Bloodshed

Would love to play this game, but as soon as I get into it, my graphic card goes ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, tuning my fans to "instant liftoff"... not gonna risk my hardware, big nope.

OSRC #005 🔎Was bin ich ? ➡Bloodshed ist ein Roguelite-Survival-Shooter und kann am besten mit Titeln wie "Brotato" oder "Vampire Survivors" verglichen werden, nur eben aus der Egoperspektive. Wir suchen uns also einen der möglichen Charaktere aus (welche nach und nach freigeschaltet werden müssen) und stürzen uns in unterschiedliche Arenen, in welchen wir Gegnerhorden erledigen müssen, um Erfahrung zu sammeln, mit welcher wir unterschiedliche Waffen, Fähigkeiten oder Zauber freischalten und Leveln müssen. Die Arenen selbst sind dabei nicht einfach große viereckige Räume, sondern unterschiedliche Gebiete wie Friedhöfe, Burgen oder Hafenstädte. Diese Gebiete sind komplett begehbar und bieten genügend Freiraum für unterschiedliche Taktiken zum Überleben, wobei meist nach kürzester Zeit alles in unübersichtlichem Chaos endet. 🔎Wie bin ich ? ➡Bloodshed bietet uns zwar keine hochauflösende Unreal Engine, sondern geht lieber den Weg der Pixelgrafik, wobei der eigentliche Pixelstil durch einen Regler einstellbar ist, so kann man entscheiden, ob man in einer sehr verpixelten PS1 Grafik spielen möchte oder doch lieber auf den Effekt selbst verzichtet und die Umgebung lieber hochauflösend sehen möchte. Der eigentliche Pixelstil bleibt aber in beiden Fällen enthalten. Während wir aus der Egoperspektive in klassischen 3D Umgebungen kämpfen sind die Gegner selbst als 2D Varianten vorhanden (Dies kann man sich am besten vorstellen, indem man an die ersten DOOM oder Wolfenstein Spiele denkt). Der Soundtrack donnert uns währenddessen um die Ohren und unterstreicht nochmals das totale Chaos, in welchem wir schnell enden. Rock- und Metalfans sind hier besser aufgehoben, als Leute, die eher eine ruhige Hintergrundmusik in Games bevorzugen. 🔎Was biete ich ? ➡Bloodshed bietet uns neben unterschiedlichen Gebieten einige spielbare Charaktere mit eigenen Waffen und Fähigkeiten, wobei diese sich nur auf die Startausrüstung beziehen. Die Ausrüstung, welche wir im Laufe eines Runs bekommen ist zwar immer wieder anders zusammengewürfelt, jedoch kann so gut wie jeder Charakter jede Ausrüstung benutzen mit minimalen Ausnahmen. Die Waffenauswahl reicht hier von verschiedenen Nahkampfwaffen über Pistolen, Schrotflinten, Raketenwerfer oder auch Wurfsterne. Dazu kommen viele verschiedene Zauber, welche uns im Kampf ziemlich zur Hand gehen können, von blutsaugenden Zecken über wirbelnde Sensen bis hin zu Heilungskreisen oder Feuerbällen. Auch die Gegnervielfalt ist ein absoluter Pluspunkt, denn wir bekommen über 40 verschiedene Gegner an den Hals geworfen, welche wir alle nochmals mit Informationen in einem Bestiarium bestaunen können. In den Standardleveln können wir je 3 goldene Spinnen finden, welche nochmals zusätzliche Level mit Aufgaben freischalten. Haben wir jedes Level einmal gespielt und den Endboss besiegt, können wir selbst über gewisse Einstellungen entscheiden, wie wir fortan die Gebiete unsicher machen, zeitlich jedoch begrenzt von mindestens 5 Minuten bis maximal 30 Minuten pro Run. 🎭Pro & Contra ✅viele unterschiedliche Gegner ✅Abwechslungsreiche Gebiete ✅einstellbarer Pixelgrad ✅vielfältige Waffen- und Zauberauswahl ❎zu Beginn kein einstellbarer Schwierigkeitsgrad ❎Spielzeit insgesamt ziemlich kurz ❎Maximal 30 Minuten pro Run 🚩Fazit Wer schon immer mal "Brotato" oder "Vampire Survivors" aus der Egoperspektive spielen wollte ist bei Bloodshed genau richtig, auch wenn beide Vorbilder vom Umfang her wesentlich größer sind. Außerdem ziemlich schade bei gerade solch einem Spiel: die zeitliche Limitierung von maximal 30 Minuten, denn gerade dieses Genre lebt davon das man immer wieder seine persönliche Überlebensbestzeit schlägt, wenn diese direkt zu Beginn auf eine feste Zeit begrenzt wird, fehlt einfach etwas. Allgemein könnte der Umfang etwas größer sein, immerhin was Waffen, Fähigkeiten und Zauber angeht. Für den hier gebotenen Content ist der Preis von knapp 13 € aber trotzdem gerechtfertigt. 3 von 5 Punkten [code]Für weitere Reviews zu allen möglichen Spielen schau doch mal bei [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/8049466/] GGC [/url] vorbei, es lohnt sich :)

Um dos melhores do gênero e com arte fenomenal. Nostálgicos vão se sentir jogando Hexen, Heretic e Blood.

