Разработчик: Kubold
Описание
Hellish Quart is a local-only, physics-based sword fighting game. Set in 17th century Poland, it features a cinematic story and the most iconic sword fighter archetypes of this period.
With motion-captured fencing techniques and four gamepad buttons representing four attack angles, you'll need to use timing, technique, and speed to defeat your opponents. Choose from a variety of warriors and take part in cinematic story mode, arcade mode, safe sparring, quick fights, survival mode, or local multiplayer. If you want to hone your sword fighting skills, you can spar with wooden weapons or train in modern HEMA gear. And for the ultimate experience, Hellish Quart also offers an optional VR mode.
Please note that the game is still in development and only supports local multiplayer.
physical Sword Fighting using Active Ragdolls
cinematic story
super realistic, motion-captured fencing animations
challenging boss fight
optional VR mode
Hellish Quart utilizes active ragdolls and real-time physics to get you the ultimate fencing experience. You can attack from four different angles using the four gamepad buttons. Different button combinations enable special attacks and combos. When you are not attacking, your character automatically assumes a defensive stance, blocking your opponent's attacks using the autoguard feature. Proper timing, technique, speed, measure, and wits are all crucial to winning, just like in real-world fencing.
The game is set in the historical 17th-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the character models are based on 3D-scanned reconstructed clothes from that period. The single-player campaign, once completed, will be firmly rooted in the reality of life in the region. You will duel against Zaporozhian Cossacks, Polish Hussars, Tatars, Turkish Janissaries, Swedish Reiters, French Musketeers, and more.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, simplified chinese, polish, french, german, spanish - spain, japanese
Системные требования
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i-5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 1050 (GPU) or Ryzen 4700g (APU)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 14 GB available space
- VR Support: Optional VR: SteamVR or Oculus PC + Gamepad or Keyboard
- Additional Notes: For 60 fps, Low Detail settings
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i-5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 970 or RX 590
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 14 GB available space
- VR Support: Optional VR: SteamVR or Oculus PC + Gamepad or Keyboard
- Additional Notes: For 1080p 60 fps, High detail settings
Mac
Linux
Отзывы пользователей
This is the perfect game for me. As a HEMA practitioner, the input and attacks feel very accurate. More so than any game ive ever played.
Hellish Quart is super fun for anyone to play. Ive sank many hours trying to get to top 20 in survival mode.
Definitely pick it up!
10/10
PLEASE, CAN WE HAVEW AUDIO OPTIONS ACTUALLY WORKING AFTEWR ALL THESE YEARS?
tremendous game, i love evrything about it, but whatevs you set in audio options just doesnt save, i still hear background music.
Terrible.
pls fix that the actual settings would save please
(for the devs:i want sfx to play, but no bgm, even if i set bgm to 0 it will not save, help pls.:)
Me and the boys can't stop running sets. Just plain fun. Easy to grasp. Super fun. Just good.
The devs believe in their game, great to see consistent and quality updates over the years.
Great game, I only wish there was more gore and dismemberment.
game play is fun and intricate, vr is unplayable though.
Poorly balanced, to the point I literally have to hit the AI three times, but I fall over in one hit, even when I hit them in the throat but they hit me in the wrist.
Not to mention the fact that the longswords have the same effective range as the sabers, are slower, and seem to deal half the damage, for some reason.
This, combined with no real tutorial makes this game painful to play.
intuitive and is very akin to hema like combat. I love it!
An outstanding project!
Never have I played anything this realistic and profound.
This game offers various characters that all work differently with various weapons: sabers, rapiers, two handed swords and yet fighting feels so balanced and fun.
The story line and character appearances add so much more to the immersion of 17th century eastern Europe.
10/10 Game
The game is in early-ish stages, but it's a ton of fun to play.
