanced gameplay. I'd give this game at least 6 months to repair and re-release. As it stands, this was one of the most epic release failures that I have experienced.
  53. Ivanbbrito
    Mar 4, 2020
    3
    The game starts great, everyone is hyped, finally a promising ARPG for all people waiting...
    But it begins to unveil what it really is pretty early games:
    - bugged skills - bugged talents - bugged hitboxes - infinite money bug so simple a 5 year old child could do it - stashs and items disappearing - campaign progression changes when you enter another person online game, so if    The game starts great, everyone is hyped, finally a promising ARPG for all people waiting...
    But it begins to unveil what it really is pretty early games:
    - bugged skills
    - bugged talents
    - bugged hitboxes
    - infinite money bug so simple a 5 year old child could do it
    - stashs and items disappearing
    - campaign progression changes when you enter another person online game, so if you're on Act 1 and join an Act 3 friend, your personal progress jumps to Act 3
    - devs went silent with really really really small updates, that often break more things than fix
    - bugged everything basically, there is not a single thing in the game that doesn't have a bug

    Ok, it is bugged, now lets talk about the game itself:
    - very few skills
    - spellcaster is null, only uses staffs but it sucks
    - endgame even more repetitive than D3, and less fun to repeat
    - loot is bad, uniques and legendary doesn't really mean anything
    - story is OK
    - fashion is GREAT, really, it is more an armor design program than an ARPG, you can do a lot with the transmog system, this is the ONLY great thing about this game
    - 99% of really powerfull endgame is based on a single skill, bleeding edge
    - there are 2 or 3 talents that is mandatory for everyone to dps properly, so build diversity is really bad, we don't know if its a bug or its just bad talent design
    - offline is really just to try anything you want, it is completely modifiable by a single .txt edit, so its good that you cant bring offline char to online
    - descriptions like +10% damage works like **** since most of the damage is calculated weirdly, there are a lot of discussion about cumulative and additive and multiplicative, I dont really understand, but I know that if it says +100% damage to skill X, skill X damage will actuallly jump from 1000 to 1010.

    Final thoughts:
    This is clearly an "we are out of money, and we **** up, let's release so we don't bankrupt", it is sad since it had a clear audience, a clear opportunity, but they really **** up.
    I think it is Anthem level of incopetence and launch.    … Expand
  54. duffman85
    Mar 4, 2020
    4
    This game has (or had) promise but just doesn't deliver in many regards.

    Pro's: -Graphics, animations, environments, and custom cosmetics look fantastic -Interesting skill wheel with lots of options (albeit not well balanced) -Cool approach to hybrid classes -Interesting skills -Boss battles are hard Cons: -Too many bugs to count - broken skill nodes, unbalanced skills, UI    This game has (or had) promise but just doesn't deliver in many regards.

    Pro's:
    -Graphics, animations, environments, and custom cosmetics look fantastic
    -Interesting skill wheel with lots of options (albeit not well balanced)
    -Cool approach to hybrid classes
    -Interesting skills
    -Boss battles are hard

    Cons:
    -Too many bugs to count - broken skill nodes, unbalanced skills, UI issues everywhere, characters clipping or getting stuck in environments
    -Boring story
    -Complete mystery on what certain affixes do and how they calculate into damage (multiplicative v. additive)
    -Seems like everything from this game is copied from another game - skills work like D3 runes, force shield and skill tree is basically POE, socketing, gems, crafting, rerolling, stash, UI all look like from other games
    -Story isn't that long and the end game is very repetitive and boring
    -Loot is mostly junk and uninspiring. Takes way too long to sift through and then guess if the affixes will favorably calculate into improvements.
    -The Unique (rarest) items usually suck    … Expand
  55. modiel
    Mar 4, 2020
    10
    Wolcen still has a lot of bugs three weeks after his releases, and had server issues on the launch day explaining why people wrote a lot of bad reviews, but it's not reflecting the game itself. Bugs are fixed at each hotfixes and the servers are now working. The core of the game is really good, with a nice gameplay feeling.

    As the previous review by Seba1812 "I set a 10 to bring a    Wolcen still has a lot of bugs three weeks after his releases, and had server issues on the launch day explaining why people wrote a lot of bad reviews, but it's not reflecting the game itself. Bugs are fixed at each hotfixes and the servers are now working. The core of the game is really good, with a nice gameplay feeling.

