Hellgate: London Interview

Play.tm had the opportunity to fire over several questions to Flagship Studios CEO Bill Roper about their upcoming demon-infested action RPG, Hellgate: London.

Q: How will the combat system feel? What is the balance between RPG stat rolling and FPS style strafing and blasting?

A: Hellgate: London is first and foremost an RPG. The Templar and Cabalist factions represent this to the greatest degree. The Hunter, while still being rooted in RPG play mechanics, is the most hybrid of the factions. For FPS fans, Hunters are going to be very appealing since they will require a level of personal ability / dexterity, but still firmly rooted in the RPG elements of levels, skills, spells and equipment representing the biggest degrees of scaling. The goal was not to make a “twitch-based” RPG, but rather an action RPG that occasionally blends in the compelling elements of the FPS genre.