Mistfall Hunter Season 2: Fires of the Past is out now on Xbox Series X|S, with Xbox Play Anywhere. Bellring Games and publisher Skystone Games have, quite literally, set the Hallowgrove on fire. The dark-fantasy extraction ARPG is included with Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass for Console and PC Game Pass.
The seasonal stage mode is Ordeal of Flames, which drops Wildfire Forbidden Zones onto a random part of the map each match. Time spent in the blaze builds Infernal Flame: your health ticks down, your damage goes up, and if the meter fills you enter a Burning state that keeps that painful trade-off going. A soothing elixir will calm things down, assuming you packed one. Sacred Branches collected in the zone unlock a showdown with a new boss, the Preacher of the Sun, also known as Lars, while Blackarrow gets a second weapon school in the Javelin, which can fight up close or at range and has a Divine Infusion mode for a self-aiming throw.
Season 2 also answers a familiar list of Season 1 complaints. Bellring has added a US West server, adjusted class balance, put more containers on every map with a higher chance of high-value drops, removed forging fees and made season tasks easier to finish, solo or in a squad. There is a new Soul Brand progression path as well, plus a Shrine of Honor for showing off what you somehow extracted in one piece.
The standard edition is £17.99 / $19.99 on the Xbox Store, down from £22.49 / $24.99, until 24 November. The Deluxe Edition is £28.60 / $31.99, down from £35.75 / $39.99, for the same period. You can grab it on the Xbox Store, or jump in with Game Pass.