    As the previous review by Seba1812 "I set a 10 to bring a little bit of balance here..."    … Expand
  56. Skrip
    Mar 3, 2020
    10
    Долго сомневался перед покупкой, всё-таки отзывы пляшут от "полное гoвнo" до "шедевр"))) но рискнул и не ошибся, запустил и залип на 12 часов)))
  57. d333s
    Mar 3, 2020
    1
    When I heard of this game back in 2016, I saw a real competitor to current Action-RPGs at the time. It had unique features, interesting ideas and it looked beautiful. But as time passed by it became a mess. Bugs are unfixed for years, YEARS. Being able to communicate with devs (which was partly used to market the game) is gone for a few years too. Constructive criticism doest matter and itWhen I heard of this game back in 2016, I saw a real competitor to current Action-RPGs at the time. It had unique features, interesting ideas and it looked beautiful. But as time passed by it became a mess. Bugs are unfixed for years, YEARS. Being able to communicate with devs (which was partly used to market the game) is gone for a few years too. Constructive criticism doest matter and it not heard. If you voice any concern or disappointment in any manner, be it respectful OR rude, you will be banned from their Discord server and their forum. I don't see this game progress anywhere. It has copied other games and didn't revolutionize the genre, although it could, it had everything to do that. Don't buy it, don't follow it. It's not worth it.… Expand
  58. warriorn
    Mar 1, 2020
    0
    There is nothing good about this game. Pathetic story line which ends after 2 hours and starts unending grind where yellow items are better then special unique ones. Tons of bugs, glitches e.g. non-working multiplayer, untargetable monsters, not working passives etc etc. Tons of empty promisses which weren't completed after more than 4 years of development. Open world consist of about 10There is nothing good about this game. Pathetic story line which ends after 2 hours and starts unending grind where yellow items are better then special unique ones. Tons of bugs, glitches e.g. non-working multiplayer, untargetable monsters, not working passives etc etc. Tons of empty promisses which weren't completed after more than 4 years of development. Open world consist of about 10 environments (maps) with 10 types of monsters and that's it. You won't find anything more there. Promised end game housing is non-existent and city upgrading is a joke as they removed only thing from it which was slightly useful. Even after almost 10 years I suggest you to buy Diablo 3. It's much more enjoyable and rewarding than this.… Expand
  59. Ballsmcgriff
    Feb 29, 2020
    6
    I’m rating this game a 6 yes it buggy as hell but on release every arpg has a buggy release this game has a ton of potential I think it needs a little time
  60. SimonZZ
    Feb 29, 2020
    10
    Game is receiving bad reviews because of issues with servers on the launch day (due to the massive users concurrence). This happened even to Diablo 3 and not represent the quality of the game.
    I could appreciate Act 1 in the early access and the game looks really promising.
    I set a 10 because is game rly awesome
  61. Artslet
    Feb 29, 2020
    5
    The game is good and has potential. But story is made with hurry, and the game has a lot of bugs (mostly passives not working) and is not really balanced. Maybe in some months goes better
  62. sNk77
    Feb 28, 2020
    0
    For 30 eur buy tons of bug.... waste of time and money. DONT BUY!!!! I just cant kill the boss because the boss teleport on u and kill in 0.00001 sec. And you dont know what's going on. Some skills work, some do nothing. Sometime 10 sec need for activate the skill or sell something or just go in instance..this game is pathetic for 30 eur. For free maybe.
  63. Mordgier
    Feb 28, 2020
    0
    Update: It's even worse than I thought it could be. The most recent patch nerfed Bleeding Edge - which was indeed broken, also nerfed Winters Grasp which wasn't really. They 'fixed' the exploited gold by simply wiping the gold of anyone who had more gold than some wonky formula they used based on player level, so if you had 'too much' money based on level, it got cut to like 5k*levelUpdate: It's even worse than I thought it could be. The most recent patch nerfed Bleeding Edge - which was indeed broken, also nerfed Winters Grasp which wasn't really. They 'fixed' the exploited gold by simply wiping the gold of anyone who had more gold than some wonky formula they used based on player level, so if you had 'too much' money based on level, it got cut to like 5k*level meaning even legitimate players lost gold.

    Fine whatever - but it gets worse - the latest patch broke willpower/rage transfer times bricking plenty of legitimate builds and further broke mob spawns in expeditions creating situations where by stage 3 you may get a map that just does not have enough mobs to spawn the boss.

    But wait - there is more! Gold gains from expeditions sometimes just don't work - sometimes you just don't get paid and online mode is laggier than ever. It can take several seconds just to sell an item...

    Balance is even worse than before as is build diversity. Right now if you want to run the end game maps, you pretty much need a rare unique item which is absurdly OP - the BIS for every build I referred to in the original review - The Trial belt is basically used to prop up the otherwise unplayable builds.

