A boomer shooter that fell well short of expectations
Classic FPS fans or boomer shooters we saw in Bloodhound an opportunity to satisfy that hunger for frenetic filming that we so desire. But on this occasion, Kruger & Flint Productions They brought a product that really could have used a little more time and ideas.
After its stint on PC, Bloodhound finally arrived on Playstation consoles a few months ago, and now it’s Xbox players’ turn to kill Satanists at will.
A story that seems familiar to me
The premise of Bloodhound is presented in simple comics with a protagonist without a recognizable face, who pursues a satanic cult paying homage to Astaroth. Our villain intends to open the gates of hell and we will be tasked with stopping him standing.
We are a biker member of the Guardians of the Gates of Hell, and our job is to defend them against Astaroth and his minions. There is not much more story than this and in the end, it does not even expand too much. So do not expect a nice original and dense story.
Technically correct
Visually, Bloodhound looks great and above all, it has enough fluidity in combat (despite some occasional jolts), but it is nothing extraordinary. However, it must be taken into account that it is a title of about 10 dollars (now reduced to only 8 $) and that eye-catching technical work cannot be demanded.
The art design is a bit jarring as it starts out as blood, guts and pixelated boobs. It all feels pretty generic in design, although it works, and there’s a good variety of enemies and scenarios to explore in search of victims for our weapons.
The sound is also decent and is accompanied by a heavy metal soundtrack that changes whenever there is shooting. This happens in many games and it takes away from the experience a bit; I’m talking about a 10 second walk with calm music and confrontations of many others with a rock momentum.
When done so often, using this method can become quite repetitive. In Doom Eternal, this is done quite well, as the design is much richer and deeper, but the constant repetition is quite infuriating.
A bit disappointing gameplay
like everything boomer shooterWhat we expect is frenetic action, a variety of weapons, special abilities and a lot of enemies. A good part of these premises are fulfilled, with weapons quite abundant from the beginning and which will increase as we progress.
Pistols, shotguns, machine guns, the typical is what you can expect, added to the special attack that each weapon has that brings us recoils, dual weapons and other functions depending on the weapon. The downside of playing on console is the adaptation to the controller, since it feels like you have to play it with a keyboard and mouse.
The maps are completely linear, with constant interruptions of progression through magical doors that only open when we defeat enemies. It is practically impossible to get lost, as there are at most a few branches to find one secret or another.
The progression is not very complicated, you just have to move forward, destroy enemies and find the typical colored keys that we have already seen in classics like Doom. But the worst is the design of the levels that, even if you have to press a lever to make room, the distribution of shots and progression is poorly balanced.
Duration and pleasure
Bloodhound is a simple and fairly short game that consists of several levels and bosses, which can actually last only 2 or 3 hours in its main story and add a bit more if you are an achievement hunter. Replay value is there, since there are different difficulty levels and many achievements to unlock.
Speaking of achievements, if you’re a fan of round numbers or multiples of 5, this isn’t your game, as there are a massive amount of 8G unlockables that will give you nightmares.
You can also play with a classic filter where you can choose the resolution and other graphic aspects to pixelate the screen, although the result is not an impressive “Prodeus”.
Conclusions
Bloodhound could have been a worthy opponent for titles like Prodeus, Doom and company (speaking of classics), but it remains a soulless attempt that can bore us despite its short length. The trailer promises frenetic action (and it exists), but it seems that its low price is a reflection of its poor quality.
If you want a frantic shooter full of satanic elements and you don’t mind its simplicity, for only $8 you can now get it and have a simply entertaining time.
Bloodhound is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 and PC
Bloodhound
10.49$
Benefits
- Variety of weapons and enemies
- Frantic action
- Accessibility options
Disadvantages
- Poorly adapted control
- Poor level design
- OST rhythm with fight
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