Blood: Fresh Supply

First build engine game I actually played being a millennial these games were never on my radar until I watched Civie's pro blood series and had to try it myself. Really glad I did as this has not only become my favorite build engine game but my favorite shooter of all time, 11/10 reccomend becuase its really challengeing. I played on lightly broiled so not the hardest skill but still hard enough the game kicked my ass at certain points & im glad it did becasue I hate handholding games of the modern era. Overall was great beacuse all of the enemy types & weapons are incredibly well utilized and desinged. The only weapon I didnt like at first was the proximity bombs but after a while I even found myself trying to figure out the best way to use them & I did evetually. Thats why this game is great & still worth playing in 2023 if you like a challengeing game with challenging enmies that you have to analze before you can defeat them & the game gives you the proper tools to overcome those enenmies in hard scenarios when you think about how to use said tools you will love Blood. Not even mentioning what a badass the main charater you play as is with his amazing voice acting giving him more characterization than most modern story based games in an era of bland boring protagonists with zero personality, Caleb is a snarky menical sadististic badass who only cares about three things his lover Ophelia, getting revenge for the death of his lover & showtunes which he will start singing if you leave him idol for a minute or two. Yeah this game is great play it.

Broken port doesn't work correctly and is riddled with errors and glitches, I cannot believe it was released in such shoddy condition. The people who say it's fine have never played this game before, and it is a grim signal for the future that a half baked, unfinished port can be released full price because no one has a proper reference. An absolute sorry disgrace, inexcusable. I really was pulling for this but someone didn't care, didn't think anyone would notice, and most of all clearly doesn't care about the game enough to do it right, hoping no one will notice or speak up. Good job guys, not buying Nightdive ever again.

I never got the opportunity to play this game, as I was just a kid, around 7 years old, and the only thing I had was an old nintendo. When I got older I finally built my gaming pc, and mostly to try out old games I never got a chance to play. Doom, with mods made it an amazing experience. Then started seeing other build engine games and ran into this game. Wow, so awesome to play this game. And the amount of quality in it! I have only passed the first 2 levels and already got more hrs into it than more modern games these days will give you at a 60 dollar price tag. So far my favorite level is the first chapter, very fun, and full of creativity.

Blood is seriously one of the most stylish and unique games of its era, and one that absolutely deserves its status as a cult classic. It is to horror movies what Duke Nukem is to action flicks. Pitting you against armies of zombies and gargoyles, Blood is fueled by pop culture references but still manages to feel like its own thing thanks to its beautiful soundtrack, creepy aesthetic, and sense of dark humor. The excellent level design also helps: great care has been put into the environments so that each place you visit looks different from the last and feels lived-in. The gory, unsettling atmosphere is complemented by great action and satisfying gunplay… Although to be honest, not everyone will like it. Blood has its share of annoying enemies (those damn spiders) and is hard even on low difficulty modes: gun-toting cultists hide behind every corner and can deplete your health in an instant, so do not hesitate to indulge in shameless save-scumming! The gameplay is an “acquired taste” and definitely becomes a lot more enjoyable as you progress. The combat of the game indeed has a rhythm to itself, and once you get the gist of it you’ll have a great time with the numerous weapons put at your disposal. Yup, Blood fully lives up to its name, and somehow got away with amounts of sadistic violence most modern games won’t approach: the devs were VERY creative with the weapon roster, and you will constantly dismember, explode, burn, melt, electrocute and send flying your opponents in what remains one of the most satisfying display of nineties brutality! As for this remaster: I think it’s a bit rough since it has glitches and bugs on occasion and lacks some features, such as texture filtering… but it’s good enough, and I’m glad it exists to introduce Blood to new players. The original game is included as a bonus download anyway, so I would recommend the BloodGDX sourceport over this version. Whatever you choose, Blood is a classic that deserves your time and attention!

Arguably the best Build Engine game (Duke Nukem 3d, Shadow Warrior, etc.) that's a love letter to the horror film genre. Unique set of weapons (dynamites, flare, flamethrower and more) one of the best FPS shotguns, great visuals, great one-liners, great music, and very hard. Even if you're someone coming from games like Doom, Quake and Duke this game is much harder than those respective base campaigns. It all stems primarily from one set of enemies: the cultists. The cultists are hitscanners that have good damage and, more importantly, insane reactions. If they see you, even a pixel of your sprite, they are instantly on you. Prepare to play this game differently than you would a game like Doom. Design-wise I think the cultists are too much they really need tweaking but the game has so much style and I love a good challenge it's hard not to love Blood. Port works great. Much better than dealing with DOSbox.