Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™
It will take the combined efforts of two great warriors to explore menacing dungeons, overgrown ruins, and downtrodden towns … and discover the secrets of the Demon’s Forge.
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™ is a action, adventure and co-op game
developed by inXile Entertainment
and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Released on June 02nd 2011 is available only on Windows
in 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish - Spain.
It has received 1,267 reviews of which 952 were positive and 315 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7
- Processor: 2.0 GHz dual core or better
- Memory: 2 GB system RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 12 GB
- Video Card: 512 MB video RAM or better (GeForce 9800 GTX or better/Radeon HD 4330 or better)
- Sound: Windows compatible sound card
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1. Introduction • Game Title: Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™ • Release Date: June 3, 2011 • Game Type: Third-person linear fantasy action-adventure • Playtime: 12-15 hours • Overview: Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™ is a third-person hack-and-slash and shooting action game set in a typical medieval fantasy world. Players control a human warrior and an elven archer, working together to fight off orcs and undead, while exploring dungeons to solve puzzles and acquire treasures. ________________________________________ 2. Gameplay • Core Mechanics: Co-op Combat: Players take control of Caddoc, a male human warrior, and E’lara, a female elven archer. When controlling Caddoc, players can use swords, axes, or maces as primary melee weapons and a crossbow as a ranged secondary weapon. His combat experience is reminiscent of classic third-person hack-and-slash games. When controlling E’lara, players use a quickbow, medium bow, or sniper bow as primary ranged weapons and a sword as a secondary melee weapon. Her playstyle is more akin to the tactical combat in Gears of War. Dungeon Exploration and Puzzles: Throughout the game, there are hidden dungeon entrances. Inside these dungeons, players can solve puzzles to unlock enchanted weapons. Specifically, three hidden dungeons contain colored orbs, and by collecting all three orbs, players can obtain the ultimate weapons—the Crystal Bow and Crystal Sword—in Chapter 6, the final chapter. • Missions and Objectives: Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™ features a linear mission structure with seven levels, including the prologue. Each level has a specific main objective, and while progressing through the main storyline, players can also rescue prisoners, collect Death Stones to uncover the story background, gather Dragon Tears, and solve puzzles to unlock hidden locations and enchanted weapons. • Progression and Rewards: Weapon Skills and Magic: As players progress, they can collect crystals by defeating enemies or picking up shards throughout the levels. By spending these crystals, Caddoc can learn three melee weapon skills, and E’lara can learn three ranged weapon skills. Both characters can also learn three magical abilities. Magic skills can be charged up to temporarily enchant weapons, increasing damage for the entire team. Talent System: Throughout the game, actions such as Caddoc’s melee kills, E’lara’s ranged kills, cooperative kills, Fury kills, finishing kills, and using healing potions are tracked. When certain milestones are reached, new talents are unlocked, such as increased damage for Caddoc’s melee weapons or enhanced ranged damage for E’lara. Additionally, collecting Dragon Tears can boost the power of weapon skills and magic, while also reducing mana consumption. • Innovative Elements: Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™ innovatively combines third-person hack-and-slash combat with third-person shooting mechanics and includes a cooperative gameplay element along with dungeon exploration. A distinct AI companion accompanies players throughout the game, helping with magic enchantments and providing health restoration when needed, somewhat similar to the companion system in BioShock Infinite. However, the implementation here feels less impactful. ________________________________________ 3. Story and Worldbuilding • Story Overview: Players take on the roles of Caddoc, the warrior, and E’lara, the archer. Caddoc is haunted by dreams of a mysterious woman, and during their adventures, the duo encounters Seraphine, a mysterious witch who looks identical to Caddoc's dream woman. Seraphine claims to be the daughter of the mayor of Dyfed and asks Caddoc and E’lara to travel to Dyfed and find her father. Upon arriving, they discover that Dyfed is under attack by the Wargar orc tribe. After rescuing the mayor, Caddoc and E’lara are tasked with rescuing the mayor’s daughter, who has been captured by the orcs. As the duo follows the orc tribe’s trail, they gradually uncover the truth behind the conflict. • Character and Story Depth: The main characters in the game are Caddoc, E’lara, and the enigmatic Seraphine. While the two protagonists engage in continuous dialogue throughout the game, it’s unfortunate that the story does not deeply explore their personalities. The characters seem more like puppets driven by objectives, hacking through orcs and skeletons without much emotional depth or character development. • Worldbuilding: The game takes place in a classic medieval fantasy world, populated by humans, elves, orcs, and dragons. Players will travel to locations like Dyfed, Govad, Llyr, and Kala Moor, which include medieval towns, ancient underground ruins, jungles, and besieged cities. The world-building is enhanced through the use of Death Stones, which provide backstory on ancient wars involving the Dyfed Kingdom and Kala Moor. Although the developers put effort into creating a believable medieval fantasy world, the lack of a sequel means that this world was not fully expanded upon. ________________________________________ 4. Art Style • Visual Style: Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™ adopts a realistic art style. The cities of Dyfed and Llyr are modeled after real European medieval cities, rather than grand, epic fantasy architecture like in The Lord of the Rings. Only in the final chapter, Kala Moor, do the visuals shift to a more distinctly fantastical style. The dungeon areas, such as the Dungeon of Dyfed, have a classic fantasy dungeon aesthetic with eerie, skull-filled environments and puzzles. • Design Consistency: The overall art direction is consistent, with architectural and weapon designs based on real-world medieval Europe, spiced up with occasional fantastical elements. However, the overall visual identity lacks a strong and unique style. • Attention to Detail: Unfortunately, due to the technical limitations of Unreal Engine 3 and the time period of its release, the game’s environmental and character detail is not particularly impressive. The facial details of Caddoc and E’lara are basic, and the cutscenes often feel awkward and lack polish. • Visual Impact: The game does not offer particularly striking visual effects. If you are looking for an aesthetically unique experience or a game with strong visual impact, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™ may not be the right choice. ________________________________________ 5. Conclusion and Rating • Overall Evaluation: Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™ offers decent combat and good AI companion interactions, making the journey engaging enough. However, once the game is completed, there is little desire to return for a second playthrough. • Recommendation: This game is best suited for players who enjoy linear, level-based action games. It doesn’t feature side quests, expansive maps, or in-depth character builds. Instead, it offers a straightforward and satisfying hack-and-slash experience. • Rating: 7/10
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I would like to thank the absolute state of the gaming industry for making me dig through the past and unearth games from before the clown ages.
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Very good game. I'd played this game before(PS3) and it was fun. Melee battles a little bit clunky, but bow fights is ok. Chemistry between E'lara and Caddoc is my favorite kind of relationships. Story is decent and i think devs draw some inspiration from LotR to worldbuild.
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A good game with decent graphics for it's time with good gameplay and great synergy between the human wwarrior and elf ranger. Having fun with it so far.
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Another game from the golden age of games (2004ish-2014ish) It has armor, weapons, visual representation of equipment on the character, blood, head explosions, fun gameplay, interesting enough story, co-op (use Hamachi, there's a guide on here on how to use it to play with friends), the list goes on. This is a wonderfully made passion filled game that you should not pass up! Don't drink the SLEG!!!!
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Online players
6
Developer
inXile Entertainment
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Release
02 Jun 2011
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