Stunlock Studios and Level Infinite launch V Rising, a ambitious vampire survival game which invites us to take over the night while we face different bosses in a world shared with other players.
The first thing to mention about V Rising is that Although it is officially launched this May 8, it is available in Early Access format on PC from 2022. This is how the game is launched with its 1.0 update, which, although it does not add substantial changes to its base dynamics, implies a series of improvements to its open world and general experience.
V Rising in this way presents a striking combination between survival and role-playing game, where we will create our own vampire and later our castle, all while collecting resources, unlocking new skills and crafting different types of equipment depending on the way we want to play, whether more focused on magic, physical damage, critical, etc.
V Rising is a game that has an intuitive tutorial, which will guide you in your beginnings, as well as a series of missions that will give you a guide on the path to follow to progress in the game. After a few hours, you will have gotten the hang of it and you will be able to explore this world, defeat enemies, and gather resources, all in a game that little by little captivates you. And it is that Perhaps the most striking aspect of V Rising is that there is always something to do, finish certain equipment, defeat a boss, go on a raid or go for a certain resource, in V Rising you will always be busy generating a quite addictive experience.
To accompany this experience is that we find an open world, with different types of settings from snowy mountains to mysterious forests, swamps, as well as enemy bases and caves of different types of resources. Although the world is open, the enemies in each place differ in level, so although you can set out to explore, it is not until you advance in the game that you will be able to explore these places with greater freedom. In this regard, it should be mentioned that while some enemies are in certain places, others are walking around the map, so a simple trip for resources can turn into a confrontation with a formidable rival.
As for combat, this has a system in which we will use the mouse to attack while we move with ‘AWSD’, while we will have certain abilities depending on the weapon we use, as well as a series of magic that we can access by defeating different bosses. Although the magic available is not a large number, we do have a variety that is interesting enough to customize our character and thus play it as best suits us. The same happens with the equipment, which although it does not have great varieties, there are enough to choose different roles when fighting.
One aspect that must be mentioned is that the game takes a lot of advantage of what it is to be a vampire and its entire gameplay revolves around this aspect, generating interesting mechanics, such as the fact that Instead of eating as usually happens in survival games, we have to drink blood from the humans we find along the way – or those we have imprisoned – thus obtaining a series of passive abilities depending on the role of the victim and the level of their blood, or the fact that elements such as the sun inflict damage per second on us, making combat in daylight much more difficult. always having to look for shade when fighting.
Construction and graphics
Perhaps one of the most striking aspects that V Rising has is its construction system The game allows us to take over different areas where we can put our castle. Although at first we will only have some wooden walls, as we advance we will be able to obtain more elements for our base, with a huge variety of decorative objects. providing the possibility of creating true castles worthy of Dracula.
Along the same lines, an aspect that may seem a little overwhelming is the creation of different objects and although at first it is quite linear – I take stone, process it and build a wall -, later in the game you will have to create different elements to create others that will allow you to access others, so keeping track and keeping all the machines running becomes essential.
Regarding the graphic aspect, it should be mentioned that V Rising does not have the best graphics in the worldDespite this, it does have an attractive visual appearance, especially in the design of the structures and its world, and although the graphics of our vampire and the world itself are not the best, It makes up for it in a good way with its attractive gameplay.
In conclusion…
V Rising is an ambitious role-playing and survival game, which stands out for its attractive gameplay and options when building. Although the game does not stand out graphically, it does provide a quite striking experience both for those who are used to survival games as well as those who do not usually frequent them. Finally, mention that since it is a shared world, perhaps the most attractive way to play V Rising is with friends, building your own bases and hunting enemies as a group.
