Bloodshore game review movie#
Bloodshore game review tv#

it is definitely a vibe though of straight to VHS 1988 trapping. It is certainly one of the best ones published by Wales Interactive to date. Those quirks aside, this is a tightly woven but of comedy gore rated 18 battle royale x Running Man send up. That said, its not a large market, so it typically doesnt draw the sort of Hollywood crowd that a major motion picture might. It didn’t stop me enjoying the cheesy romp to get to the endings though. FMV games arent exactly the height of either games or cinema, but theres a market out there for more interactive storytelling that doesnt involve a lot of button presses. I also guessed the twists and turns of where the story was going to go quite early on.

Bloodshore game review movie#

There’s also a range of acting here with some characters feeling like a teen movie drama rather than killing each other and feeling vaguely real. A few times where threads rejoined you could see some shots were reused in a slightly clunky manner. Loves a conspiracy theory and then ends up being proved almost right!Įach playthrough takes about 90 minutes but you’ll have plenty of replays to see most of the game. Scenes are also skippable when you’ve seen them once too which is nice and Streamer mode pauses the game for decisions too. I counted at least 8 ending variants depending on who I saved, how I built morale and how often I searched for ammo on people. There are some decisions quite early on regarding who to save and the whole middle third of the game can play out hugely differently depending on who you chose. It all builds up a curious world to explore. You even get some dropouts flicking TVs to cheesy interviews with the show creators that evoke Alan Partridge. To add weight to this, you get ad breaks and terrible anchor interviews that feel vapid and like Twitch on Speed. Nick is there to uncover the fact the game is fixed each year and so whomever you trust with info can backstab you.

Bloodshore game review tv#

Whilst this is good fun, there is a hidden thrust that I really liked about Bloodshore and that’s its dystopian TV hell vibe. Nick wants revenge and to take down the show itself. Your interactions with them help either boost team morale, love interests and so on but since there can only be one winner, it’s clear everyone will be dead at some point. Rhea is an MMA Fighter (who does no fighting weirdly), Scarlett is a model and Dev is a Bear Grylls wannabe. Tish and Otto are gamer streamers who don’t like each other. Your initial drop team contains a few key characters whom you’ll either want on your side or to avoid and your binary choices will affect your relationships with them. The characters and acting pull it through on that first playthrough, and it is an enjoyable experience. You play as Nick, one of 50 contestants parachuted onto an island to then start killing each other for glory and 10 million dollars the next day. Ultimately, Bloodshore becomes a title that is short and sweet, despite its dark undertones. This announcer is everything I hate about “energy” people and more. Bloodshore is possibly their biggest budget FMV adventure yet and sends up the Battle Royale genre in a dystopian future.

FMV games have long been a staple of my gaming collection and with Wales Interactive being the most prolific leader in the genre at the moment, I snap up each one with anticipation.