Hellgate: London Interview

ComputerAndVideoGames.com has published an interview with Flagship Studios’ Bill Roper, quizzing the ex-Blizzarder about the team’s upcoming demon-infested action RPG, Hellgate: London.

Q: What’s your favourite Hellgate monster?

A: From what we have in the game right now, it’s a toss up between the Flesh Eaters and our first boss, Shulgoth. The Flesh Eaters are the first zombies you meet, and as we all know, smacking zombies is good fun! We’ve also put a lot of time into them because they tend to be the test bed for a lot of things we then incorporate into the player character models, animations, clothing systems and so forth. Right now, they can have variations in outfits, attacks and they were the first demons in the game where you could blow off body parts. There’s nothing creepier than being attacked by a headless, onearmed zombie.

Shulgoth, meanwhile, is the first big baddie we put you up against, and is really the first introduction to players of an enemy with branching AI. He has different attacks for different situations, is aware of his own status (health, power and so on) and is a big nasty brawler to boot. He also has a frightening special room all of his own that really gives him a fantastic presence the first time you meet him.