(If I refunded the game it's due to IRL stuff unrelated to the game itself)
the game is really an unique game, great graphics, playability is very good, the animations are amazing. A little hard to play, and the gameplay runs each "round" is a well successfull attack... different way to play. APPROVED
This game is very impressive and totally unique. It's set in the 1600s in Europe, and each character has a specific historical weapon and fighting style, all with a backstory. The moves are fully mo-capped with real HEMA techniques. The fighting system is very different from other games and takes getting used to, and there is a thorough tutorial to help with that. There are no health bars, and a round can be one or lost with one direct hit. There's a lot of game available already, with online multiplayer and the campaign mode making rapid progress.
Oh also, this is the only fighting game I know of that allows for custom refresh rates of 120hz or greater instead of cowering behind the simpering '60hz is necessary for competition' excuse all the other fighters lean on. Just like in FPS, there's no going back once you've tried it.
Title: "Missed Potential Wrapped in Frustration"
Hellish Quart has a unique premise—a physics-based sword-fighting game set in the 17th century—but its execution leaves much to be desired.
Pros:
Visuals & Atmosphere: The historical accuracy and visual style are commendable, with authentic 17th-century aesthetics.
Concept: A physics-based sword-fighting game is a fresh take in a genre dominated by button-mashing fighters.
Cons:
Clunky Controls: While the physics engine is innovative, the controls feel unresponsive and unpredictable. Many fights boil down to wild flailing rather than tactical swordplay.
Content Scarcity: The game feels unfinished. The roster is small, modes are limited, and there’s little to keep players engaged long-term.
AI Inconsistency: The AI swings between frustratingly overpowered and laughably ineffective, making single-player feel unfair or dull.
Multiplayer Issues: Online play is practically nonexistent, forcing reliance on local multiplayer, which isn't always an option.
Steep Learning Curve: While realism is a selling point, the lack of tutorials or accessible training features makes the game daunting for new players.
Final Verdict:
Hellish Quart has immense potential but feels more like an early-access project than a finished game. Its reliance on physics-based combat is ambitious but ultimately undermines the gameplay with awkward mechanics and shallow content. Fans of historical swordplay may appreciate the dedication to realism, but casual players will likely find the experience more frustrating than fun.
Rating: 5/10 - Great Idea, Poor Execution.
video game educational sword game! but drop that stupid beheading move everyone (minus shilelded lady) can just repeat over and over. It plays like a fun fighting game more than a through and through sword fighting lesson. But that's a personal problem. Great game, a blast with friends who have a mortal combat past. But no to that stupid move! Albeit hilariously fun as it is for the fist couple dozen times.
What a game!
This game is super playable despite being in early alpha because the core gameplay loop has been refined and expertly recreates the vibe of real HEMA and fencing with a beautiful moment of intensity.
What's not fleshed out:
- The story is very brief and involves a lot of awkward walking/horse riding which are clearly not a major focus for this game. The plot is solid though and the scenes are cute.
- The graphics are a bit rough for a game still yet to release in 2024. The lighting is nice and they serve the purpose, but the static faces and ugly meshes would be more at home in the mid 2000s than 2020s.
What IS fleshed out:
- The survival mode is an absolute rush and had me absolutely obsessed, and unlike a compulsion-inducing game which would keep you hooked through small dopamine hits, I felt pretty good after 4 straight hours of gameplay. The gameplay is genuinely rewarding of mastering the controls, while not being frustrating since most losses feel pretty fair.
- The variety of weapons and combat styles is much higher than I expected! I game to the game because I remembered enjoying the saber combat in the demo and expected more of the same. I ended up loving the epee and longsword characters even more though. Despite these characters being low-poly without much facial expression, each has a unique and engaging design, and feels distinct to play as and against. Even the saber fighters have fairly distinct feelings.
I can't wait to duel my friends!
Great game so far, still being improved.
The game's most important issue is one of tutorialization. While it does have a basic tutorial explaining how to attack and block, and a combo guide for the current character in the pause menu, I find that most fights I play still feel like rolling dice, even after 20h of practice. I assume that the game has depth I'm not understanding, however, this going largely unexplained is quite difficult, especially with the punishing nature of the story mode, where often you need to win many fights in a row. This has led to me grinding for a while to get past certain fights until I get lucky. As I said before, I believe this is unlikely to be just because the gameplay is chaotic and rather that I'm playing it wrong.
