That’s not a bad thing, but your enjoyment of Bloodshore may depend a lot on why you like to play FMV type games or interactive movies. The reason I am bringing up all of those other FMV games is because Bloodshore might be like them in terms of its interface, but beyond that, it really breaks the mold. Poe and Munro is the oldest of the previously mentioned titles, yet still maintains a legion of appreciative fans even years after its initial release. Recent FMV games that were really good include the psychological thriller I Saw Black Clouds (which earned 4 GiN Gems), adventure sci-fi game The Dark Side of the Moon (another 4 GiN Gem title), the excellent horror game Night Book (which is published by Wales Interactive – just like Bloodshore), and the arguably best of the bunch, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, a multi-episode thriller which features two of the most likable characters to ever set foot on the FMV stage. These kinds of games are typically used for deep storytelling, and there have been many good ones that have come out over the past couple years, driven mostly by a handful of developers who are specializing in this kind of entertainment.
#GETTING TO BLOODSHORE MOVIE#
Bloodshore is riding that wave, and does an excellent job of capturing the magic.īloodshore is an FMV, or full-motion video game, where the player is presented with a movie clip and then given choices about what their main character will say or how they will act. The formula works well in video games, and apparently also in movie and television settings. That show in turn is based on any number of competitive video games, from various Mario titles to Call of Duty and Fortnite. Bloodshore also lets the player track of how their choices impact on the game, such as with audience opinion or team morale, which hints at how they could play the game differently with subsequent playthroughs.Good Gate Media, Posterity Entertainment, Wales Interactive, Wayout PicturesĮveryone recently fell in love with Squid Game, the Netflix show that featured regular people competing in a battle royal type video game setting where the winner gets to walk away with a bundle of cash, and the losers all die trying. Although the end result of most outcomes is the same, particularly the end of the game, there's actually more choice here than in most FMV games, and it adds an extra layer of replayability. The player will make binary choices that pop up from time to time, and these make way for branching pathways for the player to choose. There may be those living in poverty elsewhere among the competitors, but the players will never see them.įrom a gameplay perspective Bloodshore works absolutely fine, although of course those expecting a high level of control will not gel with the FMV experience. Having people from various backgrounds could have made it more interesting, as a bunch of influencers with generally comfortable lifestyles doesn't work as well with Kill/Stream's aim of manipulating truly desperate people. That said, Bloodshore does feel a little muddled, and partly that's down to the extremely niche set of characters that the player follows, as only one of the starting group sits outside of the media industry.
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