The monsters AI is very good, especially when compared to most other DOOM clones. In addition to plenty of undead monsters, you will meet a number of memorable and funny characters including JoJo the Idiot Boy, as well as original monsters such as mimes. You can blow huge parts of the environment up - even destroy an entire train if you want. Thanks to the Build engine, the sheer amount of actions you can do in this game is amazing. While the graphics in Blood is inferior to other DOOM clones (they look too blurry and the palette too dull to me), the environment is wonderfully alive. Fortunately, the catchy theme of gory violence is not all that Blood has to offer. Now that we get the caveat out of the way, let's talk about the game proper.

It makes up for any potential offense with wit and charm - but only if you are willing to lower your sensitivity threshold. But as far as campy games go, Blood is by far one of the best and most entertaining. The result is that Blood is more silly and funny than scary - a 'B-movie' kind of game. This makes the game very 'over the top' in the gore department, and intentionally so. True to its name, there is a lot of gore in Blood: fountains of blood spurt from everything you kill, decaying bodies explode in gory chunks when you hit them, and you will often find recognizable body parts and still-breathing humans crucified on walls.

Arguably the best game ever made with Ken Silverman's Build 3D engine (the engine behind Duke Nukem 3D games), Blood is an excellent, atmospheric, and highly replayable first-person shooter that distinguishes itself from other DOOM clones with a great (albeit campy) sense of humor, memorable monsters, weapons, and sound effects - and of course a ton of blood.įirst, it must be said that if you are offended by excessive gore and violence, don't play this game.

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