Software:Hell Pie
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| Developer(s) | Sluggerfly |
| Publisher(s) | Headup Games |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Windows |
| Release | July 21, 2022 |
| Genre(s) | 3D platformer |
Hell Pie is an action-adventure 3D platformer video game developed by German[1] studio Sluggerfly and published by Headup Games. In the game, the player controls Nate, a demon who is tasked to collect ingredients for Satan's birthday pie. Hell Pie released on July 21, 2022 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Windows.[2] The game became notable for its use of gross-out humour, profanity, extreme graphic violence and toilet humour, with various publications comparing the style to Conker's Bad Fur Day.[3][4] The game received generally favorable reviews.[5][6][7]
Gameplay
Hell Pie is an action-adventure collectathon 3D platformer. The game follows Nate, the "Demon of Bad Taste" who is tasked by Satan to make him a birthday pie. He then meets Nugget, a cherub who can be used as a mid-air grapple, providing the player with increased aerial mobility that can be upgraded as the game progresses.[4] The goal of the game is to collect all ingredients for the pie, located in the game's levels. The levels are populated with hostile mobs, such as Shit Staffels, anthropomorphic feces implied to also be Nazis. Nate and Nugget's appearance can be changed with cosmetic outfits collected in the hub world or bought with gems acquired within the levels. Meat candy can be collected in the levels, increasing the player's health and the amount of mid-air swings that can be performed with Nugget.[8] Unicorns can be found in the hub world, which can be sacrificed for sets of horns that give the player a new power and a tutorial level for that power.[3][5][9] The player may choose to censor certain content in the settings.
Reception
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Hell Pie received generally favorable reviews, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic.[7] PC Games gave the game a rating of 7/10, calling it "charmingly disgusting".[11] NME gave the game 3 out of 5 stars, praising the gameplay, levels and controls, while opining that the collectathon gameplay is "aimed squarely at fans of the genre" and the gross-out humour might not appeal to everyone. Nintendo World Report rated the game 6/10, complimenting the level design and humour, while criticizing the low resolution and unstable frame rate on the Nintendo Switch.[12]
References
- ↑ "Sluggerfly" (in en). https://sluggerfly.com/.
- ↑ "Hell Pie" (in en). https://www.ign.com/games/hell-pie.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Adderson, Russell (2022-08-21). "You might have missed Hell Pie, a gross-out 3D platformer that spits in God's face" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/hell-pie-is-a-gross-out-3d-platformer-that-spits-in-gods-face-you-might-have-missed/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kawase, Ayuo (2022-06-14). "下品アクションゲーム『Hell Pie』、発売日を告知する映像を出すも、“モザイク”だらけで全然わからない" (in ja). https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20220614-206678/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cook, Adam (2022-07-21). "Hell Pie review: obscenely playable" (in en-GB). https://www.nme.com/reviews/game-reviews/hell-pie-review-3272651.
- ↑ Mulcahey, John (2023-09-28). "Hell Pie - Lacks seasoning" (in en-GB). https://www.bigbossbattle.com/hell-pie-review/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Hell Pie Reviews" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/hell-pie/.
- ↑ Farrell, Andrew (2022-07-21). "Hell Pie review - Swing for the Fences" (in en-US). https://primagames.com/reviews/hell-pie-review.
- ↑ Pollesel, Matthew (2022-09-16). "Hell Pie review for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, PC" (in en-US). https://gaming-age.com/2022/09/hell-pie-review-for-xbox-playstation-switch-pc/.
- ↑ "Hell Pie Reviews" (in en). https://opencritic.com/game/13437/hell-pie.
- ↑ Herzog, Nadine; Pache, Katharina (2022-08-10). "Hell Pie im Test: Ein höllischer 3D-Platformer" (in de-DE). PC Games. https://www.pcgames.de/Hell-Pie-Spiel-73822/Tests/platformer-fazit-wertung-review-meinung-1400833/.
- ↑ Rairdin, John (2022-09-06). "Hell Pie Review Mini - Review Mini". http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewmini/61429/hell-pie-switch-review-mini.
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