By the time of writing I have only just finished the story of the first playable character, which took me about 13-14 hours to do. If you beeline for the main story missions, you can knock a few hours off from there. I love the feel of the world, I love the mix of the supernatural and wild west themes, I love the mix of wild west and horror fantasy in the visual design, I love the sound design from the music to the sound effects, and I very much enjoy the way you travel across the world. I love that you often have numerous ways of solving situations, and thus far they've all felt viable. Combat is chaotic which means making a tactical choice in when, how and if you enter it meaningful. Though sometimes having your plan fail leads to the most fun combat scenarios - or into a cascading effect of half of the enemy's number taking each other out (rare but it did happen and was hilarious when it did). The story thus far has a good blend of mystery and character motivation, which compells me to both explore and roleplay. The only things keeping me from giving the game 5 stars is that it could've used a bit more polish. For example, the NPC pathfinding occasionally leads to them getting stuck in each other or the environment. This mostly happens in towns and non-combat areas, so it doesn't really affect gameplay but does take you out of the world. Overall, a very fun and unique title you'll get many hours out of if you're into the setting! I got it on sale (which it enters frequently) and got more than my money's worth already, and I've only explored 1/5 of the story and setting.
A great title with great design all around and that keeps on surprising you, I especially enjoy some of the more visually imaginative maps. If the game looks appealing, you'll probably have a great time.
It's not a perfect game by any means, but boy have I had fun with it! If what it says on the tin sounds appealing and you don't mind minor jank you might grow to love it too.
I purchased Blood on sale because I remembered a childhood friend had the game on their computer I loved it and it's aesthetic back in the day. I have to admit I was initially a little disappointed at the pacing of combat in the early stages and I got a little nauseous from how the game handles depth perception as you move around and look up or down - I even considered cancelling my purhcase within the first few hours of gameplay, even though I'd only spent a few euros on it. But boy, am I glad I stayed. Once I got into the groove of the game I grew to love it one more. The weapons, the enemies, the level design - it all oozes such quality and charm that I feel compelled to press on. The little details and references tell you how much the devs loved their game, and it's so much fun to be taken on their journey through the different maps.
I played this game at around the same time I played MGSV:PP and considered it one of the best stealth games I had ever played - and I still stand by that statement. Great atmosphere, fun gameplay and design that strikes the important balance of giving you the sense you can predict how your scenarios will play out and having enough behaviour patterns, enemy types etc. that you feel like there's a real danger of getting caught at the wrong time. Consider if that is the gameplay experience you're looking for but if it is, this one's for you!
I have FTL on another platform, and I can't tell you how much fun I've had with it. You'd be a fool to pass up on this gem if you're even slightly interested in it.
The game has a lot going for it that draws me in: Beautiful pixel art, a pleasent soundtrack, an absurd world, aliens and robot spider mining bases, exploration. But what fails me are the gameplay, some odd design choices and the sound effects. I was sceptical of the negative reviews at first, but believe me that the grind is real. The updgrades to the robospider you buy between sessions are essential to progressing further into the game and after the first hour or two progress towards them becomes a crawl. 20 minutes to barely afford the cheapest upgrade left? No thank you. It wouldn't be an issue for me if you could save mid session but apparently not - when you jump in you either commit to seeing how far you can go in one sitting or accept that this one will just move you a bit forward towards the next updgrade. Imo most of these between session upgrades should be buyable in the session, things like robospider movement speed, the ability to dash, upgrading your missiles. The mining also feels unsatisfying, because it sounds so dull. Add more kick to the plasma cannon and it could be fun. Same issue with the machine gun, it starts out weak and never sounds strong, and killing enemies isn't satisfying either. The only thing that looped me in was exploration and progress, but you have to suffer a lot of repetition to get there - which tbf is common in rogue lites. A big part of me would want to like this game but after a few hours and few days, I just don't. There's a lot of potential here that would just need some polish to make this one a 4/5 for me. Life is short; refuse the grind.
An absolutely charming stealth adventure! Playing it I felt like a little kid again, exploring dangerous but beautiful locales, discovering, using my wits to move about. The game isn't super challenging or long, but it has SOUL. If you are at all interested in the idea of a mouse bard sneaking and running around to save their beloved, you will enjoy the title and the world it builds.
I love the world of the Witcher, I love the petty politicial maneuverings in it, I love card games, I loved Gwent in Witcher 3, so this game seemed like a no brainer for me. Sadly, I find the first few hours where you are travelling through some backwater region to deal with some band of bandits so utterly boring that I'm not sure if I can go on and enjoy the rest of the game. Obviously not everyone shares my experience, but I felt zero investment in the world, story, characters or their goals and when nothing seemed to change within hours I just lost my drive to move forward, and I think that's a pretty big detriment for any title. That said, I would imgaine this initial section can't go on for much longer as I did clear most of the map: Maybe one day I will progress forward and modify my review based on the full experience of the game.
It may seem odd to pay the asking price for a game from the 90s but the gameplay and visual and audio design really hold up even after all this time - I feel like the 70% sale was a steal for the amount of fun I'm having. very much recommended if you don't own the game already.