    So the three ways to play the end game right now is The Trial and whatever, BE Crit build, ailment stacking build. That's it. The wolcels are busy defending this by saying you CAN use other builds - and that's true if you're willing to spend 20-30 minutes a map, thus a full hour on a single expedition - but that's not my idea of fun.

    The devs are too busy nerfing to test, the nerfs are massive and no effort is being made to improve other abilities sufficiently. Don't even bring up the buff to summons, they are still trash tier worthless and their AI is roomba grade stupid.

    ----------------------

    I believe that this game is doomed to complete failure.

    The bugs that exist can be fixed. I believe that they will be.

    What I am afraid of is that this will never be a balanced game.

    I have no reason to believe that the devs understand how to fix it.

    Without new experienced talent, they are screwed. The same people who put this disaster of scaling, passives and skills together can't fix it.

    The game is pretty, it plays well, the skill effects are satisfying the spinning tree is a neat design....but the numbers behind all of it are a disaster.

    I just don't expect the people who put this together in the first place to see where they went wrong.

    There are just too many broken passives and they are not being fixed but essentially disabled.

    Damage for block %? Pointless now.

    Secure Parry (the 10% health regen per counter skill) turned into 1% - made totally useless.

    These guys released a game where you could have 100% block and 100% block efficiency and they did this without alarm bells going off in their head when they designed this?

    There are too many skills to name that are god tier surrounded by absolute mediocrity. No brainers like getting resists from helmets and chests from Salvatory Anchor as opposed to the other nodes, absurdities like infinite rage from The Heat of Battle interacting with Fatal Pact. Merciless Lethality being a logical choice even for non crit builds...

    I just can't wrap my mind around any these things - any experienced ARPG player looking at this tree should see the broken things. This isn't a "They didn't QA this..." issue - this is a "This should have been obvious!" issue. The same that is true for passives is true for skills, there are far too many obvious choices - nodes for skills that everyone will run because of the massive DPS boost - extra havoc orb projectile? Duh. Bleeding Edge that stays around for 4s? Duh.

    I would love it if somehow this game became balanced, with real build diversity and skill viability, but I cannot imagine this happening under the control of a dev team who has show that they are absolutely unable to understand the math behind the skills.

    This is without doubt the most unbalanced broken ARPG that I have played in over damn near 30 years of gaming..

    Worst of all - none of this is rocket science and none of it uncharted territory. There are free to play ARPGs for mobile made by amateurs with better skill balance...

    I haven't even touched item balance because that's a whole different can of worms with the loot painfully bland, uninteresting and serving as a poor carrot to chase. Just look at the uniques - they range from utterly useless to absolutely Best In Slot for EVERY build broken.

    I don't think these devs can fix the game because at this point I don't believe they have the basic grasp of what a balanced ARPG would even look like.    … Expand
  64. Kirnl
    Feb 27, 2020
    0
    Do not wast your time or money on this steaming trash heap. wait 5 years and the devs might have a release candidate ready. because this is still alpha with a release price tag. i am just glad i didn't pay full price for this
  65. Blackwaltz
    Feb 27, 2020
    5
    Those plebs rating it 0 because they cant understand day 1 server load..
    Played on offline till they fix the servers, amazing game.

    EDIT: Game is still having issues it shouldnt.
    Updating rating to reflect disappointment.
  66. Rageoverrun
    Feb 27, 2020
    0
    Had a lot of potential, but botched launch plus the devs ruining it with patches killed it for me.
  67. franksepe
    Feb 27, 2020
    0
    Wolcen scammed players and made them pay to alpha test the game. They are crooks. The game is not even beta. Its so bugged it aint even funny. There is no way it should have gone live in this horrid state. Wolcen devs should be ashamed of themselves.
  68. Tinhoso
    Feb 27, 2020
    0
    Wolcen, Anthem, google stadia and warcraft reforged. A new trend of companies, deceive the consumer saying that they will improve the product in the future. But they take our money right away, This practice must be combated strongly. Wolsen 1.0 is consumer product not suporter product..I feel cheated. I am a consumer not supporter.
  69. Flying_Disk
    Feb 27, 2020
    0
    Do not buy this game.

    I tried to get into this game, as I love the genre. Unfortunately, I tried for far to long to get a refund of this horrible game. The story is dull, predictable, and unfinished. The story quite literally ends mid-scene, with no actual resolution to the plot, and you "wake up" at the endgame. I'd be utterly shocked if there were a dozen tile sets for the    Do not buy this game.

