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1. This game is amazing. I like this kind of games. And despite me being very picky with what I play, I’m very happy that I tried this game andThis game is amazing. I like this kind of games. And despite me being very picky with what I play, I’m very happy that I tried this game and also finished it :)… Expand

2. This game has the best map design I have ever seen. I got the game on epic games for free. After playing the game I wanted to play someThis game has the best map design I have ever seen. I got the game on epic games for free. After playing the game I wanted to play some similar game like this but I couldn’t find any. I really hope this developer makes a sequel or more games like HOB,… Expand

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4. Disclosure-I haven’t played the game all that long so this is based upon initial first impression. I also am friends with some of the devs butDisclosure-I haven’t played the game all that long so this is based upon initial first impression. I also am friends with some of the devs but whilte I was given a Beta key it was after i’d already been gifted the game by a (non-developer) friend. Even so I’ve indicated that I did receive a copy from Runic. That said here’s my initial review which I will update as soon as I finish the game. Feel free to ask me any questions in regards to the game and I’ll do my best to answer them.

   I love the way this game communicates ideas without using a known language. it’s like watching a Jim Henson production. Like Dark Crystal where the Skesis had this strange language and communicated via noises yet you could immediately tell what they were ‘saying’ via body language. Kudo’s to the animators who worked on this because that part is amazing.I do wish It zoomed a little closer in during those few short but sweet dialog moments. Then again I wish we could zoom in in general. I’d really love to take a closer look at all the creatures. The creature design in this game is so fantastic.

   My biggest issue is getting lost and not having any idea where to go. There are things I can’t access because I lack upgrades and the areas are so big I end up losing track of where I’ve been. Checking the map doesn’t help as it’s a bit confusing to read. I’m not usually this terrible at games like this which leads to my getting frustrated now and then. Fortunately the ‘Ah!’ moments and story more than make up for it. Visual-wise however this is a beautiful game. Runic has managed to create a style of artwork that stands out from the rest of the games I’ve played over the last few years. Most textures have an almost animated quality to them with rich mood-setting colors breathing life into its naturalistic world. It features a mix of natural and steampunk yet without it being cliche. It feels like the setting is its own time and place rather than trying to fit into a specific genre.

   The character designs are all unique and help add to the feeling of this place being a real live world. My only nitpick about it is that the ground textures seem almost an afterthought and a bit too simplistic compared to the rest of the environment. It pulls you out of the world a bit so hopefully they’ll give those an upgrade at some point.

   The music is wonderful and deserves its own section. A little surprising given I’m used to Matt Uelmen’s music being a bit more thematic but the looser, more mystical nature of the melodies fits perfectly. It sounds wonderful through headphones and really blands in with the environmental sounds. It melds into this cohesive living landscape of sound that makes the environment feel so much more alive. There are all these little rhythmic touches that hearken back to his older work yet never in a way that sounds too derivative. Instead it sounds like the result of a gradual maturation of skill. As much as I love his past scores I’d consider this his best work yet. So much more subtle that his previous work but that’s what makes it all the more magical.

   I can tell that this games maps are a definite progression from Torchlight and Torchlight II’s. The way everything fits together seems almost haphazard at first but then when you start to piece things together it starts making you feel like you’re just barely uncovering pieces of this huge living machine. It’s rather breathtaking in scope at times. I guess that’s why I’m getting so frustrated. I want to see more of this amazing world. It can be a head-scratcher and calls for a measure of patience but the thrill of seeing the entire world around you change is worth its more frustrating moments. It’s great for those looking for a mix of exploration with a bit of combat but if you’re looking for pure action it’s probably not for you. You’re going to spend more time looking for clues and solving puzzles than you are fighting and what fighting there is seems to be a bit shallow.

   All in all It’s a really great if at times a little frustrating puzzle/platformer full of Henson-like characters and moodiness reminiscent of films like The Dark Crystal or animated films like Don Bluth’s Secret of Nimh. … Expand

5. Hob is a beautiful Zelda-inspired game full of awe and wonder within it. The world it shows you has an identity and is beautifully unique. TheHob is a beautiful Zelda-inspired game full of awe and wonder within it. The world it shows you has an identity and is beautifully unique. The game’s greatest sin is that there’s a lot of minor issues that compound to it, such as puzzles that aren’t really puzzles and a few bugs here and there, but they compound into damaging the overall experience, but it is overall a very pleasant one that calls for the explorer in you and amazes you with a world that is half-nature and half-machine and how that world fits together beautifully.… Expand

6. A good adventure game, without more. Good artistic section. I have lacked a little more difficulty and less simple puzzles. However, we willA good adventure game, without more. Good artistic section. I have lacked a little more difficulty and less simple puzzles. However, we will closely follow this development study in its future games.… Expand

7. Nice graphics, good platform type puzzles. The best is the design of the map and how it change.
   When playing it gets repetitive and a bitNice graphics, good platform type puzzles. The best is the design of the map and how it change.
   When playing it gets repetitive and a bit confusing sometimes.… Expand

8. Ah je me disais aussi. .. mauvais sang et incompétence ne sauraient mentir ! cette daube indé vient du développeur indé sous-développé qui aAh je me disais aussi… mauvais sang et incompétence ne sauraient mentir ! cette daube indé vient du développeur indé sous-développé qui a démoulé les Torchelight ! et du coup, bah c’est comme qui dirait de la meeerde…

   C’est quasiment, non c’est totalement muet puisqu’on ne parle pas le langage «robot»… et qu’il faut deviner de quoi il retourne dans cette sorte de jeu de plate-formes et de baston bizarre, très bizarre qui veut se donner un genre «Télérama du jeu vidéo» très con-templatif et en même temps avec de la poésie (de pot de chambre) dedans !

   C’est graphiquement limité avec pas trop de couleurs, une direction artistique peu inspirée, une caméra non réglable (automatique) et… un ennui qui s’installe presque aussi vite qu’on désinstalle ce petit étron indé mal torché par des crevards sans idée et sans talent aucun. Si on pouvait se torcher avec, ça servirait au moins à quelque chose mais ce n’est pas le cas. … Expand

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Hob is an action adventure game featuring cel-shaded graphics. It was made by Runic Games, a company which, prior to this games release, was most known for their work on the Torchlight games, and additionally utilizes the same Ogre engine.

Hob was announced at PAX Prime on August 2015 and first released on Playstation 4 and PC on September 26, 2017. The game was later released as Hob: The Definitive Edition exclusively for Nintendo Switch on April 17, 2019 which introduced Switch exclusive features like HD rumble and touchscreen controls, but additionally made changes to the camera and alterations to the menus and campaign.^[2]

The game did receive several updates after release to fix minor issues up until the end of 2017, however the game generally doesn’t have any major bugs or issues.

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Don’t force any kind of anti-aliasing via the display drivers if you want a stable experience.

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Late in the game & missing a quest marker? Solution! It’s poorly communicated but you’ve essentially reached the end-game, everything is available with the skills you have. You’re expected to free all the little folk from the purple goop and eradicate all the purple goop on the overworld in order to unlock access to the games end. You’ll then want to return to the big variant of the creatures you’ve been saving.

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