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Hellgate London 411 on GameSpot

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Hellgate London 411 on GameSpot

Preview - posted by Saint_Proverbius on Wed 22 June 2005, 03:08:13

Tags: Hellgate: London

GameSpot has a new preview of Hellgate London. Here's a bit about why they picked London instead of Hackensack, New Jersey:

One of the reasons London was chosen for the setting is because the city has such an intriguing history to it, as it's been home to some of history's greatest calamities, such as the Great Fire of London, the plague, and the Blitz. It's also got great architecture, which helps make the buildings in the game look good. But most importantly, there's the Underground, which consists of far more than the world-famous Tube. There are ancient Roman aqueducts, old bomb shelters, and Victorian ballrooms. Most interesting, though, are the disused and abandoned Tube stations. Apparently, to keep people out of them, the British government actually pays people to guard them. The game plays on this real-world anecdote by postulating that those guards may be there to guard against something else. In the game, the demonic gateway originates underground. We got to see some of this subway action during the demonstration, as the game showed us some of the underground levels, all of which are randomly generated.​
You forgot the inquisition and the Spice Girls. I'm pretty sure the Romans didn't build aqueducts in London, but I might be wrong about that. Anyway, if that was their criteria for picking a city, wouldn't Rome itself had been a better choice?

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