    I tried to get into this game, as I love the genre. Unfortunately, I tried for far to long to get a refund of this horrible game.

    The story is dull, predictable, and unfinished. The story quite literally ends mid-scene, with no actual resolution to the plot, and you "wake up" at the endgame.

    I'd be utterly shocked if there were a dozen tile sets for the endgame map generator. Endgame "expeditions" are nothing more that walking the same layout of the same five tile sets killing the same 6 monsters. The "town expansion" is an utter joke, and literally nothing more than a list of "rewards" to pick from for running those repetitive expeditions.

    Skills are bland, animations are boring. The passive tree has almost no information, and what little there is has no explanations. The whole system is so unbalanced. There were one or two good skills for endgame, but those were all quickly nerfed into uselessness. As I read through the patch notes, it's nerf after nerf for the skills that actually work well, and no improvements to anything else.

    Controls are terrible. You're stuck with a crap keyboard layout, and no way to remap keys. The lag is horrible. I've lost count of the number of times I've died while smashing the Q key, because the animation for the spell I tried to cast 3s ago finally decided to start.

    After 40 hours of trying, the nerf to the one usefull engame skill did it for me. This game is uninstalled, and I'm trying to get a refund from Steam as I purchased this expecting a complete game upon release. Don't think I'm going to get it, but I'm going to try.    … Expand
  70. potwor1991
    Feb 27, 2020
    5
    This game had a terrible launch and is basically unfinished, lack polish in almost every aspect and feels very clunky to play. On the other hand it looks great, have interesting story, some amazing set pieces, ok characters and generally has it's moments. It's not a total disaster, but I would probably recommend it once they actually finish it in a year or so.
  71. Stuvok
    Feb 26, 2020
    3
    besides the endless problems, skills that bug out, and terrible performance the entire point of the game is broken if only a few selections on the skill tree multiply damage while the rest add. The skill tree becomes a sham full of fake choices. 0/10 until a large number of patches.
  72. BlackLotus
    Feb 26, 2020
    0
    How am I suppose to give it more than a 0 when the server is down for 2 days at launch. Maybe I will edit my review once they get their stuff together, but for now, it is a dumpster fire.

    OK back after 2 weeks, and game is still a dumpster fire. I can not log on for more than 5-10 minutes before a disconnect. SO many bugs it is not even funny, just go to their forum and look at all the    How am I suppose to give it more than a 0 when the server is down for 2 days at launch. Maybe I will edit my review once they get their stuff together, but for now, it is a dumpster fire.

    OK back after 2 weeks, and game is still a dumpster fire. I can not log on for more than 5-10 minutes before a disconnect. SO many bugs it is not even funny, just go to their forum and look at all the bug and technical issues.    … Expand
  73. nilo5991
    Feb 26, 2020
    10
    This game is so good! Yes it could be more polished but I have only had 1 crash in 30 hour game time.
    Really flexible class building and lots of action! Graphics look really nice and so ist he combat.
    This game is definitely worth it's money you gonna have a blast!
  74. roman_king
    Feb 26, 2020
    7
    WOLCEN is a diamond in the rough. I haven't played a game so much in a few years. I can't stop playing it. Even in its buggy and unbalanced state, it is a ton of fun. If you like Diablo, POE and Grim Dawn then you have to get this! While I haven't lost any characters or armor sets, I have experienced the audio issues and act 3 boss froze a few times. The game has a decent story, amazingWOLCEN is a diamond in the rough. I haven't played a game so much in a few years. I can't stop playing it. Even in its buggy and unbalanced state, it is a ton of fun. If you like Diablo, POE and Grim Dawn then you have to get this! While I haven't lost any characters or armor sets, I have experienced the audio issues and act 3 boss froze a few times. The game has a decent story, amazing graphics and tons of loot. If imitation is a form of flattery, Wolcen wins Game of The Year!… Expand
  75. kamistar
    Feb 26, 2020
    10
    The game is quite demanding but you can overcome this by using Geforce Now.
  76. horgrimm
    Feb 26, 2020
    4
    Here are few points I'd like to make about this game, and being taken to the cleaners for the $42.99 purchase price on Steam:

    *Basically, I paid for a game I couldn't play for the first 48 hours after launch. I never understand this. Even companies like Blizzard have problems with launches, so I suppose an Indie company with a small group of devs would, too, though this makes no    Here are few points I'd like to make about this game, and being taken to the cleaners for the $42.99 purchase price on Steam:

    *Basically, I paid for a game I couldn't play for the first 48 hours after launch.

