![]() Levels take place at on a map with push pins and string showing your path. Each kill earns you XP, and eventually you’ll ding to the next level and get to pick a perk. Along the way you’ll be collecting new weapons, and perks. The goal is to kill every enemy and wave. In my experience, there’s no reason not to deploy it right away, as you’re usually surrounded. Rejoice, as you can collect the parts of the mech to rebuild it and call it in when you need it. It’s limited in use, and breaks apart over a short time. It is one of the most badass feelings as from that moment forward you drop into levels and lay waste to the eldritch creatures that spawn in. It’s not before long you get access to the mech. The overall presentation is more colorful and saturated with great detail and plenty of eldritch blood to spill. Though, if you don’t like you can adjust the camera height to wherever you please. Opting for a slightly tighter viewport than 10tons’ prior games, Tesla vs Lovecraft feels more confined and intimate than ever before. Jumping into the action places a gun in your hand and guides you through the opening levels to obtain the core weapons, perks, and gear you’ll need to survive and make your way to Lovecraft himself. From the rockin’ main menu music, you’re pumped up. Lovecraft, who go to war against each other, and you side with Tesla set to rid the world of Lovecraft and all his horrors. You’re introduced to the conflict between Nikola Tesla and H.P. Tesla vs Lovecraft features a great assortment of weapons, perks, and abilities to keep you coming back thanks to its enduring replayability. Tesla vs Lovecraft is no different, and while it is a lot like what’s come before, it has a renewed sense of energy towards each element of the game. Maybe it’s an endgame feature I haven’t seen or it’s planned for a patch down the road, but for the time being it feels like an incomplete game without being able to control Lovecraft – especially with multiplayer options abounding.Venerable developer 10tons Ltd has been doing the twin-stick shooter thing for a while now, and doing it well with variations on the formula that offers a fresh take with each release. To have a title like Tesla vs Lovecraft and not let you play both sides is disheartening – the potential here to control the eldritch and use magic sounds like so much fun yet it doesn’t come to fruition. ![]() Tesla vs Lovecraft also features multiplayer co-op of up to four players, but sadly the one thing I wanted the most out of this game does not appear: the ability to play as Lovecraft against hordes of robots. Having upgraded it twice, I noticed a vast improvement in the amount of damage I could deal at any given time. The mech can be further improved with crystals, increasing its armor and duration on the field by 10% each time. Not only is it satisfying to suddenly be in control of a high power mech, but the aforementioned buffs will also transfer to the mech, meaning the potential for absolute carnage just went even higher. As soon as the War Pigeon is destroyed, the parts needed to rebuild it can be collected across the stage – if you can hold off the horde long enough. Tesla begins every stage with the War Pigeon, whose health is on a cooldown until it runs out and explodes, causing huge damage to nearby enemies. ![]() The War Pigeon is Tesla’s best weapon in the game: an incredibly durable, full auto mech. “the one thing I wanted the most out of this game does not appear: the ability to play as Lovecraft.” To add to the chaos, if the shotguns buckshot normally fires six bullets per pull, the above buffs would mean each shot would fire thirty bullets at a time! Weapons appear randomly on the field, ranging from a revolver to a shotgun, to a fully automatic electrified shotgun, and regardless of what weapon you have these buffs will apply to any gun you pick up. While these will reset with each level you start, the combinations you can make are just mind-blowing at one point my weapon was doing 60% more damage, firing with five barrels at once, every shot able to pierce enemies and keep going as well as ricochet off of walls AND poison enemies that were hit. The further you play into the game, the larger variety of perks you will have to choose from, but what really makes this a gloriously chaotic display of destruction is the fact all of these perks can be stacked and multiplied several times. With each level, the player is presented with two perks to choose from with a variety of buffs such as causing a shockwave when teleporting, increasing the rate at which the teleport recharges, or lightning striking the enemy horde every eight seconds. “What really makes this a gloriously chaotic display of destruction is the fact all of these perks can be stacked”ġ0tons Ltd have thrown in a little RPG to Tesla vs Lovecraft, as Tesla will be able to level up the more demons he defeats.
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