TLDR: Avoid. Hollow and tediously boring gameplay loop with horrible balanced in-game meta economy that's shallower than the tub water when you shower. Not worth your money or time. If you enjoy boomer shooters and want a small dabble of survivors-like elements, then you'll enjoy this game. If you enjoy survivors-like or actual, proper rogue like (or rogue lite) then you won't like this game. The game is incredibly shallow and you'll find yourself bored within the hour. That said, I came into this expecting a proper survivors-like, bullet heaven, roguelikes, or roguelite game and was left disappointed after the first couple missions and extremely bored. The devs don't even use the right game tags for this. The game description has 'roguelite' and the store tag has 'roguelike' and yes there's a difference even though many of us (myself included) often use them interchangeably. However, in a game like this where you're interested in trying a fusion of various genre elements or mechanics, it matters a tad more in my opinion. In each run (mission) you can collect gems that will persist regardless if you win or lose. You'll then use those for meta upgrades such as increased dmg or armor or to unlock other characters. One unique and cool thing you can do with gems is buy a revive. It's obscenely expensive, but it's an item that carries through multiple missions until you use it. I think it adds some good weight to the gameplay and whether or not you want to invest in the obscene cost of it. The games meta and unlock with gem economy is pure garbage. In the first mission I got about 30 gems in a 5 minute mission, understandable. The next mission was 20 minutes and I got around 400 or so. Okay, so I weighed unlocking another character or doing a meta upgrade for a very specific item that doesn't apply to every character. Hm, okay. Well, the 3rd mission is 30 minutes but at this point I couldn't bother to commit to 30 minutes for one mission because it was so tediously boring and with minimal rewards to boot. I just don't like this game. The only roguelite elements is obscenely expensive upgrades at costs that don't respect your time. There seem to be more meta upgrades you can unlock the more you play along with additional characters and weapons and in-mission only unlocks. But it's all ruined by the utterly boring gameplay. The game defaults to auto-shoot (as is normal in top down survivors likes) so you can focus on movement, kiting, and dodging projectiles. But honestly that just exacerbated the boredom even more because avoiding damage and kiting enemies is incredibly easy. So, I tried manual shooting. More boredom. There's no weight to your punches unless you invest in upgrades. And only invest in one weapon despite having an arsenal of options. I'm very disappointed I didn't like this more and surprised at how many reviews are positive. That was until I noticed how many of the positive reviews have very little playtime overall. It's a very short game. Perhaps that is why the devs made the gameplay loop so tedious and rewards so scarce. It's too bad I spent more time and thought into this review than the devs did in creating a proper gameplay loop that is fun, worth your time, and worth $13. I'm thankful I got it for $4 and I'd refund it if I didn't wait to play it.

Sadly, I have to give this a thumbs down at this point. It is amusing at first but having a half hour long run as second level was an odd choice. I have tried it several time and even with a few (way too expensive) upgrades, it is not possible. This is not FUN any more repeating the same level half a dozen times.

Bloodshed is a fun mix of DOOM and Vampire Survivors. Each run has you mowing down endless hordes of cultists, undead, and demons while leveling up and building your character. The game starts off quite challenging, but that difficulty quickly disappears. Once you unlock the regeneration/healing skill, it becomes almost impossible to die. From that point on, most runs feel trivial as long as you keep moving and healing. The biggest downside is the lack of content. After unlocking most characters and upgrades, the gameplay becomes repetitive, and the builds aren't distinct enough to keep things interesting. 5/10 The concept is great, but the progression and balance need much more work. Once you unlock the right upgrades, the game loses nearly all of its challenge, making the rest of the experience far less satisfying.

Coming back to this game after my first playthrough (near 100%) a while back, I'm noticing a common gripe within the reviews is the limited amount of content and short overall playtime. I do fully agree that if the devs gave this game a longer release cycle and filled it with more of the same (new characters, weapons, maps), this game could've been something even more special. But for what it is, a cool mesh of boomer shooter and survivor game, they really nail it, and there's few other games on the market that mesh those genres - none of which do it as well as this game. In my recollection, I never felt any feelings of "that's unfair, they need to rework that". Sure, there's runs where you continuously end up getting terrible upgrade selections, but that's the reality of roguelikes/lites. But overall, the design, graphics, and sway between "oh man I'm underpowered and need to catch up on upgrades" to "I don't know if it's even possible for me to lose this run anymore" that I find to be a hallmark of survivor games is all there and done well. To go back to my original point about the length: If you consider the price tag, the $13 they're charging feels fair, not great. Get it on sale, have a blast for some hours bingeing it, scrap out a few more hours going for completion if you like, and maybe come back to do it all over again sometime later. And btw, it goes on sale frequently for $3-4, not even factoring in the bundle discounts that this game has plenty of.

every enemy is just stolen from old games, and the casino thing really breaks the flow. otherwise not bad.