Extremely satisfying physics based combat - I love how they added a randomized "AI vs. AI" mode, so I can just set this as a brutal "Screen Saver", haha. Love the active development and slick animations!
This game is so awesome! it actually scratches the same itch as For Honor without making me wanna self die, I just wish it was on console so that I could play it with my friends.
This game is amazing in VR, with the added bonus of miniature and life size VR modes. I have a feeling it will improve my real world sword play by learning the moves and the tempo of battles. I do enjoy both regular PC desktop play and desktop play.
Hellish Quart is a game that has been wonderfully worked on to the last detail, and I absolutely love it.
Seeing new features and core gameplay elements being added to this product of a love for history and fencing warms my heart, and I'm super keen to see what features and characters will be added on release. I have high hopes. Although this game makes me sob with rage, it's still one of my favourite fighting games ever.
10/10.
Is very good - especially for the price and the fact that it's a very indie small team.
Kudos! Dobra Robota!
The core content that makes this game worth buying, that being the absolutely rich and accurate combat system, is fleshed out and brings a lot of variety, depth, and polish. There is a slight learning curve, but it is still easy to pick up for the amount of depth that is available. This is one of the greatest combat systems in a video game ever, period. If you are a person that cares about gameplay/combat above all else, you should pick this game up to experience it.
That being said, as a full game it is still quite lacking in content right now, but what's there is "good enough quality". The story mode, arcade ladder, and multiplayer are all limited. The UI could be a little better. The music is nothing to write home about. But, this is still an early access game. I didn't really care about these limitations for the most part. The devs are focused on the core of the game.
I recommend this game if you want really good action/combat. If that's not your thing, then there is not much for you here.
This is a wonderful game. If you are into HEMA it is even better as a way of seeing different systems. I recommended 10/10 wonderful indie title.
Amazing game, that also has a budding multiplayer community that hosts online tournaments.
this game is advertised as a vr game, which i assumed was sword fighting unfortunately you stand on the sidelines and play with a controller
Super fun and challenging but unfortunately it isn't saving any of my progress after i quit. Pretty disappointing
This game is sick if you're a nerd about fencing/dueling. so many techniques and fighting styles between the characters and most of them are easy to pick up on. I love longsword fencing so naturally i use isabella the most but i would love to see at least one more longsword character later on (besides father zera bc he's slow as shit). also a match replay mechanic would be sick. definitely recommend if you like realistic sword fighting
This fighting game pulls you into a version of 17th Century Polish dueling culture that also revels in the brutal truths of sword combat. It remains faithful to the kind of decision-making one needs to survive such an encounter, based on modern HEMA fighting. A major accomplishment from a very small dev team.
Uber realistic fighting game with historical weapons and polish flavour? Yes please.
VR is NOT first person. so.. theres that. otherwise decently fun
Not sure if I should be worried or not, but my 5 yrs old son really get excited when he cut my head in this game when we play shared screen PVP.
We really enjoy our time playing this game, nice, unique, and fun.
Cursed to dev. hell for years, now. Fucking terrible unless you're an autistic nerd who likes idiosyncratic shit because its a challenge to try and JUST play this fucking jank-fest. Wait until someone or a company who actually isn't just doing the bare bottom bitch minimum for 100s of thousands of dollars to actually make a dueling game that will be released as a FULL and COMPLETE game, not this puzzle piece once per decade shit-carnival.
The graphics are already amazing. The physics of the sword fighting are perfect. The only two things I would like to see added is the ability to continue an attack after an opponent is down or stumbling and more graphic blood and damage like organs and decapitations.
