The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

In an effort to try and multiplay with a buddy of mine, I really do get exposed to some stinkers.

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is a game that was due out in the year 2000 where it could compare itself to Diablo 2 and say -- look, I'm almost that - but without the story stuff and add in a bunch of disconnected references to nerd-culture.  I was confused for a long time at the bad dialog, but then realized that much of it is intentional - the game doesn't take itself seriously, and but maybe what I mistook for terrible writing/acting was a subtile piece of nerd culture, a hilarious inside joke for the few that get the reference.

Probably not.

This game is a fairly pointless and mindless button pusher, you don't encounter a creature - you encounter 30 that you have to click-spam past.  Originally I tried a ranged character, but when dealing with packs so large - every one of them ended up being something to kite, or 10 of his buddies were chewing on my ankles while I reloaded.

However, the single biggest flaw in the entire game was there was no story.  It was simply a series of quests - kill creatures, find a pathway through a tunnel in a sewer, nothing new or amazing, stuff you've seen in every other game out there.  You find your fathers lair, you rescue some people and ultimately kill the mad scientist.  
The ultimate reward at the end of this epic journey is a dialog box saying you have defeated the boss.

This game ended like Napoleon Dynamite's dance, 3 seconds of awkward silence and a sprint offstage.

I'd skip this one.