    I never understand this. Even companies like Blizzard have problems with launches, so I suppose an Indie company with a small group of devs would, too, though this makes no sense. I guess it's a question of how much money they want to spend on infrastructure coupled with the prediction of the initial player base.

    *There are multiple major and minor bugs in this game.

    This one I can't really forgive. When I spend my hard-earned money on a game, I expect the basic premise that they advertise/claim to work and perform accordingly. I have no interest in purchasing a game that doesn't work from the onset, or that requires multiple patches to even get it to the starting line. This is simply false advertisement. For a game that's been in development since 2015 (i.e. 4+ years), I would expect ALL of the major bugs to be fixed come launch day. The price was also increased a week or so before launch, from $30 to $40. That's a stiff price for a game that doesn't function at 100%.

    *But the studio developing it is small, only 13 or so devs.

    Consider that Condor (Blizzard North) made Diablo in about a year with a staff of around 10 people, facing bankruptcy and *luckily* were acquired in a deal with Blizzard. They had no kickstarter, and received a woefully small budget of $300k to make Diablo, but yet managed to put out a product that WORKED from day one. So no, this excuse doesn't hold much water.

    Buyer beware. Steam (Valve Corporation) is very resistant to giving refunds due to their 2 hour playtime policy. Even though there were launch issues, I stuck with Wolcen since the story and gameplay were pretty good, even through all the bugs (b/c I really did want to like this game) and then ran headlong into Act 3 and it's bugged encounter leading to a halt in progression.

    Also consider that there are multiple negative reports on the Better Business Bureau's website for Valve, and their shady business practices for which they've never replied (did not expect this). You can see that here: https://www.bbb.org/us/wa/bellevue/profile/online-gaming/valve-corporation-1296-27030704/details#all-alerts    … Expand
  77. Matsudo
    Feb 26, 2020
    3
    If we ignore the rocky launch and all of the current bugs, then Wolcen is a game that initially presents itself really well. The graphics look nice, the campaign was enjoyable, the combat feels relatively smooth and on the face of it the game seems to have a decent amount of depth.

    However, once you get to the late game you quickly begin to realize that many of the underlying systems    If we ignore the rocky launch and all of the current bugs, then Wolcen is a game that initially presents itself really well. The graphics look nice, the campaign was enjoyable, the combat feels relatively smooth and on the face of it the game seems to have a decent amount of depth.

    However, once you get to the late game you quickly begin to realize that many of the underlying systems are heavily flawed at their cores. This includes itemization, power and speed scaling, the hour by hour gameplay loop, level design, and so on and so forth.

    In the end Wolcen just doesn't compare to the established ARPG titles and would require a fundamental overhaul if it was to compete with the PoE and Diablo franchises. With all the bugs, exploits, inconsistent terminology and unfinished online-play, it feels like Wolcen in its current state is at best a very mediocre ARPG that should still be in alpha.    … Expand
  78. JoeCool666
    Feb 25, 2020
    8
    Great game, story is not uninteresting, and then the pleasure in the endgame for me is the rich theory crafting.
  79. libyanno
    Feb 24, 2020
    10
    Still better than W3 reforged.
    the game is still bugged but the bases are really good.
    we have to stay in touch and encourage this independent studio.
  80. Twisted1077
    Feb 24, 2020
    10
    People are very salty on this game, and a lot of people finds the first boss to be to difficult. The fact of the matter is, you should not put evrything in damage output, sometimes defense is a good thing! The game is interresting, and the skill tree is very cool! I am still wanting more, and I think has patch come out we will get more!
  81. JaponesDaPF
    Feb 24, 2020
    10
    Game is receiving bad reviews because of issues with servers on the launch day (due to the massive users concurrence). This happened even to Diablo 3 and not represent the quality of the game.
  82. Wi1em
    Feb 24, 2020
    9
    An excellent game by all accounts, even if buggy at launch. Sinking hours upon hours with my friends. Point by point:

    - Visually great - Story, characters and dialogues are a breath of fresh air, something that mature audiences will appreciate. There is no bland and generic good versus evil, it's more realistic. - Lots of content - Great transmog, cosmetic capabilites - Great skill graph,    An excellent game by all accounts, even if buggy at launch. Sinking hours upon hours with my friends. Point by point:

    - Visually great
    - Story, characters and dialogues are a breath of fresh air, something that mature audiences will appreciate. There is no bland and generic good versus evil, it's more realistic.
    - Lots of content - Great transmog, cosmetic capabilites - Great skill graph, allowing diverse builds    … Expand
  83. CDQUINT
    Feb 23, 2020
    0
    no han cumplido nada del kickstarter, el juego es muy bonito si, pero han engañado impunemente, encima de los 7 actos prometidos sólo han salido 3, los otros ya si eso, como eso muchas más cosas como el mundo abierto, que pasó de mundo abierto a, serán grandes zonas interconectadas entre sí, y al final es más pasillero que nada, y y así podría seguir, pues no saquen el juego como versiónno han cumplido nada del kickstarter, el juego es muy bonito si, pero han engañado impunemente, encima de los 7 actos prometidos sólo han salido 3, los otros ya si eso, como eso muchas más cosas como el mundo abierto, que pasó de mundo abierto a, serán grandes zonas interconectadas entre sí, y al final es más pasillero que nada, y y así podría seguir, pues no saquen el juego como versión final y le pongan subida de precio, acaben primero y luego ya se verá, en fin, una pena… Expand
  84. Kaindred
    Feb 23, 2020
    3
    Shameful display. This rushed, unbelievably bugged game shouldn't be released as it is of today, especially not for the price they are asking. I tried to enjoy this game but it is impossible due to wooden game-play and bugs. There wasn't a 5 minute period that I didn't glitch in some way but the my patience reached it's limit when I joined my friend who was further down the story-line.Shameful display. This rushed, unbelievably bugged game shouldn't be released as it is of today, especially not for the price they are asking. I tried to enjoy this game but it is impossible due to wooden game-play and bugs. There wasn't a 5 minute period that I didn't glitch in some way but the my patience reached it's limit when I joined my friend who was further down the story-line. When we finished playing, my own progress was gone and I am stuck with low level at the point that my friend finished. There are many cases like this.
    Interface is so bare-bones that it hurts, no quality of life solutions, everything in this game screams that it is unfinished, rushed and that the devs stopped caring and just poorly copy-pasted ideas form other, similar games. This game is so frustrating to play that me and my friends have uninstalled and hidden this game in our libraries.
    This is well below average and took care to note the names of the developers so I don't buy anything from them in the future.
    Don't bother with this title. Get Grim Dawn or POE, which are much worth Your time.
    People who give this title 10/10 or something more than 5/10 must be so used to getting screwed by the developers that they don't even notice anymore. Stop paying for unfinished garbage like this game!    … Expand
  85. moggsor
    Feb 23, 2020
    2
    I would not recommend this game... YET...

    that said i still like the game, but it feels a bit unfinished... Lots of bugs to name a few: x)many times unable to spend stat points on level up, solved by restarting game every level up to assign points x)Monsters hitboxes disapears making them invulnerable, semi-solved by using AOE skills but sometimes that doesent work eather x)Skills    I would not recommend this game... YET...

    that said i still like the game, but it feels a bit unfinished...
    Lots of bugs to name a few:
    x)many times unable to spend stat points on level up, solved by restarting game every level up to assign points
    x)Monsters hitboxes disapears making them invulnerable, semi-solved by using AOE skills but sometimes that doesent work eather
    x)Skills dont buffer or cue up, making the gameplay very clucky, this means you have to spam the same skills alot of times for them to work, since if ur in another animation the action input doesent register, this makes combos and the general flow of battle super clunky and slow (same goes for potions)
    x) ALOT of tooltip errors, missing info in skills, hard to understand what exactly does what
    x) cant open inventory when rewieving the mega big quest reward screen, so its hard to choose what reward to take since u cant compare to what you already have

    this is just to name a few on the top of my head.

    Also the transform skill, aspect thing, is super lame, it does almost no damage and seems to have no purpose, its just a flashy transformation, should be completly removed imo if not removed atleast up its damage and make it with only 1-2 active skills, its to much with 6 skills with the clunky combat system.

    The game is nice and all, i can see it become super good in a couple of patches, but dont buy it yet...    … Expand
  86. Garret99
    Feb 23, 2020
    10
    If I was going to rate the game on how well it handled its launch I would rate it pretty low. But if you but the launch issues and some of the bugs aside it really seems to be a fantastic game. I know people are upset they had to wait to play but I still find it a very entertaining ARPG. The story is pretty cool combat is pretty fast paced and awesome the boss fights are pretty challengingIf I was going to rate the game on how well it handled its launch I would rate it pretty low. But if you but the launch issues and some of the bugs aside it really seems to be a fantastic game. I know people are upset they had to wait to play but I still find it a very entertaining ARPG. The story is pretty cool combat is pretty fast paced and awesome the boss fights are pretty challenging and engrossing. It's still a bit of a raw product now but I think as they continue to improve its only going to get better and once everything is ironed out it has huge potential.… Expand
  87. aq2lx
    Feb 23, 2020
    0
    game very laggy bad performance i changed every graphic settings form very high to low all settings fps down to 10 - 20
  88. Sjalka
    Feb 23, 2020
    7
    "they tried" .. should be on the gravestone of Wolcen.

