Before Destiny, There was Hellgate: London

Let's take a look at the loot-based shooter that started it all and set the path for Destiny 2 and the Borderlands franchise.

[Lon3wolf]

Completely forgot about this game, wish someone would do another.

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[ThatDudeMunkee]

They actually are. It'll be a VR game. Not sure what Hanbitsoft is thinking. Supposedly Hellgate is doing GREAT in Korea, but not-so-much outside of it besides a fan revive called Hellgate: 2038. I'd actually love to see Bandai and the creators of DOOM team up for another rumble against Hell's forces.

[Lon3wolf]

Indeed I wish they would, I'm really not interested in VR at the moment.

[ThatDudeMunkee]

You and me both, Lon3wolf. I want a full new game or a REALLY good remaster. I think in today's market, it'd actually do a lot better under the proper team.

[sampsonon]

i don't want another Doom game. i want Hellgate

[Mulando]

Well Hellgate London had it's moments, but .. well not for the long run.

[ThatDudeMunkee]

It's still alive, haha. There's a fan revival currently going on that just entered Open Alpha. I've actually tried it out. It's actually pretty solid and their servers are definitely as good as you'd hope for a private server.

[bluefox755]

I enjoyed it. Felt like it was underrated.

[sampsonon]

the atmosphere is incredible. f they remade the game with todays graphics but kept the actual look and feel of the game i would spend a ton of money on it. Engineer baby!!

[amcka30]

It's a shame Hellgate: London did so poorly. It was an interesting game, and well worth a sequel.

[irishyort]

Never heard of it. What a shame :(

[sampsonon]

well now you have.

[ThatDudeMunkee]

You can actually play it today! The fan revival has been a solid experience for me so far (aside from getting a good disc off Ebay or Amazon).

[sampsonon]

can you link me the mod download for 2038 version please?

[ThatDudeMunkee]

https://london2038.com

Just a note, you will need to make an account on their site, use a disc to install, and proceed from there.

[sampsonon]

please make another one because loved this game

[EazyC]

Wow, never heard of this, very interesting. EA would never take the plunge publishing something that unique these days

[Relientk77]

I remember my friends and I playing this day one because we loved Diablo. It was fun. Guess it could have been better, but was good for what it was.

[gangsta_red]

Wow...I remember this game. Actually had friends who were on the development team.

And I heard it was a straight mess.

Shame too because there was a lot of excitement for this game and then a huge thud when it released.

[ThatDudeMunkee]

Day one was definitely a solid mess. I remember having to wait for the patch during launch day because it was such a jumbled mess, but with time and love, they got it running. It's a shame that Hanbitsoft or Perfect World haven't tried bringing it back to life outside of Korea. Would be fun t see and play. It was way ahead of its time for an FPS loot shooter for sure.

[sampsonon]

loved t so i missed the thud i suppose.

[SlashHabit]

Only thing I remember from Hellgate, was that one of my attacks sounded exactly like an accordion.

[sampsonon]

does anyone know f the 2038 version is playable? i tied finding it and couldn't. anyone?

[ThatDudeMunkee]

Make an account once you do it will prompt you on what to do next. The website for it is https://london2038.com

[Germaximus]

Hellgate was a very cool game. The F2P model was pretty whack though and probably turned a lot of players off.

A lot of great games fail, some of them completely undeservedly so. It's pretty sad.