Hellish quart is every person who wants a realistic sword fighting game's dream. The sword movement is AMAZING, it really captures the way sword fights should've been back then. The characters are absolutely PEAK. Especially Jan and gedeon. Jan and gedeon has to be the BEST character in the game, they're swift, agile, their swords are AMAZING, and their outfits are outstanding. 10/10 for me.
Hmmm its been a long time that i went online with this game, and it looks like they finally came up with a story quests and new characters! Amazing Soundtracks and love the new modes! Looking forward to see more updates!
welcome back, Deadliest Warriors fighting game (2010)
Game itself is pretty good, real enjoyable 1v1 combat. But the horseriding segment is quite pointless, bad, unnecessary.
very good, you do need to train, and get better to understand the fencing, but when you start to get better, you will feel stronger and feel amazing, you will still lose, and sometimes when you clash, there weapons will touch you and the game will register that as a double or triple hit, which can get annoying but it only happened to me once, I would recommend this game, very fun, and you get to feel better when you learn about fencing (Also the story seems good so far)
Not very fluid. Sometimes you press an attack and it either won't happen or it might be a delayed action by which point your opponent has done something different, causing you to want to react to the new engage, but no.. game must follow through on the first action a century late, condemning your face to getting cut off by a very smug AI opponent. Too frustrating to play in its current state.
It's really fun when it works and feels rewarding to master, but when you're on a 23 win-streak in survival mode and you get beaten because the game just won't react as fast as you do, it feels like it can be pointless.
shit tutorial that doesn't teach you how the game works past the basics then drops you against some obscenely op enemies that 1 tap you 1000 times
Swordplay is oddly intuitive. It's complicated but easy to pick up.
Martha - one love.
In the Steam I know not to much projects, when the theme of fencing is open nice enough. This product one of them. (I`m waiting for full version of Story mode)
8/10
One of the best and most innovative fighting games of the last decade or more.
installed before work yesterday, got home 2300 last night...its currently 0514...this game is so addictive can't recommend enough. If you like 'for honor' (what it was supposed to be not what it is) or are a history nerd who wants to feel like they can sword fight defo purchase this. a fighting game thats actually about fighting instead of fanstasy nonsense truly a blessing to have hema translated so seamlessly into the game world thanks
Since Bushido Blade was created I wished for more realistic sword fighting games. It never happened, till Hellish Quart was made. I got this on early access, and it's easily the best sword fighting game so far. I looked forward to its progress.
I love this game. I have swordfighting mental illness. I couldn't ask for anything better. It's scratches the same itch For Honor used to before they made it faster than the speed of sound.
This is one of the coolest games I've ever seen on steam. I cannot wait for more characters to be added
Really cool game - it's like a fighting game but much more unforgiving than any other I've seen, with one good hit being all you need to finish a round. The combat feels polished and it's satisfying to dice up your opponents with seemingly no hit-reg type of issues. Combos are fun to learn and there a lot of characters to get gud at, a story mode, and a gauntlet style mode that gives you cool backstories to the characters. Very highly recommend if you like history and a good challenge. I do wish there was matchmaking but the dev has covered why it isn't possible and there are Discord communities to join so you can play with others through various remote-play avenues. I do also wish the AI was more challenging as once you learn combos and timings, which doesn't take too long, it becomes quite easy. But then again you can also just not be a sweat and enjoy the game.
9/10
I mean, it is a good game when it works, although, most of the time, it's quite unfair, to say the least.
So far, I had several instances where I'd literally slit my opponent's throat and slash them a good three times, and they're still all fine and dandy; however, if they did a single one of these things to me, well, I'd be dead.
I just find that a little unfair.
Also, the textures and animations tend to sometimes be a little janky, but I can overlook these considering the small dev team.
Overall, the game is pretty neat, aside from these few issues.
Very good for early access. unique game and the story mode so far seems way above expectation.
jesus did the ai and rng got worse since early release..just..bruh all i needed is 30 min to see how poor the rng and how favourable it is towards ai and loose enjoyment
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Kubold |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 26.12.2024 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 90% положительных (3629) |