

"As time goes on you'll unlock a bloodlust meter. The action continues in real-time, so you can cop hits as they're equipping a new knife or pulling on a new pair of arse-less mithril chaps to inch their defense up by 0.01%. And if that wasn't busy enough, in local play my team members would often take a quarter of the screen to dig into their inventory. Together, this four-player caravan of courage turned my screen into a dazzling display of magical explosions, arterial blood sprays and numbers. Decent selection, all in all, but I sure did want more choice. Last but not least, we had some online rando dipping in and out as a Dwarven Slayer – an AOE maestro who's all about that bleed effect. One of my sons stepped into the armour of an Imperial Soldier who wades in close and is adept at defense / counter-attacks. An online co-op buddy of mine went the route of a High-elf mage who loves to teleport, burn things, and deliver AOE pain from afar. I personally went with the wood she-elf scout who deals in high-mobility arrowslinging and can also spawn in Groot familiars. Let's take a look at the player characters first, none of which can be customised (not even gender variants).
