Blood: Fresh Supply

Blood is one of those games that really stands through the test of time. For starters, this game was even the reason for me to join GoG, in the first place (and it's was a good thing 'cause it introduced me to a world of incredible games that I would eventually add to my library). Even the old version remais very playable today, but Fresh Supply surpaces the boundaries and makes this awesome title even more reachable to players that have some difficulty in embracing old technology. Back to the game, everything that made it great in it's original release is still here: Lots of blood (as the title already sugests), cheesy and clever lines, inventive and overpowered weapons, lots of action, secrets, easter eggs and gruesome enemies. Do yourself a favor and grab this game. You won't regret it. Blood lives... again!

Civvie 11 pointed out a number of things in Fresh Supply that differed from the original, and Nightdive was quick to put out a patch that adjusted and fixed a large number of things. The game, before this patch, was perfectly playable outside of crashing when switching renderers. Had you never played Blood by any other means, it would seem totally fine to you, so in that sense the game was mostly just dandy. I avoided it initially because I didn't want my first experience with Blood to be drastically different from the original, but I bought it immediately upon seeing that it had been patched. I believe it's still not identical to the original Blood, but it's far far closer now. I bought it just to say that I'm happy that the devs were quick on the draw to address criticism and fix the issues brought to light. A handful more tweaks and I imagine anyone would be on board for this being the definitive way to play, and for that the game deserves a purchase and a lovely warm review.

If you're a fan of 90s FPS you should definitely pick this up. The port has been patched and is quite faithful to the DOS version. This includes all the expansions along with online multiplayer. It works great, looks great and most importantly is a quintessential 90s FPS.

Since the last update the game runs smoothly, no crash when loading or saving and the framerate is stable. Now the question is: is it still enjoyable by today standards? I played a little bit of Duke 3D and Shadow Warrior but always prefered Doom and Quake. So this is my first time blaying Blood... and I'm amazed by how good it is! Everything is great: the gory goth art feels like those 80s horror movie (Brian Yuzna, Dario Argento, Joe Dante...) it's a delight, every weapon handles differently and has a purpose but the greatest thing about Blood is the level design: tons of secrets, paths, you can jump on roofs with special boots, use the dynamite to open cracks in walls... Exploring in this game is so enjoyable and the gloomy atmosphere really adds up to the fun. So yes Blood Refresh is an excellent port of a classic to the modern era and it holds up very well. It looks dated of course but the modern controls and support of high res makes it feels like any modern FPS, just like Brutal Doom. Good work NightDive!

There isn't much I can say that hasn't been said already. Ever since Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior received their modern versions (Megaton and Redux respectively) I've been waiting for Blood to go through the same treatment. Years passed and hope gradually disappeared, but it's finally HERE! The Fresh Blood release is as close to perfection as possible. Sure, some details are missing or different here or there, but fixed problems (mouse support), added features (proper 3D view), the ease of use (multiplayer sessions being easy to setup) are more than worth buying this iteration. Blood has aged much better than I would have expected it to. Even now, in 2019, it's as fun to run and blast through as ever. Proper port for modern systems also means improved performance, which is always a plus. I am also glad that the dev team works hard to improve the title even post-release - since the launch there have already been a few patches which fixed major problems and not even one month has passed. There is literally not one bad thing I can say about this version. If you're a Blood fan, go get it. Easy 5 stars from me.