    The story: ... is forgettable, cheesy and has been done to death. No original thought went into it. the visuals: ... are ranging from very nice to lifeless, and uninspired. While i particularly liked the fleshy parts, much of nature and architecture is boring. Especially nature maps are much, MUCH worse than even the venerable    "they tried" .. should be on the gravestone of Wolcen.

    The story:
    ... is forgettable, cheesy and has been done to death. No original thought went into it.

    the visuals:
    ... are ranging from very nice to lifeless, and uninspired. While i particularly liked the fleshy parts, much of nature and architecture is boring. Especially nature maps are much, MUCH worse than even the venerable Titan Quest. All in all, they are not taking advantage of light and shadow properly to create a creepy/dark atmosphere. Things are too shiny, too bright .. like Diablo 3.

    the sound:
    ... is acceptable. It is certainly no revelation or an epiphany .. but it works.

    the gameplay:
    ... reminds me a little too much on Path of Exlie. The skill tree (PoE is better) and the scaling of damage and enemies was also very similar. Like PoE, you can easily work your way though thousands of weak mobs ... just to suddenly run into a boss that basically one-hits you. It takes a ton of ideas from PoE and Diablo 3 ... but misses the point a little.
    Item variety (the very core of the game) - is lackluster. Even the ancient old Diablo 2 has more variety to offer in my opinion. For Wolcen, it is just upgrades - but not really variety. It is all just stats, not exciting special effects or so.

    Conclusion:
    "an effort was made.." - is what i said about Titan Quest .. and Titan Quest clearly is the better game. Wolcen is not a bad game! - it is fun for a reasonable time.. but it is nowhere NEAR as good as Diablo 2 was .. and sadly, it is not near as good as even Diablo 3.

    Path of Exile plays in a different league in my opinion, because it is a F2P title with very different mechanics.    … Expand
  89. Der12te
    Feb 22, 2020
    3
    Nothing woks. Solo Play boring.
    Online Play doesnt Work.
    Game Crashes in Soloplay ever hour 10 times.
  90. imilder
    Feb 21, 2020
    9
    O jogo tem gráficos muito bons e tem uma ótima jogabilidade! A historia peca um pouco no desenvolvimento mas acaba compensando ao decorrer do jogo. Gostei muito do sistema de atributos e skills , certamente faz o jogo ser único. Estou chegando no conteúdo pós campanha e é bem interessante e tem vários modos de jogo. O jogo tem alguns bugs mas nada que quebra totalmente a experiencia.O jogo tem gráficos muito bons e tem uma ótima jogabilidade! A historia peca um pouco no desenvolvimento mas acaba compensando ao decorrer do jogo. Gostei muito do sistema de atributos e skills , certamente faz o jogo ser único. Estou chegando no conteúdo pós campanha e é bem interessante e tem vários modos de jogo. O jogo tem alguns bugs mas nada que quebra totalmente a experiencia. Certamente com patchs e futuras expansões irá se tornar um grande ARPG.… Expand
  91. Quarrel
    Feb 21, 2020
    3
    This game has great potential, it is fun and enjoyable when and if it works. There are so many problems with the game its surprising. The game was in early access for years yet nothing was fixed. There skills and points that DO NO WORK! These are core points in the game, and they don't work or are broken. There are still major bugs that stop the progress of the game.

    This game needs    This game has great potential, it is fun and enjoyable when and if it works. There are so many problems with the game its surprising. The game was in early access for years yet nothing was fixed. There skills and points that DO NO WORK! These are core points in the game, and they don't work or are broken. There are still major bugs that stop the progress of the game.

