Cold Blooded

I liked what I played of this game. You can tell that a lot of effort was put into it. The main character model looks pretty good. The combat system is a bit clunky but it works. I do like the visceral nature of the combat. I also like the exploration aspect. The game has a story but it is not voiced. Our goal is the escape from ze aliens. Not bad for the price tag. Gameplay Impressions: https://youtu.be/y7RvV3arguc

Great game. Loved the ending. Only issue was some menus looked a bit dodgy on 32:9 monitor, but that's not unusual. I heard it was made by a solo dev which seems hard to believe.

Game starts out really slow but the combat is sick. Really ramps up, give it a shot if you're looking for something different.

Punched the ♥♥♥♥ out of an alien while all its little alien friends watched. 10/10

Unfortunately I purchased this games because of the user reviews being so positive about the combat... Not so much the case. Combat is very comparable to Callisto Protocol where melee combat is nothing more than a series of quicktime events that the player must simply suffer through in a game of simon says. On paper it sounds great, you have counters, throws, tackles but in execution every input is extremely delayed resulting in a very disjointed and disconnected feeling. The game feels incredibly unfinished and unpolished and doubles down on wasting the players time with cheap deaths, unskippable cutscenes and lack of checkpoints. Framerate is terrible on any reasonable setting, meaning if you want a constant 60fps you will need to run the game at medium to low setting at a very low resolution (sub 1080) in order to maintain. Theres is good stuff here but this is an early access game, not a finished product.

Cold Blooded is a dark, close-quarters-combat based horror game in which you play the part of Amy, a lone survivor against all manner of evil foes. The atmosphere is spot on: environments are gloomy and moody, but well laid out and authentic feeling. Combat is brutal and difficult, really rewarding skill and practice. Health and stamina is scarce, as is ammo for the ranged weapon. The learning curve is pretty steep, it's worth playing the beginning of a level a few times to get to grips with countering and grappling, as these combat techniques rapidly become essential over the button-mashing single-punch approach which works fine for the first level... You have been warned! Graphically, the game packs a punch well above its weight (like Amy). Effects are really nice and complement the story and environment well. There are some frustrations: Amy has to be quite close to pickups and facing the correct direction, which is occasionally a little finicky. Countering is really hard - I've only managed a few successful counters so far (and they really are essential for combat). I suspect this is more of a skill issue, though. The developer has actively updated the game post-launch, which is great: I requested the addition of invert-Y axis, which was added very quickly, and other patches have brought updates and bug fixes. Fantastic response from a solo developer, frankly. This isn't a triple-A game, but it is a very impressive indie game with lots of positives - definitely recommended!

Solid so far, combat is challenging but super satisfying when you successfully hit a counter. I find the game much easier with a controller compared to keyboard and I'll keep playing for how brutal the combat is. Highly recommend for horror fans.

It's 2024, and game developers still haven't learned how to change the keyboard layout. I always change the keys for myself, I don't want to play on wasd. And what's with the girl's skin textures? The girl is wearing a top and has a black belly.