The upcoming Hellboy video game from Upstream Arcade is being delayed by two weeks to ensure "that all players - longtime fans and newcomers to the Hellboy universe alike - receive the best experience possible", publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment has revealed today.
Hellboy Web of Wyrd will now be launching on 18th October 2023, right in-between some of the month's biggest releases. The upcoming third-person beat 'em up with procedurally generated levels looks particularly striking thanks to its hand-drawn-style visuals that attempt to recreate the magic of creator Mike Mignola's art style. The late Lance Reddick plays the iconic Big Red who is sent to the realm of Wyrd after a Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) goes missing.
The game was first announced a The Game Awards 2022 and is the first Hellboy game since 2008's poorly received Hellboy: The Science of Evil on PS3, Xbox 360, and PSP, though Big Red did make an appearance in Injustice 2 as a playable guest fighter.
While we need to wait an extra couple of weeks for the game to emerge on Switch and other platforms, we can at least have a look at some screens from the game to tide us over:
Hellboy Web of Wyrd launches on 18th October on the Switch eShop. Will you be grabbing this one? Let us know down below.
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I really was interested in this, but I became hesitant when I saw the gameplay. Most people expected it to be a slasher/shooter action game, but the gameplay looks more like a 1 on 1 brawler. Not necessarily bad, but it looks somewhat awkward and slow. I'll have to wait for reviews before I make my decision.
@Erigen Agreed! Love HB and the Mignolaverse as well as a good rouge-lite but I’ll have to see how this pans out.
I can't believe that I only have to wait a bit longer to be terribly disappointed by this game. Visuals aside I think this game is going to be absolutely terrible.
Wooof. Just watched the IGN video showcasing the first "level". Wow, this game really looks terrible. It looks knd of like 3d cult of the lamb, but not in a good way. A slow parry and dodge based brawler about just walking through plain corridor style levels. It looks like they stuck a hellboy design on top of barroom fighting simulator. And the voice acting is atrocious. Just a total fail if you're a hellboy fan. And if you aren't, I feel like what I've seen of gameplay of bloodborne is basically like a better version of this.
I'm absolutely loving this graphical style. Would love to see more games use this. A zelda game in this style would look amazing.
Yeah. It LOOKS so wonderful, but will the gameplay be engaging? With so many games set for those two weeks, this will for sure be relegated to my wish list barring any reviews.
Only if it is physical for Switch, has difficulty settings, and is beginner friendly.
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