Cortyn played the Gorgon, the latest monster from Evolve, last night extensively. Find out here what the 5th monster is worth.
The Mother of All Horrors
Exactly at midnight on November 3rd, the Gorgon became playable in Evolve, and I naturally set out to test her thoroughly. Just looking at the creature made me grimace in disgust, as she is horrendous. Not only does her body resemble a spider with a thick abdomen, but her clicking, croaking, and scraping sounds send chills down the player’s spine.
As if that weren’t already disgusting enough, greenish maggots creep out from various openings in her abdomen, only to disappear back into her body elsewhere. Occasionally, the Gorgon grabs one of them and treats herself to a snack.
Completely New Possibilities
We have already reported in advance about the various abilities of the Gorgon, but how well she plays can only be discovered through self-testing. Especially her ability to remain perched on walls and wait makes her a fun character. Because, contrary to previous assumptions, she can stick not only to “climbable” walls, but to almost any vertical surface you find in the game. This also includes the giant rock walls that form the natural boundaries of a map.
Especially in maps with a lot of forest and foliage, the gross lady becomes practically invisible, as she can often hide simply above the canopy and is thus effectively out of the hunters’ sight.
The Little Spiderling
I have also directly closed the spider trap in my big demon heart. It is placed anywhere on the ground and then waits peacefully – and above all endlessly – for an unsuspecting hunter to come close. When that happens, it burrows itself out and snaps up the first hunter it sees, carries them away, and digests them slowly. That’s incredibly funny, as it allows the Gorgon to “pin” two hunters at the same time – one with the spider trap, another with her normal stealth attack.
The spider can, however, be shot down fairly quickly (even before it jumps at the corresponding hunter), which does not make it appear overpowered.
My play style with the Gorgon is still far from “perfect,” probably not even close to being good. Regularly, I still get shot down and retreat to a cave to lick my wounds (and nibble on larvae) to make new plans. However, the Gorgon is fun. More fun than the Behemoth, because he is just a giant rock mass.
The latest monster is disgusting, mean, and treacherous. She is a real beast and provides fertile ground for many, many nightmares.
