Review
V Rising review
By Kir Notold ·
Great Vampire Survival game
| Score | 7/10 |
|---|---|
| Title | V Rising |
| Release date | 8 May 2024 |
| Genre | Survival open-world action |
| Developer | Stunlock Studios |
| Publisher | Stunlock Studios |
| Price | $14.99 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (90%) |
Job done! V Rising beaten on the highest difficulty, all achievements unlocked.
Started with a whole gang, finished as a duo. So, Kir Sergeich, hats off and massive respect to you for your wise guidance, your experience and boss strats, building the castle, and a whole mountain of other stuff! And a special thank you for the insane resource farming while I was asleep😂
Final thoughts:
The short version — I loved it! They’ve really polished the game in the years since I last checked it out. Excellent, fast-paced combat, plenty of room for build variety (although I spent almost the whole game running the same build, guilty as charged), awesome bosses (but Dantos and Terah can be damned for all eternity, I hate them!), and loads of fun mechanics. Definitely recommend it!
If you fancy a bit more rambling — I still loved it, but!
• Alongside the fun mechanics, the game has its fair share of tedious ones. And a hefty amount of grinding. Worth mentioning here that we played with massively boosted resource yields, and still had to farm one thing or another on an industrial scale😅
• There are some noticeable issues with ability balance. Some are utterly useless, and I couldn’t find a single use for them; others are designed exclusively for PvP (yep, that’s a thing here). Pretty much the same goes for weapons. There are some veeeeery weird ones that I just didn’t get. At all. But maybe I’ve just become that set in my ways😊
• Avoiding damage is a weird one — it’s ridiculously hard on almost every boss, especially towards the end of the game. I was running max cooldown reduction on my skills and still couldn’t figure out what you’re supposed to do when a boss just starts relentlessly rushing you and spamming arena-wide AoEs for 10–15 seconds straight. The obvious answer is “bring a shield or a counter,” but that doesn’t save you. You’ll just survive a couple more attacks. So some bosses end up being “no-hit or bust.” Well, fuck ’em!
But despite all that, the game left me with a really good feeling. Once again, I recommend it to everyone!
Hugs to you all ❤️