Review: Pagan Online (Steam)

Pagan Online is a fast-paced hack-and-slash action RPG that will challenge your skill in brutal and satisfying combat against countless enemies and larger than life bosses.

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 30379mb download size.
• Controller support.
• Requires Wargaming account.
• Graphics- window mode, resolution, v-sync, motion blur, fps counter, colorblind and quality preset.
• Optional tutorial. In the tutorial first time round, you can try out a character before full commitment.
• 10 initial characters to choose from.
• ARPG gameplay.
• Cartoon-like cutscenes.
• Rebind keyboard and controller.
• Difficult.
• Can click loot anywhere on the screen without actually moving your character.
• Three difficulties-normal, hard and master.
• Pantheon-main hub containing shop, armory, abilities, hero forge, inventory/slash, and battle gate.
• Strong voice work.
• Bite-sized levels.
• The story is told across 8 acts with a handful of levels within each act.
• Loot lust is strong. Gear has rarity levels.
• Online leaderboards for each mission/difficulty.
• Missions-unlock the ability to do one-off missions that rotate out on a timer and have 3 main types-expedition, defense, and survival (horde).
• Assassinations–find unique keys to be able to hunt down powerful enemies for special rewards.
• Co-op support via the party menu and you can invite friends or players close by.
• Many location types from jungles to dark mines to snow to sand.
• Cursed chest-time based and you have X amount of time to find it and open it.
• The map fills in as you play.
• All loot from enemies drops after you clear the instance.
• A fair amount of the time when encountering enemies, you will be fenced off into an arena of sorts.
• Loot chests to be found.
• Minimap and full map.
• Massive arrow pointing where to go.
• Find lore as you play.
• Crafting is done by finding plans.
• Sell unwanted gear at the shop.
• Gear stats pop up before picking them up.
• Gear has a power number, buffs (hopefully) and an overall state which cha he’s your overall gear level.
• Pets are in the game and give buffs.
• Customise-you can find shards and use them to buy new outfits and color variations.
• Heroes-collect hero shards to u lock new characters.
• Abilities-skill tree can choose ability bindings.
• On-screen prompts and icons.
• Fast loading times.
• Diablo influence.
• Battle Gate-here is where you choose what missions or events to do.
• Each story level has a required level.
• Can replay levels.
• Everything unlocks over time and at a solid pace.

Cons:

• Requires a Wargaming account.
• Long initial load time.
• Menus are not good when using a controller.
• Nonstop issues with using the controller overall.
• You have to click to pick up everything and I mean everything.
• Attacks don’t always register especially close up melee attacks.
• Can be hard to make out enemies.
• Death has you restarting the whole level.
• Doesn’t have any explanations on mechanics or what it does explain is very broad.
• Small text in so many places.
• Difficult.
• More just a battle of attrition then progression.
• Takes a lot of getting g used to.
• Use WASD to move around. Can’t change it.