    This game needs another 3-6 months minimum in beta/pre-release.    … Expand
  92. EuFU
    Feb 21, 2020
    10
    Este juego es canela en rama. Cierto que salió con una gran cantidad de problemas y bugs. Actualmente lo estoy jugando, otra vez, con un personaje online y está fetén!!! Además, lo desarrolladores prometen actualizaciones y nuevo contenido de forma continuada. Altamente recomendable si te gustan los arpgs
  93. RiaskoFF
    Feb 21, 2020
    0
    Game is in unplayable state. Bugs, lags, stashcharacter dissapearing.
    Just don't buy it. They paid a huge amount of money to streamers and video bloggers to cover the launch of the game but failed to deliver a finished and working product.
  94. AddMan4002
    Feb 21, 2020
    2
    Ignoring the server issues on launch, the game is FULL of insane bugs / glitches / exploits and just un-finished. The fact that the devs claim this to be a full 1.0 release is an embarrassment to games. 1/2 the passive skill tree isn't working properly (or just at all in some cases), people are losing their stashes and even their characters, STAY AWAY. There are some good ideas here, butIgnoring the server issues on launch, the game is FULL of insane bugs / glitches / exploits and just un-finished. The fact that the devs claim this to be a full 1.0 release is an embarrassment to games. 1/2 the passive skill tree isn't working properly (or just at all in some cases), people are losing their stashes and even their characters, STAY AWAY. There are some good ideas here, but nothing worth your money right now. Maybe in a few years.… Expand
  95. Raslu
    Feb 21, 2020
    0
    Bugs and all other things aside, I really wanted to like this game since I'm starving for Diablo 4... But no thank you. The first big boss fight was a huge disappointment.. Seems you need to max your character before attempting it or you might burst an artery. I could bang it out and attempt another 20 times...if only the controls felt better and you actually played a class with properBugs and all other things aside, I really wanted to like this game since I'm starving for Diablo 4... But no thank you. The first big boss fight was a huge disappointment.. Seems you need to max your character before attempting it or you might burst an artery. I could bang it out and attempt another 20 times...if only the controls felt better and you actually played a class with proper abilities. RNG ****… Expand
  96. RingK
    Feb 21, 2020
    4
    The problem are not the servers on launch day, the problem is that this game os sold as finished while it's clearly in a pre-beta stage. In offline, you can finish the game and be level 90 changing an entry in a .ini file... Why do that you may ask? Because, randomly, your progress can be erased and you'll be sent back to act 1 opening cutscene. In online, game breaking bugs (infiniteThe problem are not the servers on launch day, the problem is that this game os sold as finished while it's clearly in a pre-beta stage. In offline, you can finish the game and be level 90 changing an entry in a .ini file... Why do that you may ask? Because, randomly, your progress can be erased and you'll be sent back to act 1 opening cutscene. In online, game breaking bugs (infinite money, 1000000k % magic find, no tecture, disappearing stash content, duplicate items and so on) are not being fixed and bug abuser are not being banned. 35€ for this? No thanks. My only explanation is that they launched the game before the new seasons of D3 and PoE to gather some money, but they did know to have a broken game in their hands. Very sad, it had a good potential.… Expand
  97. Niviix
    Feb 21, 2020
    10
    Joguei por muitas horas, simplesmente vale cada centavo, patch atual resolveu todos os problemas de conexão, rodando liso
  98. IevgenyS
    Feb 21, 2020
    10
    Game definitely worth its money. Good graphics and loot system, interesting endgame ideas, variable skills tree. I consider it the best alternative to the Diablo 3.

    P.S. Yes, yes, game have a lot of bugs - servers unstable, lot's in game issues, unbalanced sets. But guys, be patient. As a programmer, I now for sure how difficult it to polish huge software product and eliminate all bugs    Game definitely worth its money. Good graphics and loot system, interesting endgame ideas, variable skills tree. I consider it the best alternative to the Diablo 3.

    P.S. Yes, yes, game have a lot of bugs - servers unstable, lot's in game issues, unbalanced sets. But guys, be patient. As a programmer, I now for sure how difficult it to polish huge software product and eliminate all bugs by small team in limited amount of time. Wish luck to developers and hope that in several month we will see a different game in terms of quality.    … Expand
  99. madwolf81
    Feb 21, 2020
    10
    10 because stupid people gave 0 for a game that is beautiful, pleasant to play but above all gives a lot of freedom in customizing the character. To date, the game works well and I hope that the donkeys that have given 0 change their reviews
  100. Tharimoun
    Feb 21, 2020
    10
    In this current states, some bugs and servers issues, nothing that can't be resolved in the near future. Don't forget it's a little team behind it, still the work is insane, the graphics are great and well optimized. Great potential, let it grow ! Don't take the 0/10 into account, it's just frustration of impatient peoples.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. GameSkinny
    Apr 10, 2020
    50
    There may never have been so promising a game so completely destroyed by launch bugs as Wolcen.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Apr 8, 2020
    62
    Extraordinary beauty (and extraordinary bugginess) aside, Wolcen is a run-of-the-mill ARPG that takes "inspiration" from every popular game in the genre and mixes it with its own questionable know-how. [Issue#244, p.64]
  3. Multiplayer.it
    Mar 30, 2020
    60
    Some good ideas but with a price too high and with too many limits.
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